Name: Gene Holdway
Start: 2026-11-12T18:30:00.000-05:00
End: 2026-11-12T18:30:00.000-05:00
Location: Blue Mountain Pizza and Brew Pub

Thursday early show at Blue Mountain Pizza in Weaverville, starts at 6:30. Good spot if you want live music with dinner on a weeknight without staying out late.

This downtown spot has been feeding the community for free every Thanksgiving for twenty years running, the kind of gesture that tells you everything about how they operate. The same crew hand-tossing pizza dough and running nightly shows at 7pm also opens their doors when it matters most.

Blue Mountain Pizza and Brew Pub is Weaverville's hometown pizzeria on North Main Street, serving homemade pizza, small-batch craft beer and homemade ice cream for over 20 years.

Locals treat it as the family-friendly hangout in downtown Weaverville, with free live music most nights, from Americana and bluegrass to acoustic singer-songwriters.

Blue Mountain Pizza and Brew Pub

Asheville's food scene is mostly local, and this guide walks it neighborhood by neighborhood. Start with our [Asheville Food Guide](/asheville-nc/dig-deeper/242-asheville-food-guide-where-to-eat-asheville-nc) for Michelin picks. For specials by day and happy hours, see the [Dig Deeper guide to deals, specials and free things to do](/asheville-nc/dig-deeper/142-deals-specials-free-things-to-do-asheville-nc). Downtown, [Posana](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/34-posana) on Biltmore Avenue builds its menu around local farms, [Bargello](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1883-bargello) makes hand-rolled pasta on Pack Square, [Old Europe Pastries](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1716-old-europe-pastries) has made Hungarian pastries since 1994 and now sits on Broadway, and [Capella on 9](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1369-capella-on-9-rooftop-bar-and-lounge) serves tapas on the roof of the AC Hotel. On the South Slope, [Tiger Bay Cafe](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/2068-tiger-bay-cafe) cooks Latin and West Indian food inside Ben's Tune Up, and the [Funkatorium](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1134-the-funkatorium) on Coxe Avenue pours sour beer. Haywood Road in West Asheville has [Biscuit Head](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1753-biscuit-head), [Thai Pearl](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1985-thai-pearl-west-asheville), [Finest](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/4262-finest) and [Westville Pub](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/118-westville-pub). Merrimon Avenue in North Asheville has [plant](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1574-plant), [Mountain Madre](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1186-mountain-madre), [Mother Ocean Seafood Market](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/2187-mother-ocean-seafood-market) and [828 Family Pizzeria](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/962-828-family-pizzeria). In East Asheville, [RendezVous](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1907-rendezvous) serves French bistro food on New Haw Creek Road. [Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1185-rocky-s-hot-chicken-shack-west-avl) fries Nashville-style hot chicken on Patton Avenue in West Asheville and on Sweeten Creek Road in South Asheville. For vegan kitchens and meat-free menus, see the [Dig Deeper guide to vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Asheville](/asheville-nc/dig-deeper/2-best-vegetarian-food-in-asheville-nc).

Asheville Food and Drink: Restaurants, Specials and Happy Hours

Asheville breweries pour everything from crisp lagers to wild sours, and these taprooms, brewpubs and craft beer bars are worth the trip, downtown and across the mountains. On the South Slope, the [Funkatorium](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1134-the-funkatorium) pours sour and funky beers, [Wicked Weed](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1133-wicked-weed-brewing)'s original brewpub anchors Biltmore Avenue, and [Asheville Brewing Company](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/25-asheville-brewing-company) has taprooms on Coxe Avenue and Merrimon Avenue. The River Arts District has [Wedge Brewing](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/69-wedge-brewing-co), [New Belgium](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/4888-new-belgium-brewing) on the French Broad River, [RAD Brewing](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/2372-the-river-arts-district-brewing-company) and [Ginger's Revenge](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1325-ginger-s-revenge) for gluten-free ginger beer. West Asheville has [Archetype Brewing](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1243-archetype-brewing), [One World Brewing West](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/866-one-world-brewing-west) and [Westville Pub](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/118-westville-pub) on Haywood Road. Just north in Woodfin, [Zillicoah](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/2015-zillicoah-beer-company) and [Riverside Rhapsody](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/2132-riverside-rhapsody-beer-company) sit along Riverside Drive, and [Salt Face Mule](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/2481-salt-face-mule-brewing-co) adds 36 holes of mini golf. East Asheville's [Highland Brewing](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/45-highland-brewing-company) is the city's first craft brewery, and Black Mountain has [Pisgah Brewing](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/886-pisgah-brewing-company) and [Lookout Brewing](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/4658-lookout-brewing-company). South of town, try [Sweeten Creek Brewing](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1329-sweeten-creek-brewing), [Turgua](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1327-turgua-brewing-company) in Fairview, [12 Bones Smokehouse](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/2134-12-bones-smokehouse-and-brewing) in Arden, and [Sierra Nevada](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/2361-sierra-nevada) and [Mills River Brewing](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/2255-mills-river-brewing-co) in Mills River. Every brewery below has hours, photos and directions. For picks by food, dogs and live music, more breweries to try and answers to common questions, see our [Dig Deeper guide to Asheville breweries](/asheville-nc/dig-deeper/3-beer-and-breweries-in-asheville-nc-tastings-tours-releases-deals-specials).

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