Goombay Festival Photo

Goombay Festival

Sep 1, 2024
South Market Street
Asheville, NC 28801

Celebrate Asheville's African-American community with thousands of other people at the Goombay Festival. This yearly event has been running since 1982 to honor various African cultures and traditions. It's a free-to-attend festival in downtown Asheville that runs for an entire weekend, allowing you and your family to experience new foods, listen to exciting music and purchase one-of-a-kind crafts. The area is filled with unique food trucks serving various dishes with various flavors, like jerk chicken, ox tail, and curry goat. Once your stomach is full, head to the dance floor to bust a move while listening to a wide variety of live music, including reggae, funk and soul.

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