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LAAFF Lexington Avenue Arts and Fun Festival

Asheville, NC

What: LAAFF, Lexington Avenue Arts and Fun Festival

When: LAAFF occurs the first weekend in September, this year September 3 and 4, 2011

Where: On Lexington Avenue downtown Asheville, between College St and the I-240 overpass

LAAFF, Lexington Ave Arts and Fun Festival, is Asheville‘s FREE festival with local art and street performers, music, food, beer, and more.  Presented by Arts 2 People, this street fair is the 10th Annual LAAFF in Asheville, NC.  LAAFF is a green and all local event, supporting local musicians, artists, performers, restaurants, breweries, and non-profits.  Three blocks of Lexington Ave will be the happening place to be September 3 and September 4, 2011, the streets will be filled with the uniqueness of art and culture that makes Asheville such a diverse place.  LAAF is the largest independent street fair in the southeast, and this year extending the fun for a two-day festival.  A fabulous event for all ages!

The festival will start September 3 at 11 am-11 pm then September 4 11 am-9 pm, between College St and the I-240 Overpass.  Music will fill the air from four stages this year, Bobo Stage, LaZoom Comedy Bus, Mountain Xpress Walnut Stage, and Electric Stage, with a variety of performances and music like reggae, bluegrass, folk, ragtime, old time, indie pop, rock and roll, drummers, belly dancers, clowns, magicians, fire dancers, and much more.  LaZoom’s Tour Bus offers a more relaxed ride with moving sideshows with 35-minute drives around Asheville giving extra entertainment.

An event for the whole family, LAAFF has interactive activities for kids making art and dancing, as well as kids’ performances with hip hop, modern dance, jazz, and jump roping.

LAAFF also has local beers from local breweries, fabulous food, and let’s not forget LAAFF’s famous bicycle jousting!

LAAFF is supported by the community, and a tax-deductible contribution ensures that LAAFF will continue and grow, or Sign Up to be a Volunteer.  By joining LAAFF September 3 and September 4, you are not only contributing to the day of fun at this fabulous Asheville street fair, you are also supporting non-profit projects of Arts 2 People like LAAFF, REACH, The Asheville Mural Project, Moving Women, and Faces of Asheville.

Come to Lexington Ave Arts and Fun Festival for a fun filled day of art, music, games, food and drinks, socializing, and enjoy Lexington Ave and Asheville’s local culture and diversity!

While you’re in the fabulous downtown of Asheville, don’t forget about the local restaurants near the festival, like delicious food at Chai Pani (with unique and reasonable Indian Street fare like a Tandoori Fish Wrap, Okra Fries, and Thali), Mela (a wide variety of Indian cuisine that will excite your taste buds), Cucina 24 Italian food, bar, brick oven, deli, and more, Fiore’s Ristorante Toscana (great atmosphere, food, wine), Vincenzo’s (Italian, with live music Saturday nights!), awesome Sushi and Hibachi at Kubo’s or Wasabi, and Lobster Trap never fails to delight with great seafood (oysters, lobster, and more!).  Stop by Lobster Trap too for their Oysterhouse Brewery, located right at the bar featuring their very own microbrewery – grab brews and oysters or stop to enjoy a wonderful dinner.  Last but definitely not least is The Bier Garden, with over 200 world beers and local microbrewery favorites, grab a bite and beer, on Haywood Street.