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Asheville bars that close each December and reopen as their own holiday pop-up, drawn from local news and trade press coverage of the annual takeover.
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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in WLOS and Asheville's 828 News Now. Updated September 2026.
The Tiki Easy Bar · South Slope
The Tiki Easy Bar, tucked behind Hi-Wire Brewing's South Slope taproom, closes its regular tropical menu each winter and reopens as a full holiday pop-up, part of a licensed program that also runs at other bars around the country. Now in its third consecutive season, the takeover brings island-style Christmas decor and a themed cocktail list that rotates in a new weekly special drink. Order a rum-forward tropical cocktail dressed up for winter, and expect the bar's usual tiki mugs swapped for holiday ones.
The Golden Pineapple · West Asheville
The Golden Pineapple, a bartender-owned neighborhood bar on Haywood Road, closes its regular room each winter and reopens as a fully decorated holiday pop-up, part of a licensed program that also runs at other bars around the country. Santa hats top every seat and the drink list runs through a run of kitschy novelty mugs. Order a spirit-forward seasonal cocktail from the rotating list, and expect decorations ranging from kooky to classic across the room.