Circa 29

We had our rehearsal dinner at Circa 29 and had the best experience. I'm from Omaha, NE and was given several venue's to contact in Asheville, NC for a rehearsal dinner. I went with Circa 29 (Anne Aldridge) because she promptly contacted me back every time I had questions either by phone or email. Anne and the caterer worked well together with timing and setup. Her staff was very professional and made sure the evening went smooth. By the time we arrived in Asheville NC for the wedding weekend I was so relaxed due to Anne taking care of the planning of the event - I knew the rehearsal dinner would be hit due to Circa 29 being run like a well oiled machine. If you need a place for any type of celebration in Asheville NC please look up Circa 29 and talk Anne Aldridge she will take care of all your needs to for your party planning. Alise Roza

Circa29 is the absolute BEST venue in Asheville! Private and cozy, this space provides an intimate location for any event. I hosted a 70th birthday party for my husband and the entire process with the venue was fantastic. The owner is so easy to communicate with and ready to accommodate my needs. All of our guests LOVED the atmosphere and the bartenders were especially attentive! I cannot say enough good things about this amazing space in a very special building - the S&W Cafeteria! In the future, our family will be selecting Circa29 for large events.

If you're looking for a venue to throw a party then look no further. We had one of the best nights of our life at Circa 29 celebrating our wedding with a open bar and dancing DJ and lots of fun and places to sit and relax when not dancing. Upon booking Circa 29 sight unseen I was pretty worried about how the night would turn out but after our event we can honestly say this was one of the most seamless experiences when booking a venue that you could ask for. 10 out of 10 would recommend!!!

We had the BEST wedding reception at Circa 29. We are so happy we decided to host our party there. All our guests loved it and had a blast. The space is beautiful, fun, and perfect for dancing. Anne was so kind and easy to work with during the planning process. We had no stress going into our wedding weekend knowing that we were in great hands. 10/10 recommend to anyone thinking about hosting an event in Asheville.

We had an amazing experience having our Agent Appreciation Party (we own Town and Mountain Realty) at Circa29!! From the very beginning, Lauren was amazing at communicating and suggesting options for catering, rentals, decor, etc. The event itself was a huge success - the staff was incredibly helpful with set-up and decorating to clean up - and their attentiveness during our event with clearing plates and helping with anything we needed was wonderful - the customer service was exceptional all the way around. The room itself is lovely, with top notch equipment for a DJ and slideshow, great lighting, comfortable seating...the list goes on! We will definitely recommend this space to everyone we know, and we even have an event scheduled at Ellington House later this year so we can work with Lauren & Team again! Thank you!!

Circa 29 is a great venue for a party, reception or any other fun celebration! The owner is easy to communicate with, the set up and decor are amazing, you can bring your own food (or use a caterer they recommend). I had my birthday party there and we had a blast dancing the night away with our own DJ! I recommend this place highly! 😃

We had the most AMAZING wedding welcome party and rehearsal dinner at Circa 29!!!! The venue and staff are incredible!!! We would have stayed the whole night if we could. Anne was amazing to work with to coordinate all the details including providing us with a list of recommended caterers, including options from right upstairs in the S&W food hall and a local spot right downtown. Her communication with us leadind up to the event was excellent. We did our primary catering for the rehearsal dinner portion with Daphnes at Twisted Laurel and the food was delicious!! They also allowed us to bring in food from outside, which was helpful for us budget wise for desserts, apps, etc. for our welcome party portion of the evening. They also coordinated with the caterer and another vendor with the delivery of food and worked with us to have some items like plates and utensils delivered to Circa 29 directly so we didnt have to remember to bring that ourselves, which was super helpful planning this from out of town. Anne also met with us twice prior to our event when we were in town to look at the space and talk through logistics. There's an amazing sound system already there with mics and we did a DIY karaoke for our guests. They loved it! It was awesome!! Our event captain Melissa was great, consistently checking in, even waited by our car in the loading spot outside for a bit while we unloaded and set up a few things, and running upstairs a few times to get some things needed that the caterer forgot or we had ordered for pick up from the Food Hall. She also consistently replenished food for us and cleaned up guests plates as they were done and helped us make sure the sound system was working right during some speeches our family made and during our Karaoke sing a longs:) The way the venue is decorated is just beautiful and so fun. You don't need to really bring any extra decor! Many of our guests complimented the decor and the overall speakeasy vibes of the place. The space was very comfortable for our 100 guests that evening. Parking is a bit limited, but that's how downtown Asheville is in general and there were decks nearby or some street parking, but majority of our guests walked from their hotels downtown or took an Uber/Taxi. We were able to work with the bar tenders to do a tab for the bar for the rehearsal dinner portion and then open it up to cash bar for the welcome party portion without any problems. The bartenders were great! I would highly recommend Circa 29 for any special event- especially a wedding welcome or after party, reception, or rehearsal dinner spot!!! This event was truly the highlight of our wedding weekend and provided us with memories we will always cherish!!

We had my son’s rehearsal dinner & welcome party at Circa 29 & the experience was great! Lauren & her staff did a wonderful job of setting up the tables & seating plus the food from the caterer. She was very attentive & made sure everything was running smoothly & to our satisfaction! I definitely recommend Circa 29 for your next event! It’s a very eclectic atmosphere 😊