Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.

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Monday, August 15, 2022
FREE SUMMER MOVIES THE BIG LEBOWSKI
Aug 15 @ 7:00 pm
The Orange Peel
Music Bingo Mondays
Aug 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Down Dog Yoga Studio and Dog Bar

Music Bingo Mondays

Join us every Monday night for Singo (Musical Bingo)!

Singo will run from 7-8:15 pm.

No reservations needed, just get ready for a good time and a chance to win some Down Dog prizes!

Tuesday, August 16, 2022
School’s OUT for Summer Movie Express! 
Aug 16 @ 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Regal Biltmore Grande & RPX

Regal Summer Movie Express

 

Summer Movie Express

The entire family can enjoy $2 tickets at Regal Biltmore Grande. Enjoy these discounted tickets every Tuesday and Wednesday for the first show of the day. Buy tickets today!

 

 

 

Trivia Tuesday
Aug 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Down Dog Yoga Studio and Dog Bar

Trivia Tuesday

No reservations needed, just get ready for a good time and a chance to win some Down Dog prizes!

Trivia Tuesday
Aug 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Down Dog Yoga Studio and Dog Bar

Trivia Tuesday

Join us every Tuesday night for Trivia!

Trivia will run from 7-8:15 pm. We will be capping the teams at 20 and teams will not be able to join after 7 so make sure to arrive early to secure your spot!

No reservations needed, just grab your thinking caps and get ready for a good time and a chance to win a $10, $20, or $30 gift certificate to Down Dog!

Wednesday, August 17, 2022
School’s OUT for Summer Movie Express! 
Aug 17 @ 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Regal Biltmore Grande & RPX

Regal Summer Movie Express

 

Summer Movie Express

The entire family can enjoy $2 tickets at Regal Biltmore Grande. Enjoy these discounted tickets every Tuesday and Wednesday for the first show of the day. Buy tickets today!

 

 

 

“Racist Roots: Origins of North Carolina’s Death Penalty” Film Screening + Discussion
Aug 17 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)

The premier of “Racist Roots,” a 25-minute film created by the Center for Death Penalty Litigation, exposes the death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery, lynching and racism. The film features several stories of Black men, including an Asheville man, who were unjustly convicted and sentenced to death. Panel discussion will follow.

This event is presented by the NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, as part of “Just Sentencing: How North Carolina’s Death Penalty Grew from Racist Roots.”

Wine Wednesday
Aug 17 @ 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Down Dog Yoga Studio and Dog Bar

Wine Wednesday

Enjoy a $6 glass of wine and 1/2 off bottles every Wednesday night!

Whiskers on Wednesday-Adoption Event
Aug 17 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
PetSmart

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Join us Wednesdays at Petsmart , Bleachery Blvd, from 6:00-8:00 pm to meet some of MPR AVL’s finest felines!
All cats and kittens at the event are spayed/neutered, FIV/FELV tested, current on vaccines, microchipped, dewormed and started on flea preventative, so we encourage you to bring a carrier to take home your new furry friend(s)!
Read more about all of the adoptable cats and kittens at MPRAVL.org!
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Pint Night
Aug 18 @ 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Down Dog Yoga Studio and Dog Bar

Pint Night

$1 off draft beers every Thursday!

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT – GOONIES
Aug 18 @ 6:00 pm
Rabbit Rabbit
Thursday Night Lights – Screenings of Vintage Asheville High School Football Game Footage
Aug 18 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Pack Memorial Library

Thursday Night Lights - Screenings of Vintage Asheville High School Football Game Footage

Join Buncombe County Special Collections and the Asheville City Schools Foundation on Thursday evenings throughout the summer to enjoy screenings of football game review films from the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s.
Whether you’re excited to remember your glory days or hoping to watch your Dad’s famous game-winning touchdown, we hope you’ll join us as we gear up for the fall football season!

We especially invite AHS athletes past and present to enjoy these highlights of vintage games.
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections will provide light concession-style refreshments.

Screenings will begin at 6 pm in the Lord Auditorium at Pack Memorial Library.

Foundy Street Flashback Film Series: XANADU
Aug 18 @ 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Wedge at Foundation

Join Foundy Street, Wedge Brewing, and Grail Moviehouse for an outdoor screening of Xanadu, performances by Drag Queen Ganymede, DJ Set by Jaze Uries, exclusive limited seating from Sunnyside Trading Company, a Gospel Ice Cream Pop-Up, and lots of fun all benefitting Cat Fly Film Festival!

Saturday, August 20, 2022
FAMILY SATURDAY MORNING FEAT. FREE MOVIE – COCO
Aug 20 @ 11:30 am
Rabbit Rabbit
48 Hour Film Project
Aug 20 @ 6:00 pm
Asheville Community Theatre

The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend in which a team makes a movie – writes, shoots, and edits – in just 48 hours. Phew! The Awards Night will include a “Best of” screening of the TOP TEN short films, followed by an Intermission and the Awards, including the award for BEST FILM! Bring your family and friends to this fun, annual celebration of our creative local film community.
Monday, August 22, 2022
FREE SUMMER MOVIES TOP GUN (1986)
Aug 22 @ 7:00 pm
The Orange Peel
Music Bingo Mondays
Aug 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Down Dog Yoga Studio and Dog Bar

Music Bingo Mondays

Join us every Monday night for Singo (Musical Bingo)!

Singo will run from 7-8:15 pm.

No reservations needed, just get ready for a good time and a chance to win some Down Dog prizes!

Tuesday, August 23, 2022
School’s OUT for Summer Movie Express! 
Aug 23 @ 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Regal Biltmore Grande & RPX

Regal Summer Movie Express

 

Summer Movie Express

The entire family can enjoy $2 tickets at Regal Biltmore Grande. Enjoy these discounted tickets every Tuesday and Wednesday for the first show of the day. Buy tickets today!

 

 

 

Bourbon to the Rescue
Aug 23 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The 2nd Act

Blue Ridge Humane Society presents Bourbon to the Rescue

sponsored by Hunter Subaru and We Sell WNC

Blue Ridge Humane Society’s Bourbon to the Rescue
Aug 23 @ 6:30 pm
The 2nd Act

A curated event to benefit the purchase of a BRHS Veterinary Mobile Unit. Limited seating is available

Trivia Tuesday
Aug 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Down Dog Yoga Studio and Dog Bar

Trivia Tuesday

No reservations needed, just get ready for a good time and a chance to win some Down Dog prizes!

Trivia Tuesday
Aug 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Down Dog Yoga Studio and Dog Bar

Trivia Tuesday

Join us every Tuesday night for Trivia!

Trivia will run from 7-8:15 pm. We will be capping the teams at 20 and teams will not be able to join after 7 so make sure to arrive early to secure your spot!

No reservations needed, just grab your thinking caps and get ready for a good time and a chance to win a $10, $20, or $30 gift certificate to Down Dog!

Wednesday, August 24, 2022
School’s OUT for Summer Movie Express! 
Aug 24 @ 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Regal Biltmore Grande & RPX

Regal Summer Movie Express

 

Summer Movie Express

The entire family can enjoy $2 tickets at Regal Biltmore Grande. Enjoy these discounted tickets every Tuesday and Wednesday for the first show of the day. Buy tickets today!

 

 

 

Wine Wednesday
Aug 24 @ 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Down Dog Yoga Studio and Dog Bar

Wine Wednesday

Enjoy a $6 glass of wine and 1/2 off bottles every Wednesday night!

Whiskers on Wednesday-Adoption Event
Aug 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
PetSmart

May be an image of cat and text

Join us Wednesdays at Petsmart , Bleachery Blvd, from 6:00-8:00 pm to meet some of MPR AVL’s finest felines!
All cats and kittens at the event are spayed/neutered, FIV/FELV tested, current on vaccines, microchipped, dewormed and started on flea preventative, so we encourage you to bring a carrier to take home your new furry friend(s)!
Read more about all of the adoptable cats and kittens at MPRAVL.org!
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Pint Night
Aug 25 @ 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Down Dog Yoga Studio and Dog Bar

Pint Night

$1 off draft beers every Thursday!

GREASE
Aug 25 @ 6:30 pm
Rabbit Rabbit

Benefit for The Hope Chest For Women

Friday, August 26, 2022
After Hours at the Library – Family Movie Night–Luca
Aug 26 @ 6:00 pm
Enka-Candler Public Library

Join us after hours to watch Luca (PG) in August. Films take place in the library community room after the library has closed. Popcorn will be served. Chairs will be out, but you’re welcome to bring blankets, sleeping bags, or pillows to sit on the floor.

Food and beverage welcome, but beverages must contain lids. No alcoholic beverages on library property and no child can be left unattended. Masks are not required in libraries but we ask you to respect other people’s space and wear a mask if you prefer.

Monday, August 29, 2022
After Hours at the Library- Family Movie Night!
Aug 29 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Enka-Candler Library
Music Bingo Mondays
Aug 29 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Down Dog Yoga Studio and Dog Bar

Music Bingo Mondays

Join us every Monday night for Singo (Musical Bingo)!

Singo will run from 7-8:15 pm.

No reservations needed, just get ready for a good time and a chance to win some Down Dog prizes!