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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Thursday, August 11, 2022
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT – PRINCESS BRIDE
Aug 11 @ 6:00 pm
Rabbit Rabbit
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW With shadow actors
Aug 11 @ 8:00 pm
The Orange Peel

Friday, August 12, 2022
HeXpo, The Gathering Paranormal, Horror + Metaphysical Convention
Aug 12 @ 12:00 pm
Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville

For the first time ever, paranormal, horror and metaphysical communities unite as one group at HeXpo, The Gathering. Join us for a weekend like no other magickal encounter before as we shatter the barriers that separate our realms. Our time has arrived! Come and be a part of this.

All tickets for the previously scheduled show will remain valid for the future date. If you are unable to attend the new date, you may obtain a refund at the point of purchase.

  • IMPORTANT: As the current developments regarding COVID-19 are affecting events nationally and internationally, Ticketmaster may be experience high call/email volumes in the coming days and weeks.
  • If purchased at the venue box office, please Submit a Refund Request.
Movies under the Stars: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Aug 12 @ 7:00 pm
Pack Square Park

August 12: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (rated PG)

– When kids sneak into inventor Wayne Szalinski’s upstairs lab to retrieve an errant baseball, his experimental shrink ray miniaturizes them. When Szalinski returns home, he destroys the device – which he thinks is a failure – and dumps it in the trash, throwing out the kids along with it. The four children, now 1/4-inch tall, must survive the journey back to the house through a yard where sprinklers bring treacherous storms and garden-variety ants stampede like elephants.

If You Go

  • All movies begin at dusk in Pack Square Park on 80 Court Plaza in downtown Asheville.
  • Rec n Roll Fun Zone programming starts at 7 p.m.
  • Pets, smoking, and alcohol are prohibited.
  • Free parking is available in marked spaces on city streets and in city-owned lots on Marjorie Street after 6 p.m.

movies in the park

Outdoor Movie Night: Luca
Aug 12 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Dana Park

Henderson County Parks & recreation hosts a free movie screening and food truck at parks across the county this summer! Food truck opens at 7pm, movie starts at nightfall (approx 8pm). Bring your blanket and chair!

– May 13 | Jackson Park | Encanto
– June 17 | Etowah Park | Clifford the Big Red Dog
– July 15 | East Flat Rock Park | Sing 2
– July 29 | Tuxedo Park | Space Jam
– August 12 | Dana Park | Luca

Saturday, August 13, 2022
HeXpo, The Gathering Paranormal, Horror + Metaphysical Convention
Aug 13 @ 12:00 pm
Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville

For the first time ever, paranormal, horror and metaphysical communities unite as one group at HeXpo, The Gathering. Join us for a weekend like no other magickal encounter before as we shatter the barriers that separate our realms. Our time has arrived! Come and be a part of this.

All tickets for the previously scheduled show will remain valid for the future date. If you are unable to attend the new date, you may obtain a refund at the point of purchase.

  • IMPORTANT: As the current developments regarding COVID-19 are affecting events nationally and internationally, Ticketmaster may be experience high call/email volumes in the coming days and weeks.
  • If purchased at the venue box office, please Submit a Refund Request.
Sunday, August 14, 2022
Elizabeth Lock Trunk Show at Acorns
Aug 14 all-day
Acorns

Acorns’ Annual Season of Trunk Shows highlights the talented creators of fine art, designer jewelry, and home goods.

Elizabeth Locke travels the world in pursuit of the uncommon elements to make up her designs. All pieces are individually designed by her and completely handmade in 19K gold using coins from Greece, Rome, and forgotten empires, as well as luminous pearls from the South Seas.

Monday, August 15, 2022
Asheville FM new APP
Aug 15 all-day
online

This new app allows you to listen while also using your phone for other things like texting, browsing, and using other apps (like Dig Local to see where to go and what to do in AVL!) You’re able to pause and rewind the live audio, view the program schedule, and best of all, explore and listen to archived content whenever you want. You can even share stories with your friends and feedback with the station.

FREE SUMMER MOVIES THE BIG LEBOWSKI
Aug 15 @ 7:00 pm
The Orange Peel
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Asheville FM new APP
Aug 16 all-day
online

This new app allows you to listen while also using your phone for other things like texting, browsing, and using other apps (like Dig Local to see where to go and what to do in AVL!) You’re able to pause and rewind the live audio, view the program schedule, and best of all, explore and listen to archived content whenever you want. You can even share stories with your friends and feedback with the station.

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!

 

 

 

Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Asheville FM new APP
Aug 17 all-day
online

This new app allows you to listen while also using your phone for other things like texting, browsing, and using other apps (like Dig Local to see where to go and what to do in AVL!) You’re able to pause and rewind the live audio, view the program schedule, and best of all, explore and listen to archived content whenever you want. You can even share stories with your friends and feedback with the station.

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.”

Thursday, August 18, 2022
Asheville FM new APP
Aug 18 all-day
online

This new app allows you to listen while also using your phone for other things like texting, browsing, and using other apps (like Dig Local to see where to go and what to do in AVL!) You’re able to pause and rewind the live audio, view the program schedule, and best of all, explore and listen to archived content whenever you want. You can even share stories with your friends and feedback with the station.

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!

Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic & Feature Comedy at Asheville Pizza
Aug 18 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co

Stand Up Comedy is back in the Asheville Pizza Gameroom with the hottest comics in town. Hosted by Cody Hughes, featuring Petey Smith McDowell, Mario T & Jess Cooley
8p, $13
Comedy Open Mic sign up at door, performers get free entry & pizza 3-5m
contact Michele at [email protected] for more info

Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic & Feature Comedy at Asheville Pizza
Aug 18 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co

Stand Up Comedy is back in the Asheville Pizza Gameroom with the hottest comics in town. Hosted by Cody Hughes, featuring Petey Smith McDowell, Mario T & Jess Cooley

Comedy Open Mic sign up at door, free entry & pizza 3-5m

Contact Michele at [email protected] for more info

 

Friday, August 19, 2022
Asheville FM new APP
Aug 19 all-day
online

This new app allows you to listen while also using your phone for other things like texting, browsing, and using other apps (like Dig Local to see where to go and what to do in AVL!) You’re able to pause and rewind the live audio, view the program schedule, and best of all, explore and listen to archived content whenever you want. You can even share stories with your friends and feedback with the station.

Michael Hofman Trunk Show at Acorns
Aug 19 all-day
Acorns

Acorns’ Annual Season of Trunk Shows highlights the talented creators of fine art, designer jewelry, and home goods.
Using lace and quality porcelain clay, Michael Hofman studios craft pieces with a defined elegance and lightness, with profound structural integrity. The glazes made in-house, dress each piece in a cornucopia of colors. Each piece is crafted to become a distinctive object without equal. The studio is based in Asheville, NC.

Saturday, August 20, 2022
Asheville FM new APP
Aug 20 all-day
online

This new app allows you to listen while also using your phone for other things like texting, browsing, and using other apps (like Dig Local to see where to go and what to do in AVL!) You’re able to pause and rewind the live audio, view the program schedule, and best of all, explore and listen to archived content whenever you want. You can even share stories with your friends and feedback with the station.

Michael Hofman Trunk Show at Acorns
Aug 20 all-day
Acorns

Acorns’ Annual Season of Trunk Shows highlights the talented creators of fine art, designer jewelry, and home goods.
Using lace and quality porcelain clay, Michael Hofman studios craft pieces with a defined elegance and lightness, with profound structural integrity. The glazes made in-house, dress each piece in a cornucopia of colors. Each piece is crafted to become a distinctive object without equal. The studio is based in Asheville, NC.

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.
Sunday, August 21, 2022
Asheville FM new APP
Aug 21 all-day
online

This new app allows you to listen while also using your phone for other things like texting, browsing, and using other apps (like Dig Local to see where to go and what to do in AVL!) You’re able to pause and rewind the live audio, view the program schedule, and best of all, explore and listen to archived content whenever you want. You can even share stories with your friends and feedback with the station.

Michael Hofman Trunk Show at Acorns
Aug 21 all-day
Acorns

Acorns’ Annual Season of Trunk Shows highlights the talented creators of fine art, designer jewelry, and home goods.
Using lace and quality porcelain clay, Michael Hofman studios craft pieces with a defined elegance and lightness, with profound structural integrity. The glazes made in-house, dress each piece in a cornucopia of colors. Each piece is crafted to become a distinctive object without equal. The studio is based in Asheville, NC.

Monday, August 22, 2022
Asheville FM new APP
Aug 22 all-day
online

This new app allows you to listen while also using your phone for other things like texting, browsing, and using other apps (like Dig Local to see where to go and what to do in AVL!) You’re able to pause and rewind the live audio, view the program schedule, and best of all, explore and listen to archived content whenever you want. You can even share stories with your friends and feedback with the station.

FREE SUMMER MOVIES TOP GUN (1986)
Aug 22 @ 7:00 pm
The Orange Peel