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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Wednesday, July 27, 2022
School’s OUT for Summer Movie Express! 
Jul 27 @ 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!

 

 

 

JOIN US ONSTAGE IN “HENRY V”
Jul 27 @ 11:30 am – 4:00 pm
Attic Salt Theatre Arts Space

In this history play, Shakespeare follows the life of King Henry V from the Hundred Years’ War to the Battle of Agincourt.

Rehearsals for “Henry V” will be from 11am-4pm Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays starting July 11, and performances will be July 29-31 and August 5-7.

Thursday, July 28, 2022
City Dance
Jul 28 @ 7:30 pm
Landmark Hal

Beginner’s workshop lesson at 7:30 P.M., then 8-11 P.M. Contra Dance with Country Waltzing at the break and the final dance. This is a partner dance but it’s not necessary to come with a partner. We have different live bands and callers.

Friday, July 29, 2022
JOIN US ONSTAGE IN “HENRY V”
Jul 29 @ 11:30 am – 4:00 pm
Attic Salt Theatre Arts Space

In this history play, Shakespeare follows the life of King Henry V from the Hundred Years’ War to the Battle of Agincourt.

Rehearsals for “Henry V” will be from 11am-4pm Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays starting July 11, and performances will be July 29-31 and August 5-7.

After Hours at the Library- Family Movie Night!
Jul 29 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Enka-Candler Library
Outdoor Movie Night: Space Jam
Jul 29 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Tuxedo 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, July 30, 2022
FAMILY SATURDAY MORNING FEAT. FREE MOVIE – MOANA
Jul 30 @ 11:30 am
Rabbit Rabbit
Monday, August 1, 2022
JOIN US ONSTAGE IN “HENRY V”
Aug 1 @ 11:30 am – 4:00 pm
Attic Salt Theatre Arts Space

In this history play, Shakespeare follows the life of King Henry V from the Hundred Years’ War to the Battle of Agincourt.

Rehearsals for “Henry V” will be from 11am-4pm Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays starting July 11, and performances will be July 29-31 and August 5-7.

Tuesday, August 2, 2022
School’s OUT for Summer Movie Express! 
Aug 2 @ 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 3, 2022
School’s OUT for Summer Movie Express! 
Aug 3 @ 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!

 

 

 

JOIN US ONSTAGE IN “HENRY V”
Aug 3 @ 11:30 am – 4:00 pm
Attic Salt Theatre Arts Space

In this history play, Shakespeare follows the life of King Henry V from the Hundred Years’ War to the Battle of Agincourt.

Rehearsals for “Henry V” will be from 11am-4pm Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays starting July 11, and performances will be July 29-31 and August 5-7.

Thursday, August 4, 2022
CHOW CHOW MOVIE NIGHT: RATATOUILLE
Aug 4 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Rabbit Rabbit

Join Chow Chow at Rabbit Rabbit for a fun, free, family friendly screening of everyone’s favorite food film: Ratatouille by Disney-Pixar! A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great chef despite his family’s wishes, and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Remy’s passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the world of Paris upside down. (General admission, no tickets or reservations required. AVL Taco Truck and Rabbit Rabbit bar available for food and drinks.)

Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic & Feature Comedy at Asheville Pizza
Aug 4 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co

Stand Up Comedy is back in the Asheville Pizza Gameroom with the hottest comics in town. Hosted by Cary Goff, featuring Cameron Davis, John Hawley & Julia Macias
Comedy Open Mic sign up at door, free entry & pizza 3-5m
contact Michele at [email protected] for more info

Friday, August 5, 2022
JOIN US ONSTAGE IN “HENRY V”
Aug 5 @ 11:30 am – 4:00 pm
Attic Salt Theatre Arts Space

In this history play, Shakespeare follows the life of King Henry V from the Hundred Years’ War to the Battle of Agincourt.

Rehearsals for “Henry V” will be from 11am-4pm Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays starting July 11, and performances will be July 29-31 and August 5-7.

Light Up the Night 5k
Aug 5 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Carrier Park

Western Carolina Rescue Ministries and iDaph Events present the 4th Annual Light Up the Night 5k! This event is a fundraising, nighttime walk/run event that welcomes all people regardless of ability, race, color, ethnicity, gender, or faith. All the proceeds from this event will directly benefit the continuous work of recovery, rescue, and restoration to individuals throughout WNC.

The first 200 people to register will also receive a FREE glow-in-the-dark commemorative finisher medal!

Each 5k registration will include a FREE t-shirt until July 10th at midnight. After that date, shirts will be available for purchase, in limited quantities and sizes, for $10. Glow sticks, necklaces and bracelets will be available for our in-person participants!

The event will take place at Carrier Park in Asheville, NC on Friday, August 5th. This is your time to shine! Runners will have a rolling start between 7:30 PM to 7:45 PM and take to the greenway to run or walk this fun and unique event.

In addition to the in-person event, there is also a virtual offering for participants who aren’t comfortable coming to an in-person event. The Virtual 5k event experience gives participants an opportunity to participate in this fundraising event ANYWHERE! Walk/Run/Hike 5k and submit your results online!

Western Carolina Rescue Ministries (WCRM) exists to serve the homeless, poor and addicted populations of Western North Carolina. They meet people in crisis, focus on helping them at the point of their need, invest in their future, and help them until they can move forward.

Saturday, August 6, 2022
Movie Day at East Asheville Public Library Showing Pixar’s Luca!
Aug 6 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
East Asheville Public Library
Movie Day at East Asheville Public Library Showing Pixar's Luca!

Join us at the East Asheville Public Library for a movie showing of Academy Award nominated Pixar’s Luca!

“Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s original feature film “Luca” is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, Alberto, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.”

Refreshments will be provided while supplies last and will only be distributed to an accompanying parent or guardian.

Rated PG. Open to all ages.

Runtime: 1hr 35min.

Monday, August 8, 2022
FREE Summer Movies THE SANDLOT
Aug 8 @ 7:00 pm
The Orange Peel
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
School’s OUT for Summer Movie Express! 
Aug 9 @ 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!

 

 

 

Film Screening: The Remains of the Day
Aug 9 @ 4:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Pack Memorial Library

Film Screening: The Remains of the Day

Wednesday, August 10, 2022
School’s OUT for Summer Movie Express! 
Aug 10 @ 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!

 

 

 

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
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

Monday, August 15, 2022
FREE SUMMER MOVIES THE BIG LEBOWSKI
Aug 15 @ 7:00 pm
The Orange Peel
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!

 

 

 

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.”

Thursday, August 18, 2022
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.