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, October 31, 2018
Halloween at HCSO
Oct 31 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Looking for a safe trick or treating option on Halloween? Stop by the Sheriff’s Office on Wedndesday, October 31st between 5pm and 7pm. Our office is only a short walk from the Trick or Treat Street festivities happening on Main Street.

https://www.facebook.com/events/257079515012385/

Halloween Night at B Street
Oct 31 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Burton Street Rec Center

Halloween Night @ B Street
Wednesday, October 31, 5-7pm
Location: Burton Street Center
Join us for a Halloween event with food, games, and music. First 100 kids will receive trunk o’treat goodie bags.
FREE
Burton Street Center, 828-254-1942

https://www.facebook.com/events/278235242795395/

2nd Annual Hill-O-Ween Bash ??
Oct 31 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Hillman Beer

It’s our favorite time of the year, time to Eat, Drink, and Be Scary!!! Join us on Halloween on Wednesday, October 31st for some fangtastic fun at Hillman Beer! This spooktacular event will be starting at 6pm with the DJ spinning the beats from 7-10pm.

Dress up in your best ghoulish costume for a chance to win awesome prizes in our Halloween Costume Contest! We’ll be awarding prizes for Best Individual, Best Couple or Group and Best Pet!

See you there……if you dare! ?

https://www.facebook.com/events/308344033089776/

80’s Halloween Bash and Open Mic
Oct 31 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Homeplace Beer Company

Dig out your best shoulder pads, LA Gear sneakers, neon sweatbands and favorite eighties songs for a night of Halloween fun.

Join us at Homeplace Beer Company for a festive Halloween evening on Wednesday October 31.

Eighties themed open mic – sign up starts at 6, performances at 6:30.

https://www.facebook.com/events/527039347757592/

Lookout Halloween Party!
Oct 31 @ 6:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Lookout Brewing Company

Get the costumes ready, bring those kiddos and all their candy, and most importantly, bring your pups for a big ol Lookout Halloween throw down!

Costume contest for humans AND puppies, ridiculous party games, and as always, fresh and tasty craft beer!

https://www.facebook.com/events/273338223159950/

Xenia – Guest Pole Instructor
Oct 31 @ 6:00 pm – Nov 2 @ 7:30 pm
Empyrean Arts

Join Xenia DeLuz at Empyrean Arts to celebrate ?? Dia de los Muertos ?? & ?? Halloween??! Xenia is coming up from our sister studio, Aradia Fitness in Cary, NC, to sub some of our pole classes, including a few new ones like Low Flow Pole (L2+). Sign up using your existing group class credits from your student account at circusdb.org/empyrean.

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Wednesday, October 31st – costumes encouraged!
• 6-7:15pm – Pole Fitness (L4+)
• 7:30-8:30pm – Sultry Pole (all levels)

Thursday, November 1st
• 5:15-6:15pm – Beast Mode Pole Conditioning (all levels)
• 6:30-7:45pm – Low Flow Pole (L2+)
• 8:00-9:00pm – Spin Pole (L3+)

Friday, November 2nd
6:15-7:15pm – Spin Pole (L3+)

https://www.facebook.com/events/557522438011649/

Halloween Costume & Cocktail Party
Oct 31 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Broad River Inn

Join us Halloween Night for a Costume and Cocktail Party!
We will have Halloween Themed Cocktails, Best Costume Prizes, Karaoke, and MORE!
21 and over and $5 Cover.

https://www.facebook.com/events/540951859697785/

HALLOWEEN PARTY- “Once Upon A Midnight Dreary”
Oct 31 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
The Poe House

The Poe House invites you— IF YOU DARE, to come a tapping on our chamber door, for this is a special Halloween Party you will see Nevermore. The mischief starts at 7 with Live music by Daniel Sage. Come Dressed in your best costume to participate in our Costume Contest— AND than stay for our themed cocktails such as our Poe-tion, Red Death, Black Barrel Blood Old Fashioned and many more……DON’T MISS THIS ghoulish affair! NO COVER Charge.

—Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore— While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door— ” –Edgar Allan Poe

https://www.facebook.com/events/320880298677807/

Paint Nite!
Oct 31 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Wild Wing Cafe

Come paint the Halloween Homies! Click the link for tickets!

https://www.facebook.com/events/168671463937101/

Sebastian Bach: A Halloween Metalfest Party!
Oct 31 @ 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Foundation Performing Arts & Conference Center

Make Halloween night a night you will never forget as the original voice of Skid Row, Sebastian Bach, rocks the Isothermal in Spindale, NC

Special guests: Monte Pittman and One Bad Son

Celebrated rocker Sebastian Bach is recognized globally as a vocalist, television star, actor and beyond! Bach hit the spotlight in the late 1980’s as the iconic frontman for mainstream heavy metal / hard rock act Skid Row. Since his departure from Skid Row in the mid 90’s, Sebastian Bach still remains one of the most relevant
rock figures in pop culture today, with three solo records, network television appearances on MTV, VH1 and CMT, guest appearances on Gilmore Girls, Trailer Park Boys, Californication and other popular television shows, and several acting stints on and off Broadway. Bach’s most recent album, Give ‘Em Hell impressively,
landed on the U.S. Top Hard Rock and Top 200 Billboard charts, proving his prowess decades after his initial debut. Bach’s upcoming Harper Collins memoir 18 And Life on Skid Row is set to release December 6. He also appeared in the recent seasons of the Gilmore Girls and Trailer Park Boys in Fall 2017 via Netflix.

https://www.facebook.com/events/271453413409379/

Fleetwood’s Halloween w/Nest Egg/ David Nance Band/Secret Shame
Oct 31 @ 8:00 pm – Nov 1 @ 12:00 am
Fleetwood's

Come creepy crawl your way to Fleetwood’s on Halloween! A night of chills and thrills with:
Nest Egg! David Nance Band! Secret Shame! DJ Mr.E and special guests! Wear a costume! Jump in the coffin and take a photo! Grab a ghoul and monster mash! Lots of fog, lots of fog….. $7

https://www.facebook.com/events/975489712630051/

Halloween Costume & Dance Party! Death Rock, Witch House & More!
Oct 31 @ 8:00 pm – Nov 1 @ 2:00 am
Crow and Quill

Come all ye ghouls, specters, wights, & witches! It’s the big night, and we’ll be mixing potions and spinning spells at the Crow & Quill.
DJ’s Sequince, Petite Morte & Nareau will be rocking your bat socks with Witch House, Death Rock, and Goth music of all stripes.
**********Costumes are mandatory, so please dress up!***************

$5 Cover. 100% of door proceeds go to the DJ’s!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2440546972652108/

Halloween True Crime Trivia!
Oct 31 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Sanctuary Brewing Company

Attention Murderinos and True Crime buffs! We’re hosting our very first True Crime Trivia on Halloween! Trivia will start at 8 PM and will benefit Sweet Bear Rescue Farm! A $5 suggested donation can be made at the bar and best costume wins a gift card!

https://www.facebook.com/events/180553319509398/

Sang Sarah’s Halloween Bash
Oct 31 @ 8:00 pm – Nov 1 @ 12:00 am
Triskelion Brewing Company

Come join us for a haunted night of Dark Rock and Roll, infused with creepy heavy metal…

Sang Sarah brings their deathly howls and wailing melodies from Asheville NC, down to Hendersonville to wake the dead on this night of ghoulish proportion.
Dress up in your most frightening costume and drink some spooky beers while we lull you into the underworld…

There will be fun Halloween covers and our good friend Raphael Morales will be sitting in on a few of your favorite tunes with us!
Come early and stay til the witching hour if you dare…

https://sangsarah.bandcamp.com/album/dismantle

https://www.facebook.com/RaphaelWNC/

https://www.facebook.com/events/1952094104853018/

Stranger Days (The Doors), Echo&Bunnymen, Dinosaur Jr, The Clash
Oct 31 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
The Mothlight

Halloween Party w/ Cover Bands!
at The Mothlight
October 31st, Doors 7pm, Music 8pm
*no cover*

Live music with these rad local bands:

Stranger Days covering *The Doors*
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Echo of the Bunnymen covering *Echo & The Bunnymen*
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Severed Lips covering *Dinosaur Jr.*
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Clasheville USA covering *The Clash*

https://www.facebook.com/events/683899608675740/

J-Luke for Halloween!
Oct 31 @ 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Wild Wing Cafe

Happy Halloween party with J-Luke!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1163018247181382/

Dirty Dead Halloween Party
Oct 31 @ 9:00 pm – Nov 1 @ 12:00 am
One World Brewing West

Uhm, the freaks come out at night? Dirty Dead dress up as your favorite band, with the Rhythm Devils in full array

https://www.facebook.com/events/216349259036537/

Empire Strikes Brass Presents “Night of the Living Disco”
Oct 31 @ 9:00 pm – Nov 1 @ 12:00 am
Isis Music Hall

Disco Zombies? Super Hero Zombies? Zombie anything! It Halloween! Let dress up and get down with a super special disco fueled night featuring Empire Strikes Brass! Empire Strikes Brass is a high energy Brass-Funk-Rock(Disco) band hailing from the city of Asheville, North Carolina. Formed on the streets of their hometown, ESB is rooted in the New Orleans Brass Band tradition of second-line parades and deep moving grooves reminiscent of old school funk.

$15 Advance / $15 Day of Show

Dinner reservations are available in the dining room, limited seating in the balcony will be first come first serve.

https://www.facebook.com/events/244324606211943/

Halloween // Blood Bath
Oct 31 @ 9:00 pm – Nov 1 @ 2:00 am
27 Club Asheville

Come celebrate Halloween with us at 27 Club. Blood Bath Halloween Party hosted by Violet Moon.

Spooky dark synth-wave and other assortments of tunes will be playing from 9 pm – 2 am, crafted together by Mr. Morrow.

Lots of dancing
Sugar Cookies
Blood Wrestling (sign up in advance with our bartender Cat)
We may even have a visitor in a hearse come for a bit :)
And lots more details tba soon

$5 / door

Dance with us ♥

https://www.facebook.com/events/351521068952186/

High Plains Drifters play “Paul’s Boutique” + Rahm Squad
Oct 31 @ 9:00 pm – Nov 1 @ 2:00 am
Asheville Music Hall

Genre: Beastie Boys
Tickes: adv. $10 / dos. $15
***$5 off discount w/ any other ticket stub or wristband***
Show: 9:30PM (Doors: 9PM)
Ages: 21+

From the folks that brought you “Check Your Head” a few years back at MoogFest, members of GFE, Strut, Atmosphere, Oso Rey, and Josh Phillips bring you “Paul’s Boutique” in its entirety this Halloween at the Asheville Music Hall.

Opening set by Rahm Squad: https://www.facebook.com/1696243027305379/videos/1961740487422297/

Late night DJ Dance Party to follow. Some special guests, special Beastie Boys projection show, costume contest, prizes, and all around straight debauchery; this is the number one spot to be in Asheville on Halloween.

Get your discounted tickets here and now. I promise to love faithfully. YOU are all we need!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1755427187875668/

Reggae Halloween Party
Oct 31 @ 9:00 pm – Nov 1 @ 12:00 am
The barrelhouse AVL

join us for a night of Rasta mischief as IONIZE jams from 9p-12a. $100 cash prize for best costume!

https://www.facebook.com/events/258654788168838/

The Orb plus Marley Carroll – Halloween 2018
Oct 31 @ 9:00 pm – Nov 1 @ 1:00 am
The Orange Peel

The Orb
plus Marley Carroll
Halloween Show
Wed, Oct 31
Show : 9pm
Doors : 8pm
$20 – $25
Ages 18+

Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/the-orb/

The Orb are an English electronic music group known for spawning the genre of ambient house. Founded in 1988 by Alex Paterson and KLF member Jimmy Cauty, The Orb began as ambient and dub DJs in London. Its early performances were inspired by ambient and electronic artists of the 1970s and 1980s, most notably Brian Eno and Kraftwerk. Because of its trippy sound, the Orb developed a cult following among clubbers “coming down” from drug-induced highs. The Orb has maintained its drug-related and science fiction themes despite personnel changes including the departure of Cauty and other Orb members Kris Weston, Andy Falconer, Simon Phillips, and Andy Hughes. Paterson has been the only permanent member, continuing to work as the Orb with the Swiss-German producer Thomas Fehlmann and, later, with Killing Joke’s Martin “Youth” Glover and Tim Bran of Dreadzone.

Alex Paterson prides the Orb on manipulating obscure samples beyond recognition on its albums and during its concerts; however, his unauthorised use of other artists’ works has led to disputes with musicians, most notably with Rickie Lee Jones and Steve Reich. During its live shows of the 1990s, the Orb performed using digital audio tape machines optimised for live mixing and sampling before switching to laptops and digital media. Despite changes in performance method, the Orb maintained its colourful light shows and psychedelic imagery in concert. These visually intensive performances prompted critics to compare the group to Pink Floyd.

The Orb’s critical and commercial success in the United Kingdom peaked in the early 1990s with the albums The Orb’s Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld and U.F.Orb, the latter of which reached #1 on the British album charts in 1992. This success led to its infamous appearance on Top of the Pops, where the group showcased its quirky style by playing chess (an interest of Paterson’s since his early youth) while the group’s single “Blue Room” ran in the background. The Orb’s mid-1990s albums were met with mixed reactions from British critics; however, its work received praise from American publications such as Rolling Stone. The group experimented with vocalists on its next two albums, which critics generally described as bland and uninspired. The Orb then shifted gears to a minimal techno style spearheaded by member Thomas Fehlmann, releasing its new material on the record label Kompakt.

www.theorb.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/654656461583678/

UNKNOWN HINSON’S HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA at The Grey Eagle
Oct 31 @ 9:00 pm – Nov 1 @ 12:00 am
The Grey Eagle

UNKNOWN HINSON’S HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA at The Grey Eagle

https://www.facebook.com/events/1889912497970699/

Scare’oke Contest
Oct 31 @ 9:30 pm – Nov 1 @ 1:30 am
The Dugout Sports Bar & Taphouse

Get your costume ready and come join us on Halloween for our Scare’oke Contest! Come in costume to enter the contest! First Place is $150.00 Dugout Gift Card! 2nd is $50.00 Dugout Gift Card and 3rd Place is $25.00 Dugout Card. Jump on your brooms and head to The Dugout for some of our Witches Brew!

https://www.facebook.com/events/179585492954237/

Halloween Dance Party w/ DJ Dr. Filth
Oct 31 @ 10:00 pm – Nov 1 @ 2:00 am
The Double Crown

Wild times dance party all hallow’s eve yeah baby now! Spooky photo booth!

https://www.facebook.com/events/235577400446364/

Nightmare On King St!
Oct 31 @ 10:00 pm – Nov 1 @ 2:00 am
185 King Street

October 31st, @olivia.pauldin and @cg_ceo_blackp2ace will be hosting #NighmareOnKingSt , the largest #college #Halloween #costume party to ever hit #WesternNorthCarolina!! Going down at 185 King Street located at 185 King Street, Brevard NC!

DJ E. Brown ——> @djerikbrown coming all the way from #Atlanta to set the tone for the night! $5 $5 $5 entrance before 1 with a college I.D! Costume recommend but not required! Cash Prize for best costume!

#Tag #Share and #Prepare
#BrevardCollege #MarsHillUniversity #AbTech #WesternCarolinaUniversity #UNCA #MontreatCollege #WarrenWilsonCollege #SouthCollege #BlueRidgeCommunityCollege #CollegeFootball #Asheville #TusculumCollege

https://www.facebook.com/events/1862886440447423/

Thursday, November 1, 2018
Halloween Movie Week at Asheville Pizza “Boo & View”
Nov 1 @ 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co.

Get ready for Halloween Movie Week at Asheville Pizza “Boo & View” from Friday, October 26 to Thursday, November 1st!

Tis the season for spooky movies, and we have something for people of all ages and tastes. Check showtimes on our website here:
https://www.ashevillebrewing.com/movies/

TICKETS FOR MONSTER HOUSE & 28 DAYS LATER – $3.00 tickets are available one day in advance of your desired showtime. For example, tickets for Friday the 26th go on sale Thursday the 25th. No online tickets. Only available at our 675 Merrimon Avenue location.

The week’s movie lineup is…

MONSTER HOUSE IN 3D (2 matinees each day):
This 2006 classic from producer Steven Spielberg is always ranked as one of the best Halloween movies for kids. It’s hilarious, action-packed, and just a little bit spooky. There will be 2 matinees each day in 3D except on Tuesday and Wednesday when we show it in regular 2D.

28 DAYS LATER (Friday to Wednesday at 10:00pm except on Saturday, Oct. 27th):
Oscar-winning writer/director Danny Boyle flipped the zombie genre on it’s head in 2002 long before The Walking Dead appeared. It’s considered one of the best horror films of all time, and is absolutely terrifying on the big screen in a dark theater.

ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Saturday, Oct. 27th @ 10:00pm):
Rocky returns for a special Halloween show with a live shadowcast (Unexpected Pleasures) performing along with the movie. This will sell out in advance, so get your tickets early. Advance $6.00 tickets are now on sale at the ticket link above. ADULTS ONLY SHOW, AGES 18+.

BEETLEJUICE ~ 30th Anniversary (October 29 – 31 @ 7:00pm):
The Ghost with the Most is back! We sold out 2 shows last year with people begging us to bring it back. It’s weird, wild, hilarious and we expect people dancing in their seats at the dinner party scene. Advance $3.00 tickets are now on sale at the ticket link above.

https://www.facebook.com/events/107367526882782/

Peppermint Stick Release!
Nov 1 @ 12:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Ultimate Ice Cream Company Asheville

Peppermint Stick is one of our most asked about flavors… and it’s back for November and December! This release will be happening in both of our stores, so come by!!! As our flavor of the month for November AND December, Peppermint Stick will support Christmas Is For Kids.
More info to come soon!

https://www.facebook.com/events/318633755614636/

Friday, November 2, 2018
Vintage Tree Painting Party
Nov 2 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Fired Up Creative Lounge

(ASHEVILLE STUDIO)
These popular, vintage trees sell out fast, so order your’s today! They make great, one of a kind pieces to pass down for generations to come.
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All trees come with a light kit, colorful plastic mini lights, and yellow star tree topper. You must order a tree to attend the painting party! (Purchase of a tree also includes Tree Party ticket!)
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An evening of fun, Christmas music, snacks and of course painting! Painting Party is November 2nd, from 6-9 pm. If you would like to order a tree but cannot attend the party, you can come in to paint your tree with a reservation for the date and time you choose (depending upon availability). Please note on your ticket if you have a group that would like to be seated together.
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Special pricing not valid with other offers or discounts, the cost of the tree includes all painting and firing. Call Linda or Cassidy at the Asheville store (828-253-8181) with any questions.

https://www.facebook.com/events/254355108472831/

Saturday, November 3, 2018
Riverbanks Run
Nov 3 @ 7:30 am
Riverbanks Zoo
Early Bird Pre-registration: (September 1–November 1)
$30 Riverbanks members and $40 general public.Regular Pre-registration: (November 2–November 13)
$45 for all registrants; T-shirts are not guaranteed.

Pre-registration will be closed November 14–16 and will re-open onsite on November 17.

Help kick off the 31st anniversary of Lights Before Christmas by making tracks to Riverbanks’ third annual 5k race. The wild run will wind through the park’s scenic back roads, cross the Saluda River and pass some of the most popular exhibits in the Zoo! Proceeds support ongoing conservation and education efforts at Riverbanks.Entry fees include a commemorative Riverbanks Run T-Shirt, admission into the Zoo on race day, plus complimentary snacks at the finish line. Zoo admission is required for non-race participants, and T-shirts are not guaranteed for late registration.

November 15 and 16: Packet Pick-Up from 9:00am–6:00pm inside the Guest Relations at main Zoo entrance.

November 17: Late/Day-of Registration; Race Begins at 7:30am.