Looking for weekend plans? We’ve got you covered. From a tattoo festival and West Asheville street fair to local theater and the Mountain State Fair, we’ve got your weekend guide to things to do all over Western North Carolina.
The Asheville Downtown Association has announced that Asheville is in the running to win funding for 10 free, family-friendly concerts in Pritchard Park, the “drum circle” park in downtown Asheville. The ADA is calling on the community to vote through Monday, Sept. 15.
The Asheville Downtown Association Foundation has partnered with Urban3 to announce a new city design event hosted by urbanist Jon Jon Wesolowski.
The Montford Park Players continue their 53rd season, “A Season of Lunatics, Lovers, & Poets,” with “The Tragedy of King Lear,” written by William Shakespeare and directed by Jason Williams and assistant director Quinn Terry. “King Lear” will be staged at 7:30 p.m., Friday to Saturday, Sept. 5-27, at the Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay St.
Dog Day Afternoon returns to Lake Julian Park in Arden this Saturday, September 13, for an afternoon of free pet-friendly fun including contests, food trucks, rescue adoptions, and a brand-new fenced dog play area for large and small dogs.
After four main installments, two spin-off series and over a decade of jump scares, demonic possessions and one persistent haunted doll, “The Conjuring” universe comes to a close with “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” a mediocre finale to an inconsistent franchise.
The Asheville area boasts a vibrant live music scene with venues catering to a wide array of genres, performers and taste. Read our calendar of shows coming up later this month.
Looking for something to watch this September? Check out our 828reviewsNOW guide for the movies to see, stream or watch this month.
Labor Department inspectors, law enforcement and health agencies outline precautions in Fletcher
Goombay Festival, an annual celebration of Black culture through music, storytelling, art, food, film and more, returns this weekend to downtown Asheville after last year’s event was cancelled by Hurricane Helene.