The 2026 Asheville Film Festival

The 2026 Asheville Film Festival will be held August 21st-23rd, 2026 at the Asheville Masonic Temple in beautiful downtown Asheville, North Carolina.

Asheville Film Festival, Co. is a North Carolina 501(c)3 non-profit whose vision is to create and grow a platform for regional and local innovative filmmakers with stories to tell. That vision lead to the "relaunch" of the Asheville Film Festival in 2025 and its continuation into our second year! The festival weekend begins Friday, August 21st with our "First Day Matinée Film Block" followed by more short film screenings, an awards night gala on Saturday, and ending with more film blocks on Sunday, August 23rd. Filmmaker Q&A's will follow each film block so remember to stick around for a few after the screenings!

The festival is open to the public and anyone wishing to attend can purchase tickets for individual screening blocks and workshops, and the awards night gala! VIP All-Access Passes passes that get you into all the events throughout the festival and day passes are also available for an elevated experience without the need for multiple tickets for every event.

2026 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

Friday, August 21st
First Day Matinée Film Block: 11:30am-1pm
Strictly Appalachia Film Block: 2-3:30pm
Notes & Numbers Film Block: 4:15-5:15pm
Opening Night Film Block: 6-7:30pm
Feral Friday Double Feature: 9-11:15pm

Saturday, August 22nd
Mountain Resilience Film Block: 10:30am-12pm
New World, New Me Film Block: 12:45-2pm
That Hits Different Film Block: 2:30-4:15pm
In Your Head Film Block: 4:45-5:45pm
Awards Night Gala: 7:30-9:30pm

Sunday, August 23rd
Sunday Morning Service Film Block: 10:30-11:45am
Catalyst Cinema Film Block: 12:45-2:15pm
Greensboro Massacre Screening & Q&A: 3-4pm
Seeking Connection Film Block: 4:30-6:15pm

To learn more about the Asheville Film Festival, including how you can support our nonprofit and get involved, head on over to our website here: https://www.ashevillefilmfestival.org/

GET YOUR ALL-ACCESS WEEKEND FESTIVAL PASS HERE: https://theashevillefilmfestival.as.me/?appointmentType=81064462

ALL-DAY PASS- FRIDAY: https://theashevillefilmfestival.as.me/?appointmentType=96078964

ALL-DAY PASS- SATURDAY: https://theashevillefilmfestival.as.me/?appointmentType=96079076

ALL-DAY PASS- SUNDAY: https://theashevillefilmfestival.as.me/?appointmentType=96079152

INDIVIDUAL SCREENING TICKETS HERE: https://www.ashevillefilmfestival.org/festival-passes-tickets