Asheville Community Theater Production of Rent, sponsored by WNCAP

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Date: February 6, 2026
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Asheville Community Theater
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Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize–winning musical follows a year in the life of young artists and friends struggling to create and survive in New York City under the shadow of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. With an iconic rock score including “Seasons of Love,” “Take Me or Leave Me,” and “La Vie Bohème,” RENT is a powerful, deeply human story that continues to move generations.

Supported by a live 5-piece band!

Run Time: 2 hours and 20 minutes with one 15-minute intermission.
Accessibility: Accessible wheelchair/scooter seating and Listening Devices are available for all Mainstage performances.
Content Awareness: This show contains adult content, drug use, strong language, and period-specific references to the HIV/AIDS crisis.

December Tea Dance

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Date: December 14, 2025
Time: 4-7 PM
Location: Banks Ave Bar, 32 Banks Ave, Asheville, NC
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The elves are coming back out for the big holiday event. Our holiday tea dance is supporting the great work of WNCAP. Each year we celebrate this great organization working hard in our community. Join DJ Dan and bring your friends. It's a festive, fun, fellowship with joy and laughter. Banks Ave Bar- December 14, […]

Haywood Pride

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Date: June 27, 2025
Time: Friday - Sunday
Location: Main Street, Waynesville
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Haywood County’s first full-scale Pride Parade & Festival, Pride on Main works towards a future without discrimination where all people have equal rights and access to safe spaces both virtually and physically.

Yanci-Mitchell Pride Fest

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Date: June 14, 2025
Time: 1 PM - 6 PM
Location: Penland School of Craft
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Join MY Pride for PrideFest: Holler Back Stronger—a joyful, in-person celebration of LGBTQIA+ resilience, creativity, and community. Get ready for a full day of music, movement, making, and magic — a space to embrace your true self, connect with others, and celebrate all the vibrant ways we show up in the world.

Trans Pride Festival

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Date: June 21, 2025
Time: 12:00 - 6:00
Location: High-Wire Brewing
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Please join us as we celebrate Trans lives, Trans culture, Trans health, and our beautiful community of Trans youth. Stop by the WNCAP table to learn more about our programs and services, grab some free safer-sex supplies, and find out about upcoming volunteer opportunities, events, and news from our event day staff. 

Sylva Pride

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Date: September 15, 2025
Time: 1:00 -6:00 PM
Location: Sylva, NC
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Sylva Pride is an inclusive organization that celebrates LGBTQ+ identities across Western North Carolina.

Christmas in July Drag Brunch

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Date: July 6, 2025
Time: 11:00 am AND 1:00 PM
Location: HiWire Event Space *Biltmore Village* 2B Huntsman Pl, Asheville, NC 28803, 28803
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Don we now our gay apparel at Christmas in July, a dazzling drag show brunch extravaganza set for Sunday, July 6. There will be TWO SHOWS, one beginning at 11:00 a.m. and a second at 1:00 p.m. This year's Christmas in July will take place at Highwire Brewing in Biltmore Village at 2A Huntsman Pl. Asheville, NC […]

National HIV Testing Day

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Date: June 27, 2025
Time: 9:00 am -5:00 pm
Location: Walgreen's Pharmacy
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Don't miss your chance to get your FREE HIV test this year on National HIV Testing Day, taking place on June 27th. New screening guidelines recommend that everyone between the ages of 15 and 65 get tested for HIV because early diagnosis and treatment, helps people live a long, healthy life and drastically reduces the risk of transmission.  Free testing will be available at Walgreens in […]

Rahim Thawer Book Release

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Date: June 25, 2025
Time: 6 PM - 7PM
Location: Malaprops Bookstore
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Join us Wednesday, June 25, for a book launch, reading and discussion with Rahim Thawer, author of "The Mental Health Guide for Cis & Trans Gay Guys." Thawer's book offers  a safe, inclusive space to examine, understand, and heal from systemic and interpersonal threats to mental well-being. WNCAP's own Director of Prevention Raymond Velazquez-Turner will be leading a discussion […]

Hendersonville Pride Festival

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Date: June 7, 2025
Time: 12:00 - 5:00 PM
Location: Jackson Park, Hendersonville, NC
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Hendersonville Pride is committed to promoting respect, visibility, acceptance, and building a community of inclusion for all people.