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AVL Scarefest 8 is canceled due to hurricane Helene
The spookiest little gaming con in the southeast
AVL Scarefest has been offering some of the best gaming experiences and the single most friendly and inclusive gaming community in our region since 2013 (with a couple of Plague years gone missing in there somewhere). We welcome you to join us for tabletop gaming running the gamut of hilarious to creepy to downright unnerving. Along the way maybe you’ll run into our Yeti, get sucked into a LARP with one of the Minions, or find a treasure you never even knew you were looking for.
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Specially Featuring
The Yeti!
Everyone’s favourite monster is back for more snowball fights and shenanigans.
Scarefest Stories
Highly acclaimed and custom written mini-megagames to leave our players with something disturbing to contemplate for an entire year!
What’s that sound?!
There have been a lot of spooky shenanigans at AVL Scarefest in the past, but this is the first time they’re actually giving us chills…what could it be this time?
Classic and modern games run by our stellar complement of Storytellers | Mind’s Eye Theatre Vampire the Masquerade LARP | New to gaming? You are very welcome!
WHAT GAMES WILL COME?
We’re currently working on getting our schedule lined up for this year, but in the past we’ve offered many fabulous games, from the widely acclaimed to the rare and unusual, including:
- D&D — Pathfinder — DCC
- Call of Cthulhu — The Whispering Vault — Monster of the Week
- World of Darkness — Vaesen — Torchbearer
- Ghostbusters — Old School Essentials — Traveller
- Savage Worlds — Dread — Tales From the Loop
- Indie Games — One Page RPGs — Fiasco
- Custom Games of varying degrees of weirdness and terror
- Board Games of All Descriptions!
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TICKETS
We have several types of tickets available to suit your particular whims, from day passes for a brief visit to Honorary Minionhood with the Patron of AVL Scarefest passes. And don’t forget GMs get 1/3 off the price of a weekend pass for each game they run!
FOOD N DRINKS
We have a freakishly huge array of snacks and drinks available for purchase on site (and free tea and coffee!). We also sell meal tickets for buffet-style meals at the beautiful Assembly Inn for those who would rather not have to go looking for their next meal.
ACCOMMODATIONS
We have two different lodging options on site: the (notorious) Winsborough Lodge (probably haunted, definitely full of folks having a good time) and the more refined (and quieter) Assembly Inn. Choose your own adventure! And parking everywhere is free!
GOOD PEOPLE
We have been told over and over again that our gamers are the nicest, most inclusive, most friendly and encouraging crowd most folks have ever encountered at a convention. And it’s true! We can’t take credit for that, but we certainly do take pride in it.
- Stuff You Can Buy:
- Stuff You Can Buy (At the Con)
- Rules & Safety
- Dress Code
- Parking
- Accomodation
- Pricing
- Accessibility
Stuff You Can Buy:
Head on over to our Shop page to pick up:
- Tickets!
- On-Site Lodging (coming soon)
- Meal Tickets
- AVL Scarefest 8 T-Shirts! (coming soon)
- AVL Scarefest environs fantasy maps
Stuff You Can Buy (At the Con)
As always our Minionettes will be selling snacks and drinks, as well as a small supply of t-shirts, commemorative posters, and other merch we come up with along the way.
Other vendors this year will include:
- Wyvern’s Tale (gaming supplies of all sorts)
- Luthrilworks (wood and resin masterpieces)
- Stay tuned for the full Goblin Market roster!
Rules & Safety
- Under 12 years old must have a supervising adult with them at all times.
- 12-15 years olds must have a responsible adult on site at all time.
- Full FAQ can be found here.
- Current purchase and COVID policies can be found here.
Dress Code
Costumes strongly encouraged…and rewarded.
Parking
Parking is free and available anywhere on site not explicitly marked off. There is a large parking lot a short walk from the gaming hall (but be warned that walk is all up hill).
Accomodation
We will be selling lodging at the Winsborough Lodge here on the site shortly, and will have instructions for purchasing rooms at Assembly Inn up at the same time (Assembly Inn rooms will be sold directly from Montreat this year).
Pricing
Weekend passes are $55, and individual day passes will be available for $25.
Note that GMs get 1/3 off the price of a weekend pass for every game they offer to run!
Accessibility
The gaming hall is wheelchair accessible, as is Assembly Inn. The Winsborough Lodge sadly is not.
PRICING
We offer both weekend passes and day passes, and the special Patron Pass for those who want to show a little extra support!
$25
Day Pass
Can’t stay all weekend? That doesn’t mean you can’t still come and play! Choose Friday, Saturday, or Sunday
Purchase Tickets
$55
Weekend Pass
This pass gets you in for all three days! Gaming! Yetis! Probably cupcakes! Other improbable things!
Purchase Tickets
$130
Patron of AVL Scarefest
This level is here because a lot of people have said they love our con, our tickets are too cheap, and they want to do more. So…here you go. Do more. We’re gonna figure out some special stuff for you, too.
Purchase Tickets
News from the PAST
Don’t worry; there will be news from the future here soon.
AVL Scarefest 8 Is Canceled
What’s New in 2023?
AVL Scarefest Vaccine/Mask Policy
Remembering the Mythos
AVL Scarefest 6 tickets on sale now!
AVL Scarefest 2021 once again postponed due to Plague
We Miss You!
AVL Scarefest 2020 Is Cancelled
Beware the Goblin Market!
Where on Earth Could Yeti Yetisomething Be?
September 25, 2019
About Us
AVL Scarefest has been running for ten years now (with a couple years off for The Plague), and is a beloved gamer tradition just outside Asheville, NC. Featuring a range of gaming from tabletop RPGs to board games to LARPS to excape rooms to the genuinely indefinable, we strive to wrap it all in a welcoming community and spooky veneer.
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Event Location
- Event Location
Freeland Hall
Montreat Conference Center
318 Georgia Terrace
Montreat, NC - Email
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