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Assembly Required: Asheville Designer Toy Expo

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What you need to know

Celebrating its seventh year running in 2025, the *Assembly Required Designer Toy Expo returns to Asheville, and it’s bigger than ever! With a record 50+ artists descending upon Downtown Asheville in February from 21 states including Colorado, South Dakota, Texas, Rhode Island, as well as Canada. As the premiere destination for independent designer, bootleg and art toy artists and collectors from across the North America, *Assembly Required honors this melting pot of artistic expression, inspired by pop culture and street art. Parental discretion is advised.

Local's Tip

In addition to absorbing ticketing and credit card surcharges, ticket sales for 2025 have been reduced to honor the environmental and financial challenges since September.

What the locals say

"As a sponsor for the first seven years the event has been in operation, "Morgan’s Comics was proud to be part of this groundbreaking show supporting well-known as well as up-and-coming designer toy artists. We were grateful for the opportunity to meet and connect with kindred nerdom talent in this spectacular annual event." - Morgan Albritton Layton, Owner (Morgan’s Comic’s)

What you need to know

Celebrating its seventh year running in 2025, the *Assembly Required Designer Toy Expo returns to Asheville, and it’s bigger than ever! With a record 50+ artists descending upon Downtown Asheville in February from 21 states including Colorado, South Dakota, Texas, Rhode Island, as well as Canada. As the premiere destination for independent designer, bootleg and art toy artists and collectors from across the North America, *Assembly Required honors this melting pot of artistic expression, inspired by pop culture and street art. Parental discretion is advised.

What the locals say

"As a sponsor for the first seven years the event has been in operation, "Morgan’s Comics was proud to be part of this groundbreaking show supporting well-known as well as up-and-coming designer toy artists. We were grateful for the opportunity to meet and connect with kindred nerdom talent in this spectacular annual event." - Morgan Albritton Layton, Owner (Morgan’s Comic’s)

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