Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.

Interested in adding an event to our calendar? Please click the green “Post Your Event” button below.

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
LEAF’s Virtual Yoga Class
Apr 1 all-day
LEAF Online

Yoga is a great way to calm your mind and connect back to yourself. Our amazing Healing Arts coordinator, Sonya Costello, put together this family-friendly yoga class that you can do from anywhere! Get your family together, take a deep breath and find your inner peace. Watch the video here!

Thursday, April 2, 2020
Blood Donations Where Lifesaving Starts
Apr 2 all-day
Blood Connection

It is very important for donors to continue donating in the weeks and months ahead in order to maintain an adequate local blood supply. If you are feeling healthy and well, please make an appointment before donating so we can maintain the proper social distancing. The safety of our donors and staff is our top priority!

LEAF’s Virtual Yoga Class
Apr 2 all-day
LEAF Online

Yoga is a great way to calm your mind and connect back to yourself. Our amazing Healing Arts coordinator, Sonya Costello, put together this family-friendly yoga class that you can do from anywhere! Get your family together, take a deep breath and find your inner peace. Watch the video here!

Friday, April 3, 2020
Blood Donations Where Lifesaving Starts
Apr 3 all-day
Blood Connection

It is very important for donors to continue donating in the weeks and months ahead in order to maintain an adequate local blood supply. If you are feeling healthy and well, please make an appointment before donating so we can maintain the proper social distancing. The safety of our donors and staff is our top priority!

LEAF’s Virtual Yoga Class
Apr 3 all-day
LEAF Online

Yoga is a great way to calm your mind and connect back to yourself. Our amazing Healing Arts coordinator, Sonya Costello, put together this family-friendly yoga class that you can do from anywhere! Get your family together, take a deep breath and find your inner peace. Watch the video here!

Saturday, April 4, 2020
Blood Donations Where Lifesaving Starts
Apr 4 all-day
Blood Connection

It is very important for donors to continue donating in the weeks and months ahead in order to maintain an adequate local blood supply. If you are feeling healthy and well, please make an appointment before donating so we can maintain the proper social distancing. The safety of our donors and staff is our top priority!

LEAF’s Virtual Yoga Class
Apr 4 all-day
LEAF Online

Yoga is a great way to calm your mind and connect back to yourself. Our amazing Healing Arts coordinator, Sonya Costello, put together this family-friendly yoga class that you can do from anywhere! Get your family together, take a deep breath and find your inner peace. Watch the video here!

Volunteer for Park Day Smith-McDowell House POSTPONED TBA
Apr 4 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Smith-McDowell House
The Museum will be CLOSED today while our volunteers are busy dusting, sweeping, raking, vacuuming, brushing…

There is still plenty of time to volunteer for both indoor and outdoor jobs.

Sunday, April 5, 2020
Blood Donations Where Lifesaving Starts
Apr 5 all-day
Blood Connection

It is very important for donors to continue donating in the weeks and months ahead in order to maintain an adequate local blood supply. If you are feeling healthy and well, please make an appointment before donating so we can maintain the proper social distancing. The safety of our donors and staff is our top priority!

LEAF’s Virtual Yoga Class
Apr 5 all-day
LEAF Online

Yoga is a great way to calm your mind and connect back to yourself. Our amazing Healing Arts coordinator, Sonya Costello, put together this family-friendly yoga class that you can do from anywhere! Get your family together, take a deep breath and find your inner peace. Watch the video here!

Monday, April 6, 2020
Conserving Carolina “Kudzu Warriors” at Norman Wilder Forest
Apr 6 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Norman Wilder Forest parking area/trailhead off of Hwy 176,

Join the Conserving Carolina “Kudzu Warriors” as they continue the fight against Kudzu, a non-native and invasive vine, at the Conserving Carolina owned Norman Wilder Forest off of Hwy 176.

The Kudzu Warriors, named for their hard work eradicating Kudzu on Little Warrior Mountain, have been defending the Conserving Carolina nature preserve from Kudzu (and other exotic species) since 2011 and have made a tremendous impact on the property. Areas that were once a mat of Kudzu vines are now lush with native vegetation! But the fight is not over, and we need your help!

Join us Monday from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the Norman Wilder Forest parking area/trailhead off of Hwy 176, between Tryon and Saluda. GPS points (35.22458, -82.27428)

We will supply tools and gloves, but please bring water and a snack for yourself, dress appropriately and bring your own work gloves if you’d like.

To RSVP or for more information call Pam at 828-697-5777, ext 300 or email [email protected].

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Workout Wednesdays Live Brewery Yoga
Apr 8 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Highland Brewing, Co Online

Workout and wind down with us on Wednesdays this month for live yoga classes from Highland Brewing, hosted by our Packaging Manager & Yoga Instructor Extraordinaire, Abbey!

5:30-6:00 Wednesdays. Tune in on Instagram Live & Facebook Live. We hope you can all join us!

Thursday, April 9, 2020
Conserving Carolina “Kudzu Warriors” at Norman Wilder Forest
Apr 9 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Norman Wilder Forest parking area/trailhead off of Hwy 176,

Join the Conserving Carolina “Kudzu Warriors” as they continue the fight against Kudzu, a non-native and invasive vine, at the Conserving Carolina owned Norman Wilder Forest off of Hwy 176.

The Kudzu Warriors, named for their hard work eradicating Kudzu on Little Warrior Mountain, have been defending the Conserving Carolina nature preserve from Kudzu (and other exotic species) since 2011 and have made a tremendous impact on the property. Areas that were once a mat of Kudzu vines are now lush with native vegetation! But the fight is not over, and we need your help!

Join us Monday from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the Norman Wilder Forest parking area/trailhead off of Hwy 176, between Tryon and Saluda. GPS points (35.22458, -82.27428)

We will supply tools and gloves, but please bring water and a snack for yourself, dress appropriately and bring your own work gloves if you’d like.

To RSVP or for more information call Pam at 828-697-5777, ext 300 or email [email protected].

Conserving Carolina Volunteer Information Session (Transylvania County)
Apr 9 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am
ransylvania County Cooperative Extention

Want to know more about Conserving Carolina and how you can help? Join us for a Volunteer Information Session at the Transylvania County Community Services Building. Learn more about how you can help to improve the quality of rivers and trails through local programs like Friends of Brevard Area Trails and the French Broad River Stewards. The session will be held in the Cooperative Extension learning lab.

To RSVP please email Natalie at [email protected]

Friday, April 10, 2020
NC needs more medical volunteers
Apr 10 all-day
North Carolina Government Online

 North Carolina’s emergency management director Mike Sprayberry has renewed the call for medical volunteers.

They’re looking for volunteers with experience in the below categories who are willing to be deployed to affected areas or facilities to provide patient care:

Clinical volunteers

  • Physicians
  • Advanced care providers
  • Nurses
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Clinical support

  • Pharmacy
  • Imaging
  • Respiratory care

Non-clinical support

  • Facility maintenance
  • Safety
  • Administration
Mud Creek Workday WNC Earth Month
Apr 10 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Conserving Carolina

Help us restore this wetland by removing non-native invasive species. This property borders the confluence of Mouth of Mud Creek and the French Broad River. We are working to restore this property from farmland to a functional and healthy wetland. It is important to remove the non-native invasive species to allow native species to thrive.

Must be able to walk ~.25 mile and ability to bend over. Please wear closed-toe shoes and bring plenty of water and lunch. Extra snacks will be provided.

Meet at the Hendersonville office at 9:30AM to carpool or at GPS coordinates (35.406279, -82.529429) at 10:00AM.

RSVP or for more information email [email protected] or call Natalie at 828-697-5777 ext. 211

Saturday, April 11, 2020
NC needs more medical volunteers
Apr 11 all-day
North Carolina Government Online

 North Carolina’s emergency management director Mike Sprayberry has renewed the call for medical volunteers.

They’re looking for volunteers with experience in the below categories who are willing to be deployed to affected areas or facilities to provide patient care:

Clinical volunteers

  • Physicians
  • Advanced care providers
  • Nurses
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Clinical support

  • Pharmacy
  • Imaging
  • Respiratory care

Non-clinical support

  • Facility maintenance
  • Safety
  • Administration
Mud Creek Workday WNC Earth Month
Apr 11 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Conserving Carolina

Help us restore this wetland by removing non-native invasive species. This property borders the confluence of Mouth of Mud Creek and the French Broad River. We are working to restore this property from farmland to a functional and healthy wetland. It is important to remove the non-native invasive species to allow native species to thrive.

Must be able to walk ~.25 mile and ability to bend over. Please wear closed-toe shoes and bring plenty of water and lunch. Extra snacks will be provided.

Meet at the Hendersonville office at 9:30AM to carpool or at GPS coordinates (35.406279, -82.529429) at 10:00AM.

RSVP or for more information email [email protected] or call Natalie at 828-697-5777 ext. 211

Sunday, April 12, 2020
NC needs more medical volunteers
Apr 12 all-day
North Carolina Government Online

 North Carolina’s emergency management director Mike Sprayberry has renewed the call for medical volunteers.

They’re looking for volunteers with experience in the below categories who are willing to be deployed to affected areas or facilities to provide patient care:

Clinical volunteers

  • Physicians
  • Advanced care providers
  • Nurses
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Clinical support

  • Pharmacy
  • Imaging
  • Respiratory care

Non-clinical support

  • Facility maintenance
  • Safety
  • Administration
Monday, April 13, 2020
NC needs more medical volunteers
Apr 13 all-day
North Carolina Government Online

 North Carolina’s emergency management director Mike Sprayberry has renewed the call for medical volunteers.

They’re looking for volunteers with experience in the below categories who are willing to be deployed to affected areas or facilities to provide patient care:

Clinical volunteers

  • Physicians
  • Advanced care providers
  • Nurses
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Clinical support

  • Pharmacy
  • Imaging
  • Respiratory care

Non-clinical support

  • Facility maintenance
  • Safety
  • Administration
Literacy Changing Lives Tour
Apr 13 @ 4:00 pm
Literacy Council

 

Would you like to learn more about how literacy changes our students’ lives?

Please join us for coffee and a one-hour tour of the Literacy Council.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES for 2020

Friday, January 10 – 9am | Monday, February 10 – 4pm | Friday, March 13 – 9am
Monday, April 13 – 4pm | Friday, May 8 – 9am | Monday, June 8 – 4pm

Tuesday, April 14, 2020
NC needs more medical volunteers
Apr 14 all-day
North Carolina Government Online

 North Carolina’s emergency management director Mike Sprayberry has renewed the call for medical volunteers.

They’re looking for volunteers with experience in the below categories who are willing to be deployed to affected areas or facilities to provide patient care:

Clinical volunteers

  • Physicians
  • Advanced care providers
  • Nurses
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Clinical support

  • Pharmacy
  • Imaging
  • Respiratory care

Non-clinical support

  • Facility maintenance
  • Safety
  • Administration
Conserving Carolina Volunteer Information Session
Apr 14 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Conserving Carolina

Want to know more about Conserving Carolina and how you can help? Join us for a Volunteer Information Session at our Hendersonville Office. Learn more about our work and how you can make a difference.

We have everything from office opportunities to workdays on the land.

To RSVP or for more information email [email protected] or call Natalie at 828-697-5777 ext. 211

Bring a Friend Wildflower Hike
Apr 14 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Join Friends of the Smokies for a guided spring wildflower hike on Porters Creek Trail to Fern Falls in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Famous for its display of fringed phacelia, this trail is one of the most spectacular hikes in the Southern Appalachians.

The hike is 3.6 miles with gentle elevation gain.

Members of Friends of the Smokies can bring a friend for free. Not a member of Friends? Join and your first hike is free! The 2020 Classic Hikes of the Smokies in Great Smoky Mountains National Park feature interpretation of the trail, history, and park projects supported by Friends of the Smokies. These hikes support restoration and rehabilitation of some of the Smokies most impacted trails through the Trails Forever program.

Wednesday, April 15, 2020
NC needs more medical volunteers
Apr 15 all-day
North Carolina Government Online

 North Carolina’s emergency management director Mike Sprayberry has renewed the call for medical volunteers.

They’re looking for volunteers with experience in the below categories who are willing to be deployed to affected areas or facilities to provide patient care:

Clinical volunteers

  • Physicians
  • Advanced care providers
  • Nurses
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Clinical support

  • Pharmacy
  • Imaging
  • Respiratory care

Non-clinical support

  • Facility maintenance
  • Safety
  • Administration