Calendar of Events
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.
September 13-22
Welcoming Week is all about what the Y does best – helping people
reach their potential and bringing the community together!
Welcoming Week, an initiative of Y-USA’s national partner Welcoming America, celebrates the growing movement of communities across the U.S. that fully embrace new Americans and their contributions to the social fabric of our country. During Welcoming Week, communities bring together immigrants and U.S.-born residents to promote cross-cultural understanding raise awareness of the benefits of welcoming everyone.
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Reuter Family Y Sept. 16
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Y at Mission Pardee Health Campus Snacks from around the world, cooking demonstrations, arts and crafts, and more. Ferguson Family Y Sept. 15
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Games from across the globe, voter registrations, and more. Hendersonville Family Y Family-friendly events all week long. Asheville Y Sept. 18
Black Mountain Y Sept. 16
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Asheville Running Experience’s Super Hero 5K/Super Villain 10K, Sept. 21
Be a Super Hero and volunteer at the four aid stations along both courses of the Super Hero 5K/Super Villain 10K on Saturday, September 21st from 8:30 a.m through 10:30 a.m. In return..
Asheville Running Experience is making a donation to the Asheville Museum of Science (if the minimum number of volunteers is exceeded). If you’re 21 or older, join the after party at the Salvage Station and get one free beer ticket at Salvage Station after you’ve completed your volunteer shift. To sign up for a shift, please fill out this Google Form and contact AMOS Volunteer/Board Member Bryant Korzeniewski at Bryant.Korzeniewski@gmail.
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YMI Cultural Center’s Goombay Festival, Sept 20 – Sept. 22
Drum Roll Please! Volunteers are needed for the 39th Annual Goombay Festival September 20th-22nd at Pack Square Park in Downtown Asheville. The YMI Cultural Center’s mission is to help promote intercultural ism and the preservation of cultural identity. For more information and to volunteer please contact Dewana Little
at dlittle@ymiculturalcenter.
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Asheville Urban Odyssey, Sept. 22
his urban scavenger hunt will take teams of four around the downtown area via a series of clues to sixteen different locations where they will be required to complete a task before receiving their next clue. Two volunteers will staff each secret location, checking teams in and out, throughout the day. Contact [email protected] directly if you are interested in assisting with this event or sign up by CLICKING HERE.
8 volunteers from a local nonprofit are requested or 2 groups of 4 volunteers (there is a donation compensation for providing volunteers).
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6th Annual Under the Stars Event at Highland Brewing, Sept. 26
AMOS is seeking volunteers to help out during this event from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Thursday, September 26th. For volunteering at “Under The Stars”, you get a FREE TICKET to the “Under The Stars” INCLUDING 1 FREE beer token (21+ only), FREE food, and a FREE Daily Family Pass to AMOS. Additionally, you get a FREE TICKET to the Sirius.B Show that begins after the conclusion of “Under The Stars” at 9 p.m. To sign up for a volunteer shift, please use this Google Spreadsheet and contact AMOS’ Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@ashevillescience.
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Blue Ridge Pride Festival, September 28
Give us 2-4 hours. Enjoy a day of music and memories — and the knowledge that you helped to bring a community together! You’ll also get a little swag: a 11th Annual Festival Tee Shirt, snacks, a drink ticket, and our new Blue Ridge Pride Center buttons and stickers. Volunteer roles include: setup and breakdown, selling wristbands, beverages or merchandise, and assisting with volunteer check-in or VIP. Learn more and sign up here.
It’s been a little over a year since my sweet BB passed away and we as a family are all doing OK but the grief at times is unbearable.
I would imagine there are those that wonder why I continue to support the walk. My support for the walk and its fundraising was never about saving BB from the ravages of the disease. Once you are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, it’s pretty much a death sentence. My support and fundraising efforts to find a cure is with the sincere hope that my children and grandchildren and your children and grandchildren will not suffer from this horrible disease. Great strides are being made in research and I am convinced we will find a cure.
Please consider donating by using the link below. Thanks to all of you, we raised over $27,000 last year which is truly remarkable.
Thank you, Thank you for your continued support.
Fondly,
Robin
Hot Works 4th Asheville Fine Art Show, October 26 & 27, 2019 takes place in Pack Square Park, downtown Asheville. This art show is juried by art professionals and brings artists to sell his/her art in all discipline including paintings, sculpture, clay, glass, fiber, jewelry, wood and more. All art is original and personally handmade by the artist who is present at the show. There is something for everyone, in all price ranges. You will see many artists at this show who do not attend other shows in North Carolina or South Carolina.
As part of our commitment to bring art education into the community, a Youth Art Competition for grades K-8 or ages 5-13 is integrated within a 10×20 space at the Asheville Fine Art Show. Sponsored by Institute for the Arts & Education, the associated 501c3 non-profit organization, all students in grades K-8 or ages 5-13 are encouraged to enter his/her original and personally handmade art that will be publicly displayed in the art show the entire weekend. On Sunday, October 27 at 3pm, there is $250 in youth art awards presented. Students are exposed to the rules and entrepreneurship opportunity of doing art shows for a living. The program brings families to the art show and exposes them to great art.
A monthly gathering of enthusiasts to celebrate all things automotive, share stories and build friendships around a shared passion for cars. The event is FREE and open to all.
DETAILS: http://bit.ly/CarsConcord
https://www.facebook.com/events/837238529957915/?event_time_id=837238549957913
Fly like a superhero down the streets of Asheville.
Dress up as your favorite hero or villain and join us for a fun packed morning 5K or 10K.
Both races are chip-timed events thanks to Right On Time Productions
Participants 21+ will receive an Asheville Brewing beer on us at the post-race party starting at 10:30am.
Or have your littlest hero join us in the Salvage Station field for our
Super Hero Sidekick Training Camp.
A unique hero themed obstacle course just for kids.
Costumes encouraged (but not required)
Top 2 women and top 2 men will receive a gift certificate to Asheville Pizza and Brewing.
Top 2 boys and top 2 girls will receive a gift certificate to Sparky’s Toy Shop.
https://www.facebook.com/events/391108678313742/
Join us for 47 miles and 5300’ of climbing at the 6th annual Dirt Diggler Gravel Grinder! Starting and finishing at the REEB Ranch and sponsored by Oskar Blues Brewery, this course will feature a gravel road tour through Transylvania and Henderson counties. A great 50/50 blend of paved and gravel roads meandering through DuPont State Forest and gated private property, ending on 2 miles of single track. Riders are supported with our well-marked course, chip timing, fully supported rest stops with medical assistance available, and SAG wagons.
REGISTER NOW: https://www.blueridgeadventures.net/dirt-diggler/race-2/
https://www.facebook.com/events/2343644455865873/
You adult child won’t speak to you? Find support through our weekly meetings, every Saturday, Sept. 7 – Nov. 9, 2019, 8:30 am to 9:45 am, at First Congregational Church Library, 1735 Fifth Avenue West. It’s not about who’s right or wrong. It’s about getting on with life.
Summer is all about outdoor fun, spending quality time together as a family and taking in the wonderful sights of nature. Submit your photos of your family hiking, sunlight making its way through the trees or of the fantastic views that make Chimney Rock so special. We’ll use the winning entries on our website and Facebook album, and you’ll win some fun prizes. Photos must be taken within the Chimney Rock section of the Park.
Cost: No cost to enter contest.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2346811038665486/?event_time_id=2346811175332139
Join your friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers for the annual 2019 Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Pack Square Park on Saturday, September 21. Form a team at act.alz.org/Asheville or by calling 800.272.3900.
The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide and 13 locations in our region, this inspiring event calls on participants of all ages and abilities to reclaim the future for millions.
While there is no fee to register, we encourage participants to fund-raise in order to contribute to the cause and raise awareness.
Alzheimer’s is relentless, but so are we. Join us as we walk for the First Survivor of Alzheimer’s.
https://www.facebook.com/events/244654073142452/
The Chasing Trail 8K is the off-road component of the Asheville Running Experience. Enjoy true outdoor adventure in the Asheville city limits! The race will once again be held at Richmond Hill Park.
Registration
Online registration opens on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 and closes at 8:00 PM on Thursday, September 19.
Race Cap
There is a race cap of 100 runners for the Chasing Trail 8K.
Entry Fees
January 15-July 31, 2019 – $20
August 1-September 19 – $25
Race Day – $30
Youth: January 1-Race Day – $20
Prices do not include race shirt. See Stuff section below for details.
Course
Enjoy true outdoor adventure in the Asheville city limits! The Chasing Trail 8K will once again be held at Richmond Hill Park (280 Richmond Hill Drive, Asheville) on a combination of single and double-track trails.
Packet Pickup/Late Registration
Friday, September 20- The Happening – The Salvage Station (468 Riverside Drive) – 4:00-6:00 PM
Saturday, September 21-Packet Pick Up/Late Registration– Richmond Hill Park – 8:00-9:00 AM
Stuff
The Asheville Running Experience is offering shirts for all events on an ala carte basis. If you would like a Chasing Trail 8K shirt, you may purchase one for $10 during the online registration process.
Post-Race
Grab a water and snack, stay for the awards ceremony then head down to the Salvage Station for a complimentary beer (for those 21 and over) and activities of the Super races.
Awards
Awards will be given to the top 10 male and female finishers.
Event details, course maps and registration link–>
http://bit.ly/ChasingTrail8K
https://www.facebook.com/events/2046420792112844/
Community Garden located at the Buncombe County Sports Park.
The mission of Sand HIll Community Garden is to share in garden space, knowledge, and labor with all members of the community. Using organic growing practices we promote community health and wellness by providing fresh produce for garden members and local people in need of food.
Super Hero 5K
The race will start at the Salvage Station and take a right down Riverside. Right turn crossing the Craven St. bridge. Left on Craven. Right hand turn up Weaverville St. Left turn then a left turn again to head down Logan and past the Burger Barn. Left turn back onto Craven and back toward the Salvage Station. See the 5K course map HERE.
Super Villain 10K
This race will start at the same time as the 5K. Left hand turn onto Riverside. Right turn onto Broadway. Merge onto the greenway. Right hand turn up Magnolia. Right turn onto Cumberland. Left turn onto Panola. Right turn onto Montford. Left turn onto Sanatee, Left turn onto Pearson. Left turn down Tacoma and around Tacoma Circle and back to Pearson. Right on Grey, left on Madison. Run behind the Montford Community Center and onto Jersey St. Right onto Cortland. Right on Hill St. Right on River and into the Salvage Station. See the 10K course map HERE.
Super Walkers 1 Mile
For those people who want in on the fun, but don’t want to do the 5k. Dress up in costum or not. Untimed. Walkers, Runners, Strollers allowed.
Super Sidekick Training Camp
This is a hero themed obstacle course created and managed for us by Sun Soo Martial Arts. Only $5 per child. The course will be open from 9am-11am. Complete all 7 challenges and receive a Super Sidekick Training Camp button!
https://www.facebook.com/events/405836206911329/
Kudzu is actually tremendously useful, and the time will come (sooner rather than later) when we will appreciate that. Young leaves are delicious cooked like spinach, the flowers make a lovely jelly, and the vines themselves make durable cordage as well as fiber rivalling bamboo and hemp fibers now being used in everything from carpeting to bedsheets and clothing. If you’re interested in exploring options, you can hook up with Asheville educators here.
“What’s missing isn’t the ideas… it’s the will to execute them.” ~ Seth Godin
Event Details
Big Sweep is a cooperative effort to close out river season with as many cleanups in one day as possible! Not only will groups be on 25+ miles of river, they will also be on land and in creeks doing cleanups. As just one of many organizations involved in this year’s 32nd Annual WNC Big Sweep, RiverLink will be leading a cleanup of the French Broad River along the Biltmore property.
Schedule of the day:
10am: Meet at Hominy Creek River Park
10am-10:30am: Safety training and carpool down to Bent Creek River Park
11am: Cleanup time!
3-6pm: Get off the water and then meet at Zen Tubing on RiverSide Dr. for an after-party with food and beverages!
What to Wear:
Prepare to get wet and dirty! Swimsuits, shorts, tank tops, tshirts. Shoes are important: please wear old sneakers or appropriate water shoes. NO flip flops, crocs, or heavy boots. Bring hat, sunscreen, and water for on the river. All safety gear and cleanup supplies will be provided.
Please note: Asheville Greenworks, MountainTrue, Mills River Partnership, and the City of Hendersonville will also be leading crews on the same date, on different sections. If you’d like to join them please contact each organization with questions about signing up for their teams.
Make sure to RSVP below as we have limited spaces in our boats. If you’d like to bring your own boat(s) you don’t need to RSVP, but we ask that you handle shuttling for your boat(s) yourself.
Fri. Sept. 20 – 4pm – 6pm • Sat. Sept. 21 – 10am -2pm
1855 Little River Road, Flat Rock, NC • Studio 52 Education Building
Rehearsals are Mon.-Thurs. 6 – 9pm Oct. 1 – Nov. 7 (Not everyone will be called every day. (Some Saturday TBD) Show runs Nov. 8 – 17
All roles open. All ages encouraged to audition. Roles include humans and animals.
- Friday: 5-8pm
- Saturday: 11am-8pm
- Sunday: 11am-6pm
- $10 ticket price for all ages.
- Like every year prior, children 3 and under may still enter the event FREE.
- $8 per person for groups of 12 or more. We suggest you book ahead [email protected].
This free self-guided tour is a
celebration of local art when once a year artists across Henderson County
open their doors and invite the public behind the scenes to experience
their creative process. Meet the artists and see their latest work; find
special buys; view demonstrations of their craft. Original works in painting,
sculpture, pottery, jewelry, fiber arts, metal arts, woodworking and glass will
be offered by over 60 artists in 40 studios in the towns of Flat Rock, Tuxedo,
Hendersonville, Horse Shoe, Mills River, and Laurel Park. The Art League
of Henderson County is the Premier Tour sponsor.
Open Studio Tour booklet/maps will be available at Henderson County
Travel and Tourism, the Center for Art and Inspiration and many locations
throughout Henderson County including local galleries. Further information
and printable maps are available online: http://www.hcost.org and on
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/OpenStudioTourofHendersonCounty
Please join us for a fundraiser for the Asheville Humane Society. Pilates with Puppies will be a basic Pilates class, with puppies provided by AHS. Please BYO yoga or Pilates mat and a small towel. Please do not bring your own puppy! $15. Pre-registration required. Register at www.pilateswithpuppies.com. Space is limited and this event will sell out! Questions? Email [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/643113776193192/
Join us any Saturday for outdoor activities at the garden. Local youth involved in programming for building life skills, improving literacy and leadership development welcome young people in the area to join them, and we are always in need of adult volunteers to help with mentoring. Involvement in the Shiloh Community Garden also includes the experience of growing produce organically, lessons in permaculture and the science of sustainability, healthy meal preparation, and entrepreneurship. Come join the fun!
https://www.facebook.com/events/524392424698351/?event_time_id=524392444698349
Qigong (alternatively spelled chi gung or chi kung) is a form of gentle exercise composed of movements that are repeated a number of times, often stretching the body, increasing fluid movement (blood, synovial and lymph) and building awareness of how the body moves through space.
The classes and the introduction to Qigong will be taught by Dr. John Akers.
Dr. Akers is a recently retired Wofford language professor and classical guitarist who has taught wellness classes at Wofford, the Spartanburg YMCA, and Zen Garden. Dr. Akers played and coached collegiate soccer, has practiced meditation over 40 years, and teaches a daily routine of yoga and core strengthening enhanced by Qigong energy play. Dr. Akers is also an avid golfer committed to carrying his own clubs, without a cart.
https://www.facebook.com/events/414684999313998/?event_time_id=414685062647325
What: Tour de Fat Asheville, Saturday, September 21, 2019
Cost: FREE!!!!
Bike Parade:
When: 11 a.m.- Noon
Where: TBA
Festivities at the Brewery:
When: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Main Stage Preformances: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m
Where: New Belgium Brewery, 21 Craven Street, Asheville, NC
NPO Beneficiaries:
Asheville on Bikes
More information: https://www.newbelgium.com/events/tour-de-fat/tour-de-fat-2019-asheville/
New Belgium’s annual Tour de Fat is back for 2019, offering a day packed full of FREE festivities celebrating beer, bikes, and bemusement. Entering its 20th season, the Tour de Fat has raised nearly $6 million dollars for local bike non-profits since it all began. Join us for a three-city tour of bike parades, touring ensembles of comedians, cirque performers, general mayhemists, top-notch live musicians and, of course, world-class New Belgium beer.
It’s a celebration of great beer, good people, and humankind’s most wonderful invention – the bicycle! So, come celebrate self-propelled, two-wheel travel and dress up as your alter ego while raising money for your hometown cycling community — hit the links below to see the Tour de Fat line-up near you.
Get your costume ready. It’s time to shift gears and get weird.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1453647214808732/
As part of the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the YMCA of WNC Nutrition Department hosts free meals for anyone 18 and under at the Ferguson Family YMCA every Saturday!
We serve lunches from 11am -1pm in the Ferguson Y’s Multipurpose Room, and your family does not have to be a member of the Y to participate.
Please consider joining us for healthy food and enriching activities: kids yoga, art, ping pong, and more!
For more information on accessing food and/or volunteering with the program visit: www.ymcawnc.org/nutritionprograms
https://www.facebook.com/events/492101114625413/?event_time_id=492101124625412
Celebrate the arrival of autumn by immersing yourself in nature for a three hour gentle, guided walk in the woods with certified forest therapy guide, Melissa Loken. Deepen your connection with nature as you are guided through a series of invitations crafted to help disconnect from the busy-ness of living. Each invitation will give you the opportunity to slow down, relax and become aware of all your senses as you go as deep as you wish into connection with yourself and the natural world. Forest Bathing is a Japanese inspired wellness practice that has been proven to lower blood pressure, reduce stress, boost immune function, alleviate anxiety and depression, and leave participants feeling calm and relaxed. Forest bathing is a gentle practice in mindfulness or being present in the moment.
Our Vintner’s Table Food Truck is here for the season! Buy salads, cheese boards, our BRAND NEW lobster rolls and more to enjoy with Burntshirt Vineyards wine!
Saturday Hours: 12pm to 6pm
Sunday Hours: 12pm to 5pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/2430723993715642/?event_time_id=2430724043715637
Saturday, September 21, 1 – 3 PM
Learn the basics of colorwork in this two hour workshop! This workshop comes with a copy of the beautiful Foliole Cowl pattern by Christina Danaee, and 20% off our Ranger DK yarns. During the workshop, you’ll work through as much of the Foliole cowl as possible with guidance from the teacher, Emilie Gate. By the end of the class you’ll have the skills you’ll need to finish your cowl on your own, and the skills for any other pattern that involves colorwork.
About the teacher
Emilie works for Echoview selling their Yarn to Shops around the country. She has been knitting for several years and loves to help others learn how to knit, grow in their skills, and be stretched in new ways. When she isn’t knitting she can be found with her four boys or raising their herd of Miniature Dairy Goats on their Mini Farm in Candler.
Come learn the basics of felt painting and needle techniques to create 2D felt wall hangings. We will demonstrate how to create wet felted batts as a base, the quickest way to start a 2D project. Then, we will needle tack merino, alpaca, angora and other types of wool to create a 2D painting of whatever your heart desires. Finally, we’ll run them through Echoview’s Felt Loom to quickly finish the project, a process that would take hours needling by hand! All supplies are included, but feel free to bring your own wool or roving if you’d like.
About the teacher:
Yoko is a felter, spinner, knitter, gardener and mother to many rabbits and ducks, including 8 Angoras who share their wool for lots of fiber fun. She has been an artist her entire life and rarely follows a given pattern, preferring to find a medium and make it her own. Working at Echoview with all the roving around her, she took up felt work and hasn’t looked back. She’s constantly on the lookout for new fibers, techniques and creative friends – whether chatting at craft night or cruising the isles of local craft events. She has taught a variety of art mediums to makers from babies to hospice patients over the years and enjoys bringing out the creative side in everyone!
What: Public informational meeting and casual Anniversary Reception, with speakers on a wide range of environmental justice and water issues, including coal ash, safe and affordable water for low income residents, testing wells for contamination, missed opportunities to stop GenX pollution, and climate and Environmental Justice. Anniversary cake and refreshments will be served.
When: Saturday, Sept. 21, from 1:30 to 5:00 PM
Where: The Grey Eagle Music Hall, 185 Clingman Ave. Asheville
Register by September 17th to assure your seat and refreshments. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-35-years-of-working-with-nc-communities-tickets-69230342819, or go to www.cwfnc.org and click on the link. $15 in advance, $25 includes one year membership, $30 at the door if any tickets available.
Weekly tour to learn more about us and our production process. Tickets are $12 (no reservation needed)
https://www.facebook.com/events/242724763258957/?event_time_id=242724926592274