Celebrate the matriarchs in your life with a memorable High Tea experience at The Omni Grove Park Inn.
Whether you’re expressing gratitude as a daughter, partner, or friend, our lavish Mother’s Day Tea Party offers an enchanting affair filled with soft melodies of a local violinist, delectable hors d’oeuvres, and artisanal activities.
Join us for the Jump off Rock Half Marathon + 10k Artisan Market and Race Expo on May 10, 2024 at Continuum Art!
Local artisans will be showcasing and selling their products and services alongside running related vendors.
On the Fourth Tuesday of every month, general admission to the Cradle of Forestry is FEE FREE! Additionally, National Get Outdoors Day (Sat, June 8th, 2024) and Public Lands Day (Sat, Sept 28th, 2024) are also FEE FREE.
Gather up your family and friends, pack a picnic lunch, and go discover how this innovative educational institution shaped our country’s history and imagine how it felt to be one of its first pupils.
Their trails offer visitors a chance to explore historical buildings from the time of the Biltmore Forest School (1898-1914), climb aboard and ring the bell of a 1914 Climax logging train engine, and interact with historical interpreters through programs and special events.
Inside their Discovery Center, you’ll find a gift shop, a spacious theater playing a short film about the history of their site, and an interactive exhibit hall, including a historic Bell UH-1F helicopter for children to take a virtual flight to see and feel what it must be like to work as a US Forestry Helicopter pilot.
2024 FEE FREE DAYS:
The typical 2024 fees for general admission at the Cradle of Forestry are as follows:
Join us to discover some one-of-a-kind handmade goods & support local small businesses! We’ll have a variety of local vendor selling hand made and vintage goods. Stop by early for Brunch from 10:00-3:00. Mini golf available all day!
The Appalachian True Mountain Market is a showcase of the craftsmanship, creativity, skill and ingenuity that have shaped mountain culture for centuries. This Saturday market in Downtown Waynesville will feature a special collection of artisans, performers, demonstrators, and educational displays that celebrate Appalachian culture and preserve the sacred ways of mountain life.
The festival takes place between two historic Waynesville locations- the Main Street District and historic Shelton House a few blocks away and will be part of a larger grouping of heritage-themed events planned for “Carolina Heritage Weekend.”
May 4th … Find the perfect handcrafted gift for Mother’s Day in the lower level parking lot of the Folk Art Center where 25 Guild members will sell their work in outdoor booths. Disciplines represented: bladesmithing, glassblowing, wheel-thrown and hand-built ceramics, woodturning, metalsmithing, leatherwork, and furniture making. Participants TBA. LEARN MORE HERE
June 1st … Find the perfect handcrafted gift for Father’s Day in the lower level parking lot of the Folk Art Center where 25 Guild members will sell their work in outdoor booths. Disciplines represented: bladesmithing, glassblowing, wheel-thrown and hand-built ceramics, woodturning, metalsmithing, leatherwork, and furniture making. Participants TBA. LEARN MORE HERE
The Start of the 2024 Woodfin 5K is 9:00 on Saturday, April 27th in Woodfin, NC. The run/walk is hosted by, located at, and a FUNdraiser for the Woodfin Elementary School.
Kids 11 and under run for free! Just make sure that they are registered. To do so, visit our website: https://runsignup.com/woodfin5k
Walk & Talk, Playground Fun, Mama Connection, and Resource Sharing. Email Shelbiee@childrenandfamily.org for more information.
Find music, activities, and something for the whole family to enjoy at this annual celebration of the Shiloh community open to everyone.
For more information, please contact Shiloh Community Center at (828) 274-7739.
Parents take you a night off, let us have fun with the kiddos!! Board Games, Candy Bar Bingo & Pizza!!
Bring your favorite board or card games to play with friends OR play our games!
Be sure to email or call our office to register your young people. Supervision will be provided. Please email Sherrie.Stokes@uss.salvationarmy.org or call 828-693-4181 to register your child. Limited spots available.