Let’s meet at the picnic shelter at the base of the ramp and enjoy a leisurely stroll around Weaverville’s Lake Louise. This .61 mile gravel loop is suitable for strollers, carriers, and young walkers. We’ll complete our walk at the playground by the lake and let the little folk play!
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Annual Neighborhood Yard Sale
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Harry Potter Craft Night (all ages)
Asheville Harry Potter Alliance is celebrating World Book Night by hosting a free Harry Potter craft night! Crafts will include painting your own wand, making buttons out of unusable Harry Potter books, and learning to make Harry Potter origami and bookmarks!
Fun for all ages–kids and/or adults!
World Book Night was established in the United Kingdom by The Reading Agency in 2011. This worldwide event celebrates the importance of books, reading, and literacy. It takes place on April 23rd every year.
The Asheville Harry Potter Alliance is participating in Accio Books, the HPA’s annual book drive. Bringing a book to donate at this event is encouraged! Books collected during this event will be donated to The POP Project, a local organization that gives books to communities in need of them, and to HPA Masaka, a chapter in Uganda, Africa that is building a school and in the process of collecting enough books to stock a library. This event is open to all ages.
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FREE Lunch
Every Thursday
A cafe that serves 100% rescued food from local agencies to offer a FREE, dignified, meal for all of Asheville.
Reducing Waste, Building Community
All are welcome!
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Asheville City Market South (Farmers Market)
Wednesdays, April-Oct Noon-4pm
Baked goods, bread, plant starts, spring veggies, eggs, meat, snacks and lots of surprises!
EBT, credit, and debit cards accepted; purchase tokens at the market’s information table.
DOUBLE SNAP! Asheville City Market and Asheville City Market South are now able to offer double tokens for SNAP users! All EBT transactions will be doubled at both markets! Stop by the market booth for more details.
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Asheville City Market Downtown (Farmers Market)
Saturdays, Jan-March 10:00am-1:00pm (Winter Season)
Saturdays, Apr-Dec 9:00am-12:00pm (Regular Season) No market the last two weeks of the year.
North Market Street between Woodfin and Walnut streets in downtown Asheville. The street is closed to traffic during market times.
ASAP’s Double SNAP for Fruits and Vegetable program is available at Asheville City Market. As a SNAP customer, you swipe your EBT card for any amount, then receive that amount in SNAP tokens as well as an additional match, up to $20, in Farm Fresh Bucks, which can be used to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables.
Free parking for customers is available at the HomeTrust Bank lot and at the Family Justice Center lot across from the YMCA at 35 Woodfin Street. Handicapped parking is available. There is a bus stop on the N1 and N2 routes one block away, on Broadway. Buses stop at both Woodfin and Walnut streets.
Market vendors feature farm fresh produce, local eggs, meats, farm-raised trout, wild salmon, fresh baked goods, handmade pasta, gourmet cheeses, honey, preserves, salsas, flowers, natural body care products, and artisan crafts.
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Essential Oils Workshop
Join us as we crack open our Wellness Toolbox & fill it with easy ways to incorporate holistic wellness for the entire family. Come learn & experience hands on, some facts, truths, & resources on Essential Oils. We will dive into many of the common & simple ways both experienced & first-time mothers can confidently seek proactive steps to better health. All it takes is one small step to make many large impacts on your families wellness. Be courageous in your families wellness this year & join us.
**You must register for this event at https://
Apr 23 – Essential Oils & Pregnancy Workshop
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Garden Jubilee Festival
Garden Jubilee, one of the largest gardening shows in Western North Carolina, will be held Saturday, May 25 & Sunday, May 26 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm during Memorial Day weekend.
More than 200 plant and craft vendors line Main Street, from Sixth Avenue to Caswell Street, transforming the historic downtown area into an seven-block garden wonderland.
The two-day garden & plant extravaganza features local and regional nurseries selling thousands of annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs and hard-to-find plants. Crafters will offer distinctive garden art, and there will be handmade lawn furniture, jewelry, garden tools, planters, wind chimes, birdhouses, soaps and pottery. Visitors can also learn the latest techniques and tips from gardening experts located throughout the festival as well as presenting on the stage located in the Welcome Center parking lot.
Garden Jubilee is hosted by the Friends of Downtown Hendersonville, NC.
More info at https://www.visithendersonvillenc.org/garden-jubilee
Please leave your pets comfortably at home, Hendersonville City ordinance prohibits animals in the event area
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JCC Falafel 5K and Splash+Dash 2024
The only race in town that ends with some delicious falafel. Participating in the Falafel 5K will motivate you to get out into the beautiful spring weather and stay healthy and active. You can run our course complete with prizes for winners OR choose your own course for the Virtual 5K. Proceeds from the Falafel 5K support the JCC’s many programs and lifelong learning opportunities. Participants in the Asheville JCC’s Virtual 5K will run a 5K course of their choosing on Sunday, May 19th at whatever time suits them, log their time via a log button on the JCC website, and submit.A limited number of adult athletes will swim 800 yards in the “Splash” and then head over to the start line for the Falafel 5K “Dash”. We will keep track of your times for both events, but your transition time will not be counted. We are also holding a youth “Splash + Dash” where a limited number of kids ages 8-12 will swim 300 yards and then run 1K.
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Annual Pioneer Day
Join us for our 38th Pioneer Day! Listen to music, learn how to use a loom, support local businesses, or grab a tasty bite from a regional food truck. Check these things out and more at this free event.
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