Drop your kids off at Hahn’s Gymnastics for some time to yourself and get some last minute shopping done. We will be decorating sugar cookies, making a Christmas ornament and watching a Christmas movie! Dec.14th,15th, 21st &22nd from 2-6 pm for $15 for your 1st child and $12 for each additional sibling each time they come.
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Free Holiday Hay Rides
Your family can enjoy taking in the beautifully decorated Main Street from the back of a tractor-drawn wagon! These free rides take place in conjunction with the Hendersonville Iceless Skating Rink, and pick up/drop off at the Visitor Center, located at 201 S Main Street.
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BOGO Gift Cards and Wild Child Christmas Party
Dec 9th, 6:00pm-8:00pm … Wild Wing Cafe (South Asheville, NC) … Buy a $25 Gift Card, get a $25 Holiday Certificate FREE!
Starting at 6pm, while supplies last. PLUS- Kids eat FREE from 6-8pm (with adult purchase) and can decorate an Ornament to hang on our tree or take home!
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Dec 10th, 6:00pm-8:00pm … Wild Wing Cafe (161 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC) … Buy a $25 Gift Card, get a $25 Holiday Certificate FREE! Starting at 6pm, while supplies last. PLUS- Kids eat FREE from 6-8pm (with adult purchase)
and can decorate an Ornament to hang on our tree or take home!
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Craggy Mountain Line Railroad Jingle Bell Trolley GIVEAWAY CONTEST!
Family Friendly Asheville has partnered up with Craggy Mountain Line Railroad, to bring you an awesome giveaway contest! Your prize pack will include a family pack of passes on their 8th Annual Jingle Bell Trolley (4 passes to 1 winner at 5:00pm on December 19th, and 4 passes to 1 winner at 5:00pm on December 20th)! Be transported back in time to their 1940’s themed tradition Christmas depot! Decorated like a winter wonderland, their train cars are bustling with elves, lively Christmas critters and classical Christmas music. Fun for the whole family, the jingle bell trolley ride takes you down the mountain and up again along the historic Craggy Mountain Line Railroad. Afterwards, you’ll get to have a visit with Santa in his very own trolley! Lastly, you’ll enjoy free refreshments such as cookies and hot cocoa to warm up from a chilly Christmas ride. At the end of your visit, look around at all their restored cars, decked out in lights!
Craggy Mountain Line Railroad is a Non-Profit Organization which owns and operates the last three miles of the historic Craggy Mountain Line in Woodfin, North Carolina, working to make the rails open for the public to ride, and they do trolley rides and events throughout the year (like their hugely popular Dinosaur Day, and Hayride on the Rails!), and are one of the BEST places to have your birthday parties!
Deadline to enter is 8:30pm on Wednesday, December 11th, 2019.
Winner will be chosen at random, and will be announced December 11th after 8:30pm on the Family Friendly Asheville Facebook page.
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Learn more HERE: http://bit.ly/CraggyMtnLineRlrdFBGvwy
✔️ This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, and your entry is your agreement to release them of all liability associated with this contest.
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FREE Signing with Todd MacFarlane
Nov 30th 12:00pm-2:00pm – Todd MacFarlane at Asheville Comics! “Folks, comic royalty will be here in store, SATURDAY! Todd MacFarlane, Image co-founder, Spawn creator, Venom co-creator, will be here this Saturday for a free signing!!!! Come see us!”
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AVL Food Guild Festivus Market
Bringing back the favorite Blue Ridge Food Ventures Holiday Market, the Asheville Area Food Guild is hosting their inaugural Food Guild Festivus!
Join our hearty crew of local food and beverage producers from all across Western North Carolina, as we celebrate the holiday season, by supporting our favorite neighborhood companies. Bring your friends, your families, and your gift list, since all of our delicious products will be ready for purchase.
We will be showcasing a wide variety of regional vendors, along with hosting some epic drawings, giveaways, and a family friendly UGLY SWEATER COMPETITION!
This event is free, open to the public, and hosted at the AB Tech Downtown Magnolia Building. No registration is required.
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2nd annual Christmas at the Farm
We look forward to hosting our 2nd annual Christmas at the Farm event beginning Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day: 3-8 pm and then Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 11:00am-8:00 pm! We will also open the following weekend, December 6th, 7th and 8th: 11:00 am-8:00 pm.
We will have beautiful fresh cut Frasier Firs, late season apples and our delicious bakery items each day.
We will also have our activities: jumping pillow, apple cannons, playground and wagon rides each day, weather permitting.
We look forward to seeing you during this great holiday event!
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Float with a Flick: A Parents-Night-Out Indoor Pool Party (5-12yrs)
Kids ages 5-12 are invited to join YWCA Aquatics for Float with a Flick: A Parents-Night-Out Indoor Pool Party!
When: Friday, February 7th from 6:00 pm to 8:45 pm (Film screens at 6:30)
Where: YWCA’s indoor pool: 185 S. French Broad Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Details:
-No food or drinks allowed on deck.
-Children who can’t touch the bottom will need to wear a life jacket.
-The adult over 18 who drops the child off must also pick him/her up unless prior notice is given.
-Please pick child up by 8:45, building closes at 9:00pm.
–NO floats allowed.
Movie will start at 6:30pm, when movie ends we will have open swim until 8:45pm
-Happy Feet will be featured!
Cost: $5.00 per child. Families do not need to be members of YWCA to register!
Register online HERE or contact Kitty Schmidt at kschmidt@ywcaofasheville.org or (828) 254-7206 ext. 115.
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Winter Camp
The Educational Garden Project is offering a Winter Camp for children. This is a great opportunity for families to have childcare during winter breaks from school and during the weekends leading up to the holidays.
Winter Camp will start the week of Thanksgiving, end the week of New Year’s and run every weekend in-between.
Each day we’ll have ‘Make It/Don’t Buy It’ crafts/gifts available including wrapping paper & ribbons, tags & bows!
Hours:
10:00-2:00
Cost $50 a Day:
Scholarships Available
Includes one $20 or two $10 gifts (Children can make and purchase more gifts)
Location:
The Educational Garden Project is located at Haw Creek Commons, 315 Old Haw Creek Road, Asheville, NC 28805 https://www.hawcreekcommons.com/
Kids can cook, craft and explore our six acre campus with gardens, chickens, greenhouse, playground and more!
Food Provided:
Lunch is provided and every day we’ll also be cooking, baking or canning fresh food.
$20 Gifts (choose one):
Animal Habitat
Bird houses, bat boxes, bee hotels, and butterfly habitat
Baked Goods
Pies, cookies, sweet breads, puddings and more
$10 Gifts (choose two):
Arts & Crafts
Candles, garlands, wreaths, ornaments, plant markers and more
Food as Gifts
Jams, jellies, salsas, pickles and more
Bath Supplies
Bath salts, sugar scrubs, lotions, balms, spritzers and more
Materials and Wrapping Paper for Gifts Provided
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Luminary night in Downtown Hendersonville
Start a new tradition! The Friends of Downtown in partnership with Four Seasons Hospice and downtown merchants invite you to come shop in historic downtown Hendersonville. Follow the illuminated to pathways to merry shops open late for your holiday shopping convenience. The new public restrooms, located at 125 Fifth Avenue will also be open. Stop by and take a break from shopping, enjoy a holiday treat and pick up a downtown merchant map.
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