Take Root Festival is a day to gather in the spirit of community, sustainability, and shared learning.
This free, family-friendly event has something for all ages: live music, local beer, ice cream, a bounce house, farming workshops, art activities, and more!
Admission is FREE!
Join us for a Community Play Dayz with Asheville Adventure Play, Buncombe Partnership for Children, the NC Zoo Kids Zone, and ASAP Growing Minds. This will be a free, community pop-up adventure playground, think DIY playspace created by your kiddos out of recycled materials, on the beautiful Eliada campus in West Asheville.
Appropriate for children ages 1-12 and their adults.
There will be taste tests from ASAP and community resource tables.
Back 2 School Bash- Free Event:
There will be bouncy houses, snow cones, carnival games, we will be giving away school supplies, and there will be a raffle to win a free basket of goodies for the whole family. The Arden Seventh-day Adventist Church on 35 Airport Road in Arden, NC invites all school age kids and their families to this fun and free event!
Connect and kick off the next school year right! This FREE event will feature youth performers, highlight young leaders, have free food, books, and activities for families and kids of all ages, a DJ, and more.
Partner organizations from across our community will be on hand to share their upcoming programs and services. Come grab a water bottle and a sticker with our new youth-created logo and end the summer with some serious fun.
July 21st through Aug 9th
Again this summer, IAM will be distributing school clothes for children enrolled in kindergarten through 5th grade. Providing new and gently used shirts, pants, and shoes, as well as new underwear and socks. Visit our offices and let us help prepare your child for a successful school year!
UPDATED TO ADD! They’ve just announced extended hours for Friday and Saturday, and added free haircuts to Saturday morning! 
EVENT HOURS:Wednesdays 12-1pm
Join Mills River Parks & Recreation in Mills River Park and come have a picnic with professionals this summer and learn more about what they do and explore what equipment they use and ask questions! FREE EVENT! Bring your own picnic lunch. Meet at the Willow Oak Picnic Shelter. All ages welcome.
We are excited to share that XP League Asheville will have its GRAND OPENING where all registrations will receive a Founding Member discount = for life. We plan to have Food Trucks, free chair massages for the parents, and fun activities for kids too young to play on the gaming laptops!
Games we play include Fortnite, Minecraft (bed-wars), Rocket League, Valorant, Apex Legends, Overwatch 2, and League of Legends.
A few years ago the founders of this NC based franchise recognized that online video game environments could be extremely toxic, so they created a league where kids ages 7-17 could join a team and play in person against other youth teams across the country while enjoying a safe environment, PCA certified coach-led sessions, and receive training on how to play with a positive mindset.
July 22nd & 29th
We are excited to share that XP League Asheville will have its Open House where early sign-ups will receive a Founding Member discount for life. Are you thinking “What is XP League?” A few years ago the founders of this NC based franchise recognized that online video game environments could be extremely toxic, so they created a league where kids ages 7-17 could join a team and play in person against other youth teams across the country while enjoying a safe environment, PCA certified coach-led sessions, and receive training on how to play with a positive mindset.
Activities for Kids
Music
Water Games
YMCA Youth Services at Beaverdam is hosting a flea market style yard sale with 20+ vendors selling their wares from new to old and everything in between – stop by to find some treasures while raising money to send a child to camp!
CAR WASH too – Our Leaders-in-training will be washing cars for donations to help send more kids to camp.
Interested in being a vendor? Contact Abby for info:
abreeggemann@ymcawnc.org or 828-775-4706