The heat of the summer catalyzes the transitional changes that we see in ourselves, our culture, and our planet.
This month, we will come together in service of the world, offering songs to heal our earth, our waters, our air, our mountains, our people, our injustices, our hearts.
As always, this event is free and family-friendly.
Bring your prayers, wishes, intentions… and anything you need for comfort.
10am – Green River Library
1pm – Edneyville Library
4pm – Main Hendersonville Library
This is a beautiful slide presentation of Eastern butterflies by Jerry Schneider, creator of the award winning Butterfly Game. Audiences will learn the importance of leaving the screen behind, getting out into fields, back roads, and waterways, investigating places where butterflies find food and lay their eggs.
After the slide show, children will create their own butterfly t-shirts using a combination of Rit fabric dye sprayers, plants, and butterfly cut outs.
Bring a heavy, 100% cotton t-shirt to decorate!
Come join us on a fantastic journey Discovering Gods Truth! Vacation Bible School is for babies thru children in grade 6. Sunday July 16-20, 6:00pm light meal, 6:30-8:30 program.
Registration is the night of VBS
The First Library Olympic Games at the Waynesville Library! “Scavenger Hunts, Trivia, Brain Games, and Physical Challenges.” FREE!
Tuesdays-Saturdays, Year-Round, weather permitting … Enjoy a 90-minute tractor-led haywagon tour of Dr. King’s Farms, nestled amidst the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.
Dr. King’s Farm Tours
From Soil to Sustenance
Dr. King’s Farms encompass a breathtaking total of 500 acres in Leicester, N.C., just 15 minutes from downtown Asheville. The farm is home for American Buffalo (Bison), the rare White Bison, rare Black Bison, milking Camels, African Watusi, North American Elk, Himalayan Yak, and Deer. In our tours, visitors experience, up close and personal, animals raised on top-quality native grasses and pure mountain water as they graze freely in open pastures surrounded by the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Bring your coolers to take back some Bison, Elk, Organic Beef, Yak or natural bacon for some of your best and most memorable eating experiences.
Reservations Required for Tours
Group tours and discounts are available. Our tour season is year round, weather permitting. We can work with you on scheduling.
We are a working farm and need to know at least 24 hours in advance if you plan on touring with us so we can best accommodate your group. Tours start promptly at 10 AM Tuesday through Saturday and last an average of one and a half hours.
Locals get 25% off their bill, today
Meet local farmers and suppliers for Ingles…samples!
The Kidzone is a section of Fun Fest reserved for kid businesses. We welcome all kinds of young entrepreneurs- from lemonade stands to on-demand interpretive dances. Every kid has a special talent, and we want to help them showcase it! Running their own business is a great way to boost kids’ confidence and teach awesome life skills like budgeting, time management, social skills, responsibility, and much more!
Ask your kid what they’re really, really good at. What do they love to do? The sky’s the limit- if your kid wants to sell rides in her imaginary spaceship, go for it! Be silly! Have fun with it! Here are some ideas to get you started:
We recommend that you keep your goods and services under $5 for Fun Fest, but we’re always open to exceptions.
Interested in participating? Fill out their form no later than August 15th.
The Foot Rx Family Trail Series – The Herd takes to the Trails!
The Foot Rx Family Trail Series will take place every Saturday Morning at 8:30 am in July on the campus of Asheville School. This series will offer a 1k and 5k trail running course for families to explore and enjoy trail running together in a fun atmosphere. Runners/walkers of all ages and abilities are encouraged to come out and enjoy family running time.
The Course at Asheville School – is beautiful, rolling, with a variety of terrain. There will be two distances offered.
Series participants will receive a shirt. All finishers will receive a ribbon. Water and Fruit will be provided.
8:00 am – Registration Opens
8:30 am – 5k and 1k Starts
July 30th & 31st 9am-1pm
At the REI Co-op, our not-so-secret goal has always been to help people get outside. That’s why we’re offering a weekend of free REI Outdoor School classes across the country, and celebrating at Carrier Park on July 30 and 31! Learn valuable skills from REI’s outdoor experts at Carrier Park inside the MelloDrome. Take a break from your running, biking or hiking while you fuel yourself with free energy snacks from Clif, Nuun and Aloe Gator and relax in our trailside lounge. Get expert tips on Fix- A- Flat, Trail and Roadside bike repair and Stove and Water Filtration and also a free yoga class Sunday morning. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned adventurer, we hope you’ll join us to learn new skills, make new friends and be reminded that we can all find common ground in the outdoors. Registration recommended.