June 24th, July 8th, July 22nd, & August 5th
An old-fashioned mountain hoe down! Live mountain music & clogging, instructions & demonstrations, concessions, Historic Courthouse – 6:30-9pm
Bring a chair, your dancin’ shoes, but leave pets at home by Town ordinance.
Starting June 6th through August 8th from 6:00-9:00PM each Friday night
Picking in the Park will be hosted this year by WPTL! This year it will be called” Picking in the Parking Lot”. Starting June 6th through August 8th from 6:00-9:00PM each Friday night in the Parking lot across the street from the Bethel Christian Academy and behind American Cleaners. WPTL will continue to broadcast it live every Friday night from 6:00-8:00.
Each Friday during the summer months‚ one bluegrass or old-time band and one clogging team are hired to perform for Pickin’ in the Parking Lot. Several hundred people come to listen‚ setting up their lawn chairs a distance from the stage. The band performs songs and tunes and provides the music for the clogging team which typically does a succession of five- to ten-minute routines. At other spots away from the stage‚ local musicians meet and play in numerous jam sessions.
THE 2025 SCHEDULE:
The fifth annual Box Turtle Day celebrates North Carolina’s state reptile, the eastern box turtle. Participants can sign up for guided box turtle telemetry hunts, watch live reptile demonstrations, make turtle crafts and follow Shelly, the Arboretum’s resident turtle, along the Arboretum’s self-guided TRACK Trail.
A fun time for parents and little ones to come together and move! Through games and songs, they will learn spatial awareness, how to connect with others in a group, and gain practice following simple directions as a team. Most importantly, their confidence in their movement abilities and readiness to be part of group classes will take off! Most Saturdays, from 9:30 – 10:00 am.
FREE SUMMER CLASSES
July 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, & August 6th
Join us for a healthy lunch and presentation about gardening with kids.
FREE when you bring salad, bread, or healthy desert to share. ($4 per adult, if you don’t bring a dish.) Kids eat free. Drinks provided.
Presentation from 11:30-12 with lunch and Q&A to follow.
Gardening with Kids
How Your Family Can Grow Carrots, Creativity and Connections
Amy Landers, Gardens That Matter
*Discover 10 benefits of a family garden.
*Learn ways to get your kids involved.
*Special garden activity for kids by ECC staff during the talk.
*Free tomato seedling from Linda’s Plants for the first 20 pre-registered attendees!
*Beginning and experienced gardeners welcome.
Pre-registration is suggested. Call 828-685-3108.
Presented by Henderson County Parks and Recreation.
Sponsored by Linda’s Plants and Shrubs.
Camp activities include swimming, cooking, farm tours, animal interactions, storytelling, arts & crafts, an loads of learning about your friends the honey bees!
Memorial Day Pool-A-Palooza
Recreation Park: May 28, 12-6pm
May 20th, June 24th, July 22nd, August 26th, September 23rd, and October 28th
Hot dogs, fix in’s, and beverages available with a donation benefitting Meals on Wheels of Buncombe County. NO ALCOHOL ON PREMISES. Restrooms on site. Bring your chairs. All invited!
