Calendar of Events
Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.
Interested in adding an event to our calendar? Please click the green “Post Your Event” button below.
Are you looking for a simple, inexpensive way to eat more fresh greens? Are you curious about “microgreens” and why they’re so special and healthful? Dr. Francesco Di Gioia, a micro-green expert, will show us how to grow these nutrient-dense tiny greens in limited space, in a relatively short time, even on a windowsill or in your kitchen. He will share simple tools, tips and techniques and you’re sure to learn ways to make micro-greens a healthy complement to your gardening experience. Program is free but registration is required.
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Eliada Farms is hosting a Spring Plant Sale fundraiser. Come pick up your garden seedlings on our campus!
Open:
Friday 4/19 12noon-5pm
Saturday 4/20 9am-12noon
Payment by credit card only.
Seedlings available while supplies last: vegetables, flowers, culinary herbs, strawberries.
100% of proceeds go to Eliada Homes!
Our pick-your-own tulips are a spring crop, and you are invited to pick as many of these beauties as you like. We charge $2 per stem. You will not need clippers. You can bring your own container or buy one from us.
Tulip season will start on Friday, March 22, 2024.
Hours:
Friday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday: 1 to 4 pm.
Veggie Stars, Herbs, Flowers
ELIDA helping children succeed
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Our popular annual Houseplant Exchange is back and this year we’re going bigger and bolder! We’re adding garden starts and seedlings. Bring in anything you don’t want and take anything you do! The plant exchange is available all hours that the Weaverville Library is open April 16th- May 16th. The exchange is free and self-serve. |
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Join Painters Greenhouse for our 17th Annual Herb Fest!
On Saturday, April 20th come enjoy:
🌿A wide selection of specialty herbs
🌿Special savings on select plants
🌿Home-baked treats from Houston House and drinks & snacks from Leisa’s Kettle Corn on Saturday
🌿Artisan Craft Market with 12 local vendors selling a beautiful array of handmade goods (Including art, metal work, jewelry, leather goods, soaps, prints, and stickers!)
🌿And shopping from our wide selection of plants at the height of our season!
On Sunday, April 21st you will find:
🌿A wide selection of specialty herbs
🌿Special savings on select plants
🌿Enjoy chocolate from Brix Chocolate or take some home for your favorite wine pairing
🌿Argentinian comfort food on Sunday from El Bogedon
🌿And shopping from our wide selection of plants at the height of our season!
Vendors for the Saturday market will include:
- Earth Echoes: Hand crafted soaps and other natural body care products
- Houston House: Home baked goodies made with love!
- Kaysha Siemens: Beautiful botanical jewelry
- Cindi’s Sacred Garden: Organic Soaps, Salves, Teas, Skincare, outdoor natural goods and more
- Leisa’s Kettle Corn: Kettle Corn, Pork Skins, Boiled Peanuts, Soft Pretzels, Shaved Ice, Cinnamon Glazed Nuts, Freeze Dried Candy, Coffee & Sodas
- Beehive 95 Designs: Art prints, totes, stickers, and more featuring original nature illustrations
- Her Heartbeat Farm: Hand-crafted rawhide drums & leatherwork including custom designs. Purses, belts, growler & wine carriers, wallets, small bags for children, Buckskin Medicine Bags, and more.
- Pretty Petals: Beautiful alcohol ink tile creations with vibrant flowers. The ink is dispersed by a straw, air compressor, canned air, or hand blower to make a totally unique one-of-a-kind creation.
- Galaxita: Needle-felted landscapes inspired by sea and sky. These tiny landscapes were first watercolors and then recreated using upcycled wool garments as a canvas and loose wool roving as paint. And hardwood cutting boards & serving trays with salvaged walnut wood from Northern California.
- The Plaide Fox & Lightning Struck: Fractal Lichtenberg burning and copper jewelry and charms.
- Darcys Daydreams: One-of-a-kind metal wall art, lanterns, and jewelry
- Instar Innovations: Insect diarramas and greeting cards plus information on moths and butterflies as pollinators & a display case from an ecological collection
Our Spring 2024 Featured Herbs:
- Anise Hyssop
- Basil, African Blue
- Basil, Cinnamon
- Basil, Everleaf Genovese
- Basil, Holy
- Basil, Holy – Red and Green
- Basil, Lemon
- Basil, Pesto Perpetuo
- Basil, Purple Ruffles
- Basil, Red Ruben
- Basil, Sweet
- Basil, Sweet Large Leaf Italian
- Basil, Thai Siam Queen
- Basil, Lettuce Leaf Tuscany
- Borage
- Calendula
- Catnip
- Chamomile, German/Common
- Chives, Common
- Chives, Garlic
- Cilantro, Santo
- Curry Plant
- Cutting Celery
- Dill, Fernleaf
- Dill, Superdukat
- Echinacea angustifolia
- Eucalyptus, Baby Blue Bouquet
- Fennel, Bronze
- Feverfew
- French Tarragon
- Jewels of Opar
- Lavender, Phenomenal
- Lavender, Superblue
- Lavender, Vera (Lavandula angustifolia)
- Lemon Balm
- Lemon Grass, East Indian
- Lemon Verbena
- Lovage
- Marjoram, Sweet
- Mexican Mint Marigold
- Nasturtium, Dwf Jewel Mix
- Oregano, Mexican
- Parsley, Flat Leaf Italian
- Parsley, Moss Curled
- Patchouli
- Rosemary, Arp
- Rosemary, Hills Hardy
- Sage, Bergartten
- Sage, Garden Grey
- Sage, Pineapple
- Sage, Purple
- Sage, Tricolor
- Salad Burnet
- Salvia, Pineapple Sage
- Santolina, Grey Lavender Cotton
- Savory, Summer
- Savory, Winter
- Stevia
- Tarragon, French
- Thyme, English (Thymus vulgaris)
- Thyme, Hi-Ho Silver (Thymus argentea)
- Thyme, Magic Carpet (Thymus serpyllum)
- Thyme, Pink Chintz (Thymus serpyllum)
- Valerian, Common
Our pick-your-own tulips are a spring crop, and you are invited to pick as many of these beauties as you like. We charge $2 per stem. You will not need clippers. You can bring your own container or buy one from us.
Tulip season will start on Friday, March 22, 2024.
Hours:
Friday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday: 1 to 4 pm.
Join us to make your own unique plant markers using scrabble tiles. Plant markers help you remember what seeds you planted in your garden or identify your potted plants. This event is for teens and adults. All supplies will be provided. Registration is required and space is limited.
Join Painters Greenhouse for our 17th Annual Herb Fest!
On Saturday, April 20th come enjoy:
🌿A wide selection of specialty herbs
🌿Special savings on select plants
🌿Home-baked treats from Houston House and drinks & snacks from Leisa’s Kettle Corn on Saturday
🌿Artisan Craft Market with 12 local vendors selling a beautiful array of handmade goods (Including art, metal work, jewelry, leather goods, soaps, prints, and stickers!)
🌿And shopping from our wide selection of plants at the height of our season!
On Sunday, April 21st you will find:
🌿A wide selection of specialty herbs
🌿Special savings on select plants
🌿Enjoy chocolate from Brix Chocolate or take some home for your favorite wine pairing
🌿Argentinian comfort food on Sunday from El Bogedon
🌿And shopping from our wide selection of plants at the height of our season!
Vendors for the Saturday market will include:
- Earth Echoes: Hand crafted soaps and other natural body care products
- Houston House: Home baked goodies made with love!
- Kaysha Siemens: Beautiful botanical jewelry
- Cindi’s Sacred Garden: Organic Soaps, Salves, Teas, Skincare, outdoor natural goods and more
- Leisa’s Kettle Corn: Kettle Corn, Pork Skins, Boiled Peanuts, Soft Pretzels, Shaved Ice, Cinnamon Glazed Nuts, Freeze Dried Candy, Coffee & Sodas
- Beehive 95 Designs: Art prints, totes, stickers, and more featuring original nature illustrations
- Her Heartbeat Farm: Hand-crafted rawhide drums & leatherwork including custom designs. Purses, belts, growler & wine carriers, wallets, small bags for children, Buckskin Medicine Bags, and more.
- Pretty Petals: Beautiful alcohol ink tile creations with vibrant flowers. The ink is dispersed by a straw, air compressor, canned air, or hand blower to make a totally unique one-of-a-kind creation.
- Galaxita: Needle-felted landscapes inspired by sea and sky. These tiny landscapes were first watercolors and then recreated using upcycled wool garments as a canvas and loose wool roving as paint. And hardwood cutting boards & serving trays with salvaged walnut wood from Northern California.
- The Plaide Fox & Lightning Struck: Fractal Lichtenberg burning and copper jewelry and charms.
- Darcys Daydreams: One-of-a-kind metal wall art, lanterns, and jewelry
- Instar Innovations: Insect diarramas and greeting cards plus information on moths and butterflies as pollinators & a display case from an ecological collection
Our Spring 2024 Featured Herbs:
- Anise Hyssop
- Basil, African Blue
- Basil, Cinnamon
- Basil, Everleaf Genovese
- Basil, Holy
- Basil, Holy – Red and Green
- Basil, Lemon
- Basil, Pesto Perpetuo
- Basil, Purple Ruffles
- Basil, Red Ruben
- Basil, Sweet
- Basil, Sweet Large Leaf Italian
- Basil, Thai Siam Queen
- Basil, Lettuce Leaf Tuscany
- Borage
- Calendula
- Catnip
- Chamomile, German/Common
- Chives, Common
- Chives, Garlic
- Cilantro, Santo
- Curry Plant
- Cutting Celery
- Dill, Fernleaf
- Dill, Superdukat
- Echinacea angustifolia
- Eucalyptus, Baby Blue Bouquet
- Fennel, Bronze
- Feverfew
- French Tarragon
- Jewels of Opar
- Lavender, Phenomenal
- Lavender, Superblue
- Lavender, Vera (Lavandula angustifolia)
- Lemon Balm
- Lemon Grass, East Indian
- Lemon Verbena
- Lovage
- Marjoram, Sweet
- Mexican Mint Marigold
- Nasturtium, Dwf Jewel Mix
- Oregano, Mexican
- Parsley, Flat Leaf Italian
- Parsley, Moss Curled
- Patchouli
- Rosemary, Arp
- Rosemary, Hills Hardy
- Sage, Bergartten
- Sage, Garden Grey
- Sage, Pineapple
- Sage, Purple
- Sage, Tricolor
- Salad Burnet
- Salvia, Pineapple Sage
- Santolina, Grey Lavender Cotton
- Savory, Summer
- Savory, Winter
- Stevia
- Tarragon, French
- Thyme, English (Thymus vulgaris)
- Thyme, Hi-Ho Silver (Thymus argentea)
- Thyme, Magic Carpet (Thymus serpyllum)
- Thyme, Pink Chintz (Thymus serpyllum)
- Valerian, Common
Join us for the first OGS Forest Farming event of the year!
Explore various ways to integrate tree crops into farm and forest landscapes through a hands-on workshop and tour at A Way of Life Farm. We will demonstrate and practice basic grafting principles, and each participant will graft their own apple or pear tree to bring home.
We will tour the farm’s tree crops–including pawpaw, chestnut, persimmon, and pecan–and discuss how to establish new trees into a silvopasture or orchard, graft onto existing trees, and site considerations for planning.
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Liberation Tools is a cooperative subset of the 501c3 nonprofit Soul & Soil Project based in the unceded Tsalagi (Cherokee) territory of Western North Carolina.
Our mission is to build a collective that sustainably and skillfully crafts quality tools used for growing food, and freely distributes them to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. To support these efforts, we sell these tools for twice the cost of producing one, thereby allowing people with accumulated wealth to access high quality tools by also paying for an identical tool to be sent to a BIPOC land steward.
Spring has sprung, and at the YWCA that means that our talented Nutrition team is cooking up new ways to serve fresh, in-season fruits and vegetables to the children in our Early Learning and Empowerment Child Care programs. We are so grateful to be partnering with the wonderful volunteers who operate Grace Covenant’s Community Garden to receive produce grown specifically for our kitchen! The YWCA has been partnering with Grace Covenant for three years, and we have received over 1000 pounds of healthy, local produce from the garden.
YWCA Nutrition Specialist Melinda Aponte works hard to make the most of the bounty from Grace Covenant, and she also nurtures our own YWCA garden to teach kiddos in our childcare programs healthy habits and get them in the garden. Love the idea of helping to feed children fresh, healthy foods? Volunteer with the YWCA Nutrition team this spring and summer to help out in the YW garden space.
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Liberation Tools is a cooperative subset of the 501c3 nonprofit Soul & Soil Project based in the unceded Tsalagi (Cherokee) territory of Western North Carolina.
Our mission is to build a collective that sustainably and skillfully crafts quality tools used for growing food, and freely distributes them to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. To support these efforts, we sell these tools for twice the cost of producing one, thereby allowing people with accumulated wealth to access high quality tools by also paying for an identical tool to be sent to a BIPOC land steward.
BULLINGTON GARDENS Plant sale
Pollinators are keystone species and plants and humans depend on them for survival. Gardeners can have a HUGE impact on supporting these amazing creatures even if you don’t have space for a full garden.
Pollinator container gardens are an excellent, quick and easy way to bring more bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to your space whether in a small garden yard, condo or deck. Learn how to select the correct containers and pollinator friendly plant combinations to transform your space into a pollinator friendly habitat.
Wear appropriate attire (hat, sunglasses and sturdy shoes and bring some water) as most of this presentation will be held outside.
The talk is free, but seating is limited and registration using Eventbrite is required.
| Presenters: John Fieselman and Nancy Birmingham, Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteers
Pollinators are keystone species and plants and humans depend on them for survival. Gardeners can have a HUGE impact on supporting these amazing creatures even if you don’t have space for a full garden. Pollinator container gardens are an excellent, quick and easy way to bring more bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to your space whether in a small garden yard, condo or deck. Learn how to select the correct containers and pollinator friendly plant combinations to transform your space into a pollinator friendly habitat. Wear appropriate attire (hat, sunglasses and sturdy shoes and bring some water.) as most of this presentation will be held outside. Registration: The talk is free, but seating is limited and registration is required. Please click on the link below to register. If you encounter problems registering or if you have questions, call 828-255-5522. |
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Spring has sprung, and at the YWCA that means that our talented Nutrition team is cooking up new ways to serve fresh, in-season fruits and vegetables to the children in our Early Learning and Empowerment Child Care programs. We are so grateful to be partnering with the wonderful volunteers who operate Grace Covenant’s Community Garden to receive produce grown specifically for our kitchen! The YWCA has been partnering with Grace Covenant for three years, and we have received over 1000 pounds of healthy, local produce from the garden.
YWCA Nutrition Specialist Melinda Aponte works hard to make the most of the bounty from Grace Covenant, and she also nurtures our own YWCA garden to teach kiddos in our childcare programs healthy habits and get them in the garden. Love the idea of helping to feed children fresh, healthy foods? Volunteer with the YWCA Nutrition team this spring and summer to help out in the YW garden space.
- Free admission
- Free parking
- Free workshops
BULLINGTON GARDENS Plant sale
Plant Clinic is returning to the WNC Herb Festival after a Covid hiatus of 4 years. This is always a lively and popular event for gardeners and EMG volunteers.
Plant Clinic is returning to the WNC Herb Festival after a Covid hiatus of 4 years. This is always a lively and popular event for gardeners and EMG volunteers.
Our table will be located at the entrance hall to the Davis Event Center at the Ag Center. The Ag Center is located across the highway from the Asheville Airport. A link to an Ag Center map and directions can be found at
Just bring your enthusiasm, curiosity and questions. Extension Master Gardeners will be
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- Free admission
- Free parking
- Free workshops