April 2025
(Last update: April 3, 2025)
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Weekly on Mondays:
*Pickleball - $10/10 pickles, $25/20 pickles – 9am-1pm – Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center
*AARP Foundation Tax-Aide for Seniors – FREE w/appointment – 9am-1:30pm – Black Mountain Library, Info Packets at Black Mtn Library / Lakeview Center, Call 828 -669-8610 or ncvthelper@gmail.com for appointments (through April)
*Social Seniors – FREE – 9am-5pm – Grove Street Community Center
*Indoor Playground - $8/ages 0-4, $12/ages 5-12, memberships available – 9am-8pm –
Caffeine and Chaos, 1880 Dellwood Rd, Waynesville
*Strength & Exercise, ages 18+ - FREE – 9:30-10:15am – Harvest House
*Family Storytime – FREE – 10am – Edneyville Library
*Family Storytime – FREE – 10am – Mills River Library
*Magictown Classes: Release and ReVitalize MOVE Yoga – FREE – 10am – Marshall Library
*Alive after 55 w/ Asheville Parks & Rec – FREE – 10-11:30am – Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center (1/13-5/13)
*Walking the Great Lakes of WNC, transportation available – FREE w/registration – 10am-12pm
– Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center
*Woodshop – Daily Pass: $5/city resident, $7/non-city resident, multi-visit passes available –
10am-3pm – Harvest House Community Center
*Disaster Relief – FREE for those in need – 10am-4pm – Silverado’s, Black Mountain
*Billiards – FREE – 10am-5pm – Grove Street Community Center
*Asheville Museum of Science - $10.50, FREE/age under 2 - 10am-5pm – 43 Patton Ave.
*Zumba Gold / Silverobics, ages 50+ - FREE – 10:45-11:30am – Harvest House
*Senior Dining, ages 60+, guest speakers – FREE w/registration – 11:45am-12:30pm – Grove Street Community Center
*Dr. Grant Gym Rats, PE Class for homeschooled students - $5 – 11:45am-12:45pm – Dr. Wesley Grant Sr Southside Community Center (1/6-4/7)
*Line Dance: Beginner, ages 18+ - FREE – 12-1pm – Harvest House
*Line Dance: Beginner/Improver, ages 18+ - FREE – 1-2pm – Harvest House
*Knit & Crochet Group – FREE – 1-3pm – Mills River Library
*Bridge, ages 18+ - FREE w/sign up – 2nd/4th Monday: 2:15-5pm, Beginners 1st/3rd Monday: 2- 4pm – Harvest House
*Folk Dance, ages 18+ - FREE – 2:15-4pm – Harvest House
*Mineral Museum – FREE / Donations – 1-5pm – 400 N Main St, HVL
*Bid Whist, ages 18+ - FREE – 5:30-8pm – Stephens Lee Community Center (1/6-5/19)
*Contact Improv Dance, ages 16+ - FREE – 6-8pm – Stephens Lee Community Center
Weekly on Tuesdays:
*Pickleball - $10/10 pickles, $25/20 pickles – 9am-1pm – Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center
*Resource Center for families affected by Hurricane Helene – FREE – 9am-5pm – Hands On
Children’s Museum, HVL (through 1/31)
*Hands On! Children’s Museum - $10/adults, $10/kids, $4/infants, FREE/members & WIC/EBT users – 9am-5pm – 318 North Main St, HVL
*Social Seniors – FREE – 9am-5pm – Grove Street Community Center
*Indoor Playground - $8/ages 0-4, $12/ages 5-12, memberships available – 9am-8pm –
Caffeine and Chaos, 1880 Dellwood Rd, Waynesville
*Stephens-Lee Walking for Wellness – FREE – 9:15-11am – Stephens Lee Community Center (1/7-5/29)
*Family Storytime – FREE – 10am – Etowah Library
*Power Hour Exercise – FREE – 10-11am – Grove Street Community Center
*Billiards – FREE – 10am-5pm – Grove Street Community Center
*Magictown Classes: Qigong for Destressing the Body – FREE – 10am – Marshall Library
*Tap Dance: Beginner, ages 18+ - FREE, bring own shoes – 10-10:45am – Harvest House, Register w/ Instructor Lynne G, 713-557-0684
*Story Times, ages 18mos-2yrs – FREE – 10:30am – Pack Library
*Preschool Storytime, ages 3-5 – FREE – 10:30am – Main HVL Library
*Tap Dance: Intermediate, ages 18+ - FREE, bring own shoes – 10:45-11:30am – Harvest House, Register w/ Instructor Lynne G, 713-557-0684
*Alive after 55 w/ Asheville Parks & Rec – FREE – 10-11:30am – Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center (1/13-5/13)
*Bardo Arts Center – FREE – 10am-4pm – WCU, Cullowhee
*Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas – FREE / Donations – 11am-3pm – 21 East Main St, Brevard
*Single Deck Pinochle, advanced – FREE w/ sign up – 11:30am-2:30pm – Harvest House
*Senior Dining, ages 60+, guest speakers – FREE w/registration – 11:45am-12:30pm – Grove Street Community Center
*Chair Aerobics – FREE – 12-1pm – Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center
*Balance, Agility, Strength, Stretch, bring exercise mat, ages 18+ - FREE – 12-1pm – Harvest House
*Pickleball - $10/10 pickles, $25/20 pickles – 12-2:30pm – Stephens-Lee Community Center
*Pickleball - $10/10 pickles, $25/20 pickles - 6:30-8:30pm – Stephens-Lee Community Center
*Mineral Museum – FREE / Donations – 1-5pm – 400 N Main St, HVL
*Drumming for Exercise, ages 18+ - 1:30-2:15pm – Harvest House
*West AVL Tailgate Market – FREE to attend – 3:30-6:30pm – Grace Baptist Church (5:30pm/Nov-Dec)
*Ultimate Card Playerz, Bid Whist or Spades – FREE – 6-8pm - Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center
*Basketball, ages 16+ - FREE – 6-9pm – Tempie Avery Montford Community Center (thru 5/27)
Weekly on Wednesdays:
*Social Seniors – FREE – 9am-5pm – Grove Street Community Center
*Hands On! Children’s Museum - $10/adults, $10/kids, $4/infants, FREE/members & WIC/EBT users – 9am-5pm – 318 North Main St, HVL
*Indoor Playground - $8/ages 0-4, $12/ages 5-12, memberships available – 9am-8pm –
Caffeine and Chaos, 1880 Dellwood Rd, Waynesville
*Stephens-Lee Walking for Wellness – FREE – 9:15-11am – Stephens Lee Community Center (1/7-5/29)
*Intro to Line Dance, ages 18+ - FREE – 10-11am – Harvest House
*Puppet Playtime – FREE – 10am-11:30am – East AVL Library
*Family Storytime – FREE – 10am – Fletcher Library
*Walking the Great Lakes of WNC, transportation available – FREE w/registration – 10am-12pm
– Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center
*Tiny Tykes Play Dates, ages 1-5 - $20/10 visits – 10am-12pm – Stephens Lee Community Center (1/8-4/30)
*Bardo Arts Center – FREE – 10am-4pm – WCU, Cullowhee
*Disaster Relief – FREE for those in need – 10am-4pm – Silverado’s, Black Mountain
*Billiards – FREE – 10am-5pm – Grove Street Community Center
*Asheville Museum of Science - $10.50, FREE/age under 2 - 10am-5pm – 43 Patton Ave.
*Henderson County Heritage Museum – FREE – 10am-5pm – 1 Historic Courthouse Square, HVL
*Woodshop – Daily Pass: $5/city resident, $7/non-city resident, multi-visit passes available –
10am-3pm – Harvest House Community Center
*Preschool Story Time, ages 3-5 – FREE – 10:30am-11am – Black Mountain Library
*Baby Gym, 4-18mos – FREE – 10:30-11:30am – Fairview Library
*Hora del Cuento, Bilingual Story Time – FREE – 10:30-11:30am – Enka-Candler Library
*Toddler Time, 18mos-3yrs – FREE – 10:30am – Main HVL Library
*Animal Haven of Asheville Sanctuary (and Thrift Store) – Donations accepted – 11am-5pm – 65 Lower Grassy Branch Rd
*Shiloh Strong Exercise – FREE – 11am-12pm - Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center
*Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas – FREE / Donations – 11am-3pm – 21 East Main St, Brevard
*Qigong, ages 18+ - FREE – 11:15-11:45am – Harvest House
*Gerry’s 5-Hand Pinochle – FREE w/sign up – 11:30am-2:30pm – Harvest House
*Senior Dining, ages 60+, guest speakers – FREE w/registration – 11:45am-12:30pm – Grove Street Community Center
*Zumba Gold, ages 40+ - FREE - 12-1pm – Stephens Lee Community Center (1/8-5/28)
*Healthy Groups: 1st/2nd Wednesday: ABIPA; 3rd/4th Wednesday: Health Engagement Leading to Prevention – FREE – 12-1pm - Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center
*WNC Air Museum – FREE / Donations – 12-5pm – 1240 Gilbert St, HVL
*Mineral Museum – FREE / Donations – 1-5pm – 400 N Main St, HVL
*Grove Street Card Sharks – FREE – 2-5pm – Grove Street Community Center
*River Arts Farmers Market – FREE to attend – 3-6pm – AB Tech, 24 Fernihurst Dr (year round, Nov-Mar until 5:30pm)
*Weaverville Tailgate Market – FREE to attend – 3-6pm – Weaverville Community Center, 60 Lakeshore Dr
*Preschool Story Time, ages 3-5 – FREE – 3:30-4pm – Pack Library
*Weekly Mountain Music JAM – FREE, donated accepted – 6-8pm – Trailside Brewing Co, HVL
*Pickleball - $10/10 pickles, $25/20 pickles - 6-8:45pm – Linwood Crump Shiloh Community (through 5/23)Center
*Basketball, ages 16+ - FREE – 6:30-8:30pm – Stephens-Lee Community Center (thru 5/28)
*Weekly Trivia – FREE – 7-9pm – Hi-Wire Brewing Biltmore Village
Weekly on Thursdays:
*Pickleball - $10/10 pickles, $25/20 pickles – 9am-1pm – Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center
*AARP Foundation Tax-Aide for Seniors – FREE w/appointment – 9am-1:30pm – Black Mountain Library, Info Packets at Black Mtn Library / Lakeview Center, Call 828 -669-8610 or ncvthelper@gmail.com for appointments (through April)
*Hands On! Children’s Museum - $10/adults, $10/kids, $4/infants, FREE/members & WIC/EBT users – 9am-5pm – 318 North Main St, HVL
*Social Seniors – FREE – 9am-5pm – Grove Street Community Center
*Indoor Playground - $8/ages 0-4, $12/ages 5-12, memberships available – 9am-8pm –
Caffeine and Chaos, 1880 Dellwood Rd, Waynesville
*Tap Dance: Beginner, ages 18+ - FREE, bring own shoes – 10-10:45am – Harvest House, Register w/ Instructor Lynne G, 713-557-0684
*Family Storytime – FREE – 10am – Bouncing Babies
*Women’s Billiards, ages 18+ - FREE – 10am-12pm – Harvest House
*Disaster Relief – FREE for those in need – 10am-4pm – Silverado’s, Black Mountain
*Henderson County Heritage Museum – FREE – 10am-5pm – 1 Historic Courthouse Square, HVL
*Billiards – FREE – 10am-5pm – Grove Street Community Center
*Asheville Museum of Science - $10.50, FREE/age under 2 - 10am-5pm – 43 Patton Ave.
*Bardo Arts Center – FREE – 10am-7pm – WCU, Cullowhee
*Baby Story Time, 4-18mos – FREE – 10:30-11am – Black Mountain Library
*Toddler Story Time, 18mos-3yrs – FREE – 10:30-11:30am – Leicester Library
*Music & Movement for families – FREE – 10:30am – Main HVL Library
*Tap Dance: Intermediate, ages 18+ - FREE, bring own shoes – 10:45-11:30am – Harvest House, Register w/ Instructor Lynne G, 713-557-0684
*Animal Haven of Asheville Sanctuary (and Thrift Store) – Donations accepted – 11am-5pm – 65 Lower Grassy Branch Rd
*Zumba – FREE – 11am-12pm – Grove Street Community Center
*Baby Gym, 4-18mos – FREE – 11am-12pm – Pack Library
*Mahjong, Wright-Patterson, ages 18+ - FREE w/sign-up – 11am-1:30pm – Harvest House
*Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas – FREE / Donations – 11am-3pm – 21 East Main St, Brevard
*Bouncing Babies, birth-18mos & caregiver – FREE – 11:15am – Main HVL Library
*Senior Dining, ages 60+, guest speakers – FREE w/registration – 11:45am-12:30pm – Grove Street Community Center
*Tap Dance: Advanced Beginner, ages 18+ - FREE, bring own shoes – 11:45am-12:30pm –
Harvest House, Register w/ Instructor Lynne G, 713 -557-0684
*Beginning Line Dancing, ages 40+ - FREE – 12-1pm – Stephens Lee Community Center (1/2- 5/29)
*Generation Hurricane Relief Hub – FREE – 12-5pm – 218 Patton Cove Rd, Swannanoa: www.generationavl.com/hurricane-relief
*Goodwill Career Connections Drop-in – FREE – 1-4pm – Fletcher Library
*Mineral Museum – FREE / Donations – 1-5pm – 400 N Main St, HVL
*When the BEAT Drops Line Dance, urban line dance experience recommended – FREE – 1:30- 2:30pm – Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center
*Mahjong, National, ages 18+ - FREE w/sign-up – 1:30-3:30pm – Harvest House
*6-Hand Pinochle, ages 18+ - FREE w/sign-up – 2-5pm, 3rd Thursday: Ladies game, 1st/2nd/4th
Thursdays: all – Harvest House
*Baby Story Time, 4-18mos – FREE – 3:30-4pm – West AVL Library
*FREE Sober Disc Golf – FREE – 3:30-5:30pm – Richmond Hill Park, Call/Text 828-793-3733 to verify location
*Enka-Candler Farmers Market – FREE to attend – 3:30-6:30pm – AB Tech Enka, Candler (4/24- 10/30)
*Lifestyle Choices, ages 14-19 – FREE – 6-7:30pm – Dr. Wesley Grant Sr Southside Community Center (1/23-4/24)
*True Home Open Mic: music, poetry, comedy, stories – FREE – 6-8:30pm – Flood Gallery Fine Art Center
*We Line Dance, ages 14+ - FREE – 6:15-7:15pm – Stephens Lee Community Center (1/2- 5/29)
*Volleyball, ages 16+ - FREE – 6:30-8:30pm – Tempie Avery Montford Community Center (3/20-5/30)
*Basketball, ages 16+ - FREE - 6:30-9pm – Dr. Wesley Grant Sr Southside Community Center (3/20-5/29)
*Survey Says (Asheville’s Version of Family Feud) – 7-9pm – Hi-Wire Big Top Biltmore
*Basketball, ages 16+ - FREE – 6-8:45pm – Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center (3/28- 5/29)
Weekly on Fridays:
*Social Seniors – FREE – 9am-5pm – Grove Street Community Center
*Bridge, ages 18+ - FREE w/sign up – 9:30am-12:30pm – Harvest House
*Friday Fitness, ages 18+ - FREE – 10-11am – Harvest House
*Hands On! Children’s Museum - $10/adults, $10/kids, $4/infants, FREE/members & WIC/EBT users – 9am-5pm – 318 North Main St, HVL
*Indoor Playground - $8/ages 0-4, $12/ages 5-12, memberships available – 9am-9pm –
Caffeine and Chaos, 1880 Dellwood Rd, Waynesville
*Billiards – FREE – 10am-5pm – Grove Street Community Center
*Toddler & Me Time Out, ages 1-4 w/adult – FREE – 10-11:30am – Dr Wesley Grant Sr Southside Community Center (1/31-5/9)
*Woodshop – Daily Pass: $5/city resident, $7/non-city resident, multi-visit passes available –
10am-3pm – Harvest House Community Center
*Disaster Relief – FREE for those in need – 10am-4pm – Silverado’s, Black Mountain
*Bardo Arts Center – FREE – 10am-4pm – WCU, Cullowhee
*Henderson County Heritage Museum – FREE – 10am-5pm – 1 Historic Courthouse Square, HVL
*Asheville Museum of Science - $10.50, FREE/age under 2 - 10am-5pm – 43 Patton Ave.
*Baby Story Time, ages 0-18mos – FREE – 10:30-11:30am – Enka-Candler Library
*Volleyball, ages 16+ - FREE – 10:30am-2:30pm – Tempie Avery Montford Community Center (1/10-5/30)
*Community Yoga, ages 12+ - $10/residents, $12/non-residents w/registration, walk-ins welcome with space – 11am – Mills River Town Hall (No: 3/28, 4/18, 5/30, through 12/19), Register: https://secure.rec1.com/NC/town-of-mills-river-parks-and-recreation-nc/catalog
*Animal Haven of Asheville Sanctuary (and Thrift Store) – Donations accepted – 11am-5pm – 65 Lower Grassy Branch Rd
*Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas – FREE / Donations – 11am-3pm – 21 East Main St, Brevard
*Senior Dining, ages 60+, guest speakers – FREE w/registration – 11:45am-12:30pm – Grove Street Community Center
*Canasta, beginners welcome, ages 18+ – FREE w/sign up – 12-3:30pm – Harvest House
*Mineral Museum – FREE / Donations – 1-5pm – 400 N Main St, HVL
*Tai Chi – FREE – 2:30-3:30pm - Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center
*East Asheville Tailgate Market – FREE to attend – 3-6pm – Groce Methodist on Tunnel (through Nov, 5:30pm in Nov)
*Abilities Tennis, ages 8+ w/intellectual disabilities – Pre-Registration required w/ Henderson Co Parks & Rec – 6-7pm – Jackson Park Tennis Courts, 5 & 6 (Mar 21st-May 16th)
*Pickleball - $10/10 pickles, $25/20 pickles - 6-7:45pm – Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center (through 5/23)
*Drum Circle – FREE – 6-10pm – Pritchard Park
Weekly on Saturdays:
*Hands On! Children’s Museum - $10/adults, $10/kids, $4/infants, FREE/members & WIC/EBT users – 9am-5pm – 318 North Main St, HVL
*Indoor Playground - $8/ages 0-4, $12/ages 5-12, memberships available – 9am-9pm –
Caffeine and Chaos, 1880 Dellwood Rd, Waynesville
*Transylvania Co Farmers Market – FREE to attend – 10am-12pm – Brevard (through April)
*North Asheville Tailgate Market – FREE to attend – 8am-12pm – Lot P34, UNCA, 275 Edgewood (9am-1pm/Jan-Mar, 10am-1pm/Nov 29-12/20, 8am-12pm/Apr-11/22)
*Asheville City Market – FREE to attend – 9am-12pm – North Market St, Downtown AVL
*Rutherford Co Winter Farmers Market – FREE to attend – 10am-2pm – Rutherfordton (through March)
*Henderson County Heritage Museum – FREE – 10am-5pm – 1 Historic Courthouse Square, HVL
*Asheville Museum of Science - $10.50, FREE/age under 2 - 10am-5pm – 43 Patton Ave.
*Animal Haven of Asheville Sanctuary (and Thrift Store) – Donations accepted – 11am-5pm – 65 Lower Grassy Branch Rd
*Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas – FREE / Donations – 11am-3pm – 21 East Main St, Brevard
*Disaster Relief – FREE for those in need – 11am-5pm – Silverado’s, Black Mountain
*Mineral Museum – FREE / Donations – 11am-5pm – 400 N Main St, HVL
*Volleyball, ages 16+ - FREE – 11:30am-4:30pm – Dr. Wesley Grant Sr Southside Community Center (thru 5/31)
*WNC Air Museum – FREE / Donations – 12-5pm – 1240 Gilbert St, HVL
*Generation Hurricane Relief Hub – FREE – 12-5pm – 218 Patton Cove Rd, Swannanoa: www.generationavl.com/hurricane-relief
*Basketball, ages 16+ - FREE – 1:30-5:30pm – Stephens-Lee Community Center (thru 5/31)
Weekly on Sundays:
*Farmers Market – FREE to attend – 11am – 9 Lora Lane, Gladheart Farm (through 12/22)
*Disaster Relief – FREE for those in need – 11am-5pm – Silverado’s, Black Mountain
*WNC Air Museum – FREE / Donations – 12-5pm – 1240 Gilbert St, HVL
*Basketball, ages 16+ - FREE – 1-4pm – Dr. Wesley Grant Sr Southside Community Center (1/5-5/25)
*Asheville Museum of Science - $10.50, FREE/age under 2 - 1-5pm – 43 Patton Ave.
*Henderson County Heritage Museum – FREE – 1-5pm – 1 Historic Courthouse Square, HVL
*Basketball, ages 16+ - FREE – 1-6pm – Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center (1/5-5/25)
*Queer Yoga – Donation Based – 1:30-2:30pm – West Asheville Yoga (through March)
*Pickleball - $10/10 pickles, $25/20 pickles – 1:30-3:30pm/Advanced, 3:45- 5:45pm/beginner/intermediate – Stephens-Lee Community Center
*Weekly Sunday Scrabble Club – FREE – 1:30-5:30pm – Stephens-Lee Rec Center (through March)
*Reuda de Casino, ages 16+ - FREE – 2-5:30pm – Stephens Lee Community Center, (1/5-5/25)
*Basketball, ages 16+ - FREE – 4-6pm – Tempie Avery Montford Community Center (1/5-5/25)
*Family Open Gym – FREE – 4-6pm – Grant Community Center (through May, No 5/4)
Daily Happenings:
*Community Care Center: hot showers, laundry, FREE Wi-Fi, charging stations, donation center, and more – FREE – 7am-7pm – Bethel UMC, 1050 Riceville Rd; Ingles Market, 225 Charlotte Highway; Morgan Hill Baptist Church, 594 Barnardsville Hwy, Weaverville; and Owen Pool, 117 Stone Drive, Swannanoa
*WNC Nature Center – FREE/members, Military/Veterans w/ID & ages 2 & under, $7.95(AVL),
$9.95/kids 3-12, $9.95(AVL), $13.95/Age 13-64, $8.95(AVL), $12.95/ages 65+, Cashless ticket office - 10am-4:30pm (last entry 3:30pm)
*WNC Farmers Market – FREE to attend – 8am-5pm – 570 Brevard Road
*Hot Meals – FREE for those in need – 4-7p – Blunt Pretzels, Swannanoa
*Fitness Centers – FREE/High School Students & Ages 60+, ANNUALLY: $75/City Resident Families (up to 4 people), $100 non-Resident Families, $50/Individual City Resident,
$75/Individual Non-City Resident; 6-MONTH: $37.50/City Resident, $42.50/non-City Residents,
$50/City Resident Family, $55/non-City Resident Family – Linwood Crump Shiloh Community Center & Stephens Lee Community Center
*Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center – FREE - M/12-5pm, Tu-Sat/9am-5pm, Su/2- 5pm – 78C Catawba Ave, Old Fort
*Pre-K Season Passes – FREE for kids born in 2020/2021 – Dollywood & Splash Country
*Skate Park – FREE – 7am-11pm – Patton Park, HVL
*Splasheville – FREE – 9am-8:30pm (Closed for special events) – Pack Square Park (opens in mid-April)
*Kids Bowl FREE is open! Sign up online: www.kidsbowlfree.com – Sky Lanes, Tarheel Lanes (HVL) & more locations
