Kid's Event & Festival Calendar for Asheville, Weaverville, Black Mountain & surrounding cities in Buncombe County
May
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Event / Festival:
Rainforest ALIVE! at The Health Adventure
Dates: December 22 thru 5/28/06
Time:
Location:
The Health Adventure 2 South
Pack Square, Asheville
Contact:
828-254-6373
Cost: Free for members or with Museum admission
Description:
Explore a semi-tropical
rainforest with the sights, sounds and smells of the real
thing! Your expedition continues with exotic wildlife such
as emperor scorpions, poison dart frogs, Burmese pythons,
and a giant tarantula.
Event / Festival:
Critters of the Rainforest: Feathers and Fur
Dates: May 20
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Location:
The Health Adventure 2 South
Pack Square, Asheville
Contact:
828-254-6373
Cost: Free for members or with Museum admission
Description:
Critters of
the Rainforest: Feathers and Fur, Saturday, from 2-3 p.m.
There's more to the rainforest than snakes and giant
spiders! Let Jungle Joe from Roving Science introduce you to
some of the mammals and birds that inhabit the rainforests
of the world. Join The Health Adventure for this fun-filled
Family Days event. Free for members or with museum
admission.
Event / Festival:
French Broad River
Festival
Ages:
Dates: May 5-May 7
Time: Festival
begins at 4:00 on Friday, May 5 and ends Sunday, May 7 at
noon.
Location: French Broad River Festival
- Hot Springs, NC
Contact:
Cost: Tickets cost $40 in advance or $50 after 4/15/06 and can be
purchased online at www.FrenchBroadRiverFestival.com or
www.ticketweb.com or call 253-1240.
Description:
9th annual festival celebrates the river with
music, outdoor events including whitewater raft and mountain
bike races, food, outdoor gear and prizes, kids village and
more at the Hot Springs Campground & Spa.
Event / Festival:
Cinco de Mayo Celebration -
at The Carolina School
Ages:
Dates: May 5
Time: Starts at
9 A.M.
Location: 1345 Hendersonville Rd. Asheville, NC. 28803
Contact: 828-274-0757
Cost:
Description:
Come enjoy an authentic
mariachi band as the Lower School celebrates this occasion. This will be at the Carolina Day School.
Event / Festival:
“Una
Celebracion del Esperanza” at YWCA
Ages:
Dates:
May 25
Time:
6:00 pm
Location:
YWCA of Asheville, 185 S. French Broad Ave.
Contact:
Cost:
There is a suggested donation of $10. RSVP to 254-7206 x
113.
Description:
The Latino Learning Center will hold on Thursday, at
at the This graduation celebration is hosted by the
YWCA Circles of Hope group and will feature salsa dancing
and Latin American appetizers. The event is also a
fundraiser to support a trip to Women’s Advocacy Day in
Raleigh.
Event / Festival:
Sound of
Music - Asheville Arts Center
Ages:
Dates: May 5-May 7
Time:
Location: 308 Merrimon Avenue Asheville, NC 28801
Tel 828.253.4000
Contact:
Cost: $5.00
Description:
Come watch the fabulous story of the Sound of Music,
featuring the talented children of the Asheville Arts
Center! A family show, sure to capture everyone's heart.
Event / Festival:
Jungle Book -
Asheville Arts Center
Ages:
Dates: May 11-May 13
Time:
Location: 308 Merrimon Avenue Asheville, NC 28801
Tel 828.253.4000
Contact: $5.00
Cost:
Description:
Asheville Arts Center showcase of students in Disney's
Jungle Book!
Event / Festival:
Spellbound Bookstore -
Illustrator Elizabeth Dulemba
will discuss and sign copies of
The Prince’s Diary
and her new book Glitter
Girl and the Crazy Cheese.
Dates:
Saturday May 13
Time: 2 pm
Location:
Spellbound Children’s Bookshop, 866 Haywood Road.
Contact:
232-2228 for more info.
Cost: Free
Description:
Illustrator Elizabeth Dulemba will discuss and sign copies
of The Prince’s Diary
and her new book Glitter
Girl and the Crazy Cheese.
Event / Festival:
Cirque du Soleil DELIRIUM - Cirque du
Soleil presents DELIRIUM
Ages:
Dates: May 2
thru May 3
Time:
Location: The Colonial Center - Columbia South Carolina
801
Lincoln Street
Columbia, SC 29208
Contact:
(803) 576 - 9200
Cost:
Description: Cirque du
Soleil presents DELIRIUM, its first-ever live arena event.
Created and directed by Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon,
DELIRIUM is a multifaceted event of unprecedented proportion
featuring Cirque du Soleil music remixed. Driven by an urban
tribal beat and awe-inspiring visuals, musicians, singers
and dancers transform the arena into joyous frenzy. Visit
http://www.thecolonialcenter.com/ for more info.
Event / Festival:
SUDS, the Rockin’ 60s Musical
at The Diane Wortham Theatre Mainstage
Dates: May 2
Time: 8:00p.m.
Location: Diane Wortham Theatre 2 South Pack Square
Asheville, North Carolina 28801
Contact: (828) 257-4530
Cost:
$28, Senior $26, Student $23, Child $10.
Event / Festival:
LEAF
Festival
- Lake Eden Arts Festival
Dates: May 14
thru May 16
Time:
Location:
Contact:
Cost:
Description: The first
Lake Eden Arts Festival premiered Fall 1996. Since that
time, LEAF has become a tradition twice a year, May and
October. Embrace world cultures and experience the
creativity of the Asheville area! For more information,
visit www.theleaf.com.
Event / Festival:
The
Health Adventure Free Admission Day!
Dates: May 3
Time: 3
p.m. to 5 p.m.
Location:
The Health Adventure
2 South Pack Square, Asheville
Contact:
828-254-6373
Cost:
Description:
Free Admission
Day! Enjoy The Health Adventure at no charge from 3 p.m. to
5 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month!
Event / Festival:
Botanical
Gardens Spring Plant Sale
Dates: May 5
thru May 6
Time: From 1 to
6 p.m. May 5 and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 6
Location: 151 W.T.
Weaver Blvd., Asheville
Contact:
Call 252-5190
Cost:
Event / Festival:
The
Health Adventure Homeschool Happenings
Dates: May 10th
Time: 1:30 - 2:30
Location:
The Health Adventure
2 South Pack Square, Asheville
Contact: Stefanie Kompathoum
828-254-6373 ext. 329
Cost: $5.50 per student
Description: Ages K- 8th grade. Interactive, hands-on learning
programs. Pre-Registration is required.
Kindergarten - Grade 1: Be Safe
Children will learn egg-sactly how to protect their
heads, fire safety, 911 and more.
Grades 2 - 3: Slime
The chemistry of polymers might become a sticky subject as
students make their own slime!
Grades 4 - 5: Substance Abuse
Students will learn about the dangerous effects of alcohol
and tobacco on the human body.
Grades 6 - 8: Life Patterns
This program provides an introduction to adolescent changes,
reproductive anatomy and physiology, conception, fetal
development and birth.
Homeschool Happenings is $5.50 per child. To RSVP, call
254-6373, ext. 329.
Event / Festival:
The Health Adventure - Fabulous Friday
-
Round and Round We Go
Ages:
3-6
Dates: May 12
Time: Registration - 10:30 am
Location:
The Health Adventure
2 South Pack Square, Asheville
Contact:
Call to
reserve! 254-6373, Ext. 329
Cost: $5.00 members - $7.00 non-members
Description:
Make and play
with things that twirl. Our mazes and spinning blimps will
turn your head and the fun keeps coming when you take home
your rolly polly creations.
Event / Festival:
Pre-School Story Hour with Miss Debbie Lee - Bugs and
Beetles
Ages:
2-6
Dates: May 4th
Time: 10:30 am - 11:30 (Colburn Educators provide a craft
activity from 11:00 - 11:30
Location:
Colburn Earth Science Museum 2
South Pack Square, Asheville
Contact: 828-254-7162
Cost: call for information.
Description: Music, movement, puppets, stories and art
Event / Festival:
Champions on Ice at the Colonial Center
Ages:
Dates: May 17
Time:
The Colonial Center - Columbia South Carolina
801
Lincoln Street
Columbia, SC 29208
Contact:
(803) 576 - 9200
Description: Champions
on Ice is the figure skating tour you don't want to miss!
This year's show features the skaters who will compete in
the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy. And they'll
come directly from the Olympics to the United States to
appear in the 2006 Tour of John Hancock Champions On Ice.
It's your chance to see gold, silver and bronze medal
performances! Visit http://www.thecolonialcenter.com/ for
more info!
Event / Festival:
Stream Life
- Asheville Botanical Gardens
Ages:
kids
Dates: May 20th
Time: 10 am-11am
Location: Asheville Botanical Gardens 151 W.T. Weaver Blvd.
Asheville, NC 28804-3414
Contact: 252-5190
Cost:
Description: May 20 - - A look at what lives in the stream and
the wildlife that streams attract. Donation of $1 per child
is appreciated.
Event / Festival:
Western North Carolina’s Historical
Association’s - The “Heritage Alive 2006” Festival
Ages:
Dates: May 27
thru May 28
Time: 11 am - 5 pm Sat. and 12 noon - 5 pm Sunday
Location: Smith-McDowell House Museum 283 Victoria Rd.
Asheville, NC.
Contact: 828-253-9231
Cost: Parking and Admission free to public
Description: featuring regional traditions, history, and culture from the
19th Century, and will take place in and around the
Smith-McDowell House Museum on the campus of
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. Parking and
admission will be free to the public. For more information
visit smh@wnchistory.org.
Event / Festival:
Claxton Spring Carnival
Ages:
Family
Dates: May 6
Time: 11 am - 4 pm
Location: 241 Merrimon
avenue
Contact:
350-6500
Cost: Proceeds go
to support the school.
Description: Mini-golf, a climbing wall,
inflatable rides, a dunking booth - and lots of food- are
just some of whats going to Saturday, May 6th at the Claxton
Carnival at Claxton Elementary School.
Event / Festival:
Mothers
Day Weekend at The grove Park Inn
Ages:
Dates: 5/11 - 5/13
Time:
Location:
The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa
Contact:
Cost:
Description: 828-252-2711
Event / Festival:
Annual Montford Arts and Music Festival
Ages:
Dates: May 20 -
June 3rd
Time: Saturday,
May 20th 2006 from 10 am to 6 pm
Location:
Contact:
Cost:
Description: -
Whatever your passion for art and music, you will find it in
the heart of historic Montford at the 3rd Annual Montford
Arts and Music Festival on Saturday, May 20th 2006 from 10
am to 6 pm. The deadline to receive artist’s applications is
April 30th. They may be brought or mailed to the Montford
Arts Center, 235 Montford Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801. Call
Sharon Fahrer at the Arts Center for more details,
828.777.1014.
Event / Festival:
Free Dodgeball
Tournament
Ages:
Youth to adults
Dates: May 6
Time: 10 am to 9 pm
Location: Black
Mountain Indoor Center
Contact: 669-2052
Cost: Free
Event / Festival:
YWCA Black & White Spring Gala
Ages:
Dates: May 18
Time:
Location: The
Orange Peel, Asheville
Contact:
254-7206, Ext. 206 or e-mail
tamir@ywcaofasheville.org
Cost:
Description:A celebration of the
work of the YWCA and its supporters.
Event / Festival:
Kid's Art Day
Ages:
Dates: May 6
Time: 10:00
am-1:00 pm
Location:
Contact: To
register for Kids' Art Day call TC Arts at 828-884-2787
Cost:
Cost is $2.00 per person
Description: Make shimmering trout fish . . . use
weather-proof fabric, paint and decorations to make fluttery
fish for an outdoor display here at the Transylvania
Community Arts Council in Brevard and make one to take home.
. This
event is sponsored by Harris Architects of Brevard, NC.
Event / Festival:
Kindergarten Readiness Program
Ages:
Dates: April 27 thru
May 18
Time: Every Tuesday
and Thursday from 10-11:30am
Location:
Contact: Call 681-5492
Cost: Cost is
$160
Description: Taught by occupational
therapists from Mission's Olson Huff Center for Child
Development, this program is designed to introduce the
preschool aged child to working in a group situation with
their peers.
Event / Festival:
Middle School
Madness at Reuter YMCA
Ages:
6th to 8th graders
Dates: May 13
Time: 7-11 pm
Location: Reuter
YMCA 3 Town Square Blvd. Asheville, NC
Contact: 651-9622
Cost: 10.00 non-members / $5.00 members
Description: No
Event / Festival:
All Your Eggs in One Basket Workshop
- Chimney Rock Park
Ages:
Dates: May 6
Time:
Location:
Chimney Rock Park
Contact:
Cost:
Description: Playing
whimsically on mom's great advice about finding balance,
basket maker and teacher, nancy Basket will show how to turn
a bunch of wild vines into a delightful, free-form basket,
just in time for a unique Mother's Day gift. Bring mom,
daughter or sis to Chimney Rock Park and make a basket for
each other.
Event / Festival:
Stoneleaf Theatre Festival
Ages:
Dates: May 26
thru June 4
Time:
Location:
Contact:
Cost:
Description: - - Join us in
Asheville for the second annual Stoneleaf Festival of North
Carolina Theatre. Stoneleaf is a ten day festival
celebrating the extraordinary quality and diversity of live
theatre produced each year in North Carolina. In 2005, the
inaugural year, Stoneleaf attracted more than 6000 audience
members. Twenty-five theatre companies from all over North
Carolina performed 25 shows in ten venues in and around
downtown Asheville in 2005 -the first event of its kind in
North Carolina history.
Http://www.stoneleaftheatrefestival.com/
Event / Festival:
3rd Annual White Squirrel Festival
Ages:
Dates: May 27
thru May 28
Time:
Location:
Contact:
Cost:
Description: If
you thought last year's White Squirrel Festival was nutty,
wait until this years! Visit http://www.whitesquirrelfestival.com/
for more info.
Event / Festival:
Pancakes and Pajama Party
Ages:
all ages
Dates: May 20th
Time: 11 am
Location:
East Asheville Library, 902 Tunnel Rd.
Contact: Call 298-1889
Cost: Free
Description: Children of all ages and their parents are
invited to a pancake story time and pajama brunch at 11 a.m.
at the East Asheville Library. We’ll read
our favorite pancake books, sing songs, enjoy a pancake
craft and of course, eat pancakes. Please bring plates and
silverware, as well as a favorite blanket or pillow. RSVPs
to the East Asheville Library are appreciated, but not
necessary to attend.
Event / Festival:
Strawberry Jam Festival
Ages:
Dates: May 20
Time:
Location:
Darnell Farms, Bryson City
Contact:
Cost:
Description: Celebration of mountain music and agriculture. Pick-your-own
strawberries, mountain workhorse and blacksmithing
exhibitions, music, crafters and the Strawberry Cafe.
Event / Festival:
“A Day At The Ranch”
Benefit
Ages:
Dates: May 13
Time: 4 to 9:30 pm
Location: Taylor Ranch in Fletcher
Contact:
For more information, visit
www.karencgleason.com
Cost: Cost is $75 for an adult, $125 for two adults.
Children admitted FREE
Description: “A Day At The Ranch” will be from 4 to 9:30
p.m. at the Taylor Ranch in Fletcher to benefit the Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society. A ticket includes a children's concert
with Peter Alsop, singer-songwriter and winner of seven Best
Children's Album awards, children's ranch activities, dinner
and bluegrass band.
Event / Festival:
Celebrating 125 Years in Saluda
Ages:
Dates: May 20
Time:
Location: Historic
downtown Main Street in Saluda
Contact: Cathy
Jackson at 828-817-2876
Cost:
Description: Three years after
the first passenger train panted up Saluda Grade, what was
known then as Pace’s Gap became the chartered town of Saluda
in February 1881. Celebrating Saluda’s 125 years of its
heritage, the Saluda Business Association is pleased to
announce its third annual Arts Festival scheduled for May
20, 2006 on historic downtown Main Street in Saluda.
Event / Festival:
Introduction to Fly Fishing for Mothers and
Daughters
Ages:
9 and older
Dates:
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m
Location: Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education.
Contact: Call 877-4423 to pre-register
Cost: A $20 registration fee is fully refundable upon
class attendance.
Description: This program, designed for mothers
and daughters, presents the basics of fly fishing, one of
the fastest growing outdoor sports for women of all ages.
Topics covered include equipment, casting techniques,
aquatic ecology and fly identification. Equipment and
materials are provided. Bring a picnic lunch, wear clothing
suitable for entering the water and include some non-slip
shoes or waders. Limited to 10 participants with
daughters (or granddaughters) age 9 or older.
Event / Festival:
Eco-Explorers:
Animal Defenses
Ages:
8-13
Dates: May 9 and 11th
Time: May 9th 1 to 3 and May 11, 9-11 am
Location: Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Pisgah
Forest.
Contact: 877-4423. Call to pre-register
Cost: Free
Description: A program series for youths 8-13. Each program
focuses on a different eco-investigation which engages young
people with the natural world.
Event / Festival:
Nature Nuts: Ticks
Ages:
4-7
Dates: May 9, 11 and 16th
Time: Program will be from 9 to 11 a.m. May 9, and from 1 to
3 p.m. May 11 and 16
Location: Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Pisgah
Forest
Contact: Call 877-4423 to pre-register
Cost:
Description: Ticks: Nature’s Yucky Little Creepy Crawly
Clown Face. A free program series for young children ages
4-7 and their parents or guardians. Each
program focuses on a different wildlife theme and includes
stories, crafts and activities that engage children with the
natural world.
Event / Festival:
“The Music Man Junior"
Ages:
Dates: May 5
thru May 6
Time: 7 p.m.
May 5-6
Location:
Colonial Theater, Canton.
Contact: Call
456-2283
Cost: Tickets are $10 adults and $8 students 18
and younger.
Description: A musical
production presented by students of MusicWorks! Studio of
Performing Arts, Waynesville.
Event / Festival:
Asheville Sports
Festival
Ages:
Dates: May 5th - 7th
Time:
Location:
Contact: Call for updated info,
828-251-4073
Cost:
Description: Features pro and amateur competition in paddling,
cycling, running, skateboarding and more. Plus exhibits,
demonstration, food and entertainment.
Event / Festival:
Fun Farm Day at
WNC Nature Center
Ages:
Dates:
Time:
Location:
Contact: 828-298-5600
Cost:
Description: Our Farm Fun
Day will include: Asheville Clogging Company with Carol
Shimberg, WNC Pigeon and Dove Club with Rodney Hendrix,
Magic Show with Eric Schweitzer, the "Peg Twisters" with
Jerry Sutton and Bob Gregory’s musical talents, The “Bobcat
Stompers” will be dancing, Farm Equipment Co., Inc with Russ
Roberson, Face Painting, The Human BINGO game, 4-H
presentations and demonstrations, Wildlife programs and
enrichment, WNC Woodcarvers with Steve Quinn, Cradle of
Forestry display, “Mountain-Dew-Et”– music and song w/ Bob
and Patsy Allen, NC Farm Bureau with Jimmy Cowan and team,
Llama Rescue of Buncombe County with Lance Hardcastle,
Shetland sheep and rabbits with Debbie Trantham and family,
Sheep Herding demonstrations with Briggs Nicoles, “Big Dan”
the Draft Horse with Dave Mallet, Fjord Horses with Jane and
Harlon Sawyer, Food, games, contests, and crafts Admission
rates for 2006 are: $4.00 for children (ages 3-16) $8.00 for
adults (17-64) $7.00 for Seniors (over 65) Members of the
Friends of the Nature Center pay the above admission rates
for this special support day. We will be opening the gates
for guests at 10:00am and will close the programs at 4:00pm.
Please feel free to contact us at (828)298-5600, ext 305,
with questions. Thank you so much for joining us for Farm
Fun Day 2006!
Event / Festival:
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
presents “An Upside-Down World.”
Ages:
All ages
Dates: May 31 to June 4th
Time: Performances are 7 p.m. May 31 through June 2. On June
3, shows will be at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., and on June
4, shows will be 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Tickets are $12 - $35.
All tickets are reserved and available in person at the
Asheville Civic Center Ticket Office, at
www.ringling.com,
www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling Ticketmaster at
251-5505.
Location: Asheville Civiv Center
Contact:
Cost:
Description: This intimate, interactive experience brings you so
close to our elephants, horses and clowns that you'll
experience a day at the circus you never imagined possible!
Our aerialists walk, fly and jump through the air. Our
Upside Down act leaves you questioning the forces of
gravity. It's a one-of-a-kind experience that boils all the
action down into one ring to engage all your senses. So join
us at our FREE, all-access pre-show to meet our animals and
performers, learn circus tricks and enjoy a taste of the
circus before the show even starts!
Event / Festival:
Garden Jubilee in
Hendersonville
Ages:
Dates: May 27 & 28
Time:
Location: Visitors Information Center, 201 S. Main St.,
Hendersonville.
Contact: Henderson County Travel & Tourism at 693-9708 or
(800) 828-4244
Cost:
Description: Garden Jubilee offers more than 125 vendors
selling merchandise and plants to enhance your garden and
lawn along with handmade crafts from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Memorial Day weekend at the The Lowe’s Expo will offer
garden clinics and displays. The Lowe’s Kids Clinic will
offer hands-on projects for children ages 4-12 during both
days. Southern Living Magazine’s landscape and garden
specialist Bill Slack will talk about “A Beautiful Backyard
– Your Private Retreat,” at 11 a.m. Saturday and 1 p.m.
Sunday; “Laid Back Landscaping” at 1 p.m. Saturday and 3
p.m. Sunday and “Your Garden’s Finishing Touches” at 3 p.m.
Saturday. Mainstay’s Garden Jubilee Mountain Medley 5 Mile
Race/1 Mile Family Walk will start at 7 p.m. May 27. To
register or for more information, visit
www.mainstayhelp.org. A post race barbeque picnic with
live entertainment will be held. The Hendersonville Lions
Club will hold a fund-raiser, The Blind Ducky Racing,
featuring rubber ducks racing down the Patton Park creek at
5 p.m. May 28. To adopt a duck or for more information visit
www.duckyracing.com. Please leave your pets at home.
Event / Festival:
Wit 'n Grit with Michael
Reno Harrell
Ages:
Dates: Saturday, May 20
Time: 2-4pm
Location: West Asheville Library 942 Haywood Road
Contact: 251-4990
Cost:
Description: The Friends of West
Asheville Library will present singer/songwriter/storyteller
Michael Reno Harrell at a family fundraiser on Saturday, May
20. The program will feature original songs and stories,
many drawn from Mike's childhood visits to relatives in the
Candler area. Suggested donations are $5 for adults and $2
for children. Refreshments will also be sold and all
proceeds go to the West Asheville Library.
Event / Festival:
Activities at the Oconaluftee Indian Village
Ages: All Ages
Dates: May 15 - Oct 25th
Time: 9 am - 5:30 pm
Location:
Cherokee, NC
Contact: 866-554-4557
Cost: $13.00 adults and $6.00 for children 6-13,
children under 6 free
Description: Breadmaking, Blowgun demonstrations, Pottery
demonstrations, Arrowhead knapping, Canoe hulling, Household
operations, Storytelling, Mask-making, toy-making
Event / Festival:
Children's Dance Festival presented by the Asheville
Contemporary Dance Theater and the New Studio of Dance
Ages:
Dates: 5/12, 5/13, 5/14
Time: Friday 7:30 pm, Sat. 7:30 pm and Sunday 4 pm
Location: BeBe theater 20 Commerce Street
Contact:
Cost: Tickets $15/ $10.00 in advance
Description:
Event / Festival:
Family
Fun Day at Carrier Park on Amboy Rd.
Ages:
All ages
Dates: May 20th
Time: 11 am to 3 pm
Location: Carrier Park on Amboy Rd.
Contact:
Cost: Free
Description: May is isability Awareness month. The day is
designed especially for persons with disabilities and their
families and will feature a petting zoo, entertainment,
family activities, music, crafts, games, informational
booths, food and demonstrations.
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