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2025 Events
March Events
March 1: Art Affair (OpenDoors of Asheville)
March 2: Mardi Gras Parade
March 6: Paddling Film Festival (MountainTrue)
March 9: Somewhat Petty Benefit Concert (Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity)
March 15: Masterworks 5 (Asheville Symphony)
March 15: Bowl for Kids’ Sake (Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC)
March 25: ALT ASO (Asheville Symphony)
April Events
Child Abuse Prevention Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April 1: Dine To Be Kind (Asheville Humane Society)
April 3: Planting Futures: Verner’s Farm to Table Experience (Verner Center for Early Learning)
April 5: Spring Gala (Children’s Well-Being League)
April 12: Masterworks 6 (Asheville Symphony)
April 21: Golf Against Hunger (Food Connection)
April 24: Giving Day (Warren Wilson College)
April 24: Dining Out for Life (WNCAP)
April 25: Appalachian Grown Spring Dinner (ASAP)
April 25: Annual Golf Tournament (Irene Wortham Center)
April 26: Ezekiel’s Journey 5k (Ascend Women’s Center)
April 26: Share the Promise (Carolina Day School)
May Events
Mental Health Awareness Month
TBA: Annual Gala (Asheville Art Museum)
May 1: TF3’s Jukebox with Time of Three (Asheville Symphony)
May 1: The Persimmon Social (YWCA)
May 2-3: Spring Plant Sale (Asheville Botanical Garden)
May 3: Masterworks 7 (Asheville Symphony)
May 8: ALT ASO (Asheville Symphony)
May 8: Grants Award Celebration (Women for Women)
May 9-11: LEAF Global Arts Retreat
May 9: Amadeus Gala and Auction (Asheville Symphony)
May 9: Brews and Bears (Friends of the WNC Nature Center)
May 10: An Evening with Chris Thile (Asheville Symphony)
May 15: Community Impact Awards Dinner (United Way)
May 22: Hope is in Bloom Annual Fundraiser (All Souls Counseling Center)
June Events
TBA: Annual Gala (Asheville Art Museum)
June 5: Pack to Give Back (MANNA)
June 13: Brews and Bears (Friends of the WNC Nature Center)
June 26: Courage in Bloom (June 26)
July Events
July 5, 12, 19, 26: Shindig on the Green (Folk Heritage Committee)
July 24: Farm to Fork Dinner and Silent Auction (Eliada Homes)
August Events
TBA: Chefs in Action (Food Connection)
August 1-4: AVL Fest
August 1-2: Mountain Dance and Folk Festival
August 2: Light Up the Night 5k (Western Carolina Rescue Ministries)
August 8: Brews and Bears (Friends of the WNC Nature Center)
August 9, 16, 23: Shindig on the Green (Folk Heritage Committee)
August 19-20: Scholarship Golf Classic (UNCA Athletics)
September Events
Sept. 12-13: BANFF Film Festival (MountainTrue)
Sept. 12: Brews and Bears (Friends of the WNC Nature Center)
Sept. 13: Fall Plant Sale (Asheville Botanical Garden)
Sept. 20: Mental Health Matters 5k (All Souls Counseling Center)
Sept. 26: Fall Festival and Corn Maze (Eliada Homes)
October Events
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
TBA: Hope Rising Event (Helpmate)
TBA: Justice Forum (Pisgah Legal Services)
All month: Fall Online Native Plant Sale (MountainTrue)
Oct. 1 – Nov. 1: Fall Festival and Corn Maze (Eliada Homes)
Oct. 3: Perfect Love Gala (Western Carolina Rescue Ministries)
Oct. 5: Fall Fest (Warren Wilson College)
Oct. 16-19: LEAF Global Arts Festival
Oct. 24: Bi-annual Parliamentary Meeting (Seek Healing)
November Events
Nov. 2: Coats for the Cold Giveaway (Western Carolina Rescue Ministries)
Nov. 20: Bountiful Hope Brunch (CooperRiis)
December Events
Dec. 1: World AIDS Day (WNCAP)
