WNC Nature Center Annual Hey Day Fall Family Festival a Favorite

October 11, 2014   Hey Day Fall Family Festival at the WNC Nature Center   Enjoy the 37th annual Hey Day Festival featuring live music and dance performances, special animal encounters, educational programs, arts and crafts for the kids, and delicious food from local vendors.

Hey Day is the Nature Center's biggest event of the year. This year's festival will feature games, pumpkin painting, arts and crafts, educational animal programs, live music, local food vendors, clogging teams, and of course, a wide variety of exciting wildlife. There will also be a kick-off to the Friends' fall raffle, with the opportunity to win great items, including a package from Diamond Brand Outdoors.

Food is being provided by Mojo Kitchen, Captain Dave's Pirate Dawgs, and Ruth & Ranshaw.  Regular Nature Center admission rates apply; Friends members receive free admission.

WNC Nature Center is a living museum of plants and animals native to the Appalachian region. Our purpose is to increase public awareness and understanding of all aspects of the natural environment of Western North Carolina through hands-on and sensory experiences. Each year welcome 100,000 visitors attend - of which 30,000 are school children expanding their classroom curriculum. The Center is located at 75 Gashes Creek Road in Asheville NC.

 

News from the WNC Nature Center

Now that Labor Day has passed, the WNC Nature Center is getting ready for a busy fall.  School groups will once again start visiting and there are many events planned this fall.  On October 1st, the Nature Center will be hosting its most popular off-site program, the NC Elk Experience.   Learn more HERE and reserve your spot soon--this program always fills quickly.

The Center is busy getting ready for the annual fall festival, Hey Day, which this year will be on Saturday, October 11th.  Read more about Hey Day, including how to volunteer at Hey Day and help make this year's event the best ever. 
Just two weeks after Hey Day comes Howl-O-Ween.  The Nature Center's Halloween celebration includes a costume contest at 5 PM for all ages. October 25 beginning at 10 AM. 


The WNC Nature Center is located at 75 Gashes Creek Road in Asheville NC.