Open-sourced by Matt
Open-sourced by Matt
Clubs, circles, jams and crews around Asheville that meet again and again. 387 groups.
A free hiking group that leads hikes of varied length and difficulty across Western North Carolina, open to all skill levels.
Next: Tomorrow · 1 upcoming
Various trailheads, Western NC
A standing women's group mountain bike ride with Monday evening and Wednesday morning options on Bent Creek area trails, open to different skill levels.
Next: Mon, Oct 12 · 50 upcoming
Ledford and Rice Pinnacle trailheads, Bent Creek
A no-drop Monday morning social bike ride that starts with coffee and ends at Hole Doughnuts. Rides run 10-14 miles with rotating ride leaders.
Next: Sun, Oct 4 · 31 upcoming
Cooperative Coffee Roasters, Asheville
A Hendersonville nonprofit cycling club with group rides for all levels, ride leaders and sweeps. Runs weekly evening road rides and advocates for local bike infrastructure.
Next: Tue, Oct 6 · 31 upcoming
Hendersonville
A casual running club with weekly group runs of 1, 3 or 6 miles followed by drinks and socializing, including a Tuesday brewery run series.
Next: Tue, Oct 6 · 4 upcoming
Olde London Road, River Arts District
A standing weekly group road ride from Youngblood Bicycles with two paces and routes of about 26 and 33 miles.
Next: Today · 27 upcoming
Youngblood Bicycles, Merrimon Ave
A community ecstatic dance group that hosts freeform dance waves with guest DJs, live musicians and facilitators. Each session has an opening circle and a theme.
Next: Tomorrow · 9 upcoming
Evergreen Community Charter School, Asheville
A long-running weekly Irish and Celtic music session where local musicians gather to play reels and jigs on the pub stage.
Next: Sun, Oct 4 · 13 upcoming
Jack of the Wood Pub, Asheville
A weekly bluegrass night at a downtown pub. A host band plays first, then an open jam begins where pickers bring their instruments and join in.
Next: Today · 12 upcoming
Jack of the Wood Pub, downtown Asheville
A volunteer-run, free and inclusive country western line dancing and two-stepping community with lessons and dances for all levels.
Next: Today · 10 upcoming
Banks Ave, Asheville
A long-running open drum circle in Pritchard Park where regulars and newcomers drum, dance and listen together on Friday evenings through the warmer months.
Next: Tomorrow · 10 upcoming
Pritchard Park, downtown Asheville
A long-running weekly old-time Appalachian music jam where local musicians gather to play at a downtown pub.
Next: Wed, Oct 7 · 8 upcoming
Jack of the Wood Pub, downtown Asheville
A free group where writers meet at cafes to write side by side for timed sessions, with brief socializing before and after. No critique, all genres welcome.
Next: Sun, Oct 4 · 9 upcoming
Cafes in Asheville, Candler and South Asheville
A peer critique and writing group where writers bring printed pages for feedback, plus write-a-thons and quiet writing sessions.
Next: Wed, Oct 7 · 4 upcoming
Westville Pub, West Asheville
A creative community offering a monthly reset circle, coworking sessions and workshops for creatives at Story Parlor in West Asheville.
Next: Sun, Oct 18 · 2 upcoming
Story Parlor, West Asheville
A drop-in knitting and crochet circle at the Skyland library where makers work on their own projects and chat. All skill levels welcome.
Next: Sat, Oct 3 · 1 upcoming
Skyland/South Buncombe Library
A monthly book club reading literature centered on the voices and histories of the African Diaspora. Meets at the YMI Cultural Center or Noir Collective AVL.
Next: Sat, Oct 17 · 2 upcoming
YMI Cultural Center, downtown Asheville
A fiber crafts meetup for knitters, crocheters and other fiber crafters. Bring a project and chat at a Fairview brewery.
Next: Thu, Oct 8 · 3 upcoming
Turgua Brewing, Fairview
A weekly Magic: The Gathering night for local players at The Local Collective in Weaverville.
Next: Tue, Oct 6 · 10 upcoming
The Local Collective, Weaverville
A weekly drop-in Scrabble gathering where players of all levels play with provided equipment and socialize.
Next: Sun, Oct 4 · 2 upcoming
Stephens-Lee Community Center, Asheville
A community of crokinole players who meet weekly in a brewery taproom to flick discs, play casual rounds and welcome newcomers.
Next: Tue, Oct 13 · 7 upcoming
Highland Brewing, Asheville
A board game group that meets for weeknight game nights at local breweries and cideries. Bring a game or learn one from members.
Next: Mon, Oct 5 · 3 upcoming
Archetype Brewing and Noble Cider, Asheville
A weekly casual Magic: The Gathering night with loaner decks and game masters to help newcomers learn. Held at Well Played board game cafe.
Next: Tue, Oct 6 · 1 upcoming
Well Played Board Game Cafe, Asheville
A free weekly sanctioned contract bridge game at Skyland/South Buncombe Library, run with the Arden Bridge Club, welcoming new and experienced players.
Next: Tue, Oct 6 · 8 upcoming
Skyland/South Buncombe Library
A social group for introverts and quiet extroverts. Hosts evening walks, craft and coffee meetups, silent book clubs and outings to local shows.
Next: Sat, Oct 3 · 8 upcoming
Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary and various spots
A social group that meets at local cafes and bakeries for coffee and conversation, in the Swedish fika tradition. Meets at a different cafe each time.
Next: Wed, Oct 7 · 1 upcoming
Cafes around Asheville
A social group for Asheville adults in their 20s through 40s. Regular outings include board game nights at breweries, swing dance nights, disc golf and local festivals.
Next: Today · 7 upcoming
Breweries around Asheville
A social group for singles, mostly in their 30s and 40s but open to all, that hosts weekly board game nights at Archetype Brewing and other socials.
Next: Mon, Oct 5 · 6 upcoming
Archetype Brewing, West Asheville
A weekly afternoon of spades and dominoes at a community center after church services, open to neighbors.
Next: Sun, Oct 4 · 8 upcoming
Southside Community Center, Asheville
A social group for newcomers to Asheville that hosts hikes, coffee meetups, photo challenges and dance nights so people who moved here can meet others.
Next: Sat, Oct 3 · 2 upcoming
Various locations, Asheville
A peer-led recovery community that uses Buddhist teachings and meditation to support anyone working with addiction. Meets twice a week at Urban Dharma.
Next: Today · 52 upcoming
Urban Dharma, West Asheville
An early-morning Alcoholics Anonymous meeting held in the library of a Flat Rock church. Peer support for people recovering from alcohol addiction.
Next: Wed, Oct 7 · 8 upcoming
St. John in the Wilderness, Flat Rock
A free social-health nonprofit community in Asheville offering weekly connection practice meetings, listening training and peer-driven support groups.
Next: Sat, Oct 31 · 1 upcoming
S French Broad Ave, Asheville
A 12-step fellowship for people who want to quit nicotine in any form and stay quit. The only requirement is a desire to quit. Meets in person and online.
Next: Today · 8 upcoming
Asheville 12 Step Recovery Club, Kenilworth
A weekly Marijuana Anonymous recovery meeting offering a nonjudgmental space to share and listen. It is open to anyone working on recovery.
Next: Today · 8 upcoming
American Legion Post and Center for Spiritual Living
A free weekly peer-led support circle for men and male-identifying people to connect and give and receive support. A SeekHealing program.
Next: Tue, Oct 6 · 1 upcoming
SeekHealing, downtown Asheville
A West Asheville Buddhist temple and sangha offering daily meditation, open sangha gatherings and Sunday smoke-cleansing. Free and open to all, with donations welcomed.
Next: Today · 104 upcoming
Urban Dharma, Haywood Rd, West Asheville
A spiritual community teaching Science of Mind, with Sunday celebrations and groups such as a Course in Miracles study group and racial healing conversations.
Next: Tomorrow · 2 upcoming
Science of Mind Way, Asheville
A Theravada-style insight meditation community with guided sits, dharma talks and Q&A led by founding teacher Ronya Banks. Drop-in, in person at MindSpring or online.
Next: Today · 3 upcoming
MindSpring, Tunnel Road, Asheville
A wellness community offering men's councils, gentle yoga with meditation, and movement sessions around Asheville.
Next: Today · 7 upcoming
Asheville Community Yoga and WellSpring, Asheville
Meditation and Modern Buddhism classes at the Je Tsongkhapa Kadampa Buddhist Center, with talks, retreats and guided meditation.
Next: Sun, Oct 4 · 5 upcoming
Je Tsongkhapa Kadampa Buddhist Center, Asheville
A call-and-response devotional chanting and singing circle where participants join in or listen.
Next: Sun, Oct 4 · 16 upcoming
The Well, Asheville
A network of Toastmasters clubs in Asheville where members take turns giving speeches and practice leadership. Guests are welcome to visit without preparing anything.
Next: Today · 11 upcoming
Downtown Asheville and South Asheville
A community of remote workers, freelancers and entrepreneurs that meets at coworking spaces for talks, book clubs, coworking sessions and social events.
Next: Tue, Oct 6 · 4 upcoming
Coworking spaces, Asheville
A community of developers, data professionals and tech hobbyists. Hosts casual socials, co-working days and civic tech projects like Code with Asheville.
Next: Thu, Oct 8 · 3 upcoming
Breweries in Asheville and Woodfin
A monthly networking meetup for health and wellness practitioners to build referral networks.
Next: Today · 2 upcoming
The Asheville chapter of AIGA, the professional association for design. Hosts creative hangouts, portfolio reviews and talks for designers, students and freelancers.
Next: Tue, Oct 13 · 2 upcoming
Various venues, Asheville
Asheville's JavaScript community, with talks, lightning talks and show-and-tell sessions for web developers of all levels.
Next: Today · 1 upcoming
Mojo Coworking, downtown Asheville
A volunteer group that tends the garden at Leicester Library with weeding, planting and seasonal upkeep. Open to anyone who wants to help.
Next: Today · 16 upcoming
Leicester Public Library
A nonprofit bicycle advocacy organization with members and volunteers. It runs a weekly social community ride and events such as Ride of Silence and Pumpkin Pedaller.
Next: Wed, Oct 7 · 4 upcoming
Bear's Smokehouse, downtown Asheville
The Western North Carolina group of the Sierra Club, hosting monthly environmental talks, hikes and outings.
Next: Wed, Oct 7 · 1 upcoming
OLLI at UNC Asheville and trails
A volunteer program that delivers recycled flower arrangements to people in local healthcare facilities. Volunteers register for shifts.
Next: Mon, Oct 12 · 1 upcoming
Asheville Wellness Center, Asheland Ave
A volunteer-led group of repair coaches that fixes household items, clothing and small appliances for free at pop-up events across Western North Carolina.
Next: Thu, Nov 5 · 3 upcoming
Asheville Tool Library and area libraries
A local environmental nonprofit whose volunteers pick up litter along waterways, then gather at a local brewery afterward in the Hoppy Water Wednesday series.
Next: Wed, Oct 14 · 4 upcoming
Rotating waterways and breweries, Asheville