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Open-sourced by Matt
Clubs, circles, jams and crews around Asheville that meet again and again. 387 groups.
52 groups shown
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 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 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 twice-monthly silent reading night for book lovers, with quiet co-reading and optional socializing at a West Asheville bar. Introvert-friendly.
Next: Mon, Oct 12 · 6 upcoming
Character Study, West Asheville
A monthly open knitting night run with Black Mountain Yarn Shop where knitters of all skill levels bring projects to stitch and socialize.
Next: Thu, Oct 8 · 1 upcoming
Oak and Grist Distilling, Black Mountain
A library book club that reads nonfiction on international politics, economics, culture and climate and discusses it together.
Next: Thu, Oct 15 · 2 upcoming
Transylvania County Library, Brevard
A women's book club reading Women Who Run With the Wolves through storytelling, ritual circle and discussion, led by Magi Caswell of Coven Divine.
Next: Wed, Oct 7 · 1 upcoming
Mars Hill and Burnsville
A book club that reads and discusses classic and enduring novels, meeting at a pizza restaurant in Asheville.
Next: Tue, Oct 13 · 1 upcoming
Standard Pizza Co, Asheville
A monthly book chat over wine where members bring any fiction or nonfiction pick tied to the month's topic.
Next: Thu, Oct 22 · 1 upcoming
Whole Foods, Tunnel Road, Asheville
An Asheville improv community that runs free monthly longform improv jams at Story Parlor, plus workshops and showcases for improvisers of all levels.
Next: Sun, Nov 8 · 1 upcoming
Story Parlor, West Asheville
A monthly book club focused on speculative, spooky and genre fiction, meeting at the Botanical Gardens at Asheville and a downtown spot.
Next: Sun, Oct 18 · 1 upcoming
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
A fantasy romance book club that meets monthly around a theme such as tear-jerkers or romantic suspense. Members share recommendations and talk tropes.
Next: Sat, Oct 24 · 1 upcoming
Biltmore Village and Botanical Gardens
A small group of stitchers, crocheters and quilters who make handmade items to donate to local charities. All skill levels are welcome to join.
Next: Mon, Oct 12 · 2 upcoming
Panera Bread, Hendersonville Rd, Asheville
A monthly writing group for all genres where members workshop their writing, share ideas and encourage each other.
Next: Mon, Oct 5 · 2 upcoming
Weaverville Community Center
A casual craft club for adults at the Weaverville Community Center. Bring your own project or use the shared supplies, with beginner help available. Suggested donations fund supplies.
Next: Tue, Oct 20 · 2 upcoming
Weaverville Community Center, Weaverville
A Black Mountain poetry group founded in 2020 that holds a monthly critique meeting at the library and a monthly public reading. Regular poets read alongside open participants.
Next: Tue, Oct 20 · 3 upcoming
Oak and Grist Distilling, Black Mountain
A monthly book club that meets at Fairview Library to discuss the selected title in small-group conversation.
Next: Mon, Oct 5 · 2 upcoming
Fairview Library, Fairview
A casual craft club where makers of all skill levels cut, collage and create mixed media journal pages together.
Next: Wed, Oct 21 · 2 upcoming
Folkmoot Center, Waynesville
A book club for women that meets at Leveller Brewing in Weaverville to discuss a shared read over drinks.
Next: Mon, Nov 16 · 1 upcoming
Leveller Brewing Co., Weaverville
The Asheville division of a nonprofit nature photography club. It offers monthly meetings with speakers and critiques, plus photo outings.
Next: Sun, Oct 11 · 2 upcoming
Reuter Center, UNC Asheville
A SoulCollage open studio where people make intuitive collage cards and share reflections in a small circle, led by a certified facilitator.
Next: Wed, Oct 7 · 1 upcoming
Black Mountain and Asheville
A neighborhood artists' association in Asheville's Kenilworth area that runs an annual free, self-guided studio tour of its member artists.
Next: Sat, Oct 10 · 2 upcoming
Kenilworth, Asheville
No upcoming events
A group for local filmmakers and film actors to meet, network and share projects. Holds regular meetups and the Let's Film AVL short-film brainstorming sessions.
Last event Sep 2026
Dalton Distillery, Asheville
A book club for fantasy and science fiction readers that meets at a neighborhood pub to discuss a monthly pick. Drop-ins who have not finished the book are welcome.
Last event Sep 2026
The Village Pub, Asheville
A book-club style group that reads one short story per meeting and discusses it over drinks. Meets at taverns and cideries on the east side of Asheville.
Last event Sep 2026
Cultivated Cocktails, Asheville
An open craft night with supplies provided, held on Monday evenings at a local brewery taproom.
Last event Feb 2026
Archetype Brewing, Asheville
A small group of artists and writers who combine guided meditation and journaling to explore creative ideas, meeting in a Roberts Street studio.
Last event Feb 2026
The Hatchery Building, River Arts District
A monthly morning book discussion group at Pack Memorial Library that reads a mix of genres and welcomes newcomers.
Last event Aug 2026
Pack Memorial Library, downtown Asheville
A meditation and journaling group that reads classic Taoist poems and writes reflectively in response. Open to all levels.
Last event Feb 2026
Zen Mountain Studio, River Arts District
A monthly stitch night where knitters, crocheters and other crafters bring portable projects and work together at a brewery.
Last event Sep 2026
New Belgium Brewing, Asheville
A membership guild of quilters founded in 1988 that meets monthly and runs a quilting bee and an annual public quilt show.
Last event Sep 2026
Asheville area
A free monthly gathering for crafters of all skill levels to knit, scrapbook, paint and share projects. Meets at the Asheville YMCA.
Last event Sep 2026
Asheville YMCA, downtown Asheville
A weekly beginner-friendly improv jam of games and free-form scenes where regulars practice and learn together.
Last event Jul 2026
Asheville
A book club that reads and discusses health and wellness titles, sometimes with a guest expert. Free and open to all.
Last event Jul 2026
North Carolina Integrative Wellness, Asheville
The Asheville chapter of Urban Sketchers, artists who sketch on location. It co-hosts the Carolinas Sketch Crawl with the Charlotte and Greenville chapters.
Last event Jun 2026
Downtown and River Arts District
A low-key community crafting circle where members work on projects while listening to an audio short story.
Last event Sep 2026
West Asheville Public Library
A volunteer makers group that sews, knits and crochets comfort items such as hospice pillows, chemo port pillows, quilts and beanies for people in need.
Last event Sep 2026
Enka-Candler Library, Candler
A casual Asheville book club that picks a title every month or two and meets at a local brewery to discuss it over beers.
Last event Mar 2026
Woodfin and Asheville breweries
A weekly writing and co-working circle for trans, nonbinary and gender nonconforming writers working on independent projects, with occasional workshops.
Last event Jun 2026
Firestorm Books, Haywood Rd, West Asheville
A monthly book club reading queer horror, held at Firestorm Books and Coffee. Each meeting discusses a chosen title.
Last event Sep 2026
Firestorm Books and Coffee, Asheville
A monthly gathering for people who knit, crochet or do other fiber crafts. Not instructional, and newcomers are welcome.
Last event Sep 2026
Fairview Library, Fairview
A community-led book club exploring magic, animism and spirituality in liberation movements, held at an Asheville bookstore co-op.
Last event Sep 2026
Firestorm Books & Coffee, Asheville
A free monthly gathering where crafters of all ages and skill levels bring projects to work on and share techniques.
Last event Mar 2026
Ferguson Family YMCA, Candler
A monthly evening book club where readers discuss the month's pick at East Asheville Public Library.
Last event Jan 2026
East Asheville Public Library
The local chapter of Ikebana International, a club for people who practice Japanese flower arranging. It holds monthly programs, demonstrations and public exhibitions.
Last event May 2026
Asheville
A monthly book club that reads and discusses romance novels, with newcomers always welcome.
Last event Jul 2026
Pack Memorial Library, downtown Asheville
A social group that gathers for movie nights and watch-party outings over pizza and beer at Asheville Pizza and Brewing.
Last event Jun 2026
Asheville Pizza and Brewing, Merrimon Ave
A new group for moms to connect over simple art and craft projects in a relaxed setting. No artistic experience needed.
Last event Aug 2026
Coffee shops around Asheville
A peer group for animators, motion designers and illustrators who gather for demo reel and portfolio reviews, critique and industry conversation.
Last event Apr 2026
Weaverville and Asheville area