Big Brothers Big Sisters of Buncombe County, WNC

12/04/2025

WINTER, CHRISTMAS, & HOLIDAY EVENTS!
If you’re looking for ways to celebrate the season in Asheville and the surrounding area with your kids and family, our calendar of all the family friendly events filled up fast, and it’s STILL growing!

⬇️ YOU’LL FIND ALL OF THE …

📍 Christmas Parades
📍 Tree Lighting Ceremonies
📍 Local Light Shows!
📍 Holiday Markets (SO MANY!!)
📍 Other Christmas and Winter Events
📍 Multi-Day Recurring Holiday Events
📍 Where to take pictures with Santa
📍 Road Trip Recommendations to MORE amazing Light Shows
📍 Alpine Coasters

⬇️ AND COMING SOON …

📍 Christmas Tree Farms
📍 Snow Tubing fun!

👉 See it all HERE: http://www.familyfriendlyasheville.com/winter-and-christmas-events-2025/

😘 If you know of anything we’re missing, let us know so that we can add it (especially any other homes with synchronized light shows or amazing over the top decorations!!) BUT 🚨PLEASE 🚨 CHECK THE LIST FIRST TO MAKE SURE IT ISN’T ALREADY INCLUDED!!

12/04/2025

This holiday, consider giving back to the community by fulfilling wishes from some of our treasured foster youth and adults.

Every year, Buncombe County Health and Human Services gathers wish lists, collects gifts, and delivers them to bring holiday cheer.

Help ensure that all of our foster youth and adults receive their holiday wishes. There are two ways to give:

🧸 Holiday Wishes for Youth (items ship directly to our office): https://amzn.to/48zskTl

🧦 Adult Wish Tree (all spots are taken but heated blankets are still needed): https://bit.ly/48vsATn

04/02/2025

Do you or someone you know need help with groceries this week in WNC? We can help with our free food Community Markets.

Please share our mobile market calendar for the week of March 31-April 4.
https://www.mannafoodbank.org/where-to-get-help/

Monday, March 31st

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Pine Grove
53 Pine Grove Rd.
Spruce Pine, NC 28777

Tuesday, April 1st

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Nantahala (@ Aquone Baptist Church)
71 Old School Rd.
Topton, NC 28781

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Enka Middle School
390 Asbury Rd.
Candler, NC 28715

Wednesday, April 2nd

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Southwestern Community College-Swain Campus
60 Almond School Rd.
Bryson City, NC 28713

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Aston Park Towers
165 S French Broad Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801

Thursday, April 3rd

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Harrah's Casino - Cherokee
777 Casino Dr.
Cherokee, NC 28719

Friday, April 4th

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Fairview Library Market
1 Taylor Rd.
Fairview, NC 28730

04/02/2025

🐰🌷🐥 Glow in the Park Egg Hunt 🐥🌷🐰
FREE | Friday | 4/4 | 7:30 - 9:30pm
Tempie Avery Montford Community Center - Ball Field

Get ready for an egg-citing evening at our Glow in the Park Egg Hunt! Join us at Montford Community Center’s ball field for a unique twist on a classic tradition. Enjoy Rec-n-Roll activities starting at 7:30 PM. At 8:15 PM, the hunt is on! Instead of a traditional free-for-all egg hunt, you'll use a clue sheet to find hidden eggs throughout the park. Some of the eggs contain special raffle tickets for a chance to win some awesome prizes!

Arrive anytime between 7:30 and 9:00pm (last clue sheet at 9:00 PM). Bring your flashlights and experience the magic of a nighttime egg hunt!

Please contact Kiley Pritchard at [email protected] or 828-507-3357 with any questions or concerns.

04/02/2025

Maker Faire this Saturday, April 5th from 10 am - 3 pm! Attendance is Free! Signing up is encouraged.

Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these “makers” come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned. With an emphasis on interactive, hands-on exhibits, people of all ages will leave inspired to make something of their own!

Signing up for a ticket ahead of time will save you time at the event, since you won't have to register to get a ticket when you arrive. Plus, signing up for a ticket now will help us estimate how many people will be coming and will help us plan our exhibits and interactive displays. And, we can keep you updated with the latest information about Maker Faire Asheville in case anything changes!

Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth — a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness.

02/17/2025

🎓 Attention BCS Seniors and Families! 🎓

Maximize your financial aid and get ready for college! Join CFNC for a FREE FAFSA Walkthrough Virtual Seminar on Monday, February 17th from 6-7 PM. They will guide you through the FAFSA form step by step, answer your questions, and help you tackle tricky sections. Don’t miss this opportunity to ensure you're maximizing your financial aid!

Sign up today and get the support you need for a successful FAFSA submission! https://www.cfnc.org/events/how-to-pay-for-college/

02/17/2025

Update: The deadline to apply for FEMA disaster assistance has been extended to March 8.

💻 Apply online: https://bit.ly/3rU0rAB
📱 FEMA App: Download the FEMA app
📞 By phone: Call 800-621-3362
🏢 In person: Visit a Disaster Recovery Center at:

Fairview Public Library
1 Taylor Road Fairview, NC 28730

Weaverville Town Hall
30 South Main St. Weaverville, NC 28787

Act now to secure the assistance you need.

02/17/2025

On Sunday, Feb. 16, Asheville residents celebrated Black History Month with a special afternoon tea, featuring the award-winning pastry chef Tie Whittaker.

02/17/2025

Need to file your Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) claim but don’t have internet access? Call the DES DUA Hotline at 919-629-3857. ☎️ Hours this week ⤵️

01/21/2025

Teacher workdays coming up? Give your kids a day to get all that energy at our FUN DAY OUT!!!

Register your child or teen at avlrec.com!

Your youth or teen can enjoy enjoy a day of games, crafts, special events and field trips when youth are out of school for teacher workdays. Must bring a lunch and drink.

OAKS Therapeutic Recreation Fun Day Out - 9am - 6pm
Murphy-Oakley Community Center

Enjoy a day of games, crafts, special events when youth are out of school. Must bring a lunch and drink. Please contact the Therapeutic Recreation Program at (828) 232-4529 for additional information. Ages: 6-21 (school age) with disabilities. Participants who do not meet our eligibility requirements may attend with a 1:1 worker.

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01/21/2025

Transitional Sheltering Assistance is providing hotel rooms to thousands of North Carolina survivors displaced by Helene.

Current eligible occupants can remain in their lodging through the end of March 2025 and should continue updating us on their housing needs.

At any time, survivors can call our helpline or visit a Disaster Recovery Center in person to ask for help. Our teams are ready to support.