10 am - 4 pm
As always, Hey Day presents live performances on the main stage. This year, special performances will feature the Asheville Hoops Troupe; Haw Creek String Band; Eric Everett performing Animal Party, An Earth Rockin’ Musical Adventure; the Thunder...
When a cougar pounces, it uses its powerful hindquarters and long tail to bound up to the length of a school bus. White-tailed deer are capable of leaping five and six foot fences from a virtual stand still. Frog skeletons and muscles have been specially designed to make them the best jumpers of all vertebrates.
Sometimes it seems our days and weeks and months move in the same manner. I...
Saturday, October 1, 2011 was the 35th Annual Hey Day Fall Family Festival at the WNC Nature Center! The weather was chilly (in the fifties!), the wind was whipping (45 mile an hour gusts!), but the sun was shining and nothing could dampen the festive spirit of our guests, volunteers, staff, performers, vendors, and sponsors. Thanks to everyone who came in any capacity - we had a turn out of...
Saturday, October 1, 2011 was the 35th Annual Hey Day Fall Family Festival at the WNC Nature Center! The weather was chilly (in the fifties!), the wind was whipping (45 mile an hour gusts!), but the sun was shining and nothing could dampen the festive spirit of our guests, volunteers, staff, performers, vendors, and sponsors. Thanks to everyone who came in any capacity – we had a turn...
Keeping it Interesting
If you thought things were slowing down after summer, think again! The WNC Nature Center is alive with activities, events, and ways to get involved. Here are just a few highlights of the very near future!
In case you haven’t heard, this Saturday is the Hey Day festival—our...
(Big breath in, and…) Phew!
Well it's happened again, another wonderful Hey Day has come and gone. On Saturday, October 9th over 2,700 visitors passed through our gates to join us in our annual Hey Day Fall Family Festival. That makes this year's Hey Day one of our most successful Fall Festivals yet!
The whole Nature Center was packed like...
Our 34th Annual Hey Day family event & fundraiser is just a few days away! This Saturday will be chock-full of amazing performances, educational programs, fun & games for the whole family. So mark your calendars for October 9th and be sure to stop by to see what all of the excitement is about!
Unfortunately, all this means that everyone here is putting their...
The Friends of the WNC Nature Center is set to host their 34th Annual Hey Day on Saturday, October 9th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Western North Carolina Nature Center. There will be fun for the whole family with music on the main stage, as well as clogging, balloon sculpting and storytelling. Children’s activities and educational programs abound and include: the Pee Wee Mine, cake...