WNC Nature Center Hey Day Fall Family Festival

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.

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

37th Annual Hey Day Fall Festival at the WNC Nature Center

October 12   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.

Hey Day pumpkin carving

This year's performances include the Mountain Thunder Cloggers, Asheville Clogging Company, Ric Ledford and the Reems Creek Incident, and Rick Hubbard's Kazoobie Kazoo show.

Food vendors are Celebrity's Hot Dogs, Creekside Taphouse, Rita's Italian Ice and Ultimate Ice Cream.

The main stage schedule is as follows:
11:00-12:00 - Asheville Clogging Company
12:15-1:15 - Rick Hubbard's Kazoobie Kazoo Show
1:30-2:15 - Mountain Thunder Cloggers
2:30-3:30 - Ric Ledford and the Reems Creek Incident

Regular Nature Center admission rates apply. Friends members get in FREE. The WNC Nature Center is located at 75 Gashes Creek Road in Asheville NC.