Welcome to Asheville to all of our Transplanted Friends! Welcome to Western North Carolina’s Meetup group for all y’all who have come from all over the world to make these mountains your home. Whether you just got off the plane or have been here for decades, this group is for you. For the last three years, even as we have been known as the Asheville Ex-New Yorkers Meetup Group, we opened up this great group to include folks from cities all over the world. As long as you are friendly, inclusive, …

The Pisgah Area Mountain Biking Meetup is a networking group specifically setup to get people together that enjoy the sport of mountain biking. It is a way of introducing people to new areas and new trails. It is an opportunity to be around others who can share what they have learned and everyone can gain new skills and confidence in the sport. We will be offering rides for all individuals, beginners to advanced, children to senior citizens. Everyone is welcome and no one will be left behind unl …

Welcome to the NSO! Hiking, Climbing, Rappelling, Kayaking, Backpacking, Diving, and MUCH MORE...! Join the Tri-Cities largest and most active outdoor organization! Have you ever wanted to learn how to rappel?  How about rock climb?  Or ever want to go backpacking but just didn't know how to get started?  We are the group for you. The Five Things You Need To Know About NSO: 1) Signing up and participating in your first adventure is ABSOLUTELY FREE! We do charge dues... but more about that in …

This meet-up group is geared for people who are looking to get some exercise by walking and hiking at a more moderate and easier pace than what the usual hiking club in the greater Asheville area offers. We will seek out more level hiking trails with no more than 1,000 foot elevations and range anywhere from 3 - 7 miles in length with a social element of either starting or ending the walks and hikes with an optional shared meal at a restaurant near the hiking/walking destination. Just because th …

Four Seasons Running Club was created by runners for runners in Hendersonville NC. We are here to support our running community and promote local running events. We are focused on all runners of all ages, paces and distances. Join us - We Run This Town!

Holistic Fit Friends of Asheville is an association of persons dedicated to improving the health and fitness of one another, our society, culture and environment in an evolving and comprehensive manner. This group encourages people of all walks of life to come together and form a community to exercise and develop ever better and more comprehensive approaches to the well being of body, mind, heart and soul of self, culture and nature.

Let's get out there and enjoy nature and other activities that our lives have to offer.  I love to be out there and just having some good hearted fun with others and meet new people.  No matter what life has to throw at you, getting out and being happy makes for a better lifestyle, so join me and others in all sorts of "adventures"...you  are welcome to make suggestions... Thanks ....

Become part of Asheville's most active community! Have you been ignoring a very important part of your life-  Being a part of a diverse community filled with people of varied backgrounds & interests who laugh a lot, make plans to explore, dance, travel, and enjoy life together? Stop working so hard, staying home so much.  Remember that having fun makes even the following day more exciting! We are a community, not just a group of people looking for an excuse to visit one more restaurant.  Our mem …

Anyone who wants to be at the ocean more often

Asheville Salsa and Bachata is a group dedicated to promoting social events featuring Latin rhythms  like Salsa, Bachata, Samba & more. Our Latin Social events provide a great way to make friends, have fun, re-energize after a stressful week and relax. We typically start our Latin Socials with a FREE Salsa and Bachata Class. Most Latin dances are partner dances and are a great way to develop and maintain great social skills. Latin dancing helps develop confidence and trust internally and posture …

Western North Carolina Fit Club is a free, weekly gathering for exercise, nutrition and support. Check our calendar for times and locations. Workout to cutting-edge fitness programs in a high-energy environment projected on a 100" screen with theatre sound. Heard of P90X®, Insanity®, and TurboFire®? Well, there's way more where those come from. Come try a different workout each week -- FREE! Are You a Beginner, Striver, or Warrior? Beginners - want to make a change and need a place to start. Ind …

Glory Hound Events is the largest producer of endurance athletic events in the Western NC so it makes sense to have a place where our athletes and friends can Meet Up to communicate about training, racing and having fun. If you are a runner, cyclist, or a triathlete with little or many miles under your shoes/wheels, this is the group for you.

This group is to help coordinate group hikes in the High Country area. Day & Multi-day hikes will be planned as meetups within a 50 or so mile radius of Boone, North Carolina. Popular destinations include waterfalls, wildlife viewing areas, mountaintops, and other long-range views. Hikes will be planned for different degrees of difficulty and lengths. We may also plan other types of outdoor trips and sometimes we will coordinate longer range member hikes. (I.E. out of state or out of country tri …

FITNESS FOR MOM, FUN FOR BABY! Welcome to Plum Mom's Club - Powered by Stroller Strides! Plum Moms Club offers free weekly playgroups, monthly moms night out activities, and quarterly community service projects. Many of these playgroups are attended by members of Stroller Strides, but it is not required to be a participant. However, we do invite you to come out and try a Stroller Strides class--your first class is always free. Stroller Strides is a total fitness program that moms can do with the …

Ladies Wellness is a support network in Asheville, NC for women. We encourage a safe environment for women to connect, share, self investigate and identify areas in their lives they are willing to work on. We currently meet every other Monday. The dates will be posted on our calendar. We are happy to have you! Look forward to meeting you and hearing what you are learning as you continue to evolve. Jill

Are you: a professional looking to network and attract new clients? starting a new business and wanting some help? looking for a new venture? wanting to expand your current market share? needing a new job or a new employee? If you answered yes to any of the above, you'll be happy you joined us. There are many facets of this idea that I am still developing and the details may change but here are the core concepts that I want to achieve with this group will remain the same. There are some amazi …

Welcome to the meet up Latin Percussion Drumming Group. This group is for people interesting in learn how to dance basic salsa steps in 2 with Conga drum as well, hand learning and therapeutic experiences utilizing percussion and creative experiences of different combination of rhythms Salsa, Bomba, Plena, Cuban and Brazilian. The Latin Percussion Drumming Group is founded on principles of holistic experiences to rich individuals and communities while teaching listening skills, concentration, se …

Asheville's first Meetup group for this activity, this is a solid resource for those exploring the art of Parkour training. This group is designed to inform, inspire, and invite people to discover Parkour in Western North Carolina, particularly in the Asheville area. Our group will post information about Traceurs (Parkour practitioners) in the area, events for indoor and outdoor classes & gatherings, and keep a flow of videos and articles going about Parkour events and activities worldwide. Park …

Cheshire Racquet Club "Tennis for All" is a all ages and levels tennis group dedicated to spreading the love of sport. We welcome all newbies and masters alike to join us for the new age of Black Mountain, NC tennis. The group will include: Bare Bones Beginner Tennis, All Levels Round Robins, Junior Developement, Pee Wee Tennis, Cardio Tennis, Super Seniors Saturday Round Robin, Winter Leagues, and Friday Night Wine Social Round Robin. We look forward to a new tennis revolution! Welcome.

Welcome to the Hickory Hot Mamas group! If you are a hot mama living in the Hickory area, then this might just be the group for you! I started this group because I'm a new working mom and wanted to get to know other new (or already experienced!) moms in the area and Hickory was lacking a meetup group :). My husband and I just welcomed our first son in April & I'd love to meet other moms in the area so our babies can interact, play, and grow together. I'm also interested in meeting moms like me, …

Join us for twice weekly hikes that alternate among four fairly standard routes. Typically, we take the same hike twice weekly, three of which are along the mountains-to-sea trail, running alongside the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville. Once a month, we go on a hike among the 25 miles of hiking trails within the campus of Warren Wilson College. We focus on weekday hikes, with occasional weekend jaunts. Because we do the same hike twice each week and then repeat it every fifth week, the emphasis …

Many temples in India bear the inscription "Be Good, Do Good." Zen Garden Yoga feels strongly in giving back to our community. Our 10am class on the last Saturday of each month will be dedicated to doing just that...giving back and paying it forward! This class is donation based and donating is completely optional. The teachers will be leading the class gratis and all of the donations collected will be given to the charity of the month. This one hour class is open to all levels. If you would lik …

Each "Walk with the Doc" will have a theme where the doctor picks a topic and gives a brief overview then incorporates the theme into the walk. For example a popular theme might be the knee joint. So a brief overview of the joint and muscles will be discussed during the walk and knee healthy exercises will be incorporated into the walk. These walks are intended for all levels, to help people who may worry about starting a walking program to athletes who are curious about injury prevention. Come …

This group is about getting information about climbing Kilimanjaro and Tanzanian safaris led by Macon Dunnagan who has led 26 climbs up the highest mountain in Africa. He goes back to climb Kilimanjaro for the 27 time in June.