Nature & Wildlife events near Asheville

19 upcoming in the next 30 days, within 100 miles of Asheville, soonest first

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October 2026

Fri Oct 23Ijams After Dark: Mischief Night guided night hike (ages 6+)Ijams Nature Center (venue) · Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville ($15) · sign up with the host
Sat Oct 24Ijams Enchanted Forest (Hallo-Week)Ijams Nature Center (venue) · Mead's Quarry, 3526 Island Home Ave, Knoxville ($10) · sign up with the host
Sun Oct 25Full Moon Paddle: Hunter MoonIjams Nature Center (venue) · Ijams River Landing, 3507 Island Home Pike, Knoxville ($45) · sign up with the host
Sun Oct 25Full Moon Hike: Hunter MoonIjams Nature Center (venue) · Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville ($15) · sign up with the host
Tue Oct 27Tuesday workday at Beaver Lake Bird SanctuaryBlue Ridge Audubon · Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary, Asheville · sign up with the organizer
Tue Oct 27Kingsport – Meeting October 27th…7:00 pmLee and Lois Herndon Chapter, Tennessee Ornithological Society · See the event page · sign up with the organizer
Tue Oct 27Kingsport – Meeting October 27th…7:00 pmBristol Bird Club (J. Wallace Coffey Chapter TOS) · See the event page · sign up with the organizer
Wed Oct 28Saw-whet owls talkBlue Ridge Audubon · OLLI at UNC Asheville · sign up with the organizer
Fri Oct 30Starlight PaddleIjams Nature Center (venue) · Ijams River Landing, 3507 Island Home Pike, Knoxville ($45) · sign up with the host
Sat Oct 31MTOS Field Trip to Wolf River WMA/SNABristol Bird Club (J. Wallace Coffey Chapter TOS) · Wolf River Wildlife Management Area, La Grange · sign up with the organizer
Sat Oct 31MTOS Field Trip to Wolf River WMA/SNALee and Lois Herndon Chapter, Tennessee Ornithological Society · Wolf River Wildlife Management Area, La Grange · sign up with the organizer
Sat Oct 31Fall Fungi ID: Beginner WorkshopIjams Nature Center (venue) · Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville ($15) · sign up with the host

November 2026

Sun Nov 1Bird BandingIjams Nature Center (venue) · Mead's Quarry, 3526 Island Home Ave, Knoxville ($5) · sign up with the host
Tue Nov 3Tuesday workday at Beaver Lake Bird SanctuaryBlue Ridge Audubon · Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary, Asheville · sign up with the organizer
Sat Nov 7Wilderness Basics: Beginner Outdoor SkillsIjams Nature Center (venue) · Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville ($15) · sign up with the host
Sat Nov 7Monthly bird outing at Beaver Lake Bird SanctuaryBlue Ridge Audubon · Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary, Asheville · sign up with the organizer
Sun Nov 8Bird BandingIjams Nature Center (venue) · Mead's Quarry, 3526 Island Home Ave, Knoxville ($5) · sign up with the host
Sat Nov 14Monthly bird outing at Jackson ParkBlue Ridge Audubon · Jackson Park, Hendersonville · sign up with the organizer
Sun Nov 15Fall Fungi ID: Beginner WorkshopIjams Nature Center (venue) · Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville ($15) · sign up with the host