Joy Fest 2026

May 16th, 2026
11 am - 2 pm,
Pack Square Park, Asheville, NC
From 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, we’ll gather for a joyful afternoon of movement, music, creativity, and community.

The day will feature a Joy Parade hosted by Amy Dickens of Joyfully You alongside the Street Creature Puppet Collective, inviting playful expression and collective celebration.

Travis Redtail will lead us in song, offering moments of shared rhythm and grounding.
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Local artists will be vending, community partners will be tabling and sharing information about mental health resources, and we will be raising funds to support accessible, peer-centered mental health programming in our region.
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JoyFest is a fundraiser, but it is also a reminder that joy can coexist with grief, that celebration can be an act of resistance, and that caring for mental health is a collective effort.

https://www.joyfestavl.org/

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• Next Monday, 23rd February, 06:00 pm, NAMI Family Support Group- Mars Hill in Mars Hill

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