Weekends at Wilson

Because 90% of our students live on campus, weekends are vibrant and busy. You’ve got 1,100 acres on campus and you’re only 15 minutes to downtown Asheville so your weekends will never get boring.

A student smiles from behind a table of their art work they are selling at a craft fair. — Sell your art at one of the many craft fairs.

Dogwood Pasture — You haven’t been to Warren Wilson until you’ve been to Dogwood Pasture.

Students in a raft paddling down a river. — Go rafting with Adventure Programs.

A group of Warren Wilson College students jump and pose in front a Habitat for Humanity build site they are working on. — Engage with the local community by volunteering for organizations like Habitat for Humanity.

Circus — What act will you perform in the Circus?

Paint a mini painting.

Students making traditional Arabic Easter cookies for Orthodox Easter — Make traditional Arabic Easter cookies with Spiritual Life and the South West Asian and North Afrikan Alliance for Orthodox Easter

An alum sits at a table and talks to a group of students at a networking event — Network with Alumni.

Explore Downtown Asheville

Outdoor Programs — Get outside and off campus with Adventure Programs

Climbing Wall — The routes on our climbing wall get reset frequently.

Core Crew students on their parade — Join your crew and decorate your “float” for the Big Gay Earth Day Parade

Our community comes together once a week with the Old Farmers Ball for Contra Dancing. — The Old Farmer’s Ball, a regionally-known contra dancing event, occurs on campus every Thursday.