Montreat Landcare Festival and Arbor Day Celebration
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Moore Center Field, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
What began in 2012 as the Montreat Native Plant Sale is now the Montreat Landcare Festival and Arbor Day Celebration. Join us on April 11 as we celebrate our region’s native flora and fauna, explore simple steps we can take to sustain them, and learn about initiatives to strengthen our environment. Visit our vendors, connect with friends over our Spring Tea Party, and find out if we still have Hellbender salamanders in Flat Creek.
Planned Activities
- Montreat Treasured Trees Walk – Leaves from Nature Center at 10:00 a.m.
- Spring Tea Party – Seatings at 11:00 a.m., 12;00 noon, and 1:00 p.m.
- Snacks and ice cream, or build a burger at the Huckleberry
- Tree giveaway from Asheville Greenworks (while supply lasts)
- Montreat Nature Center
- Informative displays from:
- American Chestnut Foundation
- BearWise
- Firewise
- Flat Creek 2040
- Master Gardener – NCSU Extension
- Montreat Landcare Committee
- Swannanoa Wild
- Swannanoa Valley Tree Alliance
- Flat Creek Crossing All-Access Trail Project
Gardening, Art, and Food Vendors
- Anne Stone stained glass
- Bellyfull Plants Nursery
- BiscuitsNGracie
- High Country Nursery
- Little Jaybird Farm
- Montreat watercolor notecards and prints
- Round Mountain Creamery
- TC Farms/PG Produce
- Local artists
Check back for additions!
Location – Moore Center Field, 303 Lookout Road, Montreat
Follow Hwy 9/Montreat Road through the Gate into Montreat, where the road becomes Assembly Drive. Continue on Assembly Drive about 9/10 of a mile, then turn right on Lookout Road. Moore Center Field will be on your left, just below the banks of Lake Susan. Ample parking is across Lookout Road in the Anderson Auditorium lot.
For questions or to volunteer on or before April 11, contact:
- Kathy Putnam – kputnam380@gmail.com
- Ashley Manson (Vendor opportunities) – ashley@birdwoodhome.com
Visit our photo gallery to see photos of animals and flora native to Montreat.