The Laurel of Asheville’s Community Events Calendar
If you would like to submit an event to appear in our online Community Events Calendar, please visit our submission page.
The Laurel of Asheville is a lifestyle magazine focused on the arts, culture, and communities of Western North Carolina, and submitted events should fall within this context.
All submissions are subject to editorial approval and edits for clarity and style before being published online. If you are going to include a photograph, please be certain that you have the rights to utilize that image. If there is a question about image rights, we may remove the image. Also, images should be no larger than 2000 pixels wide. Large images will prevent the event from being submitted.
Please allow up to 5 days for your event to be posted. If you encounter difficulties submitting an event, please email amy@thelaurelofasheville.com.
Gifts of the Heart I Holiday Market and Celebration
Enjoy an afternoon of festive creativity and meaningful local holiday shopping. Connect with the Pollinators Creative Healers, learn more about our wellness and social healing offerings, and experience community joy.
3:00–5:00 PM — Holiday Marketplace & Festive Creative Activities for All Ages.
5:00–6:00 PM — Community Celebration with poetry, movement, singing, sound healing, and sharing Gifts of the Heart.
🎨 Make hand-painted holiday cards, decorate ceramic heart ornaments, and create paper snowflakes. Children, parents, grandparents, and friends of all ages are welcome!
🎁 Shop heart-inspired artwork, pottery, handmade treasures, houseplants, and gifts and experiences of wellness and healing.
🎄 Visit our Wish Tree and share a hope for the season. You are welcome to bring a poem, song, story, or blessing. Come as you are and enjoy being together.
Venue: The Healing Hive at Folkmoot
Address: 112 Virginia Ave., Waynesville, NC 28786
Admission: Free; donations welcome
Registration: givebutter.com/4th-annual-gifts-of-the-heart
🐝 The Pollinators Foundation | Healing & Rising Together. Until Everyone Belongs
More @ thepollinatorsfoundation.org/classes