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. If your event occurs over several days, please submit multiple events. Events extending beyond a month will not be accepted. 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 even to be posted. If you encounter difficulties submitting an event, please email [email protected].

Ongoing

Heritage Fire

The Horse Shoe Farm 155 Horse Shoe Farm Drive, Hendersonville

Taking place at The Horse Shoe Farm in Asheville on Sunday, July 13, the all-inclusive, walk- around tour will feature a lineup of local chefs and artisans, each grilling globally […]

$125 – $175

Apply to the 2025 Asheville Fringe Arts Festival

Applications are open now for the 2025 Asheville Fringe Arts Festival! Festival dates are March 16-23, 2025, with most paid performances taking place between Thursday, March 20 to Sunday, March […]

FREE

Exhibition | Forces of Nature: Ceramics from the Hayes Collection

Asheville Art Museum 2 South Pack Square, Asheville

Ceramic artists throughout history have become masters of all four elements—creating clay from a mixture of earth and water to shape their work, drying it in air, and hardening it […]

General admission

Exhibition | Forces of Nature Ceramics from the Hayes Collection

Asheville Art Museum 2 South Pack Square, Asheville

Ceramic artists throughout history have become masters of all four elements—creating clay from a mixture of earth and water to shape their work, drying it in air, and hardening it […]

General admission

Twilight Dahlias & Mocktails

Bullington Gardens 95 Upper Red Oak Trail, Hendersonville

Join us for an intimate evening at Bullington Gardens, designed for a select group of eight guests. Enjoy the exclusive use of the dahlia garden after hours while indulging in […]

$320.00

Opening Reception for “Randy Shull: Black & White”

Tracey Morgan Gallery 188 Coxe Ave, Asheville

Gallery hours are Wed - Sat 11am-5pm Tracey Morgan Gallery is pleased to present Black & White, an exhibition of new large-scale, abstract work by artist Randy Shull. This is […]

At the Table

WCU Bardo Arts Center 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee

As we enter another fall season, the WCU Fine Art Museum invites you to contemplate themes of community, power, and representation as explored through At the Table. The works in […]

Free

Silver Stacking Rings

Ignite Jewelry Studios 191 Lyman Street, Suite #262, Asheville

Spend 2+ hours as a jeweler! Work with silver wire to create a set of three textured stacking rings. Learn the techniques you need to fuse the silver, hammer, and […]

$85.00

Hammered Wide Band Rings Workshop at Ignite Jewelry Studios

Ignite Jewelry Studios 191 Lyman Street, Suite #262, Asheville

Join us in this hands on class where you will make a hammered sterling silver wide band ring. One of Ignite's talented instructors will take you through the process step […]

$95.00

Bullington Gardens Annual Fall Plant Sale

Bullington Gardens 95 Upper Red Oak Trail, Hendersonville

Join us for Bullington Gardens’ annual Fall Plant Sale! Shop for all your favorite perennials, shrubs, trees and so much more! September 12-14, 9am-4pm.

Free

Bullington Gardens Annual Fall Plant Sale

Bullington Gardens 95 Upper Red Oak Trail, Hendersonville

Join us for Bullington Gardens’ annual Fall Plant Sale! Shop for all your favorite perennials, shrubs, trees and so much more! September 12-14, 9am-4pm.

SANCTUARY ~ A Women’s Self-Renewal Journey

A cozy home in downtown Brevard Register for Location, Brevard

SANCTUARY ~ A Women’s Self-Renewal Journey. Sept. 12 – Nov. 16 ( alternating Thursday evenings). Brevard, NC. Join nationally-recognized author/teacher Renee Trudeau for a 10-week small group coaching experience. Learn […]

$599

Slice Standup Comedy Contest

PULP Under The Orange Peel 103 Hilliard Avenue, Asheville

Slice of Life Standup Comedy Contest Thursday September 12, 2024. 7p-9p, doors at 6:30p The Orange Peel’s Comedy Basement, Pulp Lounge, 103 Hilliard Ave, Downtown Asheville Tickets: $15 (available at […]

$15

The Campfireball: Joy!

Story Parlor 227 Haywood Road, Asheville

The Campfireball: Joy! September 12th, 7:30p at Story Parlor The Campfireball is a part game show, part storytelling, part immersive theatre experience built entirely around the audience. For the September […]

$10

Eyes Up Here Comedy presents AVLGBTQueer Comedy

LaZoom Room 76 Biltmore Avenue, LaZoom Room: 76 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville

Eyes Up Here Comedy is a showcase of hilarious femme comedians from all over the country. Tonight we have a special AVL Pride showcase with all of our favorite transgender […]

$15