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].

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Points in Space: Performance at Black Mountain College Exhibit

Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 120 College Street, Asheville

Black Mountain College’s interdisciplinary and collaborative philosophy fostered groundbreaking time-based experiments across disciplines, significantly influencing performance, theater, film, music, dance, and visual art worldwide. Points in Space: Performance at Black […]

Free
Ongoing

Portals & Pathways

Arrowhead Gallery and Studios 77 Catawba Ave.,, Old Fort

Call for Art Arrowhead Art Gallery and Studios in Old Fort, North Carolina, is accepting entries for their next judged exhibit, Portals & Pathways. Create a thematic piece around gateways, […]

Simply Charmed- Drop In!

Ignite Jewelry Studios 84 W Walnut St Unit A, Asheville

**Show up at Ignite Jewelry Studios anytime between 11am and 3pm to make one of these charms! This is the perfect way to spend a part of your day while […]

$45.00

Circle Hoop Earrings – Enamel and Silver

Ignite Jewelry Studios 84 W Walnut St Unit A, Asheville

Join us at Ignite Jewelry Studios to make a pair of Silver and Enamel Earrings! You'll safely work with a torch, hammer, kilns, and more and leave with a pair […]

$95.00

Boho Silver Earrings

Ignite Jewelry Studios 84 W Walnut St Unit A, Asheville

Come spend 1.5 hours at Ignite jewelry Studios and create this dazzling pair of earrings! Each textured design is individually chosen and pressed into sterling silver using a rolling mill. […]

$85.00

Riveting Sterling Ring

Ignite Jewelry Studios 84 W Walnut St Unit A, Asheville

Come make this textured and riveted sterling silver ring in a hands on workshop at Ignite Jewelry Studios. A qualified instructor will safely take you through the steps until your […]

$120.00

Silver Stacking Rings

Ignite Jewelry Studios 84 W Walnut St Unit A, Asheville

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

$115.00

Fall Plant Sale at Bullington Gardens

Bullington Gardens 95 Upper Red Oak Trail, Hendersonville

Bullington has long been well known for growing unique and healthy plants. This year is no exception. The sale will feature an impressive selection of locally grown native plants, fall […]

Free

Villain Arts’ 6th Annual Asheville Tattoo Arts Festival

Harrah's Cherokee Center-Asheville 87 Haywood Street, Asheville

Now back and better than ever, it's Villain Arts' Sixth Annual Asheville Tattoo Arts Festival!! Come to Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville for 3 exciting days offering live entertainment, unique vendors, […]

$3 – $40

BANFF Centre Mountain Film Festival Benefiting MountainTrue in Asheville, NC

Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville

MountainTrue is BEYOND thrilled to bring the BANFF Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour to Asheville, NC, on September 12 & 13, 2025 — and you’re invited for not one, […]

$22 – $55

Lake Hickory Haunts 2025

Lake Hickory Haunts 520 Carolina Ave, Hickory

Voted the Best Haunt in the Carolinas, Known as the premier haunt of the Carolina’s, Lake Hickory Haunts is a one of a kind haunted theme park; featuring a large […]

$30.00

Desert Dwellers NIGHT ONE at Third Room

Third Room 46 Wall Street, Asheville

TWO NIGHTS - Desert Dwellers at Third Room - with David Starfire, Savej, Cualli, HABITAAT & more! Show (both nights): 8:30PM (Doors: 8PM) 21+ Tickets: $65 2 Night Pass, $35-$40 […]

$35 – $65