The Laurel of Asheville‘s Community Events Calendar

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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].

Family Avoidance, a Thanksgiving Comedy Showcase

DSSOLVR 63 N Lexington ave, Asheville

Family Avoidance, a Thanksgiving Comedy Showcase! We get it, you love your family and no one is questioning that but you need to get out of the house drink a beer and laugh it up. Start the holiday weekend de-stressed and ready to handle any conspiracy theories your uncle can't wait to explain to you […]

$15

South Asheville Turkey Trot

Biltmore Park 8 Town Square, Asheville, NC, United States

The 5th annual South Asheville Turkey Trot presented by Hunter Subaru returns to Biltmore Park Town Square for 2023! Make plans to bring your family and friends and join in on the fun. Awesome race swag includes a comfy t-shirt, goody bag and a unique finisher medal! Thanksgiving is the largest running holiday with families […]

Asheville Turkey Trot 5k & Gobble Wobble 23rd Annual

Pack Square Park 121 College St, Asheville, NC, United States

The 23rd Annual Asheville Turkey Trot 5K and Gobble Wobble 1 Mile Fun Run presented by Jus’ Running is Thanksgiving Day- Thursday, November 23, 2023. Portions of the proceeds will be donated to MANNA Food Bank. Early packet pickup will be Wednesday November 22 at The Wedge At Foundation in The Cloud Room 5 Foundy […]

$45.00

Black Friday at Asheville Outlets

Asheville Outlets 800 Brevard Road, Asheville

Enjoy Selfies with Grinch, music, special promotions & store sales, and more on Friday, November 24, 2023. The center opens at 8:00 a.m. for Black Friday shopping. For more information, visit ShopAshevilleOutlets.com.

Healing & Harvest Music Festival

Weaving Rainbows 62 Wall St, Asheville, NC 28801 62 Wall St, Asheville

Healing & Harvest Music Festival Earth Path Education and Cosmic Intuition Productions presents Healing & Harvest Music Festival Friday November 24th and Saturday November 25th 6:00 to 10:00 PM at Weaving Rainbows 62 Wall Street in downtown Asheville. Join us Thanksgiving weekend for a community festival where healing, decolonization, diversity and music takes the center […]

$25 – $45

Healing & Harvest Music Festival

Weaving Rainbows 62 Wall St, Asheville, NC 28801 62 Wall St, Asheville

Healing & Harvest Music Festival Earth Path Education and Cosmic Intuition Productions presents Healing & Harvest Music Festival Friday November 24th and Saturday November 25th 6:00 to 10:00 PM at Weaving Rainbows 62 Wall Street in downtown Asheville. Join us Thanksgiving weekend for a community festival where healing, decolonization, diversity and music takes the center […]

$25

Comedy at Catawba: Lisa Curry

Catawba Brewing 32 Banks Ave., Asheville

Every Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This weekend we have Lisa Curry from Los Angeles!!! LISA CURRY is an internationally touring comedian and TV writer based in Los Angeles. She began her career as part of Second City Hollywood's house improv ensemble, where she performed with some […]

$18

Crisp Comedy, live in Leicester featuring Rowan Young

Noble Cidery and Taproom 356 New Leicester Highway, Asheville, NC

Crisp Comedy takes place once a month in Leicester, NC at Noble Cider and hosted by Leicesters own Clay Jones! A fresh batch of comics each month so no two shows are the same! This months headliner is Rowen Young!!! Rowan cofounded Tiny Stage Comedy in Knoxville, Tennessee through which she produces several fun monthly […]

Free

Leftovers, a Post-Thanksgiving Comedy Showcase

Catawba Brewing 32 Banks Ave., Asheville

Every Friday evening Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country Need an excuse to ditch your family? Or maybe y'all like each other and want a fun family* activity. We all know laughter is the best thing for the body after 48 hours of constant eating. Come out to Catawba […]

$15

Asheville Outlets Hosts Wildflower Women’s Market

Asheville Outlets 800 Brevard Road, Asheville

Asheville Outlets will host the Wildflower Women’s Market Fall Festival on Saturday, November 25, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The family friendly event is open to the public. Visitors will enjoy music, food trucks and other activities, while browsing a wide selection of unique products, services and art works presented by local women-owned […]

Asheville Outlets Annual Tree Lighting

Asheville Outlets 800 Brevard Road, Asheville

Asheville Outlets is celebrating the holiday season with a Tree Lighting Ceremony sponsored by Paramount Kia on Saturday, November 25, 2023. Santa will light the tree at 6 p.m. in center circle near Zales Outlets and Kay Jewelers. Prior to the tree lighting, visitors will enjoy festive music from the Enka High School Marching Band, […]

Free

Party Dawgs, a downtown comedy showcase

Noble Cider downtown 49 Rankin Ave., Asheville, NC

Every Saturday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. Party Dawgs comedy features the best local comics and our favorites from all over. Hosted by Clay Jones Featuring Brandi Agustus, Julia Macias and more! ages 18+ doors at 6:30, show at 7pm Tickets $15

$15

Wild Souls Movement Class

Dunn's Rock Community Center 461 Connestee Rd, Brevard

Wild Souls Authentic Movement Class, Sundays, 9:30-11 a.m. Get unstuck, move your body, uncork joy! Enjoy a conscious movement experience in a 100-year old building with a community of like-minded women at all life stages. Bring a journal & pen, water bottle, and yoga mat. Arrive 10 mins early. Every week is different! Location: Dunn’s […]

Local Cloth Community Holiday Make & Take

Local Cloth 408 Depot Street, Asheville

Looking for something to do with your family and friends over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend? Join Local Cloth on Sunday, November 26, for our Holiday Make & Take, where holiday crafting will be fun for the whole family, including indigo dyeing, felting, embroidery, card making and more! The Local Cloth Studio (408 Depot Street, #100 in Asheville's […]

Free

Stories of Christmas

Black Mountain Center for the Arts 225 W. State Street, Black Mountain, NC, United States

An audience favorite, this holiday show is a romp from start to finish! Eat a Thanksgiving dinner in West Virginia with missionaries and moonshiners, then join the fun as a pound-puppy escapes her pastor-rescuer to become Princess the Christmas Dog on a snowy Christmas eve. You’ll laugh, you’ll sing, you’ll feel warm and fuzzy, and […]

$20

Comedy at Catawba: Stef Bright

Catawba Brewing 32 Banks Ave., Asheville

Every Sunday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have Stef Bright from Denver! Stef Bright is a stand up comic originally from Fayetteville, Arkansas. After barely graduating law school, she decided the true path to financial success was stand up comedy. She has performed at the […]

$15

Freshen Up Comedy Open Mic

Noble Cider downtown 49 Rankin Ave., Asheville, NC

Every Monday Ryan Gordon hosts Freshen Up at Noble Cider downtown. Stand up comedy open mic with a focus on new material. Improv, sketch and musical comedy always welcome! Bring your best new jokes each week. You don't need a new set but you need to try at least one new bit. First Monday of […]

Free

Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer

AyurPrana Listening Room 312 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC

⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Asheville. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Hans Zimmer at AyurPrana Listening Room under the gentle glow of candlelight. General Info📍 Venue: AyurPrana Listening Room📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the […]

$35.00

No Man’s Land Film Festival

New Belgium Brewing Company 21 Craven St., Asheville, NC, United States

Join MountainTrue and New Belgium Brewing this #GivingTuesday for No Man’s Land Film Festival (NMLFF) – the premier all-women adventure film festival featuring Conservation focused shorts – at New Belgium Brewing’s Brewhouse in Asheville, NC on November 28. In person attendance is first come, first serve-no online registration necessary. Venue capacity is limited to 200 […]

Free

Yoga Class – Gentle Flow

Happy Body 1378 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, United States

Are you yearning for a more intimate and personalized yoga experience? Look no further! Happy Body, your haven for pilates, yoga, and massage, is excited to introduce our exclusive small yoga classes tailored just for you! What Sets Us Apart: ✨ Intimate Setting: Enjoy the tranquility of a small group setting with classes limited to […]

$18

Yoga Class – Gentle Restorative & Meditation

Happy Body 1378 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, United States

Are you yearning for a more intimate and personalized yoga experience? Look no further! Happy Body, your haven for pilates, yoga, and massage, is excited to introduce our exclusive small yoga classes tailored just for you! What Sets Us Apart: ✨ Intimate Setting: Enjoy the tranquility of a small group setting with classes limited to […]

$18

Michael Scardaville: Facing our Demons.

Quietude 1130 Montreat Rd, Black Mountain

Michael will teach on "Facing our Demons: opening to the difficulties in our lives". Michael Scardaville has been practicing Vipassana or Insight Meditation for almost 30 years and has taught meditation for more than 15 years in a maximum-security state prison and the Buncombe County jail. He also has taught in several Asheville sanghas, where […]

Film Screening: Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Experience the groundbreaking sounds of bebop pioneer, virtuoso percussionist and bandleader Max Roach. Roach’s far-reaching ambitions were inspired and challenged by the inequities of the society around him. His political consciousness, expressed in his groundbreaking Freedom Suite and other works, made him a fierce advocate for change at a time when the nation was steeped […]

Free

Ashevillians Comedy Showcase at Wrong Way River Lodge

Wrong Way River Lodge & Cabins 9 Midnight Drive, Asheville, NC

Last Thursday every month is the Ashevillians Comedy Showcase!!! Modelface Comedy brings you a villainous night of comedy so good it's bad! Ashevillians Comedy Showcase is a celebration of some of the best comedians in the Mountains! Hosted each month by Ryan Gordon. Featuring TBA ages 18+ Tickets $15

$15

Pretty Woman: The Musical

CoMMA Performing Arts Center 401 S. College Street, Morganton

PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, based on one of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all time, springs to life with a powerhouse creative team led by two-time Tony Award®-winning director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde). PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL features an original score by Grammy® winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance […]

$68 – $78

LEAF Global Arts Holiday Pop-up Bazaar

LEAF Global Arts 19 Eagle St., Asheville

LEAF Global Arts is hosting its inaugural Holiday Pop-up Bazaar! Bring your family and shop for your loved ones while listening to music by various LEAF Schools & Streets Teaching Artists and other local musicians. A free holiday craft-making station will be set up, perfect for kids and creatives of any age. Come shop from […]

$5

Winter Glow Art Market at Pink Dog

The Big Room at Pink Dog Creative 344 Depot St, Asheville

The Big Room Studios at Pink Dog Creative is transforming into a glimmering night market on December 1st. Enjoy winter beverages and treats while exploring artist studios illuminated with the warm glow of festive lights. Winter Glow will be open Friday, December 1st from 4-7 pm. The Big Room Studios is located at Pink Dog […]

Free

Parent’s Night Out! XP League Asheville

XP LEAGUE ASHEVILLE 15 LOOP ROAD, SUITE 2B, ARDEN

Your children are welcome anytime between 5-10 pm, pizza dinner is included, $40 for the first child & $20 for each additional sibling. Only 18 spots are available - registration is open on our website!

$40.00

The Comedy Zone featuring Maryellen Hooper

Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801

The nation’s largest comedy club network is back! After a popular run last season, this hilarious collective returns to bring top-notch comedians for four weekends of side-splitting laughter. Some of the hottest stand-up comedians of today — seen in specials on Comedy Central, HBO Comedy, Netflix, Hulu and more — deliver witty one-liners, preposterous punchlines […]

$28

Comedy at Catawba: Blake Wexler

Catawba Brewing 32 Banks Ave., Asheville

Every Friday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. Blake Wexler started doing stand-up at the age of 15 as a high school student in Philadelphia, continued performing in Boston while attending Emerson College, and ultimately moved to Los Angeles in 2011. In addition to writing for and appearing on […]

$18

Roll of the Dice Comedy show of Chance

Catawba Brewing 32 Banks Ave., Asheville

Every Friday evening Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have an extra silly show! Roll of the Dice is a comedy show of chance. Each comedian will roll a 20 sided die and whatever number it lands on is how much stage time they recieve! One […]

$15

Ugly Sweater Run p/b Hunter Subaru

Riveter 701 Old Fanning Bridge Rd, Fletcher

Don’t miss the 4th Annual Ugly Sweater Run 5K and 10K presented by Hunter Subaru! The race is set for Saturday, December 2nd at the Riveter in South Asheville, NC! Ugly Sweaters and holiday cheer are strongly encouraged! Join iDaph Events for a festive 5K and 10K hosted by the Riveter, the nation’s premier indoor […]

Modes of Process: A Writers’ Symposium

The Center for Connection + Collaboration Asheville NC

Eight writers, including novelists, poets, playwrights and literary educators, will give insight into their individual creative process in the form of talks, readings and workshops. The day will begin with coffee at 10.30am. Sessions begin promptly at 11am EST. Bring a packed lunch. This event is attendable both in-person and via Zoom. Sliding-scale suggested donation […]

$5 – $25

26th Annual Santa on the Chimney

Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park 431 Main St, NC, United States

Santa has a big job climbing down all the chimneys in the world on Christmas Eve. What better place to practice for the big night than on one of the world’s largest natural chimneys? Come cheer Santa on as he rappels down the 314-foot Chimney Rock with help from our friends at Fox Mountain Guides. […]

Included with Park admission

Festival of Lights Walk-Thru at Lake Julian Park

Lake Julian Park 406 Overlook Ext, Arden, NC, United States

Experience the magic of the holiday season on foot at Lake Julian Park's Festival of Lights! Enjoy holiday-themed crafts, kettlecorn, s'mores, and campfires in addition to the gorgeous light display. The walk-thru is $5 for adults and is free for anyone 16 and under who is accompanied with adult.

$5 – $16