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].

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

Exhibition | Forces of Nature: Ceramics from the Hayes Collection

Asheville Art Museum 2 S 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 S 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, NC, United States

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

At the Table

WCU Bardo Arts Center 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee, NC, United States

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 84 W Walnut St Unit A, 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 84 W Walnut St Unit A, 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

Exhibition | Ginny Ruffner Reforestation of the Imagination

Asheville Art Museum 2 S Pack Square, Asheville

The Asheville Art Museum is pleased to present Ginny Ruffner’s Reforestation of the Imagination, organized and toured by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The exhibition imagines an apocalyptic landscape of […]

General admission

Exhibition: The Farm at Black Mountain College

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

Built on more than a decade’s worth of deep, original archival research, this exhibition will constitute a comprehensive new history of Black Mountain College. By focusing on the farm, the […]

Free

GILT • Gallery Exhibit

74 N Lexington Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 74 N Lexington Ave, Asheville

gilt (adjective) : covered with gold or gilt : of the color of gold Artist Nikoli Shaver (@_ilokin) showcases his body of work which combines scientific illustration with the ornate […]

“Be Real” Gallery Exhibit

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

"Be Real" is an art exhibition dedicated to celebrating the beauty, intricacy, and precision of realism in art. Realism, with its attention to detail and commitment to portraying subjects as […]

Free

Comedy for Community supporting BeLoved Asheville

Ginger's Revenge 829 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC, United States

Modelface Comedy and Ginger's Revenge Present: Comedy For Community Locals supporting locals is the heart of Asheville. Comedy for Community brings all your favorite local comedians together each month at […]

$15

Terry Roberts in conversation with Denise Kiernan

Citizen Vinyl 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

Malaprops and Blue Ridge Public Radio present: Terry Roberts in Conversation with Denise Kiernan. The book launch for Roberts' newest novel The Devil Hath a Pleasing Shape takes place at […]

Free

THEM! a queer/ femme comedy showcase

LaZoom Room 76 Biltmore Avenue, LaZoom Room: 76 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, United States

Eyes Up Here Comedy and Modelface Comedy present THEM! a queer/ femme comedy showcase featuring a group of amazing up and coming comedians from our monthly Everybody But You Bro […]

$7

14th Annual Justice Forum

Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 87 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC, United States

Join Pisgah Legal Services’ most significant event of the year—a night dedicated to social justice, equity, and collective action. Pisgah Legal’s 14th Annual Justice Forum will be held at the […]

Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika: Nielsen Big Ideas Lecture at Warren Wilson College

Warren Wilson College 701 Warren Wilson Rd, Swannanoa, NC, United States

NYU's Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika, producer of award-winning "Uncivil" podcast, to speak at Warren Wilson on "Police, Podcasts, and Politics". Chenjerai Kumanyika is an assistant professor in NYU's Arthur L.Carter Journalism […]

Free

Ballet Hispánico

WCU Bardo Arts Center 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee, NC, United States

Ballet Hispánico is the nation’s renowned Latino dance organization and one of America’s Cultural Treasures. For 50 years, Ballet Hispánico has been bringing communities together to celebrate and explore Latino […]

$5 – $65

YIKES! Dating Disaster Comedy with Sarah Love

LaZoom Room 76 Biltmore Avenue, LaZoom Room: 76 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, United States

Every Thursday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country! This week we have Sarah Love from Asheville and her friends!!! YIKES! is a show of […]

$15

Lightwire Theater presents DINO-LIGHT: Student Series

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

Hugely popular in the 2023/2024 season, Lightwire Theater is back with another glow-in-the-dark adventure using a cutting-edge blend of puppetry, technology and dance. Recommended for grades 2–6. The Student Series […]

$11 – $12

Lightwire Theater presents DINO-LIGHT: Student Series

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

Hugely popular in the 2023/2024 season, Lightwire Theater is back with another glow-in-the-dark adventure using a cutting-edge blend of puppetry, technology and dance. Recommended for grades 2–6. The Student Series […]

$11 – $12

Lightwire Theater presents DINO-LIGHT

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

In this visually stunning adventure fit for all ages, a friendly dinosaur discovers a wonderful world full of glowing creatures that help him find the true meaning of love. Praised […]

$20

The Campfireball: Reverse Storytelling

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

The Campfireball is a ‘reverse-storytelling’ show about the audience. Instead of asking folks to sit and passively watch a storyteller, The Campfireball explores various ways of coaxing the people in […]

$15

The Campfireball

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

The Campfireball is a ‘reverse-storytelling’ show about the audience. Instead of asking folks to sit and passively watch a storyteller, The Campfireball explores various ways of coaxing the people in […]

$15

Hamlet

Attic Salt Theater 2002 Riverside Drive Suite 42-O, Woodfin, NC, United States

William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” explores the idea of fate versus free will, following a young prince as he grapples with grief, betrayal and the pursuit of justice.

Free

Slow Runner Album Release Show

Citizen Vinyl 14 O'Henry Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

Slow Runner celebrates the release of Yesterday Don't Fail Me Now on Friday October 11. 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show. $15 advance / $18 at the door. Slow Runner […]

$15 – $18

41st Annual Church Street Art & Craft Show

Downtown Waynesville Main Street Main St, Waynesville

Mark your calendar for the 41st Annual Church Street Art & Craft Show, one of the region’s largest and most beloved juried craft shows! Explore over 100 vendors offering handmade […]

Free

Mosaic Mushroom Workshop

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

Whether you have dabbled in mosaics before or are completely new, this class will introduce you to the ancient art form of mosaics through the creation of your own, unique […]

$95

Western North Carolina Parade of Homes

The 43rd annual Western North Carolina Parade of Homes, on the weekends of October 12-13 and October 19-20, is a free, self-guided showcase of new and renovated homes by builders […]

Free

Mountaineer Days Heritage Festival

Patriots Park 220 South Railroad Avenue, Kings Mountain

The City of Kings Mountain is proud to bring back a beloved festival, the Mountaineer Days Heritage Festival National recording artist Wade Hayes will headline Mountaineer Days Heritage Festival, Saturday, […]

FREE

Capitol Fools

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

Providing much-needed comic relief from election season mania, this cathartic political lampoon leaves no politician safe from its witty antics, with rapid-fire comedy that puts the “mock” in democracy. This […]

$55

Buncombe Turnpike in Concert

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

Buncombe Turnpike is a long time staple in the Asheville bluegrass scene. Their sets are made up of primarily hand crafted original songs, but the band also plays a variety […]

$15

An Album Release Concert with Chris Rosser

AyurPrana Listening Room 312 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC

Asheville based multi-instrumentalist, producer and singer-songwriter, Chris Rosser, celebrates the release of his new album, “Worrying Boy,” with a concert at West Asheville’s Ayurprana Listening Room, joined by an all-star […]

$30