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.

 

  • 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
  • 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
  • Exhibition | Anti Form: Robert Morris’s Earth Projects

    Asheville Art Museum 2 S Pack Square, Asheville

    The Asheville Art Museum presents Anti Form: Robert Morris’s Earth Projects. The suite of lithographic drawings by Robert Morris presents a series of ideas for ten works of art shaped […]

    General admission
  • Nina Howard, Modern Artist – Raffle

    Online

    Folkmoot USA is pleased to offer an opportunity to own a gorgeous original painting created by modern abstract artist Nina Howard.   A long time supporter, Ms. Howard has graciously […]

    $5 – $20.
  • Book Your Own Tour At PARI

    The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute 1 PARI Drive, Rosman

    Come for a self guided tour and explore our museum! See how our telescopes work today, and how they communicated with satellites long ago. Learn about historic NASA artifacts like […]

  • Handcrafted Holiday Market

    Tryon Arts & Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Rd., Tryon, NC, United States

    Join us for our annual Handcrafted Holiday Market, a festive craft market with one-of-a-kind gifts and artwork! This market will run from November 21 through December 19, and we invite […]

  • All Is Calm

    NC Stage Company 15 Stage Ln, Asheville

    The Western Front, Christmas, 1914. Out of the violence a silence, then a song. A German soldier steps into No Man’s Land singing “Stille Nacht.” Thus begins an extraordinary time […]

    Sliding scale
  • Historic Johnson Farm Christmas Tours

    Historic Johnson Farm 3346 Haywood Road, Hendersonville

    On weekdays from December 2 through 20, Historic Johnson Farm will host daytime Christmas tours. Tour the decorated historic house, visit the Heritage Weavers & Fiber Artists, and enjoy hot […]

  • Holiday Fair & Kringle Village

    Greenville Convention Center 1 Exposition Dr, Greenville

    Enjoy a uniquely elevated holiday experience created by the partnership of Greenville Convention Center’s Annual Holiday Fair and Rotary Club of Greenville’s Kringle Holiday Village. Holiday Fair & Kringle Village […]

    Varies
  • It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

    Hendersonville Theatre 229 South Washington Street, Hendersonville, NC, United States

    Frank Capra’s beloved American holiday classic film is reimagined as a live 1940s radio broadcast. Set in Studio A at WBFR in Manhattan on Christmas Eve 1946, this hilarious re-enactment, […]

    $5 – $32
  • Deck the Trees

    Monte Vista Hotel 308 W. State Street, Black Mountain, NC, United States

    Deck the Trees Celebrates 14th Anniversary to Support Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministry's Fuel Fund December 6, 2024 – January 6, 2025 Black Mountain, NC – November 6th, 2024 Deck the […]

    Free
  • M.A.G.M.A. Land of Sky Holiday Gem Show 2024

    Land of the Sky Event Venue 39 Spring Cove Rd., Swannanoa

    Come see us Dec. 6-8 at our Holiday Gem Show! You’ll find everything from affordable treasures to the finest gems, minerals, and jewelry in the Southeast. Admission is free and […]

  • Breakfast with the Elves at the Old Rock Cafe

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

    Santa’s helpers have taken over the Old Rock Cafe and are dishing up festive pancakes and breakfast favorites! Enjoy a delicious breakfast, meet elves straight from the North Pole, then […]

  • Holiday Greens Market

    Clem's Cabin 1000 Hendersonville Rd., Asheville, NC

    Annual Greens Market Event at Clem's Cabin 1000 Hendersonville Rd. just south of Biltmore Village. It's the French Broad River Garden Club's annual fundraiser for local college scholarships in Horticulture, […]

    Free
  • 27th 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. But where better to practice than one of the world’s largest natural chimneys? Santa […]

    Included with Park admission
  • 2024 Community Holiday Extravaganza + BIPOC Holiday Market

    Arthur R. Edington Education & Career Center 133 Livingston Street, Asheville, NC, United States

    Join R2S, Christine W. Avery Learning Center, and area friends and families at the 3rd Annual Community Holiday Extravaganza! Bring the whole family for a day of holiday carnival games, […]

    Free
  • The Big Crafty

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

    The Big Crafty — a hand-to-heart celebration of creative exuberance — returns on Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8, noon-6 p.m. daily at the ExploreAsheville.com Arena in downtown Asheville. […]

    $10
  • The Nutcracker featuring Ballet Conservatory of Asheville

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

    Join Bardo Arts Center for a magically festive, full-length version of The Nutcracker featuring professional classical dancers and the Ballet Conservatory of Asheville’s celebrated pre-professional company. Having crept downstairs at […]

    $5 – $65
  • Blue Ridge Orchestra’s “Finding Home”, Saturday Performance

    Haywood Community College, Charles Beall Auditorium, Hemlock Building 185 Freedlander Drive, Clyde

    The Blue Ridge Orchestra introduces its 25th Anniversary Season with two performances of “Finding Home.” This series debuts new Music Director, Dr. Emily Mariko Eng. The Blue Ridge Orchestra had […]

    $25
  • Artist ReLEAF Concert feat. Kelle Jolly

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

    LEAF Global Arts hosts an Artist ReLEAF Concert series on Saturdays through December 14. The events will both benefit the artists who perform (through the LEAF Local Artist Relief Fund) […]

    Free
  • The Comedy Zone – Andy Beningo

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

    The nation’s largest comedy club network is back! After a popular run in Tina McGuire Theatre the past two seasons, this hilarious collective returns, bringing top-notch comedians for four weekends […]

    $28
  • The Big Crafty

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

    The Big Crafty — a hand-to-heart celebration of creative exuberance — returns on Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8, noon-6 p.m. daily at the ExploreAsheville.com Arena in downtown Asheville. […]

    Free
  • Robert Beatty Book-Signing Event

    #3 South Tunnel Rd. #3 South Tunnel Rd., Asheville

    Join Robert Beatty, the #1 best-selling author of the Serafina Series, for a book-signing event, 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at Barnes & Noble-Asheville Mall. Rescheduled from October due to […]

    Free
  • Celebrate the Blues-Juried Invitational Exhibit & Sale

    Re.Imagine Gallery 15 Spivey Lake Dr, Fairview, NC

    Re.Imagine Gallery and 310Art invite you to join us on Sunday, December 8, for a unique exhibit and sale. Juried works will evoke one of three themes: Color, Mood, or […]

    Free
  • Blue Ridge Orchestra’s “Finding Home”, Sunday Performance

    Lipinsky Auditorium One University Heights, Asheville, NC

    The Blue Ridge Orchestra introduces its 25th Anniversary Season with two performances of “Finding Home.” This series debuts new Music Director, Dr. Emily Mariko Eng. The Blue Ridge Orchestra had […]

    $20
  • Hemlock Treatment Volunteer Workday at Violet Hill Cemetery

    violet hill cemetery Hazel Mill Rd., Asheville, NC

    The Hemlock Restoration Initiative is hosting a Hemlock Treatment Volunteer Workday on Tuesday, December 10th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Violet Hill Cemetery in Asheville, NC. Hemlock […]

    Free
  • 5Rhythms Sweat Your Prayers® on Weds Nights hosted by Karen

    Homewood 19 Zillicoa St, Asheville, NC

    Winterizing Wave! Preparing you and your body for the Cool and Cold Weather! Winter time brings on all kinds of weather and our bodies respond to all of the types […]

    $15 – $25