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
  • 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 […]

  • 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
  • The Totem: Celebrating Family, Spirit & Culture

    UpMarket Gallery 68 North Market Street, Asheville

    UpMarket Gallery, downtown Asheville’s newest gallery and event space, is hosting its inaugural art show– The Totem: Celebrating Family, Spirit & Culture. Ten Asheville artists offer unique interpretations of totems, […]

    Free
  • Don’t Tell Comedy, South Slope Asheville

    Eulogy 10 Buxton Ave, Asheville

    Secret Locations. Shhh...it's a surprise. As you can see, we only advertise the general area or neighborhood for each show. The precise location and other important show details will be […]

    $25
  • Makerspace: Mixed Media Still Life

    Asheville Art Museum 2 S Pack Square, Asheville

    Join us for a drop-in art activity led by Museum staff! Participants will be invited to create an artwork of their own inspired by on-view exhibitions. All ages and abilities […]

    General admission
  • Hot & Horny Holiday Comedy Showcase

    Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville

    Modelface Comedy presents Hot & Horny Comedy Showcase Celebrate the hottest/ funniest time of the year with some of the horniest comics around! And what is sexier than a sense […]

    $18
  • Comedy for Community supporting Helpmate

    Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville

    Locals supporting locals is the heart of Asheville. Comedy for Community brings all your favorite local comedians together each week at Catawba Brewing to support the town we love through […]

    $15
  • Winter Art Camp: Grades K–2

    Asheville Art Museum 2 S Pack Square, Asheville

    Designed for students in grades K–2 and 3–5, this dynamic, two-session camp offers a fun, art-filled experience led by our expert educators. Your child will explore their creativity in the […]

    $50
  • Winter Art Camp: Grades K–2

    Asheville Art Museum 2 S Pack Square, Asheville

    Designed for students in grades K–2 and 3–5, this dynamic, two-session camp offers a fun, art-filled experience led by our expert educators. Your child will explore their creativity in the […]

    $50
  • Winter Art Camp: Grades 3–5

    Asheville Art Museum 2 S Pack Square, Asheville

    Designed for students in grades K–2 and 3–5, this dynamic, two-session camp offers a fun, art-filled experience led by our expert educators. Your child will explore their creativity in the […]

    $50
  • Billy Jonas Band “Welcome the New Year!” Family Concert

    The Grey Eagle 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville

    The Billy Jonas Band loves to engage and delight both young and adult audiences. Whether performing for adults, families, school groups, faith communities, or a mix, they strive for a […]

    $12 – $15
  • NYE Comedy with Caleb Synan

    Catawba Brewing Company South Slope Asheville 32 Banks Avenue, Asheville

    Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we have Caleb Synan from Los Angeles for an early NYE show! Caleb Synan is one […]

    $25
  • New Year’s Resolution Run 5k & 10k

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

    Are you ready for a strong start to 2025? The 11th Annual New Year’s Resolution Run 5k & 10k presented by Hunter Subaru is January 1, 2025 at 10am! What […]

  • Mike Farris at The Grey Eagle

    The Grey Eagle 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville

    GRAMMY winner Mike Farris brings his raw and heavenly rock/blues sound to Asheville! Mike Farris is a Grammy, Americana and Dove Music Award winner with multiple solo recordings, including his […]

    $30 – $35
  • Eyes Up Here Comedy at Ginger’s Revenge

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

    Modelface Comedy presents Eyes Up Here Comedy at Ginger's Revenge! Eyes Up Here Comedy is a night featuring all femme comedians and this month we have a special show featuring […]

    $18
  • 5Rhythms Sweat Your Prayers® on Weds Nights hosted by Karen

    Homewood 19 Zillicoa St, Asheville, NC

    A Sense of Renewal! 2025 Happy New Year Everyone, every New Year we have the opportunity to reset and renew aspirations, dreams and inspirations in our bodies and lives. We […]

    $15 – $25
  • Open-Level Adult Dance at BMCA

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

    Start dancing in BMCA’s low-pressure environment with Open-Level Adult Dance. Each class will feature a full-body warm-up, specific skill practice, and a dance combination to your favorite music! Dance combinations […]

    $20
  • Book Launch Party — A Feral Church by H. Byron Ballard

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

    Malaprop's Bookstore / Café presents a book launch for A Feral Church: A Guided Journey to Find Magic, Kinship, and the Goddess by H. Byron Ballard. Held at Citizen Vinyl […]

    Free
  • The Stakeout

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

    This fresh, funny and fearless two-man play is one part comedy, one part drama and fully Fringe-fest approved. A moving parable about dysfunctional relationships between fathers and sons — following […]

    $28
  • FILM SCREENING: home

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

    HOME, a collaboration of Sue Schroeder (dancemaker) and Adam Larsen (filmmaker), connects the foundations of human existence — home, body and nature — as inextricably linked. Experienced through the integration […]

    Free
  • “Valley Talent” Student Art Exhibit

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

    Valley Talent is an annual gallery exhibit that BMCA has been hosting since 2020. The organization invites eight local valley schools/programs to have their art teachers select works to be […]

    Free
  • The Stakeout

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

    This fresh, funny and fearless two-man play is one part comedy, one part drama and fully Fringe-fest approved. A moving parable about dysfunctional relationships between fathers and sons — following […]

    $28
  • ELEMENTS OF BMC: Fiber Workshop

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

    ELEMENTS OF BMC is a new series that explores the fundamental parts of creative practice at Black Mountain College, highlighting a range of artistic mediums and techniques. The series investigates […]

    Free
  • Don’t Tell Comedy West Asheville

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

    This show will be at an indoor location. At this show you can buy drinks at the venue and bring outside food and buy snacks at the venue. This show […]

    $25
  • The Stakeout

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

    This fresh, funny and fearless two-man play is one part comedy, one part drama and fully Fringe-fest approved. A moving parable about dysfunctional relationships between fathers and sons — following […]

    $28
  • NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting Competition

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

    In celebration of its 23rd anniversary, NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting Competition will welcome eight finalists to Asheville, NC, for an evening of songs and connection on Saturday, January 11. […]

    $30 – $100
  • 5Rhythms®Vacillating Waves Class on Sunday hosted by Karen

    Asia House 828 119 Coxe Ave., Asheville, NC

    Cultivating Being Vibrant and Wonder of it All for 2025! It's an Ah-Ha moment when you are moving! Also it is the moment when you see a beautiful rainbow in […]

    $15 – $25