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].
Portals & Pathways
Arrowhead Gallery and Studios 77 Catawba Ave.,, Old FortCall 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 191 Lyman Street, Suite #262, Asheville, NC, United States**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 […]
Circle Hoop Earrings – Enamel and Silver
Ignite Jewelry Studios 191 Lyman Street, Suite #262, Asheville, NC, United StatesJoin 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 […]
Points in Space: Performance at Black Mountain College Exhibit
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 120 College Street, Asheville, North CarolinaBlack 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 […]
Boho Silver Earrings
Ignite Jewelry Studios 191 Lyman Street, Suite #262, Asheville, NC, United StatesCome 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. […]
Riveting Sterling Ring
Ignite Jewelry Studios 191 Lyman Street, Suite #262, Asheville, NC, United StatesCome 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 […]
Silver Stacking Rings
Ignite Jewelry Studios 191 Lyman Street, Suite #262, Asheville, NC, United StatesSpend 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, […]
Lake Hickory Haunts 2025
Lake Hickory Haunts 520 Carolina Ave, HickoryVoted 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 […]
LaMP – Lawton • Metzger • Paczkowski @ Third Room
Third Room 46 Wall Street, Asheville, NC, United StatesWHERE: Third Room WHEN: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 DOORS: 7pm SHOW: 8pm GENRE: instrumental jam/rock‑fusion TICKETS: $20 ga PURCHASE: https://tixr.com/e/149147 LaMP: WEBSITE: www.ilikelamp.com HEAR SOME MUSIC: https://lampband.bandcamp.com SEE A VIDEO: […]
“What Did You Dream Last Night?” Lunch & Learn with Diana McKendree at Kanuga
Kanuga 471 Kanuga Chapel Dr., HendersonvilleRetreat leader, educator and Jungian psychotherapist Diana McKendree leads a discussion exploring the world of dreamwork and how we might better understand our dreams. Part of Kanuga’s Lunch & Learn […]
Opening Reception: Archives in Practice
Center for Craft 67 Broadway St., Asheville, NC, United StatesJoin us for the opening of our new exhibition, "Archives in Practice." Archives can be a link to the past while reflecting the present. They often take the form of […]
2025 Rhythm & Brews Concert Series
Downtown Hendersonville South Main Street 201 Main Street, Hendersonville, NCThe Rhythm & Brews Concert Series unfolds as a casual and welcoming event, occurring on the third Thursday of each month from June to October. South Main Street in Hendersonville […]
4th Annual Gathering of the Pearl
Highland Brewing Co. 12 Old Charlotte Hwy #200,, Asheville, NC, United StatesJoin us for a night of connection, community celebration, and renewal of our collective healing as we gather at Highland Events Center in Asheville, NC for our fourth annual Gathering […]
Looking Back To Move Forward
S. Tucker Cooke Gallery in Owen Hall, UNC Asheville One University Heights, Asheville, NC, United States"Looking Back To Move Forward" features the work of fifty three artists (thirty eight students, nine alumni, five faculty and one staff) who created work addressing both the devastation and […]
New Moon Yoga Nidra & Reiki in the Salt Cave
Asheville Salt Cave 16 North Liberty St, AshevilleWithin this space, a dream will be induced taking you into a state of consciousness that can bring about immense healing in your conscious, subconscious, and unconscious mind. The cave […]
Juniper Bends Fall Reading
Story Parlor 227 Haywood Road, AshevilleJuniper Bends returns with our fall event, celebrating the Autumn Equinox. Join us for an evening of poetry, fiction, CNF, and music at Story Parlor. Friday, September 19. Doors at […]
Dinner Under Dinos: A Parents’ Night Out
asheville museum of science 43 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC, United StatesAfter all the effort it takes to get kids back to school, parents deserve a night out! Send your kids to Dinner Under Dinos on Saturday September 20, 5 - […]
Hendersonville Farmers Market – Hispanic Heritage Day
Historic Train Depot 650 Maple Street, HENDERSONVILLE, NC, United StatesDiscover the Hendersonville Farmers Market, Locally Grown, Community Strong A vibrant weekly gathering at the Historic Train Depot in downtown Hendersonville. Running every Saturday from May 3rd to October 25th, […]
Asheville Radio Museum 5th Annual Vintage Radio Market
A-B Tech 16 Fernihurst Drive, Asheville, NC, United StatesThe museum and vendors from near and far will offer many kinds of restored and restorable vintage radios, parts, accessories and books. In addition, attendees can visit and tour the […]
Thomas Wolfe’s Buried Lives: Riverside Cemetery Tour
Riverside Cemetery 53 Birch St, AshevilleJoin us as we welcome Fall and explore portions of Riverside Cemetery, piecing together fact and fiction by highlighting many of the folks that inspired various characters in Wolfe’s works, […]
Haywood County Studio Tour
Haywood County Arts Council Gallery 86 N. Main Street, Waynesville, NC, United StatesThe Haywood County Studio Tour is a two-day self-guided tour through 20 local studios to meet 38 artists, view demonstrations, and possibly take home a piece of Haywood artistry! Studios […]
Resilience & Renewal Through Art
Arrowhead Gallery and Studios 77 Catawba Ave.,, Old FortRising from the Ashes: Join glass artist, Kelly Carlisle, and other artists working alongside our community to create a unique and ambitious collaborative event celebrating the strength of those rebuilding […]
PERSPECTIVES Artist Talk: Stereolab (with Tim Gane, Laetitia Sadier, and Joe Watson)
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 120 College Street, Asheville, North CarolinaJoin us for a PERSPECTIVES Artist Talk with Tim Gane, Laetitia Sadier, and Joe Watson of Stereolab ahead of their evening show at The Orange Peel. The band will discuss […]
Asheville Symphony Masterworks 1: Eroica
First Baptist Church 5 Oak St., Asheville, NC, United StatesDarko Butorac, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano The resilience of our community shines in this Hurricane Helene anniversary program. Experience renewal and rebirth through Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto featuring piano legend […]
Stand Up Comedy w/Next Stop Comedy
12 Bones Smokehouse & Brewing 2350 Hendersonville Road, ArdenNext Stop Comedy brings the best comedians, with new lineups every time, straight to your neighborhood for an unforgettable night of laughter! Our shows feature top-tier talent from across the […]
Blair Crimmins & The Hookers
Hendersonville Theatre 229 South Washington Street, Hendersonville, NC, United StatesHendersonville Theatre welcomes Blair Crimmins & The Hooker as September’s intimate HT’s Hometown Sound Music Series concert! Blair Crimmins & The Hookers bring the magic of 1920s ragtime and Dixieland […]
Asheville Symphony Masterworks 1: Eroica
First Baptist Church 5 Oak St., Asheville, NC, United StatesDarko Butorac, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano The resilience of our community shines in this Hurricane Helene anniversary program. Experience renewal and rebirth through Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto featuring piano legend […]
Modelface Comedy presents Gluten-Free Comedy
Ginger's Revenge 829 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC, United StatesModelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country and all your local favorites! This Saturday we have Gluten-Free Comedy at Ginger's Revenge. Enjoy a cold pint […]
Tunnel Studios Inaugural Open Studio Event
Tunnel Studios 940 Tunnel Road, AshevilleTunnel Studios, a new artist studio collective and gallery space in East Asheville, will open its doors to the public on Sunday, September 21, from 12–6 p.m. for its first […]
Friends of Music and the Arts Presents Amber Joy Koeppen – Award Winning Harpist
Parish Hall - St. John in the Wilderness 1905 Greenville Highway, Flat RockFLAT ROCK, N.C. — Amber Joy Koeppen brings her angelic harp playing to St. John in the Wilderness Sunday, September 21 at 4:00 p.m. for a free concert in the […]
Vishwas R. Gaitonde Book Launch
Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe 55 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC, United StatesThis event is co-sponsored by Orison Books and The Great Smokies Writing Program Join UNCA's Great Smokies Writing Program and Asheville-based publisher Orison Books to celebrate the release of Vishwas […]
RAD Comedy with Ryan Brown and Friends
The River Arts District Brewing Company 13 Mystery Street, AshevilleModelface Comedy brings you the best stand up comedians from all over the country and this week with have NC favorite Ryan Brown and a few of his very silly […]
Celebrating the Equinox: Gathering the Light, Honoring the Shadows
Kanuga 471 Kanuga Chapel Dr., HendersonvilleCelebrate the autumnal equinox in an evening of yoga, spirituality and healing, Thursday, Sept. 22 at Kanuga. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Labyrinth with nature crafting, followed […]
Live at the Joke Shop, Open Mic Comedy
Sparky's Bardega 23 Broadway St., AshevilleEvery Monday Aaron Naylor and Jordan Ballard host Live from the Joke Shop at Sparky's Bardega! Bring your best new jokes each week or just come watch your favorite local […]
The Asheville Business Summit
Diana Wortham Theatre 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United StatesA event where entrepreneurs, innovators, and change-makers gather to learn, grow, and lead with purpose. Together, we’ll rise to meet challenges, rebuild stronger post-crisis, and shape the future of business […]