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].

Modelface Comedy presents Sean Patton

AyurPrana Listening Room 312 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC

Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This weekend we have Sean Patton at AyurPrana Listening Room in West Asheville!! Sean Patton is a comedian based in New York, by way of New Orleans. He began doing stand-up in the Crescent City and has since performed in comedy clubs and […]

$25

NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting Competition

The Grey Eagle 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville

In celebration of its 24th anniversary, the NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting Competition — presented by Citizen Vinyl — will welcome eight finalists from across North America to Asheville for an evening of songs and connection The event takes place at The Grey Eagle on Thursday, December 11. The internationally recognized event, previously held at […]

$30

Dashing Through The Snow

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

By Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten Presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com) December 11-21, 2025 Thursday, 12/11 at 7:30 (pay what you can available 11/27) Fridays at 7:30 Saturday at 3 pm Sundays at 3 pm Director: Abigail Dover Thomas Approximate Run Time: 2 […]

$21.75 – $32.00

Boho Silver Earrings

Ignite Jewelry Studios 191 Lyman Street, Suite #262, Asheville, NC, United States

Come 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. A few more steps and you will be amazed that you were able to make these yourself in our metalsmithing studio. All Materials Included! Makes […]

$85.00

Craft + Comfort: A Holiday Gathering

Center for Craft 67 Broadway St., Asheville, NC, United States

Celebrate the season with Craft + Comfort: A Holiday Gathering. Join us for a festive evening that brings together the warmth of handmade goods, fresh loaves, and community spirit. Enjoy complimentary gift wrapping, a spread of local cheese and bread platters, and seasonal refreshments including mulled wine, hot cider, and cocoa. Gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan […]

Free

New Moon Yoga Nidra & Reiki in the Cave

Asheville Salt Cave 16 North Liberty St, Asheville

Join Reiki Master Teacher and Yoga Nidra Facilitator, Kate Wargo in a soothing Yoga Nidra (Yogic Sleep) practice, guiding you into the “in between”; that space between being awake and being asleep. And within this space, a dream will be induced, taking you into a state of consciousness that can bring about immense healing in […]

$58.00

Reasonably Priced Babies – Naughty or Nice (6:00 Show)

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

Award-winning comed troupe The Reasonably Priced Babies are bringing the holiday cheer! They are not doing 1 but 2 HOLIDAY SHOWS on December 12th at 6:30pm and 9pm! Expect all the dreidels, cookies, carols, candles, coal and Krampus they can pack into 2 shows. All 6 of the original babies will be present (including Tom […]

$20

Gluten-Free Comedy

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

Modelface 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 of ginger beer while you laugh it up with Modelface Comedy ages 18+ doors at 6:30, show at 7pm Tickets $18 GA, $23 premium seating

$18

Dashing Through The Snow

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

By Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten Presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com) December 11-21, 2025 Thursday, 12/11 at 7:30 (pay what you can available 11/27) Fridays at 7:30 Saturday at 3 pm Sundays at 3 pm Director: Abigail Dover Thomas Approximate Run Time: 2 […]

$21.75 – $32.00

Reasonably Priced Babies – Naughty or Nice (9:00pm Show)

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

Award-winning comed troupe The Reasonably Priced Babies are bringing the holiday cheer! They are not doing 1 but 2 HOLIDAY SHOWS on December 12th at 6:30pm and 9pm! Expect all the dreidels, cookies, carols, candles, coal and Krampus they can pack into 2 shows. All 6 of the original babies will be present (including Tom […]

$20

Holly Jolly Christmas Markets

White Horse Black Mountain 105 Montreat Rd , Black Mountain, NC, United States

3rd Annual Holly Jolly Holiday Market Series at White Horse Black Mountain The holiday season in Black Mountain shines a little brighter each year, and the 3rd Annual Holly Jolly Holiday Market Series at White Horse Black Mountain is one of the highlights of the season. Shoppers are invited to browse handcrafted treasures, seasonal treats, […]

Holiday Market at Trackside Studios

Shop local this season! Sixty artists offer original art, prints, cards and more. Join us for hot apple cider, snacks and holiday shopping. Enjoy our Ornament Tree in the Stairway Gallery featuring scores of one-in-a-kind, handmade ornaments.

Dashing Through The Snow

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

By Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten Presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com) December 11-21, 2025 Thursday, 12/11 at 7:30 (pay what you can available 11/27) Fridays at 7:30 Saturday at 3 pm Sundays at 3 pm Director: Abigail Dover Thomas Approximate Run Time: 2 […]

$21.75 – $32.00

AVL Clay Winter Wonderland Pottery Sale

AVL Clay 4 Mulvaney St, Asheville

Join us at AVL Clay for our first Winter Wonderland Pottery Sale and Manna FoodBank fundraiser. Shop local this season at AVL Clay! We’re excited to share the latest handmade pieces from our talented members. Support Manna Food Bank, enjoy live music, and discover a lovely assortment of ceramic gifts. And be sure to swing […]

Free

Home for the Holidays: A Victorian Holiday Open House of the Old Kentucky Home

Thomas Wolfe Memorial 52 N. Market Street, Asheville, NC, United States

Join us for this special after-hours open house of the Old Kentucky Home as we explore Victorian Holiday traditions of the time period. Come see the home all dressed up in its Christmas finest! Guests will walk through the boardinghouse at their leisure to view this pop-up Holiday Traditions exhibit. Tickets are $10/person and can […]

$10.70

Kellin Watson & Friends’ Holiday Special Featuring Aaron Price

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

"Ring in the holiday season with a myriad of musicians! Kellin Watson and some talented friends will be taking the BMCA stage. Featured musicians are Ashley Heath, Sarah Siskind, and Casey Driessen. Kellin Watson is an internationally-touring singer-songwriter, whose award-winning sound blends elements of blues, pop, folk, and soul. Hailing from Black Mountain, NC, Kellin […]

$25

2025 Community Holiday Extravaganza

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

Celebrate the season through the joy of arts and literature at Read 2 Succeed’s 4th Annual Community Holiday Extravaganza! This free, family-friendly event invites families to explore storytelling, creativity, and culture with reading-themed games, hands-on art activities, and free books for every child. Enjoy a vibrant BIPOC Holiday Market featuring local artisans, plus special appearances […]

Free

Holiday Open Studio Party with Shopping & Special Guest Artist

SHARED LANGUAGE STUDIOS 115 Elk Mountain Road, Woodfin, NC 28804 115 Elk Mountain Rd, Suite A, Asheville, NC, United States

Holiday Open Studio Party with Shopping & Special Guest Artist Local Gifts including Ceramics, Accessories, Home Goods + Vintage Clothing 115 Elk Mountain Rd, Woodfin NC Sunday, December 14th 12-4:00pm Featuring gifts, home decor & accessories from@LOOMImports, pottery from @junopottery And vintage clothing from: @Sure.Please @Lucca_Collective  @Gennypopshop Additional parking at Woodfin Elementary

Free

Tales of Chanukah

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

Join us as three storytellers share tales of Chanukah - the Festival of Lights. These varied stories will warm your hearts and uplift your spirits regardless of your religious background. Tales of Chanukah will celebrate this season of love and light. Featured tellers are Catherine Serota, Zane Chait, and Donna Catton-Johnson. Larry Pearlman will emcee […]

$15

Dashing Through The Snow

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

By Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten Presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com) December 11-21, 2025 Thursday, 12/11 at 7:30 (pay what you can available 11/27) Fridays at 7:30 Saturday at 3 pm Sundays at 3 pm Director: Abigail Dover Thomas Approximate Run Time: 2 […]

$21.75 – $32.00

Totally Radical Comedy at The RAD Brew Co.

The River Arts District Brewing Company 13 Mystery Street, Asheville

Every Weekend Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. We are kickflipping excited for another night of totally radical live comedy at The RAD Brew Co. ages 18+ Doors at 6:30pm, show at 7pm Tickets $12

$12

PERFORMANCE: Johnny Loves Johann – Music and Dance

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

PERFORMANCE: Johnny Loves Johann – Music and Dance With violinist Johnny Gandelsman and choreographers Melissa Toogood and John Heginbotham Monday, December 15, 2025 at 7PM Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center {120 College Street} TICKETS– $15 General Admission / $10 for BMCM+AC members + Students w/ID Join us Monday, December 15 at BMCM+AC for […]

$15

Random Act Productions Presents “A Christmas Carol” at NC Stage

North Carolina Stage Company 15 Stage Lane, Asheville

Join us at NC Stage for Random Act Productions' "A Christmas Carol: A Play With Music" December 11th - December 21st Experience Charles Dickens’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL the way it was intended. From 1853 to 1870, Dickens gave public readings of his story, touring America and Great Britain — even going so far as to […]

$10

Stamp a Copper Ornament- Drop In!

Ignite Jewelry Studios 191 Lyman Street, Suite #262, Asheville, NC, United States

This DIY workshop is the perfect way to spend a part of your day while visiting downtown Asheville. Come stamp a copper ornament, or earrings to your liking! Choose from more than 50 styles of metal stamps and a variety of jewelers hammers to complete your charm. After a quick demo by the instructor you […]

$45.00

Drop In Simply Charmed and Copper Ornament Making

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 your charms! This is the perfect way to spend a part of your day while visiting our downtown Asheville metalsmithing studio and gallery. Come stamp and hammer a charm to your liking! Choose from more than 60 styles of metal stamps and […]

$45.00

Modelface Comedy presents Kendall Farrell

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

Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country! This week we have Kendall Farrell from NYC! Kendall Farrell is a New York City based standup comedian from Vermont. He was named a ‘Comic To Watch’ at the New York Comedy Festival and headlined Caroline’s on Broadway as part of their Breakout […]

$15

The Unteachables Comedy Tour at The Funkatorium

The Funkatorium 147 Coxe Ave, Asheville

Modelface Comedy brings the best comedians from all over the country to Asheville and this weekend we are excited to host The Unteachables Comedy Tour at the Funkatorium! One was teacher of the year and the other got fired for posting jokes online. They’re unhinged, uncensored, and unforgettable. The Unteachables bring you a night of […]

$18

Dashing Through The Snow

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

By Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten Presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com) December 11-21, 2025 Thursday, 12/11 at 7:30 (pay what you can available 11/27) Fridays at 7:30 Saturday at 3 pm Sundays at 3 pm Director: Abigail Dover Thomas Approximate Run Time: 2 […]

$21.75 – $32.00

Holly Jolly Christmas Markets

White Horse Black Mountain 105 Montreat Rd , Black Mountain, NC, United States

3rd Annual Holly Jolly Holiday Market Series at White Horse Black Mountain The holiday season in Black Mountain shines a little brighter each year, and the 3rd Annual Holly Jolly Holiday Market Series at White Horse Black Mountain is one of the highlights of the season. Shoppers are invited to browse handcrafted treasures, seasonal treats, […]

Tunnel Studios Holiday Open House

Tunnel Studios 940 Tunnel Road, Asheville

Tunnel Studios, a new artist studio collective and gallery space in East Asheville, will host a Holiday Open Studio event on Saturday, December 20, from 12–6 p.m. The event will feature the work of all 11 artists in residence, including Katherine Caldwell (woven wheat), Sarah Carawan (mixed media), Lissa Friedman (oil paintings), Mitch Kolbe (oil […]

Free

AmiciMusic presents “FOUR-HAND HOLIDAY”

Home of Daniel Angerstein and Jerry Schultz 1998 Randy Drive, Hendersonville, NC, United States

Join AmiciMusic for our wonderful holiday concert tradition! “FOUR-HAND HOLIDAY” is a fun program featuring jazzy arrangements of holiday classics like Sleigh Ride and Jingle Bells, Christmas Carols, plus virtuoso versions of the “Nutcracker Suite” by Tchaikovsky and the “Blue Danube Waltz” by Strauss. I will be joined by fellow pianist Philip Liston-Kraft from Boston […]

$20 – $40

Dashing Through The Snow

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

By Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten Presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com) December 11-21, 2025 Thursday, 12/11 at 7:30 (pay what you can available 11/27) Fridays at 7:30 Saturday at 3 pm Sundays at 3 pm Director: Abigail Dover Thomas Approximate Run Time: 2 […]

$21.75 – $32.00

Blue Ridge Betty’s Holiday Party

The White Horse Black Mountain 105 Montreat Road, Black Mountain, NC, United States

Blue Ridge Betty’s Holiday Party! Holiday Attire Encouraged WNCW New tunes at 2 “We love discovering new regional acts here, and the latest is this band out of Asheville, with this debut recorded in Weaverville. Singer/songwriter Lindsey Wall, who also plays fiddle and mandolin, has this to say about their debut: “This album captures a […]

Free

AmiciMusic presents “FOUR-HAND HOLIDAY”

Kenilworth Presbyterian Church 123 Kenilworth Road, Asheville

Join AmiciMusic for our wonderful holiday concert tradition! “FOUR-HAND HOLIDAY” is a fun program featuring jazzy arrangements of holiday classics like Sleigh Ride and Jingle Bells, Christmas Carols, plus virtuoso versions of the “Nutcracker Suite” by Tchaikovsky and the “Blue Danube Waltz” by Strauss. I will be joined by fellow pianist Philip Liston-Kraft from Boston […]

$15 – $20

Asheville Symphony: Handel’s Messiah

First Baptist Church of Asheville 5 Oak Street, Asheville, NC, United States

Celebrate the holiday season with the might and emotional weight of Handel’s iconic Messiah. One of our biggest performances of the season, the Asheville Symphony Chorus shares the stage with four incredible soloists and your Asheville Symphony. Darko Butorac, conductor Jessica Beebe, soprano Clifton Massey, countertenor Jacob Perry, tenor Kenneth Overton, bass Asheville Symphony Chorus