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].

Living Poem: One Day Portrait & Presence Weaving of Women

House Boheme 872 Freemantown Rd, Rutherfordton

A living poem in the mountains, with a ceremonial portrait experience. In the heat of Appalachian summer, join writer, Reiki master teacher, and retreat leader, Katelyn Wargo, and creative artist, […]

$697

Asheville Vaudeville Brunch

The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

– SEATED SHOW Asheville Vaudeville – Asheville’s LARGEST vaudeville show featuring WNC’s best comedy, juggling, magic, burlesque, acrobatics, aerial arts, short plays, puppetry, sideshow, music, and more!

$27.39

Modern Pop Art Experience with Michael Albert

Asheville Art Museum 2 S Pack Square, Asheville

Join us as Michael Albert leads a Hands-On Collage workshop where participants will have the chance to create their own masterpieces using cereal boxes and other colorful cardboard packaging. All […]

Free for Members or included with Museum admission

Fine Art & Finer Company: An Evening with Momentum Gallery

Momentum Gallery 24 N. Lexington Avenue, Asheville, NC

Enjoy an intimate evening of art, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and community at one of Asheville’s premiere galleries. Limited VIP tickets offer a pre-gallery studio tour with renowned glass artist, Alex […]

$80.00

RAD Comedy featuring Reid Pegram

The River Arts District Brewing Company 13 Mystery Street, Asheville

Modelface Comedy Club brings the best comedians from all over the country to Asheville, NC. This week we have Atlanta favorite Reid Pegram! Before becoming a practitioner of the comedic […]

$15

Chris Acker and the Growing Boys w/ Creekbed Carter Hogan

The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

STANDING ROOM ONLY CHRIS ACKER & THE GROWING BOYS In a genre full of tall tales and marketable lies, New Orleans’ Chris Acker crafts candid songs – weaving his wit […]

$22.37

CAMP: Stay Gold: Inspired by The Outsiders – July 27-31

Asheville Junior Theater 174 Bradley Branch Rd, Arden

✨ STAY GOLD: OUTSIDERS MUSIC and DANCE Summer Camp (ages 10–18) ✨ Step into the world of greasers, dreamers, and misfits in a week inspired by the hit Broadway musical […]

Spin Me a Tale Creative Arts Camp / Rising 3rd–5th Grades

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

Travel through the rich storytelling traditions of Africa and the Afro-Caribbean world in this creative and energetic arts integration camp! Rising 3rd through 5th grade campers will explore folktales through […]

Weekly Sunday Scrabble

Stephens Lee Recreation Center 30 George Washington Carver Avenue, Asheville, NC, United States

If you enjoy word games like Wordle, Boggle, Words with Friends or online Scrabble this may be the place for you! Equipment is provided. Drop in when you can; leave […]

Free

Centennial Sounds Presents Cornbread & Tortillas with Zoe & Cloyd

Folk School Festival Barn 4590 Brasstown Road, Brasstown

Amplifying diverse Appalachian voices Music and dance have been a vital part of the Folk School since its founding in 1925. As we celebrate our 100th year, Centennial Sounds honors this […]

$5 – $25

Simply Charmed – Drop-In

Ignite Jewelry Studios 84 W Walnut St Unit A, Asheville

**Show up at Ignite Jewelry Studios anytime between 11pm and 3pm to make your charms! This is the perfect way to spend a part of your day while visiting our […]

$45.00

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

STANDING ROOM ONLY SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM Perhaps we can call them Avant-Prog Metal, or Grindcore Funk Theater, or in the words of one particularly rapt concertgoer “Satanic Anarchic Viking Shit.” […]

$32.90

OPEN STUDIO – JULY EDITION – WITH ANNE STRUTZ, PSA, IAPS-MC

Lucy Clark Gallery & Studio 51 West Main Street, Brevard, NC, United States

Join Anne in the studio for four Wednesdays in July for an open-format pastel class designed to help you develop and refine your skills in this richly expressive medium. Each […]

$225

Full Moon Sound Bath

We will use the vitality and potency of the Full Buck Moon to step into our personal power, celebrate your inner growth, and embody the abundance and fullness of summer. […]

$25

Calidore String Quartet

Rosen Concert Hall, Broyhill Music Center 813 Rivers St, Boone, NC, United States

The Calidore String Quartet has been recognized for achieving an extraordinary cohesion of individual artistry and collective expression — what The Washington Post described as “four more individual musicians are […]

2026 Slice Standup Comedy Pageant Finale

PULP Under The Orange Peel 103 Hilliard Avenue, Asheville, NC, United States

Summer 2026 Standup Comedy Pageant Finale Thursday July 29, 2026 8p-10p, doors at 7p The Orange Peel’s Comedy Basement, Pulp Lounge, 103 Hilliard Ave, Downtown Asheville Winners of qualifying standup […]

$25

Downtown Art District’s First Fridays

Lexington Glassworks 81 South Lexington Ave, Asheville

Get ready for an adventure on First Friday! Grab your Passport Card at any participating DAD location and embark on a fun-filled journey through downtown's creative spaces. Collect 5 stamps […]

Free

Downtown Art District’s First Fridays

Lexington Glassworks 81 South Lexington Ave, Asheville

Get ready for an adventure on First Friday! Grab your Passport Card at any participating DAD location and embark on a fun-filled journey through downtown's creative spaces. Collect 5 stamps […]

Free

Safe at Home: Understanding Domestic Violence, Housing, and Hope

Maple Crest Community Room 20 Lee Garden Lane, Asheville

The Housing Authority of the City of Asheville, in partnership with Helpmate and Our Voice, will host Safe at Home: Understanding Domestic Violence, Housing, and Hope on Thursday, July 30, […]

Free

Sunrise Community for Recovery & Wellness 10th Birthday DJ Glow Party

The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness 10 Year Birthday DJ Glow Party Join local nonprofit Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness for our 10th Birthday Party! Wear your favorite black-light […]

Free

Sunrise Community for Recovery & Wellness 10th Birthday DJ Glow Party

The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness 10 Year Birthday DJ Glow Party Join local nonprofit Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness for our 10th Birthday Party! Wear your favorite black-light […]

Free

Sky’s The Limit, Rooftop Comedy at Antidote

antidote 151 Coxe Avenue, Asheville, NC, United States

Modelface Comedy Club brings the best local and touring comedians to Asheville! This Thursday we have a killer show on the rooftop at Antidote! Chemist Spirts welcomes a group of […]

$15

PATIO SHOW: Beth Lee, Kevin Smith & Miriam Allen

The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

– LIMITED PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BETH LEE, KEVIN SMITH & MIRIAM ALLEN Beth Lee is a bluegrass and Americana artist rooted in the traditions of the […]

$11.82

Partly Yellow, An exhibition of Drawings by Lori Brook Johnson

Toe River Arts Mitchell and Yancey Counties

Toe River Arts is proud to present Partly Yellow, an exhibition of drawings and paper-cut sculptures by Lori Brook Johnson. A West Virginia born artist based in Western North Carolina, […]

Free

APLR Presents: Magic Tuber Stringband

AyurPrana Listening Room 312 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC

APLR Presents: Magic Tuber Stringband Friday, July 31st, 2026 AyurPrana Listening Room - 312 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806 Doors 6 PM || Show 7PM Magic Tuber Stringband Magic Tuber […]

$21.49

Aaron Diehl

Rosen Concert Hall, Broyhill Music Center 813 Rivers St, Boone, NC, United States

Pianist Aaron Diehl has quietly redefined the boundary between jazz and classical music, building an international career distinguished by stylistic fluency, intellectual rigor, and a deep sense of musical lineage. […]

Modelface Comedy presents Ben Roy

French Broad River Brewery 101 Fairview Rd., Asheville, NC, United States

Modelface Comedy Club brings the best local and touring comedians to Asheville! This week we have Denver legend Ben Roy at FBRB! If you aren't familiar with Ben Roy, he's […]

$25

Adama Dembele & Les Amis

The Grey Eagle Music Hall and Pub 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

LIMITED SEATING ADAMA & LES AMIS Adama Dembele is Bambara and was born in Ivory Coast, West Africa. He is a master djembefola that has performed for communities all over […]

$17.51

Bark & Bolt 5k, 1 mile & 100 meter

Patton Park 114 E Clairmont Dr, Hendersonville

Ready, Set… WOOF! 🐾 Join us at Patton Park on Saturday, August 1 for the 4th Annual Bark & Bolt Races, presented by Hunter Subaru, in Hendersonville. This family and […]

Surface Magic Underglaze Screen Printing and Transfer

AVL Clay 4 Mulvaney St, Asheville

Join us for a playful, hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to design and print your own underglaze transfers using both screen stencils and freehand techniques. Explore how to apply […]

$150

KOKEDAMA MOSS PLANTING WORKSHOP WITH JULIE GUY

Lucy Clark Gallery & Studio 51 West Main Street, Brevard, NC, United States

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Japanese gardening with our Kokedama Workshop. Kokedama, which translates to 'moss ball', is a traditional Japanese art form where the root ball of […]

$90.00

Hammered Wide Band Ring

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 fabulous instructors will take you through the process step […]

$120.00