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].

Jump Off Rock Half Marathon & 10k

Jump Off Rock 4433 Laurel Park Hwy, Laurel Park

Experience the 6th Annual Jump Off Rock Half Marathon & 10K, presented by Hunter Subaru and UNC Health Pardee. This springtime race offers a scenic and fast course that winds […]

Thomas Wolfe’s Buried Lives: Riverside Cemetery Tour

Riverside Cemetery 53 Birch St, Asheville

Join us for a tour of Riverside Cemetery as we piece together fact and fiction by highlighting many of the folks that inspired various characters in Wolfe’s works, as well […]

$10

Fiber Day

Folk Art Center Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, United States

Experience the art of fiber at this free, family-friendly event at the Folk Art Center. Enjoy live demonstrations by regional craft artists working in weaving, spinning, dyeing, and other fiber […]

Free

Nice Time Glass First Anniversary Party

Nice Time Glass 387 Haywood Road, Asheville

Join us for our first anniversary celebration! We are hosting an artist market with flash tattoos, live glass blowing, a plant sale, food and more!

Free

“Bee”Hive Suncatcher

Arrowhead Gallery and Studios 77 Catawba Ave.,, Old Fort

Using pre-cut glass and findings to create their own Bee Honeycomb, students will learn how to clean, foil, flux, and solder their creation together. Copper wire and embellishments can be […]

$45

FREE PATIO SHOW: Stephen Evans & The True Grits

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

– FREE SHOW – ALL AGES – LIMITED PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE – DONATIONS FOR THE ARTISTS ENCOURAGED! VENMO: @STEPHEN-EVANS-56 STEPHEN EVANS & THE TRUE GRITS After […]

Free

Asheville Choral Society Concert

Central United Methodist Church 27 Church Street, Asheville

This spring, the Asheville Choral Society invites you to a concert that reflects the many voices, stories, and traditions that shape who we are. Out Of Many, One, presented May […]

$25

Asheville Improv Festival – Closing Night!

The Orange Peel 101 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville

We are gonna kick off the CLOSING NIGHT of the 2026 Asheville Improv Festival with a lineup that features Now Are the Foxes, a venerable and fun improv team from […]

$20

Eyes Up Here Comedy: Mother’s Day Edition

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

Modelface Comedy presents Eyes Up Here Comedy at Ginger's Revenge! We are celebrating Mother’s in Comedy!! Eyes Up Here Comedy is a night featuring all femme comedians and this month […]

$18

Baby Wants Candy – Presented by Asheville Improv Festival

The Orange Peel 101 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville

Asheville Improv Festival | Night 4 | Saturday 7:30 PM Baby Wants Candy is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy ensembles in the world. The group proves […]

$30

Deep River – Prime Country & Yacht Rock

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

To celebrate our 34th year of making music we’ll be playing a fresh mix of Prime Country & Yacht Rock hits at White Horse Black Mountain on Saturday, May 9th […]

$25.00

House of Heavy

Revival Asheville 66 Asheland Ave, Asheville

It’s not a party — it’s therapy at 120 decibels. House of Heavy is coming to Asheville on 9 May 2026, taking over Revival for the loudest, hardest, most cathartic […]

$26.29

Secret Saturday Late Nite Comedy Show

The River Arts District Brewing Company 13 Mystery Street, Asheville

Every Saturday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week it's a secret lineup of amazing comedians!!! A fun mix of local favorites and […]

$18

Weekly Sunday Scrabble

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

Your favorite word game! Maybe you enjoy Wordle, or Boggle, or Words with Friends, or online Scrabble! Or maybe you remember enjoying Scrabble in the past! We have all the […]

Free

FREE PATIO SHOW: Stella Hansen

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

– FREE SHOW – ALL AGES – LIMITED PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE STELLA HANSEN Stella Hansen, a Nashville native, embodies the sound of her hometown. Starting when […]

Free

Mom Genes Comedy

The River Arts District Brewing Company 13 Mystery Street, Asheville

Every Sunday Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country. This week we at getting into and laughing at our Mommy Issues! Being a mom is […]

$15

Infamous Hollman Sisters

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

Blood harmonies, original tunes and a little Appalchian charm. Hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, these southern siblings delight with their pure unique style and blend of eclectic […]

$20.00

Bella White

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

ALL AGES STANDING ROOM ONLY BELLA WHITE The third album from Bella White, A Sign In The Weather is a body of work steeped in the life-altering magic of its […]

$26.32

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

Homewood 19 Zillicoa St., Asheville, NC

The Elements! In May, everything is in bloom and popping out and so are the Elements! The Elements in 5Rhythms® is Flowing-Earth, Staccato-Fire, Chaos-Water, Lyrical-Air, Stillness-Ether! How do the Elements […]

$15 – $25

An Evening With Shawn Mullins

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

ALL AGES SEATED SHOW LIMITED NUMBER OF PREMIUM SEATING TICKETS SHAWN MULLINS After a series of indie releases and growing buzz in the Atlanta music scene, Shawn Mullins’ critical and […]

$35.11

PATIO SHOW: Jane Kramer + Hannah Kaminer w/ Jackson Dulaney

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

JANE KRAMER + HANNAH KAMINER w/ JACKSON DULANEY Lauded by UK music reviewer Three Chords and the Truth as sounding like she was “…born to bohemian poets and raised in […]

$12.09

Antidote Comedy featuring Boris Khaykin

antidote 151 Coxe Avenue, Asheville, NC, United States

Every Thursday Modelface Comedy brings the best local and touring comedians to Asheville! This week we have NYC favorite Boris Khaykin on the rooftop at Antidote! Chemist Spirts welcomes top […]

$18

Western NC Quilters’ Guild Garden of Quilts Show

Bonclarken Youth Activities Center 701 Kinross Drive, Flat Rock, NC, United States

The Western NC Quilters' Guild Garden of Quilts Show will be held Friday, May 15, 2026, from 10-5 and Saturday, May 16, 2026, from 10-4. More than 175 quilts will […]

$10.00

Stillness and Motion

Red House Art Gallery & Studios 101 Cherry Street, Black Mountain, NC, United States

In this exhibition we are presenting works that depict contrasts and connections between calm and energy, balance and disruption. Works presented interpret movement and moments of stillness that offer reflection […]

Introduction to Zentangle

Red House Art Gallery & Studios 101 Cherry Street, Black Mountain, NC, United States

The Zentangle Method© is an easy-to-learn, relaxing and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. Many people who don’t connect with traditional meditation enjoy the Zentangle process […]

$50.00

Introduction to Zentangle Method©

Red House Art Gallery & Studios 101 Cherry Street, Black Mountain, NC, United States

The Zentangle Method© is an easy-to-learn, relaxing and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. Many people who don’t connect with traditional meditation enjoy the Zentangle process […]

$75

Cristina Vane

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

ALL AGES STANDING ROOM ONLY CRISTINA VANE More than a mere practitioner of her craft, Cristina Vane has a breadth and depth of serious musical skill compiled from countless miles […]

$21.06

COPTIC BOUND JOURNAL WORKSHOP WITH ERIN KEANE

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

Handmade journals are a joy to use for anything and everything, any day, every day. Coptic binding is a historical method of constructing a book by sewing folded sections of […]

$150.00