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. 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].

Allen Stone

Coach Music Factory at Peace Center 310 S. Main St., Greenville

Appearing in the Peace Center's new Coach Music Factory, Soul/R&B luminary Allen Stone enraptures audiences with electrifying performances and soulful melodies that embody the essence of classic soul legends.

$49.50

WNC Animals Creative Arts Camp / Rising 1st–2nd Grades

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

Get ready for a wild and creative summer adventure! Designed for rising 1st and 2nd graders, this arts integration camp explores the animals of Western North Carolina through music, movement, […]

Centennial Sounds Presents Amythyst Kiah Band with OkCello

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

Matt Heckler

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

SEATED SHOW LIMITED NUMBER OF PREMIUM SEATING TICKETS AVAILABLE MATT HECKLER Matt Heckler is the fiddle player you wish still existed. Hailing from the Catskill Mtns, a physiographic subrange to […]

$26.32

Brother Wallace

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

BROTHER WALLACE A true force of nature, Brother Wallace was born to make music that ignites pure joy, even in the darkest of moments. Since getting his start playing piano […]

$19.74

Hot Riffs Comedy at AVL Guitar Pedals

Asheville Guitar Pedals 444 Haywood Rd., Asheville

Modelface Comedy brings the best comedians from all over the country to Asheville, NC. This week we are excited to be back at Asheville Guitar Pedals! Hot Riffs Comedy features […]

$12

Decoda Chamber Music Festival Artists in Concert

Central United Methodist Church 27 Church Street, Asheville

The Decoda Chamber Music Festival (DCMF) returns to the Asheville area for its 12th season. This unique summer festival is dedicated to training the next generation of artists to rethink […]

Free

Call for Artists – Where the Land Remembers: Farming in Old Fort

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

This show centers on the idea that land isn’t just used—it holds memory. In and around Old Fort, generations of farming have shaped both the physical landscape and the identity […]

$10.00

Decoda Chamber Music Festival Artists in Concert

Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church 101 Chapel Lane, Swannanoa

The Decoda Chamber Music Festival (DCMF) returns to the Asheville area for its 12th season. This unique summer festival is dedicated to training the next generation of artists to rethink […]

Free

Black Experience Book Club – Juneteenth Edition

YMI Cultural Center 39 S. Market Street, Asheville

YMI Black Experience Book Club is a multi-racial, multicultural, multi-ethnic gathering engaging in cross racial dialogue. We read books written by authors who identify as Black which serves as a […]

Golden Hour & Private Cave

Asheville Salt Cave 12 Eagle St., Asheville, North Carolina

Immerse in a deeply nourishing salt cave experience and in the final 15 minutes your instructor will guide you through gentle movements to bring your awareness back to the present, […]

$52

Creative Strings Showcase 6-25

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

This summer, the annual Creative Strings Workshop & Festival returns to Black Mountain, NC, bringing together world-class bowed string musicians for two weeks of inspiring music, collaboration, and education. Led […]

$15.00

Queer Comedy Party: Rooftop Edition

antidote 151 Coxe Avenue, Asheville, NC, United States

Every Thursday Modelface Comedy Club brings the best local and touring comedians to Asheville! This week we have a special Pride Month Show on the rooftop at Antidote! Chemist Spirts […]

$18

Slice Standup Comedy Pageant Finale

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

Spring/Summer 2026 Standup Comedy Pageant Finale THIS SHOW WILL SELL OUT! Thursday June 25, 2026 8p-10p, doors at 7p The Orange Peel’s Comedy Basement, Pulp Lounge, 103 Hilliard Ave, Downtown […]

$20

Getting Going on the Wheel – Beginners

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

If you've wanted to learn to throw pottery but have felt intimidated this beginner class is for you. I aim to help each student move through the first and often […]

$270.00

Home Sweet Home Abstract Painting Workshop

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

Local mixed media artist Miranda Wildman welcomes you to the whimsical world of abstract landscape painting. Using wood painting panels as our substrate, we will explore layers upon layers of […]

$85.00

Crisp Comedy live in Leicester featuring Danny Felix

Noble Cider downtown 49 Rankin Ave., Asheville, NC

Crisp Comedy takes place once a month in Leicester, NC at Noble Cider! A fresh batch of comics each month so no two shows are the same! This month we […]

Free

Zoe & Cloyd | The Foreign Landers with special guest Kevin Kehrberg

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

Zoe & Cloyd—the creative partnership of fiddler/vocalist Natalya Zoe Weinstein and multi-instrumentalist/vocalist John Cloyd Miller—prove that opposites truly do attract. Hailing from two distinct musical worlds, they merge their unique […]

$25.00

Misfit Improv Presents: WLOL News Tonight!

Haiku I Do 26 Sweeten Creek Rd, Asheville

Welcome to WLOL New Tonight! Flip your information station to Misfit Improv's news-based comedy show, all inspired by local and national newspaper articles that we bring to you--the audience! Each […]

$19

Sonida Gallo Negro

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

STANDING ROOM ONLY SONIDO GALLO NEGRO Sonido Gallo Negro is a band from Mexico City going back to the roots of psychedelic tropical music with guitars, eccentric organs, analog synthesizers, […]

$26.32

Don’t Tell Comedy South Slope Asheville

The Funkatorium 147 Coxe Ave, Asheville

Show Details This show will be at an indoor location. No Outside Drinks permitted.. Drinks will be available for purchase. Small snacks available for purchase Non-alcoholic drinks will be available. […]

$27

Don’t Tell Comedy West Asheville

AyurPrana Listening Room 312 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC

Show Details This show will be at an indoor location. No Outside Drinks permitted.. Drinks will be available for purchase. Non-alcoholic drinks will be available. This show will have chairs […]

$27

1918 Summer Social

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

Step back in time to 1918 at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial for an unforgettable Living History experience inside the historic Old Kentucky Home Boardinghouse. Meet a lively cast of characters […]

$10.70

Rewilding Through Writing Workshop

The North Carolina Arboretum 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville

Katherine Saul and Alli Marshall lead a one-day creative writing workshop at the NC Arboretum on Saturday, June 27, 10am-4pm. Explore your connection to nature through creative writing and art […]

$110.04

Mushroom Growing for Beginners on the Farm!

The Forest Farmacy Marshall

Hey Folks! If you’ve been curious about growing mushrooms but aren’t sure where to start, this is the one-day workshop for you. You'll learn core low-tech, outdoor mushroom cultivation methods […]

$50 – $350

Gather Art Market

Spruce Pine Florist 111 Oak Ave, Spruce Pine

Gather Art Market will host its first Spruce Pine Market on Saturday, June 27th, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Spruce Pine Florist. The market features emerging artists and […]

Free

PATIO SHOW: Swift Silver

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

– LIMITED PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE SWIFT SILVER Swift Silver is the musical partnership of Anna Kline and John Looney. For 15 years, they’ve cultivated a sound […]

Free

Sean Patton, Live Comedy Special Taping (early show)

AyurPrana Listening Room 312 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC

Modelface Comedy Club is so excited to invite you to the Live Taping of Sean Patton's next comedy special at AyurPrana Listening Room in West Asheville!! Sponsored by Golden Goat […]

$25

Giddy Up Hoedown All Request Night

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

The Grey Eagle Presents Giddy Up Hoedown All Request Night Saturday, June 27 7pm Doors // 8pm Show All Ages DJ plays all the hottest line dance, two step and […]

$11.02

The Punch Brothers

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC, United States

Punch Brothers, formed in 2006, are a virtuosic quintet featuring mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny, and violinist Brittany Haas. Known for pushing the […]

$1 – $70