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].

  • Hemlock Hike at Gorges State Park

    Gorges State Park 976 Grassy Ridge Rd, Sapphire, NC, United States

    Join the Hemlock Restoration Initiative for an educational hike at 10 a.m. on Sunday, September 14th at one of North Carolina’s hidden gems: Gorges State Park. This rugged park features […]

  • Villain Arts’ 6th Annual Asheville Tattoo Arts Festival

    Harrah's Cherokee Center-Asheville 87 Haywood Street, Asheville

    Now back and better than ever, it's Villain Arts' Sixth Annual Asheville Tattoo Arts Festival!! Come to Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville for 3 exciting days offering live entertainment, unique vendors, […]

    $3 – $40
  • RAD Comedy featuring Winston Hodges

    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 weekend we have Winston Hodges!!! Winston Hodges is from DC by way of Richmond VA. […]

    $15
  • Freshen Up Comedy Open Mic at VOWL Bar

    DSSOLVR 63 N Lexington ave, Asheville

    Every Sunday Alex Parsons and Josie Beers host Freshen Up at VOWL Bar. Stand up comedy open mic with a focus on new material. Bring your best new jokes each […]

    Free
  • Live at the Joke Shop, Open Mic Comedy

    Sparky's Bardega 23 Broadway St., Asheville

    Every 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 […]

    Free
  • LaMP – Lawton • Metzger • Paczkowski @ Third Room

    Third Room 46 Wall Street, Asheville, NC, United States

    WHERE: 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: […]

    $20
  • Opening Reception: Archives in Practice

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

    Join 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 […]

    Free
  • 2025 Rhythm & Brews Concert Series

    Downtown Hendersonville South Main Street 201 Main Street, Hendersonville, NC

    The 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 […]

    Free
  • 4th Annual Gathering of the Pearl

    Highland Brewing Co. 12 Old Charlotte Hwy #200,, Asheville, NC, United States

    Join 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 […]

    $125
  • 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 […]

    Free
  • New Moon Yoga Nidra & Reiki in the Salt Cave

    Asheville Salt Cave 16 North Liberty St, Asheville

    Within 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 […]

    $56.00
  • Juniper Bends Fall Reading

    Story Parlor 227 Haywood Road, Asheville

    Juniper 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 […]

    $18
  • Dinner Under Dinos: A Parents’ Night Out

    asheville museum of science 43 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    After 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 - […]

    $35.00
  • Hendersonville Farmers Market – Hispanic Heritage Day

    Historic Train Depot 650 Maple Street, HENDERSONVILLE, NC, United States

    Discover 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, […]

    Free
  • Asheville Radio Museum 5th Annual Vintage Radio Market

    A-B Tech 16 Fernihurst Drive, Asheville, NC, United States

    The 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 […]

    Free
  • Thomas Wolfe’s Buried Lives: Riverside Cemetery Tour

    Riverside Cemetery 53 Birch St, Asheville

    Join 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, […]

    $10.70
  • Haywood County Studio Tour

    Haywood County Arts Council Gallery 86 N. Main Street, Waynesville, NC, United States

    The 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 […]

    Free
  • Resilience & Renewal Through Art

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

    Rising 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 […]

  • Asheville Symphony Masterworks 1: Eroica

    First Baptist Church 5 Oak St., Asheville, NC, United States

    Darko 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, Arden

    Next 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 […]

    $25
  • Blair Crimmins & The Hookers

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

    Hendersonville 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 […]

    $38.00
  • Asheville Symphony Masterworks 1: Eroica

    First Baptist Church 5 Oak St., Asheville, NC, United States

    Darko 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 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 […]

    $18
  • Tunnel Studios Inaugural Open Studio Event

    Tunnel Studios 940 Tunnel Road, Asheville

    Tunnel 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 […]

    Free
  • Vishwas R. Gaitonde Book Launch

    Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe 55 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC, United States

    This 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, Asheville

    Modelface 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 […]

    $15
  • Celebrating the Equinox: Gathering the Light, Honoring the Shadows

    Kanuga 471 Kanuga Chapel Dr., Hendersonville

    Celebrate 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 […]

    $21.05
  • Live at the Joke Shop, Open Mic Comedy

    Sparky's Bardega 23 Broadway St., Asheville

    Every 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 […]

    Free
  • The Asheville Business Summit

    Diana Wortham Theatre 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville, NC, United States

    A 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 […]

    $100
  • “The Shark is Broken” at NC Stage

    North Carolina Stage Company 15 Stage Lane, Asheville

    Wed-Sun September 24th - October 12th Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays: 7:30pm Fridays, Sundays: 2:00pm The first summer blockbuster movie, Jaws, is being filmed—but no one working on the film would know […]

    $24 – $48
  • 5Rhythms Sweat Your Prayers® on Weds Nights hosted by Karen

    Homewood 19 Zillicoa St, Asheville, NC

    Asheville Resilience! On Sept. 27th, it will be one year anniversary of Hurricane Helene. The most deadliest and devastating storm ever! We are almost one year in three days that […]

    $15 – $25