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].

Freedom Junction

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

Get ready to groove with Freedom Junction, the Nashville-based funk rock trio that’s taking the scene by storm! Featuring Sugarlegg (guitar, keys, vocals) of Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, Noah Winner […]

$24.44

Tube Setting Pendant

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

Come learn to set round gemstones in a tube setting and leave with a finished pendant! You'll practice this skill first then complete a finished piece to leave with. This […]

$120.00

Golden Folk Sessions

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

6PM DOORS / 7PM SHOW FULLY SEATED SHOW GOLDEN FOLK SESSIONS Golden Folk Sessions (formerly Open Folk AVL) offers an intimate, carefully curated listening experience that celebrates the art of […]

$13.16

GODSPELL Musical Theatre – Completely Reimagined for Today

Under the Tent at Laurel Green 5th Ave W & White Pine Dr, Laurel Park, NC, United States

Experience Godspell like you've never seen it before. In every generation, a community gathers around a story that refuses to stay quiet. Staging Godspell in 2026 isn’t just an act […]

$10 – $45

Season Finale with the Ulysses Quartet

Parker Concert Hall 349 Andante Ln, Brevard

Close the season with the radiant sound of the Ulysses Quartet. Hailed for their clarity, energy, and deep musicality, this exceptional ensemble brings the series to a powerful and poetic […]

Godspell Musical Theater – Completely Reimagined for Today

Under the Tent at Laurel Green 5th Ave W & White Pine Dr, Laurel Park, NC, United States

Experience Godspell like you've never seen it before. In every generation, a community gathers around a story that refuses to stay quiet. Staging Godspell in 2026 isn’t just an act […]

$10 – $45

An Artful Journey: Turner and Onstable at Tate Britain

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

Fire and Water: Turner, Constable, and a Rivalry That Redefined Landscape Painting Travel to Tate Britain, London, for a landmark exhibition uniting two of the most influential—and competitive—figures in British […]

$25

PATIO SHOW: Blue Cactus

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

Rooted in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Blue Cactus got their start among the active honky-tonk circuit, developing an electrified twang that now branches out effortlessly into folk, alt-country, and psychedelic-tinged […]

$14.77

Breath Medicine ~ Breathwork Inside the Salt Cave

Asheville Salt Cave 16 North Liberty St, Asheville

Experience Breath Medicine with The Breath Nurse inside the Asheville Salt Cave. This RESET Breathwork session offers relaxation, stress relief, and a refreshing boost of energy. With each intentional breath, […]

$58

Michael Gungor (Acoustic Evening)

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

Join us at The Grey Eagle in Asheville, NC for a special acoustic night with Michael Gungor—an intimate, immersive evening designed to bring people together through music, story, movement, and […]

$32.37

GODSPELL Musical Theater – Completely Reimagined for Today

Under the Tent at Laurel Green 5th Ave W & White Pine Dr, Laurel Park, NC, United States

Experience Godspell like you've never seen it before. In every generation, a community gathers around a story that refuses to stay quiet. Staging Godspell in 2026 isn’t just an act […]

$10 – $45

Brevard Classic 5k & 12k

115 East Morgan Street, Brevard, NC 28712 115 East Morgan Street, Brevard

The Brevard Classic Races return on May 23, 2026 as part of the White Squirrel Festival weekend! Choose a 5K or 12K and run scenic, community-lined streets with a downtown […]

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

GODSPELL Musical Theater – Completely Reimagined for Today

Under the Tent at Laurel Green 5th Ave W & White Pine Dr, Laurel Park, NC, United States

Experience Godspell like you've never seen it before. In every generation, a community gathers around a story that refuses to stay quiet. Staging Godspell in 2026 isn’t just an act […]

$10 – $45

Cole Chaney

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

When it comes to his latest album, In the Shadow of the Mountain, 25-year-old singer-songwriter Cole Chaney is pretty candid and blunt about who he is and what kind of […]

$26.32

Burlesque Brunch

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

-AGES 18+ -SEATED SHOW BURLESQUE BRUNCH Welcome to the most dazzling brunch experience in Asheville! Producer and award-winning burlesque sensation, Madison Jane brings you WNC’s only all BIPOC burlesque showcase. […]

$21.88

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

GODSPELL Musical Theater – Completely Reimagined for Today

Under the Tent at Laurel Green 5th Ave W & White Pine Dr, Laurel Park, NC, United States

Experience Godspell like you've never seen it before. In every generation, a community gathers around a story that refuses to stay quiet. Staging Godspell in 2026 isn’t just an act […]

$10 – $45

Anna La Mare Band | Sundays by the River

Olivette Riverside Pavilion 1069 Olivette Rd, Asheville

Singer-songwriter Anna La Mare brings her evocative blend of folk, Americana, and Celtic storytelling to the Olivette Riverside Pavilion. Kids are free! BYOB, BYOC (chair) La Mare has held international […]

$25

GODSPELL Musical Theater – Completely Reimagined for Today

Under the Tent at Laurel Green 5th Ave W & White Pine Dr, Laurel Park, NC, United States

Experience Godspell like you've never seen it before. In every generation, a community gathers around a story that refuses to stay quiet. Staging Godspell in 2026 isn’t just an act […]

$10 – $45

Jazz for Justice

Highland Brewing Company 12 Old Charlotte Hwy, , Asheville

Join Pisgah Legal Services for an inspiring evening celebrating our community, all while supporting efforts to ensure everyone in WNC has equal access to justice. Connect with friends old and […]

$50 – $60

Golden Hour Yoga & Private Salt Cave

Asheville Salt Cave 16 North Liberty St, Asheville

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

Andrew Duhon: Stop Motion Tour ’26

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

SEATED SHOW LIMITED NUMBER OF PREMIUM SEATING TICKETS AVAILABLE ANDREW DUHON Born, raised, shaped, and inspired by his hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana, Andrew Duhon tours performing songs that are […]

$26.86

J & The Causeways

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

STANDING ROOM ONLY J & THE CAUSEWAYS New Orleans soul/rock powerhouse ensemble J & The Causeways debut album, Motions, conjures a universal theme of togetherness and compassion — melodies and […]

$23.69

Motor Mile Car Show

100 coxe avenue 100 Coxe Avenue, Asheville

Asheville’s automotive history will come to life this spring when dozens of classic Chrysler and other vintage automobiles line Coxe Avenue for the free Motor Mile Classic Car Show in […]

Free

Roots Grown Deep w/ Joel Karabo

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

Roots Grown Deep presents Musical Ecology 2 LIVE! “They take us beyond blood and bone, beyond memory and fear, to a place where everything is ‘no thing’ made of a […]

$22.00

Trousdale: Growing Pains (Deluxe) Tour

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

STANDING ROOM ONLY Troufriends Ball VIP Experience includes: ● One (1) GA ticket ● Invitation to the Troufriends Ball, including: ● Meet & greet and photo opp with the band […]

$28.95

Call for Artists – This Moment Art Show

Indivisible Burke NC 123 W. Union Street, Morganton

Introducing Indivisible Burke NC's This Moment Art Show! Why an art show? Democracy is a living thing — and so is the community that sustains it. At Indivisible Burke NC, […]

$10.00

Salt Spoon Fabrication with Lisa Colby May 31st

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

Join renowned guest instructor Lisa Colby for her Salt Spoon Workshop! Learn how to hand fabricate a small salt or jam spoon out of sheet brass. Students will use a […]

$40.00