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].

Family Love Fest with Wht’s Shaking Music

The Mule at Devi's Foot Brewing 131 Sweeten Creek Rd, Asheville

Will you be our Valentine? Because we've got a sweet show planned for Pre-K and cool kids of all ages ... it's Family Love Fest on Valentine's Day (Saturday, February […]

Free

Where Love Gathers- A Valentine’s Community Supper

The Farm - A Gathering Place 215 Justice Ridge Road, Candler, NC, United States

Where Love Gathers: a Valentine’s 4-course dinner made for couples, friends, and the whole community, hosted at The Farm in Candler, NC. Where Love Gathers is a Valentine’s dinner experience […]

Bassist Hilliard Greene & Pianist Michael Jefry Stevens

Mars Landing Arts Center 37 Library Street, Mars Hill

NYC-based Hillard Greene brings his program "Black Spirituals Until the Civil War) to Mars Landing Arts Center. This performance in words and music brings to light the significance and beauty […]

Don’t Tell Comedy South Slope (special Valentine’s show)

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. Dinner and snacks available for purchase Non-alcoholic drinks will be […]

$25

Folkmoot LIVE! Kanola Band Mardi Gras Party

Folkmoot Center 112 Virginia Ave, Waynesville, NC, United States

Folkmoot LIVE! is pleased to present Kanola Band for An Evening of New Orleans- inspired soul, brass, & grooves from jazz to funk. Kanola Band is more than a band. […]

Margo Price

The Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Riverside Dr., Boone, NC, United States

For nearly a decade, Margo Price has created a lane where independent-minded, insurgent country music can exist and thrive alongside the mainstream. Now she’s back with an exquisite, timeless album […]

$1 – $60

Zoe & Cloyd Valentine’s Concert 2026 | Live Music in Black Mountain

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

Celebrate Love with Zoe & Cloyd’s Annual Valentine’s Concert – Saturday, February 14 Zoe & Cloyd—the creative partnership of fiddler/vocalist Natalya Zoe Weinstein and multi-instrumentalist/vocalist John Cloyd Miller—prove that opposites […]

$25

Asheville Symphony Masterworks 4: Scottish

First Baptist Church of Asheville 5 Oak Street, Asheville, NC, United States

Two performances: 2pm and 8pm James Lowe, guest conductor Geneva Lewis, violin Three composers paint a vivid portrait of rugged Caledonia: Scottish composer Aileen Sweeney’s Glisk captures moments of fleeting […]

Hot & Horny Comedy: Valentine’s Day Edition

The River Arts District Brewing Company 13 Mystery Street, Asheville

Modelface Comedy presents Hot & Horny Comedy Showcase Celebrate the hottest/ funniest day of the year with some of the horniest comics around! And what is sexier than a sense […]

$15

5Rhythms®Vacillating Waves Class on Sunday hosted by Karen

Homewood 19 Zillicoa St., Asheville, NC

LOVE AND COMPASSION The day after Feb. 14th, Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! Valentine's Day is for everyone to send Love messages to their love and committed partners, friends, family […]

$15 – $25

Frostbite 5k, 10k, and 1 Mile Fun Run

Lelia Patterson Center 1111 Howard Gap Road, Fletcher, NC, United States

Want to avoid the winter blues? Get motivated with the 34th Annual Frostbite Races presented by Hunter Subaru! Join the largest winter footrace in Henderson County for a fun-filled afternoon […]

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 just remember enjoying Scrabble in the past! We have all […]

Free

Sweet Storytime with R2S & The Hop Ice Cream

The Hop Ice Cream Cafe 640 Merrimon Avenue #103, Asheville, NC, United States

📚🍦 Join Read 2 Succeed & The Hop Ice Cream for a Sweet Storytime! Celebrate Black History Month with us at The Hop Ice Cream (640 Merrimon Ave. #103, Asheville, […]

Free

Asheville Mardi Gras Parade and Queen’s Ball

South Slope Downtown Asheville Asheville

Asheville, NC — Laissez les bons temps rouler! Let the good times roll! Downtown Asheville will burst into color, rhythm, and revelry on Sunday, February 15, 2026, as the Mardi […]

Free

The Misfit Improv Comedy Show

NC Stage Company 15 Stage Ln, Asheville

Asheville’s best improvisers bring you a fast-paced, interactive comedy show full of scenes, songs, and games—all based on your suggestions. The second half features a fully improvised musical. Come laugh […]

$15

RAD Comedy featuring Sasha Srbulj

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 have Sasha Srbulj from NYC in Asheville! Sasha Srbulj is a New York […]

$18

Beginner Ballroom Dance Classes for Couples | Black Mountain Arts

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

Learn Ballroom Dancing with Your Partner – 4-Week Beginners Course, Feb 16–Mar 9 Ballroom 1 is the perfect way to extend the romance and give your special someone an experience […]

$125

Intermediate Ballroom Dance Classes for Couples | Black Mountain Arts

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

Keep the Spark Alive on the Dance Floor – Ballroom 2: Feb 16–Mar 9 Ballroom 2 is how you keep the sparks flying. Expand your knowledge with more dances, more […]

$125

YIKES! Dating Disaster Comedy with Sarah Love

The Hound 2 Tunnel Rd, Asheville

Modelface Comedy brings you the best comedians from all over the country! This week we have Sarah Love from Asheville and her friends!!! YIKES! is a show of dating disaster […]

$15

Music Theory for Singers Workshop | BMCA Music Classes

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

Music Theory for Singers: Read, Hear & Sing with Confidence Strengthen your skills as a singer by learning the fundamentals of music theory and notation in this supportive, hands-on workshop […]

$80

Ailey II: The Next Generation of Dance

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

Tue & Wed, Feb 17 & 18 • 8 pm For over 50 years, Ailey II has merged the spirit and energy of the country’s finest early-career dance talent with […]

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

Homewood 19 Zillicoa St., Asheville, NC

WINTER VISIONS Winter is the time to go inward to reflect on Visions and Dreams that are manifested or come before you. We allow our visions and dreams to germinate […]

$15 – $25

Breathe & BE Renewed: A Winter Reset Retreat

The Horse Shoe Farm 155 Horse Shoe Farm Drive, Hendersonville

This February, take a pause just for you. 🌿✨ Join us at The Horse Shoe Farm for Breathe & BE Renewed: A Winter Reset Retreat with The Breath Nurse, Rachele […]

MIXTAPE! The Music of the 60’s, 70’s & 80’s

Flat Rock Playhouse 2661 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock, NC, United States

Did you really think we’d stop at Vol. 2? Not a chance! Your favorite rock ’n’ roll time machine is back and spinning another round of greatest hits from the […]

Yoga Nidra & Reiki in the Salt Cave

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

Join Reiki Master Teacher and Yoga Nidra Facilitator, Kate Wargo of Woven Light LLC in a soothing Yoga Nidra (Yogic Sleep) practice guiding you into the “in between”; that space […]

$58

Joshua Lozoff: Life is Magic

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

Fri, Feb 20 • 7 pm Awe-inspiring illusions. Mind-boggling mental demonstrations. Captivating storytelling. Prepare to be astonished as Joshua Lozoff includes audience members of all ages in this highly interactive […]

Don’t Tell Comedy, Hendersonville

Trailside Brewing Company Hendersonville, NC 173 Lenox Park Dr, Hendersonville, NC

Show Details This show will be at an indoor location. No Outside Food or Drinks permitted.. Drinks will be available for purchase. Food is available for purchase. Small snacks available […]

$27

Emo Night Brooklyn

Eulogy 10 Buxton Ave, Asheville

Welcome to Emo Night Brooklyn, a late-night, DJ-driven dance party blasting the best emo and pop punk jams that raised us, ruined us, and somehow still define us. We’re taking […]

$22.82

Ailey II: The Next Generation of Dance

The Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Riverside Dr., Boone, NC, United States

For over 50 years, Ailey II – The Next Generation of Dance – has merged the spirit and energy of the country’s finest early-career dance talent with the passion and […]

$1 – $45

The Appalucians

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

NEW LOCATION as part of a special event & concert series being held at the Monte Vista, located at 308 W State St, Black Mountain, NC 28711 We want everyone […]

Free

It’s a Wrap!

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

This workshop is geared toward beginners or near-beginning wire wrap students. Adults and teens. Those with some experience may work on a more advanced project, while the beginners will learn […]

$75.00

Simply Charmed with Workshops/Classes/Appointments

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

Come stamp and hammer a charm pendant to your liking in Ignite's new Downtown Asheville studio! Group friendly up to 14 and a fun and quick experience in jewelry making. […]

$45.00

Dinner Under Dinos

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

Dinner Under Dinos – A Parent’s Night Out Parents- enjoy a night out downtown during Asheville’s Restaurant Week while treating your kid(s) to a special after-hours event just for them- […]

$30.00 – $35.00

Gluten-Free Comedy at Ginger’s Revenge

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: Hibiscus-Lavender Edition at Ginger's Revenge. Enjoy a […]

$18