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. (To Note: We are currently having issues with our submission page, but it should be fixed soon. If your event is taking place before October 12, 2026, please email your event information and image to the address below.)

 

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.

 

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 event to be posted. If you encounter difficulties submitting an event, please email amy@thelaurelofasheville.com.

 

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  • How Do We See Ourselves in Each Other?

    Asheville Art Museum 2 S Pack Square, Asheville

    Friday, May 2, 2025 5:30pm – 8:30pm EST Asheville Art Museum 2 S Pack Square, Asheville, North Carolina 28801 Co-presented by Stanford Institute for Advancing Just Societies, Zócalo Public Square, and Asheville Art Museum Moderated by Tomás Jiménez, Founding Faculty Co-Director, Stanford Institute for Advancing Just Societies As people move to and around the U.S., […]

    Free

  • Pop-up parking lot Book Sale

    Marshall Library 1335 N Main St, Marshall

    $5 for each filled bag of books! Have fun going through many boxes of books, many in excellent condition and are of many genres including non-fiction. Books for everyone! The sale is in the Marshall Public Library parking lot. All proceeds go to the library for projects and events.

    Free

  • MAKE THE YULETIDE GAY AT THE GREY EAGLE

    THE GREY EAGLE MUSIC HALL 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    It’s your newest holiday tradition! Don your gay apparel and cozy up next to three award-winning songwriters for a night of holiday classics, original music, and storytelling! 2025 International Folk Music Artist of the Year award winner Crys Matthews is joined by genre-defying artist/activist Heather Mae and shame-slaying singer-songwriter drag queen Flamy Grant for a […]

    $25 – $30

  • Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

    YMI Cultural Center 39 S. Market Street, Asheville

    A powerful American classic returns to Asheville for a second season—bringing exceptional theater, culture, and community together at one of the nation’s most historic African American cultural institutions. Presented by Table & Mic Studios, a subsidiary of Eagle Market Street Development Corporation, CDC, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner returns with an outstanding, seasoned professional cast […]

    $35,