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].
Events for August 29, 2025
Boomtown Arts & Heritage FestAVL
Boomtown Arts & Heritage FestAVL proudly announces its return to downtown Asheville, set for August 29-31, 2025, at Pack Square Park. This year’s festival emphasizes community resilience and celebrates the […]
Bindings Art Exhibit with Randy Siegel at North Asheville Library
Scraps of fabric, rope, string, wire, and thread, along with obsessive stitching and often beading, obscure and obstruct hidden aspects of self often too painful to acknowledge and to beautiful […]
Tired Souls: King and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Written and Performed by Award-Winning Playwright and Actor, Mike Wiley Co-presented by NC Stage and the YMI Cultural Center *Please note: All performances of Tired Souls will take place at […]
Portals & Pathways
Call for Art Arrowhead Art Gallery and Studios in Old Fort, North Carolina, is accepting entries for their next judged exhibit, Portals & Pathways. Create a thematic piece around gateways, […]
Crisp Comedy Live in Leicester featuring Ryan Gordon
Crisp Comedy takes place once a month in Leicester, NC at Noble Cider and hosted by Leicester's own Clay Jones! A fresh batch of comics each month so no two […]
Night Hawk with Claire Whall, Chrysalis, and Wild Roots
The Brunswick, Maine-bred indie rock group Night Hawk returns to Asheville to celebrate their bold new record (recorded at Drop of Sun Studios), alongside luminaries of North Carolina songcraft. Night […]
Modelface Comedy presents Gilbert Lawand
Modelface Comedy brings the best comedians from all over the country to Asheville and this week we have Gilbert Lawand from Atlanta!! Born in Baghdad and raised on a Georgia […]