If you want to be certain your event is included on this calendar, I’ll need your event two weeks in advance. The absolute best way to make sure I include your event is to make a FB event and invite me – two weeks in advance. My FB “events” are the one place I’ll go to every time – if you invite me before I post.
If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below. I am no longer able to add events to the list about which I was not informed in advance – it’s just gotten too big, and that’s a good thing. Staying true to the scope of the blog, I’ll only list downtown or near-downtown events. Any number of venues outside of downtown have some great events, but I have to draw a line somewhere. If you want to add those in a comment, that’s fine. Please “Friend” me (Alan Sims) on Facebook and invite me to your events. Look over to the right of this post and not only “friend” me, but “like” Inside of Knoxville. Subscribe (also to the right) to make sure you catch all the posts.
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Sunday, December 20
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Live Jazz, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- “The Sound of Music,” Broadway Musicial, Tennessee Theatre, 1:30 PM, $37-$77
- “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $10 – $32
- “The Santaland Diaries,” UT Carousel Theatre, 2:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra (w/Knoxville Choral Society/Go! Contemporary Danceworks) presents “An Appalachian Christmas,” Civic Auditorium, 3:00 PM, $14 – $45
- Cinderella and Ebenezer, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $12
- Jazz Jam at the Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- “The Sound of Music,” Broadway Musicial, Tennessee Theatre, 6:30 PM, $37-$77
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra (w/Knoxville Choral Society/Go! Contemporary Danceworks) presents “An Appalachian Christmas,” Civic Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $14 – $45
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- A Johnnyswim Christmas, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $27
- Mike McGill’s Christmas Special Spectacular, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Evan Stone’s Family Christmas, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, December 21
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Eric Caldwell / Lamp Light Blues Sessions, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- The Lamplight Blues Sessions featuring Devan Jones, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Punknecks, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, December 22
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Knoxville Bella Corda / OH!Jazz Duo, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Will Carter and Friends Ukelele Christmas, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Automagik, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, December 23
- WDVX Blue Plate Special :Daniel Kimbro, Justin Haynes & Hunter Deacon/David Langley & Amanda Rae Ousley, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker, Tennessee Theatre, 3:00 PM, $30 – $177
- Christmas at Clancy’s for a Cause, Music by Way Sneaky Pete/Silent Auction/Raffle, Fundraiser for Gentle Barn of Tennessee, Clancy’s Tavern, 7:00 PM, $20 (includes food/2 drinks/admission)
- Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $30 – $177
- 3rd Annual Tacky Sweater Benefit, Bring Items for Love Kitchen, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 7:00 PM
- Casey Green Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- The All Mixed-up Quartet, Square Room, 8:00 PM
- Scruffy Cinepub 6000: Featured Film, “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians,” Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Model Inmates, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, December 24
- Christmas Eve Services Will Be Posted in an Article on 12/23
- WDVX Blue Plate Special:Todd Steed & The Christmas Suns, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Christmas Carol Sing-Along, Free Cookies and Spiked Cider/Music provided, Windows on the Park, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Friday, December 25
- Sam Quinn’s Christmas Debacle, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Saturday, December 26
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: David Bavas / Willow and Wood , Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mark Boling (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Jojax/Ganasita, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Coveralls, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Emotional Karaoke: Ghosting, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Sunday, December 27
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Live Jazz, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Monday, December 28
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jericho Woods /Josiah Atchley, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Paint Night: End of the Year Fun, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Caroline Cotter/Andrew Tufano, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Blueprint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, December 29
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Macon Mahem, Knoxville Coliseum, 7:00 PM, $8 – $34
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- The Vonneguts, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Bath Salt Zombies, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- The Paper Crowns, Barley’s, 10:00 PM