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 write the 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 to the list events 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 23
- Peppermint Trail, Downtown Knoxville, through January 6
- Elf on the Shelf Scavenger Hunt, various locations, Downtown Knoxville, through January 6
- Three Rivers Rambler Christmas Lantern Express, 2560 University Commons Way, 9:45 AM, 1:00 PM and 4:15 PM, $7.50 – $28.50
- Knoxcentric: Christmas Break – No Show, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- A Festival of Christmas Lessons and Carols, St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Chesapeake’s, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Gift Wrapping Benefiting the Humane Society at Mast General, Noon – 6:00 PM
- Holidays on Ice presented by Home Federal Bank, Historic Market Square, Sunday – Thursday: 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Friday and Saturday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM (through December 30)
- Pub Church, Scruffy City Hall, 1:00 PM
- Pictures with Santa, Historic Southern Railway Station, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $20
- The Polar Express, Tennessee Theatre, 3:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Photos with Beetlejuice Santa, Printshop Beer Co, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Trans Empowerment Project-Holiday Party + Meetup, Birdhouse Knoxville, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Mike McGill’s Christmas Spectacular, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- NRD at Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, December 24
- Holidays on Ice presented by Home Federal Bank, Historic Market Square, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM (closed Christmas day)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Todd Steed and the Christmas Suns, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Gift Wrapping Benefiting the Humane Society at Mast General, Noon – 4:00 PM
- Active Beer Culture: Head South (Knox) for Winter, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Cornbread – Jon Worley, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, December 25
- Christmas Buffet, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Christmas Day at Oliver Royale, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM, $49
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: OFF FOR CHRISTMAS, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Bah, Humbug! Corner Lounge Knoxville, 5:00 PM – Midnight
- Andy Pirkle & Friends Pub X-Mas, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, December 26
- Wintry Makerspace, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: J Edwards, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Macon Mayhem, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $17 – $35
- Open Door Comedy Celebrates The First Night Of Kwanzaa! Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Josh King Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Cam Duffy Moore Presents Improv Jam, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Skank Banger, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
Thursday, December 27
- Wintry Makerspace, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tony Logue / Anderson String Quartet, Noon, FREE!
- City Council Workshop, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents The Abernathy Family, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Live Jazz Thursdays, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 PM
- Fourth Thursday Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Matt Coker, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Bluegrass Stranglers, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 8:00 PM
- Indigo De Souza with the Holifields and Sweet Years, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Shake It Like a Caveman, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- Abbey Elmore Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, December 28
- Wintry Makerspace, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Legacy Parks Foundation Benefit at Tupelo Honey, 11:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Deep Fried Allstars / Daniel Miller, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Happy Birthday Mic Harrison & the High Score Happy Hour! Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE!
- 3rd Annual Lemmymorial, Central Flats & Taps, 7:00 PM
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Birmingham Bulls / Cartoon Night (Kids Run the Show), Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $17 – $35
- Fridays with Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet House Band, Elkmont Exchange, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Bluegrass Stranglers, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 8:00 PM
- WOZO’s (fake) New Year’s Eve Dance Party! Birdhouse Knoxville, 8:00 PM – 11:50 PM
- T. Michael Branner Conceptet, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Mighty Blue POURing Out The Blues, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Frazierband / G – Na – Si – Ta, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:20 PM / 11:50 PM
- Brian Paddock and the American Gentlemen, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Rossdafareye, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
Saturday, December 29
- Dream to Reality – A Vision Board Brunch, Hosted by Shante’ Swain, The Hive – Knoxville, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Chris Long / Hayden Kaye, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- 2018 AICL Alumni Gathering, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- New Year’s Beatdown, Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 11:59 PM, FREE!
- Rey Pineda with Callie Stelter, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Fayetteville / Daddy-Daughter Date Night, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $10 – $35
- Hayden Kaye, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Chuck Mullican jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Ex Gold / MEOB / Yung Life, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 10:10 PM / 10:30 PM – 11:20 PM / 11:50 PM
- Voodoo Visionary / The Jojax, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:45 PM / 11:45 PM
- Piper Jones, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM
- Cripple Creek Mariners, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Sunday, December 30
- Peppermint Trail, Downtown Knoxville, through January 6
- Elf on the Shelf Scavenger Hunt, various locations, Downtown Knoxville, through January 6
- Knoxcentric: OFF – New Year’s Break, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Chesapeake’s, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Holidays on Ice presented by Home Federal Bank, Historic Market Square, Sunday – Thursday: 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Friday and Saturday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM (through January 6)
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Brent Hyder, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Dirty Grass Players, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, December 31
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: East of Nowhere, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- New Year’s Eve Celebration at Oliver Royale, 4:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $99
- DiscGLO New Year’s Eve 2018, Sapphire Fine Food & Fancy Drinks, 5:00 PM – 3:00 AM
- New Year’s Eve at Bistro at the Bijou, 5:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- New Year’s Eve! Elkmont Exchange, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Sullivan Soiree at the Dove! Lonesome Dove Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $85
- New Year’s Eve with Rebel Kitchen, 6:00 PM – 12:30 AM, $10
- The Brooklyn & Ian Shift, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 2:00 AM
- Active Beer Culture: Head South (Knox) for Winter, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- New Year’s Eve Party, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 7:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $189 – $329
- Eternally Enchanted, A Night with Gatsby, Sheer Inspiration Pole Fitness, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $10
- New Years Eve 2019 in the Old City, Southbound Knoxville, Carleo’s One One Seven, Wagon Wheel, Hannas Old City, and Merchants of Beer, 8:00 PM, $20
- New Years Eve Silent Disco, Hosted by Born & Raised Productions, Pretentious Beer Co, 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM, $15
- Crumbsnatchers / Grandpa’s Stash, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM / 10:00 PM / 11:45 PM
- Evan Stone / Teen Spirit – Johnathan Sexton 90s Tribute Band, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Alive into 2019! with Soul Connection, Knoxville Museum of Art, 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $50
- Schulz Brau New Years Eve Party & Pro Motion 1 Year Anniversary, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Sullivan Soiree at the Lonesome Dove, 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $75 – $85
- Temple: New Years Eve Celebration, The Concourse, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $5
- XYZ NYE 2018 Celebration, Club XYZ, 9:00 PM – Midnight, $10
- The Dirty Guv’nahs – New Year’s Eve for the People, The Mill & Mine, 9:30 PM, $45 – $90
- Celebrate the New Year with Old City Wine Bar, 9:30 PM – 12:30 AM, $10
- WUTK’s 80s Rock Off Presents Smooth Sailor’s New Year’s Eve Bash, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM, $10
- New Year’s on the Square presented by Lloyd’s Electric, Historic Market Square, 10:00 PM – 12:15 AM, FREE!
- New Year’s Eve – Same as It Ever Was, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM
- New Years Eve with Atomic Sound, Pour Taproom, Midnight – 1:00 AM, FREE!
Tuesday, January 1
- Calhoun’s New Year’s Day 5k Run / Walk, 400 Neyland Dr, 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
- 3rd Annual Best Brunch of the Year So Far, Balter Beerworks, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: OFF FOR NEW YEAR’S, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Maggie Valley Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM