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Sunday, December 9
- 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: Amelia Peterson of River and Rail Theatre discusses their production of “The Unusual Tale of Mary and Joseph’s Baby”/ RB Morris and Drocella Mugorewera of Bridge Refugee Services discuss Bridge and the December 12th benefit concert to support refugees in Knoxville, 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
- Visit with Santa – Mast Store Knoxville, Noon – 4:00 PM
- Knox Heritage Holiday Open House, Historic Westwood, Noon – 4:00 PM, FREE!
- Second Sunday Art Activity Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Cookies & Cocoa 2018, East Tennessee PBS, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM, $5
- Holidays on Ice presented by Home Federal Bank, Historic Market Square, Sunday: 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Monday – Thursday: 4 :00 – 9:00 PM, Friday – Saturday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM, $8 – $50 (through December 16)
- Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I, Tennessee Theatre, 1:30 PM / 7:00 PM, $44 – $94
- Second Sunday Community Sing, Hosted by Steve Horton, Knoxville Visitor Center, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- KADC members Christmas Party, Immaculate Conception Church, 2:00 PM
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM (English) / 3:00 PM (Spanish), FREE!
- Advanced Wedding Boot Camp: Styled Wedding Shoot, Jackson Terminal, 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $200 – $400
- Christmas at Mabry-Hazen House, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM, FREE! – $15
- A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM / 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT! / $18 – $35
- Holiday Cookies 101, Jackson Terminal, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM, $25 – $40
- The Santaland Diaries, Carousel Theatre, 2:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Mary Uhles will present her books, A Tuba Christmas and Twelve Days Christmas, Union Avenue Books, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!), Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- The Nativity Pageant of Knoxville, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 3:30 PM, FREE!
- Tuba Christmas, Historic Market Square, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Share the Food; Enjoy a Pint, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM (through December 18)
- Old Time Jam Session with Tim Worman, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Celtic Pre-Holidays Show with Red-Haired Mary, Union Avenue Books, 4:30 PM
- Backstage Dance Company Holiday Showcase, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 5:00 PM, $16
- Drawing And Coloring With Cocktails And Drafts, Central Depot, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- AMBC Holiday Soiree! Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Shoreline Church, Bijou Theatre, 6:30 PM, FREE, but RSVP
- KSDA Holiday Hangout, Downtown Grill & Brewery, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
- An Evening with Jill Andrews: A Night of Original and Holiday Favorites, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Ethan Palmer hosts Electric Pheasant Poetry Jam, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Joey Preziosi & The Travelers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, December 10
- Job Fair Social Hosted by UT Medical Center, Elkmont Exchange, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Dwayne Haggins / Pat Beasley, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- How Artists Can Use New Technologies to Survive and Thrive, Arts & Culture Alliance, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM, $5 – $8, RSVP
- HOPE for Victims – Victims Remembrance Tree 2018, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Active Beer Culture: Pop-Up Shop / Head South (Knox) for Winter, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM / 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Wood Burning Workshop, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $10 suggested donation
- The Nativity Pageant of Knoxville, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:00 PM, FREE!
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown loves reality TV, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Donna Month: A Screening Of Baghdad Cafe, Birdhouse Knoxville, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Andrew Marlin (of Mandolin Orange), Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- Sweet Lillies, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, December 11
- Nonprofit Economy and Sustainability, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 AM – Noon, $25 – $225
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jane Taylor Ramsey / Rhyan Sinclair, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Make. Learn. Grow. | Food Trucks 101, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Noon – 1:30 PM, FREE! but RSVP
- Holly’s Senior Moments Happy Hour, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- An Introduction to Knoxville’s Government, Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- December Green Drinks – Freestyle! Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Caroling with the L&N Stem Academy, Gay St, 6:00 PM
- East Tennessee Regional Student Art Reception, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE!
- Improvised Music by Matt Nelson & Co, Pilot Light, 6:00 PM, FREE!
- Painting for a Purpose to benefit JDRF East Tennessee, Painting with a Twist, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $35
- Holiday Cheer Concert, Church Street United Methodist Church, 6:30 PM
- Wine Tastings In the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $10
- Winter Bridal Open House, Historic Southern Railway Station, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- A lil’ merry christmas show, The Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $12 – $18
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Dirk Quinn Band, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- Sweet Lillies, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, December 12
- Visit Knoxville Board Meeting, Visit Knoxville Center, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Heart Hunters / Mercer and Johnson, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM / 7:30 PM, $59 – $99 / SOLD OUT!
- Elections & Holiday Party, Hosted by Knoxville Barristers, Bistro at the Bijou, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- 6th Annual Tacky Sweater Party for the Love Kitchen! Downtown Grill & Brewery, 6:00 PM
- Jill Cagney Hosts Women in Music Night! Vienna Coffee at The Regas Building, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Marble Alley Christmas Party, Marble Alley Lofts, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Swing Dance Holiday Party, The Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- A Spirited Holiday Pairing, PostModern Spirits, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $60
- Tennessee Shines Presents Martha Spencer Band, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Putting Down Roots: Bridge Refugees Benefit, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $25 – $50
- A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $12 – $18
- TAMIS Presents: Knoxville Christmas Past at Central Cinema, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM, FREE!
- Knox Comedy Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Terrapin Quartet, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Aaron James, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, December 13
- Green Drinks Garden with the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, SoKno Taco Cantina, 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- CLE – Lunch & Learn with Knoxville Bar Association, Downtown Hilton, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM, $30 – $60
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Wendel Werner / Wildeyes, Noon, FREE!
- YPK: Let’s Do Lunch with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, The Emporium Center, Noon – 1:00 PM, $10
- TMS Year End Update Cle/cme, Club LeConte, 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
- Origami Day 2019 Planner Release Party, Landing House, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $20
- Cookies with Santa, Tennessee Theatre, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, RSVP
- A Night of Joy: Sounds of Christmas Music on the Square from The River Farragut Church, Historic Market Square, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- City Council Workshop, Small Assembly Room, City County Building, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- City Council Audit Committee Meeting, Room 460 of the City-County Building, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Holiday Performance by Black Oak Brass Quintet, Historic Market Square, 5:45 PM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents The Reflectors, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- LDA / Captain Mornin Coffee Collaboration Night, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Jack Neely: Rufus, Gold Bricks, and Santa Claus: A Holiday Book Talk and Shop, Maple Hall, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, FREE admission
- Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Live Jazz Thursdays with Cumberland Jazz Trio, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 PM
- Happy Knoxvollidays Year Three to Benefit the Love Kitchen, Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $10
- Wayne “The Train” Hancock at The Concourse, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $10 – $15
- Second Thursday Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Nikki Clifton: How Businesses Can Fight Human Slavery, Knoxville Convention Center, 7:15 PM – 9:00 PM
- The Unusual Tale of Mary & Joseph’s Baby, River & Rail Theatre Company, The Swift Building, 7:30 PM, $19 – $40
- A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $12 – $18
- Rusty Holloway, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Modern Dance Primitive Light 2018, Circle Modern Dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM, FREE – $17.55
- Dave Barnes Presents a Very Merry Christmas with Special Guests, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $29 – $49
- The Reflectors, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- Milkshake Fatty – Multimedia Jam, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, December 14
- AYNP Coffee & Conversation, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, Regas Building, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kristina Murray / High South, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Memory Care Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, FREE!
- Final Town Hall Meeting Hosted by I Am the Voice of the Voiceless, City County Building, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Three Rivers Rambler Christmas Lantern Express, 2560 University Commons Way, 4:15 PM, $7.50 – $28.50
- AA5 Presents Holiday Dance Party with Devan Jones & The Uptown Stomp, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM, $12 / $14
- 12th Annual Tour de Lights, start at Historic Market Square, 6:15 PM – 9:00 PM
- Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Fountain City Ramblers – Live at Clancy’s! 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Modern Dance Primitive Light 2018, Circle Modern Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM / 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM, FREE – $17.55
- A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $20 – $45
- 32nd Annual Clayton Holiday Concert, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $8.50 – $47
- The Unusual Tale of Mary & Joseph’s Baby, River & Rail Theatre Company, The Swift Building, 7:30 PM, $19 – $40
- Christmas at Emory Place, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs, Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $9 – $34
- Dave Barnes Presents a Very Merry Christmas with Special Guests, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $29 – $49
- OTEP: The Art of Dissent Tour at The Concourse, 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $15 – $20
- Filibilly with Jen & Rey, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- KMC Holiday Songwriter Showcase: Toys For Tots Fundraiser, The Outpost, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $5
- The Rough & Tumble at Crafty Bastard Brewery, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Will Boyd, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Michelle Stiletto, Miss Sevier County 2018, Club XYZ, 9:00 PM – 3:00 PM, $5
- Ludachristmas USBG*Knoxville, Sapphire Fine Food & Fancy Drinks, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM
- Old City’s Christmas Concert & Toy Drive, Southbound Knoxville, 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $5 minimum donation
- The Get Right Band / 3-Star Revival, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- Live Music: The Atomic Sound, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Lavish Boars & Evil Twin, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 9:00 PM, FREE admission!
- Chicago Blues Revue with Devan Jones and Big Jon Atkinson, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
- SNOW DAY: Pet Envy / Charge the Atlantic, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM – 11:20 PM / 11:50 PM, $5
- Caution, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM, $5
Saturday, December 15
- Soul Santa Breakfast benefiting Mobile Meals, Hilton Knoxville, 9:00 AM – Noon, $20 – $30
- Feed The Homeless This Holiday Season, Knox Area Rescue Ministries, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Three Rivers Rambler Christmas Lantern Express, 2560 University Commons Way, 9:45 AM, 1:00 PM, and 4:15 PM, $7.50 – $28.50
- Messy Baby Art (weekly), The Basement Community Art Studio, 11:00 AM – Noon, $10
- Holiday Market, Historic Market Square, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Josh Smith / Crimson Calamity, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Wreath Ceremony and Placement, Knoxville National Cemetery, 939 Tyson St NW, Noon
- Crafty Housewife Yarn Pop-up, Smart + Becker, Noon – 7:00 PM
- 2018 Community Appreciation Day, Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, FREE!
- Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $10 – $12
- The Unusual Tale of Mary & Joseph’s Baby, River & Rail Theatre Company, The Swift Building, 2:30 PM / 7:30 PM, $19 – $40
- 2018 Winter RYDE Performance, Central United Methodist, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Winterfest Concert to Benefit Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center, Birdhouse Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM, FREE – $5
- 32nd Annual Clayton Holiday Concert, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 3:00 PM / 7:30 PM, $8.50 – $47
- Christmas concert on the Square: Maryville Choir / Orchestra, Historic Market Square, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Holiday Party and Costume Contest, Retrospect Vintage Store, 1121 n Central St, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Women’s Jewelry Association Knoxville Holiday Party! Sapphire, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE!
- 2nd Annual Holiday Feastival: Matt Woods & the Natural Disasters, Corner Lounge, 6:00 PM – 11:59 PM, $13 – $25
- Atomic Empire / Dance Avenue / Moonshine Hill / The Fidget Sinners, Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 PM
- Modern Dance Primitive Light 2018, Circle Modern Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM / 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM, FREE – $17.55
- A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $18 – $35
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Quad City Storm / Weiner Dog Races / Christmas Ornament Silent Auction, Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $16 – $34
- Handsome and the Humbles – Humble For The Holidays Christmas Spectacular, The Outpost, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, FREE!
- Maria Bamford, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $34.50
- Josiah Acoustic, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, FREE!
- Bethany Hankins and the Swing Serenade, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Temple: Winter Formal at The Concourse, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $5
- Bark / Teardrop City / Heavy Halves, The Pilot Light, Knoxville, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Derek Andrew, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Vibraslaps Perform Spinal Slap, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Venus Knight, Miss Gay Music City 2018, Club XYZ, 9:00 PM – Midnight, $5
- The Big Wooly – Pink Floyd Tribute, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Paul Lee Kupfer, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Sunday, December 16
- Peppermint Trail, Downtown Knoxville, through January 6
- Elf on the Shelf Scavenger Hunt, various locations, Downtown Knoxville, through January 6
- Knoxcentric: Homeless Program Coordinator Michael Dunthorne discusses homelessness in Knoxville and the city’s response to it, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Breakfast with Santa, The Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain, 10:0 AM – 11:30 AM
- Wood Carving Workshop, The Basement Community Art Studio, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $115
- Children’s Christmas Pageant, 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
- Central District 1st Annual Chili for Children and Toy Drive, Elkmont Exchange parking lot, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, $10
- 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 December 30)
- Cub Club Open House with the Knoxville Ice Bears, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 1:00 – 4:00 PM, FREE – $5
- Knoxville Winter Warm-Up Beer Festival, Arts & Culture Alliance, Emporium Center, 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $30 – $75
- It’s a Wonderful Life, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM / 6:00 PM, FREE!
- A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM / 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT! / $18 – $35
- Knoxville Doodle Romp 12.16, Petsafe Downtown Dog Park, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Love Came Down | A Christmas Concert with Tartan Soul, Immaculate Conception Church, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM, FREE, but donations accepted
- The Unusual Tale of Mary & Joseph’s Baby, River & Rail Theatre Company, The Swift Building, 2:30 PM, $19 – $40
- 32nd Annual Clayton Holiday Concert, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 3:00 PM, $8.50 – $47
- Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Santa Paws Pup Crawl for Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Knox Brew Tours Bus with Alliance Brewing Co, Last Days of Autumn Brewing,and Crafty Bastard Brewery, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Caroling on Market Square, Historic Market Square, 3:00 PM
- WDVX Downtown Jam at Blackhorse Brewery Gay Street Pub, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- The Shutter Bird Photo Camper Launch Party, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- School of Rock Fall Seasonal Concerts & Holiday Food Drive, Scruffy City Hall, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $8 – $10
- Blues Jam hosted by The Devan Jones Blues Quartet, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Pro Skills Camp, Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM, $25
- Whitechapel: 4th Annual Holiday Toy Drive, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $20 – $25
- Thompson Springs, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Big Dog, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, December 17
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: K-Town Sound / The Knight Family, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Welcome865, Knoxville Chamber, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $30
- Bruce McCamish Photo Art Show and Christmas Sale, Elkmont Exchange, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Holiday Lights Run, Balter Beerworks, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- ACS Knoxville Holiday Party & Elections, Hosted by American Constitution Society – Knoxville Lawyer Chapter, Bistro at the Bijou, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Active Beer Culture: Head South (Knox) for Winter, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Rob Leines Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, December 18
- KAT Travel Training, Knoxville Area Transit, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Tackiest Outfit Holiday Networking, Vienna Coffee at The Regas Building, 11:45 AM – 1:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Matthew Fowler & The Prado Sisters / Brian Clay, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Three Rivers Rambler Christmas Lantern Express, 2560 University Commons Way, 1:00 PM and 4:15 PM, $7.50 – $28.50
- Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker, Tennessee Theatre, 3:00 PM / 7:00 PM, $31 – $178
- Holly’s Senior Moments Happy Hour, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Holiday Performance by Black Oak Brass Quintet, Historic Market Square, 5:45 PM – 7:30 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Wine Tastings In the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $10
- The Practice of Poetry, Part 2 with Daje Morris, Smart + Becker, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $20
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Messiah (part 1) by G.F. Handel, Church Street United Methodist Church, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM, FREE!
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Ryley Walker with Ian Henderson, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $14
- The Flatland Harmony Experiment, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM