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Sunday, June 30
- Save Our Summer – June 2019, MEDIC Regional Blood Center, 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- The Hive Estate Sale, Hosted by Pineapple Consignment at The Hive, 9:00 AM – Noon
- USA Cycling in Knoxville, Downtown Knoxville, 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Cheering Corner – USA Cycling Nationals – Road Race, Blount Mansion, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- USA Cycling Old City Watch Party, Merchants of Beer, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Knoxcentric: Travis Bigwood and the Lonesome Doves live in the studio with their new EP, 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
- Drag Brunch at Old City Wine Bar, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, $31 – $50
- Mojica Family Tattoo Benefit, Purple Heart Tattoo Knoxville, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Kuumba Festival, Morningside Park and Historic Market Square, Noon – 10:00 PM
- South Knoxville Sunday Market, Landing House, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Last Showing: Symphony ShowHouse at Regas Square Private Residences, 333 West Depot Ave, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $15 – $30
- Monthly Organic Edible Garden Series, UT Gardens Knoxville, 1:30 PM, $330 – $375
- A Familiar Wilderness at Union Ave Books, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- WDVX Downtown Jam, Blackhorse Brewery, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- 45 Seconds From Broadway, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Bunco, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Meet and Greet by District 9, Precinct 26 Knox County Democratic Party, Printshop Beer Co., 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
- Sunday East Knox Canvassing with CCM, Birdhouse Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- River Blues Cruise with the Bridget Kelly Band, The Star of Knoxville Riverboat, 300 Neyland Dr, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $16 – $20
- Matmos with Max Eilbacher & Duncan Moore, Hosted by Ben T O Smith and Nick Huinker, Central Cinema, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $5
- Public Vote: Art in Public Places Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 5:00 PM – 11:59 PM
- Painting Class! Hops and Hollers, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $30
- Part-Tee On The Green with Knox Heritage, Williams Creek Golf Course, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $100
- The Flanks at Clancy’s Tavern!, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Super Smash Bros Tournament! Central Depot, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Evening Standards with Roacheaters, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Red Zephyr, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, July 1
- Where’s Waldo Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, through July 31
- Big Orange Welcome for Chancellor Plowman with UTK Student Life at the Rock, 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
- Grands and Me: Beauty and the Bug, UT Gardens Knoxville, 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM, $30 – $35
- Round Up for the Bijou Theatre, Mast General Store, 10:00 AM – close (through July 31)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jason Bennett / Adeem the Artist, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Mighty Music Monday with Paul Swiderski and special guests, O’Connor Senior Singers, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, FREE!
- Parkridge Mayoral Forum – July 2019, C.W. Cansler Family YMCA, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- July Women’s Circle, Hosted by Creating Mindfulness, Blount Mansion, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $10
- FREE Pool Tournament every Monday, Barley’s Taproom, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Crazy Town (20th Anniversary Tour) with Spoken, The Concourse, 7:00 PM – Midnight, $12
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM
- Maple Hall Monday: Will Carter with Mike Baggetta, Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Avantist, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, July 2
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Leon Majcen / Abe Partridge, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Ebenezer Church Farmer’s Market Returns, Ebenezer UMC Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Holly’s Senior Moments Happy Hour, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Tuesdays Wine Tastings in the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- 808 + Meditate: July 2019, The Concourse, 7:30 PM, $5 – $8
- Concerts on the Square, Bill Lyons Pavillion, Historic Market Square, 8:00 PM, FREE!
- The Valley Authority @ Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM, $3
Wednesday, July 3
- Wednesday Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM, $5 suggested donation
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Avenue, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jacob Fine featuring Rhiane West / Sinner Friends, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- AAU 7th Grade Girls Girls National Championships Basketball Tournament, Knoxville Convention Center, 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM (through July 7)
- Red, White, and Blue Craft Party, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Wednesday Board Games & Brews, Central Filling Station, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Intuition Circle, Hosted by Knox Conscious Awareness, 1710 Woodbine Ave, 6:00 PM, $5 – $10 donation
- Urban Wilderness Wednesday, SoKno Taco Cantina, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Wednesday Crafty Grenade Race, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 6:30 PM
- Wednesday Jazz in the Old City with Frog & Toad Trio, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM
- Wednesday Beginner Spanish Classes, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (through July 31), $30 – $160
- Wednesday Wine + Tango, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- Wednesday Yoga with Florals and Flows at Suttree Landing Park, 7:15 PM, $5
- Wednesday Old City Running Club Weekly Meet, Merchants of Beer, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Josh King Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Pilot Fireball Moonlite Classic 5K Run / Walk, UT Campus / Neyland Drive, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $10 – $30
- Wednesday Comedy Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Natural Heat, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, July 4
- Celebration of the Declaration of Independence, James White’s Fort, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM, FREE!
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Slippery Creek, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- 3rd Annual 4th of Ju-lual, Alliance Brewing Co, Noon – 11:00 PM
- AAU 7th Grade Girls Girls National Championships Basketball Tournament, Knoxville Convention Center, 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM (through July 7)
- Festival on the 4th / KSO Free Independence Day Concert, World’s Fair Park, 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM / 8:00 PM
- Fourth of July on Mabry’s Hill, Mabry-Hazen House, 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM, Free – $12
- 4th of July Fireworks Cruise, Volunteer Princess Cruises, 956 Volunteer Landing Ln, 6:00 PM – 10:30 PM, $40 – $75
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Off for the Fourth, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- First Thursday Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- The Street Fighter (1974) Martial Arts Theatre at Central Cinema, 7:30 PM, $7 – $10
- No Music – Happy Fourth of July!, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- 45 Seconds From Broadway, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Abbey Elmore Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, July 5
- Motley Crew Community Luncheon, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- WDVX Big Plate Special, Barley’s Taproom, 11:30 AM, FREE!
- WordStream: Eugene Wolf, The Weekly Writer’s Voice, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- AAU 7th Grade Girls Girls National Championships Basketball Tournament, Knoxville Convention Center, 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM (through July 7)
- Friday Market at Ebenezer UMC, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- First Friday at Visit Knoxville, Knoxville Visitors Center, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, FREE!
- First Friday ArtWalk / First Friday Artwalk Trolley, Downtown Knoxville / Historic Market Square, Gay Street and the Old City, 5:00 PM – 11:59 PM / 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM (stops at 10 minute intervals)
- July First Friday: “Formal Friends of the Forest” by Matt White at Central Cinema, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE!
- July First Friday: Carl Sublett, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Made in TN Night at Mast Store Knoxville, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Jared Hard Live at the First Friday Art Walk, The Emporium Center, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- José Diaz – July First Friday, Sapphire Fine Food & Fancy Drinks, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- July 1st Friday, Art Market Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Knox Brew Tours: EPIK First Friday, Downtown Vicinity, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM (stops at 15-minute intervals), $10
- Grand Opening Celebration / First Friday Art Show, French Fried Vintage, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday Drum Circle, St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, FREE!
- First Friday Open House, Old City MedSpa, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- Print Palooza, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- OFF the CLOCK Arrowmont Staff Exhibition, Gallery 1010, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- July First Friday with Tracye Sowders, Awaken Coffee, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Friday Live Music with Travis Anderson Trio on Chesapeakes Patio, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Emily McMichael / Gamenight / Brandon Hampton, Remedy Coffee, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $8
- Hairspray Jr,. A Musical, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Fridays with Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet House Band, Elkmont Exchange, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Slumberjack (out of ATL), Birdhouse Knoxville, 8:00 PM- 11:59 PM, Free, but $5 suggested donation
- 45 Seconds From Broadway, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- First Friday High Grav Comedy with Robyn Scott, Eric Lones and Drew Harper, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- Down Town Claxton, Schulz Brau Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Ken Brown Quartet, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Red Zephyr, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 11:30 PM
- Battle Beyond The Stars (1980) at Central Cinema’s Late Show, 9:30 PM – 11:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Clinchfield Bluegrass, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Airshow, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- Josh Rennie-Hynes, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM – 11:15 PM
Saturday, July 6
- Tour de Rocky Top, Starts at Barley’s Taproom, 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM, $55 – $60
- Saturday Summer Yoga Series at Vienna Coffee at The Regas Building, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM, $8
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Avenue, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Saturday North Knox Canvassing with CCM, Birdhouse Knoxville, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- South Knox Canvassing with CCM, Borderland Tees, 802 Sevier Ave, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- One Riverwalk Apartments Adoption Event, One Riverwalk, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: South for Winter / Giri and Uma Peters, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- AAU 7th Grade Girls Girls National Championships Basketball Tournament, Knoxville Convention Center, 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM (through July 7)
- Hairspray Jr,. A Musical, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Return of David Burnsworth, Union Ave Books, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- First Saturday Scottish Dance Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM
- Austin High 140th Anniversary Reunion, Knoxville Convention Center, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Aaron Kirby and The Union, Schulz Brau Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- 45 Seconds From Broadway, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Mother Legacy, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, FREE!
- Cypher Saturdays: 7-6-19, Birdhouse Knoxville, 8:00 PM
- Pat Beasley Band, Corner Lounge, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Sweet Lizzy / Broomestix, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:15 PM / 11:45 PM
- Bill Swann Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Basstronica: Sundown, The Concourse, 9:00 PM, Free – $5
- Live Music with Brent Hyder, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Skank Banger – Andy Woods 80s Hair Tribute Band, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Shamar Alen and the Underdawgs, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM, $10
- Piper Jones, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
Sunday, July 7
- Where’s Waldo Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, through July 31
- Knoxcentric: TBA, 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
- Kitten Yoga to benefit Young Williams Animal Center, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, Noon – 1:00 PM, $20
- Round Up for the Bijou Theatre, Mast General Store, Noon – close (through July 31)
- FIRST Annual Summer Open House, Circle Modern Dance, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, FREE!
- AAU 7th Grade Girls Girls National Championships Basketball Tournament, Knoxville Convention Center, 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Spirits for the Spirit, Central Depot, 3:00 PM, $5
- WDVX Downtown Jam, Blackhorse Saloon, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM, FREE!
- Hairspray Jr,. A Musical, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- 45 Seconds From Broadway, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Meditation: Exploring Color, Hosted by Knox Conscious Awareness, 1710 Woodbine Ave, 3:30 PM, $15
- Sunday East Knox Canvassing with CCM, Birdhouse Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- First Sunday Celtic Jam for Beginners, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Good Sport Night – July, The Central Collective, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $40
- Slap-N-Save Flip Off, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 6:30 PM – 11:00 PM
- Todd Snyder with Raelyn Nelson Band, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $22 – $35
- Hot Trail Mix, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Lady Moon & Eclipse, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, July 8
- Learn to Make Japanese Food & Sushi (Grades 9 – 12, rising), UT Conference Center, 8:45 AM – 11:45 AM (daily through July 12), $149
- 2019 Summer Art Academy, Various Classes, Knoxville Museum of Art, 9:00 AM – Noon (daily through July 12), $100 – $115
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lady Moon & The Eclipse / Riley Moore, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Seminar: Approaching a Retailer to Sell Your Goods, Hosted by Arts & Culture Alliance, The Emporium Center, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM, $5 – $8
- AgLaunch 2019 Bootcamp Kickoff Celebration, Bluhen Botanicals, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- July 8th Mayoral Candidate Meet & Greet, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- FREE Pool Tournament every Monday, Barley’s Taproom, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show!, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Maple Hall Monday: Will Carter with Grassically Trained, Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- All 100 Fires – Knoxville, TN, Birdhouse Knoxville, 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM
- 3 Down, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Ghostwriter Returns to Knoxville, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM – 12:30 AM, $5
- Indaskies, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, July 9
- Women in Entrepreneurship Coffee, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM, FREE!
- Landing Pages: The Secret to Growing Your Business, Knoxville Chamber, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Kid A’ Riffic Fun on the Square, Market Square, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Tuesdays through July 30), FREE!
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: 33 Years / Jamie Adamson, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Ebenezer Church Farmer’s Market Returns, Ebenezer UMC Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Holly’s Senior Moments Happy Hour, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- RYDE’s Summer Dance Experience, C.W. Cansler Family YMCA, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- July Green Drinks – HABIT (Human-Animal Bond in TN), Pour Taproom, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Tuesday Wine Tastings in the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- City Council Candidate Forum, Knoxville News Sentinel, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Matt Nelson & Co., Pilot Light, 7:00 PM, FREE!
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Concerts on the Square: Jazz on the Square, Bill Lyons Pavilion, Historic Market Square, 8:00 PM, FREE!
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 9:45 PM
- Thomas Cassell Project, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- 33 Years / The Hawkeyes, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM / 11:00 PM