As events are opening up, we’re listing a combination of virtual and live events. The rules are the same – if you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me) and it will be included. I need enough lead time that the list can be put together the Wednesday before you want it listed. A please be safe if you are attending live events.
NOTE: Please follow Health Department recommendations as you decide whether to participate in events: Do Not Go Out If You Have Symptoms of COVID-19. Wash Your Hands Frequently, Avoiding Touching Your Face. Avoid Touching Surfaces Which May Have Not Been Cleaned Thoroughly. Maintain a Social Distance of Six Fee or More From Others. Wear a Face Mask If Distancing Is Not Possible.
Sunday, July 12
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors In-Store Service Hours and Current Modes of Operations
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours and Current Modes of Operations
- New 50th Anniversary Membership Launch, Clarence Brown Theatre, daily through July 17, $50
- Summer Art Academy 2020 is moving online! Hosted Knoxville Museum of Art, through July 31, FREE!
- Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon Summer Distance Challenge, Somewhere, Anywhere & Everywhere! Knoxville, Tennessee, daily through September 22, $40
- Virtual Knox Asian Festival Year of the Mouse 5K and 1Mile, daily through August 1, 2020, $20 – $25
- East Tennessee Historical Society Online Resources, daily, FREE!
- Knoxville Museum of Art Online / Online Resources on Beauford Delaney for Teachers / Virtual Tour of Beauford Delaney Exhibit: Through the Unusual Door Episode 1 / Episode 2, offered by the Knoxville Museum of Arts, daily, FREE!
- E-Learning Station hosted by Ijams Nature Center, daily, FREE!
- Take a Virtual Tour, Blount Mansion, daily, FREE!
- Bridges to Bluffs Preview Swim #1 (First 5k), Suttree Landing Park, 8:30 AM – 10:30 am
- Knoxville | 2-Day Skills Camp: Intermediate Skills, Hosted by Ninja Mountain Bike Performance, Knoxville Urban Wilderness Trail, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, $399
- Summer Members Show at the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through August 1)
- Soft Opening of The Point’s New Home, thepointknox, 211 W Fifth Avenue, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
- Matthew Park Day of Action Hosted by Matthew Park for State House, 618 S Gay St SW, noon – 7:00 pm
- Eastside Sunday Market, Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Shrek, Jr. The Musical, Friday, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Online: 10th Anniversary Virtual Marathon Concert Hosted by Nief-Norf and Andrew Bliss, 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $8.65 – $40
- Final Sunday Zoom: The Bodhisattva Path with John Blackburn, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, $60 suggested donation
- Mojo Tweed at Last Days of Autumn, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Y4L Free Informative Zoom Call, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Zoom Summer Lecture Series (See link for speakers’ list), Church Street United Methodist Church, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm (Sundays through August 2)
- Sunday Night Live Team Trivia, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- The Pinklets Live Online From the Porch Hosted by Real Knoxville Music, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Monday, July 13
- Registration for Every Woman Vote Virtual Challenge 40k bike and 20k run cumulative challenge, part of the Every Woman Vote project, a Wide Lens Media production, runs from July 13 – 16, FREE!
- Monday Maker Marketplace, hosted by The Maker City, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Weekly East Tennessee STEM Hub – STEM Sparks, 8:00 am – 11:55 pm
- Knoxville Photo 2020 at the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon – Fri through July 31)
- Final Online Monday Magic Minutes with Michael Messing hosted by Knox County Public Library, 10:30 am – 10:45 pm
- Online – Driving Forward: Ensuring Postsecondary Students Earn Credentials In A Changing Economy, hosted by Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research at UT and SCORE, 11:00 am , FREE!
- Weekly Strengthen & Stretch, Alliance Brewing Co, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- TN Law & Ethics for the Massage Therapist with Kelly Hughs, LMT, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $75
- Home Sweet Home with Chelsea Milligan (’14), Online Event Hosted by UTK Alumni, 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
- Virtual David “Mitchellverse” Trivia at Union Ave, Hosted by Union Ave Books, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Tuesday, July 14
- Tuesday Introduction to Handbuilding – 4-week Class, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm (through August 14), $120, RSVP
- Checkerboard Chat: Adapt to Your Child Moving to University Life, Online Event Hosted by UTK Alumni, noon – 1:00 pm
- Tuesday Live from the Parlor – Virtual Tour, Mabry-Hazen House, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Donations accepted
- Tennessee Behavior Supports Project’s Virtual “TBSP Tuesdays” hosted by UTK, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE!
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Online Event: Knittin’ & Politickin’ with Rep. Gloria Johnson Hosted by Renee Hoyos for Congress and State Representative Gloria Johnson, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Tuesday Trivia at SSG! SouthSide Garage, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Trivia Night (is back) at Pour Taproom, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Wednesday, July 15
- Wednesday Coffee Outside with Coffee Outside Knoxville, Suttree Landing Park, 7:00 am – 8:30 am
- Moved: Market Square Farmers’ Market at Mary Costa Plaza outside the Civic Auditorium / Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave, 10:00 am – 11:00 am (open for the elderly and immune-compromised 0nly) / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (open to all)
- Knoxville Delivery Hosted by Bales Farms, Three Rivers Market, 10:30 am – 10:50 am (Wednesday through July 29)
- OM Sudio Custom Design Services Webinar, Hosted by Evolv Homes, First Tennessee Plaza, 800 S Gay, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Wednesday Webinar: Leading in the New Normal presented by UT Haslam College of Business, 12:30 pm (May 20 – Aug 5, no class July 1, 15 and 29), FREE!
- Wednesday Zoom TPTE Lit Chats with UTK literacy experts, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- QPR Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention hosted by University of Tennessee Department of Psychology, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm, FREE, but RSVP
- Downtown Design Review Board, Small Assembly Room, City County Building, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Campaign Rally Hosted by Team Sam McKenzie TN House District 15 Candidate, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Weekly Yoga Hosted by Florals and Flows @ Suttree Landing Park, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $5
- Zoom TAROT Series: How to Create Your Own Spreads Hosted by Tree of Life Intuitive Services, Happy Holler, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $25
- Wednesday KSDA Virtual Disdancing, Knoxville Swing Dance Association, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm (through July 29)
Thursday, July 16
- Weekly Virtual Maker Meet-In, The Maker City, 10:00 am
- Weekly Branding & Digital Marketing for Food Businesses: 5-Part Webinar, Real Good Kitchen, noon – 1:00 pm (through July 30), $75 – $200
- The Society at Black Pond – Films by Jessica Sarah Rinland, UT Downtown Gallery, noon – 6:00 pm (Thu-Fri through Aug 7)
- Virtual Thirty-Minute Thursdays with theory & practice in teacher education (TPTE) literacy faculty / lit chat experts, UTK, 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Thursday Live from the Parlor – Virtual Tour, Mabry-Hazen House, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, donations accepted
- Thursday Acrylic Painting 6-week Class, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 PM – 8:00 pm (through August 13)
- Online Event: Shayla McDaniel Live from Home! 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Little Women – The Concert, Mabry-Hazen House, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm, $15
Friday, July 17
- Every Woman Vote Virtual Challenge 40k bike and 20k run cumulative challenge, part of the Every Woman Vote project, a Wide Lens Media production, July 17 – August 16 (daily), FREE!
- Final day for New 50th Anniversary Membership Launch, Clarence Brown Theatre, $50
- AYNP Coffee & Conversation (Now on Zoom!), Alliance for Young Nonprofit Professionals, 8:30 am – 9:30 am
- Friday Community STEM Chats and Coffee for Teachers and Parents with the East Tennessee STEM Hub and UTK Center for Enhancing Education in Mathematics and Sciences, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, FREE!
- Johnboy’s food truck on location at Medic for lunch, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm
- The Society at Black Pond – Films by Jessica Sarah Rinland, UT Downtown Gallery, noon – 6:00 pm (Thu-Fri through Aug 7)
- Virtual Town Hall Meeting Part II, hosted by Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Weekly Fanatic Friday grill & chill hoppy hour, Fanatic Brewing Company, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Johnboy’s food truck on location at Hi-Wire Brewing, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- Learning Series – The Camera, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $60 – $100
- Jazz Fridays with Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet, Elkmont Exchange, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Shrek, Jr. The Musical, Friday, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Friday Jazz Jam with Kelle Jolly on WUOT 91.9 FM on-air, 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Little Women – The Concert, Mabry-Hazen House, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm, $15
- The Kincaid Band, Schulz Brau Brewing Company, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- The Ville at Calhoun’s on the River, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Saturday, July 18
- Online: KnxHx 2020 Hosted by KnoxDevs and Lunchpool, 8:30 am – July 19 at 5:00 pm, $10
- Moved: Market Square Farmers’ Market at Mary Costa Plaza outside the Civic Auditorium/Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave, 9:00 am – 10:00 am (open for the elderly and immune-compromised 0nly) / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (open to the general public)
- Miniature Zen Garden workshop, The Mule Barn at Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, $55
- Keep Knoxville Beautiful Street Clean Up Hosted by Young Professionals of Knoxville and Keep Knoxville Beautiful, The Original Freezo, 11 am – 12:30 pm
- Saturday Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 11:15 am – 12:15 pm, $8 – $10, RSVP
- Saturday Brewer’s Flights, Printshop Beer Co., 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm, $10
- Shrek, Jr. The Musical, Friday, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Intermediate Genealogy @ East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Diversity Prom 2020: A Gilded Gala Hosted by GLSEN Tennessee DivProm, Historic Southern Railway Station, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Tenn Pan Alley, Schulz Brau Brewing Company, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Lauren Beeler Music, Pour Taproom, 9:00 pm – midnight
Sunday, July 19
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors In-Store Service Hours and Current Modes of Operations
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours and Current Modes of Operations
- Virtual Knox Asian Festival Year of the Mouse 5K and 1Mile, daily through August 1, 2020, $20 – $25
- Every Woman Vote Virtual Challenge 40k bike and 20k run cumulative challenge, part of the Every Woman Vote project, a Wide Lens Media production, July 17 – August 16 (daily), FREE!
- Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon Summer Distance Challenge, Somewhere, Anywhere & Everywhere! Knoxville, Tennessee, daily through September 22, $40
- East Tennessee Historical Society Online Resources, Daily, FREE!
- Knoxville Museum of Art Online / Online Resources on Beauford Delaney for Teachers / Virtual Tour of Beauford Delaney Exhibit: Through the Unusual Door Episode 1 / Episode 2, offered by the Knoxville Museum of Arts, Daily, FREE!
- E-Learning Station hosted by Ijams Nature Center, Daily, FREE!
- Take a Virtual Tour, Blount Mansion, Daily, FREE!
- Summer Art Academy 2020 is moving online! Hosted Knoxville Museum of Art, through July 31, FREE!
- Zoom Home Brewing Class Hosted by The Brewing + Distilling Center, 9:00 am – 2:30 pm
- Summer Members Show at the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through August 1)
- Drag Brunch for a Cause! Barley’s Knoxville, 11:00 am / 2:00 pm
- Art Market Opens Regular Schedule, Art Market Gallery, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun) / 10:00 pm- 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat)
- Eastside Sunday Market, Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Virtual event: Bruce Wheeler and Jesse Mayshark discuss Knoxville, TN: A Mountain City in the New South (3rd Ed) Hosted by Union Ave Books, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, free but RSVP
- Moms Throw Free! Craft Axe Throwing- Knoxville, 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Zoom Summer Lecture Series (See link for speakers’ list), Church Street United Methodist Church, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm (Sundays through August 2)
- Sunday Night Live Team Trivia, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Monday, July 20
- Monday Maker Marketplace, hosted by The Maker City, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Weekly East Tennessee STEM Hub – STEM Sparks, 8:00 am – 11:55 pm
- Knoxville Photo 2020 at the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon – Fri through July 31)
- Shark Week Camp, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 9:00 am – noon (daily through July 24), $100
- Monsters Made with Love Camp, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (daily through July 24), $100
- Weekly Strengthen & Stretch, Alliance Brewing Co, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- QPR Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention hosted by University of Tennessee Department of Psychology, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, FREE, but RSVP
- Monday Throwing for Beginners and Skilled Beginners 6-week Class, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm (through August 10), $170
- Monday Learning to See: Line 4-week Class, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm (through July 27), $95
- Monday Trivia at SoKno Taco, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Tuesday, July 21
- KAT Travel Training, Knoxville Area Transit, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Art Market Opens Regular Schedule, Art Market Gallery, 10:00 am- 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- Live from the Parlor – Virtual Tour, Mabry-Hazen House, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, donations accepted
- Tennessee Behavior Supports Project’s Virtual “TBSP Tuesdays” hosted by UTK, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE!
- Learning Series – The Negative, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $60 – $100
- Zoom Rock the Vote! Hosted by UT Office of Multicultural Student Life, 5:30 pm
- Tuesday Trivia at SSG! SouthSide Garage, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Trivia Night (is back) at Pour Taproom, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm