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 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)
- FA CUP SEMIFINALS! Manchester United v Chelsea, Merchants of Beer, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Eastside Sunday Market, Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Take a Dip, Grab a Drink, Save a Dog for Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Next Level Brewing Co., 1:00 pm – 8:00 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
- Final Shrek, Jr. The Musical presented by Knoxville Children’s Theatre, Knoxville Convention Center, 3:00 pm / 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
- 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 Learning to See: Line 4-week Class, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm (through July 27), $95
- Taco Tuesday, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Socially distanced phone banking for State Rep Gloria Johnson, 311 Morgan St, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (daily through Thursday)
- Lobster Dogs Back At HiWire Brewing Knoxville, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- 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
- WE KEEP US SAFE Hosted by Community Defense of East Tennessee, Krutch Park, 6:00 pm
- Virtual House Party benefiting the Project GRAD Laptop Telethon Hosted by Project GRAD Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $15
- 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
- Tuesday Rooftop Yoga with Pilates Jill, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm, $5
- 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 22
- Wednesday Coffee Outside with Coffee Outside Knoxville, Suttree Landing Park, 7:00 am – 8:30 am
- 2020 FreakOut on the Dragon National Convention Hosted by FIAT Club America, Hilton Knoxville, 8:00 am (daily through Jul 26 at 8:00 pm)
- 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)
- Virtual event: Branding Yourself: Your LinkedIn profile as your online personal brand, Hosted by Knoxville Technology Council and Knoxville Women in Technology, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Wednesday Webinar: Leading in the New Normal presented by UT Haslam College of Business, 12:30 pm (May 20 – Aug 5, no class July 29), FREE!
- Weekly Virtual Tours hosted by Historic Homes of Knoxville (HHK) Live from Swan Pond, Ramsey House, 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
- Learning Series – The Print, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $60 – $100
- Wednesday Zoom TPTE Lit Chats with UTK literacy experts, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Evaluating Your Board (Webinar) Hosted by Alliance for Better Nonprofits and Alliance for Young Nonprofit Professionals, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $10 – $75
- Weekly Yoga Hosted by Florals and Flows @ Suttree Landing Park, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $5
- Weekly Taps N Twists Hosted by Rigazzi, Knoxville Adventure Collective, 900 Volunteer Landing, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Wednesday Socially Distanced Trivia Night at Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Wednesday Trivia at Next Level Brewing Co., 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Weekly Trivia at Central Flats & Taps, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Wednesday KSDA Virtual Disdancing, Knoxville Swing Dance Association, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm (through July 29)
Thursday, July 23
- Special Event Meeting, Civic Coliseum Ballroom, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
- Weekly Virtual Maker Meet-In, The Maker City, 10:00 am
- Summer Cookout, MEDIC Regional Blood Center, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
- 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
- Online Event: Home Sweet Home with Crystal Wagner (’08), Hosted by UT Knoxville Alumni, 4:30 PM – 5:00 pm
- Wesley Worldwide: Performing Arts and Cultural Education Showcase, Bijou Theatre, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Virtual open house on next steps for Bull Run Fossil Plant Hosted by Tennessee Valley Authority, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- City Council Workshop, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 5:30 pm 6:30 pm
- Thursday Acrylic Painting 6-week Class, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 PM – 8:00 pm (through August 13)
- Thursday PiYo (Pilates & Yoga) at Carleo,s, 6:30 PM – 7:30 pm, $5
- Zoom Doctors vs Lawyers Trivia Night Hosted by InterFaith Health Clinic, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Friday, July 24
- Kitten Yoga, Scruffy’s Cafe, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, $25
- 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!
- Summer Cookout, MEDIC Regional Blood Center, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
- The Society at Black Pond – Films by Jessica Sarah Rinland, UT Downtown Gallery, noon – 6:00 pm (Thu-Fri through Aug 7)
- THRIVE Parkridge BEST DAY EVER. AGAIN. Thrive Parkridge, 2500 E Fifth Ave, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Weekly Fanatic Friday grill & chill hoppy hour, Fanatic Brewing Company, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Knox 2020 Prom in the Sky- A Golden MASKerade, The Sunsphere, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm / 9:00 pm – 11:59 pm, $40 – $75
- Barristers Summer Party Fiesta on Central, The Central Collective, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- 9th Annual Don Sproles Memorial Evening Wine & Shine, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm, $80
- Online Event: Shayla McDaniel Live from Home! 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Jazz Fridays with Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet, Elkmont Exchange, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Shrek, Jr. The Musical presented by Knoxville Children’s Theatre, Knoxville Convention Center, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Friday Jazz Jam with Kelle Jolly on WUOT 91.9 FM on-air, 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday, July 25
- Tour de Rocky Top, Barley’s Knoxville, 7:30 am – 4:30, $47 – $55
- 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)
- Thai Massage for Low Back Pain with Kelly Scott, LMT, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
- Weekly Farm To Table Sale, Sustainable Future Center, 10:00 am – noon (Saturdays through August 29)
- Socially distanced phone banking for State Rep Gloria Johnson, 311 Morgan St, 10:00 am – noon
- Weekly Explore Knox Bike Ride, Printshop Beer Co., 10:30 am – noon
- Saturday Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 11:15 am – 12:15 pm, $8 – $10, RSVP
- Christmas in July, Elst Brewing Company, noon – 10:00 pm
- Saturday Brewer’s Flights, Printshop Beer Co., 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm, $10
- Shrek, Jr. The Musical presented by Knoxville Children’s Theatre, Knoxville Convention Center, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Vow’d + Oglewood Ave Pop-Up, Vow’d Weddings, Historic Market Square, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Girls Inc Adult Field Day, Suttree Landing Park, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Lobster Dogs Back At Elst Brewing Company, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Knox 2020 Prom in the Sky- A Golden MASKerade, The Sunsphere, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm / 9:00 pm – 11:59 pm, $40 – $75
- Saturday grill & chill & tour with the brewery, Fanatic Brewing Company, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Saturday Micro Jazz Shows, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, RSVP, $5 suggested band tip
- Tony & Mary Negron, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 pm
- Cole Decker Music, Pour Taproom, 9:00 pm – midnight
Sunday, July 26
- 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
- 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!
- 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!
- Summer Members Show at the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through August 1)
- Thai Massage for Low Back Pain with Kelly Scott, LMT, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
- Eastside Sunday Market, Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Online event: Karen McElmurray presents Wanting Radiance with Linda Parsons, Hosted by Union Ave Books, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Final Shrek, Jr. The Musical presented by Knoxville Children’s Theatre, Knoxville Convention Center, 3:00 pm / 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Sunday in Old Sevier Hosted by Old Sevier Merchants, Old Sevier 37920, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Youth 1 Skate Night, Change Center, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE for Middle and High School students!
- 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 27
- 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
- Stop Motion Animation Camp, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 9:00 am – noon (daily through July 31), $100
- Knoxville Photo 2020 at the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon – Fri through July 31)
- SCHAS 50th Anniversary Celebration! Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service, Inc., 215 Bearden Pl, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Textiles Camp, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (daily through July 31), $100
- Weekly Strengthen & Stretch, Alliance Brewing Co, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Mike Baggetta’s Last Mondays at Barley’s, 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Tuesday, July 28
- Tuesday Introduction to Handbuilding – 4-week Class, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm (through August 14), $120, RSVP
- 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
- Tuesday Rooftop Yoga with Pilates Jill, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm, $5
- Code Together | Knoxville – A free community coding session, Awaken Coffee, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Online Event: Shayla McDaniel Live from Home! 7:00 pm – 7:30 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