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, August 2
- 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!
- 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 Museum Sleuth / 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!
- Children’s Hospital Butterfly Run – VIRTUAL, daily through August 8
- Summer Members Show at the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through August 28)
- Online Garden Series: From Seeding to Harvest Hosted by Sustainable Future Center, 9:00 am – noon, free but RSVP
- Drag Brunch for a Cause! Barley’s Knoxville, 11:00 am / 2:00 pm
- Eastside Sunday Market, Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- First Sunday Pinoffs, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Imagine Dance Studio Proudly Presents No Limits, Imagine Dance Studio, 1:30 pm, $13
- Silas House – Virtual Reading and Signing Line hosted by Union Ave Books, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
- 12th Annual End of Year Showcase, Imagine Dance Studio, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Help Support Alyssa’s Journey – BBQ Dinner & Silent Auction, Simpl., 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $25
- BINGO with Camp-King Entertainment! Hosted by Knox Pride, Barley’s Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- International Beer Day! Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Final Zoom Summer Lecture Series, Church Street United Methodist Church, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Sunday Night Live Team Trivia, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Monday, August 3
- 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
- Comic Book Camp, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 9:00 am – noon (daily through August 7), $100
- Virtual Screening: Mighty Musical Monday with Freddie Brabson on the Tennessee Theatre’s grand Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, Hosted by Tennessee Theatre, noon – 1:00 pm
- Paper: Flat, Folded, FUN!, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (daily through August 7), $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 Fun Run, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Online Event: Shayla McDaniel Live from Home! 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Monday Trivia at SoKno Taco, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Tuesday, August 4
- Protecting Your Intellectual Property (Webinar) Hosted by Alliance for Better Nonprofits and Alliance for Young Nonprofit Professionals, 9:00 am – 11:00 am, $20 – $150
- Tennessee Behavior Supports Project’s Virtual “TBSP Tuesdays” hosted by UTK, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE!
- Little Bellas Knoxville Weekly Riding Program, Baker Creek Preserve, 5:30 PM – 7:30 pm, $250
- Trae Crowder :The Liberal Redneck” on Knittin’ & Politickin’ Online Hosted by Renee Hoyos for Congress, 6:00 pm
- MCK Monthly Open House, Muslim Community of Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Online event: Shayla McDaniel Live from Home!, 7:00 pm
- Trivia Night (is back) at Pour Taproom, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Online event: Barry Po Hannah (Guest on Serious Honk) Hosted by BRANDON FULSON and Real Knoxville Music, 8:00 pm
Wednesday, August 5
- 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 August 19)
- Virtual event: Tech Workforce – Looking Ahead Lunch & Learn Hosted by Knoxville Technology Council, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, free, but RSVP
- Final Wednesday Webinar: Leading in the New Normal presented by UT Haslam College of Business, 12:30 pm, FREE!
- Weekly Virtual Tours hosted by Historic Homes of Knoxville (HHK) Live from Swan Pond, Ramsey House, 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
- 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, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE, but RSVP
- WeeklyHandbuilding for the Kitchen 4-week Class, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm (through August 26), $120
- Weekly Yoga Hosted by Florals and Flows @ Suttree Landing Park, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $5
- Live Video: How to Make a Japanese Pizza Hosted by Knox Asian Festival (1st of 4 cooking classes), 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm, RSVP
- Weekly Taps N Twists Hosted by Rigazzi, Knoxville Adventure Collective, 900 Volunteer Landing, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm (through August 26)
- Online event: Build a Coronavirus Blinky Light Circuit Hosted by Knox Makers, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $15 – $25, RSVP
- Weekly Trivia at Central Flats & Taps, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Final Wednesday KSDA Virtual Disdancing, Knoxville Swing Dance Association, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Thursday, August 6
- Weekly Virtual Maker Meet-In, The Maker City, 10:00 am
- Webinar: 7 Secrets of Effective Farmers Webinar Series – August Webinar: Risk Management, Aaron Smith, UT Institute of Agriculture, noon – 1:00 pm
- Final week: 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
- Zoom Knoxville City Council Workshop, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Virtual Home Sweet Home with Mila Yarbrough (’15, ’18) Hosted by UT Knoxville Alumni, 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
- Thursday PiYo (Pilates & Yoga) at Carleo,s, 6:30 PM – 7:30 pm, $5
- Shakespeare Off the Square: Much Ado About Nothing, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm (Thursdays through Sundays, through August 23), free, but RSVP, donations encouraged
- Pigeons Playing Ping Pong 𝙻𝚒𝚟𝚎 at USA Hosted by Live Concert Nation via the Mill & Mine, 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm, RSVP
Friday, August 7
- 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!
- Final showing: The Society at Black Pond – Films by Jessica Sarah Rinland, UT Downtown Gallery, noon – 6:00 pm
- Vow’d Marketplace, Vow’d Weddings, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Weekly Fanatic Friday grill & chill hoppy hour, Fanatic Brewing Company, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- G R A N D O P E N I N G B A S H, Hosted by Colour Trails Art Alliance, Colour Trails, 127 W Jackson Ave, 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Johnboy’s on location at Trailhead Beer Market, 5:30 PM – 9:00 pm
- Virtual Art Show to support VWF, Awaken Coffee, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Jazz Fridays with Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet, Elkmont Exchange, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Shakespeare Off the Square: Much Ado About Nothing, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm (Thursdays through Sundays, through August 23), free, but RSVP, donations encouraged
- Friday Jazz Jam with Kelle Jolly on WUOT 91.9 FM on-air, 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday, August 8
- Final Day: Children’s Hospital Butterfly Run – VIRTUAL
- TENNESSEE – Free RAM Telehealth Clinic, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- 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)
- Weekly Farm To Table Sale, Sustainable Future Center, 10:00 am – noon (Saturdays through August 29)
- Anniversary Open House, Infinite Light Center, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
- 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
- Saturday Brewer’s Flights, Printshop Beer Co., 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm, $10
- Saturday grill & chill & tour with the brewery, Fanatic Brewing Company, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Ijams Jamboree presented by East Tennessee Bluegrass Association, Ijams Nature Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $5
- Saturday Micro Jazz Shows, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, RSVP, $5 suggested band tip
- Shakespeare Off the Square: Much Ado About Nothing, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm (Thursdays through Sundays, through August 23), free, but RSVP, donations encouraged
- Thomas Hinds, Pour Taproom, 9:00 pm – midnight
Sunday, August 9
- 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, through August 16 (daily), FREE!
- Summer Art Academy 2020 is moving online! Hosted Knoxville Museum of Art, through August 31, FREE!
- Virtual Cocktails & Conversation with Professor Mary Campbell Hosted by Knoxville Museum of Art (daily through August 31)
- 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 Museum Sleuth / 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 #2 (Last 5k) Hosted by LB Endurance, Neyland Drive Boat Ramp, 7:30 am – 9:30 am
- TENNESSEE – Free RAM Telehealth Clinic, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Summer Members Show at the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through August 28)
- Eastside Sunday Market, Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Sunday Night Live Team Trivia, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- Shakespeare Off the Square: Much Ado About Nothing, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm (Thursdays through Sundays, through August 23), free, but RSVP, donations encouraged
Monday, August 10
- 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
- Free Park Workout Hosted by Lauren Stuart, Suttree Landing Park, 9:00 am – 9:30 am
- Best Of Summer Camp, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 9:00 am – noon, $100
- August Exhibitions at the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Monday – Friday, through August 28)
- Online Event: Checkerboard Chat: Writing for the Big Screen Hosted by UT Knoxville Alumni, noon – 1:00 pm
- Move, Make & Mindfulness Camp, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $100
- Strengthen & Stretch, Alliance Brewing Co, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Monday Fun Run, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Weekly Trivia at SoKno Taco Cantina, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Tuesday, August 11
- ABN Virtual Nonprofit Storytelling Conference Hosted by Alliance for Better Nonprofits and Alliance for Young Nonprofit Professionals, 8:30 am – 4 pm
- Online event: Business Start-Up: The Essentials Hosted by Knoxville Small Business Development Center, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
- Virtual event: The State of UX – Virtual Tech Forum, Hosted by KTech and the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, free, but RSVP
- 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
- Weekly Open Hack Night – Public Welcome, Knox Makers, 6:30 pm, FREE!
- Trivia Night (is back) at Pour Taproom, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm