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, October 4
- 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
- East Tennessee Historical Society Online Resources, daily, FREE!
- Virtual Tour of Beauford Delaney Exhibit: Through the Unusual Door Episode 1 / Episode 2, Hosted 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!
- Thorne Rooms Virtual Tour, Hosted by Knoxville Museum of Art, daily through January 12, FREE!
- Summer Art Academy Free Online Class “Don’t Throw That Out!” for ages 7-9, Hosted by Knoxville Museum of Art, through November 1
- Virtual Cocktails & Conversation with Professor Mary Campbell, Hosted by Knoxville Museum of Art, through October 31, FREE!
- Covenant Health Knoxville Virtual Marathon, through November 15
- On Demand: The Open Hand…Revisited presented by the UT Theatre Department, free but contributions welcome (through October 11)
- Thai Massage for Head, Neck & Shoulders with Kelly Scott, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm, $345
- Yard Art at Your House Hosted by Momentum Dance Lab, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm, $30 – $50 (reserve your spot by October 1)
- TCWN Second Creek Clean-Up, Second Creek Greenway, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Second Impressions: Monotypes by Lilly Saywitz, Gallery 1010, noon – 4:00 pm
- The Frequency of Minerals – It’s Not “Rock-et” Science, Infinite Light Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $22
- 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
- Online Event: Renee Hoyos and Jane George Town Hall, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- 3rd Annual Beer Series to benefit our friends at Legacy Parks Foundation, Hosted by Knoxville Track & Field Club, Hi-Wire Brewing (daily through October 10), 2:00 pm – close, $20
- Weekly All Levels Modern Dance in The Park, Morningside Park, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (Sundays through October 25), $10 donation requested
- Healthcare Workers and Teachers Night / Service Industry Sundays, Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm / 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Pumpkin Spice Online Circle Dance, Hosted by Kevin Meyer, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Sword and/or Fire Belly Dance Online Hosted by Sandy Larson, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $20 – $30
- Shakespeare Off The Square: Macbeth, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm (Thursday – Sunday through October 18), free – $15
- Fiesta Latina – Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month!, Downtown 211 Rooftop, 8:00 pm, $25 – $75
Monday, October 5
- Call to Artists: Submissions for 2021-2022 exhibition season at the Emporium Center, deadline: Friday, October 23 at 4:30 pm
- 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
- October Exhibitions at the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 8:00 pm (Monday – Friday though October 30)
- The Presidents: Layered Portraits of History, hosted by Riva Ridge Studio, The Emporium Center, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Monday – Friday through October)
- Virtual Mighty Musical Monday with house organist Freddie Brabson and assistant organist Matthew Fisher on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, Tennessee Theatre, noon, FREE!
- Multi-Blade Mondays! Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Four-Week Class: Learning to See: Line, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm (Mondays through October 26), $110
- Monday Fun Run, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Online event: Mondays Civil Strife LIVE on WOZO Radio, 10:00 pm – 10:45 pm
Tuesday, October 6
- Fall 2020 Sample Sale, Patricia Nash Designs, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Monday – Friday through October 23), RSVP
- Online: The Black Panthers, The Butterfly Brigade, and The United Farm Workers of America: Their Role in the Disability Rights Movement, Hosted by UTK Student Disability Services, Office of Equity and Diversity, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Virtual Community Cooking Classes: Shrimp Curry with Rice with Chef Jes, presented by UTK Department of Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management, 6:00 pm, $10 – $28
- Weekly XHunger – Networking & Updates, Downtown 211, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Tuesday Rooftop Yoga with Pilates Jill, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm (through October 27), $5
- Zoom: League of Women Voters Candidate Forum with District 6 candidates for the Knox County Board of Education: Betsy Henderson, Hannah Kirby & Rob Gray, 6:30 pm
- Weekly Celestine Prophecy Spiritual Development Series, Infinite Light Center, 6:30 PM – 8:00 pm Tuesdays through November 9), $150 – $190
- WATL Fall League, Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $125 – $210
- Internet – Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, 8:15 pm – 9:45 pm
Wednesday, October 7
- 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)
- Wednesday Meditation for Lunch, Infinite Light Center, 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm, $5
- Webinar: Hooking the Big Fish with Major Gifts, Hosted by Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $10 – $75
- Online: The ETCDC 50 Year Celebration! Hosted by East Tennessee Community Design Center, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Virtual Event: The Cost of Hate Symposium, Part 2: Anti-sexism, presented by UTK College of Arts and Sciences, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Weekly Taps N Twists Hosted by Rigazzi, Knoxville Adventure Collective, 900 Volunteer Landing, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Wednesday Yoga Hosted by Florals and Flows at Suttree Landing Park, 7:00 pm
- Wednesday College Night! Craft Axe Throwing-Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Tranquility Base, The Concourse, 7:30 pm, free but contributions welcome
Thursday, October 8
- Ed Morning Mingle on Zoom, Hosted by Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 8:30 am – 9:30 am, RSVP
- Homeschool Clay: Animal Rattles, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, $10
- Knoxville-Knox Co. Planning Commission, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
- Parent-Child Creative Dance Hosted by Angela Hill, Kinnect, at UT Gardens Knoxville, 4:30 pm – 5:20 pm, $10
- Zoom: Scientific Racism: Historical Roots and Contemporary Manifestations, presented by UTK College of Arts and Sciences, Philosophy 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, RSVP
- Zoom: League of Women Voters Candidate Forum with candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives (District 2): (R) Tim Burchett (Incumbent) vs. (D) Renee Hoyos; and candidates for TN State Senate (District 6): (R) Becky Massey (Incumbent) vs. (D) Jane George, 6:30 pm
- Fall Sunset Yoga at the JFG Sign – ALL Levels Flow Hosted by JoeyJennings, Kerbela Shriners of Knoxville parking lot, 6:30 PM, free but donations accepted
- Thursday PiYo (Pilates & Yoga) at Carleo’s, 6:30 PM – 7:30 pm, $5
- Shakespeare Off The Square: Macbeth, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm (Thursday – Sunday through October 18), free – $15
- Online Event: THE BROTHER YEARS by Shannon Burke w/ Christopher Hebert Hosted by Union Ave Books, 7:00 pm
- DGS at Market Square, Historic Market Square, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Friday, October 9
- Kitten Yoga, Scruffy’s Cafe, 9:30 am – 10:30 am / 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $20
- Zoom: Baker Cafe: Why Do Terrorist Groups Target Civilians? presented by Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- Homegrown Home-school Program, UT Gardens Knoxville, 10:00 am – noon, RSVP
- Zoom: Burnout to Balance: A Conversation with Booth Andrews presented by UTK Council for Diversity and Interculturalism, Commission for Women, noon – 1:00 pm, RSVP
- Zoom: Pandemic: Planning versus Reality presentation with Martha Buchanan, senior director and public health officer with the Knox County Health Department, presented by UTK Science Forum, Commission for Women, noon – 1:00 pm, RSVP
- Flea Festival 2020, 214 Magnolia, noon – 7:00 pm
- Fri. & Sat. 37917 neighborhood grill, chill & free brewery tours, Fanatic Brewing Company, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Shakespeare Off The Square: Macbeth, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm (Thursday – Sunday through October 18), free – $15
- Tennessee Friday Nights: Music in the Beer Garden with Ben Shuster, Hops and Hollers, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
- Jazz Fridays with Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet, Elkmont Exchange, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Members’ Mail-In Art Show, A1LabArts, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Fridays in October with Captain Redbeard at Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Friday Jazz Jam with Kelle Jolly on WUOT 91.9 FM on-air, 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Online Event: Greg Horne, Hosted by Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Free, but tips are encouraged
- Tenn Pan Alley, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Online Event: The Bad Plus at Big Ears, 8:00 pm – midnight (online replay until midnight, Sunday, October 11), $15
Saturday, October 10
- Online Replay: The Bad Plus at Big Ears, 8:00 pm – midnight (replay until midnight, Sunday, October 11), $15
- 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)
- 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 Mimosa Bar & 50% Off Sparkling Wine Tap, Pour Taproom, noon – 5:00 pm
- Happy Fall, Ya’ll, Pictures Hosted by Melia Photography, Broadway Studios and Gallery, noon – 7:00 pm (daily through October 30), $225
- Flea Festival 2020, 214 Magnolia, noon – 7:00 pm
- Oktoberfest, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, noon – 4:00 pm, free- $15
- Saturday Brewer’s Flights, Printshop Beer Co., 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm, $10
- 2-day workshop: Clay: Colored Clay, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (continues Saturday, October 17), $75
- Final Day: 3rd Annual Beer Series to benefit our friends at Legacy Parks Foundation, Hosted by Knoxville Track & Field Club, Hi-Wire Brewing, 2:00 pm – close, $20
- Saturday Wood Oven Eats Wood Fired Pizza, Next Level Brewing Company, 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Pints and Plants with the Plant Rambler Mobile Plant Shop, Trailhead Beer Market Marble, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Chunky Pumpkins Hosted by AR Workshop Knoxville @ SouthSide Garage, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm, $45 – $69
- Fri. & Sat. 37917 neighborhood grill, chill & free brewery tours, Fanatic Brewing Company, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Saturday Navitat at Night in October! Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- Shakespeare Off The Square: Macbeth, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm (Thursday – Sunday through October 18), free – $15
- Rossdafareye at Scruffy City Hall, 11:00 am
Sunday, October 11
- 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
- East Tennessee Historical Society Online Resources, Daily, FREE!
- Virtual Tour of Beauford Delaney Exhibit: Through the Unusual Door Episode 1 / Episode 2, Hosted 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!
- Thorne Rooms Virtual Tour, Hosted by Knoxville Museum of Art, daily through January 12, FREE!
- Summer Art Academy Free Online Class: “Don’t Throw That Out!” for ages 7-9, Hosted by Knoxville Museum of Art, through November 1
- Virtual Cocktails & Conversation with Professor Mary Campbell, Hosted by Knoxville Museum of Art, daily through October 31, FREE!
- Final day: On Demand: The Open Hand…Revisited presented by the UT Theatre Department, free but contributions welcome
- Online Replay: The Bad Plus at Big Ears, 8:00 pm – midnight (replay until midnight, Sunday, October 11), $15
- Pop Up Brunch Hosted by Knoxville Farmacy, Tern Club, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, $55
- Old City Market, Jackson Terminal, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Eastside Sunday Market, Walter Hardy Park, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Happy Fall, Ya’ll, Pictures Hosted by Melia Photography, Broadway Studios and Gallery, noon – 7:00 pm (daily through October 30), $225
- NFL Sunday Ticket, Hops and Hollers, 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Online: THE SOUTHERN WILDLIFE WATCHER by Rob Simbeck w/ Sam Venable, Hosted by Union Ave Books and Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm
- Community Reiki Share, Infinite Light Center, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, donations welcome, RSVP
- Floating Pumpkin Patch, C.W. Cansler Family YMCA, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $12 – $25, RSVP
- 3rd Annual Beer Series to benefit our friends at Legacy Parks Foundation, Hosted by Knoxville Track & Field Club, Next Level Brewing (daily through October 18), 2:00 pm – close, $20
- Weekly All Levels Modern Dance in The Park, Morningside Park, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (Sundays through October 25), $10 donation requested
- Healthcare Workers and Teachers Night / Service Industry Sundays, Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm / 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Sunday Night Live Team Trivia, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- Online: Planning Sword / LED / Fire Belly Dance, Hosted by Sandy Larson, 6:300 pm, October 11 – 18, $20 – $30
Monday, October 12
- Covenant Health Knoxville Virtual Marathon, dates vary through November 15
- Call to Artists: Submissions for 2021-2022 exhibition season at the Emporium Center, deadline: Friday, October 23 at 4:30 pm
- 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
- October Exhibitions at the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 8:00 pm (Monday – Friday though October 30)
- The Presidents: Layered Portraits of History, hosted by Riva Ridge Studio, The Emporium Center, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Monday – Friday through October)
- Fall 2020 Sample Sale, Patricia Nash Designs, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Monday – Friday through October 23), RSVP
- Happy Fall, Ya’ll, Pictures Hosted by Melia Photography, Broadway Studios and Gallery, noon – 7:00 pm (daily through October 30), $225
- Multi-Blade Mondays! Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Four-Week Class: Learning to See: Line, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm (Mondays through October 26), $110
- Monday Fun Run, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Online event: Civil Strife LIVE on WOZO Radio, 10:00 pm – 10:45 pm
Tuesday, October 13
- Happy Fall, Ya’ll, Pictures Hosted by Melia Photography, Broadway Studios and Gallery, noon – 7:00 pm (daily through October 30), $225
- Beacon Center YPS Knoxville presents “Leading a County Through COVID: A Discussion with Mayor Glenn Jacobs,” Elkmont Exchange, 5:30 PM, FREE!
- Five-week Online Belly Dance Class, Hosted by Sandy Larson, 6:00 pm (Tuesdays through November 10), $15 – $50
- Weekly XHunger – Networking & Updates, Downtown 211, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Zooom: League of Women Voters Candidate Forum, a virtual and live Q&A session with candidates for the TN State House of Representatives, 6:30 pm, RSVP
- Tuesday Rooftop Yoga with Pilates Jill, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm, $5
- WATL Fall League, Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $125 – $210