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, November 8
- 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!
- Grand Opening Month at Tall Man Toys, Tall Man Toys & Comics, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm (daily through November 30)
- Old City Market, Jackson Terminal, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Parking Lot Pop-Up Part 2, French Fried Vintage, 1520 W Central, noon – 4:00 pm
- Sunday Mimosa Bar & 50% Off Sparkling Wine Tap, Pour Taproom, noon – 5:00 pm
- Covenant Health Virtual Edition Packet Pick-Up, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Online Event: Six-Week Creative Therapeutic Workshop Series, Hosted by City of Refuge, Inc. and Elizabeth Ashley Ford, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Sundays through November 29), $10 – $50
- Community Reiki Share, Infinite Light Center, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Give A Blank – Fundraiser for Blank Newspaper with the Thrift Store Cowboys, Merchants of Beer, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Celtic Jam for Beginners with Tim Worman, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Healthcare Workers and Teachers Night / Service Industry Sundays, Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm / 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- 60-Minute Yoga Class with Blue Ridge Yoga / 60-Minute Guided Tour with executive director Becky Hancock, Tennessee Theatre, 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Sunday Night Live Team Trivia, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Monday, November 9
- How Are You, Knoxville? – Kiosk, documenting your thoughts in this unparalleled period of history, provided by River and Rail, Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State St, ongoing daily
- Good Sport Holiday Mystery Box, The Central Collective, 7:30 am – 4:30 pm (weekdays through December 15), $54
- Covenant Health Knoxville Virtual Marathon, dates vary through November 15
- 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
- November Exhibitions at the Emporium, The Emporium Center, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (weekdays through November 24), FREE!
- AMBC Checkpoint Ride, Hosted by Appalachian Mountain Bike Club and Dirty Bird Events, Seven Local Trail Systems, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm (daily through November 20), $10
- Strengthen & Stretch, Alliance Brewing Co, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (Mondays through November 23), $10 – $12, RSVP
- Multi-Blade Mondays! Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Online: Why Representation Matters: Disability in the News and Media Entertainment, Hosted by UT Student Disability Services, School of Journalism and Electronic Media and FUTURE Postsecondary Education Program, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Online Event: Serving With Intention, Not For Attention, Hosted by TEDx UTK, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Monday Fun Run, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Online Resume Boot Camp for Veterans, Hosted by South College, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Warren Miller’s Future Retro Film with Knoxville Ski Club, Barrelhouse Gypsy Circus, 7:00 pm, $15 – $25
- Online: An Evening of Poetry, Love, and Enlightenment with Knoxville Native and Acclaimed Poet Nikki Giovanni, Hosted by UT Campus Events Board, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- Weekly Charitable Juice: Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Tuesday, November 10
- Leading in Times of Financial Crisis (Zoom), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 am – 11:00 am, $20 – $150
- Weekly Guided Behind the Scenes Tours: Basic Tours of the Tennessee Theatre, 11:00 am, $15
- Online Event: An Uncomfortable but Necessary Series: Event Two, Hosted by United Way of Greater Knoxville and United Way of Greater Knoxville Young Leaders’ Society, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Knox on Tap: Live at The Hub w/ Hexagon Brewing Co, Knox Brew Hub, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Final Online Belly Dance Class, Hosted by Sandy Larson, 6:00 pm, $15 – $50
- Weekly XHunger – Networking & Updates, Downtown 211, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Little Black Dress Initiative Dinner at Knox Mason, 6:30 pm, $85 – $500
- Weekly class: The Decorated Letter, UT Conferences & Non-Credit Programs, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (Tuesdays through November 17), RSVP for cost
- Weekly Celestine Prophecy Spiritual Development Series, Infinite Light Center, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (Tuesdays through November 17), $150 – $190
- WATL Fall League, Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $125 – $210
- China Town Hall – National Webcast with Ray Dalio and Local Panel Discussion, Hosted by UT Asian Studies Program, Department of History, and Center for Global Engagement, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Online with Facebook Live: Peniel Joseph on “Black leadership – Its place in history and today” #UTCSWGeneratingJustice, Hosted by University of Tennessee College of Social Work, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Wednesday, November 11
- 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)
- Shiny – David Wilson, UT Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Wednesday – Friday, through November 28 [closed Thanksgiving])
- 11.11 Meditation, Celebration & Potluck, Infinite Light Center, 10:30 am, $11 RSVP
- Veteran’s Day Parade, Gay Street, 11:00 am – noon
- Wednesday Meditation for Lunch, Infinite Light Center, 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm, $5
- PiCAsso Night: Painting with a Twist, Scruffy’s Cafe, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $45
- Final Weekly Taps N Twists Hosted by Rigazzi, Knoxville Adventure Collective, 900 Volunteer Landing, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- November Investor Meetup, SouthSide Garage, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Wednesday College Night! Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Thursday, November 12
- Online: Loving by Peter Manos, Hosted by The WordPlayers, noon – 11:45 pm, pay what you can
- Executive Director Morning Mingle (Free Zoom Session), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 8:30 am – 9:30 am, RSVP
- Online: Effects of Renewable Energy on Avian Populations, Hosted by UT Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, FREE!
- Online: UTK-PDE Distinguished Lecture Series with Professor Ovidiu Savin (Department of Mathematics, Columbia University) speaking on “The Monge-Ampère Equation,” Hosted by UT Mathematics Department, 2:50 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE!
- Online: KTech Pulse: Technology Summit, Hosted by Knoxville Technology Council and Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, free, but RSVP
- Online: Roundtable on the U.S. South in the Globe, Hosted by UT Departments of English, Anthropology, Geography, Global Studies Program, History, Humanities Center, Sociology, Center for Global Engagement, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Artist’s Alley, UT Student Union, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- City Council Workshop, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Online: Annual Siddiqi Lecture, “Visual cultures of Islam: A conversation with Shahzia Sikander,” Hosted by UT Department of Religious Studies, 5:30 pm, RSVP
- Online: Forging Justice 2020, Hosted by Legal Aid of East Tennessee, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $50
- Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $10 – $12
- Scottish Session with David Pickens, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm
Friday, November 13
- 2020 KKB Summit: Individual Pathways to Sustainability, Hosted by Keep Knoxville Beautiful, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Online: Baker Cafe: Human Rights Hotspots, Hosted by UT Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- Homegrown Home-school Program – Nature School at the Garden, UT Gardens Knoxville, 10:00 am – noon, $12 – $145
- Online: The Early Stages of the UT-Oak Ridge Partnership, Hosted by UT College of Arts and Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, noon – 1:00 pm
- Online: Team Building Workshop for Coaches and Leadership, Hosted by Knoxville Happiness Coalition, noon – 1:30 pm, $39
- The Art of Tarot, Infinite Light Center, 4:30 PM – 7:30 pm, $75
- Just Say Queso Food Truck at Elst Brewing Co, 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- Fanatic Friday hoppy hour grill & chill. Fanatic Brewing Company, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Fridays through December 18)
- Mewvie Night + Sugarberry Popup, Scruffy’s Cafe, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $15
- Jazz Fridays with Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet, Elkmont Exchange, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $10 – $12
- Friday Jazz Jam with Kelle Jolly on WUOT 91.9 FM on-air, 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Live from the Bijou: Temp Job, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm (live-stream available until Sunday, November 15 at midnight), Live: $35 / Live-stream: $10
- Cash Jennings at Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 pm
Saturday, November 14
- Live-stream from the Bijou: Temp Job, Bijou Theatre, available until Sunday, November 15 at midnight, $10
- RAMBO visits Baker Creek Preserve, 7:00 am
- 12-Week Course: Muslim Community Workout for Wellness, Muslim Community of Knoxville, 8:00 am – 9:00 am / 9:00 am – 10:00 am, RSVP
- Vow’d Sample Sale, Vow’d Weddings, 9:00 am – noon
- Thai on the Table with Kelly Scott, LMT, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 9:00 am – 5:30 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)
- Repticon Knoxville, Kerbela Shriners of Knoxville, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (continues November 15), $5 – $12
- TVB Women’s MTB 101 Skills Clinic, Hosted by Tennessee Valley Bicycles, Ijams Quarry, 9:30 am – 1:00 pm, $65
- Shiny – David Wilson, UT Downtown Gallery, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (Saturdays through November 28)
- Blue Star Celestial Reiki Level 1 Energy, Hosted by Ananda Intuitive Healings by Kimberly and Infinite Light Center, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, $65
- Saturday Explore Knox Bike Ride, Printshop Beer Co., 10:30 am – noon
- Weekly Planet Motion World Dance Fitness, Morningside Park, 11:00 am – noon, free, but donations welcome (Saturdays through November 28)
- 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
- Knoxville’s 2nd Annual Cranksgiving, Parkridge Park Gazebo, 532 N Bertrand St, noon – 8:00 pm
- Saturday Brewer’s Flights, Printshop Beer Co., 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm, $10
- BC Sushi at Elst Brewing Co, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $10 – $12
- Monsters Made with Love Workshop, Scruffy’s Cafe, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $25
- Movie Night by the Pool, One Riverwalk, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Oweda /CALABASH Live at Pres Pub, 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm, $5
- Audra Lynn Mclaughlin, Pour Taproom, 9:00 pm – midnight
Sunday, November 15
- 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!
- Final Day: Covenant Health Knoxville Virtual Marathon
- Live-stream from the Bijou: Temp Job, Bijou Theatre, available until midnight, $10
- AMBC BIG BAD Marathon Water Stop! Trailhead Beer Market, 7:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Repticon Knoxville, Kerbela Shriners of Knoxville, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (continues November 15), $5 – $12
- Thai on the Table with Kelly Scott, LMT, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm, $345
- Masters Level Blue Star Celestial Reiki Energy, Infinite Light Center, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, $65
- Sunday Brunch at the Masters for The First Tee of Greater Knoxville, Hops and Hollers, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Grand Opening Month at Tall Man Toys, Tall Man Toys & Comics, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm (daily through November 30)
- Sunday Mimosa Bar & 50% Off Sparkling Wine Tap, Pour Taproom, noon – 5:00 pm
- Pairings & Pups with Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee – Next Level Brewing company, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $15
- BC Sushi at Elst Brewing Co, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Online Event: Six-Week Creative Therapeutic Workshop Series, Hosted by City of Refuge, Inc. and Elizabeth Ashley Ford, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Sundays through November 29), $10 – $50
- Final performance: Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $10 – $12
- Healthcare Workers and Teachers Night / Service Industry Sundays, Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm / 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Online: Breath Of Life Online LongDance, Hosted by Kevin Meyer, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Virtual Clarence Brown Theatre 50th Birthday Bash, 6:30 pm
- Masquerade En Noir, Downtown 211 Rooftop, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $20 – $75
Monday, November 16
- How Are You, Knoxville? – Kiosk, documenting your thoughts in this unparalleled period of history, provided by River and Rail, Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State St, ongoing daily
- Good Sport Holiday Mystery Box, The Central Collective, 7:30 am – 4:30 pm (weekdays through December 15), $54
- 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
- November Exhibitions at the Emporium, The Emporium Center, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (weekdays through November 24), FREE!
- Call to Artists: Mayors’ Offices Exhibitions, Hosted by Arts & Culture Alliance, City County Building, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (continues November 17)
- AMBC Checkpoint Ride, Hosted by Appalachian Mountain Bike Club and Dirty Bird Events, Seven Local Trail Systems, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm (daily through November 20), $10
- Downtown Knoxville Alliance (formerly CBID), Knoxville Chamber, Historic Market Square, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
- Online: Checkerboard Chats: The Evolution of the UT–Oak Ridge Partnership, Hosted by UT Alumni Affairs and Development Office, noon – 1:00 pm
- Online: Closed Doors or Open for Talks? The Role of Civil Society in Peacemaking, Hosted by UT Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Monday Strengthen & Stretch, Alliance Brewing Co, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (through November 23), $10 – $12, RSVP
- Online: Ninth Annual Distinguished Lecture Series – Meiqin Wang, Hosted by UT Humanities Center, 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm, RSVP
- Multi-Blade Mondays! Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Zoom Auditions for “The Snow Queen” with the Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 4:30 pm / 5:00 pm / 5:30 pm / 6:00 pm / 6:30 pm 7:00 pm / 7:30 pm
- Rigazzi Mobile Wellness @ Graduate Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Monday Fun Run, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Online: Careers with My Information Technology Degree, Hosted by South College, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Weekly Charitable Juice: Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Staged Reading of Big Mama’s Kitchen by Joseph Frost, The Square Room, 7:00 pm, free, but donations appreciated
Tuesday, November 17
- Call to Artists: Mayors’ Offices Exhibitions, Hosted by Arts & Culture Alliance, City County Building, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Grant Writing Fundamentals (on Zoom), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 am – 11:00 am, $20 – $150
- KAT Travel Training, Knoxville Area Transit, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- South Eastern Asphalt Users Producers Group – SEAUPG Annual Meeting, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown University, 1:00 pm (daily through November 19)
- Knox on Tap: Live at The Hub w/ Geezers Brewing Co, Knox Brew Hub, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- The Graduate Holiday Ornaments with AR Workshop Knoxville, Graduate Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm, RSVP
- Online: G. Castellano, “A Dialogue in Metal: Silver, Bronze, and Cross-Cultural Currencies in Ancient Italy and Sicily,” Hosted by UT Department of Classics, 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm, RSVP
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Learning Series – The Camera, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $60 – $100
- Weekly XHunger – Networking & Updates, Downtown 211, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Final class: The Decorated Letter, UT Conferences & Non-Credit Programs, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP for cost
- Final Celestine Prophecy Spiritual Development Series, Infinite Light Center, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm , $150 – $190
- MCK Monthly Open House, Muslim Community of Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Online Know It Knox: Let’s Eat with guest host Jack Neely, Executive Director of the Knoxville History Project, Hosted by Knox County Public Library, 7:00 pm, RSVP!
- WATL Fall League, Craft Axe Throwing – Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $125 – $210
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm