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 your event included. If you’d like more eyes on your business or event, consider hitting the “advertise” link at the top of this page or shoot me an email at Knoxvilleurbanguy@gmail.com for more details.
Mask up when you need to, get vaccinated if you haven’t, and let’s keep the fun times rolling!
Sunday, November 21
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors In-Store Service Hours / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Asana Atelier: Yin for the Win! Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, $45
- Ellen Reid Soundwalk (featuring Kronos Quartet) in Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily through Sep 30, 2022)
- Sherry Jankiewicz Exhibit at the UT School of Art, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm (daily through Nov 30)
- Brunch with Junior League of Knoxville, Balter Beerworks, 10:00 am, RSVP
- Weekly Sunday Funday: Yoga and Cider, Barrelhouse, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, $10 – $25
- Sunday Yoga at Hi-Wire Brewing, 11:00 am, $5
- Yoga @ Elst Every Sunday, Elst Brewing Company, 11:00 am, $5
- The Retropolitan Craft Fair Holiday Market, The Mill & Mine, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Soul Brunch, Shora Foundation’s Inaugural Fundraiser, Emporium Center, noon – 4:00 pm, $125 – $5,000
- Love Feast, First Baptist Knoxville, noon – 2:00 pm, $6 – $18, RSVP
- Mimosa Crawl, Scruffy City Hall, noon, $20
- Weekly Open-Level Ballet / Open-Level Modern / Improvisation Dance, hosted by Circle Modern Dance, Emporium Center for Arts & Culture, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm / 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm / 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, $12 – $40, RSVP
- Adoption Event with Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee at Geezers Brewery, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Old Sevier Holiday Market / Vinyl Voyage at Old Sevier Holiday Market, Old Sevier Vendors, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Chamber Orchestra Concert / Cello Studio Recital, Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 2:30 pm / 5:30 pm
- Ingress/Egress art exhibition reception with A1LabArts / East Tennessee Bluegrass Association Monthly Jam, Ijams Nature Center, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Showing: The Feast / Repo Man, Central Cinema, 3:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Showing: Live Comedy: Geoff Tate and Trey Galyon, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- A Drag Queen Christmas, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $35 – $150
- Piano trios from Bulgarian composers, Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 8:00 pm
- Wired Comedy Show, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Candela, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you!, Preservation Pub, 8:30 pm
Monday, November 22
- Works by Allen Minecci, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm Mon-Fri (Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm)
- Virtual Monday Maker Marketplace, hosted by The Maker City, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
- November Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
- Voodoo Rocket by Kevin Bradley, RED Gallery (access through Robin Easter Design), 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, through Dec 31
- Voices of Appalachia Exhibition by Brian Melton, Dogwood Arts, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- Tennessee Watercolor Society’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Sun (through Dec 12)
- Day of the Dead with Héctor Saldivar, Hola Hora Latina @ The Emporium Center, noon – 5:00 pm (Mon – Fri)
- Meet John Fulkerson at Barley’s Taproom, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Showing: Black Friday / Repo Man / Django, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm / 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Stretch & Strengthen with Rigazzi, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
- Improvised music sets from: Jorge Variago, Buddy Honeycutt, Cullen Burke, and Matt Nelson, Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Jazz for Tots Concert, Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:00 pm
- Tyler Cain Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm
- Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 pm
- Weekly Session: Frog & Toad’s Dixie Quartet, Babalu, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through Dec 27)
- Manic Mondays Open Mic Night, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Will Boyd Group, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
- Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, November 23
- Cherokee Health Mobile Clinic Event (including no-cost Covid-19 vaccinations), Knox Area Rescue Ministries, 418 N. Broadway Ave, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, FREE!
- Ornithological Quadrupeds / Between the Hand and Sky: The Art of Elizabeth Gould, UT McClung Museum, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tues-Sat, through Dec 4)
- Roger Hankins and Jennifer Lindsay, Art Market Gallery, Tue-Sat, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Matt Woods, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Kelle Jolly – Lecture: “Where Do Your Dreams Live?” Stokely Management Center, Room G2, 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm
- Holiday Mocktails, University of Tennessee Gardens, Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $25
- Showing: Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time / The Feast, Central Cinema, 5:30 pm / 8:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Tuesday Rooftop Yoga at Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $5, RSVP
- Tuesday Doggie Running Club hosted by SBRET, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Weekly Tuesday Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through Apr 22, ’22), FREE!
- Weekly Open Hack Night – Show and Share, Knox Makers, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm (through May 31, ’22)
- Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, November 24
- Fantasy of Trees, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm (through Nov28), $4 – $20
- James Little, Paintings on Paper, UT Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Wed-Fri / 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Sat
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Robin & Linda Williams, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Online: Errors in the 2020 Census: How and When Tennessee Communities Can Request a Decennial Count Review, hosted by UT Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research, 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Wednesday Vinyl Night, Geezers Brewery, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm (through Dec 29)
- Wednesday Yoga @ Suttree, hosted by Florals & Flows Yoga, Suttree Landing, 6:30 pm, $5
- Showing: The Humans / Black Friday, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Wednesday Live Music: Slade Adams, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
- Friendsgiving – Friends-Themed Trivia, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Learn Latin Dancing at the Double S wine bar, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5
- A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Birmingham Bulls, Civic Coliseum, 7:35 pm, $10 – $42
- Springboard Open Mic Comedy / EXTRA GRAVY comedy showcase, Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm / 9:00 pm, $10
- Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Thursday, November 25
- Thanksgiving at Oliver Royale, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm, $69
- Thanksgiving Buffet, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: NO SHOW – Happy Thanksgiving!, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Fantasy of Trees, Knoxville Convention Center, 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm (through Nov 28), $4 – $20
- Thanksgiving Special! Corner Lounge Knoxville, 5:00 pm
- The Swerve: NO SHOW – Happy Thanksgiving! from Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Showing: Black Friday / Blood Rage, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Scottish Session at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Drag Me Down to Scruffy City Hall followed by DJ Patrick Durham, 8:30 pm
- Jon Worley, AKA Cornbred, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Friday, November 26
- The Elf on the Shelf® Adventure / Peppermint Trail, Downtown Knoxville and the Old City, daily through Jan 2
- 6th Anniversary Black Friday Extravaganza, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 6:00 am – 11:00 pm
- Fantasy of Trees, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm (through Dec 28), $4 – $20
- Black Friday at Tall Man Toys, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
- Christmas Lantern Express, University Commons depot, 9:45 am / 1:00 pm / 4:15 pm, $10 – $45
- East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tue-Sat / 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sun
- Holidays on Ice, Historic Market Square, 10:00 am – 10:00 pm, Fri-Sat / 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Sun / 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Mon -Thu, $9 – $50
- New Works by BSG Artists, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, Fri-Sat
- Black Friday at Barrelhouse: Lunchtime Happy Hour and more, Barrelhouse, 11:30 am – 6:00 pm
- WDVX Big Plate: Blue Mother Tupelo, Barley’s Taproom, noon, FREE!
- Showing: The Humans, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- New Release: Shinko Pear Perry / Friday Live Music: The Shaydes, Barrelhouse, 5:00 pm / 7:00 pm
- Regal Celebration of Lights / WDVX Holiday Ho Ho Hoedown starting with Tray Dahl & The Jugtime Ragband, Krutch Park, Market Square & Union Avenue / Market Square Stage, 5:15 pm – 9:00 pm / 6:30 pm
- Showing: Black Friday / Blood Rage, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Live Music by The Well Drinkers, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Mike & Neal – Black Friday in the Garten, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Birmingham Bulls, Civic Coliseum, 7:35 pm, $10 – $42
- Black Friday – No Music, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- The Black Friday Day After Thanksgiving Bash, The Press Room, 8:00 pm – 1:00 am, SOLD OUT!
- The Righteous Blokes /Joey Fletcher Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm/ 11:30 pm
- Post-Thanksgiving Shenanigans with Evie Andrus Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Teen Spirit, Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm
- J-Day’s Gris-Gris Live at Barley’s Post-Thanksgiving Throwdown!, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 pm
Saturday, November 27
- Fantasy of Trees, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm (through Dec 28), $4 – $20
- Small Biz RetroFlea, Retrospect Vintage Store, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Small Business Saturday Customer Appreciation Sale & Local Author Book Signing, Knoxville Soap Candle & Gifts, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
- UT vs Vandy Tailgate to Make Alzheimer’s a Memory, Circle Park Dr, 10:00 am, $5 donation requested
- Shop on the Spot for Small Business Saturday, Inner Space Yoga, 607 Randolph St, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Saturday Hair of the Dog Yoga with Rigazzi, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $10 – $12, RSVP
- Yoga @ Elst Every Saturday, Elst Brewing Company, 11:00 am, $5
- Old City Market / Small Business Saturday, 100 block of West Jackson Avenue, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Small Business Saturday at Gypsy Circus, Barrelhouse, 11:30 am – 6:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Well Drinkers / Austin Stirling, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- 2021 Christkindlsmarkt – No Ticket Purchase Necessary, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, noon – 7:00 pm
- Showing: The Humans / Black Friday, Central Cinema, 2:30 pm / 5:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Showing: North By Northwest, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Silver Trailer-the Band Live at Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm
- Kaleb Mullins and the Witness at Social Dove Patio and Bar, 7:00 pm
- Taber Gable Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Salsa Saturdays at the Double S wine bar, 8:00 pm – 12:30 am, $10
- The Well Drinkers Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Quartjar & Some Dude’s Dad, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 9:00 pm
- Showing: Blood Rage, Central Cinema, 9:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- The Garden of Eden, Preservation Pub, 10:00 pm
- Goats at Large, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 pm
- Skankbanger, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 pm
Sunday, November 28
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors In-Store Service Hours / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- The Elf on the Shelf® Adventure / Peppermint Trail, Downtown Knoxville and the Old City, daily through Jan 2
- Christmas Lantern Express, University Commons depot, 9:45 am / 1:00 pm / 4:15 pm, $10 – $45
- Ellen Reid Soundwalk (featuring Kronos Quartet) in Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily through Sep 30, 2022)
- East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sun / 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tue-Sat
- Sherry Jankiewicz Exhibit at the UT School of Art, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm (daily through Nov 30)
- Ijams 8th Annual Holiday Marketplace, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Weekly Sunday Funday: Yoga and Cider, Barrelhouse, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, $10 – $25
- Sunday Yoga at Hi-Wire Brewing, 11:00 am, $5
- Yoga @ Elst Every Sunday, Elst Brewing Company, 11:00 am, $5
- Final Day: Fantasy of Trees, Knoxville Convention Center, noon – 6:00 pm, $4 – $20
- Weekly Open-Level Ballet / Open-Level Modern / Improvisation Dance, hosted by Circle Modern Dance, Emporium Center for Arts & Culture, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm / 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm / 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, $12 – $40, RSVP
- Metaphysical Meet-Up: Draw Your Astrological Boat, Infinite Light Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, donation-based
- Holidays on Ice, Historic Market Square, 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Sun / 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Mon -Thu / 10:00 am – 10:00 pm, Fri-Sat (through Jan 2), $9 – $50
- Charles R. Graves and Karyn Kyte, Art Market Gallery, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm / 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat)
- Blue Sky MTB Cornering Clinic, Baker Creek Preserve, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, $85
- A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Showing: North By Northwest, Central Cinema, 2:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- KSO Chamber Classics Series: Classical Christmas, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm, $15 – $35
- Bluegrass Jam with Perry Cooper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Showing: The Humans, Central Cinema, 5:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 8:30 pm
Monday, November 29
- Allen Minecci Exhibition, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm, Mon-Fri (Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm)
- Virtual Monday Maker Marketplace, hosted by The Maker City, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Voodoo Rocket by Kevin Bradley, RED Gallery (access through Robin Easter Design), 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, through Dec 31
- November Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
- Voices of Appalachia Exhibition by Brian Melton, Dogwood Arts, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- Tennessee Watercolor Society’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Sun (through Dec 12)
- Day of the Dead with Héctor Saldivar, Hola Hora Latina @ The Emporium Center, noon – 5:00 pm (Mon – Fri)
- Holidays on Ice, Historic Market Square, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Mon -Thu, $9 – $50
- / 10:00 am – 10:00 pm, Fri-Sat / 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Sun
- Layered Portraits (Beginner), Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $45
- Stretch & Strengthen with Rigazzi, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
- Showing: North By Northwest / Skate Video Night / Black Friday, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:00 pm / 9:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Weekly Monday Fun Run hosted by 865 Running, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Improvised music sets from: Bougie Schlubs, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Weekly Session: Frog & Toad’s Dixie Quartet, Babalu, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through Dec 27)
- Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 pm
- Manic Mondays Open Mic Night, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Carter Beucher Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Jon Worley, AKA Cornbred, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, November 30
- Cherokee Health Mobile Clinic Event (including no-cost Covid-19 vaccinations), Knox Area Rescue Ministries, 418 N. Broadway Ave, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, FREE!
- Ornithological Quadrupeds / Between the Hand and Sky: The Art of Elizabeth Gould, McClung Museum, UT, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tues-Sat, through Dec 4)
- A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 9:30 am / 7:30 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Final Day: Sherry Jankiewicz Exhibit at the UT School of Art, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
- East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tue-Sat / 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sun
- Roger Hankins and Jennifer Lindsay, Art Market Gallery, Tue-Sat, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Darren Nicholson, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Showing: The Humans, Central Cinema, 5:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- City Council Meeting, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Tuesday Rooftop Yoga at Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $5, RSVP
- Weekly Tuesday Doggie Running Club hosted by Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Barrelhouse, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Weekly Tuesday Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (through Apr 22, ’22), FREE!
- Weekly Open Hack Night – Show and Share, Knox Makers, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm (through May 31, ’22)
- Christin Belt; violin, Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 8:00 pm
- Jon Worley, AKA Cornbred, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm