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.
The spread of COVID-19 is at its worst point in Knox County since the beginning of the pandemic. Mask up when you need to, get vaccinated if you haven’t, and let’s keep the fun times rolling!
Sunday, January 9
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors In-Store Service Hours / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Ellen Reid Soundwalk (featuring Kronos Quartet) in Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily through Sep 30, 2022)
- FWF K Brew Coffee Meetup, hosted by Fun With Friends Knoxville, K Brew, 10:00 am
- Final Day: East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 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
- Japanese New Year Celebration, East Tennessee Historical Society, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Envision 2022 with Yantami, The Bottom, 1:00 pm, $5, RSVP
- Knox Vegan Girl Gang January Meetup, Next Level Brewing Company, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Showing: The Tragedy of MacBeth / Boogie Nights, Central Cinema, 3:00 pm / 5:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Celtic Jam for Beginners with Tim Worman, Barley’s Taproom, 3:00 pm
- SUNDAY MATINEE feat School Drugs @ Danger Company, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $5
- An Awakening: Self Care, Self Love Series with Kelly Scott (Second of Two Sunday Sessions), Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $80, RSVP
- Total Beginner 4-Week Series with Nora Vines, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm (Sundays through Jan 30), $80
- Vaden Landers, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 pm
- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $55 – $125
- Showing: The Scary of Sixty-First, Central Cinema, 8:20 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, January 10
- Roll Up Your Sleeve 2022, MEDIC Regional Blood Center, 7:00 am – 6:30 pm (daily through Jan 14)
- Michelle Barillo 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), through Jan 30
- Virtual Holiday Maker Marketplace, hosted by The Maker City, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Shaver: An Artist of Rare Merit Exhibition, East Tennessee Historical Society, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Jan 30
- Exhibition from the Basement: Annual Art Education Exhibition, Jane and David Bailey Education Complex, Rm 105, 1122 Volunteer Blvd, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (Mon-Thu, through Jan 31), FREE!
- January Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
- Empty Columns Are a Place to Dream, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tue-Sat / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Sun (through Feb 19)
- Close to Home, Dogwood Arts, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Jan 28
- Double Feature: Brian Pittman and Tiny Art Show, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm / Sun, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (through Jan 29)
- KPD Chief Search Public Input Session, Family Justice Center, 400 Harriet Tubman St, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Total Beginner 4-Week Series with Jill Frere, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, noon – 1:00 pm (Mondays through Jan 31)
- Leesa Osburn Exhibition at Corks Wine & Spirits, noon – 8:00 pm, Mon-Thu / noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Sun
- Monday Sour Release @ Crafty Bastard Downtown, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Apr 25)
- KPD Chief Search Public Input Session, City of Knoxville Public Works Service Center, 3131 Morris Ave, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Drawing Skills: Contour Line & Planar Analysis, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $45
- Showing: The Tragedy of MacBeth / The Scary of Sixty-First, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Monday Night Yoga with Rigazzi, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
- Weekly Monday Fun Run hosted by 865 Running, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Foundations of Flow 4-Week Series with Kim Picklap, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm (Mondays through Jan 31), $80
- Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 pm
- Weekly Charitable Juice: Bingo to support Cupid’s Undie Run, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Margherita Fava Trio, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
- Mike Oregano at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, January 11
- 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!
- Graft, works by Edra Soto, Candoro Marble, 4450 Candora Ave, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat, through Feb 12)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Marcus Angeloni, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Knoxville Horsetory Project? Maple Hall, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- City Council Meeting, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Singer Songwriter Night (open mic) with JC, Geezers Brewery, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Knoxville Poetry Slam January Kickoff Party, Central Cinema, 6:45 pm – 8:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- 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)
- Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Showing: The Tragedy of MacBeth, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm, $5 – $10 / FREE!, RSVP
Wednesday, January 12
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Noisy / Specialists, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Changing the Game: Bystander Intervention and Violence Prevention (Virtual), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, free – $25
- Drawing: Conté Workshop, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $40
- Social Adventure Series — Dirt & Water: Women in the Outdoors, Knoxville Adventure Collective, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- WUTK 40th Birthday Kickoff Party, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm
- Sazerac Bourbon Dinner (Night #1), Oliver Royale, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $99
- Showing: Giallo Double Feature: Torso / Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:30 pm, $10 – $17, RSVP
- Legendary Evening with Old Forester and Jack Daniels, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30, SOLD OUT!
- Wednesday Live Music: Tony & Mary Negron, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Learn Salsa and Bachata Dancing at the Double S Wine bar, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Wednesdays through Jan 26), $5
- Artist in Residence: Matt Morelock featuring Kelle Jolly, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
- Springboard Open Mic Comedy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Specialists, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
Thursday, January 13
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Bri Murphy, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- MLK Leadership Awards Luncheon, 1502 Cumberland Ave, noon, $50
- Getting Your Board on Board With Fundraising (Virtual), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $30 – $225
- Mixed Media Collage, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $35
- Virtual Author Talk with Dante Stewart, The Bottom, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- One Knoxville Sporting Club head coach meet-and-greet, Alliance Brewing, 6:30 pm, free, but RSVP
- Showing: Let the Right One in / The Scary of Sixty-First, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Riley Green – We Out Here Tour 2022, Civic Coliseum, 7:00 pm, $30 – $60
- Scottish Session at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Good Vibes Only, Jake Smith, Recovered Media, and Megam00n x! *(Ice Cream tape release), Loren Velazquez @ The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $8
- Jo Koy – Funny Is Funny World Tour, Civic Auditorium, 8:00 pm, $48 – $68
- Drag Me Down to Scruffy City Hall followed by DJ Patrick Durham, Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm
- Oracle Blue Full Band at Preservation Pub, 11:30 pm
Friday, January 14
- Ozone Invitational Gymnastics Competition, Knoxville Convention Center, through Jan 17
- Final Day: Roll Up Your Sleeve 2022, MEDIC Regional Blood Center, 7:00 am – 6:30 pm
- Shane Pickett: Djinong Djina Boodja (Look at the Land that I Have Traveled), McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat, through May 7)
- Exhibition by Leesa Osburn, Jacks on Gay Street, 133 S Gay St, Unit C, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (Fri) / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sat-Thu)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Six-Time Losers, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Leesa Osburn Exhibition at Corks Wine & Spirits, noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Sun / noon – 8:00 pm, Mon-Thu
- 2nd Annual Energy Spa Days (2 of 4), Infinite Light Center, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (additional dates Jan 22 & 29), $99 – $120
- 2nd Annual Beers for Beardsley: A Fundraiser for CAC Beardsley Community Farm, Elst Brewing Company, 4:00 pm
- The Bad Hounds Are Downtown @Preservation Pub, 4:00 pm – 9:30 pm, $5 after 7:00 pm
- Showing: The Tragedy of MacBeth / Fargo / Cool As Ice, Central Cinema, 5:45 pm / 9:00 pm / 10:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Friday Night Event: Woodworking Craft Night / Friday Live Music: CJ the Piano Man, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm / 7:00 pm, $35 / FREE!
- Friday Night Live: Soul Connection, The Concourse, 6:00 pm, $10 – $15
- Online: Free Lesson! Q&A on 2022 International Shimmy Mob, hosted by Sandy Larson, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Pale Root, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Slade Hunter Adams @ Fanatic Brewing Co., 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Capricorn Birthday Celebration, hosted by Fun With Friends Knoxville, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 7:30 pm
- Citizen Cope, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $30 – $45
- Martha Spencer Band Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Kelsey’s Woods, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 pm, $5
Saturday, January 15
- Exhibition by Leesa Osburn, Jacks on Gay Street, 133 S Gay St, Unit C, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sat-Thu) / 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (Fri)
- Winter Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (Saturdays through Mar 26)
- January Saturday Spruce-Up, Knoxville College, 901 Knoxville College Dr, 10:00 am – noon
- Colored Clay, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 10:00 am- 3:00 pm, $75
- YWCA Diversity Day and Race Against Racism, YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Center, 11:00 am – 2:30 pm, $5 – $25, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kevin Mahoney, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Fundraiser for Bryant’s Bridge, Inc, Alliance Brewing Company, noon – 11:30 pm
- Showing: The Tragedy of MacBeth / Let the Right One in / See for Me, Central Cinema, 1:00 pm / 3:30 pm / 5:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Saturday Live Music: Tony & Mary Negron, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Gypsy_Moon at Schulz Brau Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Showing: Fargo / Cool As Ice, Central Cinema, 7:45 pm / 10:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- HORCERER with CDSM, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Christone “Kingfish” Ingram: 662 Juke Joint Live, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $30 – $45
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra – Bugs Bunny at the Symphony, Civic Auditorium, 8:00 pm, $20 – $94
- Brandle Rain Band Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
Sunday, January 16
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors In-Store Service Hours / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Ellen Reid Soundwalk (featuring Kronos Quartet) in Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily through Sep 30, 2022)
- 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
- Open House, TAPestry Knoxville, 620 Lamar St, 1:00 pm
- Gin Distilling Class, PostModern Spirits, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, $60, RSVP
- Showing: Fargo / The Tragedy of MacBeth / See for Me, Central Cinema, 3:45 pm / 5:30 pm / 7:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Evansville Thunderbolts, Civic Coliseum, 5:00 pm, $10 – $42
- Night with the Arts: A Concert in Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Tennessee Theatre, 6:00 pm, FREE!
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you!, Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, January 17
- Michelle Barillo 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), through Jan 30
- Virtual Maker Marketplace, hosted by The Maker City, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Shaver: An Artist of Rare Merit Exhibition, East Tennessee Historical Society, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Jan 30
- Exhibition from the Basement: Annual Art Education Exhibition, Jane and David Bailey Education Complex, Rm 105, 1122 Volunteer Blvd, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (Mon-Thu, through Jan 31), FREE!
- January Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
- Empty Columns Are a Place to Dream, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tue-Sat / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Sun (through Feb 19)
- Close to Home, Dogwood Arts, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Jan 28
- Double Feature: Brian Pittman and Tiny Art Show, Rala, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm / Sun, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (through Jan 29)
- Keep The Mug Day, Barrelhouse, 11:30 am
- Learning Series – The Camera, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $60 – $150
- Monday Night Yoga, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
- Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 pm
- OUT SERIES: Improvised music sets from: Two Way Street (Asheville) and Matt Nelson, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE
- Weekly Charitable Juice: Bingo to support Cupid’s Undie Run, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Will Boyd Group, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
- Two Nights: Jason Kane & The Jive at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am, $3
- Showing: Cool as Ice, Central Cinema, 9:10 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
Tuesday, January 18
- Design for Non-Designers, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 am – 10:00 am, $10 – $75
- 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!
- A Serious Look at the Funnies, Ewing Gallery UT Art + Architecture Building, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri / 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Sun (through Feb 28)
- Graft, works by Edra Soto, Candoro Marble, 4450 Candora Ave, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat, through Feb 12)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Toby Gibson Band, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Final Session: Restorative Yoga + Compassionate Touch 3-Week Series with Cynthia Jones, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $75
- 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)
- Showing: A Woman Under the Influence, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- An Evening with Joanne Shaw Taylor, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $29 – $69
- Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Second of Two Nights: Jason Kane & The Jive at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am, $3