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Sunday, October 16
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Wicked Cool Cats Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, 8:00 am – 10:00 pm (daily through Oct 31)
- KBS Fall Bonsai Show, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 9:00 pm – 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
- Brunch & Browse @ CFS, Central Filling Station, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm (weekly through Nov 20)
- Flow for Baby Yoga Class, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am, donation-based
- The Hub’s Second Anniversary Celebration! Knox Brew Hub, 11:30 am
- Eastside Sunday Market, 2020 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Pumpkin Decorating, Printshop Beer Co., 1:00 pm, $5 – 25, RSVP
- Cider, Mead and Cheese Pairing, Barrelhouse, 1:00 pm, $40, RSVP
- Measure for Measure by Tennessee Stage Company, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $15 – $50, RSVP
- Classic Cinema Matinee: The Phantom of the Opera, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 pm, FREE!
- Open Bluegrass Jam, Ijams Nature Center, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 pm, $20
- Pumpkin Carving Party, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, $10, RSVP
- Faculty/Guest Chamber Showcase, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 3:30 pm
- Spirits of Old Gray, Old Gray Cemetery, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $5
- UT Symphony Orchestra, UT Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium, 4:00 pm
- Smoky Mountain Blues Society: Blues Cruise featuring the Mary Jo Curry Band, Tennessee Riverboat, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $20 – $25, RSVP
- Showing: Pan’s Labyrinth / The Room, Central Cinema, 4:15 pm / 7:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Pumpkin Spiced Tea and Treats | Self Care Herbalist Workshop, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm, $35, RSVP
- Measure for Measure by Tennessee Stage Company, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $15 – $50, RSVP
- My Name Is Not Mom, Civic Auditorium, 7:00 pm, $30 – $65, RSVP
- Tennessee Stifflegs, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, October 17
- Art by Chloe Melton, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm (M-F) / 8:00 am – 8:00 pm (Sat) / 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- Printmaking Showcase Gallery: Selections From Color Print USA 1998, UT Art and Architecture Building, Hallway, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Oct 31
- Exhibition: Vincent Drake, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- October Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
- Drop-in Figure Drawing, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, $10 – $12
- The Plant Trolley, Barrelhouse, 5:00 pm
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- Yoga at Ijams, Ijams Nature Center, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, $10
- Monday Night Yoga with Rigazzi, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
- Showing: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit / Pan’s Labyrinth, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Weekly Monday Fun Run hosted by Flying Pints, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Lydia Conklin Reading, UT John C Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Parker Bakkall Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets with Matt Nelson, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Schitt’s Creek Themed Trivia, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- 3 Down, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 pm
- Heavy Spirits, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 18
- Knox Writers Presents: October Write-in, 17 Market Square, #101, 9:00 am – 10:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- The Spirit of Dia de los Muertos Exhibition, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through Dec 10
- Repatriation of Archaeology & the Native Peoples of Tennessee, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through Aug 2023
- Radcliffe Bailey: Passages, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tues – Sat) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sat), through Nov 6, FREE!
- Exhibit: Rag Arcana by Eleanor Aldrich, Candoro Marble Building, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue – Sat), through Nov 5
- “Lately” by Pippin Long, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
- October Exhibitions, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: A Girl Named Genny, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Plant Based Junk Food in Knoxville, Next Level Brewing Company, 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- The University of Tennessee Faculty Brass Quintet, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
- National Architecture Week Trivia, Printshop Beer Co., 5:30 pm, $10, RSVP
- History Under the Covers: Highlights from the Museum of East Tennessee History’s Quilt Collection with speaker Merikay Waldvogel, East Tennessee History Center, 6:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- City Council Meeting, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Songwriter Open Mic at Next Level Brewing, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm (weekly through Dec 27), $20
- Tuesday Gypsy Mutt Club with SBRET, Barrelhouse, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- Canceled (will resume next week): Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- An Evening of Poetry with Pauletta Hansel and Rita Sims Quillen, Union Ave Books, 6:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Auditions for “One Christmas Eve at Evergreen Mall,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- “You’re Going To Think I’m Crazy, But…” Exploring the Paranormal with Jofa M. Kauffman, Infinite Light Center, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $27
- Spell Bound: Book Binding Workshop, Knox Crafts TN, Elst Brewing Company, 7:00 pm, $30, RSVP
- Tuesday Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Aug 29, 2023)
- Tuesday Family Feud Style Trivia, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Nov 22)
- Comedy on the Corner, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 7:30 pm, FREE! but donations welcome
- Knoxville Jazz Orchestra: Ellington & Strayhorn with Eric Reed, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $19 – $42
- Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Heavy Spirits, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, October 19
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Relatives: an exhibition of work by Chris Cornelius, UT Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through Oct 21)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Farewell Friend / Tammy Sue Taylor, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Secret Viking Day, Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 4:00 pm
- 2022 Anthropology Visiting Lecture Series: “What’s in a Name? Funeral Directors, Female Undertakers and Patriarchy,” with Dr. Kami Fletcher, Albright College, UT James A. Haslam II Business Building, 103, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
- Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- Showing: Beetlejuice, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Southern Lights Artist Showcase, Ale’ Rae’s, 6:00 pm
- Immigration Education Week: The Infiltrators Film Screening, UT Art and Architecture Building, 113, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Auditions for “One Christmas Eve at Evergreen Mall,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- A Rockin’ Night of Recovery, UT Humanities Amphitheatre, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Artist in Residence: Melanie LaFoy with Yer Flowers, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
- Adaptive Radiation Plays in the CBT Lab Theatre, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30, $20, RSVP
- Guest Artist: Joseph Gascho, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- The Wallflowers, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $45 – $75
- Brown Goose, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Thursday, October 20
- Suzanne Jack Exhibition, Pivot Point Gallery, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Thu – Sun), through Dec 29
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Water Kickers / Nash Hamilton, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Ada’s Journal, Emma’s Letters & Charley’s Novel: 1800s East TN History Brought to Life, Brown Bag with Andy Peck, East Tennessee Historical Society, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- “Rooms” by Illana Lilienthal,Lilienthal Gallery, noon – 6:00 pm (Thu-Sat), through Nov 20
- Earth & Planetary Sciences Fall Seminar Series: Dr. Stephanie DeVries, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, on Talk Title: “Diary of a Shape-Shifting Scientist: What’s Nitrogen Got to Do With It?” UT Strong Hall, B1, 4:05 pm – 5:05 pm
- 2022 Anthropology Visiting Lecture Series, “Special Bodies: Early Christian Martyrs and their Relics,” Dr. Tina Shepardson, Religious Studies, UT Walters Life Science Building, M307, 12:55 pm – 2:10 pm
- Guest Artist Show Opening: Suzanne Jack, Pivot Point Gallery, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Octubafest: Tuba/Euphonium Ensembles, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
- Ramble Ride, meet at Two Bikes, 6:00 pm
- Pumpkins & Pints, Ale’ Rae’s, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- Knox Bricks & Brew, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- How to Crochet a Doormat, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $45, RSVP
- Something To Sing About: Live Karaoke Band, Tennessee Theatre, 6:30 pm, $50, RSVP
- Immigration Education Week: LMU Law professor and nonprofit founder and director Arléne Amarante on the history of US immigration policy, UT Art and Architecture Building, 113, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Showing: Knoxville Horror Film Fest: Italian horror legend Lucio Fulci Salute: Triple feature headlined by CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $25 – $175, RSVP
- Concerts on the Square: Joe Lasher, Kaitlyn Baker and Commodore Fox, Historic Market Square, 7:00 pm
- Measure for Measure by Tennessee Stage Company, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $15 – $50, RSVP
- Whiskey Icarus, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm
- Film Screening: Rabies (2010), UT Hodges Library, 7:00 pm
- Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm
- “Heartbreak Express” with Marble City Opera, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, $45, RSVP
- Adaptive Radiation Plays in the CBT Lab Theatre, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30, $20, RSVP
- Mavis Staples, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $50- $75
- Isaac Scott, Ceramics-Sculptor Lecture, UT Art and Architecture Building, McCarty Auditorium, Room 109, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- Corey Smith, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $25, RSVP
- Los Leslies, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
- Lexi Weege & JJ Slate, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Friday, October 21
- 2022 Artist in Residence Biennial, UT Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Live Music TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Online: Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia, hosted by UT, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!, but RSVP
- A1LabArts presents IGNITE! art show, Broadway Studios and Gallery, noon – 4:00 pm (each Friday in Oct)
- Milk + Honey Scoop Shop Neighborhood Pickup, Real Good Kitchen, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm (Fri-Sat through the end of the year)
- Birthday Bash Weekend: Smart Axes Axe Throwing, Barrelhouse, 4:00 pm
- Exhibition: Cute AF by Beth Meadows and Kendra Barth, RED Gallery, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm (each Friday in Oct)
- Reception: Installation by Emily McCall Roca Rice and Saloni Parekh, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Oct 15)
- Immigration Education Week: Keynote lecture: Dr. Stephanie Bohon, Sociology Department Head, Baker Center Fellow, and founder of the Center for the Study of Social Justice, UT Art and Architecture Building, 113, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
- Showing: Beetlejuice / Beetlejuice, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Birthday Bash Weekend: Jaystorm Unplugged, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm, free – $10
- Measure for Measure by Tennessee Stage Company, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $15 – $50, RSVP
- The Head And The Heart w/ BEXAR, River Breeze Event Center, 7:00 pm, $46 – $81
- Ben McLaughlin, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Tinca Tinca and Jaq at Pretentious Beer Co, 7:00 pm, $10
- Jerry Seinfeld, Civic Auditorium, 7:00 pm, $50 – $160
- UT Singers Homecoming Concert, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Adaptive Radiation Plays in the CBT Lab Theatre, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30, $20, RSVP
- “Heartbreak Express” with Marble City Opera, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, $45, RSVP
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Evansville Thunderbolts, Civic Coliseum, 7:35 pm, $10 – $43
- Leigh Chadwick reads from her book, your favorite poet, lowercase books, 1530 washington ave, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Jack Roben Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Brando’s Realbilly Revue’s Album Release Show, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- Brent Cobb & Hayes Carll, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $25 – $50
- Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 pm, $20
- Ray LaMontagne with Lily Meola, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $45 – $100
- Alex and the Animals / Marigold Thieves, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm
- Honeysuckle Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- The Boogie Knights, Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm
- Jake Smith’s New Speedway Honkers, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
- FIESTA Friday (weekly through Dec 23), Mirage Knoxville, 11:00 pm – 3:00 am, $10 – $100, RSVP
Saturday, October 22
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, Union Ave, Market St, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- October Farm Workday, Beardsley Farm, 9:00 am – noon
- Kitty Yoga! Scruffy’s Cafe, 9:00 am, $25, RSVP
- RetroFlea October! Retrospect Vintage Store, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $10 – $12, RSVP
- Saturday Yoga at Hi-Wire Brewing, 11:00 am, $5, RSVP
- Explore Knox Bike Ride, Printshop Beer Co, 11:00 am
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Scarlett Egan / Grassroots Gringos, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- 20th Anniversary of the Frieson Black Cultural Center Building Dedication Tailgate, UT Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Front Lawn Behind NPHC Monuments, noon – 4:00 pm
- Kill the Lights 2022 Beer Festival, Xül Beer Co, noon – 4:00 pm, $25 – $80
- Showing: Knoxville Horror Film Fest: Short film competition / KHFF favorite Brian Lonano’s LONANOTHON compilation / Michelle Garza Cervera’s Tribeca sensation HUESERA, Central Cinema, noon / 1:15 pm / 3:15, $25 – $175, RSVP
- Cheese and Beer Pairing, Printshop Beer Co., 1:00 pm, $22 – $125, RSVP
- “Bewitching” Cookie Creations, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $30, RSVP
- “Women Supporting Women” Workshop, Infinite Light Center 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $30, RSVP
- Proof of Concept, Knox Exchange, 1326 N Broadway 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, $15 – $30, RSVP
- Dancing Through Time: A Ballroom Dance Showcase Presented by Go Dance, Bijou Theatre, 2:00 pm, $15
- Worth It 2022, 211 Harriet Tubman St, 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm, free – $50
- Halloween Bash and 600th Adoption Pawty! Scruffy’s Cafe, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $25
- Measure for Measure by Tennessee Stage Company, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $15 – $50, RSVP
- Showing: Beetlejuice / Beetlejuice, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $5 – $10
- Online and In-Person: “Heartbreak Express” with Marble City Opera, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, $30 – $45, RSVP
- Mark Boling Trio Life, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 pm, $20
- Stedic / Jameron, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm
- Birthday Bash Weekend: Gypsy Queens’ Drag Show, Barrelhouse, 8:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- Salsa Saturday at Print Beer Co., 8:00 pm, $10
- Dr. Ocular / Rossdafareye, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm
- Darren Nicholson (of Balsam Range) Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Halloween Drag Show & Costume Contest, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 9:00 pm – midnight, $5 – $10
- Cordovas, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
- Andres Tapia – Latin Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
Sunday, October 23
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Wicked Cool Cats Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, 8:00 am – 10:00 pm (daily through Oct 31)
- Forest Bathing Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 9:30 am – 11:30 am, $30, 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
- Brunch & Browse @ CFS, Central Filling Station, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm (weekly through Nov 20)
- Meet Megan Hollingshead, Anime Voice Actor Extraordinaire! Tall Man Toys & Comics, 11:00 am
- Showing: Knoxville Horror Film Fest: Eric Pennycoff’s THE LEECH / Joe Begos’ CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS / Jason Eisener’s KIDS VS ALIENS / Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead’s SOMETHING IN THE DIRT, Central Cinema, noon/ 1:30 pm / 3:20 pm / 4:45 pm, $25 – $175, RSVP
- Eastside Sunday Market, 2020 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Family Craft Workshop – Paper Mache Masks, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm, $25, RSVP
- HowlOWeen Pooch Parade and Pet Expo, UT Gardens Knoxville, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Howl-O-Ween – Dog Costume Contest benefiting Small Breed Rescue of Eastern Tennessee, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Adaptive Radiation Plays in the CBT Lab Theatre, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00, $20, RSVP
- Birthday Bash Weekend: Jewell & Scott, Barrelhouse, 2:00 pm, FREE!
- Proof of Concept, Knox Exchange, 1326 N Broadway 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, $15 – $30, RSVP
- Costumes and Classic Cartoons, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE!
- Bluegrass Jam with Perry Cooper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- DIY Door Broom Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 3:30 pm, $45, RSVP
- Karina, Ale’ Rae’s, 6:00 pm
- Worth It 2022, 211 Harriet Tubman St, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm, free – $50
- Final Performance: Measure for Measure by Tennessee Stage Company, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $15 – $50, RSVP
- Showing: Knoxville Horror Film Fest: Awards Ceremony / Brian Yuzna’s classic SOCIETY, Central Cinema, 7:25 pm / 7:45 pm, $25 – $175, RSVP
- NXT GEN: Sam Adams and Margherita Fava play the music of Donald Brown and Roy Hargrove, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm, $15 – $40, RSVP
- Cathy Leach Celebration Concert, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Mightmare (Sarah Shook) with Ex-Gold and Jorden Albright, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Vaden Landers, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- Rossdafareye, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Monday, October 24
- Art by Chloe Melton, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm (M-F) / 8:00 am – 8:00 pm (Sat) / 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- Printmaking Showcase Gallery: Selections From Color Print USA 1998, UT Art and Architecture Building, Hallway, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Oct 31
- October Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
- Exhibition: Vincent Drake, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- Drop-in Figure Drawing, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, $10 – $12
- The Plant Trolley, Barrelhouse, 5:00 pm
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- Genealogy Workshop: Historic Newspapers Online, East Tennessee History Center, 5:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Yoga at Ijams, Ijams Nature Center, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, $10
- Monday Night Yoga with Rigazzi, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
- Are Our Differences of Political Opinion Still Making Us Stronger? with former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and former U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), UT Student Union, Pilot Ballroom – 272A, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Showing: It Follows / OVA Extreme Anime Series, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- David Zavracky, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets with Matt Nelson, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE
- DIY Macrame Bat, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 25
- The Spirit of Dia de los Muertos Exhibition, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through Dec 10
- Repatriation of Archaeology & the Native Peoples of Tennessee, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through Aug 2023
- Radcliffe Bailey: Passages, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tues – Sat) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sat), through Nov 6, FREE!
- Exhibit: Rag Arcana by Eleanor Aldrich, Candoro Marble Building, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue – Sat), through Nov 5
- “Lately” by Pippin Long, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
- October Exhibitions, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- Donation Day for Ijams, Central Flats & Taps, 11:00 am
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Daphne Parker Powell & Kieran Ledwidge / Henry Toland & Chris Beland, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm (weekly through Dec 27), $20
- Showing: It Follows, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Tuesday Weekly Event: Gypsy Mutt Club with SBRET, Barrelhouse, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Tuesday Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Aug 29, 2023)
- Film Screening: The Damned (Mekulalim, 2018), UT John C Hodges Library, Linsey Young Auditorium, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- DIY Macrame Bat Workshop with Knox Crafts TN, Pretentious Beer Co, 7:00 pm, $35, RSVP
- Daphne Parker Powell & Kieran Ledwidge, Maple Hall, 7:00 pm
- Guest Artist: Matthew Cataldi, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- The Filthy Six, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm