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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
- Traditional Kölsch Service, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, noon
- 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
- 2022 Buddy Walk Knoxville, World’s Fair Park Dr, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 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
- RSO Halloween Costume Paddle, Suttree Landing Park, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- 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
- Worth It 2022, 211 Harriet Tubman St, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm, free – $50
- Karina, Ale’ Rae’s, 6:00 pm
- Wagon Wheel LIVE! Wagon Wheel, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Tennessee Wind Symphony Fall Concert: “Dances Around the World,” Tennessee Amphitheater, 7:00 pm
- 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
- DE_CONSTRUCTIV GARDEN TALES Recent Video Works by Kaz Rahman, UT Art & Architecture Building, Gallery 103, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (M-F, 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
- Bewitching Bats – Hallo-week Family Program, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm, $12, RSVP
- Board Game Night, Addison’s, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Open Bluegrass Jam, Trailhead Beer Market, 6:30 pm – 9:00 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!
- 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
- Onboard Alumni Happy Hour hosted by Alliance for Better Nonprofits at Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- 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
- A Night of Scary Stories with Smoky Mountain Storytellers, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- DIY Macrame Bat Workshop with Knox Crafts TN, Pretentious Beer Co, 7:00 pm, $35, RSVP
- HearthScares Tour, James White’s Fort, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $6 – $10
- Daphne Parker Powell & Kieran Ledwidge, Maple Hall, 7:00 pm
- Master Arts Series – Carolyn Craig, Organ, Church Street United Methodist Church, 7:30 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
Wednesday, October 26
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lowdown Revival / Joe Holt & Emily Anderson, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Lecture: What Does It Mean to Queer History?, UT Student Union 169, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
- Spooky ladies night! Lulu Liquor Cakes, 941 N Broadway, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- The Spells We Cast: A Generative Poetry Workshop, The Bottom, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- Lecture by Dr. Davide Tanasi: Life and Death of a Christian Community in Roman Sicily, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 6:00 pm
- Big Wig Awards 2022, Barrelhouse, 6:30 pm, $10 – $15, RSVP
- Union Avenue Book Club @ The Hub! Non-Fiction: In Defense of Witches by Mona Chollet and/or Fiction: The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling, Knox Brew Hub, 6:30 pm
- Witchy Broom Class, Able Trade, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (continues Oct 27), $150, RSVP
- Hispanic Film Festival, UT John C Hodges Library, 101 Auditorium, 6:30 pm
- Book Club Evening, Addison’s, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Artist in Residence: Melanie LaFoy with Ben McLaughlin, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
- Jason Ellis, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Matt Woods, Ryan Sheley, Frankie Knuth, Matt Charette / Phlash Phlocking, Maple Hall, 7:00 pm
- Hallow-Swing, Laurel Theater, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Kaleidos Duo: Miroslav Hristov, violin and Vladimir Valjarević, piano, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Showing: It Follows, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Adaptive Radiation Plays in the CBT Lab Theatre, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30, $20, RSVP
- Leilani Kilgore, Preservation Pub, 10:00 pm
Thursday, October 27
- Knoxville Special Events Coordinating Meeting, Civic Coliseum Ballroom, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
- School of Art 75th Anniversary Exhibition Exhibition, UT Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (M-F), through Dec 12
- Suzanne Jack Exhibition, Pivot Point Gallery, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Thu – Sun), through Dec 29
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Matt York / Spooky Ooos, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- “Rooms” by Illana Lilienthal,Lilienthal Gallery, noon – 6:00 pm (Thu-Sat), through Nov 20
- Lecture: Vulnerability of U.S. Water Supply to Climate Change, Toyota Auditorium at the UT Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- Dr. Alison Graettinger, University of Missouri, Kansas City, speaking on “Anything Goes: The Diverse Processes and Products of Magma-Water Interactions,” UT Strong Hall, B1, 4:05 pm – 5:05 pm
- College & Career Fair, Tennessee Amphitheater at World’s Fair Park, 4:30 pm
- The Equal Opportunity Awards Gala, Knoxville Convention Center, 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $200 – $,2000, RSVP
- RWL Speaker: Andre Johnson, Keynote Address: “I Know That’s Not What God Says,” The Role of Faith, Religion, and Spirituality in the Black Lives Matter Movement / Reception, UT John C Hodges Library Auditorium / Reception in Jack E. Reece Galleria, 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm
- Tuba/Euphonium Student Soloists, UT Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
- Design SLAM! Printshop Beer Co., 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Bearing the Torch | Conversation with Bob Hutton & Jack Neely, East Tennessee History Center, 6:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Maker Mingle at Knox Makers and Spark, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- House of Tarot at A Victorian Séance Experience, Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 pm – 11:30 pm, $10
- Epworth Old Harp Singing at the Laurel Theater, 6:30 pm, FREE!
- Film Screening: JeruZalem (2015), UT John C Hodges Library Lindsey Young Auditorium, 7:00 pm
- HearthScares Tour, James White’s Fort, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $6 – $10
- Online Conversations & Cocktails: “Witches’ Brew, Food, and Insatiable Bodies” with Maria Stehle, professor of German, hosted by University of Tennessee Humanities Center, 7:00 pm
- Ancestor Veneration with Frank Callo, Mabry-Hazen House, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Showing: Universal Horror Double Feature: Dracula (1931) / Frankenstein (1931), Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 8:45 pm, $5 – $17, RSVP
- Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm
- Adaptive Radiation Plays in the CBT Lab Theatre, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30, $20, RSVP
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Fayetteville Marksmen, Civic Coliseum, 7:35 pm, $10 – $43
- Dearly Departed: The Creepy True History of Memorializing the Deceased (Halloween Tours), Blount Mansion, 8:00 pm, $10 RSVP
- Barleyween Celebration Featuring Stacked Actors, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- Mt. Joy, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Gramphix @ Club XYZ, 1215 N Central, 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm
- Leilani Kilgore, Preservation Pub, 10:00 pm
Friday, October 28
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Live Music TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Friday Pop-up: Til Ragnarok Axe Throwing, Barrelhouse, noon, $10 – $15
- Final Day: A1LabArts presents IGNITE! art show, Broadway Studios and Gallery, noon – 4:00 pm
- Milk + Honey Scoop Shop Neighborhood Pickup, Real Good Kitchen, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm (Fri-Sat through the end of the year)
- Final Day: Exhibition: Cute AF by Beth Meadows and Kendra Barth, RED Gallery, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Neutral Ground Exhibition, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Oct 16)
- Critical Mass, meet at Two Bikes, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Showing: Frankenstein / Paranorman / Trick ’R Treat, Central Cinema, 5:15 pm / 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Trunk or Treat, Island Home Park Health and Rehab, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Egg-Stravaganza, Vol. 3, Architectural Antics, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- 40th Anniversary of the 1982 World’s Fair Celebration Dinner Benefiting the Sunsphere, The Foundry on the Fair Site, 6:00 pm, $175, RSVP
- House of Tarot at A Victorian Séance Experience, Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 pm – 11:30 pm, $10
- Ben Shuster, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- HearthScares Tour, James White’s Fort, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $6 – $10
- HOME BASE by Sherridan Smee (Next Rung Productions), River & Rail Theatre Company, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Tony & Mary Negron, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Blackberry Smoke with Abby Hamilton, River Breeze Event Center, 7:00 pm, $39.50
- Faculty Recital: Katherine Benson; Piano, 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
- Dearly Departed: The Creepy True History of Memorializing the Deceased (Halloween Tours), Blount Mansion, 8:00 pm, $10 RSVP
- Evelyn Jack, Tyler Cain, and Taber Gable, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 pm, $20
- Halloween Bash: Wyndrider / Realm / Indighost, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 10:00 pm / 11:55 pm, $5
- Phillip Phillips with American Authors, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $35
- Straight No Chaser, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $25 – $67.50
- Flatland Cavalry w/ 49 Winchester, 8:00 pm, $22
- Big Country’s Empty Bottle Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Teen Spirit, Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm
- Corb Lund with Lauren Morrow, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
- FIESTA Friday (weekly through Dec 23), Mirage Knoxville, 11:00 pm – 3:00 am, $10 – $100, RSVP
Saturday, October 29
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, Union Ave, Market St, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Architectural Walking Tour, Parkridge Neighborhood, 10:00 am – noon, FREE!
- 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
- Monsters at the Museum, East Tennessee Historical Society, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, FREE!
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Labra Brothers / The Lucky Losers, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Old Sevier Halloween Crawl, begin at Southside Garage, noon
- Tennessee vs Kentucky Tailgate with GasStationSushi, Circle Park Dr, noon
- Group Past Life Regression Workshop, Infinite Light Center, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm, $33, RSVP
- Bachata Sensual and Salsa Workshops with Juan Diaz, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $15 – $25
- Harvest Festival, Beardsley Farm, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Intermediate Broom Making: Capped Cobwebber, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, $65, RSVP
- Showing: Paranorman, Central Cinema, 2:45, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Family Pumpkin Carving, Ijams Nature Center, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, $10, RSVP
- Spooky Movie Night Benefiting CureSearch! Alliance Brewing Co, 4:00 pm, donations welcome
- The 5th Annual Halloween Bar Crawl, check in at Mirage Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 11:59 pm, $10 – $25
- Showing: Universal Horror Double Feature: Frankenstein (1931) / Dracula (1931), Central Cinema, 4:45 pm / 6:15 pm, $5 – $17, RSVP
- Thrill the World Knoxville 2022, Historic Market Square, 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm
- House of Tarot at A Victorian Séance Experience, Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 pm – 11:30 pm, $10
- An Author Event featuring Paula Johnson on her new book, Unique Eats and Eateries of Knoxville: The People and Stories Behind the Food, Union Ave Books, 6:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Not So Scary Tales, Blount Mansion, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Danger Company Halloween Show, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 7:00 pm
- The Good Death: Mourning in the Age of Victoria with Karen Peterman, Mabry-Hazen House, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE
- Kaleb Mullins and The Witness at Social Dove, 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
- Killingsworth and Kimbro, Po and Joe, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Halloween Silent Disco at Hi-Wire Brewing, 8:00 pm, $10 – $15
- Dearly Departed: The Creepy True History of Memorializing the Deceased (Halloween Tours), Blount Mansion, 8:00 pm, $10 RSVP
- Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 pm, $20
- The Lucky Losers / Joey’s Van, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm
- Freakers’ Ball Halloween Pub Crawl 2022, Southbound Knoxville / Old City Sports Bar / Wagon Wheel / Hanna’s, 8:00 pm, $20
- Showing: Trick ’R Treat / Hausu, Central Cinema, 8:15 pm / 10:15 pm, $5 – $10
- Kirk Fleta Band Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Halloween Spooktacular, Pour Taproom, 9:00 pm
- The Coveralls, Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm
- Evil Twin with Screaming Phantoms, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
- Headroom Presents: Deadroom Carnival, Barrelhouse, 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Andres Tapia – Latin Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
- Halloween Salsa Saturday @ Xül Beer Company, 10:00 pm – 1:00 am, $10
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Tennessee Theatre 10:00 pm, $12, RSVP
Sunday, October 30
- 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)
- 230th Anniversary Celebration, First Presbyterian Church, 9:45 am – 1:30 pm, free – $10, 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)
- Halloween Drag Brunch! at Barley’s Knoxville, noon, $50 – $500, RSVP
- Halloween Costume Party, Geezers Brewery, 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Bewitching Beasts, UT Gardens Knoxville, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $8 – $10, RSVP
- October Reading Series, Pretentious Beer Co, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- 13th Annual Fall Festival, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Old Sevier HALLOWEEN Market, 1024 Sevier Ave, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Showing: Hausu / Paranorman, Central Cinema, 2:45 pm / 5:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 pm, $20
- Kaleidos Duo: Miroslav Hristov, violin and Vladimir Valjarević, piano, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 3:30 pm
- Fall Festival with Trunk or Treat!, Church Street United Methodist Church, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, FREE!
- Ballroom at Barrelhouse – Costume Contest!, Barrelhouse, 5:30 pm, $10
- World Ballet Series: Swan Lake, Civic Auditorium, 6:00 pm, $45 – $115
- Showing: Trick ’R Treat / Hausu, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Clarinet Studio Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Gregg Hatfield Eggar Holloway, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- Dearly Departed: The Creepy True History of Memorializing the Deceased (Halloween Tours), Blount Mansion, 8:00 pm, $10 RSVP
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, October 31
- 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)
- Final Day: Cool Cats Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, 8:00 am – 10:00 pm
- Final Day: DE_CONSTRUCTIV GARDEN TALES Recent Video Works by Kaz Rahman, UT Art & Architecture Building, Gallery 103, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- 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
- School of Art 75th Anniversary Exhibition Exhibition, Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (M-F), through Dec 12
- Drop-in Figure Drawing, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, $10 – $12
- Trunk or Treat, Knoxville Habitat for Humanity, 1501 Washington Ave NE, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Showing: Paranorman / Trick ’R Treat, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm / 6:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- The Plant Trolley, Barrelhouse, 5:00 pm
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- Monday Night Yoga with Rigazzi, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm, $10 – $12
- Weekly Monday Fun Run hosted by Flying Pints, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Braden Jones 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!
- 5th Annual Coat Drive! hosted by Sleeves4Needs, 2552 Louise Ave, 7:00 pm
- Elysian Trombone Consort, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Showing: Hausu, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Medicated Sunfish, Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Tuesday, November 1
- 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)
- November Exhibitions, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Staged Reading of The Provoked Wife dir. by the RSC’s Phillip Breen, UT John C Hodges Library Lindsey Young Auditorium, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- 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
- 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)
- Tuesday Family Feud Style Trivia, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Nov 22)
- Jazz Big Band Concert, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- EXTC , Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
- Gin Blossoms: New Miserable Experience Live w/ The Sedonas, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $35 – $45
- Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Palmyra @ Preservation Pub, 10:00 pm