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Sunday, December 18
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Go Nuts Last Squirrel Standing USAC Regional Championships, Baker Creek Preserve, 8:00 am, $50 – $95, RSVP
- 2022 Christmas Lantern Express, board at University Commons, 9:45 am / 1:00 pm / 4:15 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Knox Pride Drag Brunch @ South Press, 10:00 am, $25, RSVP
- School of Rock 2022 Winter Season Shows! Scruffy City Hall, 11:00 am – 8:00 pm, $5 – $10
- 12 Days of Cidermas, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 11:30 am (daily through Dec 22)
- TVB Winter Gravel Series Ride 1, North Boundary Trail, noon – 2:00 pm
- Final Day: HALT’s Holiday Gift Wrapping, Mast General Store, noon – 6:00 pm
- Christkindlesmarkt 2022, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, noon – 8:00 pm
- Old Sevier Holiday Market hosted by Old Sevier Merchants, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Final Performance: Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $40
- Santa Paws is back!, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Final performance: THE WOLVES by Sarah DeLappe, Old City Performing Arts Center, 2:30 pm, $4 – $40, RSVP
- The Carol!, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
- Sweetbitter Knoxville Launch Party by Sundress Academy for the Arts, Pretentious Beer Co, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Clayton Holiday Concert, Civic Auditorium, 3:00 pm, $21.80 – $55.40
- Showing: Mean Girls, 3:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Final Night: Guided Christmas Light Tours by KISS Caboose Knoxville, Downtown Knoxville, 6:00 pm / 7:00 pm / 8:00 pm, RSVP for price
- Final performance: The Carol!, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 6:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
- The Fugly Sweater Party, Mirage Knoxville, 7:00 pm
- Pale Root Live, Schulz Brau Brewing, 7:00 pm
- Tennessee Stifflegs, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- Showing: Mean Girls, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Mike McGill’s 10th Annual Christmas Spectacular, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $20
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, December 19
- Letters for Santa Dropbox, Historic Market Square, daily through Dec 24
- Sleigh the Peppermint Trail, downtown Knoxville, 7:00 am – 11:59 pm, daily through Jan 8, 2023
- Lauren Ailor, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm (M-F) / 8:00 am – 8:00 pm (Sat) / 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- 2022 Elf on the Shelf® Scavenger Hunt, pick up a North Pole Pass at Mast General Store or Knoxville Visitors Center, downtown Knoxville, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm, daily through Jan 8, 2023
- Printmaking Showcase Exhibition – Byron McKeeby’s Legacy, UT Art and Architecture Building, Second Floor Hallway, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Jan 31, 2023
- Lights! Camera! East Tennessee! East Tennessee History Center, Mon-Fri, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm / Sat, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (through July 3, 2023)
- Abstracts on Display: Jen Sterling, Morris Creative Group, 555 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (M-F, through Jan 31, 2023)
- December Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- Landfall Press: Five Decades of Printmaking, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Fri) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sun), through Apr 30, 2023, FREE!
- 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)
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $12, RSVP
- Showing: Mean Girls / OVA Extreme Anime, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- David Zavracky!, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- KnoxVollidays V benefit for the Love Kitchen, The Central Collective, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $7
- Boho Earring Workshop, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $45, RSVP
- Out Series: Evan Lipson/Chuck Mullican, Jake Smith/Ryan Dunaway, Hunter Deacon/Seth Hopper, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Amanda Shires, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $25 – $35
- Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Jerry Rigged, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, December 20
- 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
- 2022 Christmas Lantern Express, board at University Commons, 9:45 am / 1:00 pm / 4:15 pm, $50 / SOLD OUT! / SOLD OUT!
- Busy Town by Mike C. Berry, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
- Inna Knox and Mary Saylor, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kelle Jolly, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Curated Holiday Shopping Hours, Maker Exchange, 710 W Clinch Ave, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Songwriter Open Mic! Next Level Brewing Company, 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
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Legit Music Bingo with Cassie – Holiday Edition! Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Movie Night: Christmas Vacation at The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Elf Trivia Night! Xül Beer Co, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- Comedy on the Corner, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 7:30 pm, free, but donations welcome
- A Swingin’ Christmas with Victor Provost and Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Shadyland / The Shaydes, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm / 11:00 pm
Wednesday, December 21
- 2022 Christmas Lantern Express, board at University Commons, 9:45 am / 1:00 pm / 4:15 pm, $50 / SOLD OUT! / SOLD OUT!
- Figures: Amy Pleasant + Katarina Riesing, UT Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Wed-Fri) / 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (Sat)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Make Music Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Winter Solstice, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 4:47 pm
- Welcoming Winter Florals workshop, UT Gardens, South Greenhouse, #124, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $45 – $55, RSVP
- Beck Annual Holiday Party 2022, Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- Jonah Tran & Friends, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
- Artist in Residence: Will Carter’s Ukulele Christmas, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
- Book Club Evening, Addison’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- A Candlelight Concert Reading of The Unusual Tale of Mary & Joseph’s Baby, presented by River & Rail Theatre, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $17 – $40
- Elf Night / Knoxville Ice Bears vs Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $8 – $41
- Showing: The Night Before, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Second Annual Carol Cart presented by Make Music Knoxville, 9:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Cal Folger Day, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Thursday, December 22
- 2022 Christmas Lantern Express, board at University Commons, 9:45 am / 1:00 pm / 4:15 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Suzanne Jack Exhibition, Pivot Point Gallery, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Thu – Sun), through Dec 29
- Final Day: 12 Days of Cidermas, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 11:30 am
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Ugly Christmas Sweater Party, The Bark, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Tap Takeover with Next Level Brewing Co & Trivia Night, Redbud Kitchen, 6:00 pm
- Showing: TAMIS presents: Stocking Stuffers / Live Comedy: Trey Galyon and Friends, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- Open Poetry Share, Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Whitechapel 7th Annual Christmas Benefit Show, The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm, $30, RSVP
- Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm
- A Candlelight Concert Reading of The Unusual Tale of Mary & Joseph’s Baby, presented by River & Rail Theatre, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $17 – $40
- A Drag Queen Christmas, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $53 – $78
- Jerry Lee Spree, hosted by Anton Browne, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Rossdafareye, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Friday, December 23
- 2022 Christmas Lantern Express, board at University Commons, 9:45 am / 1:00 pm / 4:15 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Christmas at The Gateway, 530 W 5th Ave, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
- Festivus ’22, Alliance Brewing Co, 11:00 am – 11:45 pm
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Daniel & Ella Kimbro / Todd Steed and The Christmas Suns, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Homo for the Holidays – Chili Cook Off & Holiday Party with Knox Pride, South Press, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- A Candlelight Concert Reading of The Unusual Tale of Mary & Joseph’s Baby, presented by River & Rail Theatre, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $17 – $40
- Larry Vincent Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Ugly Sweater Christmas Party, Marie’s Olde Towne Tavern, 904 N Central, 8:00 pm
- Showing: The Night Before, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- Brandle Rain Band Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Jesse D – Club DJ Nite, Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm
- Neon Rainbow, Preservation Pub, 10:00 pm
Saturday, December 24
- Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $10 – $12, RSVP
- Explore Knox Bike Ride, Printshop Beer Co, 11:00 am
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Blue Mother Tupelo, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Showing: Die Hard / The Night Before, Central Cinema, 3:00 pm / 5:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Naughty or Nice Singles Night with live music by Hayden Bright and Friends, Geezers Brewery, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- CHRISTMAS EVE: NO MUSIC, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Showing: Die Hard, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- The Captain Rons Holiday jam with special guests, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, FREE!
- The Naughty List, Preservation Pub, 10:00 pm
- Andres Tapia – Latin Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
Sunday, December 25
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Christmas Buffet, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, starting at $45, RSVP
- Christmas Day at Oliver Royale, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm, $79, RSVP recommended
- Showing: Die Hard / Die Hard, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm / 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Marble City Band, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, December 26
- Sleigh the Peppermint Trail, downtown Knoxville, 7:00 am – 11:59 pm, daily through Jan 8, 2023
- Lauren Ailor, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm (M-F) / 8:00 am – 8:00 pm (Sat) / 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- 2022 Elf on the Shelf® Scavenger Hunt, pick up a North Pole Pass at Mast General Store or Knoxville Visitors Center, downtown Knoxville, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm, daily through Jan 8, 2023
- Printmaking Showcase Exhibition – Byron McKeeby’s Legacy, UT Art and Architecture Building, Second Floor Hallway, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Jan 31, 2023
- Lights! Camera! East Tennessee! East Tennessee History Center, Mon-Fri, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm / Sat, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (through July 3, 2023)
- Abstracts on Display: Jen Sterling, Morris Creative Group, 555 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (M-F, through Jan 31, 2023)
- December Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 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)
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- Re•Giftmas, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:00 pm
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Huntsville Havoc, Civic Coliseum, 6:00 pm, $8 – $41
- 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
- Open Bluegrass Jam, Trailhead Beer Market, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- BOXING DAY: NO MUSIC, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Out Series: Matt Nelson and Friends, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Showing: Eyes Wide Shut, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Marble City Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, December 27
- 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
- 17th Annual East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition 2022, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Fri) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sun), through Jan 8, 2023
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Tarot Readings – Live! New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $20 – $40
- Final Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm, $20
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Showing: Eyes Wide Shut, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Cam Duffy Moore, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm