Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (12/4 – 12/13/2022)

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Sunday, December 4

• 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!
• Final Day: Ullr Fest: Viking Snow and Snowsports Festival, Barrelhouse, 11:30 am – close 
• Traditional Beer Service, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place noon – 2:00 PM
• Christkindlesmarkt 2022, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, noon – 8:00 pm
• Indoor Holiday Market at The Bark, noon – 4:00 pm
• Christmas Market by Blue Slip Winery, Historic Southern Railway Station, noon – 5:00 pm
• Til Ragnarok Axe Throwing, Barrelhouse, noon
• Max’s Whoville Grinchmas Market, Printshop Beer Co., 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• 32nd Annual Victorian Holiday Home Tour, Historic Old North Knoxville, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, $15 – $20
• Chun-Hui Chang; Piano, Graduate Recital / Instrumental collaboration with I-Pei Lin and Adam Ayers, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 1:30 pm
• Full Moon Sister Circle, Infinite Light Center, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm, $35, RSVP
• Jesus Christ, Superstar, Tennessee Theatre, 1:30 pm, $60 – $105, RSVP 
• Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $40
• Showing: A Goofy Movie / The Eternal Daughter, Central Cinema, 2:00 pm / 4:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• 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
• Bluegrass Jam with Perry Cooper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Knoxville Community Band Free Concert, Bijou Theatre, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Appalachian Ballet Company: The Nutcracker with Prerecorded Music, Civic Auditorium, 3:00 pm, $25 – $40
• One Christmas Eve at Evergreen Mall, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 pm, $20, RSVP
• Jackson Guthrie; Voice/Tenor, Junior Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 3:30 pm
• The Christmas Post, First Baptist Knoxville, 5:00 pm
• Advent Craft Festival, Church Street United Methodist Church, 5:00 pm
• Graduate Chamber Ensembles, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
• Prohibition Ends Party! Corner Lounge Knoxville, 6:00 pm
• Songwriter Sundays at Status Dough, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Wagon Wheel LIVE, Wagon Wheel, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Guided Christmas Light Tours by KISS Caboose Knoxville, Downtown Knoxville Tennessee, 6:00 pm / 7:00 pm / 8:00 pm, RSVP for price
• Showing: A Goofy Movie / Jaws: The Revenge, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm / 8:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Pale Root Live, Schulz Brau Brewery, 7:00 pm
• Jesus Christ, Superstar, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm, $60 – $105, RSVP 
• Jim Lauderdale with Trisha Gene Brady, Barley’s Knoxville, 7:00 pm, $20 – $25
• Advance Base, Mj Lenderman, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $12
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
• Call to Artists: National Juried Exhibition, The Emporium Center, deadline today, 11:59 pm

 

Monday, December 5

• 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
• Sara Barrett – My Muses, 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) 
• School of Art 75th Anniversary Exhibition Exhibition, Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (M-F), through Dec 12
• Mighty Musical Monday, Tennessee Theatre, noon, 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) 
• Fun with Textures and Patterns, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $45, RSVP
• 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: A Goofy Movie / The Eternal Daughter, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Beer Dinner with Food, Fire, and Ferment, 6:30 pm, $70 – $85
• Mimi Terry Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Dan Whitaker, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, December 6

• Executive Director & Board Chair Affinity Group: The Race Against Inflation (In-Person), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, United Way of Greater Knoxville, 8:00 am – 9:30 am, RSVP
• Make Your Own Journal, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, $45, 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
• 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: Brad Heller, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Brown Bag It: Jack Neely and Paul James talk about our literary giants and their latest book, Knoxville: A Walking Literary Guide! Lawson McGhee Library, noon, FREE!
• NAAA Ag Aviation Expo, Knoxville Convention Center, noon – 5:30 pm (continues Dec 7, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm)
• Curated Holiday Shopping Hours, Dogwood Arts, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Behind the Blue Doors Tour, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Students of VolOpera present a short operatic work, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 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!
• Out Series: Jonathan Keeney/Jake Smith/Chuck Mullican, Joe Jordan/David Klein/Thad Brown, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Super Smash Brothers N64 Tournament! Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm
• Showing: Live Comedy Night, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $25
• Herb Alpert & Lani Hall – A Christmas Wish, 8:00 pm, $35 – $55
• Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Dan Edelman / The Fustics, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm / 11:00 pm

Wednesday, December 7

• Intro to Clay Mask Making and Patina Painting, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – noon, $20 – $25, RSVP
• 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: Aedie, noon, FREE!
• Creating your professional and leadership development plan for 2023 (virtual), Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $10 – $75, RSVP
• Cookies with Santa, Tennessee Theatre, 4:00 pm, $20
• Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
• KCHS Quarter Century Crew Committee meeting, Ale’ Rae’s, 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
• Woven Paper Ornaments, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $45, RSVP
• Cirque Dreams Holidaze, Civic Auditorium, 5:30 pm, $29 – $99, RSVP
• Showing: Chunky Shrapnel / The Eternal Daughter, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Artist in Residence: Will Carter with a Secret Guest, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
• Alex Forester, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Wed Night Hop, Laurel Theater, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Student Appalachian String Band, UT Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
• Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $25
• Futurebirds with Carl Broemel, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $25 – $35
• Natural Blk Invention, Antadie, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Vagabon Brew with Marigold Thieves, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Thursday, December 8

• Painting Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – noon, $10 – $12, RSVP
• Suzanne Jack Exhibition, Pivot Point Gallery, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Thu – Sun), through Dec 29
• Curated Holiday Shopping Hours, Dogwood Arts, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Metro Drug Coalition: 9th Annual Community Champion Awards, Foundry On The Fair Site, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Eli Fox, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• “Where is Santa?” with the Silver Stage Players, O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
• modernmarketing: Brand Voice, The Social Brand, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• Learning Series – The Camera, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 PM, $60 – $150, RSVP
• Slade Adams Band, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

• The Carol!, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
• Showing: Live Poetry Event: Collectively Speaking, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $15, RSVP
• Piano Night with Nick! Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
• Old-time Jam, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• THE WOLVES by Sarah DeLappe, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm, $4 – $40, RSVP
• Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $30
• One Christmas Eve at Evergreen Mall, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 pm, $20, RSVP
• Supine Sea, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, FREE!
• Vagabon Brew, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm 

 

Friday, December 9

• WDVX Big Plate Special: Big Country’s Empty Bottle, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Curated Holiday Shopping Hours, Dogwood Arts, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Cousins Maine Lobster at Central Filling Station, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Financial Literacy Series: Small Businesses and Investments, The Bottom, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• Reception: Jusqu’ici, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (continues 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat)
• Jolly Market, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
• Holiday Lights Hike, meet at Outdoor Knoxville Adventure Center, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, $10, RSVP
• Bijou Imagination Series: It’s Okay To Be Different, Bijou Theatre, 6:00 pm, $18.50, RSVP

• Guided Christmas Light Tours by KISS Caboose Knoxville, Downtown Knoxville, 6:00 pm / 7:00 pm / 8:00 pm, RSVP for price
• Alive After Five presents Dean James, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, free – $25, RSVP
• Holiday Open House, Marc Nelson Denim, 700 E Depot Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Trivia & Game Night at Addison’s, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• FwF Karaoke Night @ Skybox, 415 S Gay St, 7:30 pm
• Christmas Jazz with the Mark Boling Sextet, St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 7:00 pm, $15, RSVP
• Cale Charney @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• The Carol!, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
• Pat Beasley Band, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
• Showing: Pride & Prejudice / Christmas, Bloody Christmas, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:45 pm, $15, RSVP
• Master Arts Series – Holiday Concert / Holiday Dinner, Church Street United Methodist Church, 7:30 pm, free / $30, RSVP
• Holiday Movie Magic: White Christmas, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $10
• Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $50
• THE WOLVES by Sarah DeLappe, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm, $4 – $40, RSVP
• Kimbro, Hannah, and Deacon, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• One Christmas Eve at Evergreen Mall, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 pm, $20, RSVP
• Johnny Revenant, Barrelhouse, 8:00 pm
• Redd / Natchez Tracers, Preservation Pub, 8:30 pm / 11:30 pm
• The Lonetones Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
• whit3corset / mirrored fatality / Embrasa / Glad I Didn’t Get My Stupid Wish, The Pilot Light, 9:00 pm, $10
• The Coveralls, Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm 
• Ian Noe with Kimberly Kelly, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $10 – $12

 

Saturday, December 10

• The Unicorn World, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm (continues Dec 11), free – $30
• Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis, World’s Fair Park, 9:15 am – noon, registration starting at $35, RSVP
• 2022 Christmas Lantern Express, board at University Commons, 9:45 am / 1:00 pm / 4:15 pm, SOLD OUT!
• Kidstuff Live with Kelle Jolly, Visit Knoxville, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
• Winter Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (Saturdays through March 25, except Dec 24 & 31, 2022, and Jan 7 & 14, 2023)
• Holiday Wreath Making Workshop, UT Gardens Knoxville, 10:00 am – noon, 4$40 – $50, RSVP
• East Tennessee PBS Christmas Cartoons & Characters, Tennessee Theatre, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Saturdays Holiday Market, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (Saturdays through Dec 17)
• 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
• Meet Clerks Actor and Producer Brian O’Halloran! Tall Man Toys & Comics, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: A. Lee Edwards, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Christkindlesmarkt 2022, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, noon – 8:00 pm
• Brewer’s Tour + Tasting, Printshop Beer Co., 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm, $10 – $20, RSVP
• Cookie Decorating: Merry Grinchmas, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, $30, RSVP
• Pickin’ on Christmas Bluegrass Concert, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $8, RSVP
• Lumen Print Workshop, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 1:00 pm – 3:00 PM, $30, RSVP
• Visit With Santa, Mast General Store, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• The Carol!, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
• Ugly Sweaters for Dogs at Knox Brew Hub, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Paint with an Owl Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $45, RSVP
• Nativity Pageant of Knoxville, Civic Coliseum, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE!
• Showing: Pride & Prejudice / Christmas, Bloody Christmas, Central Cinema, 4:15 pm / 7:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• 5th Annual Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl, Register at Skybox Bar & Grill, 4:00 pm – 11:00 pm, from $17.99, RSVP
• The Christmas Post, First Baptist Knoxville, 5:00 pm
• Gua Sha Facial Massage, Lox Salon, 5:00 pm – 6:30 PM, $35, RSVP
• Tour de Lights, start at Suttree Landing Park, peddle through South Knoxville and Island Home, end in Market Square, 5:30 pm
• Bijou Jubilee featuring Tab Benoit & The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Bijou Theatre, 5:30 pm / 7:00 pm, $40 – $200, RSVP
• Learning Series – The Negative, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 PM, $60 – $150, RSVP
• December Dance Party, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $10
• Guided Christmas Light Tours by KISS Caboose Knoxville, Downtown Knoxville, 6:00 pm / 7:00 pm / 8:00 pm, RSVP for price
• Candlelight Christmas on Mabry’s Hill, Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 pm / 6:30 pm / 7:00 pm / 7:30 pm / 8:00 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Oak Ridge Academy of Dance, Civic Auditorium, 7:00 pm, $18, RSVP
• Low Speed Chase, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm
• Holiday Movie Magic: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $10
• THE WOLVES by Sarah DeLappe, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm, $4 – $40, RSVP
• Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $40
• Brown, Linton, Mullican, and Jordan, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Dor L’Dor, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm, $12- $15, RSVP
• One Christmas Eve at Evergreen Mall, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 pm, $20, RSVP
• Jasper Hollow, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Melissa Carper Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 800 pm – 11:00 pm
• Big Gene Poole / The Burnin Hermans, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm
• Salomé Cabaret Burlesque Revue, The Concourse, 9:00 pm, $10 – $25
• Showing: Cobra, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• The Boogie Knights, Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm
• The David Mayfield Parade, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
• Andres Tapia – Latin Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm

Sunday, December 11

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours 
• 2022 Christmas Lantern Express, board at University Commons,  9:45 am / 1:00 pm / 4:15 pm, SOLD OUT!
• The Unicorn World, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 am – 5:30 pm, free – $30
• Old City Market, W Jackson Ave, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Second Sunday Art Activity, Knoxville Museum of Art, noon – 4:00 pm, FREE!
• Christkindlesmarkt 2022, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, noon – 8:00 pm
• Open House, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
• Visit With Santa, Mast General Store, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Showing: Christmas, Bloody Christmas / Cobra, Central Cinema, 1:30 pm / 3:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE!
• Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $40
• Holiday Movie Magic: Elf, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 pm, $10
• THE WOLVES by Sarah DeLappe, Old City Performing Arts Center, 2:30 pm, $4 – $40, RSVP
• One Christmas Eve at Evergreen Mall, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 pm, $20, RSVP
• The Carol!, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm / 6:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
• Film Night: Warren Miller’s Daymaker, Barrelhouse, 3:00 pm / 6:30 pm, $15, RSVP
• CoComelon LIVE!, Civic Auditorium, 3:00 pm, $35 – $80, RSVP
• Nativity Pageant of Knoxville, Civic Coliseum, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE!
• Celtic Jam for Beginners with Tim Worman, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• The Christmas Post, First Baptist Knoxville, 5:00 pm
• Candlelight Christmas on Mabry’s Hill, Mabry-Hazen House, 5:00 pm / 5;30 pm / 6:00 pm / 6:30 pm / 7:00 pm / 7:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Showing: Pride & Prejudice / Christmas, Bloody Christmas, Central Cinema, 5:30 pm / 8:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Wagon Wheel LIVE, Wagon Wheel, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Guided Christmas Light Tours by KISS Caboose Knoxville, Downtown Knoxville, 6:00 pm / 7:00 pm / 8:00 pm, RSVP for price
• Sataraš Quartet, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
• Bitchin Bajas, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $12
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, December 12 

• 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
• Sara Barrett – My Muses, 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)
• Final Day: School of Art 75th Anniversary Exhibition Exhibition, Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
• 12.12 Portal – Aligning w/the Divine Feminine, Infinite Light Center, 11:30 am, $12, RSVP
• 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
• Showing: Cobra / Christmas, Bloody Christmas, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• Knoxville Classics Book Club – We Have Always Lived In The Castle, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm
• 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
• UT Jazz Jam hosted by Joe Wilaniskis, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Nativity Pageant of Knoxville, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
• Cam Duffy Moore, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, December 13

• Dec WiE Coffee: Strategic Planning, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 9:00 am – 10:30 am, 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
• 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!
• Curated Holiday Shopping Hours, Dogwood Arts, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Vintage Skate Night with Aliceann Talley and Knoxville Swing Dance Community, Market Square, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $12 – $50
• Genealogy Workshop: Caring for Family Heirlooms, East Tennessee History Center, 5:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• City Council Meeting, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Showing: Christmas, Bloody Christmas, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
• 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!
• Out Series: Josh Sinton, The Steve Gigante/Jake Smith 20 String Train Wreck, Matt Nelson, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Chris Morel, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm