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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)
Sunday, September 24
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- One Piece Knoxville Regionals, Knoxville Convention Center, 8:00 am (daily through Sep 24), $20 – $30
- Half-Day Rock Climbing Adventure, Ijams Crag, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (weekly through Nov 18)
- Volunteer with Keep Knoxville Beautiful – Central Street Cleanup, meet at The Original Freezo, 10:00 am – noon
- $8 Weekend Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $8, RSVP
- Castaways! A New Drag Brunch, EVape Central Tavern, noon / 2:30 pm, $10 – $15, RSVP
- Adoption Event with H.A.L.T: Humans and Animals Learning Together, The Bark, noon
- Syrup & Sequins Drag Brunch, Pour Taproom, 1:00 pm, $10 – $25, RSVP
- Green Bay Packers Ticket Giveaway! / AYCE Cajun Shrimp Boil, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm / 1:00 pm, $12 – $20
- Presentación gratuita de Encanto en español/ Encanto Movie Screening in Spanish, UT Frank H. McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1:30 pm
- Old Sevier Sunday Market at SouthSide Garage, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Final Performance: Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $5 – $44.55, RSVP
- Soundbath Meditation Workshops, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $35 – $120, RSVP
- Children in the Arts – The Arts Tell My Story, presented by Dancers Studio, World’s Fair Park Amphitheater, 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm, $7 per adult / 1 penny per child
- Samuel D. Hunter’s A Case for the Existence of God, by the River and Rail Theatre Company, Old City Performing Arts Center, 2:30 pm, $7 – $45
- Bluegrass Jam with Perry Cooper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- An Appalachian Anthology Event, Union Ave Books, 3:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Wagon Wheel Live ft. Who Are These Vultures, Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm
- Showing: The Dark Crystal, Central Cinema, 3:30 pm, $7 – $12
- Sunday Dance Class and Practica, Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Dec 17)
- Ainsley’s Angels 6th Annual Rollin’ On Rocky Top 5K, UT Gardens Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $25 – $30, RSVP
- A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, EVape Central Tavern, 5:30 pm (weekly through Dec 17)
- Needle Felting Workshop: Drink Coasters (Set of Two), Maple Hall, 6:00 pm, $20 suggested donation or pay what you can, RSVP
- Cannibal Corpse and The True Mayhem – North American Tour, The Mill & Mine, 6:30 pm, $42.69
- Showing: Live! Kerwin Claiborne, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $30 – $40
- The Seldom Scene, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $35 – $55
- Jo Koy, Civic Auditorium, 7:30 pm, $62 – $87
- The Electric Nature, Bare Trees, Slime Ring, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, September 25
- Final Day for Call to Artists: Fragile [Group Ceramic Exhibition], Event by Dogwood Arts, starting at $5, deadline Sep 25
- Shaped Like Light, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Sep 29
- September Shows, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- Frutos Latinos, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- Audacious Black Freedom Dreams, an installation by BLACKMAU, Ewing Gallery, UT Art and Architecture Building, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm / Mon-Fri, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm), through Oct 29
- Time Management Strategies, Knoxville Area Urban League, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, FREE! but RSVP
- Small Business Matters – Monday Edition, Fanatic Brewing Company, 10:00 am
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane / Basset, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Electric Motor Testing (Energized and De-Energized), Conference Center Building, Factory Lab, 600 Henley St, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm (daily, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, through Sep 29), $1,895 – $2,095, RSVP
- “Afrofuturism and Digital Humanities” – UT Humanities Center Distinguished Lecture, UT John C Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium, Jack E. Reece Galleria, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
- Missing Middle Open House, O’Connor Senior Center, 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
- Intro to Ballet Mini Sessions, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 5:45 pm – 6:30 pm (weekly through Oct 23), $15
- Chiasmus Reading Series and Open Mic, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP for open mic
- Weekly LBE Monday Shop Ride, LB Endurance Lab, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $12, RSVP
- Showing: The Dark Crystal, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $7 – $12
- Board Game Night, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Dec 18)
- Open Mic Night! Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Out Series: UT Electroacoustic Ensemble, Picasso Gaglione, Darling Darlene, Summer Fuss, Ryan Dunaway, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- The Mimi Terry Group, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Ensemble Knox: UT Chamber Percussion Group, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- The War And Treaty – The Lovers Game Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $26 – $36
- Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Showing: O.V.A. Extreme Anime, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5
- Brad Heller & The Fustics, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, September 26
- Repatriation of Archaeology & the Native Peoples of Tennessee, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through Dec 22
- Sports Authority Board Meeting, Public Works Service Center, 3131 Morris Ave, 9:00 am – 10:30 am
- Patrick Deason & Dennis Sabo, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- BLANKET FORT STUDIO. Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Batty Jr / Luke Daniel, Visit Knoxville, noon / 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm, FREE!
- Supply Chain Job and Internship Fair, UT Student Union, Ballroom, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Oktoberfest featuring Polka Music, Dirndl/Lederhosen Contests, Masskrugstemmen (Stein-Hoisting), Bratwurst-Wettessen (Brat-Eating Contest), Lebkuchenherzen & More!, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm (daily except Mondays through Oct 8), FREE!
- Mary Nietling Exhibition, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Tue-Thu) / noon – 10:00 pm (Fri-Sat) / noon – 8:00 pm (Sun)
- Knox Pride Thriftique Presents: Fill-A-Bag Night! Knox Pride, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $20
- Community Yoga at Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Oct 31), donation-based
- Knoxville SOUP Dinner, Church Street United Methodist Church, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $5 suggested donation
- Ashe Lecture: On Ukraine, the Pro-Western Actor in Eastern Europe, Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Rossdafareye @ Marble City Market, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Forest Bathing Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $30, RSVP
- The Entrepreneur Juggling Act with Heather Hiscox, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Final Tuesday Board Game Group, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Final Summer Tuesday Acro Jam, World’s Fair Park, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm , FREE!
- Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm (weekly through Oct 17), $20
- Financial Education Class, Knoxville Area Urban League, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Showing: Threads, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $5 – $10
- YPK 101, East Tennessee History Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! RSVP
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Books & Beans, Marble City Market, 7:00 pm
- Concerts on the Square – Jazz Tuesdays: Shawn Turner & Pinky Ring, Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Oktoberfest Beer Dinner, Yee-Haw Brewing, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $45, RSVP
- Fall Choral Concert, Ensemble Event, UT Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium, 7:30 pm
- Ted Russell Kamp and Matt Woods, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- Batty Jr with Tennessee Stifflegs, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Chicago, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $75 – $235
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Showing: Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5
- Brad Heller & The Fustics, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, September 27
- Shed Builder Expo 2023, Knoxville Convention Center, 8:00 am (continues Sep 28)
- UpWard Summit 2023 By United Way of Greater Knoxville, The Mill & Mine, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, free – $25, RSVP
- Modern Marketing By Jonny Fowler, UT Conference Center, 600 Henley St, 400A, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm, FREE! RSVP
- Story Thyme, The ECO Garden at the Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 10:00 am – 11:30 am (weekly through Oct 25), free – $5
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Medical Center Career Expo, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- After School Special: Optical Illusion Art, Knoxville Arts Center, 10:30 am – 1:00 pm, $40, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Shane Alexander / Ted Russell Kamp (feat. special guest Matt Woods), Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Coffee Cupping, Frothy Monkey, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $20, RSVP
- Write It Out Open Studio, The Bottom, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Nolan Nevels @ Marble City Market, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Wednesday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- Rooftop Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm (weekly through Oct 25), $5, RSVP
- Stammtisch 2023 – Start a Conversation, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- The FUTURE Is Bright! Lightning Rounds on Advocacy, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Roy Saunders @Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- French Film Series: “Jeux d’enfants,” UT Hodges Library, 101 – Lindsay Young Auditorium, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- QualiTea Time Workshop, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 6:30 pm, $30, RSVP
- Fountain City Ramblers – Live at Ale’ Rae Grill, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- Stand Up Comedy @ Tern Club! 6:30 pm, $10
- Nickelback’s Get Rollin’ Tour with guest Brantley Gilbert and Josh Ross, Thompson-Boling Arena, 6:30 pm, $50 – $244, RSVP
- Woof Gang with SBRET – a weekly dog walk, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Nov 1)
- Addison’s Book Club: Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility (1811), Addison’s, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $5, RSVP
- Showing: Live! Catacombs & Comedians, Central Cinema, 7:15 pm, $10
- Learn Latin Dancing – Salsa Cuban Style, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, $10
- Megan’s Last Shift (For Now) at The Hub, Knox Brew Hub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- Dana, Whippets, The Loinettes, God’s Buffet, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Drag Bingo Knox Pride Edition, Pour Taproom, 8:30 pm
- SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Spectrum, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm
Thursday, September 28
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Teni Rane / Redd, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Families of the Fork – Early Knox County Surnames, East Tennessee History Center, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- The U.S. Constitution and the Impeachment of William Blount, Blount Mansion, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Fall 2023 Used Book Sale: Members Preview Day by Friends of the Knox County Public Library, Central United Methodist, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm, free – $20
- Old City Market, 100 Block, W Jackson Ave, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Dogwood Arts Emerging Maker Tent, Old City Market, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Knox Pride Fundraiser @ Alliance Brewing Co., 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- 38th Annual Tribute to Women Awards By YWCA Knoxville & the Tennessee Valley, The Mill and Mine, 5:30 pm, $100 – $1,000 RSVP
- An Author Event with Andrew Lawler, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Pints with the Prof, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:00 pm
- Jason And Braden Williams at Ale’ Rae’s, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- Brown-Forman Tasting, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $40, RSVP
- Sleeping Beauty & The Seven Sisters, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Baroque at the Botanicals, The Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 7:00 pm, RSVP for price
- Jon Pardi: Mr. Saturday Night World Tour 2023, Civic Coliseum, 7:00 pm, $48 – $252, RSVP
- Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm, FREE!
- Weekly Mark Boling TRIO LIFE on the ROOFTOP! Hyatt Place Knoxville – Downtown, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm (Thursdays through Sep 28)
- Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin performing DEMONS, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $31 – $72
- Tanya Tucker – Sweet Western Sound Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $40.50 – $100.50
- Samuel D. Hunter’s A Case for the Existence of God, by the River and Rail Theatre Company, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm, $7 – $45
- Larry Vincent and Sheila Gordon, Harvest – Land, Sea, & Vine Downtown, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- Wind Ensemble Concert, UT Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium, 7:30 pm
- Brown Goose, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
- Drag Halloween Theme, Barrelhouse, 8:00 pm
- Green Bay Packers Ticket Giveaway! Last Days of Autumn, 8:15 pm – 11:15 pm
- 10th Anniversary “Band Eat Band” $10,000 Competition, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
- VINE-ILL (DJ SET), Fly by Night, 9:00 pm, $5
- Jake’s Alchemical Junction, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, FREE!
Friday, September 29
- Final Day: Shaped Like Light, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Fall 2023 Used Book Sale: Open to Public by Friends of the Knox County Public Library, Central United Methodist, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Reedy River String Band, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Online: Reducing Risk of Spillover by Preventing Pandemics, presented by UT School of Natural Resources, noon – 1:00 pm
- CEE Seminar with Kurt Boyd: “Neyland Stadium – 100 Years Reimagined,” UT Tickle Engineering Building, Rm 405, 4:05 pm – 5:00 pm
- Tavern Notes: Frog & Toad Duo outside the Tavern at Maker Exchange, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Data Science and Statistics Seminar, Speaker: Devanshu Agrawal, UT Ayres Hall, Room 111, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
- Green Room: Prints and Paintings by Anthony Huang and Megan Wolfkill, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (continues Sep 30, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
- Showing: Stop Making Sense / Stop Making Sense, Central Cinema, 5:30 pm / 7:30 pm, $7 – $12, RSVP
- Rutledge Memorial Lecture in Classics, UT Frieson Black Cultural Center, Room 102/103, 5:45 pm – 7:00 pm
- Printmaking Alumna Ericka Walker Lecture at UT School of Art and Architecture Building, Room 109, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- Live Music Fridays: Alison Quigley, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown University, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Strikes & Sips: A Night Out with Jack Daniels, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm, $20, RSVP
- Poetry Night at Lotus Light, Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Wesley House’s 6th Annual Masquerade Ball, Jackson Terminal, 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm, $150 – $1,250, RSVP
- The Blues meets The Funk with Mighty Blue and Soulfinger, The Concourse, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $10, RSVP
- Full Moon Dance + Sound Bath @iJams, Ijams Nature Center, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, $30
- Sleeping Beauty & The Seven Sisters, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
- Full Moon Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Stevie Jones @ Marble City Market, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- London DeBord, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Alex & The Animals, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm
- Shelby Cline @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Nightmare on Jackson – a Pole Show, Sheer Inspiration Pole Fitness w/ Natasha Fine, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (continues Sep 30), $35, RSVP
- Josh Mancuso Pre-Game Comedy Special with Musical Guest Thomas Edwards, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm, $39 – $49, RSVP
- VolNavyVille Party, Calhoun’s On The River, 7:00 pm
- Samuel D. Hunter’s A Case for the Existence of God, by the River and Rail Theatre Company, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm, $7 – $45
- Mother Legacy, The Holistic Connection, 7:30 pm
- Crowder, Civic Auditorium, 7:30 pm, $45 – $210, RSVP
- Sam Adams Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- 4th and Gill Night Market, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Go! Contemporary Dance, World Fair Park Amphitheater, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $15 – $17
- Sam Quinn & Cartwright Bros. with Styrofoam Winos, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Austin Williams LIVE at The Local Smokey, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Silent Disco on the patio! Merchants of Beer, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $10, RSVP
- Big Gene Poole / Brown Goose, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm
- Fountain City Ramblers Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm, FREE!
- The Garden of Eden, Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm
- Home Game Get Down with Three Star Revival, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $10
- Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
Saturday, September 30
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, Union Ave, Market St, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Yoga + Pelvic Floor Therapy Workshop, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 9:00 am – noon, $100, RSVP
- Green Room: Prints and Paintings by Anthony Huang and Megan Wolfkill, Gallery 1010, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Fall Storewide Sale, Knoxville Soap Candle & Gifts, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Fall 2023 Used Book Sale: Open to Public / Pop Specials, by Friends of the Knox County Public Library, Central United Methodist, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm / 1:00 pm
- Beginner-Intermediate Watercolors, Knoxville Arts Center, 10:30 am – 1:00 pm, $40, RSVP
- Pay what you can – Macrame Plant Hanger Workshop, Emporium Center, 10:30 am, suggested donation $20, RSVP
- Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $10 – $12, RSVP
- 8-Week Class: Elementary Ballet, Knoxville Arts Center, 11:00 am – 11:45 am, $100, RSVP
- Tennessee vs Carolina Tailgate with GasStationSushi, Circle Park Dr, 11:00 am
- A Meet & Greet with Emma Miller, Union Ave Books, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Fox Crossing Stringband / Keturah Allgood, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Knox-Ill 2023, Printshop Beer Co, noon
- Hawk Watch! Guided Birding Walk, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- World Cyanotype Day Flags! by The Big Camera, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE!
- Sleeping Beauty & The Seven Sisters, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
- Tailgate with The Vols! UT vs SC, Cumberland House Knoxville, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, 1109 White Ave, 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Flow Jam 2023, Sustainable Future Center, 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $20 – $30
- Showing: Stop Making Sense / Dr. Strangelove: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm / 6:00 pm, $5 – $12
- Midnight Hyder, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- One Knox Watch Party at Yee-Haw Knoxville, 5:00 pm
- Stone Hollow, Holistic Connection, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $40, RSVP
- Nightmare on Jackson – a Pole Show, Sheer Inspiration Pole Fitness w/ Natasha Fine, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (continues Sep 30), $35, RSVP
- UT Volunteers vs SC Gamecocks, Neyland Stadium, 7:30 pm, $100 – $1,250
- Samuel D. Hunter’s A Case for the Existence of God, by the River and Rail
- Theatre Company, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm, $7 – $45
- Tiny Bookshop Concert: An Evening with Kami Astro, The Bottom, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, pay what you can – $30, RSVP
- Mark Boling Trio Life, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Salsa Saturday Fun-Raiser (For Compassion Closet) @ Marble City Market, 8:00 pm – midnight, $15
- Vagabon Brew/ Joey’s Van, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm
- Steef with Cave Deco and A Certain Zone, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Showing: Stop Making Sense, Central Cinema, 8:05 pm, $15 – $20
- Fox Crossing String Band Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- Dead Ringers, Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm
- Showing: True Stories, Central Cinema, 10:00 pm, $5 – $12
- BareFuzz, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
- Andres Tapia – Latin Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
Sunday, October 1
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Knoxville Oktoberfest, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 am – 9:00 pm (daily except Mondays through Oct 8), FREE!
- Half-Day Rock Climbing Adventure, Ijams Crag, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (weekly through Nov 18)
- 2023 Gluttony Mile benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank, Knoxville Rugby Football Club, Sevier Ave, 10:00 am, $30 – $120, RSVP
- $8 Weekend Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $8, RSVP
- Celebrate 180 years of FBC, First Baptist Knoxville, noon
- Can You Dig it? 2023, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, noon – 4:00 pm, FREE but RSVP
- Banned Books Week Kickoff Supporting the UT Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, Printshop Beer Co., noon – close (daily through Oct 7)
- Knox Makers Fall Maker Market, Knox Makers, noon – 5:00 pm
- 95th Anniversary Celebration: Open House and Self-Guided Tours, Historic Tennessee Theatre, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE!
- Adoption Event #4 by H.A.L.T: Humans and Animals Learning Together, Elst Brewing Company, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- 95th Anniversary Celebration: Charlie Chaplin’s silent film City Lights, accompanied by Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer organ, Historic Tennessee Theatre, 3:00 pm, FREE!
- Final Performance: Sleeping Beauty & The Seven Sisters, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
- An Author Event with Sue Dunlap, Ron Lands, Sarah Pross, Union Ave Books, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Jazz in the Park: Swingbooty, Fort Dickerson Park, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, $10
- Showing: Stop Making Sense, Central Cinema, 3:45 pm, $7 – $12
- Sunday Dance Class and Practica, Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Dec 17), FREE!
- SMBS Blues Cruise with Chris O’Leary Band, Tennessee Riverboat, 400 pm – 7:00 pm, $20 – $25
- Green Thumb Gala, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $175 – $10,000, RSVP
- A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, EVape Central Tavern, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Weekly Sunday Acro Jam, World’s Fair Park, 6:00 pm, FREE!
- Showing: True Stories, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Songwriter Sundays at Status Dough, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Stand Up Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway: Road To El Dorado, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $35 – $45
- Showing: Dr. Strangelove: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light with Redd, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, October 2
- October Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- “In Conversation: Will Wilson,” McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat, through Dec 2)
- October Shows, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- Little History Lessons: Blacksmith, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, FREE! but RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon
- 95th Anniversary Celebration: Mighty Musical Monday featuring House Organist Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ joined by the Old City Buskers, Tennessee Theatre, noon, FREE!
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month Kickoff, Knoxville Family Justice Center, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- Intro to Ballet Mini Sessions, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 5:45 pm – 6:30 pm (weekly through Oct 23), $15
- Guided Gallery Meditation, UT School of Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery of Art (Room 115), 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Weekly LBE Monday Shop Ride, LB Endurance Lab, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $12, RSVP
- Showing: Stop Making Sense, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Skull Planter Workshop with The Plant Trolley at Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $25
- Monthly Meeting: Parkridge Community Organization, Cansler Family YMCA, 6:30 pm
- Board Game Night, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Dec 18)
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Out Series, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 3
- Repatriation of Archaeology & the Native Peoples of Tennessee, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through Dec 22
- Enhanced Homeschool: Plants and Archaeology, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:30 am – 11:30 am
- Audacious Black Freedom Dreams, an installation by BLACKMAU, Ewing Gallery, UT Art and Architecture Building, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm / Mon-Fri, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm), through Oct 29
- October Shows, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- October Shows, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
- “The bandoneón in Argentine Tango” with Matias Pedrana: A presentation for composers, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Room G40, 11:20 am
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Flute Masterclass: Danilo Mezzadri and Carlos Feller, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Orchestra Room (Room 110), 12:55 pm
- Viola Masterclass: Daphne Gerling, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Orchestra Room (Room 327), 12:55 pm
- Knoxville Oktoberfest featuring Polka Music, Dirndl/Lederhosen Contests, Masskrugstemmen (Stein-Hoisting), Bratwurst-Wettessen (Brat-Eating Contest), Lebkuchenherzen & More!, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm (daily except Mondays through Oct 8), FREE!
- October shows, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Tue-Thu) / noon – 10:00 pm (Fri-Sat) / noon – 8:00 pm (Sun)
- After-School Special: Multicolor Trace Monotype, Knoxville Arts Center, 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm, $15, RSVP
- Made For Knoxville Meet-Up at Ijam’s Big Fun Tuesday, 5:00 pm
- September Big Fun Tuesday at Mead’s Quarry, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Community Yoga at Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Oct 31), donation-based
- LIVE You Might Be Right Podcast Recording: WHAT CAN GOVERNMENT DO FOR AMERICA’S YOUTH AND FAMILIES, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, Room 103, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Jamie & Guitar @ Marble City Market, 5:30 pm
- Brazilian Soundscapes, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
- October Trash Run with Keep Knoxville Beautiful, Pretentious Beer Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Banned Books in Tennessee: A Panel Discussion and Call To Action, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm (weekly through Oct 17), $20
- Kernel Convo: In the Heights, Hodges Library, 101 – Lindsay Young Auditorium, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
- Showing: Tiny Stage Presents: Halloween Comedy Night, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Robert Cray, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $40 – $60
- Concert & Symphonic Bands, UT Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium, 7:30 pm
- Poison Ruin with Lan Line, The Pilot Light, $15
- Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm