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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)
Sunday, September 10
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Final Day: The 8th Annual Maker City Summit, The Maker Exchange, 8:15 am – 4:00 pm
- Final Day: Tibetan Chod Dance – Tashi Kyil Tour, Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, RSVP for more info
- Barre & Brews at Hi-Wire Brewing, 9:15 am – 10:00 am, $25, RSVP
- Final Day: Friends Day with The Friends of the Smokies, Mast General Store Knoxville, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Old City Market, 100 Block W Jackson Ave, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- $8 Weekend Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $8, RSVP
- Spiritual Sunday with Purple Sage Photography and Medium Michelle Leigh & Rocky Top Rock Shop, EVape Central Tavern, noon – 4:00 pm
- Elandria Williams Reading and Research Room Opening, The Bottom, noon – 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Second Sunday Art Activity / Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm / 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE!
- Sausagefest 2023 benefiting Curesearch for Children’s Cancer, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, starting at $12
- SBRET Adoption Event, Merchants of Beer, 2:00 pm
- Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express + Behind-the-Scenes Sunday, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $5 – $44.55, RSVP
- Knoxville * Friendship * Orientation with New2Knox, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Celtic Jam for Beginners with Tim Worman, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Cookie Hopper Live @ Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Ken Ludwig’s A Fox On The Fairway, Theatre Central, 3:00 pm, $5 – $20, RSVP
- Sunday Dance Class and Practica, Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Dec 17)
- Green Bay Packers Ticket Giveaway! Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Smoky Mountain Blues Society Cruise featuring Tangled in Blues, Tennessee Riverboat, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $20 – $25, RSVP
- Showing: Miracle Mile / Black Dynamite, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm / 6:30 pm, $7 – $12
- A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, EVape Central Tavern, 5:30 pm (weekly through Dec 17
- Twilight at Ijams Benefit, Ijams Nature Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $185 – $1,850, RSVP
- Drink and Draw at South Coast Pizza, 6:00 pm
- Kosta Brown | Domaine Serene Wine Dinner, Harvest – Land, Sea, & Vine, 141 S Gay St, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- 2nd Sunday Get Down and Intro Dance Lesson with Scott Angelius and Kelly Arsenault, Maple Hall, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $5 – $10
- Candela, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, September 11
- 2023 Knoxville 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb with NFFF, Sunsphere @ World’s Fair Park, 7:30 am – 2:00 pm
- 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
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Shanna in a Dress, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Lecture by Madeline Gannon on “Creative Robotics: Breathing Life Into Machines,” UT Art and Architecture Building, McCarty Auditorium, Room 109, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- African American Equity Restoration Task Force Meeting, Pellissippi State Community College – Magnolia’s Campus, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Quick Study Painting: Tree of Life, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $36, RSVP
- RESCHEDULED – Phantom of the Opera Book Club Meeting, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm
- Clay Planter Workshop with The Plant Trolley, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $25, RSVP
- 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
- Single Malts From Around the World: A Tasting Adventure With Impex Beverages, Inc., Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:00 pm, $40, RSVP
- Showing: Miracle Mile / Black Dynamite, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm / 8:15 pm, $7 – $12
- Board Game Night, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Dec 18)
- All Over the Page – “Haven,” Lawson-McGhee Library, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Open Mic Night! Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 25)
- Out Series: Ryan Clackner / Hunter Deacon / Jake Smith, Anti-American (Siena Fulton, Galli Ghenov, Cullen Burke), The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- 5-week Latin Dance Course – Seasoned Mondays, HK Studios, 828 Tulip Ave, 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm (weekly through Oct 9), starting at $10
- Braden Jones, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, September 12
- 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
- Museum Sprouts: Sunflower Power, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 10:30 am, FREE! but RSVP
- Clay Relief Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – noon (continues Sep 19), $35 – $45, RSVP
- 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: Jeff Black / Nigel Wearne, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Startup Day 2023 By Innov865 Alliance, The Mill & Mine, noon – 5:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Making Comics and Graphic Novels Workshop, East Tennessee History Center, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm, RSVP
- 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)
- Guest Artist Recital: Adam Estes and Jeff Heisler; saxophones, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
- Public Square Series: Land Use Policy, the Missing Middle, and Knoxville’s Housing Challenge, Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium – 103, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Tuesday Board Game Group, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 26)
- Summer Tuesday Acro Jam, World’s Fair Park, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Sep 26), FREE!
- Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm (weekly through Oct 17), $20
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Disc Golf Putting Social, Elst Brewing Company, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm (through Dec 19)
- Guns N’ Roses, Thompson-Boling Arena, 6:30 pm, prices vary
- Showing: Knoxville Poetry Slam’s September Open Mic, Central Cinema, 6:45 pm – 8:45 pm, $5 – $10
- Concerts on the Square – Jazz Tuesdays: Denin Koch Quartet, Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- COMEDY NIGHT: Cool Aunts and Cat Ladies! Scruffy’s Cafe, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $30
- College Night: Sorority Soirée, Marble City Market, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- 5-Week Latin Dance Course – Beginner Tuesdays, Cansler Family YMCA, 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm (weekly through Oct 10), $90, RSVP
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Showing: The Last Man on Earth, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $7 – $12
- Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, August 13
- 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
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kevin Daniels, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Okinawa’s Rich Culture – Impacts of U.S. Military Bases, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Emsculpt Neo Bus Party, Old City MedSpa, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Anti-Haitianism, Statelessness, and Religious Practice in the Bahamas / Reception, UT Strong Hall B1 / Strong Hall Atrium, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm / 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- UTK Pride Center’s LGBTQ+ Organization Fair, UTK Student Union, 5:00 pm
- Nolan Nevels Jazz Trio @ Marble City Market, 5:30 pm
- Urban Forest Master Plan Discovery Phase update, Knoxville Public Works Service Center, 3131 Morris Ave, 5:30 pm – 7:00 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
- Online: The Poetry of First Date Impressions, by Sundress Academy for the Arts, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, free, but donations welcome
- Abstract Watercolor Composition, Knoxville Arts Center, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $50, RSVP
- Ryan Roberts, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Ayca Yayman feat. Gray Lancaster & Company @ Ale’ Rae’s, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- Showing: Live: Blaire Postman’s “LADY ADHD” with Griefcat, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $20
- Woof Gang with SBRET – a weekly dog walk, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Nov 1)
- Learn Latin Dancing, Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Pass the Mic: Autumn Nicholas with Adeem the Artist, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $24.60 – $35.35
- Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $5 – $40 or pay what you can, RSVP
- Seepeoples at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm
Thursday, September 14
- Nonprofit Coffee & Conversations, Event by Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 8:30 am, FREE! but RSVP
- Elevate Your Craft: Mastering Headshots vs. Branding Photography for Photographers, presented by by Elizabeth Salem and Professional Photographers of East Tennessee, 800 Luttrell St, 9:00 am, $99, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Minor Gold / Creekbed, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- September COA Presentation: “Your Best Shot: The Importance of Vaccines for Older Adults,” O’Connor Senior Center, 2:30 pm
- Specimens and Scones, UT Temple Hall, 1st Floor, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Martinis at the Mansion, Blount Mansion, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $100 – $1,000, RSVP
- Tennessee Volunteers Volleyball vs. Chicago State University Cougars Women’s Volleyball, Thompson-Boling, 6:30 pm, $5 – $25, or donate 2 non-perishable food items
- 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 27)
- Wayne Newton: Up Close & Personal, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $45 – $95
- Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $5 – $44.55, RSVP
- Ken Ludwig’s A Fox On The Fairway, Theatre Central, 7:30 pm, $5 – $20, RSVP
- Showing: The Last Man on Earth, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Dougie Poole, Tonsstartssbandht, Yer Flowers, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Weyes Blood – In Holy Flux Tour: Unleashed, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $35 – $45
- Parker McCollum Live w/ Special Guest Jackson Dean, Civic Coliseum, 8:30 pm, $26 – $115
- Mosant, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- 10th Anniversary “Band Eat Band” $10,000 Competition, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
- Son Little with Kelle Jolly, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, $25 – $30
Friday, September 15
- 2023 Senior Safety Summit, O’Connor Senior Center, 9:00 am – noon
- PARK(ing) Day, Gay Street, Downtown Knoxville, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Michael Reno Harrell, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Yoga for a Cause! McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $35, RSVP
- Grand Opening of Church + Henley @ Church + Henley, 5:00 pm
- Mountain Commerce Challenge: Downtown Riverfront Bike Ride, Knoxville Adventure Collective, 5:15 pm, RSVP
- TECA ConnectED Knoxville, Maple Hall, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Live Music Fridays: Alicia Harvey, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Bluegill Productions presents Friday Night Live with the K-Town Legends of Soul, The Concourse, 6:30 pm, $15 – $20
- Surfaced, Lust Witch, Melee, and The Extinct @ the Dungeon at The Holistic Connection, 6:30 pm, $10 – $15
- Tennessee Volunteers Volleyball vs. Evansville Purple Aces, Thompson-Boling, 6:30 pm, $5 – $25, or donate 2 non-perishable food items
- An Author Event featuring Lauren Groff, East Tennessee History Center, 7:00 pm, $35, RSVP
- Sleeping Beauty & The Seven Sisters, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
- Knox Pride Presents: Bingo Night @ South Press, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $20
- Zak Saltz Band @ Marble City Market, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Cale Charney @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- 45/Rpm at Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm
- Tyler Kemmerling, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Smooth Sailor, Merchants of Beer, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $25, RSVP
- Showing: Evangelion:3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $7 – $12, RSVP
- Ken Ludwig’s A Fox On The Fairway, Theatre Central, 7:30 pm, $5 – $20, RSVP
- Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $5 – $44.55, RSVP
- Silent Disco: Taylor Swift Night + Friends & Foes at Hi-Wire Knoxville, 7:30 pm, $12 – $15
- Cruz Contreras Debut Record Release at Yee Haw, 8:00 – 10:00 pm, $20 – $25, RSVP
- Shifflett/Hannah/Deacon, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Tavern Notes: Kukuly and the Fuego Live at Maker Exchange, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Khaliko / Kaleb Mullins & the Witness, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm
- Colony House: The Cannonballers Tour, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $32
- LOUD Album Release Show 3 with Bark, Dirty Knees, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Rockstead / The Big Wooly, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm
- Zoso: the Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $25 – $30
- Travis Bigwood Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
Saturday, September 16
- Schulz Bräu Brewing’s 8th Annual Oktoberfest Opening Ceremony, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 5:00 am – 9:00 am, $50 – $80, RSVP
- Early Morning Birding: Fall Migration, Ijams Nature Center, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, $15, RSVP
- Ninja Mountain Bike Clinics, Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness, 8:45 am – 4:00 pm (continues Sep 17), $329 – $999, RSVP
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, Union Ave, Market St, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Moss Walk, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, free – $5
- Third annual community-wide East Knoxville Community Cleanup, meet at Ashley Nicole Dream Playground, 620 Winona St, 9:00 am – noon, RSVP
- Smart Yards and Friends Festival, UT Gardens Knoxville, 9:00 am – noon, FREE!
- Knoxville Oktoberfest, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 9:00 am – 11:59 pm (daily except Mondays through Oct 8), FREE!
- Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $10 – $12, RSVP
- Scenic Cruise, Star of Knoxville, 11:30 am, $22.80, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Steven Simmons / St. Owsley, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Author Patricia Gilliam live and in person, Tall Man Toys & Comics, noon – 4:00 pm
- Punk Rock Flea Market Knoxville 2023, Mill & Mine, noon, $5
- September Moon Market, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 5:00 pm
- Paper Collage, Knoxville Arts Center, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $50, RSVP
- WORKSHOP: Intermediate Genealogy, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE! RSVP
- Sleeping Beauty & The Seven Sisters, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
- Saturday Tea Time at The Bottom, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $10, RSVP
- Knoxville Oktoberfest with the Swinging Bavarians, Schulz Brau Brewing Co., 2:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Showing: Evangelion:3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time, Central Cinema, 3:15 pm, $5 – $12
- HoLa! Festival 2023, World’s Fair Park, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm (continues Sep 17), free – $3
- Mt. Olive Pleasure Club at Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 4:30 pm
- Hard Knox Roller Derby Season Closer, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 5:00 pm / 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $40, RSVP
- Ultimate Away Game Tailgate Party hosted by The Hearing & Speech Foundation, East Club @ Neyland Stadium, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $15 – $125, RSVP
- Sober Saturday Sept 16 – Sober Tailgate & Watch Party, St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 6:00 pm, FREE!
- Lyra’s Ballroom Dance Party with a Disney Twist, Broadway Academy, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $15
- Gypsy Moon at Ale’ Raes, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- BCM: Hair Braiding, The Bottom, 7:00 pm (weekly through Sep 30), RSVP
- Brent Hyder, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- KATS Milonga, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius with Frank Huang at UT Alumni Gym, Cox Alumni Memorial Auditorium, 7:30 pm, FREE!
- One Knoxville SC vs Greenville Triumph, Regal Soccer Stadium, 2317 Stephenson Dr, 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm, $12 – $60
- Ken Ludwig’s A Fox On The Fairway, Theatre Central, 7:30 pm, $5 – $20, RSVP
- Larry Vincent Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Nick Horner Family with Natalie Lawson (voice and guitar) and Dakota Carley (percussion), Social Dove Patio and Bar, 8:00 pm
- St. Owlsey / Rossdafareye, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm
- Free Latin Dance Party, The Double S Wine Bar, 8:00 pn, FREE!
- Balkun Brothers, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
- The 25th Hour Live @ eVape Tavern, 8:00 pm
- Debut of Short Term Memory at EVape Central Tavern, 8:00 pm
- Mal Nombre Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- Grown Folk Skate Night, Change Center 9:30 pm – midnight, $10
- Neon Moon – 90s Country Dance Party (Silent Disco), Knox Pride, 9:30 pm – 11:30 pm, $10 suggested donation
- STOUTember Tap Takeover, Hi-Wire Brewing, 10:00 pm
- Corey James Clifton, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
- Andres Tapia – Latin Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
Sunday, September 17
- 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!
- Ninja Mountain Bike Clinics, Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness, 8:45 am – 4:00 pm, $329 – $999, RSVP
- FwF Community Yard Sale Benefiting FwF Helping Hands Memory Makers, Craft Axe Throwing – Downtown, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Quarry Meetup – Underwater Basket Weaving Workshop, Ijams Nature Center Mead’s Quarry, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm, donation-based, RSVP
- $8 Weekend Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $8, RSVP
- Final Day: HoLa! Festival 2023, World’s Fair Park, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, free – $3
- Candle Making Workshop with 865 Candle Company at Maker Exchange, noon – 2:00 pm / 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, $50, RSVP
- Conservation Conversation with fern+daisy, Ijams Visitor Center plaza, noon – 3:00 pm, donation-based, RSVP
- Adoption Event #2 by H.A.L.T: Humans and Animals Learning Together, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Eastside Sunday Market, Dr. Walter Hardy Memorial Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Eco-Printing & Natural Dyes with Museum of Infinite Outcomes, Ijams Visitor Center, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, $95, RSVP
- Green Bay Packers Ticket Giveaway! Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Quarry Meetup – Underwater Basket Weaving Workshop, Ijams Nature Center Mead’s Quarry, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm, donation-based, RSVP
- Paint with a Turtle Workshop, Ijams Visitor Center, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $45, RSVP
- Online: September Poetry Xfit, by Sundress Academy for the Arts, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, free, but RSVP and donations welcome
- Cato: George Washington’s Valley Forge Play, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm, FREE! with RSVP
- William Shaub Plays Mozart, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm, $17 – $41
- Showing: The Last Man on Earth, Central Cinema, 3:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Final Performance: Ken Ludwig’s A Fox On The Fairway, Theatre Central, 3:00 pm, $5 – $20, RSVP
- Sleeping Beauty & The Seven Sisters, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
- East Tennessee Bluegrass Association Monthly Jam, Ijams Nature Center Mead’s Quarry, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, FREE!
- Shaun Abbott Live, Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- A Tribute to Marshal Andy: Come Meet The Legend, East Tennessee PBS, 1611 East Magnolia Ave, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Sunday Dance Class and Practica, Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Dec 17), FREE!
- Romper Room with Rus Harper, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 4:00 pm
- Showing: A Boy and His Dog / Evangelion:3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm / 7:00 pm, $7 – $12
- 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!
- Songwriter Sundays at Status Dough, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Annual Purge-Themed Photoshoot by J.Lewis Photography, Downtown Knoxville, 7:30 pm, $85, RSVP
- Lecture Recital with Margaret Moore, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Megamoon X album release show, Plus Jarl from Normandy! The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Tennessee Stifflegs, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, September 18
- Shaped Like Light, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Sep 29
- September 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)
- Frutos Latinos, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- Little History Lessons: Going to the Doctor, East Tennessee Historical Society, 10:30 am – 11:00 am, FREE! But RSVP
- Downtown Knoxville Alliance Board Meeting, Knoxville Area Chamber offices, 17 Market Square, #201, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Max Muscato / Ella Folk, Visit Knoxville, noon
- “Thinking with Bees” – UT Humanities Center Distinguished Lecture with Visiting scholar Joseph Campana (Rice University), John C Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium (rm. 101), 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
- The Art of Fabric, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $100, RSVP
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- A Most Tolerant Little Town with Dr. Rachel Louise Martin, East Tennessee History Center, 6:00 pm, FREE!
- 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: A Boy and His Dog / Evangelion:3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Board Game Night, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Dec 18)
- UT Jazz Jam hosted by Margherita Fava, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- First Show: Daniel Tosh: Sweet T Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm, $45 – $85
- Open Mic Night! Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 15)
- Out Series: Joseph Allred / David Kline / Matt Nelson / Jake Smith, Daniel Kimbro, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Queer Cinema Club: 2nd installment of our Fear Street Trilogy, Knox Pride, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Second Show: Daniel Tosh: Sweet T Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 9:30 pm, $45 – $85
Tuesday, September 19
- Talent Retention Panel, Knoxville Chamber, Market Square, 9:00 am – 10:00 am, FREE! but RSVP
- 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
- 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
- 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: Sarah King / Greg Hill, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Knoxville Oktoberfest, 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)
- Right to Read Documentary Screening, UT John C Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium, Room 101, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- After-School Clay: Balloon Dogs, Knoxville Arts Center, 4:15 pm – 5:15, $15, RSVP
- The Declaration of Independence Today: Why an Old Text Still Serves Us Now, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Mike Snodgrass @ Marble City Market, 5:30 pm
- An Author Event with Halle Hill: in conversation with Knoxville’s Poet Laureate, Rhea Carmon, about Halle’s book, GOOD WOMEN, @ Union Ave Book, 6:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Tuesday Board Game Group, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 26)
- Summer Tuesday Acro Jam, World’s Fair Park, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Sep 26), FREE!
- Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm (weekly through Oct 17), $20
- Cowboys in the Campfire live at Next Level Brewing, 6:30 pm, $25 – $100, RSVP
- Disc Golf Putting Social, Elst Brewing Company, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm (through Dec 19)
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
- Showing: Evangelion:3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, FREE!
- Concerts on the Square: Jazz Tuesdays with the Scott Simmerman and Friends, Outdoor Stage at Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Jimmy Buffet Music Bingo to Benefit Alzheimer’s Association, Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Cato: George Washington’s Valley Forge Play, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! with RSVP
- Tiny Stage Comedy’s Comedy Night, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $5 – $44.55, RSVP
- Faculty / Guest Artist Recital: Ryan Fogg, Chih-Long Hu, Eunsuk Jung, Katherine Benson, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Hatebreed: Rise of Brutality 20th Anniversary Tour, The Mill & Mine, 7:30 pm, $37.02
- Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm