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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)
Sunday, October 15
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Wicked Cool Cats scavenger hunt, Downtown Knoxville, daily through Oct 31
- Prints and Books by Eric Avery, MD, UT Printmaking Showcase Gallery, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through Jan 30, 2024)
- SlowKno Trail Run, Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 10:00 am – noon (weekly through Oct 29)
- $8 Weekend Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $8, RSVP
- Parkridge Porches – Music and Art Crawl, Parkridge Neighborhood, 11:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Chili Showdown, Elst Brewing Company, noon – 3:00 pm, $10
- H.A.L.T. Dog Adoption Event at The Bark, 1:00 pm
- A Very Glitterous Drag Brunch! Relix and Brookside, 1:00 pm, $39, RSVP
- Fall Decor Workshop, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 1:00 pm, $40
- “Howl-O-ween” Pup-kin party! Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Guest Artist: Stephan Möller; Complete 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, UT Haslam College of Music, 1:30 pm
- Soundbath Meditation Workshops, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $35, RSVP
- Monthly Bluegrass Jam at Ijams with ETNBA, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 5:00, FREE!
- Howl-O-Ween – Dog Costume Contest, Hi-Wire Brewing, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, $5, RSVP
- Dance Workshops with Karen and Tate! The Double S Wine Bar, 2:00 pm – 3:330 pm / 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm / 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $25 – $40, RSVP
- Knoxville Opera Presents Verdi’s Falstaff, Tennessee Theatre, 2:30 pm, $25 – $115, RSVP
- TKD presents “George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead Live!” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 pm, $20
- October Scottish Country Dancing, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
- Showing: The Witches, Central Cinema, 3:15 pm, $7 – $12
- Rus’ Romper Room October Edition, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 4:00 pm
- Sunday Dance Class and Practica, Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Dec 17), FREE!
- UT Symphony Orchestra, James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Hall, 4:00 pm
- Save the Fish: Fall Dinner Fundraiser by Conservation Fisheries, Inc., 5:00 pm, $25 – $100, RSVP
- Tennessee Volleyball Kids Day Out presented by KOC, Thompson-Boling Arena, 5:00 pm
- Showing: Rosemary’s Baby, Central Cinema, 5:15 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 – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Songwriter Sundays at Status Dough, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Auditions for “A Tuna Christmas!” Theatre Knoxville Downtown 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Event Meet-Up by Knox Community Street Dance: The Sunday Get Down, Maple Hall, 7:00 pm
- The Sunday Get Down!, Maple Hall, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $5 – $10
- Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $30 – $50
- Showing: Sweeney Todd Sing-Along Benefit, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Tennessee Stifflegs, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Cold Choir With Spectral Body, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, October 16
- Call to Artists/Groups: Emporium Exhibition Proposals, The Emporium Center, deadline Oct 22, 11:59 pm
- Tennessee Artists Association: American Modernism, Frothy Monkey, 419, S. Gay St., 7:00 am – 9:00 pm, Mon – Sat (7:00 am – 4:00 pm, Sun), show continues through January
- October show: Althea Murphy-Price, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Oct 27
- 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)
- 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, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- Little History Lessons: Country Music, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am, FREE! But RSVP
- Downtown Knoxville Alliance Board Meeting, Knoxville Area Chamber, 17 Market Square, #201, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jason Hoss Hicks / Francesca Brown, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- En Rouge – Open Model Call, Knoxville Opera, 612 E Depot Ave, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- 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
- The Haunting of Hill House – Knoxville Classics Book Club, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm
- Knox Pride Presents: Life Skills – You Betta Work Series, Knox Pride, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Oct 30), 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
- Board Game Night, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Dec 18)
- Auditions for “A Tuna Christmas!” Theatre Knoxville Downtown 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Jon Steele, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Open Mic Night! Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Feb 26, 2024)
- Out Series, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Pint Sized Opera by Marble City Opera, Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:30 pm, FREE!
- Shania Twain: Queen Of Me Tour, Thompson-Boling Arena, 7:30 pm, $46 – $226
- Showing: Rosemary’s Baby, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Baby Faced Buskers, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 17
- Technical Review & Exchange at University of Tennessee Knoxville, 8:00 am (continues through Oct 19, SOLD OUT!
- 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
- Lisa Kurtz & Carol Quinn, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- The Haunted Art Show – Curated by Esther Sitver, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Rees Shad / Killbillies, Visit Knoxville, noon, 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)
- Nourish Knoxville Pint Nights at Printshop Beer Co, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- After-School Special: Multicolor Trace Monotype, Knoxville Arts Center, 4:15 – 5:15 pm, $15, RSVP
- Yoga at Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Oct 31), donation-based
- Tablescape Design Event by Design AF and Amanda Webb Furlow, 9 Emory Pl, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Charlie Lovewolf @ Marble City Market, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- National Security Distinguished Lecture: How Disinformation and News Silos Distort Thinking on National Security & Foreign Policy, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Let Her Invest | Women Building Wealth Meet-up, Aught Coworking Downtown, 520 W Summit Hill Dr, #Ste 601, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Woodwind Chamber Music, UT Haslam College of Music, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
- Junk Journal: Colors, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $36, RSVP
- Forest Bathing Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $30, RSVP
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Final Night: 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
- Roman – Jewish ITALIAN WINE DINNER by Wine Forté, Zero/Zero Wine Bar, 1211 N Central St, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, $180, RSVP
- Showing: The Addiction / Def By Temptation, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:30 pm, $7 – $12
- Sanctuary Walls with Forrest Wentzel, UT Haslam College of Music, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Outdoor Film Screening: In Between, UT Humanities Amphitheatre, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- Deer Tick, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $24 – $40
- RuPaul’s Drag Race: Night of the Living Drag, Civic Auditorium, 8:00 pm, $37 – $97
- Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Join the Paint a Ghost Trend! Trailhead Beer Market, 8:30 pm, $20
- Baby Faced Buskers, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, October 18
- Knox Writers Presents: Monthly Write-in, 17 Market Square, #101, 9:00 am – 10:30 am, FREE! but RSVP
- Story Thyme, The ECO Garden at the Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 10:00 am – 11:30 am (weekly through Oct 25), free – $5
- Celebrating the Art of Survivorship – Fall Luncheon and Silent Auction, The Foundry on the Fair Site, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, $125, RSVP
- Baker Creek Ride! Knoxville! Baker Creek Preserve, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jeff Plankenhorn / Leadbeaters, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Lecture: “Black Indigeneity in the Periphery” with DeLisa Hawkes, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 3:30 pm
- Siddiqi Lecture: “Partners in Sacred History: The Nonhuman Other in Early Islam,” UT Hodges Library, Room 101, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Campaign House Party, Debbie Helsley for City Council (Hosted by Kim Trent) at The Magnolia, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, starting at $25, RSVP
- 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
- Shelby Cline @ Marble City Market, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Knox Pride Queer Night Spooky Season Market, South Press, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- Speed Dating Party in October, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $30, RSVP
- Live Band Karaoke at Pretentious Beer Co, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5
- Noah Gray at Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Design Slam by AIA East Tennessee, Printshop Beer Co, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Sazerac Bourbon Dinner at Oliver Royale, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $149, RSVP
- Woof Gang with SBRET – a weekly dog walk, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Nov 1)
- Learn Salsa Dancing @ the Double S wine bar, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $10
- Crafty’s Athletic Wednesdays: Ping Pong Circuit, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, (weekly through Feb 28, 2023)
- Showing: Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $5 – $10
- DIIV, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $25 – $30
- The Moors, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 pm, $19 – $25
- Clarinet Studio Recital, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, UT Haslam Music Building, 7:30 pm
- HALLOWEEN DRAG BINGO @ Fly By Night, Sevier Ave, 8:00 pm
- Flesh Narc, D-I-M, Wage Worker, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm
Thursday, October 19
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: John Salaway / The Tillers, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- WORKSHOP: Searching Historic Newspapers Online, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Energy & Environment Forum: Dr. Ian Lange on mineral geopolitics, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Music for Seniors Free Daytime Concert w/ Kukuly & The Fuego, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE!
- Layered Barriers: Layers of Mending, Gallery 1010, Room 113, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- “Championing Change: The Power of Allyship and Advocacy” with Lacretia Carroll, UT Student Union Ballroom, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
- Cigar Social 2 Year Anniversary, Elst Brewing Company, 6:00 pm, $18
- Online Maker Mingle: E-Commerce with David Harman of Native Maps, presented by The Maker City, 6:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Paint with Bram: Bob Ross Style Painting, 1610 E Magnolia Ave, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $79, RSVP
- Earth Talk & Knoxville Regenerative Co-Op Meetup, SouthSide Garage, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- KNOX BRICKS AND BREWS by AIA East Tennessee, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- Shoeboxes and Snapshots: Creating Portraits that Matter with TN Rick Elliott, Birdhouse, 6:00 pm
- Knoxville Horror Film Fest XV: Grind House Gala, Bijou Theatre, 6:00 pm , $25 – $200, RSVP
- Melungeons on the Six O’Clock Swerve, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm
- Bendy B*stards Yinyasa, Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through Oct 26), $10 – $12, RSVP
- Pickin’ on Nature with 18Strings and The New John’s Creek Grass, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $8, RSVP
- Paints + Pints Workshop, Printshop Beer Co, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $45, RSVP
- Hispanic Film Festival, UT Hodges Library, Room 101 – Lindsay Young Auditorium, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Nov 9), FREE!
- Writers ‘Round: Knoxville! Awaken Coffee, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Sundress Reading Series Featuring Maggie Rue Hess and Alexa White, Pretentious Beer Co, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Showing: Live! Collectively Speaking featuring Alex “Huggy Bear” Lofton, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $10
- Rocky Horror Picture Show Trivia (TN theater RHPS tix and other prizes!), Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party, Civic Coliseum, 7:00 pm, $20 – $88
- Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm, FREE!
- The Moors, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 pm, $19 – $25
- Beethoven’s Pastoral, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $22.50 – $92
- TKD presents “George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead Live!” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, $20
- BAILEMOS BACHATA THURSDAYS! The Double S Wine Bar, 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm, $5 – $10
- Quantum Canvases by UT Department of Physics and Astronomy, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm
- Spooky Painting Class, EVape Central Tavern, 8:00 pm, $10 – $15
- MSSV, Lower Interiors, OMFU & The Scrapers, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $15
- Band of Horses with Bella White, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $39.50
- 10th Anniversary “Band Eat Band” $10,000 Competition, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
- The Tillers, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Desmond Jones, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Friday, October 20
- OCTOBER Meeting of North Knoxville Business & Professional Association at the St. John’s Lutheran Church, 7:45 am – 9:00 am
- Discover Tall Ship Pinta, Calhoun’s – On The River, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through Oct 29), free – $7
- Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party, Civic Coliseum, 10:30 am, $20 – $88
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Bohola, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Showing: Knoxville Horror Film Fest, Central Cinema, noon – close, SOLD OUT!
- Halloween PJ Party, The Bark, 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Bowling For Breast Cancer, Maple Hall, 4:00 pm (daily through Oct 22)
- Brewery Of The Year Celebration and Tapping Party, Balter Beerworks, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Viola Celebration, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, 5:00 pm (continues through Oct 22)
- Food Business 101 Boot Camp, United Way of Greater Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm (continues Oct 21, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm), $55.20
- Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $40, RSVP
- Benefit for Weston with The Crossjacks, Elst Brewing Company, 6:00 pm
- Live Music Fridays, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown University, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- 1st Annual Back to Prom by A Step Ahead Foundation of East Tennessee, The Standard, 416 West Jackson Ave, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $75 – $750, RSVP
- Volleyball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Arkansas Razorbacks, Thompson-Boling Arena, 6:30 pm, $2.50 – $25
- Sesión Informativa de Bienestar by Centro Hispano, Knoxville Public Works Service Center, 6:30 pm
- Doug Wilhite @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Zak Saltz Band @ Marble City Market, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Jasper Hollow, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party, Civic Coliseum, 7:00 pm, $20 – $88
- Mojo Circus, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Prideful Soirée: Costumes for a Cause, The Emporium Center, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $60
- James Murr Murray, Civic Auditorium, 7:00 pm, $38 – $58
- TKD presents “George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead Live!” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, $20
- The Moors, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 pm, $19 – $25
- Beethoven’s Pastoral, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $22.50 – $92
- Michael Price, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 11:30 pm
- Free Salsa ON2 Workshop and Social, The Double S Wine Bar, 8:00 pm
- Bohola in Concert at Old City Performing Arts Center, 8:00 pm, $12 – $25, RSVP
- Rocky Horror Music Show, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $20 – $25
- The 25th Hour Live @ eVape Tavern, 8:00 pm
- TBA / Starchild, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 10:00 pm
- Savannah Woods / Wasted Major, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm
- Birch & Brine Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm, FREE!
- The Demon Drag of Barber Street – Halloween Drag Show & Costume Contest, Hi-Wire Brewing, 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm, $10
- Laney Jones, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
- Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
Saturday, October 21
- Miles to Margaritas 5K, Volunteer Landing, 6:00 am – 11:00 am, $45, RSVP
- 14th Annual Appalachian Public Interest and Environmental Law (APIEL) Conference, UT College of Law, 8:30 am, $100, RSVP
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, Union Ave, Market St, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Fall Fungi ID: Beginner Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 9:00 am – 11:00 am, $15, RSVP
- Needle Felting 102, Knoxville Arts Center, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, $50, RSVP
- KNOX BRICKS AND BLOCKS by AIA East Tennessee, L & N Stem Academy, 10:00 am, FREE! but RSVP
- Meet & Greet with Amber Roessner, Union Ave Books, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
- Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $10 – $12, RSVP
- Walk Run Pedal Jamz Festival, World’s Fair Park Festival Lawn, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, FREE! RSVP
- Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party, Civic Coliseum, 11:00 am, $20 – $88
- Costumes and Cartoons and Self-Guided Tours, Historic Tennessee Theatre, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, FREE! donations accepted for KCS Teacher Supply Depot’s most requested items: crayons, highlighters, markers, pencils, pens
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Common Man / Trolls of Amsterdam, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- The Stay Weird Market, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, noon – 6:00 pm
- October Moon Market, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 4:00 pm
- Kids Reiki Training Level 1, Sustainable Future Center, noon – 4:00 pm, $111, RSVP
- Showing: Knoxville Horror Film Fest / Tennessee Terrors, Central Cinema, 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm / 4:00 pm, SOLD OUT! / $10
- In-gallery Movement Meditation Experience, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Barks & Boos Halloween Bash, The Bark, 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP for price
- Become A “Bone-afide” Cookie Decorator! Knoxville Arts Center, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $36, RSVP
- In-gallery Movement Meditation Experience, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Ben Shuster, Barrelhouse, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party, Civic Coliseum, 3:00 pm, $20 – $88
- In-gallery Movement Meditation Experience, Knoxville Museum of Art, 3:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Chili Cook Off benefiting Legacy Parks So Kno Art Walk, Knoxville Adventure Collective, 4:00 pm, starting at $5 donation
- Guided Bike Ride, Ijams Nature Center, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- Cupping Memoirs at Capybara Coffee, 2457 University Commons Way, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
- Showing: The Lost Boys / The Lost Boys, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:15 pm, $7 – $12, RSVP
- Tommie John Band, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
- KATS Milonga, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party, Civic Coliseum, 7:00 pm, $20 – $88
- Rockinfellerz at Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Tommie John Band, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
- Cattywampus Fall Ball Fundraiser, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $60 – $1,000, RSVP
- TKD presents “George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead Live!” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, $20
- ETHC Presents: Michael Cera Palin, Guitar Fight From Fooly Cooly, La Croix Can Recycling Center, Bloomingseason, The Pilot Light, 7:30 pm, $10
- Bob Knapp Quartet, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Latin Dance Night at Monkey’s Bar, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- THE HALF THAT MATTERS album release party @ South Press, 8:00 pm, $10
- Trey Bryant Band / Joey’s Van, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm
- Salsa Saturday @ Marble City Market , 8:00 pm – midnight, $10
- True Blue Bluegrass Band Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- Von Sutherland Live @ EVape Central Tavern, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Forrest Isn’t Dead / Desmond Jones, Scruffy City Hall, 9:45 pm / 11:30 pm
- Paleface, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
- Andres Tapia – Latin Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
Sunday, October 22
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Final day: Call to Artists/Groups: Emporium Exhibition Proposals, The Emporium Center, deadline 11:59 pm
- Wicked Cool Cats scavenger hunt, Downtown Knoxville, daily through Oct 31
- Prints and Books by Eric Avery, MD, UT Printmaking Showcase Gallery, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through Jan 30, 2024)
- SlowKno Trail Run, Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 10:00 am – noon (Weekly through Oct 29)
- Bonsai Society Show, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Two Bikes X MAAP Presents: PENTATHLON, starts at Two Bikes, ends at Elst Brewing Company, 10:30 am – 5:00 pm
- $8 Weekend Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $8, RSVP
- Syrup N’ Screams: Halloween Drag Show, Pour Taproom, noon, $20 – $40
- Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party, Civic Coliseum, noon, $20 – $88
- Coping with Chronic Illness, Church Street United Methodist Church, 12:15 pm – 3:30 pm, $15, RSVP
- Showing: Knoxville Horror Film Fest, Central Cinema, 12:30 pm – 6:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, $10, RSVP
- Swap Don’t Shop Community Clothing Swap, Lox Salon, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- In-gallery Movement Meditation Experience, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Forest Bathing Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $30, RSVP
- HowlOWeen Pooch Parade and Pet Expo: pet food drive to benefit Companion Animal Initiative of Tennessee, UT Gardens Knoxville, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- 2023 Buddy Walk Knoxville, World’s Fair Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Community Yard Sale, Elst Brewing Company, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- The Moors, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 2:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
- In-gallery Movement Meditation Experience, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Mood Ring Vintage Fall Market, Hi-Wire Brewing, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Spirits of Old Gray Tour, Old Gray Cemetery, 543 N Broadway St, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, $5
- Bluegrass Jam with Perry Cooper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Crabs & Cider Feast, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 3:00 pm, adult ticket starting at $44.50 / kid ticket (ages 5 – 11) $17.25, RSVP
- TKD presents “George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead Live!” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 pm, $20
- Wisconsin Fish Fry, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, $20
- In-gallery Movement Meditation Experience, Knoxville Museum of Art, 3:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Sunday Dance Class and Practica, Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Dec 17)
- Roger Wallace: Back in the Saddle Again, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 4:00 pm, FREE!
- Hala-ween Kpop Skate Party, Change Center, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10
- Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party, Civic Coliseum, 4:00 pm, $20 – $88
- Green Bay Packers Ticket Giveaway! Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 4:25 pm – 8:25 pm
- Writer Lucy Caldwell, reading from her book on her collaboration with CERN / Meet and Greet & Book Signing, Union Ave Books / Knox Brew Hub, 5:00 pm / 6:00 pm
- A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, EVape Central Tavern, 5:30 pm (weekly through Dec 17)
- Brad Upton, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm, $27 – $37
- Live at Lucille’s: Abraham Burton & Eric McPherson, Regas Square Events, 7;30 pm, $18 – $50
- Lee Rod & the Various States, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, October 23
- Tennessee Artists Association: American Modernism, Frothy Monkey, 419, S. Gay St., 7:00 am – 9:00 pm, Mon – Sat (7:00 am – 4:00 pm, Sun), show continues through January
- Discover Tall Ship Pinta, Calhoun’s – On The River, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through Oct 29), free – $7
- October show: Althea Murphy-Price, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Oct 27
- October Shows, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- October shows, 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: Drew Young / David Watson, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Panel and Q&A: Science Fiction and Physics In Conversation, UT Student Union, Room 169, 1:30 pm
- UT Physics Colloquium: Physicist Rob Appleby [University of Manchester] on the upgrade to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, UT Science and Engineering Research Facility, Room 307, 3:00 pm
- “Mobilizing Ghosts for the Revolution” with Xiaofei Kang – UTHC Distinguished Lecture Series, UT Student Union, 3:30 pm
- CGE Signature Global Dialogue: Lessons from South African Constitutional Negotiators, UT Alumni Memorial Building, #210, 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm
- Deaf Night at the KMA, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
- Madame Luna’s Paris: The Interconnected World of an Enterprising Ottoman Jewish Woman, UT Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium, 5:30 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: The Wicker Man, Central Cinema, 6:30 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 Sam Adams, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Open Mic Night! Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Out Series, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- UT Saxophone Studio: “Beyond the Grave,” Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 7:30 pm
- Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Showing: OVA Extreme Anime Series, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5
- Big Dog, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 24
- Business Startup 101, Knoxville Chamber, 9:00 am – 10:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Sports Authority Board Meeting, Public Works Service Center, 3131 Morris Ave, 9:00 am – 10:30 am
- 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
- Lisa Kurtz & Carol Quinn, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- The Haunted Art Show – Curated by Esther Sitver, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Juliana Eden / Full Service, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- ETHC History Potpourri, East Tennessee History Center, noon, FREE! but RSVP
- Covenant Health Fort Sanders CNA/PCA Hiring Event, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, noon – 5:00 pm, RSVP
- October shows, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Tue-Thu) / noon – 10:00 pm (Fri-Sat) / noon – 8:00 pm (Sun)
- Nourish Knoxville Pint Nights at Printshop Beer Co, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Friendship Force Knoxville: Who We Are, Why We Travel and Why We Host, UT International House, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Community Yoga at Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Oct 31), donation-based
- Mike Snodgrass @ Marble City Market, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Drawing Skills: Introduction to Linear Perspective, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $50, RSVP
- Flute Studio Recital, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 5:30 pm
- Pumpkin Carving Competition at Barley’s, 6:00 – 9:00 pm, $24.69, RSVP
- Kernel Convo: My Name is Pauli Murray, UT Hodges Library, 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, FREE!
- Showing: The Wicker Man, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $7 – $12
- 5 Week Latin Dance Course – Beginner Tuesdays, Cansler Family YMCA, 7:00 pm – 7:45 pm / 8:00 pm – 8:45 pm (weekly through Nov 21), $70 – $90, RSVP
- IJAMS SUNSET SOCIAL: A Night of Haunted Tales with Smoky Mountain Storytellers, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- The Moors, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 pm, $19 – $25
- Pass the Mic: Joy Oladokun, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $30
- Guest / Faculty Performance: Weiwei Le; violin & Chih-Long Hu; piano, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, UT College of Music, 7:30 pm
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Big Dog, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm