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Sunday, October 29
- 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, UT Printmaking Showcase Gallery, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through Jan 30, 2024)
- Final Day: Discover Tall Ship Pinta, Calhoun’s – On The River, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, free – $7
- National Library of Medicine Traveling Exhibition – The National Library of Medicine’s Care and Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health, UT John C Hodges Library, 1st Floor Galleria, Sun, 10:00 am – midnight / Mon – Thu, open all day / Fri, midnight – 8:00 pm / Sat, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm (daily through Dec 2)
- SlowKno Trail Run, Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 10:00 am – noon
- Knoxville Home Expo, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, FREE!
- $8 Weekend Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $8, RSVP
- Hallo-week at Ijams: Family Pumpkin Carving, Mead’s Quarry, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, starting at $12
- W. Fifth SUNDAY FUNDAY, thepointknox, noon, FREE! But RSVP
- Howl-o-Ween Dog Show – Atomic City Dog Beer Release, Barrelhouse, noon – 3:00 pm, $5 – $15, RSVP
- Final Day: Audacious Black Freedom Dreams, an installation by BLACKMAU, Ewing Gallery, UT Art and Architecture Building, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Green Bay Packers Ticket Giveaway! Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Fall Festival, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Soundbath Meditation Workshops, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $35, RSVP
- Volleyball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Texas A&M, Thompson-Boling Arena, 2:00 pm, $5 – $25
- The Moors, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 2:00 pm, $19 – $25
- Bark, Boo & Brew with Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee at Alliance Brewing Co, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Old Sevier SPOOKY Market, SouthSide Garage, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Bijou Imagination Series: The Rainbow Fish, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm, $18.50
- Final Performance: TKD presents “George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead Live!” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 pm, $20
- An Author Event with Emily B. Riddle, Union Ave Books, 3:00 pm
- Bluegrass Jam with Perry Cooper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Showing: Universal Monsters: Dracula and Frankenstein 16 mm Double Feature!, Central Cinema, 3:30 pm, $17 – $20
- Sunday Dance Class and Practica, Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Dec 17), FREE!
- Trunk or Treat, Jackson Terminal Events, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Classic Horror Movie Night, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Fall Showcase Event, World’s Fair Park Ampitheatre, 5:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, EVape Central Tavern, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Pay-What-You-Can DIY Basket Birdhouse Workshop, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- A Victorian Séance Experience: 20-minute sessions, Mabry-Hazen House, 6:30 pm – 8:50 pm, $15 – $25, RSVP
- Tiny Bookshop Concert: Brandi Augustus, The Bottom, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, pay what you can – $10, RSVP
- Showing: Halloween / Suitable Flesh, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $7 – $12
- When a Teacher Breaks Free: Getting Out of the Matrix, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:00 pm, $20 – $25
- Guest Artist: Duo Mundi, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, UT Music Center, 7:30 pm
- Blue Shirt Guy Anniversary Party, Pour Taproom, 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm
- Stripmall Ballads with Kyle Campbell, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, October 30
- 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)
- October Shows, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: David Easterling / Wild Blue Yonder, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Art Ed Guest Speaker: Jorge Lucero, UT Art and Architecture Building, Room 111, 5:30 pm
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- 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
- Lecture: Dr. Emilia Oddo, “Don’t Trust That Octopus!” UT Strong Hall, 6:00 pm
- Chiasmus Reading Series and Open Mic, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Skull Paint & Plant Party (round 2) with The Plant Trolley, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $29.32, RSVP
- Knox Pride Presents: Life Skills – You Betta Work Series, Knox Pride, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Showing: Dracula / Halloween, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 7:45 pm, $5 – $12
- KTC Costume Run, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:30 pm
- Women’s Basketball: Tennessee Lady Volunteers vs. Carson-Newman Eagles, Thompson-Boling Arena, 6:30 pm, $6
- Terry Washington, 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!
- Shadow Side Ghost Tour by Knoxville Walking Tours, meet at The Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain, 7:00 pm, $14 – $20, RSVP
- Jazz Band Fall Concert, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, UT Music Center, 7:30 pm
- Halloween dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm
- Josi J & Dessert @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
Tuesday, October 31
- Final Day: Wicked Cool Cats scavenger hunt, Downtown Knoxville
- Chamber Briefing Breakfast, Knoxville Chamber, 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
- 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: Madelaine / Lucky Perm Band, 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)
- Trunk or Treat, Habitat for Humanity, 1501 Washington Ave, 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Nourish Knoxville Pint Nights at Printshop Beer Co, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Yoga at Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, donation-based
- Tablescape Design Event by Design AF and Amanda Webb Furlow, 9 Emory Pl, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Junk Journal: Mixed Media, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $36, RSVP
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Showing: Fankenstein / Halloween, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 7:45 pm, $7 – $12
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
- Men’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Lenoir Rhyne Bears, Thompson-Boling Arena, 6:30 pm, $6
- Old City Ghost Tour by Knoxville Walking Tours, meet at The Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain, 7:00 pm, $14 – $20, RSVP
- Haunted Hops: A Halloween-Themed Beer Dinner, Yee-Haw Brewing Co, 7:00 pm, $45, RSVP
- SIX, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $63 – $118
- Halloween Special: Dueling Pianos, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, UT Music Center, 7:30 pm
- Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Halloween Night with Kings Reign and SkyWay 61, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm – 2:30 am
Wednesday, November 1
- Jorge Lucero Study Collection, UT Downtown Gallery, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (wed – Fri) / 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (Sat), through Dec 7
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- 2023 National Philanthropy Day Luncheon, The Foundry on the Fair Site, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, $39.19 – $375.32, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Spotlight on Diversity Concert Series, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
- Wednesday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- Showing: Kelsea Ballerini’s 2023 short film, ROLLING UP THE WELCOME MAT, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 6:45 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Big Wig Awards 2023, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, $10 – $70
- Chess Club at The Hub, Knox Brew Hub, 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm (weekly through Dec 27)
- Woof Gang with SBRET – a weekly dog walk, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- WDVX Presents Tennessee Shines Live at The Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm, $30 – $50
- Wed Night Hop, Laurel Theater, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm, $5 – $8
- The Moors, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 pm, $19 – $25
- SIX, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $63 – $118
- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with New Breed Brass Band, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $20 – $42.17
- Vivid Display, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm, FREE!
- Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm
Thursday, November 2
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Zach Willdee / Shawn Williams, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- CHRISTMAS FUNKO DROP! Tall Man Toys & Comics, noon
- Showing: Screening and Discussion: Tre Mason Dasan, Central Cinema, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE! But school supply donations requested
- Gratitude & Growth Friendsgiving with NAMMBA, Marble City Market, 4:00 pm
- Marco Institute: “Investigating the Childhood of Joan of Arc” (Craig Taylor) – Lindsay Young Distinguished Visiting Senior Scholar Lecture, UT Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
- Mozzarella Cheese Making at Hi-Wire Brewing, 6:00 pm, $35, RSVP
- A1 LabArts Surreal Salon, Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Knox Pride & South Press Presents: Cathartic Karaoke Nights, South Press, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- More Beautiful Community Group, Sustainable Future Center, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Candlelight: A Tribute to Taylor Swift by Listeso String Quartet, The Press Room, 6:30 pm / 8:45 pm, SOLD OUT! / $52 – $63, RSVP
- Writers ‘Round: Knoxville! Awaken Coffee, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Zoom: Conversations & Cocktails: “Inventing Our Golden Years” with Ernest Freeberg (UT History), 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Writers’ Guild: Appalachian Ghost Stories, Addison’s Bookshop and Event Center, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- MSL Homecoming Comedy Show, UT Student Union, Auditorium, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Kelsea Ballerini – The Homecoming Show: One Night Only, Thompson-Boling Arena, 7:00 pm, $40 – $180
- Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm, FREE!
- Sam Bush Band, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $35 – $45
- The Moors, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 pm, $19 – $25
- UT Percussion Ensembles, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- BAILEMOS BACHATA THURSDAYS! The Double S Wine Bar, 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm, $5 – $10
- SIX, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $63 – $118
- Showing: Martial Arts Theatre, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5
- Ferd, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, FREE!
- 10th Anniversary “Band Eat Band” $10,000 Competition, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
- Full Service, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Friday, November 3
- The Summitt Series, Knox County Health Department, 8:30 am – 11:00 am
- KKB Sustainability Summit 2023, East TN History Center, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, free, but donations welcome, RSVP
- Christmas Sale & Live Music / Harold Nagge and Meredith Cabe, Knoxville Soap Candle & Gifts, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm / 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm (continues Nov 4)
- Fall Food Truck Fridays, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Chris Long / Daniel Anderson and Heroic Dose, Barley’s Taproom, noon, FREE!
- Bowling For Girls benefit by Girls Inc of Tennessee Valley, Maple Hall, noon – 4:00 pm
- Animal Communication w/Afton Hughes, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, $50 – $85
- Emory Place First Friday, Emory Place Historic District, 4:00 pm
- FURst Friday Craft, The Bark, 4:00 pm, RSVP
- November First Friday at the Emporium Center, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Tavern Notes: Live Music at Maker Exchange, 710 Clinch Ave, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Downtown Knox First Friday ArtWalk—Celebrating 20 Years! Downtown Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 11:45 pm
- Taps and Tunes on the Corner with Tim & Jodi Harbin, Visit Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE!
- FIRST FRIDAY with NOAH MONTGOMERY, Tall Man Toys & Comics, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Friday: Fragile Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- FIRST FRIDAY: Día de Los Muertos, HoLa Hora Latina, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Fourteenth Annual AMBC Fall Festival, Baker Creek Preserve, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm (continues through Nov 5), $10
- UT’s Ink Slinging Coalition, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Sat, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm / Sun, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm)
- First Friday: Jorge Lucero Study Collection, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- 21st Master Woodworkers Show, Able Trade, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm (Sat, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm / Sun, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm), FREE!
- First Friday Opening Reception: New Artists Feature, Art Market Gallery, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- Grand Reopening of Higher Ground, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Opening Reception: Fado Made by Jamie Chard Kowarick, Rala, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Showing: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Live Music Fridays, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown University, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- First Friday at Addison’s Bookstore, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- First Friday, Artisan Woodworking & Design Gallery, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- First Friday with Cooper Lawson: Let the Intrusive Thoughts Win! Printshop Beer Co., 6:30 pm
- Pale Root, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Kush and Canvas, Holli Connect, 716 S Gay St, 7:00 pm, $45
- 23rd Annual Southeastern StompFest, UT Student Union, Auditorium, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Concert of Many Colors: A Dolly Parton Tribute Show at Yee Haw Knoxville, 7:00 pm, from $18.29, RSVP
- in*Between Staged Play Reading, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:00 pm, donation-based
- GO! Contemporary Dance: GOLD 20th anniversary Gala, The Foundry, 7:00 pm, $85, RSVP
- Couture en Rouge, Knoxville Opera, 612 East Depot Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm, $125 – $300, RSVP
- goldsprints @ fall fest, Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 7:00 pm
- Sense and Sensibility, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
- Webb Wilder Solo Show, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 7:00 pm
- From The Edge Acoustic Debut Show at Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm
- Homecoming Reunion Soirée, Regas Square Events, 7:00 pm – midnight, FREE!
- UT Singers Homecoming Concert, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Tool, Thompson-Boling Arena, 7:30 pm, $95 – $533
- Slade Adams @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm
- The Moors, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 pm, $19 – $25
- Feeling 22: The Eras Night / Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Fayetteville Marksmen, Civic Coliseum, 7:35 pm, $10 – $48
- Gaelic Storm, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $30 – $45
- Jameron / Soulfinger, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm
- Danny Whitson at the Crow’s Nest, The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm, $20, RSVP
- Gypsy_Moon, Courtyard by Marriott, 8:00 pm
- SIX, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $63 – $118
- Grocer With Rat Punch, Duck Butter, And Glad I Didn’t Get My Stupid Wish, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Poster Child / The Boogie Knights, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm
- Kukuly and the Fuego Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm, FREE!
- First Bass, The Concourse, 9:30 pm, $10
- Gyasi, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
- Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
- UTK Alumni Cruise, Tennessee Riverboat, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, from $39.19, RSVP
Saturday, November 4
- Fourteenth Annual AMBC Fall Festival, Baker Creek Preserve, 8:30 am – 11:59 pm (continues Nov 5), $10
- 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
- AMBC Fall Fest JOY RIDE, Baker Creek Preserve, 9:00 am – noon, FREE! but RSVP
- Intro to Eco Printing with Silk & Tulle, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, from $115
- Luster 101, Knoxville Arts Center, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, $50, RSVP
- Christmas Sale & Live Music / Harold Nagge and Meredith Cabe, Knoxville Soap Candle & Gifts, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm / 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- DIY Basket Birdhouse Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, donation-based, RSVP
- DOWNTOWN KNOXVILLE FALL FOLIAGE TOUR, Governor Ned McWherter Riverside Landing Park, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, $50 – $75, RSVP
- The Reunion: Family-Friendly Tailgate & Watch Party, UT Humanities and Social Sciences Building Lawn near NPHC Monuments, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Everyone Can Draw: Overcoming Artist Block, Knoxville Arts Center, 10:30 am – 1:00 pm, $40, RSVP
- Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $10 – $12, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Chris Long / Daniel Anderson and Heroic Dose, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Harvest Festival, Barrelhouse, noon (continues Nov 5)
- Caving Trip, Meads Quarry, noon – 2:30 pm, $50, RSVP
- Tennessee Volunteers Football vs. UConn Huskies, Neyland Stadium, noon, $40 – $600
- Go Nuts Biking Adaptive MTB Downhill Race, Baker Creek Preserve, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $30, RSVP
- TVB Single Speed Ride, Baker Creek Preserve. 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
- Sense and Sensibility, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
- SIX, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 pm, $63 – $118
- Showing: The Maltese Falcon / Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Central Cinema, 2:30 pm / 4:40 pm, $7 – $12, RSVP
- An Author Event featuring Jenny Sadre-Orafai, Union Ave Books, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Palmistry w/Medium Michelle Leigh, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 3:00 pm, $50 – $100
- Ben Shuster, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 4:00 pm
- Dr. Broadway: Session on SIX, East Tennessee Historical Society, 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Nashville goes to . . . Knoxville, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 pm, $10 – $45
- Kassie’s 21st Halloweekender: Salsa Workshops and Social Dancing, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 pm, $25 – $65
- Showing: Godzilla Double Feature, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $17 – $20, RSVP
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- TBA, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- SIX, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $63 – $118
- Richard & The Twins / Big Dog, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm
- Weeping Cosmonaut / Pseudo / From the Pines, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm / 9:30 pm / 11:30 pm
- Cullen Kehoe and Friends Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- Boy Named Banjo: Dusk ‘Til Dawn Tour, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $15 – $20
- Andres Tapia – Latin Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
Sunday, November 5
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Prints and Books by Eric Avery, UT Printmaking Showcase Gallery, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through Jan 30, 2024)
- Final Day: Fourteenth Annual AMBC Fall Festival, Baker Creek Preserve, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, $10
- Intro to Descending Mtb Skills Clinic, Baker Creek Bottoms, 9:00 am – 11:30 am, $95, RSVP
- National Library of Medicine Traveling Exhibition – The National Library of Medicine’s Care and Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health, UT John C Hodges Library, 1st Floor Galleria, Sun, 10:00 am – midnight / Mon – Thu, open all day / Fri, midnight – 8:00 pm / Sat, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm (daily through Dec 2)
- Exhibition by Andrew Godwin – Second Nature, Tomato Head, 10:30 am – 9:00 pm (Mon-Thu, 11:00 am – 9:00 pm / Sat, 10:30 am – 10:00 pm), daily through Dec 3
- $8 Weekend Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $8, RSVP
- Kassie’s 21st Halloweekender: Salsa Workshops and Social Dancing, Monkey’s Bar, 7:00 pm, $25 – $65
- Parkridge Home Tour 2023, 1520 Washington Ave, noon – 6:00 pm, $15 – $20
- TVB Sunday Lunch Ride, Baker Creek Preserve, noon – 5:00 pm
- Rock Berms & Roll Downs, Baker Creek Bottoms, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm, $95, RSVP
- Green Bay Packers Ticket Giveaway! Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- SIX, Tennessee Theatre, 1:30 pm, $63 – $118
- Final Performance: The Moors, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 2:00 pm, $19 – $25
- Turkeys, Studio 212 Arts, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, $40, RSVP
- 2023 Race Against Cancer, World’s Fair Park, 2:00 pm, $15 – $40, RSVP
- An Author Event featuring Erin Elizabeth Smith, Union Ave Books, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Sense and Sensibility, 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
- Showing: The Maltese Falcon, Central Cinema, 4:45 pm, $7 – $12
- Sunday Dance Class and Practica, Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through Dec 17)
- A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, EVape Central Tavern, 5:30 pm (weekly through Dec 17)
- Weekly Sunday Acro Jam, World’s Fair Park, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Lady Vol Basketball vs. USA Basketball Women’s National Team, Thompson-Boling Arena, 6:00 pm, $11 – 27
- Special New Jack Swing Sunday Get Down, Maple Hall, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $5 – $10
- Showing: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Central Cinema, 4:45 pm, $7 – $12
- SIX, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm, $63 – $118
- Live at Lucille’s: Audrey Shakir, Regas Square, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, from $17.85, RSVP
- The Brook & The Bluff, The Mill & Mine, 7:30 pm, $28.78, RSVP
- Rayland Baxter, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, 25 – $35
- Sea Of Cars with Juliette’s Apartment, La Croix Can Recycling Center, and Knucklehead, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Blue Ridge Gathering, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, November 6
- 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
- Fragile Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Oct 27
- November Shows, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- Día de Los Muertos, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- AI T.B.D. curated by Julie Kress and Mark Stanley, 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 Dec 7
- Little History Lessons: Baskets & Weaving, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, FREE! but RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ryan Burns / Clay Johnson + the Hard Promises, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Mighty Musical Monday, with Organist Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ joined by Nancy Brennen StrangeTennessee Theatre, noon, FREE!
- Cherokee Genealogy 101, East Tennessee History Center, noon – 1:00 pm
- Visiting scholar Kathleen Fitzpatrick (Michigan State Univ.) talk: “Open Infrastructure and the Future of Knowledge Production,” UT Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium, 3:30 pm
- After School Special: Watercolor Collage Illustrations, Knoxville Arts Center, 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm, $15, RSVP
- Leather Hand-Stitching Workshop, Maker Exchange, 710 Clinch Ave, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $95, RSVP
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $12, RSVP
- Showing: The Maltese Falcon / Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:15 pm, $7 – $12
- Beginner Yoga Series, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 6:45 pm – 7:45 pm (weekly through Nov 27), $90, RSVP
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Master Arts Series – The Gesualdo Six, Church Street United Methodist Church, 7:00 pm
- Open Mic Night! Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Out Series, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- UT Chamber Percussion Ensemble, UT Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Mossman Distinguished Lecture featuring Doris Kearns Goodwin speaking on: “Leadership in Turbulent Times,” UT Student Union, Auditorium, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm, FREE!
- Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Freak Heat Waves with Cindy Lee, The Pilot Light, 9:00 pm, $10
- Mandi Strachota, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, November 7
- 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
- New Artists Feature, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- Fado Made, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ben Balmer / Mike Jones, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Embroidery 101, Knoxville Arts Center, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $50, RSVP
- Tie-Dye Tuesday at Pretentious Beer Co, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, donation-based, RSVP
- Women’s Basketball: Tennessee Lady Volunteers vs. Florida A&M Rattlers, Thompson-Boling Arena, 6:30 pm, $6 – $21
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Jazz @ the Emporium: Denin Koch Trio, The Emporium Center, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- Knox Pride Craft Night Presents: Cake Decorating, Knox Pride, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, FREE!
- Showing: Tiny Stage Presents Central Cinema Comedy Night, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, FREE!
- Team Debbie Helsley’s Election Night Watch Party! Redbud Kitchen, 7:30 pm
- Lake Street Dive: Gather Round Sounds Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $36 – $101
- From The Pines @ Yee-Haw Brewing Company (Knoxville), 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- Better Than Ezra with Howie Day, The Mill & Mine, 7:30 pm, $43.20, RSVP
- The Collective Worlds of Debussy, Featuring Xiting Yang, UT Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Teddy Bear Orchestra! Literally, a Band Made Up of Giant, Robotic Teddy Bears, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $15
- Drag BINGO: EXTRA FAT at Fly By Night, Sevier Ave, 8:00 pm, $10
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Mandi Strachota, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm