Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (12/31/23 – 1/9/2024)

Snowy Day in Knoxville, March 2022
Ice Skating on Market Square, Regal Celebration of Lights, Knoxville, November 2021

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, December 31 

 

Monday, January 1 

  • 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, continues through Jan 9
  • Fragile Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
  • December Shows, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
  • Holiday Bazaar, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
  • Holidays on Ice, Historic Market Square, 10:00 am – 10:00 pm (Mon-Thur, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm / Fri-Sat, 10:00 am – 10:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm), daily through January 2, 2024, $9 – $50
  • 8th Annual Balter Beerworks’ Best Brunch of the Year So Far, Balter Beerworks, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Holiday Break – No Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Vision Boards & Pajama Party, Lox Salon, 103 West Jackson Ave, noon – 2:00 pm, $13.11, RSVP
  • Open for Citrus Bowl, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, noon – 11:00 pm
  • Hangover Monday, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Showing: The Iron Claw, Central Cinema, 5:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • Annual New Year’s Day Potluck, featuring the New Market Trainwrecks, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Open Mic Night! Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Feb 26, 2024)
  • Closed – Happy New Year’s, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
  • Showing: The Iron Claw, Central Cinema, 8:15 pm, $7 – $12
  • Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, January 2 

  • 18th annual East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm), through Jan 7, 2024
  • Final Day: Holidays on Ice, Historic Market Square, 10:00 am – 9:00 pm, $9 – $50
  • January Exhibits, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • January Exhibits, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
  • Greetings from Vestal III, Main Gallery, Candoro Marble Building, Tue-Sat, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (continues through Jan 27, 2024)
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Holiday Break – No Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Board Game Group, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm (weekly through Jan 23, 2024)
  • NEW YEAR JANUARY Investor Meetup! by Charles Gorman, Realtor, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm
  • Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
  • Men’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Norfolk State Spartans, Thompson-Boling Arena, 7:00 pm, $11 – $56
  • Scandinavian Nights with the Trollkretsen Scandinavian Dancers, Historic Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (monthly through December 2024)
  • Showing: Tiny Stage Comedy Presents Comedy Night at Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, FREE!
  • Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Snowy Day in Knoxville, March 2022

Wednesday, January 3 

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Holiday Break – No Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Unveiling of MIA, a new accessibility feature for the visually impaired, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
  • Dungeons & Dragons – One Shots, Knox Pride, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Wednesday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Showing: The Iron Claw, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • Open Mic Night with Cullen Kehoe, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Nov 6, 2024)
  • Ping Pong Circuit, Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Jan 31, 2024)
  • The Unlikely Trio: Trisha Gene Brady, Beth Snapp, & Daniel Fluitt, Maple Hall, 7:00 pm, $19.50, RSVP
  • Wed Night Hop, Laurel Theater, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm, $5
  • Prince of the Burning Sands, 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, January 4 

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Holiday Break – No Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
  • January Cigar Social, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Bendy B*stards Yinyasa, Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through June 27, 2024), $10 – $12
  • Showing: Martial Arts Theatre, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $5
  • The Speakeasy at the Barrel Room, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 7:00 pm – midnight (Mondays and Thursdays)
  • Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm, FREE!
  • Blind House, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
  • Cannibal Boom, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
  • Showing: The Iron Claw, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • Vivid Display / Tennessee Love Connection / People in the Daytime / Noah Gray, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm / 10:00 pm / 11:00 pm / 11:45 pm
  • 10th Anniversary “Band Eat Band” $10,000 Competition, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
  • BURN THE CITY in Band Eat Band round 2! Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 pm

 

Friday, January 5

 

Saturday, January 6

Snow in the City, Knoxville, January 2019

Sunday, January 7 

 

Monday, January 8 

 

Tuesday, January 9