Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (4/28 – 5/7/2024)

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, April 28

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
• Baker Creek Beginner Ride, Baker Creek Preserve, 9:00 am – noon, FREE but RSVP
• Fun K-Town 2024: Knoxville’s Grooviest Board Game Weekend, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 am – midnight (through Apr 28), free – $101.11, RSVP 
• Dogwood Arts Festival 2024, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Yoga – BYOM, Barrelhouse, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, $15
• BSK Paint Days 2024: Sun – Day 2, Ironwood Studios, 11:00 am, $20 minimum donation requested 
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
• Xhunger Derby Week Poker Tournament, Barrelhouse, noon, FREE!
• Southern Appalachian Bike Swap, SouthSide Garage, noon – 7:00 pm
• Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, $10, RSVP
• Homemade Soap Making Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm, $75, RSVP
• Shen Yun, Civic Auditorium, 1:00 pm, starting at $100
• WOZO merch and coffee pop-up shop at South Coast Pizza, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Historic Fourth and Gill Tour of Homes and Secret Gardens, start at Central United Methodist Church, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, $20 – $25
• Social SUP at Suttree Landing Park, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Old Sevier April Market, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Kinky Boots, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $25 – $50, RSVP 
• River and Rail Theatre Presents: The Burn Vote!, Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State St, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm, $13 – $45, RSVP
• “Art” by Yasmina Reza, Theatre Downtown Knoxville, 3:00 pm, $20, RSVP
• Wagon Wheel LIVE ft. Will Shepard at the Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm
• Bluegrass Jam with Perry Cooper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Truth and Consequences – film and conversation on news and information: Screening: Marie (1985), Central Cinema, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
• Sunday Class + Practica / KATS Milonga!, The Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through June 30) / 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10
• SMBS presents Blues Cruise with Ray Fuller Band,Tennessee Riverboat, 4:00 pm, $20 – $25 
• Junior Recital: Guanrong Huang & Ruotong Wang, UT Haslam School of Music, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
• Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
• Showing: Welcome to the Dollhouse, Central Cinema, 5:50 pm, $7 – $12
• Willamette Valley Vineyards Wine Dinner, Harvest – Land, Sea, & Vine, 6:00 pm, starting at $97, RSVP
• Crafty Jazz with Frog & Toad, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
• Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
• The Earls Of Leicester featuring Jerry Douglas, 7:30 pm, $40 – $50 
• Wind Ensemble Concert, UT Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium, 7:30 pm
• Ironing with Dead Cobre and Ninevah, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Arkansauce, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
• Showing: Mad Max: Fury Road, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $7 – $12
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, April 29 

• Karma Month: Pick Your Price at Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 711 Irwin St, daily through April, starting at $10
• Mural Exhibition, Maker Exchange, 6:30 am – 11:00 pm, (Mon-Sat, 6:30 am – 11:00 pm / Sun, 6:30 am – 10:00 pm), through May 24
• Lyndsey Ullom, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm Mon-Fri (Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun, 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm)
• Black & Gifted Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
• March Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
• Todd Ethridge Photo Exhibit, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 am – midnight, Mon – Sun
• Gino Castellanos Exhibit, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
• Olivia White Exhibit, Hummingbird South, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 11:00 am – 10:00 pm, Mon-Fri / Sun, noon – 8:00 pm
• Works by Cicely Hill Exhibition, The Bottom, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Mon-Fri (through Apr 30)
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Meg Gehman, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Barbara Enloe Exhibit, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Tue-Thu (noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / noon – 5:00 pm, Sun)
• Deaf Night at Knoxville Art Museum, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
• Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
• Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm weekly through Dec 30), $10 – $12, RSVP
• Tavern Notes: Live Music with Emily Mathis Trio at Maker Exchange, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Band-Backed Wren on Knox Brew Stories, Knox Brew Hub, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Showing: Double Feature Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior / Mad Max: Fury Road, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:20 pm, $7 – $20
• Yoga – Mindfulness at the Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Dec 23), starting at $15
• Youth Roller Hockey Meeting, Barley’s Knoxville, 7:00 pm
• Shifflett/Smith/Deacon, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• West Coast Swing at Double S Wine Bar, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm, $10
• Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10
• Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Spoken Word / Comedy Lydia Lunch with Jt Habersaat and Consensual Piss, The Pilot Light, 9:00 pm, $15
• Tee Ball, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, April 30 

• Coming Into View Exhibit, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm / Sun, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, through Dec 8)
• Weekly Preschool Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
• Beverly Burdette, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
• Cynthia Market Show, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
• Dusk by Shahnaz Lighari / Extended Materiality, Tri-Star Arts, Candoro Marble Building, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tue-Sat), FREE!
• MEGAWEEK 2024 The anniversary sale event of the year! Tall Man Toys and Comics, 1060 Worlds Fair Park Dr, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm (through May 5)
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Robinella / Adeem The Artist, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Lunatics Dance Team Auditions, 940 Blackstock Ave NW, noon – 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 4:00 pm, starting at $10
• Unwind at the Museum: Meditation with Kenton Yeager, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
• The Gateway Ribbon Cutting, 530 W 5th Ave, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
• Von Sutherland, Courtyard by Marriott Knoxville Downtown, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Community SoundBath + Meditation, Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 501 Arthur St, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, $35
• April Social by Young Professionals of Knoxville at Zero/Zero, 1211 N Central St, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Let Her Speak Women’s Well-being Series, Lilienthal Gallery, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, free, but donations welcome, RSVP
• City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Kernel Convo: Pixar’s movie Turning Red, UT HSS Amphitheater (outdoors); rain location: Hodges 1st floor auditorium
• Yee-Haw Brewery Pint Night & Launch Party by The Arc Knox County (Sunshine Industries), Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Knox Pride Presents: Life Skills Class (Home & Car Maintenance), Knox Pride, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
• April Chiasmus Reading and Open Mic, Union Ave Books, 517 Union Ave, 6:00 pm
• Colored Pasta Workshop, The Spice and Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S. Gay Street, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $50, RSVP
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
• Final Argentine Tango Progressive Series, UT International House, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
• Dance Night by Trollkretsen Scandinavian Dancers, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• death by disco // a club concept, Fly By Night, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
• Rossdafareye at Yee Haw Knoxville, 7:00 pm
• Showing: Welcome to the Dollhouse, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Adult Hip Hop / Street Jazz Chair Dance for All Bodies, The Amused Life, 1400 N. 6th Avenue, Suite B1, 7:30 pm – 8:15 pm, starting at $20
• Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
• Erica Dawn Lyle with Frank/IE Consent and Escort Mission and Megam00n X, 8:00 pm, The Pilot Light, $10
• Jessie Murph Live In The Sticks Tour, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
• Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Tee Ball, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Wednesday, May 1 

• Opening Day: Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Art Source 2024, UT Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Wed-Fri, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm / Sat, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, through May 17)
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Pi Jacobs / Sofia Lynch, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Q&A with Ian Kelly, Mary Greer Room, UT Hodges Library, noon – 1:00 pm
• “Photorealism: Yigal Ozeri,” Lilienthal Gallery, noon – 6:00 pm, Wed – Sun, through June
• POP & Shop, 2467 University Commons Way, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Afterschool Clay Club: Animal Hanging Planters, Knoxville Arts Center, 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm, $15, RSVP
• Fly Tying Night, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
• Showing: Salt of the Earth, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $5
• AM Station Live! Kern’s Food Hall, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Dog Walk with Woof Gang by SBRET, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:30 pm
• Xul First Wednesday Monthly Tournament, Xul Beer company, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
• Weekly Crafty Grenade Race, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Open Mic Night with Cullen Kehoe, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Nov 6, 2024)
• A Night of Celtic Tales, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $6 – $12, RSVP
• Latin Wednesday! The Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $5
• Open Jam w Roger Hay, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Wed Night Hop, Laurel Theater, 7:15 pm – 11:00 pm, $5
• Latin Wednesday! The Double S Wine Bar, 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm, $5
• Bonnie Raitt: Just Like That… Tour 2024, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $90 – $120
• Kinky Boots, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, pay what you can, RSVP 
• SMART AI Workshop, UT Student Union, Room 262, 8:00 pm (continues May 2)
• Lukas Nelson + POTR, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $34.96
• Showing: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Central Cinema, 8:15 pm, $7 – $12
• SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm, FREE!
• Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm
• James Leigh and The Rest @Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am

 

Thursday, May 2 

• 5th Annual Symposium on Alzheimer’s and Dementia, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (continues May 3), $75 – $200
• Keys of Hope Luncheon, Knoxville Convention Center, continues 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, $75 – $750, RSVP
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jacob Donham / The Asheville Mountain Boys, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Weekly School Night, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Women in Tech Networking Happy Hour, Fly By Night, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• Junior Recital: BoWen Yang, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
• Production Tech Showcase | KnoxMedia Monthly Production Meetup, 1200 N Broadway, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Bendy Bastards Yinyasa, Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through June 27), $10 – $12
• Weekly FCP Thirsty Thursday Group Road Ride, F.C. Pedaler Bike Shop, 6:00 pm
• Weekly Pedal for Alzheimer’s Thursday Night Group Ride! Meet at Suttree’s Landing, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
• Kukuly & Fuego, Ale’ Rae’s, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Books, Beer, & Banjos: A Fundraiser for UT Press, The Standard Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, starting at $100
• Showing: Brucesploitation Double Feature: Enter the Clones of Bruce (2023) / The Dragon Lives Again, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:05, $5 – $15
• Weekly Residency: Frog & Toad’s Dixie Quartet, The Speakeasy at the Barrel Room, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm, FREE!
• UT Symphony Orchestra, UT Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox Auditorium, 7:30 pm
• “Art” by Yasmina Reza, Theatre Downtown Knoxville, 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
• Kinky Boots, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $25 – $50, RSVP 
• River and Rail Theatre Presents: The Burn Vote!, Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State St, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $13 – $45, RSVP
• Crumbsnatchers with Mol Sullivan and You Just Don’t, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Gramphix at Luna with DJ Huglife, 8:00 pm
• DJ Loor @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Ghosts of Appalachia, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm, $5
• The Singletons, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, FREE!
• Season 2 Premiere with TRANScendent Cabaret, Bernadette’s, 9:30 pm

 

Friday, May 3

• 23rd Annual Tennessee Miracle Classic, Knoxville Convention Center, continues through May 5, $20 – $50
• 5th Annual Symposium on Alzheimer’s and Dementia, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, $75 – $200
• 2nd Annual NKBPA Corn Hole Tournament benefiting Fulton High and local nonprofits, Yee Haw Brewing, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, from $35, RSVP
• WDVX Big Plate Special: Martha Spencer, Barley’s Taproom, noon, FREE!
• First Friday ArtWalk, Downtown Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm
• Tavern Notes: Live Music / First Friday: Meet the Artists, Maker Exchange, 5:00 pm / 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• May First Friday at the Emporium, Emporium Center, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• First Friday at the Arrowmont Gallery, 110 Gay St, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Tennessee Watercolor Society Biennial Juried Exhibition, The Emporium Center, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• First Friday at Foothills, The Emporium Center, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• First Friday with Featured Artists, Cara Rose & Holly Peck, 100 North Gay St, 5:00 pm
• Opening Reception: Gino Castellanos, HoLa Hora Latina, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Exhibition by Patsy Ferrell White, Culture Hair Studio, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• First Friday: Epiphone Exhibition + Auction, Dogwood Arts, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Art Source 2024 Reception, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• First Friday Social Hour @ the Knox Dems HQ, 311 Morgan Street, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Exhibition by Lisa Mullikin and Deb Shmerler Opening, RED Gallery, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• This Page Intentionally Left Blank, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (continues May 4)
• Opening Reception: Work and Play, Tools as Art, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Opening reception for painter Vincent Drake and glass/porcelain sculptor Julie Boisseau-Craig, Art Market Gallery, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
• First Friday featuring Loren Saddler, Pour Taproom, 6:00 pm 
• First Friday with Cassie Krause, Printshop Beer Co, 1532 Island Home Ave, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Opening reception for mixed media artist Amber Purdy, Awaken Coffee, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Opening of “Pottery From Somewhere Else Entirely” by Micheal Arpino, Rala, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Underground @ Mirage 5.0, Mirage Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 1:30 am, FREE!
• Debut: Brandon Maddox and Meredith Maddox SoKno Taco Cantina, 6:00 pm
• Candlelight: A Tribute to Queen / Candlelight: A Tribute to Taylor Swift, The Press Room, 6:30 pm / 8:45 pm, $36 – $63, RSVP
• Showing: Humane / Female Trouble, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:40 pm, $7 – $12
• Little Women, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Tall Paul, Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Tennessee Rugby Gala and Awards Banquet, Knoxville Convention Center, 7:00 pm, $50
• Taylor Swift Cruel Summer Dance Party, Regas Square, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $27.65, RSVP
• Watch Party: One Knox SC vs. Richmond @ The Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
• The Griefers @ Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Brady Turner, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Viardot’s ‘Cendrillon,’ Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, starting at $25
• “Art” by Yasmina Reza, Theatre Downtown Knoxville, 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
• Kinky Boots, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $25 – $50, RSVP 
• River and Rail Theatre Presents: The Burn Vote!, Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State St, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $13 – $45, RSVP
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (TM) In Concert, Civic Auditorium, 7:30 pm, $53 – $115
• Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $45, RSVP
• Kevin Krapf Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Rich Ruth with Mat Bat and Forest Floor (Holly Briggs + Dave Weller Duo) at The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $15
• Missy Raines and Allegheny, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $14 – $20
• Conor & the Wild Hunt at Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• EMO NIGHT, LunaVerse, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $5
• Dance Night at Asylum 801, 904 Blackstock Ave, 8:00 pm
• YAWNi (Asheville, NC) | The Odd Days | For Thee Birds, Corner Lounge, 8:00 pm, FREE!
• KMC Artist Showcase w/ Scott Apple, Haley Nance, & Lazarus Lake, Pretentious Beer Co, 8:00 pm, $10
• Hard Knox Vintage Jazz Weekend 2024, 828 Tulip Ave, 8:00 pm (through May 5), from $75
• The Deltaz @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm 
• Marble City Band Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
• Muskrat Flats, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
• Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm

 

Saturday, May 4

• Early Morning Birding: Spring Migration, Ijams Nature Center, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, $15, RSVP
• Brooks Ave. Community Yard Sale,· Brooks Avenue, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Spring Plant Sale, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 9:00 am
• Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Dance Cardio at Yeehaw Brewing Knoxville, 9:00 am, $15
• This Page Intentionally Left Blank, Gallery 1010, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (continues May 4)
• Backyard Composting Workshop, Beardsley Farm, 1741 Reynolds St, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, SOLD OUT!
• Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am (weekly through Apr 27), $10 – $12, RSVP
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am, $8
• Weekly Explore Knoxville Bike Ride, Printshop Beer Co., 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: UT Appalachian Strings, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Spring Fungi ID: Beginner Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, noon – 2:00 pm, $15, RSVP
• My Parent & Me: Cookie Decorating for Mother’s Day, Knoxville Arts Center, noon – 2:00 pm, $36, RSVP
• World Labyrinth Day in the Garden: Celebrating Community on a Shared Path, UT Gardens Knoxville, 12:30 pm
• Studio Arts for Dancers, Tennessee Theatre, 1:00 pm, $25
• Make-A-Mug, Knoxville Arts Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $36, RSVP
• Greater Knoxville Rescue Dog Show, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• May 4th Rebellion at the PUB, Marble City Pub, 1:00 pm
• THAW OUT Music Festival – Knoxville, World’s Fair Park, 1:00 pm – 11:00 pm, starting at $30.33
• Little Women, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (TM) In Concert, Civic Auditorium, 1:30 pm, $53 – $115
• meet the Puppers by Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee at Crafty Emory Place, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $5
• Pond Exploration, Ijams Nature Center, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm, $15, RSVP
• Dog Prom, The Bark, 4:00 pm, RSVP
• Tradebank Trifecta on Derby Day: 3rd Annual Riverboat Cruise, Tennessee Riverboat, 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $75, RSVP
• Showing: The Godfather, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Knoxville Tacos and Tequila Bar Crawl, 404 Williams St, 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm, free – $26.23, RSVP
• Grandstand Classic 2024 benefiting Make-A-Wish East Tennessee, Crowne Plaza Knoxville, 5:30 pm
• May the FAST Be With You, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• The Dinner Detective: Interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Show! Hilton Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $61, RSVP
• Vagabon Brew @ Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Studio Arts for Dancers, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm, $25
• Cale Charney, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Viardot’s ‘Cendrillon,’ Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, starting at $25
• “Art” by Yasmina Reza, Theatre Downtown Knoxville, 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
• For Thee Birds / North by North / Red Zephyr, Corner Lounge, 7:30 pm, FREE!
• River and Rail Theatre Presents: The Burn Vote, Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State St, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $13 – $45, RSVP
• Kinky Boots, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $25 – $50, RSVP 
• Donald Brown, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Tsushimamire with Ex-Gold and Omfu, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $15
• Mize & The Drive, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
• 50/50 Salsa Bachata Latin Dance Social, The Double S Wine Bar, 8:00 pm – midnight
• EMO NIGHT at Luna, 8:00 pm
• 5 de Mayo Fiesta with Candela, 940 Blackstock Ave, 8:30 pm
• Aaron Carter Live at The Local Smokey, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
• Marshall Brown Bluegrass Band Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
• Joey’s Van presents Where the Fun Begins, Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm, $5 
• Jomo’s 50th birthday show featuring Big Wooly with special guests, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5

Sunday, May 5 

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours 
• Tacos and Trails Baker Creek Ride! Baker Creek Bottoms, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
• 2nd Annual Autism Acceptance Family Fun Day, 525 Henley St, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Sunday Jazz Brunch, Stir Knoxville, 217 Willow Ave, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Biscuits & Bubbly, The Standard Knoxville, 10:30 am – 2:00 pm, $250
• Yoga – BYOM, Barrelhouse, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, $15
• Final day: MEGAWEEK 2024 The anniversary sale event of the year! Tall Man Toys and Comics, 1060 Worlds Fair Park Dr, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
• The Retropolitan Craft Fair, The Mill & Mine, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
• River Kayak Outing by Young Professionals of Knoxville, Knoxville Adventure Collective, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, $20
• Fundraising dinner by BSA Troop 8 1601 Dandridge Ave, noon
• Knox Makers Spring Maker Market, 116 Childress St, noon – 5:00 pm
• Knoxville Brunch Club: Cinco de Mayo, The Emporium Center, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, $50
• Kokedama Creation, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm, $42, RSVP
• Children’s Day by Knox Asian Festival, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, $5, RSVP
• Knox Pup Culture Club Kick Off, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 1:00 pm – 5;00 pm
• Lady Vols Central Block Party, 2300 N Central St, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Argentina Tango Workshops with Guest Instructor James Valentino, The Double S Wine Bar, 1:00 pm / 5:15 pm, $20 – $30
• Knoxville Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl, 404 Williams Street, 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm, free – $26.23, RSVP
• Cinco de Mayo Party, Craft Axe Throwing – Downtown, 119 W. 5th Avenue Suite 150, 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Kinky Boots, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $25 – $50, RSVP 
• River and Rail Theatre Presents: The Burn Vote, Old City Performing Arts Center, 111 State St, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm, $13 – $45, RSVP
• Viardot’s ‘Cendrillon,’ Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm, starting at $25
• An Author Event with Brian Griffin, 517 Union Ave, 3:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Little Women, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Free yoga with Dai Wellness in Caswell Park, 3:00 pm
• Bluegrass Jam with Perry Cooper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• “Art” by Yasmina Reza, Theatre Downtown Knoxville, 3:00 pm, $20, RSVP
• Cinco De Mayo Wagon Wheel LIVE ft. Vultrs, 115 South Central St, 3:00 pm
• Showing: The Godfather, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm, $7 – $12
• Yoga Retreat to Puglia, June 2024: Meet & Greet, Thai Yoga Knox, 711 Irwin St, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Brook and Ethan’s Junior recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
• Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
• Cinco De Mayo, The Vault, 531 S Gay St, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $62.26, RSVP
• Crafty Jazz with Sam Adams, 6 Emory Place, 7:00 pm
• Cinco De Mayo Celebration: Richmond Kickers v One Knoxville SC, City Stadium, 7:00 pm, from $17
• The Sunday Get Down! Maple Hall, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $5 – $10 
• The Brothers of Intention, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
  Tannahill Weavers, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $24 – $25
• Trauma Ray with Kraus, Palefade, and Shudder, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Showing: The Godfather, Central Cinema, 8:100 pm, $7 – $12
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, May 6 

• Mural Exhibition, Maker Exchange, 6:30 am – 11:00 pm, (Mon-Sat, 6:30 am – 11:00 pm / Sun, 6:30 am – 10:00 pm), through May 24
• Amber Purdy Exhibit, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm Mon-Fri (Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun, 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm)
• May Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
• 2024 Epiphone Student Guitar Design Contest, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
• Todd Ethridge Photo Exhibit, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 am – midnight, Mon – Sun
• Stephanie Villagran, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
• Little History Lessons: Archaeology, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am, free – $10
• Olivia White Exhibit, Hummingbird South, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 11:00 am – 10:00 pm, Mon-Fri / Sun, noon – 8:00 pm
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Miles & Mafaletent / Saltwater Sky, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Mighty Musical Monday, featuring House Organist Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ and Milk Man & The Big Band, Tennessee Theatre, noon, FREE! 
• Parade Open Studio Days, St. James Episcopal Church of Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through Dec 30), $10 – $12, RSVP
• Showing: The Godfather, Central Cinema, 6:30, $7 – $12
• Yoga – Mindfulness at the Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Dec 23), starting at $15
• May 2024 Adult Dance Sessions & Drop In Classes, 1400 N. 6th Avenue, Suite B1, 6:30 pm (daily through May 10), $20 – $37.50
• Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm
• West Coast Swing at Double S Wine Bar, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm, $10
• LEONID & FRIENDS – A Tribute To The Music Of Chicago in Knoxville, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $28 – $65
• Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Civil Strife Live, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm, $3

 

Tuesday, May 7 

• Coming Into View Exhibit, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm / Sun, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, through Dec 8)
• Weekly Preschool Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
• Vincent Drake and Julie Boisseau-Craig, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
• “Pottery From Somewhere Else Entirely” by Micheal Arpino, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
• Dusk by Shahnaz Lighari / Extended Materiality, Tri-Star Arts, Candoro Marble Building, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tue-Sat), FREE!
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Rees Shad / Louise Goffin, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Exhibit by Cassie Krause, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Tue-Thu (noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / noon – 5:00 pm, Sun)
• Knox Pride Life Skills Presents: Freelance Workshop – Tips for Success, Knox Pride, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
• Elixirs of Spring: A Spring Cocktail Affair, 414 South Gay St, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, $60.31
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
• Concerts on the Square with Joe Wilaniskis, Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Showing: Tiny Stage Comedy presents Comedy Night, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Crafty Trivia – The Life Aquatic, Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 7:00 pm
• Hal & Phil Off The Record 9.0 (with Bob!), Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm, $25
• Stomp at Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm, $50 – $95
• Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
• Prof, Grip, Futuristic, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $30 – $35
• Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Civil Strife Live, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm, $3