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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)
Sunday, May 19
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Tennessee Artists Association Exhibition at The Frothy Monkey, 7:00 am – 9:00 pm (daily through July 31)
- Beginning Yoga Workshop with Kim Lomonaco, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 9:30 am, $20, RSVP
- Cheese Making Workshop, Ijams Nature 10:00 am – 12:30 pm, $50, RSVP
- Sunday Jazz Brunch, Stir Knoxville, 217 Willow Ave, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Cyanotype Handmade BookMaking Workshop with The Big Camera, Ijams Nature 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, $55, RSVP
- Reclaiming Our Time – a Maternal Mental Health Event, Knoxville Botanical Gardens, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
- Grand Lawn: Yoga on the lawn, Kern’s Food Hall, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Kickin’ Cancer Survival Sunday, 745 North Broadway, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- KVM x Raisin’ Hale Vintage Market, Next Level Brewery, noon – 6:00 pm
- Statewide Text Bank for Progressive Candidates! Alliance Brewing Company, noon – 2:00 pm
- Marble City Meltdown Punk Rock Festival, Scruffy City Hall, noon – 1:00 am
- Syrup ‘N Sequins ICON edition! 207 West Jackson Ave, noon, $13.67 – $31.16, RSVP
- Knoxville Vegans Meetup: Brunch & Bike Edition, Marble City Market, 1:00 pm
- Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, $10, RSVP
- Model/Talent Call by Kristen KC Colemon Beauty and Styling, River & Rail Theatre Company, 111 State St, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Daytime Docs Film Series – Meet the Patels, Lawson McGhee Library, 1:30 pm
- Online May Poetry Xfit by Sundress Academy, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE! but donations welcome
- East Tennessee Bluegrass Association Monthly Jam, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE!
- Shakespeare on the Hill: Much Ado About Nothing, Mabry-Hazen House, 2:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- Annual Auction and Pot Luck by Betty Jo Wilson and Smoky Mountain Orchid Society, UT Department of Plant Sciences, 2:00 pm
- Open Streets Knoxville 2024, Happy Holler & Emory Place, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Brewery Olympics! 6 Emory Place, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- 7th Annual Cattywampus Parade & Block Party, start at Emory Place and Central proceed up Central, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- May Scottish Country Dancing, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
- Little Women, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Workday and Snack-luck at Old City Garden, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Rus’ Romper Room May Edition, 842 Central St, 4:00 pm
- Grand Lawn: Yoga on the lawn, Kern’s Food Hall, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
- Your Face, Our Can Trivia, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 6:30 pm
- Crafty Jazz with Chris Canada, 6 Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 7:15 pm, $7 – $12
- Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – All The Good Times: The Farewell Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $30 – $80
- Christopher Paul Stelling with Redd, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Ziona Riley and Evelyn Davis with Fast Followers 4 and Crystal Shrine, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Patty Griffin, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $40 – $60
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, May 20
- 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
- Beginning to Intermediate Photoshop, The Emporium Center, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (daily through May 22), $349, RSVP
- Little History Lessons: State Symbols, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am, free – $10
- Ame Houston Exhibit, Hummingbird South, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 11:00 am – 10:00 pm, Mon-Fri / Sun, noon – 8:00 pm
- Ode to Black Women by Kalil White Exhibition, The Bottom, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Mon-Fri
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Merrill Miller, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Craft Beer Week with Crafty B*stard, 6 Emory Place, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm (4:00 pm – 10:00 pm, Tue – Thu / 4:00 pm – 11:00 pm, Fri / 2:00 pm – 11:00 pm, Sat)
- Monday Nerd Night w/ DND Pickup Games, 6 Emory Place, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm (through Feb 10, 2025)
- KKQ Book Club May Meeting, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm
- Open Mic Night, Barrelhouse Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Jan 27, 2025)
- Zoom Maker Meet-In: Make AI Work For You, presented by The Maker Market, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through Dec 30), $10 – $12, RSVP
- GKAISA Officials Training, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 6:00 pm
- Suttree – Knoxville Classics Book Club, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm
- Online Maker Meet-In: Make AI Work For You by The Maker City, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow / I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 6:30 / 8:45 pm, $7 – $12
- Yoga – Mindfulness at the Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Dec 23), starting at $15
- A Printshop + Seoul Brothers Beer Dinner, 1532 Island Home Ave, 6:30 pm, $7- – $90, RSVP
- Braden Jones Trio, 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, $5 – $15
- Marigold Thieves, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm, $3
- Ayca & Joey Acoustic Rock @ The Kennedy (Old Blackhorse Brewery on Gay St.), 430 S Gay St, 10:00 pm – 1:00 am
Tuesday, May 21
- 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
- RAM Free Telehealth Clinic, Care Cuts of Knoxville, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- 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: Stephanie Lambring / Michael Jones, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Beginner Gardener Class, 1741 Reynolds St, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE! But rSVP
- Disaster Preparedness: Preparing for the Best Outcomes During the Worst Situations, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 pm
- 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)
- Home Builders Brew Tour, Pretentious Beer Co, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Let Her Invest | Women Building Wealth Meet-up, Aught Co-working Downtown, 520 West Summit Hill Dr, #Suite 601, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Workshop: Caring for Family Heirlooms, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S Gay St, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Knox Pride Life Skills Presents: Home Buying & Selling, Knox Pride, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
- East Tennessee Pinball @ Suttree’s, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $3
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow / I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 6:30 / 8:45 pm, $7 – $12
- In This Moment: THE GODMODE TOUR, Tennessee Theatre, 6:30 pm, $50 – $80
- Concerts on the Square with Taber Gable Trio, Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- MUSIC BINGO: 90’s/00’s Edition, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
- Weekly Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm
- Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
- ;3 with Dozibrion, Limpid Hoax and Plague House, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- The Whiskey Charmers, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Redd and the Paper Flowers @ The Kennedy, 10:00 pm – 1:00 am
Wednesday, May 22
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jodi and Evie, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Non-Profit Pint Night with Knoxville Habitat for Humanity at Hi-Wire Brewing, 3:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 4:45 pm, $7 – $12
- DnD at Printshop Beer, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $20, RSVP
- Night at the Museum II, Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, from $10
- Walk Through the Native Gardens at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens With Us! 2649 Boyds Bridge Pk, 6:30 pm
- Dog Walk with Woof Gang by SBRET, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:30 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)
- Poetry Reading by Kay Newton, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $10 suggested donation
- Showing: Knox Comedy Roast Battle, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $15
- Open Jam w/ Roger Hay, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Euchre Night @ the Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
- FwF May New Member Meetup (NMM), Xul Beer, 213 E 5th Ave STE A, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm, RSVP
- Wed Night Hop, Laurel Theater, 7:15 pm – 11:00 pm, $5
- For the First & Last Time: Grateful Shred & Circles Around the Sun, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $34 – $40
- SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm, FREE!
- Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm
- Appalachian Space Funk: Rossdafareye @Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Thursday, May 23
- In the Room: Advanced Business and Investor Series! 17 Market Sq, Ste 101, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, FREE! But RSVP
- KCRTA Luncheon, The Foundry on the Fair Site, 11:15 am
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Grace Humphries / Hollow Turtle, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Aura & Chakra Photography, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, from $30
- Old City Spring Market, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- George Dickel Whiskey Dinner, Hilton Knoxville, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $104.61
- Final: Free Three-Part Diabetes Management Series, Knox County Health Department, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Boogie Design Nights, Fly by Night, 6:00 pm
- An Author Event featuring Kaitlyn Hill in conversation with Lauren Morrill, 517 Union Ave, 6:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Seed Saving By Rooted East Knox, 2340 E Magnolia Ave, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, free – $25.32, RSVP
- 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
- The Six O’clock Swerve Featuring Blind House @ Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 pm
- May Cigar Social! Elst Brewing Company, 6:00 pm, RSV
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow / I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 6:30 / 8:45 pm, $7 – $12
- Weekly Residency: Frog & Toad’s Dixie Quartet, The Speakeasy at the Barrel Room, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Jennifer Jane Niceley (full band show) at Gypsy Hands Healing Arts Center, 7:00 pm, $15 suggested donation
- 90’s Rock Trivia: Hosted by Stryker of Channel Z, 6 Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- Alicia Harvey – solo, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Taylor Swift Silent Disco Party at Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 7:00 pm, $14.85 – $18.29
- Laurel Square Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $10
- Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm, FREE!
- District 2 Meet the Candidates w/ Courtney Durrett & Anne Templeton, 311 Morgan St, 6:30 pm
- Bailemos Bachata Thursdays! The Double S Wine Bar, 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm, $5 – $10
- FEZIWIG w/ The Band 206 @ The Birdhouse, 7:30 pm
- Lionel Richie with Earth, Wind & Fire, Thompson-Boling Arena, 7:30 pm, $41 – $501
- Antadie with Sharp Pins and A Certain Zone, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Molly Miller Trio with DJ Huglife at LunaVerse, 8:00 pm
- Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
- Sandy Land Tater Band, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
- Jammers of the Apocalypse, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Transcendental Drag with DJ Stylez, Bernadette’s, 9:00 pm
Friday, May 24
- Final Day: Mural Exhibition, Maker Exchange, 6:30 am – 11:00 pm
- BSides Knoxville 2024, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm, $28.52—$81.88, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jay Clark, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Animal Communication w/Afton Hughes, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, from $50
- Cale Charney @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Cody Moneymaker, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow / I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:15 pm, $7 – $12
- Community Conversations: Seed Saving & Preservation hosted by Rooted East & Jim Embry, Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Mighty Blue, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm
- Auditions for “Packing Up Polly!” 800 S. Central St, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Movies Under the Stars: Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm, $12
- CJ’s One-Man-Band Show @ Calhoun’s On the River, 7:00 pm
- Harold Nagge/Alan Wyatt, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Wished Bone with 20cats and Megamoon X, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Full Moon Paddle, Ijams River Landing, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $45, RSVP
- The Old-City Ho’Down7, The Double S Wine Bar, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm, $10
- Bo & Maddy play Merchants of Beer, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Eric Caldwell and The Cruise Control @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
- King Ghoul / Dj Sterl the Pearl, LunaVerse, 8:00 pm
- TBA at Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm
- Ever More Nest Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- Cordovas with Gavin Kattesh and Jonny Strykes, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
- Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
Saturday, May 25
- Early Morning Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 am – 9:00 am, $45, RSVP
- Expo 10k & 5k, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:30 am, $10 – $40, RSVP
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Scuba Divers Swap Meet – Buy Sell Trade, 2001 N. Broadway suite B, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Knox Pride Presents: Pride Farmers Market @ South Press, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $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
- Art Fair/Market, Broadway Studios, 1127 Broadway, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Rebecca Lee Daniels / Brett Carlisle, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Southern Spirit, Mast General Store, noon – 2:00 pm
- A Taste of Tennessee Music & Food Festival, World’s Fair Park, noon – 8:00 pm (continues May 26), from $20, RSVP
- Pond Exploration, Ijams Nature Center, noon – 1:30 pm, $15, RSVP
- World Tarot Day – Screen Printing Workshop + Tarot Readings, 1532 Island Home Ave, 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
- Music and Knowledge: West African Drumming with Corey Hodge, The Bottom, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm, pay what you can, RSVP
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 4:45 pm, $7 – $12
- May Divination Faire, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Angela Floyd Schools – Adventure Awaits, Civic Auditorium, 5:00 pm, $19 – $37
- The Dinner Detective: Interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Show! Hilton Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $61, RSVP
- From The Pines | HiDaze | Tennessee Love Connection | Jackson Ave. @ The Birdhouse, 7:00 pm, $5
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow / I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:15 pm, $7 – $12
- Johnny Revenant, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
- Fourkast Band, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm
- Aaron Tracy @ Calhoun’s On The River, 7:30 pm
- Auditions for “Packing Up Polly!” 800 S. Central St, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $45, RSVP
- Jake Byrd Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Delta 8 with Paperwork and Nervous Rex, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- TBA, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
- ‘90s Disco with Craft Beer Week Charity Benefit, 126 Bernard Ave, 8:00 pm – 1:00 am
- Salsa Saturday @ Marble City Market, 8:00 pm – midnight, $10
- TBA, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Spring Across the East: Civil Strife LIVE in Knoxville at Corner Lounge, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- The Duck Experience & The Absurd Band / Andres Tapia International Dance Night at LunaVerse, 8:00 pm
- GSS Live at Pour Taproom, 9:00 pm
- Tennessee Stifflegs Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Jake Gray at The Pirate Tavern, 9:00 pm
- Aaron Carter, The Local Smokey, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Paul McDonald & the Mourning Doves, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
Sunday, May 26
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Tennessee Artists Association Exhibition at The Frothy Monkey, 7:00 am – 9:00 pm (daily through July 31)
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
- Grand Lawn: Yoga on the lawn, Kern’s Food Hall, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
- A Taste of Tennessee Music & Food Festival, World’s Fair Park, noon – 8:00 pm (continues May 26), from $20, RSVP
- Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, $10, RSVP
- Memorial Day Festival, World’s Fair Park, 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Old Sevier May Market, SouthSide Garage, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Bluegrass Jam with Perry Cooper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
- Sunday Class + Practica, The Double S Wine Bar, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (weekly through June 30)
- Grand Lawn: Yoga on the lawn, Kern’s Food Hall, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 4:45 pm, $7 – $12
- Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
- Crafty Jazz with Frog & Toad, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- Pretend Friends Improv Comedy Show, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, FREE!
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow / I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:15 pm, $7 – $12
- Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- Tellios with Charming Disaster, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, May 27
- 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)
- 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
- Ame Houston Exhibit, Hummingbird South, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 11:00 am – 10:00 pm, Mon-Fri / Sun, noon – 8:00 pm
- Ode to Black Women by Kalil White Exhibition, The Bottom, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Mon-Fri
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Stella Prince / Bum Monk, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- 6th Annual Knoxville Memorial Ryde, Alex Haley Statue, noon – 6:00 pm
- 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)
- Memorial Day Celebration, Craft Axe3 Throwing – Downtown, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Open Mic Night, Barrelhouse Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Jan 27, 2025)
- Monday Nerd Night w/ DND Pickup Games, 6 Emory Place, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm (through Feb 10, 2025)
- 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
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm, $7 – $12
- Yoga – Mindfulness at the Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Dec 23), starting at $15
- Parker Bakkall, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10
- Knox Box: The Eras Tour! Benefiting The Joy of Music School, Knox Box Karaoke, 8:00 pm – 2:00 am
- Showing: O.V.A. Extreme Anime Series, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5
- Joseph Allred with The Electric Nature, The Pilot Light, 9:00 pm, $10
- TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, May 28
- Volunteer Orientation by Knoxville Habitat for Humanity and Knoxville Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 1501 Washington Ave, 8:30 am – 9:30 am, RSVP
- 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)
- Knoxville Career Fair, Marriott Knoxville Downtown, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, RSVP
- 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: Tyler Tisdale / Sahara Moon, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 4:00 pm, from $5
- 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)
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Financial Empowerment Class, Knoxville Area Urban League, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Knox Pride Presents Life Skills Class: Podcast Production 101, Knox Pride, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
- Showing: I Saw the TV Glow, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm, $7 – $12
- DnD at Hi-Wire Brewing, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, $20, RSVP
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
- Concerts on the Square with Sam Adams, Market Square, 7:00 pm
- Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
- Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Showing: Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5
- TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Redd and the Paper Flowers @ The Kennedy, 10:00 pm – 1:00 am