Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (7/21 – 7/30/2024)

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, July 21

• 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)
• The Taste of Kern’s | Your Passport to International Cuisine, Kern’s Food Hall, 8:00 am – 10:00 pm (daily through July 31)
• Mindful Movement for Kids with Nora Vines, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 8:30 am – 9:15 am, $20 – $45 
• Knoxville’s Original Gun Show, Kerbela Shrine Temple, 315 Mimosa Ave, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, $10
• Escape The City – Knoxville, Downtown Knoxville, 9:30 am, $60, RSVP
• Sunday Jazz Brunch @ Stir, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Sound Bath Meditation, Ijams Nature Center, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, $30, RSVP
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
• Cars and Coffee After Party, Kern’s Food Hall, noon
• Syrup ‘N Sequins Christmas Edition! Pour Taproom, 207 West Jackson Ave, noon, $19.50 – $36.98
• Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, $10, RSVP
• Christmas in July Music Bingo, Elst Brewing, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Eastside Sunday Market, Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (weekly through September)
• Knoxville Salty Dog Seafood Festival, World’s Fair Park, 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5
• Daytime Documentaries: My Beautiful Stutter, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
• East Tennessee Bluegrass Association Monthly Jam, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE!
• Lobster Dogs at Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 2:00 pm
• Zoom: July Poetry Xfit by Sundress Academy for the Arts, 2:00 pm, free, but donations welcome
• Cinderella, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15 
• July Scottish Country Dancing, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
• Ijams Field Day: Botany For Beginners, Ijams Nature Center, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, $45, RSVP
• Wagon Wheel LIVE ft. Marlee & Hudson, 115 South Central St, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Rus’ Romper Room July Edition, 842 Central St, 4:00 pm
• Showing: Longlegs, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm / 7:15 pm, $7 – $12
• Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
• Cinderella, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 6:00 pm, $12 – $15 
• Tavern Notes: Live Music at Maker Exchange, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
• Crafty Jazz with Chris Canada, Crafty Brewery Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Corey James Clifton, Kern’s Food Hall, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Andrew Ledbetter @ Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
• Knoxville Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $15
• Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $45, RSVP
• Tennessee Stifflegs, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
• Chipster, The Kennedy, 9:00 pm – 11:59 pm
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, July 22 

• 3 Dames Exhibition, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm Mon-Fri (Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun, 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm)
• July Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
• Menagerie by Gared Luquet, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
• Big Brothers Big Sisters Exhibition, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 am – midnight, Mon – Sun
• Dialogues of Creativity, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
• Waldo Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, 10:00 am – 11:00 pm (daily through July 31)
• Tea Flights! The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm, $8.99
• John Moses Exhibit, Hummingbird South, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 11:00 am – 10:00 pm, Mon-Fri / Sun, noon – 8:00 pm
• Calling women who dare to dream and want to become part of a dance and variety arts organization! 1400 N. 6th Avenue, Suite B1, 11:15 am – 11:00 pm (daily through July 30)
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kiely Connell, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Everything Ballet Camp (EBC) July 8-11, Central United Methodist, 4:00 pm – 5:30 (daily through July 11), $25 – $75, RSVP
• Sean Monett exhibition, Urban Bar and Corner Cafe, 5:00 pm – 2:30 am (daily through July 31)
• Monday Nerd Night w/ DND Pickup Games, Crafty Brewery Emory Place, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm (through Feb 10, 2025)
• Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
• Open Mic Night, Barrelhouse Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Jan 27, 2025)
• Company Distilling X, Alchemy Lounge and Cigar, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $65, RSVP
• Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm weekly through Dec 30), $10 – $12, RSVP
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn – Knoxville Classics Book Club, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 6:00 pm
• Showing: Longlegs, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm / 8:30 pm, $7 – $12
• Yoga – Mindfulness at the Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Dec 23), starting at $15
• Keys from the Golden Vault Episode 1: FRIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $10
• Chess Club at the Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
• Braden Jones Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Stella Prince, Kern’s Food Hall, 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
• Piss Me Off with Cave Deco and New Romantics, The Pilot Light, 9:00 pm, $10
• Abbey Elmore Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, July 23 

• 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
• Safety City Summer Schedule, 165 S Concord St, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, Tue – Thu (weekly through July 25)
• RAM Free Telehealth Clinic, Care Cuts of Knoxville, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Brenda Mills and Johnny Glass, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
• Pippin Long Exhibit, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
• Outta Time / Cien Años / Root, Tri-Star Arts, Candoro Marble Building, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tue-Sat, through August 28), FREE!
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Lonesome Roses, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Intuitive Tarot Readings w/Josh Hinkin, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1520 N. Central St. #101, noon – 3:00 pm, donation-based
• Make Learn Grow: Intersection of Makers & City Government, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Final Day: Book Fair by Friends of the Library, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 3:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Sorn-Lai Art Exhibition, Ijams Nature Center, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Bike night, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Financial Empowerment Class, Knoxville Area Urban League, 6:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• Knox Music Coalition Music Maker Meet Up & Pint Night, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 6:00 pm
• An Author Event with Mary Liza Hartong, 517 Union Ave, 6:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Showing: Longlegs, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm / 8:30 pm, $7 – $12
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
• Knox Pride Presents: Interviewing and Resume Building, Knox Pride, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, FREE!
• HOT GIRL SUMMER: Legit Music Bingo at The Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
• Freedom from Painful Minds by Meditation in Knoxville, 800 N 4th Ave, 7:15 pm – 8:30 pm (weekly through July 30)
• 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
• Redd & The Paper Flowers, The Kennedy, 9:00 pm – 11:59 pm
• Abbey Elmore Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Wednesday, July 24 

• RAM Free Telehealth Clinic, Care Cuts of Knoxville, 9:00 am – noon
• Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Eden Brent / The Concessions, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Redefining Stroke Prevention, 616 Jessamine St NE, noon, FREE! But RSVP
• From the Grassroots Roundtable: Preserving Places and Stories in the East Tennessee Black Community, 601 S Gay St, noon, FREE! But RSVP
• Sorn-Lai Art Exhibition, Ijams Nature Center, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• Summer Movie Nights featuring Dungeons and Dragons at Kern’s Food Hall, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Monthly meeting: KATU – The Knoxville Area Tenants’ Union, Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• DnD at Printshop Beer Co, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $20, RSVP
• Showing: Longlegs, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm / 8:30 pm, $7 – $12
• Whiskey University: Bourbon 201, 414 South Gay Street, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, $77.80, RSVP
• 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)
• Good Vibes Wednesdays: Presented in Partnership with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• ‘Following Jesus and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence’ | Dr. Robert Jacobsen, 100 W 5th Ave, 7:00 pm
• Open Jam w/ Roger Hay, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Pretend Friends Improv Comedy Night, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Wed Night Hop / Lindy Hop – Level 1 Swing Series, Laurel Theater, 7:15 pm – 11:00 pm, $5 – $8
• Salsa Series for beginners, Marble City Market, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through July 31), $5
• Knoxville Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $15
• Folk Implosion (Lou Barlow / John Davis) + Solo Sets from Lou & John, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm, FREE!
• Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm
• Year of October @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am

 

Thursday, July 25 

• Gotta Know Knoxville Downtown Walking Tour, Knoxville Visitors Center, 10:00 am – noon / 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $20, RSVP
• Blue Plate Special: Maggie Tharp, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Aura & Chakra Photography, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, from $30
• School Night, 6 Emory Place, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• 9th Board Game Days! Awaken Coffee, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm (daily through July 28), $10 – $45, RSVP
• Networking Happy Hour, Craft Axe Throwing, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Weekly FCP Thirsty Thursday Group Road Ride, F.C. Pedaler Bike Shop, 6:00 pm (weekly through Oct 31)
• Weekly Pedal for Alzheimer’s Thursday Night Group Ride! Meet at Suttree’s Landing, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm (weekly through Oct 24)
• Homesteading Made Easy monthly meet-up, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $10 – $30, RSVP
• The Final “6 O’Clock Swerve”/ Marshal Andy Smalls’ 95th Birthday Bash, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm
• Museum After Hours: Paint & Play, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 6:00 pm, from $30, RSVP
• Dog Walk with Woof Gang by SBRET, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:30 pm
• Youth Arts Initiative Showcase: An Adaptation of The Drum – A Cultural Cadence, Tennessee Theatre, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
• Showing: 1927 Film “Stark Love” (made in East Tennessee) with live score, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Weekly Residency: Frog & Toad’s Dixie Quartet, The Speakeasy at the Barrel Room, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Cinderella, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15 
• Skybox July Karaoke Contest, 415 S Gay Street, 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Knoxville Beer Choir, Pour Taproom, 7:00 pm
• Pints with the Professor, 6 Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• The Bittersweet Bon Voyage show w/Sam Adams, Jeanine Fuller & Marcel Holman, Harvest – Downtown, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Jordan Davis: Damn Good Time World Tour, Civic Coliseum, 7:00 pm, $38 – $68
• Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm, FREE!
• The Wonder Years, Knuckle Puck, Stay Inside, The Mill & Mine, 7:30 pm, $36.51
• Knoxville Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $15
• Cole Ritter, Kern’s Food Hall, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Rosali with David Nance & Mowed Sound and Maspeth, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Listen Up – Open Mic Night @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Josh Oliver, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, FREE!
• Year of October @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Transcendental Drag with DJ Stylez, Bernadette’s, 9:00 pm

 

Friday, July 26

• OsteoThai Techniques for Abdominal Massage with Kelly Scott, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm (through July 27), $415, RSVP
• Birth of a National Park in the Smokies: A Two-Day Educational Symposium, 123 S. Gay Street, Suite C, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm (continues July 27), FREE! but RSVP
• Frey Fest – Summer Viking Festival, Barrelhouse, 11:30 am – 10:30 pm
• WDVX Big Plate Special: True Blue, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Tax-Free Weekend at Mood Ring Vintage, 906 Sevier Ave, Unit 112, noon – 6:00 pm (daily through July 28)
• Kuumba Festival, Downtown Knoxville, noon – 10:00 pm
• Fun Film Friday, O’Connor Senior Center, 1:00 pm (weekly through April 4, 2025)
• Crossjacks, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm 
• 12th Annual Don Sproles Memorial Evening: “WINE AND SHINE,” Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm, $100, RSVP
• Emory Place Night Market, 6 Emory Place, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• The Inspirations & McKamey Legacy, Civic Auditorium, 6:00 pm, $25 – $35
• Showing: Longlegs, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:45 pm, $7 – $12
• Tavern Notes: Open mic night led by former Knoxville Poet Laureate, Rhea Sunshine and Jonathan “Courageous” Clark at Maker Exchange, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Guys Night Out – For guys looking for new friends, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Open Mic Night, Maker Exchange Knox and Dogwood Arts, 710 Clunch Ave, 7:00 pm
• Tall Paul, Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Alex & The Animals, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Shelby Cline @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• TKD Presents “Packing Up Polly” by Leslie Kimbell, 800 S. Central St, 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
• Summer Soirée: Tropic with YPK, Kern’s Food Hall, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, free – $50, RSVP
• Knoxville Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $15
• Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $45, RSVP
• Stina Nesbitt, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Kelsi Walker with Middle Satre and Redd and The Paper Flowers at Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10 
• Mendingwall, Kern’s Food Hall, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• David Ramirez at Pretentious Beer Co., 8:00 pm, $24.02 – $29.76, RSVP
• Mosant with James Leigh and the Rest @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
• Brian Wolff & The Howlers, Corner Lounge, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• The Griefers / DJ Sterl the Pearl, LunaVerse, 8:00 pm
• Boot Scootin’ Boogie Nights: A Night of 90s Country, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $20.54
• Joey’s Van, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• House Party Silent Disco, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 pm – midnight, $11.63 – $27.38, RSVP
• Weekly Salsa Party at Kern’s Food Hall, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am, $10
• Swamptooth Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
• Moths & More: Ijams After Dark, Ijams Nature Center, 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm, $15, RSVP
• The Vertical Birds, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
• Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm

 

Saturday, July 27

• Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Basketmaking: Josephine Knot, 1127 N Broadway Suite B, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm, $65, RSVP
• A Special Kidstuff Live at the Bijou: Billy Jonas Band, Bijou Theatre, 10:00 am, FREE!
• Kids’ Terrariums, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, $42, RSVP
• Forest Bathing Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – noon, $30, RSVP
• Cardio Dance Class | One Nation, Kern’s Food Hall, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
• Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $10 – $12, RSVP
• Saturday Market @ Knox Pride, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
• Indoor Family Fun Day, Marble City Market, 11:00 am 
• Sew It Sell It Market Day, The Bottom, 2340 E Magnolia Ave, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am, $8
• Weekly Explore Knoxville Bike Ride, Printshop Beer Co., 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
• Cajun Brunch with Fred Beans & Rice: Cajun Kitchen, 421 Union Ave, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm (continues July 28) 
• Frey Fest – Summer Viking Festival, Barrelhouse, 11:30 am – 10:30 pm
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Emerald Butler / Katie’s Randy Cat, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Water Wars, The Bark, noon, RSVP
• Southern Spirit, Mast General Store, noon – 2:00 pm
• Tax-Free Weekend at Mood Ring Vintage, 906 Sevier Ave, Unit 112, noon – 8:00 pm (daily through July 28)
• Crossjacks, Barrelhouse, 1:00 pm 
• Family Fun Day: Art Exploration for All Ages, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Cinderella, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Online: Shakesology 2024: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Romeo & Juliet” by Tennessee Stage Company, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm, RSVP
• Summer Movie Magic: The Lion King, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 pm
• Hi-Wire Brewing’s Beer Olympics 2024, Hi-Wire Brewing, 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $22.19, RSVP
• Root & Branch Paper Co.: Summer Block Party, 717 Winona Pl, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• In Search of True Friendship, Knoxville Baha’i Center, 1323 Hannah Ave, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE!
• Bluegrass, Barbecue, Bourbon, and Beer, Blount Mansion, 200 W Hill Ave, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm, from $40, RSVP
• Switch It Up Saturday! Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• fluorescent: the anniversary show (with special guests redd and jorden albright), Corte-Land Art House, 503 Clinch Ave #101, 6:00 pm
• The Dinner Detective: Interactive True Crime Dinner Show! Hilton Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $61, RSVP
• Queer Icons Dance Party @ South Press, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
• Donnie and the Dry Heavers, Kern’s Food Hall, 7:00 pm
• Destination Unknown, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Tommie John, Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Summer Swing 2024: A Summer Night in Black and White, The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $150 – $1,000, RSVP
• Emerald Butler Band, Schulz Brau, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• TKD Presents “Packing Up Polly” by Leslie Kimbell, 800 S. Central St, 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
• Salsa Saturday @ Maple Hall, 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm, $10
• Teen Spirit, Merchants of Beer, 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm, $22.60, RSVP
• Showing: Face/Off, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $7 – $12
• Knoxville Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $15
• 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
• Jameron with Sophie Goodman Group, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm
• Promotion Rock and Metal Showcase, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm – 1:30 am
• Summer Movie Magic: The Matrix, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, $10
• 18andcounting with Escort Mission, Fka Ice, and Cardboard Cat, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• King Ghoul / Andres Tapia Extraterrestrial Dance Night at LunaVerse, 8:00 pm
• Aaron Carter Live at The Local Smokey, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm 
• Jewell & Scott Live at the Pirate Tavern, 9:00 pm – midnight
• Renée Maggart & Drew Jonsa at Pour Taproom, 9:00 pm – 11:59 pm
• Knox County Jug Stompers Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
• Moths & More: Ijams After Dark, Ijams Nature Center, 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm, $15, RSVP
• Hugh Trimble & The Atomic Ranch Band, Kern’s Food Hall, 10:00 pm
• Ben McLaughlin and the Mystical Marauders with Hidaze, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
• Showing: Longlegs, Central Cinema, 10:20 pm, $7 – $12

Sunday, July 28 

• 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)
• The Taste of Kern’s | Your Passport to International Cuisine, Kern’s Food Hall, 8:00 am – 10:00 pm (daily through July 31)
• RAM Free Telehealth Clinic, Care Cuts of Knoxville, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
• Tax-Free Weekend at Mood Ring Vintage, 906 Sevier Ave, Unit 112, noon – 6:00 pm
• Eastside Sunday Market, Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (weekly through September)
• Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, $10, RSVP
• Summer Reading Group: South to America, The Bottom, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (weekly through July 28), pay what you can up to $25, RSVP
• Knoxville Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $15
• Old Sevier Sunday Market, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Maddy & Bo, Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• TKD Presents “Packing Up Polly” by Leslie Kimbell, 800 S. Central St, 3:00 pm, $20, RSVP
• Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
• Showing: Face/Off, Central Cinema, 5:30 pm, $7 – $12
• Final Performance: Cinderella, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 6:00 pm, $12 – $15 
• Fall in Love in July: Stag and Doe Speed Dating, 414 South Gay St, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $30
• Crafty Jazz with Frog & Toad, Crafty Brewery Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
• Knoxville Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $15
• Dan Levison with Dan Carlin, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
• Chameleous with The Lone Tones, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Showing: Longlegs, Central Cinema, 8:20 pm, $7 – $12
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, July 29 

• 3 Dames 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)
• July Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
• Menagerie by Gared Luquet, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
• Big Brothers Big Sisters Exhibition, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 am – midnight, Mon – Sun
• Dialogues of Creativity, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
• Waldo Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, 10:00 am – 11:00 pm (daily through July 31)
• Tea Flights! The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm, $8.99
• John Moses Exhibit, Hummingbird South, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 11:00 am – 10:00 pm, Mon-Fri / Sun, noon – 8:00 pm
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Elkmont Exchange Reunion, SouthSide Garage, 4:00 pm
• Sean Monett exhibition, Urban Bar and Corner Cafe, 5:00 pm – 2:30 am (daily through July 31)
• Open House, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 5:30 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Open Mic Night, Barrelhouse Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Jan 27, 2025)
• Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through Dec 30), $10 – $12, RSVP
• Showing: Longlegs, 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
• Chess Club at the Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
• Carter Beucher, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm
• Showing: OVA Extreme Anime, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5
• The Tennessee Troubadours, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, July 30 

• 2024 NIM Nationals, Knoxville Convention Center, daily through Aug 3
• 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 (through October), RSVP
• Brenda Mills and Johnny Glass, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
• Pippin Long Exhibit, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
• Outta Time / Cien Años / Root, Tri-Star Arts, Candoro Marble Building, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tue-Sat, through August 28), FREE!
• Final Day: Calling women who dare to dream and want to become part of a dance and variety arts organization! 1400 N. 6th Avenue, Suite B1, 11:15 am – 11:00 pm 
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jeff Batson, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 2:00 pm, $5 – $25
• Exhibit by J Gervin, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Tue-Thu (noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / noon – 5:00 pm, Sun)
• Kerns Konnections – Networking Nights by BizGrow Networking at Kerns Food Hall, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
• Showing: Longlegs, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm, $7 – $12
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
• Weekly Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm
• Knox Pride Presents: Life Skills Classes – Car & Home Maintenance, Knox Pride, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, FREE!
• Freedom from Painful Minds by Meditation in Knoxville, 800 N 4th Ave, 7:15 pm – 8:30 pm 
• Shrek The Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $45 – $95
• Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
• BSK Pop-up Paint Day! Landing House, 8:00 pm, $20 minimum donation requested
• Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Redd & The Paper Flowers, The Kennedy, 9:00 pm – 11:59 pm
• The Tennessee Troubadours, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm