Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, September 15

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
• Self Massage & More: Hip Focus, Glowing Body, 711 Irwin St, 10:00 am – noon, $60, RSVP
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
• The Great Outdoor Market @ One RiverWalk Apartments, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
• Jazz Brunch, Barrelhouse, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
• portrait mini sessions by Madison Cooper, World’s Fair Park, noon – 2:00 pm, from $10
• Stroops and Brews, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 2020 Barber St, noon – 3:00 pm
• H.A.L.T. Adoption Event #2, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
• Gospel Jazz Brunch: Soul Food Sunday featuring Brian Clay, SanSational Creations, 1:00 pm
• Free Cyanotypes with Architectural Antics! 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
• Eastside Sunday Market, Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (weekly through September)
• Daytime Docs Film Series – Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It, Lawson McGhee Public Library, 500 W Church Ave, 1:30 pm
• Online: September Poetry Xfit by Sundress Academy for the Arts, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, free, but donations welcome
• “Knoxville,” the Musical (with “Talk Back” after matinee), Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $24 – $44
• “Knoxville,” the musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $24 – $44
• East Tennessee Bluegrass Association Monthly Jam, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE!
• River & Rail Theatre Presents: OUR TOWN by Thorton Wilder, Old City Performing Center, 111 State St, 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm, $16.88 – $54.20, RSVP
• Showing: Jenin Jenin, Central Cinema, 2:30 pm, FREE!
• Wagon Wheel LIVE ft. Jason Ellis at Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm
• TKD Presents “The Revolutionists” by Lauren Gunderson, 800 S. Central St, 3:00 pm, $20
• Beat Breast Cancer Rally by Coach Cre’s Just Juice, Marble City Market, 333 W Depot Ave, 3:00 pm
• Magic Tree House: Dinos Before Dark, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Jane at Sea, Suttree Landing Park, 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
• Celtic Jam for Beginners with Tim Worman, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm 
• Symphony Orchestra, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Cox Auditorium, 4:00 pm, FREE!
• “The Last Stop” Knox Brew Tours Farewell Party, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 4:30 pm – 9:30 pm
• Showing: Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
• Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
• “The Last Stop” Silent Disco benefitting Knox Music Coalition, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:30 pm, $11.49, RSVP
• James McMurtry, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $34 – $46
• Jonas Van Den Bossche, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• The Tennessee Stifflegs, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
• Shane Smith & The Saints, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $26 – $136
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, September 16 

• A Better Place by Ame Houston, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm Mon-Fri (Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun, 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm)
• September Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
• Cyclical Nature by Megan Lingerfelt, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
• Cecelia Condit Exhibition, UT Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery, A+A 115, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm), through Oct 27
• Frutos Latinos, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kirsty Lee Akers / Mackenzie Roark and the Hotpants, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• GNU Radio Conference 2024, Knoxville Convention Center, 1:00 pm (continues through Sep 20)
• Smoky Mountains Computational Sciences & Engineering Conference, Marriott Knoxville Downtown, 4:00 pm (continues through Sep 19)
• Monday Nerd Night w/ DND Pickup Games, Crafty Brewery Emory Place, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm (through Feb 10, 2025)
• KAT Public Meeting, Knoxville Station, 301 E. Church Ave., 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Panel Discussion: Black Women of Print, UT School of Art, 5:30 pm, FREE!
• Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
• Drop-in Figure Drawing, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $12 – $15
• 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: Priest vs Priestess, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, FREE!
• Chess Club at the Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
• The Mimi Terry Group, 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
• Showing: O.V.A. Extreme Series, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $7
• Bunny Tonight with Discotelle and Day And Age, The Pilot Light, 9:00 pm, $10
• Mackenzie Roark and the Hotpants, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, September 17 

• Marketing to Humans, 17 Market Sq, # 201, 9:00 am – 10:00 am, FREE! But 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)
• Weekly Preschool Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 10:00 am – 11:00 am (through October), RSVP
• Jack Retterer and Linda Sullivan, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
• Print Palooza / Ryan Blair’s Appalachian Aquarium, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
• Kelly Hider – Impasse / Christina Renfer Vogel and Angie To – You (Understood), Tri-Star Arts, Candoro Marble Building, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through Oct 23, FREE!
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Call Me Spinster, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Ribbon Cutting for The Davy, 222 E Blount Ave, 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• Exhibit by Abigail Gibson, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Tue-Thu (noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / noon – 5:00 pm, Sun)
• Originalism, the Roberts Court, and the Future of Constitutional Interpretation, UT Student Union, RM 180, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, FREE!
• City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Tuesday Family Movie Nights: Horton Hears a Who & The Lorax, Yee-Haw, 745 North Broadway, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
• Showing: Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $7 – $12
• “Knoxville,” the musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 6:30 pm, $24 – $44
• Legit Music Bingo at the HUB, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
• Jazz on the Square: Shawn Turner, Market Square, 7:00 pm
• Full Moon Paddle, Ijams River Landing, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $45
• Tea-Tasting & Tea-Making Workshop, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S. Gay St, 6:30 pm, $30, RSVP
• Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
• ;3 with Car Becomes Airplane, Nephewcube, and Online, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Mackenzie Roark and the Hotpants, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Wednesday, September 18 

• Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Black Women of Print Exhibition, 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 Oct 17
• Welcoming Week and Citizenship Day Proclamation, Market Square, 11:30 am
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Steve Dawson / Lizzie & The Makers, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Why “Portrait of a Racist” Remains Relevant in the 21st Century, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S Gay St, noon
• Pint Night for Tremont & Themed Trivia, Hi-Wire, 2020 Barber St, 3:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• HoLa Festival X, Peter Kern Library, 407 Union Ave, 5:00 pm (daily through Sep 21)
• Spanish & Salsa, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 5:45 pm – 9:00 pm
• Dungeons & Drafts, Printshop Beer Co., 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $20, RSVP
• Ales for Alz Trail Giveback Night at Monday Night Brewing, Kern’s Food Hall, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Hispanic Film Festival, UT Hodges Library – Lindsay Young Auditorium, 6:00 pm (weekly through Oct 6), FREE!
• Earthtalk & Knoxville Regenerative Co-Op Meetup, SouthSide Garage, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• French Fall Wine Dinner, Lilou in Knoxville, 6:00 pm, $149, RSVP
• East Tennessee Pinball Tourney at Suttree’s, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $3
• Showing: Live! Roast Champs: An Audience Interactive Open Mic, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $10
• 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
• The Twang Bangers, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Knoxville Sci-Fi Club Monthly Meeting, Kern’s Food Hall, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Pretend Friends Improv Comedy Night, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, FREE! 
• FILM FEST KNOX Free Screening Series – Paris, Texas (40th Anniversary 4K Restoration), Regal Riviera Stadium 8, 7:00 pm
• Charleston – Level 1 Swing Series, Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, 7:15 pm, $6 – $8
• “Knoxville,” the musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $24 – $44
• Movie Night | Mean Girls, Kern’s Food Hall, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 8:00 pm
• Curse with Horcerer, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Cry It Out, Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 8:00 pm, $24 – $25
• SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm, FREE!
• Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm
• Only on the Weekends @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Thursday, September 19 

• International Pirates Day! Three Rivers Market, 1100 N Central St, 8:00 am
• Gotta Know Knoxville Downtown Walking Tour, meet at Visit Knoxville, 10:00 am – noon, $20, RSVP
• Blue Plate Special: Anders Thompson / Cut Throat Finches, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Crafting Civil Dialogue in the Classroom: Lessons from Current Scholarship & Practice, UTK Student Union, Room 360, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, FREE!
• Gotta Know Knoxville Downtown Walking Tour, meet at Visit Knoxville, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $20, RSVP
• Joint PDE and Probability Seminar with Professor Xia Chen on “A quenched spatial law for KPZ and parabolic Anderson equation,” UT Ayres Hall, 113, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm, FREE!
• Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale (members preview day), Central United Methodist, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• School Night, 6 Emory Place, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Jan 30, 2025)
• Dr. Timothy Goudge speaks on “Spatial Patterns of Valley Network Erosion on Early Mars,” UT Strong Hall , B1, 4:05 pm – 5:05 pm, FREE! 
• Balter Society: Launch Party, 100 S Broadway St, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Lobster Dogs @ Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
• Birdhouse Mini-Documentary Premiere and Reunion, 800 N 4th Ave, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Kimberly D. Iles Art Awards, UT School of Art, 5:30 pm
• Young Professionals: Your Vote Matters, Relix and Brookside, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Bendy B*stards Yinyasa, Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through Nov 28), $10 – $13
• 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)
• Women’s Volleyball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Western Michigan, Thompson-Boling Arena, 6:00 pm, $7 – $27
• Tavern Notes: Open Mic Night: Write Night at Maker Exchange, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• An Author Event with Dr. Gilya Gerda Schmidt, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Paints + Pints Workshop, Printshop Beer Co., 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $50, RSVP
• ETHC Presents: No Cure, Shogun, Every Promise Kept, and Sidious, Remedy Coffee, 6:30 pm, $15
• Whiskey on the River, 300 Neyland Dr, Tennessee Riverboat, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, $67.75, RSVP
• Living Lamp Terrarium, Hi-Wire, 2020 Barber St, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $85, RSVP
• Allocated Bourbon Dinner, Jackson Terminal, 213 W Jackson Ave, 7:00 pm, $160, RSVP
• Concerts on the Square featuring Square on the Square, Market Square Mall, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Magic Tree House: Dinos Before Dark, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Karaoke Contest, Skybox Sports Bar and Grill, 415 S Gay St, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Showing: ChangeTN Presents Bad Faith: Screening & Panel, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Open Mic Night, Maker Exchange, 7:30 pm
• River & Rail Theatre Presents: OUR TOWN by Thorton Wilder, Old City Performing Center, 111 State St, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm, $16.88 – $54.20, RSVP
• Black Power Rangers Comedy Tour, thebottomknox, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, $19.50, RSVP 
• Mark Boling TRIO LIFE, Five Thirty Lounge, 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm (weekly through Oct 24)
• “Knoxville,” the Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $24 – $44
• 90.3 WUTK presents Oliver Wood + Band & The Dead Tongues w/Libby Rodenbough, Barley’s Knoxville, 7:30 pm, $20 – $25
• TKD Presents “The Revolutionists” by Lauren Gunderson, 800 S. Central St, 7:30 pm, $20
• KSO: Beethoven & Gershwin, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $24 – $80, RSVP
• Another Michael with Dogs On Shady Lane and Mooseh, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Listen Up – Open Mic Night / Rossdafareye @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Cry It Out, Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 8:00 pm, $24 – $25
• Morgan Wallen Night w/ DJ Kenny, Wagon Wheel, 115 South Central St, 8:00 pm
• Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert, Bijou Theatre, 9:00 pm, $71 – $82 
• The Merlin’s Nest @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Transcendent Cabaret Drag Show, Bernadette’s, 10:00 pm

 

Friday, September 20

• National POW/MIA Recognition Day, World’s Fair Park, 9:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
• Life Line Screening, St. James Episcopal Church, 9:00 am, $159, RSVP
• Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale, Central United Methodist, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Oktoberfest Tapping Party and Menu Release! Balter Beerworks, 11:00 am
• WDVX Big Plate Special: Po Ramblin Boys, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Fun Film Friday / Jam Band Fridays, O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St, 1:00 pm (weekly through Apr 4, 2025)
• Women’s Volleyball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Western Michigan, Thompson-Boling Arena, 2:00 pm, $7 – $33
• Tavern Notes: Live Music at Maker Exchange, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• American Cancer Society Hope Gala, The Press Room, 5:00 pm, $750 – $5,000, RSVP 
• Lawtino Mixer, Radius Rooftop Lounge, 5:30 pm, RSVP
• H.A.L.T. Dog Adoption Event at The Bark, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Truman Day – Knox County Democratic Party, Hilton Knoxville, 6:00 pm, $80 – $5,000, RSVP
• Showing: The Substance / The Substance, Central Cinema, 6:20 pm / 9:20 pm, $7 – $12
• Knox Pride Presents: Broadway Bingo @ South Press, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $20 donation
• Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer, Jackson Taylor, 6:30 pm, from $36
• Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $45, RSVP
• Morgan Wallen, Neyland Stadium, 6:30 pm, from $59.29
• Magic Tree House: Dinos Before Dark, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Em’s Last Shift @ The Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
• Sonic Soul, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• JD Clayton with Leon Majcen, Pretentious Beer Co, 7:00 pm, $18.29 – $24.02
• Cullen Live at Hi-Wire Brewing, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Andrew Broschart, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm 
• Jamie & Guitar @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• September Rooftop Music, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 2020 Barber St, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 27)
• “Knoxville,” the Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $24 – $45
• River & Rail Theatre Presents: OUR TOWN by Thorton Wilder, Old City Performing Center, 111 State St, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm, $16.88 – $54.20, RSVP
• TKD Presents “The Revolutionists” by Lauren Gunderson, 800 S. Central St, 7:30 pm, $20
• Dr. Biscotti and the Human Condition, Knoxville Convention Center, 7:30 pm, $23, RSVP
• KSO: Beethoven & Gershwin, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $24 – $80, RSVP
• Slack/Wyatt/Nagge, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Morgan Wallen After Party, Wagon Wheel, 8:00 pm
• Cry It Out, Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 8:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
• Martha Spencer and Wonderland, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $14 – $20
• Nighdrator with King Ghoul, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Live Music | Cole Graham & The Whiskey River, Kern’s Food Hall, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Zoso: the Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $29 – $36
• Black Jacket Symphony Presents Elton John’s Madman Across the Water, Civic Auditorium, 8:00 pm, $39 – $120
• Soulfinger / DJ Sterl the Pearl, Lunaverse Knoxville, 8:00 pm, $5
• Galen & Mystic Fool with Rare Fiction @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm, $5
• Wasted Major, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm, $5
• Candlelight: A Tribute to Taylor Swift, Jackson Terminal, 9:00 pm, from $36
• Weekly Salsa Party at Kern’s Food Hall, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am, $10
• Standard Grass Band Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
• Mal Nombre, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
• Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm

Saturday, September 21

• 9th Annual Oktoberfest – Week 1, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 5:00 am – 11:59 pm (daily except Mondays through Oct 13)
• Alliance Brewing Oktoberfest, 1130 Sevier Ave, 6:00 am
• Early Morning Birding: Fall Migration, Ijams Nature Center, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, $15, RSVP
• Marble City Battle, World’s Fair Park, 8:00 am
• Polaris Slingshot & Tommy’s Motorsports DEMO DAY!, Calhoun’s on The River, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
• Parkridge Cleanup Day (with Keep Knoxville Beautiful’s East Knox Event), meet at Baker Boy Pizza Company, 9:00 am – noon
• Massage for Grief CE Course, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, $250, RSVP
• Food Business 101, United Way of Greater Knoxville, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm, $35, RSVP
• Saturday Community Workday, Beardsley Farm, 1741 Reynolds St, 9:00 am – noon
• Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
• LOSS Team On-Scene Skills Training, The Regas Building, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• TMBC Diamonds & Pearls All White Royal Tea Party, Knoxville Botanical Gardens, 10:00 am, pay what you can, RSVP
• Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale, Central United Methodist, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Garden Pests: Scouting 101, UT Gardens, 2518 Jacob Dr, 10:00 am – noon, FREE! But RSVP
• Fall Fungi ID: Beginner Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, $15, 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
• Crafty Retro Ride-In at Baker Creek, meet at Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Family Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, FREE!
• HoLa Festival 2024! World’s Fair Park, 11:00 am – 10:00 pm, $3
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Freeway Jubilee / Haley Richardson (From Riverdance), Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• LitKidz Workshop: Dream BIG Day, The Bottom, noon – 1:00 pm, pay what you can, RSVP
• September Moon Market, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 4:00 pm
• Centennial Celebration in The Park by Bethany BC of Knoxville, Dr Walter Hardy Memorial Park, noon – 3:00 pm, FREE!
• Gameday Photos with the Big Orange Bus, Hi-Wire, 2020 Barber St, 12:30 pm – 10:30 pm
• Queer & Trans Yoga, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm, donation-based
• Pet Portrait Tiles, Knoxville Arts Center, 1127 N Broadway Suite B, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $60, RSVP
• Magic Tree House: Dinos Before Dark, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Fall Wildflower Walk, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, $15
• Dr. Biscotti and the Human Condition, Knoxville Convention Center, 2:30 pm, $23, RSVP
• Is Peace Inevitable? (Free Event), Knoxville Baha’i Center, 1323 Hannah Ave, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Showing: The Substance, Central Cinema, 3:00 pm, $7 – $12
• KBE September Meet, Fieldhouse Social, 4:00 pm
• Final Day: HoLa Festival X, Peter Kern Library, 407 Union Ave, 5:00 pm
• Sober Tailgate & UT Football Watch Party – Sept 21 – Sober Saturday, Birdhouse Knoxville, 5:30 pm – 11:00 pm
• Showing: Batman (1989), Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Only on the Weekends, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Michael Jones Band, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Guest Artist Recital: Arunesh Nadgir, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm, FREE!
• “Knoxville,” the Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $24 – $45
• River & Rail Theatre Presents: OUR TOWN by Thorton Wilder, Old City Performing Center, 111 State St, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm, $16.88 – $54.20, RSVP
• TKD Presents “The Revolutionists” by Lauren Gunderson, 800 S. Central St, 7:30 pm, $20
• Dr. Biscotti and the Human Condition, Knoxville Convention Center, 7:30 pm, $23, RSVP
• Taber Gable, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Coma Cinema with Haunt3d and Pity Cat, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Latin Dance Party, Printshop Beer Co, 8:00 pm – midnight, $10
• The Steel Crows @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm, $5
• Tenth Avenue North: Invited Tour, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $35 – $56
• Virginia Sweet, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm, $5
• The Griefers / Andres Tapia International Dance Night at LunaVerse, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm, $5
• Celtic Concert Series with Haley Richardson and Don Penzien, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $15 – $20
• Big Creek Bluegrass Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
• Showing: The Substance, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Dynamic Panic Band @ The Pirate Tavern, 9:00 pm
• Natural Heat, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5

 

Sunday, September 22 

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours 
• Urban Wilderness Joy Ride, Mead’s Quarry, 9:00 am – noon, FREE! But RSVP
• 9th Annual Oktoberfest – Week 1, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 10:00 am – 11:59 pm (daily except Mondays through Oct 13)
• Bottom Book Club with Black Girl Environmentalist, Citizens Cemetery, ​​1038 Fuller Ave, 10:00 am – noon, pay what you can, RSVP
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
• ABBA Drag Brunch @ Harvest Downtown, 11:00 am, $50, RSVP
• BI+ BASH, Monkey’s Bar Knoxville, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, $18, RSVP
• Syrup ‘N Sequins September Edition! Pour Taproom, 207 West Jackson Ave, noon – 3:00 pm, $19.50 – $36.98
• Roland Dixon, Barrelhouse, noon – 3:00 pm
• Bread Festival, 621 Lamar St, noon – 4:00 pm, FREE!
• Eastside Sunday Market, Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (weekly through September)
• Final Performance: “Knoxville,” the Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $24 – $44
• River & Rail Theatre Presents: OUR TOWN by Thorton Wilder, Old City Performing Center, 111 State St, 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm, $16.88 – $54.20, RSVP
• Cry It Out, Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 2:30 pm, $24 
• Dr. Biscotti and the Human Condition, Knoxville Convention Center, 2:30 pm, $23, RSVP
• Morgan Wallen Pre-Party, Wagon Wheel, 115 South Central St, 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm
• Magic Tree House: Dinos Before Dark, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Final Performance: TKD Presents “The Revolutionists” by Lauren Gunderson, 800 S. Central St, 3:00 pm, $20
• Rus’ Romper Room September Edition, Corner Lounge, 842 Central St, 4:00 pm
• Smoky Mountain Blues Society Concert: Throwin’ Stones and The Jeanine Fuller Band, Ijams Nature Center, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $20 – $25
• Showing: The Substance, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
• Fall Into Love: Stag and Doe Speed Dating Party, Maple Hall, 414 South Gay Street, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $36.98, RSVP
• Morgan Wallen: One Night At A Time 2024, Neyland Stadium, 6:30 pm, from $36
• Crafty Jazz with Frog & Toad, Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
• Carry Ripple with Deep Fry and Variety, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Jordan Smart, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
• Showing: The Substance, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $7 – $12
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, September 23 

• A Better Place by Ame Houston, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm Mon-Fri (Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm / Sun, 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm)
• TASP 2024 Fall Conference, Regas Square Event, 8:30 am (continues Sep 24), from $50, RSVP
• Cyclical Nature by Megan Lingerfelt, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
• September Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
• Cecelia Condit Exhibition, UT Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery, A+A 115, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm), through Oct 27
• Frutos Latinos, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jaden Decker / Ben Graves, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Drop-in Figure Drawing, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $12 – $15
• 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: The Substance / The Substance, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $7 – $12
• UT Creative Writing Series: An Evening with Actor and Screenwriter Tracy Dawson, UT Hodges Library, Auditorium, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
• Chess Club at the Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
• Terry Washington, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm
• TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, September 24 

• Coffee Networking, Kern’s Food Hall, 8:30 am 
• Volunteer Orientation, Knox Habitat for Humanity, 1501 Washington Ave, 8:30 am – 9:30 am, FREE! But RSVP
• Weekly Preschool Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 10:00 am – 11:00 am (through October), RSVP
• Jack Retterer and Linda Sullivan, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
• Print Palooza / Ryan Blair’s Appalachian Aquarium, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
• Kelly Hider – Impasse / Christina Renfer Vogel and Angie To – You (Understood), Tri-Star Arts, Candoro Marble Building, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through Oct 23, FREE!
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: David Luning / Dawn & Hawkes, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 4:00 pm, $5 – $25
• Monty’s Craft Circle, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
• 9th Annual Oktoberfest – Week 1, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 pm – 11:59 pm (daily except Mondays through Oct 13)
• RWL Speaker Series: Roxanne Mountford on Reinvigorating Civic Agency in General Education: Lessons from the Past and Present, UT McClung Tower and Plaza, 1215-16, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE!
• Exhibit by Abigail Gibson, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Tue-Thu (noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / noon – 5:00 pm, Sun)
• KMA Book Club Discussing “Georgia: A Novel of Georgia O’Keeffe,” Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Dr SW, 5:30 pm, FREE!
• “JSa: Practice and Recent Work” with Javier Sánchez, HFAIA, Art and Architecture Building, McCarty Auditorium, A+A 109, 5:30 pm, FREE!
• Tuesday Family Movie Nights: Meet the Robinsons & Robots, Yee-Haw, 745 North Broadway, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• An Author Event with Lee Riedinger, Al Ekkebus, Ray Smith, and William Bugg, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• Financial Empowerment Class, Knoxville Area Urban League, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• Showing: The Substance / The Substance, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Sevendust: Season 21st Anniversary Tour, The Mill & Mine, 6:30 pm, $42.17 
• 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 (through Dec 31)
• Jazz on the Square: David Slack/Norman Mannella, Market Square, 7:00 pm
• Slaughter Beach Dog w/ Rich Ruth, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $29 – $41
• Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
• Cry It Out, Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 8:00 pm, $24
• Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm