Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (9/22 – 10/1/2024)

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

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
• Discover Columbus’ Ships, Calhoun’s On The River, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through Oct 6), from $6
• 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
• Jazz Brunch at Barrelhouse Knoxville! 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
• 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
• Planting mums and pansies in Parkridge, Winona Parkridge sign, noon
• 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)
• Morgan Wallen Pre-Show Party presented by Foundever at YeeHaw Brewing, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Vegan BBQ Sunday at Ebony & Ivory! 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• 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 + Shuttle to Concert, 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, SOLD OUT!
• Crafty Jazz with Frog & Toad, Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Jared Kassebaum- Live at 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
• Rossdafareye, 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
• Early Years Walking Tour, meet at East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am, from $20
• 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
• Jordan Foley + Kyle Keller at Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm, donations welcome
• Slaughter Beach Dog w/ Rich Ruth, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $29 – $41
• Cry It Out, Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 pm, $24 – $25
• Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
• Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Skyway 61 Lite (Duo), Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Wednesday, September 25 

• 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
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kyle Keller / Jordan Foley, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Burning the Candle at Both Ends: All About Sleep, by Tennova Healthcare – North Knoxville Medical Center @ 616 Jessamine St, noon, FREE! But RSVP
• Astrology Readings, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1520 N. Central St. #101, noon – 2:30 pm, donation-based – $33
• 9th Annual Oktoberfest – Week 1, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 pm – 11:59 pm (daily except Mondays through Oct 13)
• Vet Net Military Service Appreciation Gathering, Alchemy Lounge & Cigar, 5:00 pm
• The History of Contraception and Implications for Policy and Law by A Step Ahead Foundation of East Tennessee, East Tennessee History Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
• Knoxville Fall Fundraiser by Aftyn Behn and Domonica Bryan, Printshop Beer Co., 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Can the Presidential Candidates’ Plans Deliver Economic Prosperity? UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium,  5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
• Stammtisch 2024 – Start a Conversation, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Spanish & Salsa, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 5:45 pm – 9:00 pm
• Open House, UT English Language Institute, 600 Henley St, Ste 120, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Showing: The Substance / The Substance, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Hispanic Film Festival, UT Hodges Library – Lindsay Young Auditorium, 6:00 pm (weekly through Oct 6), FREE!
• Live Band Karaoke at Pretentious Beer Co, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $7
• How Native Plants Attract Birds to Your Yard, Knoxville Botanical Gardens, 2649 Boyds Bridge Pike, 6:30 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Open Mic Night with Cullen Kehoe, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Nov 6, 2024)
• Stand Up Comedy  @ Tern Club, 7:00 pm, $9.31
• Good Vibes Wednesdays: Presented in Partnership with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Women’s Volleyball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Alabama Crimson Tide, Thompson-Boling Arena, 7:00 pm, $7 – $27
• Open Jam w/ Roger Hay, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Addison’s Book Club: Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea (1966), Addison’s Bookstore, 7:00 pm, $5, RSVP
• Charleston – Level 1 Swing Series, Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, 7:15 pm, $6 – $8
• Learn Country Swing and Line Dancing at The Local Smokey, 7:30 pm, $15
• Willie Watson Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $29 – $41
• Cry It Out, Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 pm, $24 – $25
• Movie Night | Legally Blonde, Kern’s Food Hall, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 8:00 pm
• Twig Harper with Frank Hurricane and Vibrator, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Bats & Moths: Ijams After Dark, Ijams Nature Center, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm, $15, RSVP
• SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm, FREE!
• Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm
• Vagabon Brew @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Thursday, September 26 

• Blue Plate Special: Robert Vincent / Effron White & Lauren Blaine, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Lights, Windows, Action! Birds in the built environment and the threats they face, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
• Shadowfield Chasing Autumn Tour Stop at Yee Haw Brewing, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• 9th Annual Oktoberfest – Week 1, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 pm – 11:59 pm (daily except Mondays through Oct 13)
• Building a Pathway to Diversify the Games Industry, UT Student Union, 377A
• 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
• First Annual Scholarship Fundraiser by NAWIC Knoxville, Barley’s Taproom, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm 
• School Night, 6 Emory Place, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Jan 30, 2025)
• Knox BASE Grand Opening – Downtown Knoxville’s Newest Coworking Space, 826 N Broadway, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Election Poll Worker Information Session, UT McClung Tower and Plaza, 1215/1216,  4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Marco Institute Lindsay Young Distinguished Visiting Senior Scholar Lecture: Professor Julia Barrow, UT John C Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium,  4:30 pm
• Meet Author & Illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka, East Tennessee History Center, 500 W Church Ave, 4:30 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Custom Home Designer/Builder Hangout (CuHoDeBuHO) at Home Audio Video Technology, 1003 N Broadway, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm 
• Dine and Donate: Supporting Neuroblastoma Research at Barley’s Taproom, Barley’s Taproom, 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm
• UT School of Art: Artist Lecture | LaToya M. Hobbs, UT Art + Architecture Building, McCarty Auditorium, 5:30 pm
• YPK September Social at Frothy Monkey, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, 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)
• New to Knoxville Social, Marble City Market, 333 West Depot Ave, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Theatre Tour, UT Clarence Brown Theatre, 6:00 pm
• 39th Annual Tribute to Women Awards, The Mill & Mine, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $100 – $1,000, RSVP
• Gunfight on Gay Street Walking Tour, Starting Location Downtown TBD, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $30, RSVP
• Skills for Sustainability – Herbal Infusion with Chicken Librarian, Hi-Wire, 2020 Barber St, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $10 – $30, RSVP
• Highland Oktoberfest Clawhammer Stein Night, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 101 S Central St, 7:00 pm
• Magic Tree House: Dinos Before Dark, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Alicia Harvey – solo, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Music from al Rio de la Plata by Domino Ensemble and Jorge Variego, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm
• Laurel Square Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $5 – $10
• Wind Ensemble Concert, featuring John Mackey, UT  Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Cox Auditorium, 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
• Mark Boling TRIO LIFE, Five Thirty Lounge, 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm (weekly through Oct 24)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $55 – $66
• Cry It Out, Clarence Brown LAB Theatre,7:30 pm, $24 – $25
• Near Dark 3: More Ephemerol with Dildox, Spectral Body, Attic Eyes, New Romantics, and Escort Mission, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Open Mic for Crazy Dating Stories – SWIPE MIC #3, Pour Taproom, 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Listen Up – Open Mic Night @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Trashy Annie @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Transcendent Cabaret Drag Show, Bernadette’s, 10:00 pm

 

Friday, September 27

• 9th Annual Oktoberfest – Week 1, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 11:00 am – 11:59 pm (daily except Mondays through Oct 13)
• WDVX Big Plate Special: Gladson Family Band, 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)
• High Courts, Endowments, and Support for Institutional Change: Evidence from Israel and the United States, UT McClung Tower and Plaza, RM 1215, 1115 Volunteer Blvd, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
• Friends of the Smokies: Plein Air Smokies Soiree, Regas Square Events, 333 W. Depot Ave, 4:00 pm – 8:30 pm, from $150
• The Maker City Summit Soirée, Maker Exchange Knox, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, FREE!
• CJ the Pianoman & Jeanine Fuller Collaboration, The Mill & Mine, 6:00 pm
• Emory Place Night Market, 6 Emory Place, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Hé Govind: An Ode to Krishna, UT Student Union, 6:30 pm, donation-based, RSVP
• 2024 Wesley House Masquerade Ball, Knoxville Convention Center, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, from $150, RSVP
• Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $45, RSVP
• Magic Tree House: Dinos Before Dark, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Kerbela Shrine Circus, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:00 pm, donation-based, RSVP
• The Griefers, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Music, Memories and Margaritas…an intimate evening with two of Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefers, Knoxville Sunsphere supporting Waiting to Hear, 7:00 pm, $125, RSVP
• Showing: Azrael / The Substance, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $7 – $12
• MOVIES UNDER THE STARS: Hunger Games, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $12
• Wendel Werner, Birdhouse Neighborhood Center, 7:00 pm – 8:20 pm, free, but tips welcome
• Hayden Bright, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm 
• Couture Opera, 612 E Depot Ave, 7:00 pm, from $125
• A Conversation with Leanne Morgan, Church Street United Methodist Church, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $54.48, RSVP
• September Rooftop Music, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 2020 Barber St, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 27)
• CHUCKWAGON! at Clancy’s Tavern & Whiskey House, 7:00 pm
• Perpetual Motion, Tennessee Amphitheater, 7:00 pm, $20, RSVP
• 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
• Cry It Out, Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 pm, $23 – $24
• Wild Card Silent Disco at Merchants of Beer Knoxville, 7:30 pm, $12.55 – $18.29
• Denin Slage-Koch, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Kelly & the Cowboys, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $14 – $20
• Movies at the Museums: Smokey and the Bandit, Blount Mansion, 8:00 pm, free, but donations welcome
• Lord Nelson / Trashy Annie @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm, $5
• Saddle with Orange Doors and Analog Kid, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Dexter and The Moonrocks, Edgehill, Cigarettes @ Sunset, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $15 – $20
• Same as It Ever Was / DJ Sterl the Pearl, Lunaverse Knoxville, 8:00 pm, $5
• Lamont Landers with Kenny Sharp, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
• Emo Night with Joey’s Van @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm, $5
• Weekly Salsa Party at Kern’s Food Hall, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am, $10
• TOP DOWN @ Sassy Ann’s, 9:00 pm, $20
• Big Country’s Empty Bottle Live at Boyd’s Jig and Reel , 9:00 pm – midnight
• Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm

 

Saturday, September 28

• Plein Air Smokies Quick Draw Competition and Art Sale, Market Square, 7:00 am – 1:00 pm, $30
• Early Morning Birding: Fall Migration, Ijams Nature Center, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, $15, RSVP
• Early Morning Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, $45, RSVP
• The Maker City Summit 2024, Maker Exchange, 8:15 am – 4:30 pm (through Sep 29), $50 – $85
• UTG & KCMG Gardening Class, UT Gardens Knoxville, 9:00 am, FREE! But RSVP
• Grappling Industries Knoxville, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 am, $15, RSVP
• Seventh Annual Wiffleball Tournament, Caswell Park, 9:00 am
• Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Macramé Wall Planter, 1127 N Broadway Suite B, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, $50, RSVP
• Being in the Sound Current: Nada Yoga Class, Mabry-Hazen House, 9:30 am, $15 – $35 suggested donation, RSVP
• Totally Rad Vintage Fest – Knoxville, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, $8 – $25
• 9th Annual Oktoberfest – Week 2, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 10:00 am – 1:30 am (daily except Mondays through Oct 13)
• Knox Pride Presents: Farmer’s Market @ South Press, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
• 808 street fest, 808 state st, 11:00 am
• 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: Teni Rane / Gary Gilleran, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Fall Fungi ID: Beginner Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, noon – 2:00 pm, $15, RSVP
• PB&J Mixtape – Can Release! Xül Beer Co, noon
• The Big Camera: World Cyanotype Day 2024, Ijams Nature Center, noon – 3:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Fall Wildflower Walk, Ijams Nature Center, noon – 1:30 pm, $15
• Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, $5 – $25
• Kerbela Shrine Circus, Thompson Boling Arena, 1:00 pm, donation-based, RSVP
• Clay: Grocery Bag Vase, 1127 N Broadway, 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
• Mood Ring Vintage Market, Hi-Wire, 2020 Barber St, 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• The Soul & The Scientific Method (Free Event), Knoxville Baha’i Center, 1323 Hannah Ave, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Showing: The Substance, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Weed Dating, Old City Gardens, 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm, $10
• Turn Up Knox Sneaker Ball, The Foundry on the Fair Site, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $65, RSVP
• Saturday Line Dance Party, Flynn Dance Center, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $5
• Westside Cats and Mt Olive Pleasure Club at Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Kerbela Shrine Circus, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:00 pm, donation-based, RSVP
• Showing: Azrael / Azrael, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Wendel Werner, Birdhouse Neighborhood Center, 7:00 pm – 8:20 pm, free, but tips welcome
• SEEED’s 15th Anniversary Celebration Green Gala, Knoxville Convention Center, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, from $100, RSVP
• Fourkast, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Salsa Saturday @ Maple Hall, 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm, $10
• 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
• Salsa Saturday @ Maple Hall, 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm, $10
• Cry It Out, Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 pm, $23 – $24
• Mark Boling Trio Life, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Comedy Showcase, Barrelhouse, 8:00 pm
• John Caparulo’s Mad Cap Comedy with Rocky Dale Davis, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $41 – $60
• Lavish Boars Live! featuring The Dirty Knees, Corner Lounge, 8:00 pm
• Fire/Fighter with Leslie Walker, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• Analog Kids / Hustle Souls @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm, $5
• Dead Ringers, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm, $5
• Resurrection / Andres Tapia International Dance Night at LunaVerse, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm, $5
• Buffalo Wabs & the Price Hill Hustle, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $14 – $20
• The Jodi and Evie Mountain Boys Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
• Showing: The Substance, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Natural Heat, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5

Sunday, September 29

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
• The Maker City Summit 2024, Maker Exchange, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (through Sep 29), $50 – $85
• Asana Atelier: Yin + Cupping with Jen Beyt Coffin & Whitney Moore, 711 Irwin St, 9:00 am – 11:00 am / 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, $70, RSVP
• Discover Columbus’ Ships, Calhoun’s On The River, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through Oct 6), from $6
• 9th Annual Oktoberfest – Week 2, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 10:00 am – 11:59 pm (daily except Mondays through Oct 13)
• Celebrate National Coffee Day at Mast Store Knoxville, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
• Cider Jazz Brunch with David & Ayca @ Barrelhouse Gypsy Cider, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
• W. Fifth SUNDAY FUNDAY, thepointknox, 11:45 am – 1:45 pm
• Eastside Sunday Market, Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (weekly through September)
• Kerbela Shrine Circus, Thompson Boling Arena, 1:00 pm, donation-based, RSVP
• Old Sevier Sunday Market, Hi-Wire, 2020 Barber St, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Cry It Out, Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 2:00 pm, $23 – $24
• Weekend of Action with Domonica Bryan, Damon Rawls, and Courtney Durrett! 311 Morgan St., 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Children in the Arts – The Arts Tell My Story, World’s Fair Park Amphitheater, 2:30 pm, 1¢ – $7
• Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven Symphony No. 4, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm, $22 – $50
• Final Performance: 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
• Wagon Wheel LIVE ft. Cookie Hopper at Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm
• Final Performance: Magic Tree House: Dinos Before Dark, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
• Showing: FREE! Dawson City: Frozen Time, Central Cinema, 3:30 pm, FREE!
• AARS: 7th Annual Rollin’ On Rocky Top 5K, UT Gardens Knoxville, 4:00 pm, free – $30
• BreastStrokes FallFest FUNdraiser, Knoxville Botanical Garden, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $78.99
• Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
• Showing: The Substance / Azrael, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $7 – $12
• Deep South Wrestling Takes Down Monday Night Brewing, 2110 Chapman Hwy, 6:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• “Collectively Speaking” – Poetry Open Mic Night, Barrelhouse, 6:30 pm, $15, RSVP
• Kerbela Shrine Circus, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:00 pm, donation-based, RSVP
• Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
• Jon Spencer with The Sueves, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $20
• Andrew Peterson in Concert, First Baptist Knoxville, 8:00 pm, $28.52, RSVP
• Artists You Should Know, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

 

Monday, September 30 

• 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: Dave Lenahan, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Free Self Defense Training for Real Estate Professionals, Hyatt Place Knoxville/Downtown, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Monday Nerd Night w/ DND Pickup Games, Crafty Brewery Emory Place, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm (through Feb 10, 2025)
• Cecelia Condit: Video Works from 1981 to the Present, 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
• Chiasmus Reading Series, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm
• Showing: Azrael, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, FREE!
• Chess Club at the Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
• UTK Jazz Jam hosted by Margherita Fava, 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
• Peter Distefano (of Porno for Pyros) & Mike Baggetta (of mssv) with Existential Dread and Omfu, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $15
• Showing: Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $7
• Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, October 1 

• 7th Annual Engagement and Outreach Conference, UT Student Union, 8:30 am – 4:15 pm, 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)
• Networking: More Than the Basics, UT Conference Center Downtown, 9:00 am – noon
• 2024 Rental Accelerator Conference – RAC, Relix and Brookside, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, $76.46 – $98.31
• Rising Tide Knoxville – Goal Getter: Plan for Success, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, FREE! But RSVP
• A1LabArts: Crow Show, Ijams Visitor Center hallway art gallery, 10:oo am – 5:00 pm Sun – Fri / 9:00 am – 5 pm, Sat, daily through Oct 31
• 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: 18strings Bluegrass Band / The Weeping Willows, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Startup Day 2024, The Mill & Mine, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• 9th Annual Oktoberfest – Week 2, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 pm – 11:59 pm (daily except Mondays through Oct 13)
• 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)

• Siddiq Lecture in Islamic Studies presents “A History of US Muslims” by Dr. Mohammad Khalil, UT Hodges Library Auditorium, 5:30 pm, FREE!

• City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• UT Knoxville Sportsman’s Banquet, Calhouns on the River, 6:00 pm, $25 – $5,000 
• Lecture: UTK Student Fieldwork Night, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 6:00 pm
• St. James’ 6th Annual Neighbor Day Celebration Concert, St. James Episcopal Church, 6:00 pm
• Tuesday Family Movie Nights: Lilo & Stitch / Luca, Yee-Haw, 745 North Broadway, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• One Knox vs. Forward Madison, Regal Soccer Stadium, 6:30 pm, from $15, card-only
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
• Showing: Tiny Stage presents Central Cinema Comedy Night, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Scream! – Trivia at Xul! Xul Beer Company, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
• Spyro Gyra 50th Anniversary at Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, from $77.14
• Cry It Out, Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 pm, $23 – $24
• My Morning Jacket, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $55 – $227
• Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
• Tyrone Cotton with Tennessee Stifflegs and Cornbread Kid, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
• 90.3 WUTK presents Sarah Shook & the Disarmers w/Sarren, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
• Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Year of October, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am