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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)
Sunday, September 8
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- International Nuclear Air Cleaning Conference Business, Marriott Knoxville Downtown, 525 Henley St, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily through Sep 10), from $1,000, RSVP
- Sunday. Jazz. Brunch, Stir, 217 Willow Ave, 10:00 am
- 11th Knox Asian Festival, World’s Fair Park, 10:30 am – 6:30 pm, free – $3.48
- Summer Bash @ YeeHaw Brewing! 11:00 am – 9:00 pm, $10, RSVP
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
- Old City Market, 100 Block of W Jackson Ave, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Emerging Makers Tent @ Old City Market, 123 W Jackson Ave, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Smoky Mountain Orchid Society Show, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 2817 Boyds Bridge Pike, 11:00 am, $5
- LUCID LOUNGE – Rooftop Pool Party, Radius Rooftop Lounge, noon – 4:00 pm
- Second Sunday Art Activity, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Eastside Sunday Market, Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (weekly through September)
- Second Sunday Community Sing, Knoxville Visitors Center, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
- “Knoxville,” the Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $24 – $44
- PigFest 24 at Trailhead, 1317 Island Home Ave, 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Pig Fest 24, Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- 16 year Anniversary Celebration!, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 711 Irwin St, 2:00 pm, $16
- Friendship Orientation with New2Knox, Crafty Bastard-Baker Creek & 71 South, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE!
- Wagon Wheel LIVE ft. Will Shephard, Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- TKD Presents “The Revolutionists” by Lauren Gunderson, 800 S. Central St, 3:00 pm, $20
- Drink and Draw at South Coast Pizza, 3:00 pm
- SMBS presents Blues Cruise with Ray Beltran & Bluemax, Tennessee Riverboat, 3:15 pm, $20 – $25
- Roger Wallace, Corner Lounge, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Resilient Smiles Community Dinner, UT Student Union, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $23.18, RSVP
- Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
- FUNDRAISER: Twilight at Ijams Presented by Clayton, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, from $175
- Showing: Farewell to Raven Records, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, FREE!
- Ritu Tirthani Live @ Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Gavin Kattesh with Siren Sounds, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, September 9
- 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)
- 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)
- The History Parlor: A Book Club for History-Minded Individuals, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S Gay St, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, FREE! But RSVP
- 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: Glenn Thomas, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- “Surface Mining – A Sequel” with Anthony Titus, UT Art and Architecture Building , McCarty Auditorium, A+A 109, 5:30 pm
- 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
- All Over the Page – “How to Stop Time: a Novel,” Lawson-McGhee Library, 6:30 pm
- September neighborhood meeting, Cansler Family YMCA, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- UTK Creative Writing Series: Jose Hernandez Diaz, UT John C Hodges Library, Auditorium, A+A 109, 7:00 pm
- Chess Club at the Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm
- Writers ‘Round Knoxville – Hosted at Barley’s Knoxville, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, FREE!
- Primordial Soup Jazz / The Vertical Birds, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, September 10
- LOSS Team Information Session, Contact Care Line, 318 North Gay Str, 10:00 am – 11:00 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!
- Indoor Family Fun Day, Marble City Market, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Andy Sydow / The Lone Canary, 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
- Monty’s Craft Circle, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- 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)
- Annual HBG Picnic, Suttree Landing Park, 5:00 pm
- Pick Up and Drop Off with Goodwill Knoxville, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Direct from Nature: Interdisciplinary exploration of 19th century art captures environmental change, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr, 5:30 pm, FREE!
- Kerns Konnections – Networking Nights at Kerns Food Hall, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Public Meeting on Consolidated Plan, City of Knoxville Public Works Complex, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Scenes of the Seventies by The Knoxville History Project, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm, FREE!
- FERD, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm, FREE!
- Tuesday Family Movie Nights: Despicable Me 1 & 2, Yee-Haw, 745 North Broadway, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Beverly Spirits Launch Party in Peter Kern Library, 407 Union Ave, 6:00 pm, $82.45, RSVP
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Showing: Knoxville Poetry Slam – September Open Mic, Central Cinema, 6:45 pm, $7 – $12
- Fly Fishing Film Fund Raiser (Guide Rocky Cox), Relix, 7:00 pm
- Weekly Ping Pong Tournament, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm (through Dec 31)
- Make Your Own Tea Blend, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S. Gay St, 7:00 pm, $70, RSVP
- Knoxville Casino Rueda Progressive Beginner, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through Sep 24), $20
- Jazz on the Square: Matt Coker, Market Square, 7:00 pm
- Patti LaBelle, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm, $80 – $150
- “Knoxville,” the Musical (Deaf Night), Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $24 – $44
- KAULed to Vote: Presidential Debate Watch Party & Voter Education, 1514 E 5th Ave, 7:30 pm, FREE!
- Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
- Presidential Debate Watch Party by Knox Dems, Marble City Market, 8:00 pm
- Big Ears Presents Marc Ribot: Songs of Resistance (feat. Shahzad Ismaily), Regas Square Events, 8:00 pm, $36.91, RSVP
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, September 11
- Patriot Day – Knoxville National Cemetery, 939 Tyson St, Knoxville, 9:30 am
- 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: Clarence Brown Theatre (with a preview of the new musical “Knoxville”), Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Astrology Readings, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 2:30 pm, starting at donation-based to $33
- The Dangers of Modern-Day Disinformation and Propaganda, Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Social Networking, Kern’s Food Hall, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 5:30 pm
- Spanish & Salsa, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 5:45 pm – 9:00 pm
- Prints + Pints, Fly by Night, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $25, RSVP
- Online: Radical Revisions: One Poem, Infinite Possibilities by Sundress Academy for the Arts, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- knoxville’s best real estate investor meetup, The Press Room, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Knox Music Coalition Music Panel: Marketing Your Music, Pretentious Beer Co, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Sazerac Bourbon Dinner at Oliver Royale, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Showing: T/, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $7 – $12
- 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
- The Unlikely Trio: Trisha Gene Brady, Brandy Robinson & Ryan Sheley, Maple Hall, 414 South Gay St, 7:00 pm, $19.50
- WDVX Summer Nights – Amanda Anne Platt and the Honeycutters and Sam Quinn’s Cartwright Brothers, Yee-Haw Brewing Co, 7:00 pm – midnight
- Learn Country Swing and Line Dancing, Local Smokey, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Open Jam w/ Roger Hay, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- “Knoxville,” the musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $24 – $44
- Movie Night | Clueless, Kern’s Food Hall, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 8:00 pm
- Sun Mantra with Valley Of The Sun and Wyndryder, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $15
- SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy night, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm, FREE!
- Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm
- Prince of the Burning Sands @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Dirty Words: An Uncensored Late Night Comedy Experience, The Pirate Tavern, 10:00 pm, FREE!
Thursday, September 12
- Google Business Profile Secrets: Downtown Networking Kickoff – Networking and Marketing Skills, Kern’s Food Hall, 8:30 am – 10:00 am, FREE! RSVP
- Tapping Party: Sunsphere Wheat! Balter Beerworks, 11:00 am
- Blue Plate Special: Tom Proctor / Wilder Things Than Us, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- School Night, 6 Emory Place, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Jan 30, 2025)
- Jeep Cruise-in, Kern’s Food Hall, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Finding Higher Ground with Jack Neely and Stephen Wicks, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Dr, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
- Design AF Anniversary and Football Party, 9 Emory Place, 6:00 pm – 9:00 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)
- Harvesting Hope: A Fundraising Dinner for Battlefield Farms, Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $50 – $75
- Real Men Wear Pink – Mixer & Media Event, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Showing: /, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:15 pm, $7 – $12
- Paint + Sip Workshop with Lydia May, Maker Exchange, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Knoxville Sci-Fi Club Monthly Meeting, Kern’s Food Hall, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Alicia Harvey, solo, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 7:00 pm
- September Reading Series, Pretentious Beer Co, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Hootie & the Blowfish – Summer Camp with Trucks Tour, Thompson-Boling Arena, 7:00 pm, $25 – $131
- River & Rail Theatre Presents: OUR TOWN by Thorton Wilder – Preview Night! Old City Performing Center, 111 State St, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm, $16.88-$54.20, RSVP
- Symphony on the Square, Historic Market Square, 7:30 pm, FREE!
- 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
- TKD Presents “The Revolutionists” by Lauren Gunderson, 800 S. Central St, 7:30 pm, $20
- The Red Scare with Dion Lunadon and Millipede, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $15 – $20
- The 502s – Great American Road Trip with Special Guest hey, nothing, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $32.90 – $97.79
- Listen Up – Open Mic Night @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Rae and the Ragdolls @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Willia Mae with HiDAZE, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, $12
- Transcendent Cabaret Drag Show, Bernadette’s, 10:00 pm
Friday, September 13
- Yoga at the Museum, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr, 9:30 am – 10:30 am
- Homeless Feeding Outreach Event by Juniper Church, CareCuts of Knoxville, 11:45 am – 1:30 pm
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Blake Christiana (frontman for YARN), 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)
- Challenging Preconceptions, Celebrating Authenticity: Deaf Lived Experiences, UT Claxton Education Building, RM 206, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Tavern Notes: Live Music with Hannah and Smith at Maker Exchange, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- A Launch Party with Emily B. Riddle, Union Ave Books, 517 Union Ave, 6:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $45, RSVP
- TELL ME LIES: The Fleetwood Mac Experience, Yee-Haw Brewing Co, 6:30 pm, $25.32, RSVP
- Showing: /, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $6
- Magic Tree House: Dinos Before Dark, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
- 2024 NAMMBA Awards Soiree, The Emporium Center, 7:00 pm, $35 – $50, RSVP
- Tenn Pan Alley, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Live Music | Corey James Clifton, Kern’s Food Hall, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 7:00 pm
- Masc 4 Masc Show, South Press, 7:00 pm, $5
- Alicia Harvey, solo @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm
- Boy Named Banjo at Pretentious in The Old City, 7:00 pm
- Rossdafareye, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
- September Rooftop Music, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 2020 Barber St, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 27)
- MOVIES UNDER THE STARS: Friday the 13th Part 3, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $12
- “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
- Jamie Lissow Live, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $34 – $64
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Antadie with Finger Foods, Serial Baby, and Glad I Didn’t Get My Stupid Wish, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- CJ’S One-Man-Band Show, Courtyard by Marriott Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- The End of Brat Summer, Marble City Market, 333 West Depot Ave, 8:00 pm – midnight
- Dynamic Panic Band Live at Hilton Downtown Knoxville, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- The Analog Kids / DJ Sterl the Pearl, Lunaverse Knoxville, 8:00 pm, $5
- Andy Sydow / Vivid Display @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm, $5
- Smooth Sailor, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm, $5
- Showing: The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Ijams Member Event: All About Bats, Ijams Nature Center, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm, free – $75
- Phantum Sun (Louisiana) with GRAMPHIX, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm, FREE!
- Weekly Salsa Party at Kern’s Food Hall, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am, $10
- Meredith Cabe, Harold Nagge & Bob Knapp at the Kennedy, 9:00 pm
- Mike McGill and the Refills Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Sully at Barrelhouse Knoxville, 9:00 pm, from $30.83
- Renée Maggart at Pour Taproom, 9:00 pm – 11:59
- Phillip-Michael Scales, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
- Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
Saturday, September 14
- Early Morning Paddle, Ijams River Landing, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, $45
- Early Morning Birding: Fall Migration, Ijams Nature Center, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, $15, RSVP
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Knox Pride & South Press Present: Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser for Youth Action Board, South Press, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, $10 donation
- WDVX: KidStuff LIVE with Roger Day, Visit Knoxville, 10:00 am
- Super Hero Beer Yoga, Abridged Beer Co, 10:00 am, $30 donation
- Eco Print Workshop, Artisan Woodworking & Design Gallery, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, $185, RSVP
- Real Good Kitchen Monthly Open Tour, Real Good Kitchen, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, FREE! But RSVP
- Jammin’ Launch Party, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S. Gay St, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Fall Fungi ID: Beginner Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- Tea & Treasures 2nd Saturday Marketplace & 17 Year Celebration, 4104 W Martin Mill Pike, 11:00 am – 4:00 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
- SEC Trivia, Marble City Market, 333 West Depot Ave, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
- Ninja Mountain Bike Clinics, Knoxville Urban Wilderness Trail, 11:45 am – 7:00 pm (continues Sep 15), from $389, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Micah H and the Appalachians, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Fall Wildflower Walk, Ijams Nature Center, noon – 1:30 pm, $15
- Pickle Fest, Printshop Beer, 2020 Barber Street, noon – midnight, $35, RSVP
- College Football: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Kent State University Golden Flashes, Neyland Stadium, noon, $114 – $482
- Queer & Trans Yoga, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm (weekly through Sep 28), donation-based
- Lady Moon Dragon Tarot Reading, Barrelhouse, 1:00 pm
- Magic Tree House: Dinos Before Dark, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Auditions for “My Three Angels,” 800 S. Central St, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Finding True Happiness (Free Event), Knoxville Baha’i Center, 1323 Hannah Ave, 3:00 pm
- Showing: Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Jazz at Ijams – Fall Festival, Ijams Nature Center, 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm, $10
- DJ Kevin, Hilton Knoxville, 4:30 pm
- Sassafras Awards and Fundraiser, 2649 Boyds Bridge Pike, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $40, RSVP
- Queer Matchmaking, Morningside Park, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $25, RSVP
- Kerbela Temple Luau Dance, Kerbela Shriners of Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $10
- The Dinner Detective: Interactive True Crime Dinner Show! Hilton Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $61, RSVP
- Cinema in the Cemetery: Sinister @ Historic Old Gray Cemetery, 6:45 pm – 10:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
- The Griefers, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 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
- TKD Presents “The Revolutionists” by Lauren Gunderson, 800 S. Central St, 7:30 pm, $20
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Movie Soundtrack Night Bingo! Barrelhouse, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $11.63, RSVP
- The BQs with Eat’n’Out and Stupid Future, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Stacked Actors with Vivid Display @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm, $5
- Showing: The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Promotion Showcase, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm, $5
- Rockstead / Andres Tapia International Dance Night at LunaVerse, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm, $10
- Bats & Moths: Ijams After Dark, Ijams Nature Center, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm, $15
- Roman Reese and the Cardinal Sins Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Josi J & Dessert, Hilton Knoxville, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Dynamic Panic Band Live at Marriott Downtown Knoxville, 10:00 pm – midnight
- Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
Sunday, September 15
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Self Massage & More: Hip Focus, Glowing Body Yoga, 711 Irwin St, 10:00 am – noon, $60, RSVP
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
- 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
- Eastside Sunday Market, Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (weekly through September)
- H.A.L.T. Adoption Event #2, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- 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
- 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
- Wagon Wheel LIVE ft. Jason Ellis at Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm
- 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
- 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
- “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
- James McMurtry, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $34 – $46
- Jonas Van Den Bossche, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- 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
- Smoky Mountains Computational Sciences & Engineering Conference, Marriott Knoxville Downtown, continues through Sep 19
- GNU Radio Conference 2024, Knoxville Convention Center, continues through Sep 20
- 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!
- Monday Nerd Night w/ DND Pickup Games, Crafty Brewery Emory Place, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm (through Feb 10, 2025)
- Panel Discussion: Black Women of Print, UT School of Art, 5:30 pm
- 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
- Live Jazz, 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
- 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
- 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, 7:30 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