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Sunday, October 13
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Begin with Yin, 711 Irwin St, 9:00 am, $60, 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
- 2nd SUNDAYS: BRUNCH @STIR! 217 Willow Ave, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Final Day: 9th Annual Oktoberfest, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 10:00 am – 11:59 pm
- Costumes, Characters, and Cartoons, Tennessee Theatre, 11:00 am, FREE!
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
- Old City Market, Jackson Ave between State and Central, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Emerging Makers Tent @ Old City Market, 123 W Jackson Ave, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Mimosa Brunch, 8 Emory Place, 11:00 am
- Cider Jazz Brunch with David & Ayca @ Barrelhouse Gypsy Cider, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
- Bachata Brunch Dance Social, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, noon – 4:00 pm, $5 – $10
- Brunch & Brews by Breezy’s Plant-Powered, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, $5, RSVP
- Second Sunday Art Activity, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Oktoberfest with the Klaberheads, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Finding Comfort in Connection: A Grief Workshop with Whitney Moore, 711 Irwin St, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Sam Stapleton’s “Going Out of Business Art Sale,” 1127 N Broadway, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Second Sunday Community Sing, Knoxville Visitors Center, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
- Polyrhythms Through Pop Music – Faculty Lecture Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music School, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 1:30 pm
- Lifts and Dips: Counter Body Movements, Laurel Theater, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $14 – $15
- Tarot Reading with Lady Moon Dragon @ Barrelhouse Gypsy Cider, 2:00 pm
- Berea in Knoxville Alumni Meet & Greet, 2915 Island Home Ave, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Appalachian Flood Relief Fundraising Event, Hi-Wire Brewing, 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Bastard Sons of Pigpen at Trailhead Beer Market, 2:00 pm
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Wagon Wheel LIVE ft. Nathan Morgan at Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm
- Celtic Jam for Beginners with Tim Worman, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- 6th Annual Running of the Wieners, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 pm
- Symphony Orchestra Concert, UT Alumni Memorial Building, Cox Auditorium, 4:00 pm
- Showing: Preconceived Film Screening & Abortion Fundraiser, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm, from $15
- Green Thumb Gala, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm, from $175, RSVP
- Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
- And She Could Be Next: Film Viewing, Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm
- Deep South Wrestling Takes Down Monday Night Brewing, 2110 Chapman Hwy, 6:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Farseek & UpSetting & the newfound interest in connecticut, Remedy Coffee, 6:00 pm
- Showing: House of Usher / Masque of the Red Death, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:20 pm, $7 – $12
- Solastalgia, Tennessee Amphitheater, World’s Fair Park, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- The Sunday Get Down — October 13th! Maple Hall, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $5 – $10
- Bo Johnson @ Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Crafty Jazz Night with Jessica Watson, 6 Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Clear Channel with Sensor Ghost, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $20
- The Lonetones, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, October 14
- 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)
- October 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
- The History Parlor: A Book Club for History-Minded Individuals, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S Gay St, 9:30 am – 10:30 am
- 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
- Charlie Pogue X Exhibition, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: K.L. Rose / Grant Maloy Smith, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Katherine L. Jansen: “The Veil of Veronica in Premodern Rome,” UT Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts, Suite 223, seminar room, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
- Monday Nerd Night w/ DND Pickup Games, Crafty Brewery Emory Place, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm (through Feb 10, 2025)
- The Future of America’s International Alliances and Partnerships, UT Student Union, 272, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
- Charles and Emma Jackson Memorial Lecture: “Indigenous Oral History in the U.S. South: Truths and Lies My Family Told Me” – Dr. Malinda Maynor Lowery, Emory University, UT Stokely Management Center, G4, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
- 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)
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm weekly through Dec 30), $10 – $12, RSVP
- Knoxville History Project: Our First Breweries! Maple Hall, 6:00 pm, FREE!
- Showing: The People Under the Stairs, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm, $7 – $12
- Fall Epicure customer appreciation dinner, The Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain, 6:30 pm
- All Over the Page – “What Looks Like Bravery,” Lawson-McGhee Library, 6:30 pm
- Chess Club at the Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
- UTK Jazz Jam hosted by Jase Conley, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Clarinet Studio Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music School, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Writers ‘Round Knoxville – Hosted at Barley’s! 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10
- Showing: OVA Extreme Anime Series, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $7
- Rock Bottom String Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 15
- 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
- Marilyn Dwyer and Cindy Sugg, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- The Haunted Art Show – Curated by Esther Sitver, 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!
- Knoxville Fire Department Fallen Firefighters Memorial, Mary Costa Plaza, Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tanner Bingaman / Brenda Lynn Allen, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm, $5 – $25
- Exhibit by Raven Harmon-Holland, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Tue-Thu (noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / noon – 5:00 pm, Sun)
- Women Building Wealth Workshop | Demystifying Auto, Renters, & Home Insurance, 121 Tech Hub, 121 E Jackson Ave, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE! But donations welcome, RSVP
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Tuesday Family Movie Nights, 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
- Trivia Tuesday! Horror Movies! Xül Beer Co, 7:00 pm
- Showing: House of Usher / Masque of the Red Death, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 8:50 pm, $7 – $12
- Legit Music Bingo with Cassie: Halloween Edition at The Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
- Hispanic Heritage Night at One Knox vs. Central Valley Fuego FC, Regal Soccer Stadium, 7:00 pm, from $15
- Master Arts Series – Janet Yieh, Church Street United Methodist Church, 7:00 pm
- Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
- KJO Plays the Beatles with John Pizzarelli, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $22 – $50
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Piano jazz at The Kennedy, 9:00 pm – 11:59 pm
- Firewater Tent Revival, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
Wednesday, October 16
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Book Panel: The Promise of Piety Islam and the Politics of Moral Order in Pakistan, UT Strong Hall, RM 418, 11:00 am – 12:30 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: Mean Mary / Kim Richey ( Featuring Aaron Lee Tasjan on guitar), Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- DSSOLVR Day! – AVL Fundraiser, Xul Beer, 213 E 5th Ave, noon
- Legacy Parks Night, Monday Night Proofing Co., 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Hip-Hop Mixer, Birdhouse Knoxville, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Old City Knoxville October Neighborhood Association Meeting, Merchants of Beer, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Online: “Writing More Than One Place,” a workshop led by Asa Drake, presented by Sundress Academy for the Arts, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
- Scare the Square with Woof Gang by Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Knox Brew Hub, 6:00 pm
- Staghorn Fern Mounting, 1127 N Broadway Suite B, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, $55, RSVP
- Bottom Book Club Sip ‘n’ Read at Peter Kern Library, 407 Union Ave, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, from $10, RSVP
- East Tennessee Pinball Tourney, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $3
- Maker Meet-In: Market Application Boot Camp, The Maker City, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Spooky Ooos play Folk at Fourth, Fourth United Presbyterian Church, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $10
- Final Day: Hispanic Film Festival, UT Hodges Library – Lindsay Young Auditorium, 6:00 pm (weekly through Oct 16), FREE!
- Whiskey University: Tennessee Whiskey Class, 414 South Gay St, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, $77.80, RSVP
- Women’s College Volleyball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Kentucky Wildcats, Thompson-Boling Arena, 6:30 pm, from $11
- 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
- Music Bingo Wednesdays @ Next Level Brewing, 7:00 pm (weekly through Oct 30)
- Pretend Friends Improv Comedy Night, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Wed Night Hop, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 24, 2025), from $5
- Weekly Lindy Hop – Level 1 Swing Series, Laurel Theater, 7:15 pm – 10:00 pm, $6 – $8
- Jim Messina & The Roadrunners, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, from $50
- Movie Night | Beetlejuice, Kern’s Food Hall, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 8:00 pm
- Zookraught with Duck Butter and Good Vibes Only, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm – 11:59 pm, FREE!
- Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm
- Vagabon Brew with Dazr @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Thursday, October 17
- Gravity Rally – 4th Annual Cancer Awareness Rally, Clinch Avenue Bridge, 6:30 am – 9:00 am
- Gotta Know Knoxville Downtown Walking Tour, meet at Knoxville Visitors Center, 10:00 am / noon, $20, RSVP
- Final Day: Black Women of Print Exhibition, UT Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Old Souls / Wilson Springs Hotel, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Water resource implications of a low-to-no snow future in the American West, Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- School Night, 6 Emory Place, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Jan 30, 2025)
- Earth, Environmental & Planetary Science’s Fall Seminar Series, UT Strong Hall, B1, 4:05 pm – 5:05 pm
- KnoxMedia Monthly Meet-Up @ Scruffy City Hall, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Visiting Artist Lecture: Raheleh Filsoof, UT Art and Architecture Building, McCarty Auditorium, Room 109, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
- Tavern Notes: Open Mic Nite at Maker Exchange, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Spooky Mocktails Class, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:00 pm, $35, 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)
- An Author Event with Jared Sullivan, East Tennessee Historical Society, 6:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Open Mic Night, Maker Exchange Knox, 710 Clinch Ave, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Online: Knoxville History Project: Zoom ReZooms: Scenes of the Seventies, 6:00 pm
- DC865 invades Vintage Geek Museum!, 100 W 5th Ave, 6:00 pm, $10, RSVP
- Showing: The Craft / Practical Magic, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:45 pm, FREE!
- UTK Law Women 19th Annual Chili Cook Off, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 6:30 pm, $5 – $10
- Intermediate Belly Dance, 1127 N Broadway, 6:30 – 8:00 pm (weekly through Dec 5), $120, RSVP
- ETHC Presents: Your Spirit Dies, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, xAOGCx, Every Promise Kept, Gnasher, ALE, Remedy Coffee, 6:30 pm, $10 – $15
- October Reading Series by Sundress Academy for the Arts, Pretentious Beer Co, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Private Bourbon Barrel Picking, 430 S Gay St, 7:00 pm, $99, RSVP
- Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:15 pm
- Jackson and Emily’s Junior Recital, UT Natalie L. Haslam College of Music, 7:30 pm
- Mark Boling TRIO LIFE, Five Thirty Lounge, 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm (weekly through Oct 24)
- The Motet & Keller Williams, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, from $40
- KSO MoxCar Marketing + Communications Masterworks Series: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, from $24
- Space Cowboys, Outlaws and Aliens Country Dance Night, Lunaverse, 8:00 pm
- Listen Up – Open Mic Night @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Serial Baby with Vernal Scuzz, Glad I Didn’t Get My Stupid Wish, Bases 2003, and 20cats, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Waylon vs Willie – Night of classic country hosted by Thrift Store Cowboys, Yee-Haw Brewing, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $15 – $20
- Alabama Pregame w/ DJ Kenny, 115 South Central St, 8:00 pm
- ERNEST: Legalize Country Music Roadshow, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $42.69 – $176.07
- Rossdafareye with Vagabon Brew @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- 2nd Annual Fall Caravan Tour with Old Souls & Christopher Michael Garlock, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Transcendent Cabaret Drag Show, Bernadette’s, 10:00 pm
Friday, October 18
- Thai on the Table: Side-Lying, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm (continues Oct 19), RSVP for price
- Barrelhouse Knoxville’s 4th Anniversary Weekend! 621 Lamar St, 11:30 am
- WDVX Big Plate Special: TBA, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- 2024 Mau Mau Memorial, Williams Creek Golf Course, noon
- Fun Film Friday / Jam Band Fridays, O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St, 1:00 pm (weekly through Apr 4, 2025)
- Leather Hand-Stitched Change Purse with Fado Made at Maker Exchange, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm, $80, RSVP
- Tavern Notes: Brock Henderson Live at Maker Exchange, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- The Dark Market: Halloween Edition, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- Walking Tour of Historic UT Campus, meet at UT Hodges Library, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, $10 – $15, RSVP
- Mama Boo Productions presents CJ’S One-Man-Band Show, Marble City Market, 6:00 pm
- Vols Pep Rally, Monday Night Proofing Co., 2110 Chapman Hwy, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Bollywood Bash, The Brookside Event Center, 1221 N Central St, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, from $50, RSVP
- Knox Pride Presents: Tim Burton Bingo @ South Press, 6:30 pm, $20 donation
- Regal Beagle, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm
- Body Painter, 621 Lamar St, 7:00 pm
- Maddy & Bo play MoB!, Merchants of Beer, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Showing: Practical Magic / The Craft, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:15 pm, $7 – $12
- TKD Presents: The Elephant Man, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
- Concerts For Our Own – Marshall Charloff & The Purple Xperience, World’s Fair Park Amphitheater, 7:30 pm, from $35, RSVP
- Market Square Madness: Lady Vol and Vol basketball pre-season event, Historic Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm, FREE!
- Only On the Weekends, Barrelhouse Knoxville, 7:30 pm
- Fountain City Ramblers – Live at Calhouns on River! 7:30 pm
- KSO MoxCar Marketing + Communications Masterworks Series: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, from $24
- Jon Steele Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Near Dark 4, Fly by Night, 8:00 pm
- Dynamic Panic Band, Hilton Knoxville, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Mama’s Broke with Allison DeGroot & Tatiana Hargreaves, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $14 – $20
- Brian K & The Parkway / Love Drunk feat. Amy Linn Lee & Brent Hyder & the Hangovers at Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm, $5
- Ora Cogan with Run 40, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Three Star Revival / DJ Sterl the Pearl, Lunaverse Knoxville, 8:00 pm, $5
- The Coveralls @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm, $5
- “Here Lies William Blount….Death at the Birthplace of Tennessee,” Blount Mansion, 200 W Hill Ave, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Gary Allan, Civic Auditorium, 8:00 pm, from $39
- Weekly Salsa Party at Kern’s Food Hall, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am, $10
- Carteret Banks’ Mojo Band Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Manuel y Lizeth World Salsa Champions from Colombia, Kern’s Food Hall, 9:00 pm, $25
- Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
- Cameron Whitcomb, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $10
Saturday, October 19
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Early Open VOLS Game Day and Man U Watch Party at THE HUB, 421 Union Ave, 9:30 am
- Weekly Yoga by Rigazzi, Printshop Beer, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $10 – $13, 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
- Barrelhouse Knoxville’s 4th Anniversary Weekend!, 621 Lamar Street, 11:30 am
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tim Chandler / Molly Frances, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- LitKidz Workshop: Your Voice, Your Vote with Damon Rawls, The Bottom, noon – 1:00 pm, pay what you can, RSVP
- October Moon Market, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 4:00 pm
- Manuel y Lizeth World Salsa Champions from Colombia, Kern’s Food Hall, noon – 2:00 pm, $25
- Tennessee vs Alabama Tailgate with GasStationSushi benefiting Checkerboard Children’s Charities of East Tennessee, Circle Park Dr, noon
- Stilt Walkers from Knoxville Aerial Arts, 621 Lamar St, 1:00 pm
- Small Press Publishers Fair, Emporium Arts Center, 100 S. Gay St, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (continues Oct 20)
- Mono-Print Pop-up, Square Ramp Pop-up, 310 W. Jackson Ave, 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm (continues Oct 20)
- What’s Your Spiritual Footprint? (Free Event), Knoxville Baha’i Center, 1323 Hannah Ave, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Halloween Open House Party, 207 E. Moody Ave, 3:00 pm
- Fall Farewell Milonga for Julia and Caio, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, $10 suggested donation
- College Football: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Alabama Crimson Tide, Neyland Stadium, 3:30 pm, from $529
- The Powell Brothers Pregame Concert – Alabama vs. Tennessee, UT Vol Village, 4:00 pm
- Pink Masquerade Ball, Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- True Blue, 621 Lamar St, 7:00 m
- TKD Presents: The Elephant Man, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
- Margherita Fava Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- “Here Lies William Blount….Death at the Birthplace of Tennessee,” Blount Mansion, 200 W Hill Ave, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- The Coke Dares with Javelinas, Lan Line, and Psychic Baos, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Milk Man & The Big Band LIVE @ Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Ayca Cayman Band @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm, $5
- Analog Kids, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm, $5
- Frank Samuel / Andres Tapia International Dance Night at LunaVerse, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm, $5
- Dynamic Panic Band Live at the Marriott Downtown Knoxville, 9:00 pm – midnight
- The Trusty Hucksters Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
Sunday, October 20
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- 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
- Little History Lessons: Historic Clothing, 601 S Gay St, 10:30 am – 11:30 am
- 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
- Can You Dig It?, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr, noon – 4:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Free Pumpkin Carving and Contest, Kern’s Food Hall Lawn, noon
- Stuff the Sprinter Party – hurricane relief event, Kern’s Food Hall, noon – 4:00 pm
- Resonant Flow & Meditation, Glowing Body Yoga, 711 Irwin St, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm, $35, RSVP
- Small Press Publishers Fair, Emporium Arts Center, 100 S. Gay St, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Mono-Print Pop-up, Square Ramp Pop-up, 310 W. Jackson Ave, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE!
- 2024 Knoxville Buddy Walk, World’s Fair Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- Spooky Succulent Terrarium Building, Printshop Beer Co., 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $45, RSVP
- Oktoberfest Beer Runs, Schulz Bräu Brewing, 2:00 pm
- East Tennessee Bluegrass Association Monthly Jam, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 2:00 pm, $5, RSVP
- Beginner/Intermediate Fiddle Workshop, Laurel Theater, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $14 – $15, RSVP
- Women’s College Volleyball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Auburn Tigers, Thompson-Boling Arena, 2:00 pm, from $11
- Howl-O-Ween Costume Contest, Hi-Wire, 2020 Barber St, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, $5.73, RSVP
- Wagon Wheel LIVE featuring Louis Goodman Band, 115 South Central St, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- TKD Presents: The Elephant Man, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 pm, $20, RSVP
- The Social Principles: History, Purpose, and Vision, Church Street United Methodist Church, 900 Henley St, 4:00 pm
- Rus’ Romper Room October Edition, Corner Lounge, 842 Central St, 4:00 pm
- Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
- Cinema in the Cemetery: Trick ‘r Treat, Old Gray Cemetery, 6:00 pm, $13.67, RSVP
- Knoxville Happiness Lab, 501 E Hill Ave SE, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Crafty Jazz Night with Chris Canada, 6 Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- An Evening With John McCutcheon, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, from $40.45
- A Country Western with Bases 2003 and Carry Ripple, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- The Tennessee Stifflegs, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Atmosphere, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $39.80
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, October 21
- 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
- October 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
- Charlie Pogue X Exhibition, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Stone Silo, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Open Mic Night, Barrelhouse Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Jan 27, 2025)
- White Property, Black Trespass: Book Talk with Andrew Krinks, UT College of Law, 241, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- 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
- Emerald Youth Foundation Legacy Dinner @ Knoxville Convention Center, 6:00 pm, from $250, RSVP
- Clay: Jack-O-Lanterns, 1127 N Broadway Suite B, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $40, RSVP
- Showing: Priest vs Priestess, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, FREE!
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Chess Club at the Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
- Carter Beucher Group, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Showing: The Craft, Central Cinema, 7:45 pm, $7 – $12
- Ghostwriter with Eat’n’out, The Pilot Light, 9:00 pm, $10
- The Steel Crows @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 22
- Kerns Coffee Club – Free Morning Networking with BizGrow Networking, Kern’s Food Hall, 8:30 am – 10:00 am, RSVP
- Weekly Preschool Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 10:00 am – 11:00 am (through October), RSVP
- Coffee & Cars After Party! Kern’s Food Hall, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Marilyn Dwyer and Cindy Sugg, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- The Haunted Art Show – Curated by Esther Sitver, 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: Michael Dinallo / Phoebe White, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Monty’s Craft Circle, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Shannondale Elementary Giveback Night, Kern’s Food Hall, 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Exhibit by Raven Harmon-Holland, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Tue-Thu (noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / noon – 5:00 pm, Sun)
- Artist Lecture | William Downs, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
- Bluey’s Big Play, Civic Auditorium, 6:00 pm, from $40
- Walk with Elected Officials – Henley Street, UT Conference Center, 6:00 pm
- Tuesday Family Movie Nights, Yee-Haw, 745 North Broadway, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- KARM Hope Rising @ Knoxville Convention Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $200, RSVP
- PRH Book Club Night, 517 Union Ave, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- 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)
- Showing: Roast Champs: An Audience Interactive Open Mic, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm, $14.64
- Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
- Lowtown with Stupid Future and Glad I Didn’t Get My Stupid Wish, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Devin the Dude w/ Dos Fuegos, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, $18.79, RSVP
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Showing: Booger, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Hash Cabbage, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm