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Sunday, October 27
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Call for Emporium Exhibition Proposals for 2025-2026, Emporium Center, 100 S Gay St (deadline: Oct 27, 11:55 pm)
- Halloween Dreamcatcher / Family Pumpkin Carving: Hallo-week at Ijams, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 11:30 am / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, $45, RSVP / $12, RSVP
- 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
- Syrup ‘N Sequins; RESURRECTION OF RAVEN VON ROE!, 207 West Jackson Ave, noon – 3:00 pm, $19.50 – $36.98, RSVP
- First Annual Knoxville Halloween 5k, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 5:00 pm, $32.80 – $48.70, RSVP
- Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, $5, RSVP
- Fall Festival / Brand New Box of Matches, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm / 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Howl-O-Ween Dog Show, Barrelhouse, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $5, $15 pet registration
- Seth Andrews, The Thinking Atheist, Presents Facts (usually) Don’t Change Minds, UT Conference Center Downtown, 1:00 pm
- Final Day: Cecelia Condit Exhibition, UT Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery, A+A 115, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- HowlOWeen Pooch Parade and Pet Expo, UT Gardens Knoxville, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Behind-the-Scenes-Sunday: How to Defend Yourself, UT Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $24 – $25
- Oktoberfest Beer Runs, Alliance Brewing Co, 2:00 pm, FREE!
- Hallowings, Downtown Island Airport, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Old Sevier Sunday Market, Hi-Wire Brewing, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Showing: Max Roach: “The Drum Also Waltzes,” Central Cinema, 2:30 pm, FREE!
- Competitive Romance Novel Reading, 6 Emory Place, 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (weekly through Nov 24)
- The Pirates of Penzance by Knoxville Opera, Tennessee Theatre, 2:30 pm, from $25
- Beowulf The First Avenger, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Youth Forum on Civic Engagement, City County Building, Main Assembly Room, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Knoxville Scottish Rite Awards Day, Knoxville Scottish Rite, 3:00 pm
- Wagon Wheel LIVE ft. Cookie Hopper at Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm
- The Spirits of Old Gray Tour, Old Gray Cemetery, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, $5
- 24 Tales: An Anthology Reading, Union Ave Books, 517 Union Ave, 3:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- TKD Presents: The Elephant Man, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 pm, $20, RSVP
- Caving Trip: Hallo-Week at Ijams, Ijams Nature Center, 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm, $5, RSVP
- Men’s College Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Indiana Hoosiers, Thompson-Boling Arena, 3:00 pm, from $19
- Tennessee Esthetician Meet Up, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Showing: Young Frankenstein, Central Cinema, 4:45 pm, $7 – $12
- Partner Thai – SIT, WALK, STAND, Glowing Body, 711 Irwin St, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $35, RSVP
- 2nd Annual Cattywampus Fall Ball, The Emporium Center, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, from $60, 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
- Appalachian Allies – A Benefit For East Tennessee Hurricane Relief, Bijou Theatre, 6:30 pm
- Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Crafty Jazz Night with Frog & Toad, 6 Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Showing: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Central Cinema, 7:10 pm, $7 – $12
- Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage with Grasping Straws and Solo Opening Sets From Yer Flowers and Antadie, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $15 – $20
- Annual Barleyween Costume Contest & Party! / summon the qween on barleyween, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $5
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, October 28
- 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
- Early Voting: UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, 1640 Cumberland Ave, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily through Oct 31)
- 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: Aimee Bobruk / Dylan Cronk, 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)
- UTIA Fall Festival, 2621 Morgan Circle Drive, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Deaf Night at the KMA, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 pm
- “Future Sensitive” with Lucy McRae, UT Art and Architecture Building, McCarty Auditorium, A+A 109, 5:30 pm
- Flute Studio Concert, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 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
- Joy Ride Happy Hour, SouthSide Garage, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Showing: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $7 – $12
- Noor Chang, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- UTK Creative Writing Series: Jake Skeets, UT Hodges Library, 7:00 pm
- HearthScares Ghost Stories, James White’s Fort 205 E Hill Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- Jesse McCartney at Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, from $57.20
- Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10
- Service Industry Halloween, Brother Wolf, 8:00 pm
- Showing: Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $7
- Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 29
- Early Voting: UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, 1640 Cumberland Ave, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily through Oct 31)
- 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!
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ashley Virginia / Joe Van Dyke, 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)
- Great Pumpkin Meet, Emerald Youth Foundation, 5:00 pm
- 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
- Knox Pride Presents: Spooky Craft Night @ Knox Pride, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $10
- How to FEST, The Square Room, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- A Book Launch with Clare Gilmore, 517 Union Ave, 6:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Pumpkin Carving, The Black Dog, 2419 North Central St, 6:00 pm, $7, RSVP
- Elegant Belly Dance with Sandy Larson, Knoxville Arts Center, 6:15 pm (weekly through Dec 3), $100, RSVP
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
- A Night of Scary Stories with Smoky Mountain Storytellers, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $10, RSVP
- Master Arts Series – Vox Luminis, Church Street United Methodist Church, 900 Henley St, 7:00 pm
- Showing: Ganja & Hess, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Jessica Watson, Yee-Haw Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- HearthScares Ghost Stories, James White’s Fort 205 E Hill Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- Individually Scheduled Dancer Auditions for the 2025 Season with The Follies Girls, The Amused Life, 1400 N 6th Ave NE, 7:15 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- How to Defend Yourself, UT Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $24 – $25
- UT Big Band Concert, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Uz Jsme Doma (Prague, Czech Republic) with Ex-Gold and A Certain Zone, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $15
- 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
- Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
- Showing: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Central Cinema, 9:30 pm, $7 – $12
Wednesday, October 30
- Early Voting: UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, 1640 Cumberland Ave, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm (daily through Oct 31)
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (through Nov 20)
- UTK Career Fair Fall 2024, UT Culinary Institute and Creamery, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
- William Downs Solo 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 Dec 12
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Chloe-Beth / Brian Glover, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- A Conversation with Victor Ashe and Dick Krieg, East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S Gay St, noon, FREE! But RSVP
- 2024 Women of Achievement Luncheon, The Foundry on the Fair Site, noon
- Astrology Readings, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 3:00 pm, donation-based to $33
- Environmental Justice Symposium, UT Hodges Library, 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
- Water Quality Forum Fall Quarterly Meeting, Ijams Nature Center, 4:00 pm
- PLMP Biz Social Networking, sponsored by Vose Property Group, at Fiori Bar & Lounge, Fiori Bar & Lounge, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Stammtisch 2024 – Start a Conversation, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Cocktails & Conversation with Amy Boone-McCreesh, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Dr, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
- Spanish & Salsa, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 5:45 pm – 9:00 pm
- Woof Gang with SBRET, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:00 pm
- Museum After Hours: Halloween Paint & Play, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $44.52
- RYDE’s Annual Trunk or Treat, Central United Methodist, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Live Band Karaoke with Tinca Tinca at Pretentious Beer Co! 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $7
- Write it Out with Shade Tree Therapy: Balance and Boundaries, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, pay what you can, RSVP
- Cookie Decorating at Yee-Haw Brewing, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $54.48, RSVP
- Showing: Film on Film: Young Frankenstein (1974) 16 mm, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $10
- Addison’s Presentation Series: Brian Worley discusses the 100-year history of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club, Addison’s Bookstore, 7:00 pm, $5
- Addison’s Classics Book Club: Edgar Allan Poe, short stories (1840s, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Cask of Amontillado, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven), Addison’s Bookstore, 7:00 pm, $5
- Weekly Chess Club at the Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
- Open Mic Night with Cullen Kehoe: Girls with Guitars – A Celebration of Female Singer Songwriters Curated Open Mic, 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
- Wed Night Hop, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 24, 2025), from $5
- Hallow-Swing, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, $5 – $8
- Stand Up Comedy @ Fly By Night! 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, $9.31, RSVP
- Tranquility Base Halloween Chill @ Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
- Scary-oke at the Corner Lounge, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Guest Artist Recital: Francisco Cabán, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- How to Defend Yourself, UT Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, pay what you can
- Rb Morris with Bob Deck, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Dylan Gossett, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, from $83.80
- SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm – 11:59 pm, FREE!
- Knox Comedy ROAST OF KNOXFERATU, Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm
- Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics, Jackson Terminal, 213 W Jackson Ave, 8:45 pm – 10:00 pm, $36, RSVP
- Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm
- Prince of the Burning Sands @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm, $3 – $10
- Showing: Live Show: Glad I Didn’t Get My Stupid Wish + Joseph Allred + A Certain Zone, Central Cinema, 9:30 pm, $10
Thursday, October 31
- Final Day: Early Voting: UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, 1640 Cumberland Ave, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily through Oct 31)
- Energy and Environment Fair, UT Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) Building, 101A, 2431 Joe Johnson Dr, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Spooky Ooos, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Halloween Party! New Moon, 1520 N. Central St. #101, 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm
- Energy and Environment Fair, UT Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) Building, 101A, 2431 Joe Johnson Dr, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- The Costs of the Clean Energy Transition: Evidence from Coal’s Decline, UT Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) Building, 101, 2431 Joe Johnson Dr, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- Energy and Environment Fair, UT Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) Building, 101AGrand Hallway and Rooftop, 2431 Joe Johnson Dr, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
- Integrating Artificial Intelligence with the Humanities, UT McClung Tower, 1215, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
- School Night, 6 Emory Place, 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Jan 30, 2025)
- Bendy B*stards Yinyasa, Crafty Brewery – Baker Creek, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through Nov 28), $10 – $13
- Final FCP Thirsty Thursday Group Road Ride, F.C. Pedaler Bike Shop, 6:00 pm
- Showing: Young Frankenstein, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, $7 – $12
- Beowulf The First Avenger, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
- HOWL-O-WEEN Sing Off!, Skybox Sports, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Scary-oke at the Corner Lounge, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Individually Scheduled Dancer Auditions for the 2025 Season with The Follies Girls, The Amused Life, 1400 N 6th Ave NE, 7:15 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- The Pilot Light Halloween Show! @ THe Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm, $20
- Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:15 pm
- TKD Presents: The Elephant Man, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
- Space Cowboys, Outlaws and Aliens Country Dance Night, Lunaverse, 8:00 pm
- Halloween Party, Pour Taproom, 207 West Jackson Ave
- Industry Night: Halloween Party with DJ Kenny, 115 South Central St, 8:00 pm
- The Pilot Light Halloween Show! At Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $10
- Showing: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm, $7 – $12
- RAMONES vs. MISFITS Halloween Show, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm, $5
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Tennessee Theatre, 9:00 pm, $19.50
- The Snozzberries – Halloween at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Temple Halloween, Barrelhouse, 9:00 pm, $10
- Redd and the Paper Flowers, The Kennedy, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Transcendent Cabaret Drag Show, Bernadette’s, 10:00 pm
Friday, November 1
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Chelsea Berry 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)
- FURst Friday Craft, 601 Lamar Str, 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Emory Place First Friday, 6 Emory Place, 4:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Tavern Notes: Jason Day Trio Live at Maker Exchange, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- First Friday ArtWalk, Downtown Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 10:59 pm
- November First Friday + Block Party at the Emporium with live music by Robinella, Emporium Center, 100 S Gay St, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Opening of “IN SPITE OF: An Ode to Our Relentless Communion” at Gallery 1010, Emporium Center, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Harvest Festival and Apple Butter Release!, 621 Lamar St, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm (daily through Nov 3)
- Knoxbill Photos Exhibit, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 5:00 pm
- November First Friday | William Downs, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- First Friday: Fragile Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Friday w/ the Knox Dems & Gloria Johnson, 311 Morgan St, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- FIFTEENTH Annual AMBC Fall Fest!, Baker Creek Preserve, 5:00 pm – 9:45 pm (continues Nov 2), from $10
- First Friday Openings: Pink Noise: An Audio Visual Experience / Stairfall / Greetings From Vestal IV, Candoro Marble Building, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Friday at KnoxWalls, Lilienthal Gallery, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- First Friday at the Arrowmont Gallery | 110 Gay St, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Charlotte Brindley – First Friday Featured Artist at Art Market Gallery, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- First Friday with Dan DeRidder, Printshop Beer, 1532 Island Home Ave, 5:30 pm
- First Friday Live – Adeem The Artist, WDVX Visit Knoxville, 301 South Gay St, 6:00 pm
- November First Fridays Poetry Night, 517 Union Ave, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- First Friday at Mae Lee’s, Kern’s Food Hall, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- First Friday – Sunset at the Sunsphere, Sunsphere Observation Deck, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- Mood Ring Vintage Is Turning 2 Years Old!, 906 Sevier Ave unit 112, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Underground @ Mirage 11.0, Mirage Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 1:30 am, FREE!
- ETHC Presents: With Blood Comes Cleansing, Bleak, Withpaperwings, Sidious, Chunked, and Deceit, Remedy Coffee, 6:30 pm, $15 – $25
- Fall Fest 500 benefiting the Asheville tool library, Baker Creek Bottoms, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, from $20, RSVP
- Stilt Walkers from Knox Aerial Arts, 621 Lamar St, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- The Endelouz Band, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Rossdafareye, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Day of the Dead, The Vault, 531 S Gay St, 7:00 pm, $55.56, RSVP
- Shelby Cline Duo @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Beowulf The First Avenger, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Fountain City Ramblers – Live at Calhouns on River! 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
- Concerts for Our Own: Here Comes the Mummies, Tennessee Amphitheater, World’s Fair Park, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm, from $35, RSVP
- How to Defend Yourself, UT Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, $24 – $25
- TKD Presents: The Elephant Man, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
- First Friday Halloween Costume Soiree @ Marble City Market, 7:30 pm
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Skull Cult with Serial Baby, Tweejy and Nervous Rex, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Matthew Sweet, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, from $35
- Tennessee Sheiks, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $14 – $20
- TBA at Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm, $5
- The Steel Woods at The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, from $57.20
- TBA / DJ Sterl the Pearl, Lunaverse Knoxville, 8:00 pm, $5
- Dia de Los Muertos with Candela & Rica Chicha @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm, $5
- Weekly Salsa Party at Kern’s Food Hall, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am, $10
- Corey James Clifton Band Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Lumasi at Barrelhouse Knoxville, 9:00 pm
- Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
- Bendigo Fletcher + Daniel Nunnelee, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $15
Saturday, November 2
- FIFTEENTH Annual AMBC Fall Fest!, Baker Creek Preserve, 8:30 am – 11:59 pm, from $10
- Fall Fungi ID: Beginner Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 9:00 am – 11:0o am, $15, RSVP
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (through Nov 16)
- Spark! – A Morning Experience where Mindfulness Meets DJ Disco Dance Party!, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 9:30 am – 11:30 am, $15 suggested donation, RSVP
- Artist in Action – Keerthana Duddu at Maker Exchange, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, $80, RSVP
- 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
- Old Sevier Halloween Crawl, 1014 Sevier Ave, 11:00 am, RSVP
- All Souls – Day of the Dead by Three Rivers Market, 1100 N Central St, 11:00 am
- Harvest Festival and Apple Butter Release!, 621 Lamar St, 11:30 am – 9:00 pm (continues Nov 3)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: UT Appalachian String Band, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Fall Minis, by Kayla Ellison and Kayla Ellison Photography, Ijams Nature Center, noon, $50 for 30-minute session
- Intro to Navigation, Ijams Nature Center, noon – 1:30 pm, $15, RSVP
- Tennessee vs Kentucky Tailgate with GasStationSushi benefitting Checkerboard Children’s Charities of East Tennessee, Circle Park Dr SW, noon
- Food-Themed Spoon Rest & Magnets, 1127 N Broadway Suite B, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $40, RSVP
- Friends & Football, Circle Park, 1:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Beowulf The First Avenger, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm, $12 – $15
- Bouldering for Beginners, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, $30, RSVP
- Newborns & Neyland Tailgate by A Secret Safe Place for Newborns of Tennessee, Circle Park, 2:30 pm, RSVP
- TBA, Knoxville Baha’i Center, 1323 Hannah Ave, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Build-Your-Own-Trucker-Hat Pop Up!, 620 Lamar St,
- Friends & Football, UT Circle Park Dr, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Día de los Muertos Tradition, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Bike With A Naturalist, Ijams Nature Center, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, free, but donations welcome, RSVP
- Sleepy Hollow Ball, Jackson Terminal, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Destination Unknown, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Only Only The Weekends, 621 Lamar St, 7:00 pm
- Weekly Salsa & Bachata Party at Knoxville Sports Bar & Lounge, 7:00 pm – 3:00 am, $10
- Blackhearts Hurricane relief: Molly Possum, Summer Bloom, Psyclops and Once More Again, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, $10
- TKD Presents: The Elephant Man, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, $20, RSVP
- College Football: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Kentucky Wildcats, Neyland Stadium, 7:30 pm, from $272
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Couple of Wanderers / Starchild @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm, $5
- TBA / Corey James Clifton at Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm / 9:30 pm, $5
- TBA / Andres Tapia International Dance Night at LunaVerse, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm, $5
- Dynamic Panic Band Live at Pirate’s Tavern, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Mal Nombre Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- The Creekers, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
Sunday, November 3
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Volunteer with Keep Knoxville Beautiful: Central Street Cleanup, meet at The Original Freezo, 10:00 am – noon, FREE! But RSVP
- Sound Bath Meditation, Ijams Nature Center, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, FREE!
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
- Monthly Meet-Up of the Cinema Society @ The Amused Life, 11:00 am
- Cider Jazz Brunch with David & Ayca @ Barrelhouse Gypsy Cider, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
- Harvest Festival and Apple Butter Release!, 621 Lamar St, 11:30 am – 3:00 pm
- TVB’s Fall Fest Day-After-Ride, Baker Creek Preserve, noon – 4:00 pm
- BSK Art Auction and Fundraiser, Old City Performing Arts Center, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- Day of the Dead CLEeeek!, UT College of Law, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, $30, RSVP
- Talk-Back-After-the-Show-Sunday: How to Defend Yourself, UT Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, $24 – $25
- Sunday Afternoon Tarot Course: Spread Basics, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 2:00 pm
- Bijou Imagination Series: Goodnight Moon & The Runaway Bunny, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm, from $13
- Competitive Romance Novel Reading, 6 Emory Place, 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (weekly through Nov 24)
- Race Against Cancer, World’s Fair Park Performance Lawn, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, $15 – $35, RSVP
- Wagon Wheel LIVE featuring Jason Ellis, 115 South Central St, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Interpretations in Dance and Art, Fearless Motion, Knoxville Museum of Art, 3:00 pm, FREE!
- Helene Relief Benefit, Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, 3:00 pm, $15
- Final Performance: TKD Presents: The Elephant Man, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 pm, $20, RSVP
- The S’mores Run, Ijams & Greenbelt to Island Home Park, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, $35 – $40, RSVP
- Choral Evensong for All Saints Day, St. John’s Cathedral, 413 Cumberland Ave, 4:45 pm
- Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
- Junkyard Jam & Potluck Supper for Hurricane Helene Relief, Architectural Antics, 5:00 pm, free, but donations encouraged
- Crafty Jazz Night with Sam Adams, 6 Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- UT Saxophone Ensemble & Quartets, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Fountain City Ramblers, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, November 4
- Fragile, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
- November Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- The History Parlor: A Book Club for History-Minded Individuals, 601 S Gay St, 9:30 am
- Regional Globalism in the Tennessee Valley, UT At & Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm), through Dec 4
- Charlie Pogue X Exhibition, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- Rising Tide Knoxville – Goals & Gratitude Party, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, FREE! But RSVP
- Little History Lessons: Cherokee People, 601 S Gay St, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, $8 – $10, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Band-Backed Wren at Mighty Musical Monday, Tennessee Theatre, noon
- 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
- 2nd Annual Mother/Baby Nutrition Foundation, Sunsphere, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $30, RSVP
- Wellness Workshop, Lox Salon, 103 W Jackson Ave, 6:30 pm
- All Over the Page – “The Lowland: a novel,” Lawson-McGhee Library, 6:00 pm
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Men’s College Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Gardner Webb Bulldogs, Thompson-Boling Arena, 7:00 pm, $12.10 – $59
- Showing: Martial Arts Theatre, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $7
- TBA @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, November 5
- It’s a Privilege, and It’s a Duty: Please Exercise Your Civic Right to Vote Today, Election Day – polls open 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
- STEM in the Gardens: Bridging the Gaps Between Math, Science, and Green Careers, UT Gardens Knoxville, 2518 Jacob Dr, 8:30 am – 2:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Photo Expo: Lens and Light, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue – Sat, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm / Sunday, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm), through Dec 15
- Charlotte Brindley, 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)
- Pink Noise: An Audio Visual Experience / Stairfall / Greetings From Vestal IV, Tri-Star Arts, Candoro Marble Building, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through Oct 23, FREE!
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Exhibit by Dan DeRidder, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Tue-Thu (noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / noon – 5:00 pm, Sun)
- Giving Tuesday, The Bark, 601 Lamar Street, 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Paint Party at Barrelhouse, 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm, $20
- Knox Pride Presents: Life Skills Intro to Cooking, Knox Pride, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm, FREE!
- Tuesday Family Movie Nights, Yee-Haw, 745 North Broadway, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- College Women’s Basketball: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Samford Bulldogs, Thompson-Boling Arena, 6:30 pm, $6.66
- 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: Central Cinema Comedy Night, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Jazz at the Emporium: Will Carter Band, The Emporium Center, 7:00 pm
- Election Night Watch Party w/ the Knox Dems & Gloria Johnson, The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm
- Individually Scheduled Dancer Auditions for the 2025 Season with The Follies Girls, The Amused Life, 1400 N 6th Ave NE, 7:15 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Weekly Open Mic Hosted by Brownman at The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm (through Dec 17)
- Public Circuit with Cave Deco and New Romantics, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Sean K. Preston, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm