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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)
Sunday, October 6
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Final Day: Discover Columbus’ Ships, Calhoun’s On The River, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm , from $6
- 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
- 2024 Knoxville NFFF 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, 800 South Gay St, 10:00 am
- 9th Annual Oktoberfest – Week 3, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 10:00 am – 11:59 pm (daily except Mondays through Oct 13)
- Mimosa Brunch, St. Lucille’s, 8 Emory Place, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon, $10
- Proceeds Event, Black Dog, 2419 North Central St, 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
- Brunch at Barrelhouse Knoxville! 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
- Barks & Boos, 601 Lamar St, noon, RSVP
- Music on Main at First Baptist Knoxville, noon – 2:00 pm
- Vintage Market Knoxville, Alliance Brewing Co. and Sevier Ave Burger Co., noon pm – 5:00 pm
- XHunger Gator Hator Week Poker Classic, Barrelhouse, 621 Lamar St, 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Yee-Haw, We’re Back by Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Brandon Madd0x Live at Knoxville Yeehaw Brewing! 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Walking tour and scavenger hunt – 1982 World’s Fair, meet at base of Sunsphere in World’s Fair Park, 2:30 pm, RSVP
- Drink and Draw at South Coast Pizza Knoxville, 3:00 pm
- Wagon Wheel LIVE featuring Slade Adams, 115 South Central St, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Wisconsin Fish Fry, 808 E Magnolia Ave, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, $20
- Conversations on Race with Rev. Dr. Carter Heyward: “White Christian Nationalism: What it is & how it affects all of us,” Church Street United Methodist Church, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
- Showing: Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm, $7 – $12
- PrideMass 2024, St. James Episcopal Church of Knoxville, 5:00 pm
- Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
- Crafty Jazz Night with Parker Bakkall, 6 Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas concert + string musicians’ workshop, Barley’s Knoxville, 7:00 pm, $25 – $30
- Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- MJ Lenderman & The Wind: Manning Fireworks Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, from $20
- Martin Harley, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $14 – $20
- Subhymnal, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Showing: Frankie Freako, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm, $7 – $12
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, October 7
- 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
- Little History Lessons: Founder’s Day, East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S Gay St, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, free – $10, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Bronte Fall / Skyler Gudasz, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Mighty Musical Monday featuring House Organist Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, Tennessee Theatre with guest Owen Tharp, 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
- October neighborhood meeting and Glenwood/Boruff traffic calming plan by Parkridge Community Organization, YMCA of East Tennessee, 6:30 pm
- Showing: Frankie Freako, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 9:00 pm, $7 – $12
- Old City Ghost Tour, meet at The Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain, 7:00 pm, from $20
- Chess Club at the Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Pedro The Lion (Solo) with Danielle Durack, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $20
- Showing: Martial Arts Theatre, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $5 – $7
- Y’all / Elijah Dozier @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 8
- Weekly Preschool Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 10:00 am – 11:00 am (through October), 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
- 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: The Crybabies / The Rollin Rust, 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
- Readings for Relief, New Moon Rising, 1520 N. Central St. #101, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, $30 donation requested
- 9th Annual Oktoberfest – Week 3, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 pm – 11:59 pm (daily except Mondays through Oct 13)
- 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)
- Kerns Konnections – Networking Nights, Kern’s Food Hall, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- October Green Drinks: Biofertilizer w/ Algaeo @ Corner Lounge, 5:30 pm – 730 pm
- Tuesday Family Movie Nights, Yee-Haw, 745 North Broadway, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Umani Ronchi Wine Dinner, Osteria Stella, 108 W. Jackson Ave, 6:00 pm, $149
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Shine On: Hurricane Relief Variety Benefit for East Tennessee, Ijams Nature, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- 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
- Showing: Knoxville Poetry Slam – Live!, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm, $5 – $15
- 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)
- Saints & Sinners, Brother Wolf, 8:00 pm
- Super Yamba Band, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Elijah Dozier, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, October 9
- Senior Job Fair, Knoxville-Knox County CAC Office on Aging, 9:00 am – noon
- 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: Common Man / Krislyn Arthurs, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- 9th Annual Oktoberfest – Week 3, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 pm – 11:59 pm (daily except Mondays through Oct 13)
- Of Words & Water with Shannon Hitchcock and Jim Stokely, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S Gay St, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, FREE!
- AAF Board of Directors – Interest Meeting, 213 E 5th Ave, Ste A, 6:00 pm
- Hispanic Film Festival, UT Hodges Library – Lindsay Young Auditorium, 6:00 pm (weekly through Oct 16), FREE!
- Online: Writing More Than One Place, by Sundress Academy, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Knoxville’s best real estate investor meetup, The Press Room, 6:00 pm
- Showing: Critters / Frankie Freako, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $7 – $12
- 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
- Open Jam with Roger Hay, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Wed Night Hop, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 24, 2025), from $5
- KSO: Oktoberfest Inspirations, Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 pm, $34.35, RSVP
- WDVX Summer Nights – Americana & Bluegrass Summer Concert Series, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Flamenco Beginner Classes, 706 N Broadway, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $10
- The Unlikely Trio: Trisha Gene Brady, Angel Snow & Jay Clark, Maple Hall, 414 South Gay Street, 7:00 pm, $19.50, RSVP
- Paint & Pour, Pour Taproom, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP for price
- Jake Shimabukuro, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $50 – $61
- Movie Night | Halloweentown, Kern’s Food Hall, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 8:00 pm
- Attic Eyes with Feyleux, 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
- Mojohand @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Thursday, October 10
- Connect to Success: Networking for Business Growth – by BizGrow Networking, Kern’s Food Hall, 8:30 am – 10:00 am, RSVP
- 9th Annual Oktoberfest – Week 3, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 11:00 am – 11:59 pm (daily except Mondays through Oct 13)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brian Revels / Sara Jean Kelley, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Monsters Made with Love Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $35, RSVP
- 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
- Equal Opportunity Awards Dinner, Knoxville Convention Center, 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $200, RSVP
- Artist In Residence Lecture: Esteban del Valle, UT Art and Architecture Building, 109, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
- Spooky Stories: A Virtual Event by The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm, FREE!
- Pickin’ on Nature with JP Mathes & The Johns with The Tenos, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, $8 – $10, 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)
- October Poetry Night, Union Ave Books, 517 Union Ave, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Winter Herbalism: Building Your Home Apothecary, thebottomknox, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, free, but donations accepted, RSVP
- YPK 101, East Tennessee History Center, 6:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- BUMPS & BUBBLES: A Night for Expecting Mamas & Mocktails, Monkey’s Bar Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $22, RSVP
- Gunfight on Gay Street Downtown Walking Tour, meeting point TBD, 6:30 pm, $32.64, RSVP
- Showing: Frankie Freako / Critters, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, FREE!
- John Davis / Sixpence None the Richer, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 7:00 pm / 8:00 pm, $30 – $35
- KSO: Oktoberfest Inspirations, Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 pm, $34.35, RSVP
- Virtual Event: The Secrets of Backyard Birds With Stephen Lyn Bales, hosted by the UT Arboretum Society, 7:00 pm
- Air Supply, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:00 pm, $58 – $253
- Halloween Mixer, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm
- BORDERS by Modern Hebrew at UTK, Hodges Library, 7:00 pm
- Scottish Session with David Pickens, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:15 pm
- Mark Boling TRIO LIFE, Five Thirty Lounge, 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm (weekly through Oct 24)
- John Moreland, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, $26 – $36
- Switchfoot – The Beautiful Letdown World Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $45 – $145
- Space Cowboys, Aliens and Outlaws Country Dance Night, Lunaverse, 8:00 pm
- Listen Up – Open Mic Night / Rossdafareye @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Vols vs. Florida Pregame with DJ Kenny, 115 South Central St, 8:00 pm
- Hidaze with Juniper Honey and Solstice, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Lily Rose – Runnin’ Outta Time Tour 2024, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $31.87
- Full Service @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Chloe Kimes, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Transcendent Cabaret Drag Show, Bernadette’s, 10:00 pm
Friday, October 11
- Yoga at the Museum, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, FREE!
- 9th Annual Oktoberfest – Week 3, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 11:00 am – 11:59 pm (daily except Mondays through Oct 13)
- WDVX Big Plate Special: India Ramey, 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)
- McClung Museum in Spanish / Museo McClung en Español, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 2: 00 pm – 3:30 pm
- Artist in Action – Deana Fulton, Maker Exchange, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, FREE!
- Book Signing: “The Fruit of Our Grief” with Author William Williams at Magnolia Cafe, 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- Football Friday, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S Gay St, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- KFD’s Night on the Square, Market Square, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Tavern Notes: Live Music at Maker Exchange, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Charlie Daniel VOLS vs GATORS EVE Book Signing Event benefiting Volunteer Ministry Center, Artisan Woodworking & Design Gallery, 810 Tyson St, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $45, RSVP
- Mae Lee’s Boutique • Vendor Pop-Up • Summer Doodles, Kern’s Food Hall, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Knox Pride Presents: Spooky Night Market @ South Press, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- Solastalgia, Tennessee Amphitheater, World’s Fair Park, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Halloween Pawty! + Costume Contest and Pumpkin Carving, Scruffy’s Cafe, 1015 N Broadway, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, $25, RSVP
- Three Star Revival Live, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 6:30 pm
- Melissa Hale, Barrelhouse Knoxville, 7:00 pm
- Low Speed Chase, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm
- Horror Movie Trivia, Hi-Wire, 2020 Barber Street, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Micah Dearstone @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- OUTDOORS with the Jammers of the Apocalypse @ Crafty Bastard Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- Showing: The Serpent and the Rainbow / The People Under the Stairs, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:15 pm, $7 – $12
- dwb (driving while black), Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Chronicles Of The Night: Vampire Ball, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, from $100, RSVP
- Micah Dearstone @ Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Chonda Pierce Life Is Funny LIVE in Concert, Civic Auditorium, 7:00 pm, $22 – $72
- Oktoberfest with the Klaberheads, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 7:00 pm
- Teen Spirit at Merchants of Beer, Merchants of Beer, 7:30 pm, $22.60, RSVP
- Donald Brown, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Dynamic Panic Band, Hilton Knoxville, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- SJ McDonald / Sam Godfrey @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm, $5
- I’ve Never Been Here Before with June Henry, Plague Summer, and The Last Arizona, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- 12Eleven / DJ Sterl the Pearl, Lunaverse Knoxville, 8:00 pm, $5
- Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country – Fall Tour 2024, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm, $31.87
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Thermal Label Warehouse/The Shaw Family Pops Series, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm
- moony’s WARNING HIGH CUBE TOUR @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm, $5
- Weekly Salsa Party at Kern’s Food Hall, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am, $10
- Mike McGill and the Refills Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Andres Tapia DJ Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
- Plain White T’s, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $15
Saturday, October 12
- Knox-Ill 2024, Printshop Beer, 1532 Island Home Ave, Printshop Beer, 9:00 am
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, hosted by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Real Good Kitchen Monthly Open Tour, Real Good Kitchen, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, RSVP
- 9th Annual Oktoberfest – Week 3, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 10:00 am – 1:30 am (daily through Oct 13)
- 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
- Deluxe Behind-the-Scenes Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 11:00 am, $40, RSVP
- Artist in Action – Deana Fulton, Maker Exchange, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, FREE!
- Weekly Explore Knoxville Bike Ride, Printshop Beer Co., 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Chris Long / Mace Hathaway, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Downtown Knoxville Hidden Tour w/ Ice Cream, Coffee & Tennessee River Gems, meet at Barley’s Knoxville, noon / 3:00 pm / 6:00 pm, from $80, RSVP
- Tennessee vs Florida Tailgate with GasStationSushi, benefiting Checkerboard Children’s Charities of East Tennessee! Circle Park Dr, 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- 6th Annual Tennessee River Witches and Warlocks Paddle, Suttree Landing Park, noon – 3:00 pm
- Clay: Jack-O-Lanterns, 1127 N Broadway Suite B, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $40, RSVP
- Fall Fungi ID: Beginner Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, $15, RSVP
- Meaningful Conversations Knoxville | Free Event, Knoxville Baha’i Center, 1323 Hannah Ave, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Weed Dating, Old City Gardens, 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm, $10
- Knox Makers – Nite Market, 116 Childress St SW, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Pleasure Paradise @ KnoxMakers Nite Market! 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Appalachian HorrorFest 2024, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Bike With A Naturalist, Ijams Nature Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $45, RSVP
- The Dinner Detective: Interactive True Crime Dinner Show! Hilton Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $61, RSVP
- The Smuggler’Z Live at the Firefly! Hilton Knoxville, 6:00 pm
- Brooks Huntley, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
- Oktoberfest with the Klaberheads, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 7:00 pm
- College Football: UT Vols vs. Florida Gators, Neyland Stadium, 7:00 pm, from $285
- dwb (driving while black), Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, $41 – $51.25
- Jake Byrd Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Kevlar Woodvest with Vip Ditchfork and K.L. Rose, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Lemon / Multi Ultra @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm, $5
- TBA, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm, $5
- Skankbanger / Andres Tapia International Dance Night at LunaVerse, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm, $5
- Roy Saunders Music, Pour Taproom, 9:00 pm
- Redd & The Paper Flowers Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Donnie & The Dry Heavers, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- 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, 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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- Tennessee Senate district 6 forum, Knoxville Public Works Service Center, 6:30 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, 8:0 pm, $22 – $50
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Firewater Tent Revival, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am