Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (12/8 -12/17/2024)

Market Square Ice Rink, Knoxville, November 2024
Santa and Mayor Kincannon, Lighting of the Christmas Tree, Knoxville, November 2024

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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)

Sunday, December 8

 

Monday, December 9 

  • Downtown Elf on the Shelf Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, daily through Jan 5, 2025, FREE!
  • Downtown Peppermint Trail, Downtown Knoxville, daily through Jan 7, 2025, FREE!
  • Exhibit Featuring Hannah Doss and Laura Woodson, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 7:00 pm, Mon-Fri / 8:00 am – 7:00 pm, Sat / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sun (through Dec 29)
  • December Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
  • Fragile, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
  • History Parlor: A Book Club for History-Minded Individuals, East Tennessee History Center, 9:30 am
  • Casa HoLa’s Christmas Bazaar and Member’s Exhibit, Casa HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Cats Away, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Art from Tibet and Nepal Exhibit, Trailhead Beer Market, 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm, Mon-Fri / 1:00 pm – midnight, Sat / 1:00 pm – 10:00 pm, Sun)
  • Holidays on Ice, Market Square, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Mon-Thu, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm / Fri, noon – 10:00 pm / Sat, 10:00 am – 10:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm) daily through Jan 5, 2025, from $12
  • Tavern Notes: Willow Osborne, Jesse Blue Eads, & Cody Bauer at Maker Exchange, 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm
  • Monday Nerd Night w/ DND Pickup Games, Crafty Brewery Emory Place, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm (through Feb 10, 2025)
  • Updated Date Dec 9th. Rezoning Hearing for 80 Homes on Babelay Road, City County Building, 5:00 pm
  • African American Equity Restoration Task Force, Pellissippi State Community College, 1610 E. Magnolia Ave, 5:30 pm – 6:30 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
  • Showing: Get Away, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, $7 – $12
  • All Over the Page – “The Dictionary of Lost Words,” Lawson-McGhee Library, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
  • Handheld: Fall 2024, UT Art & Architecture Building Atrium, 1715 Volunteer Blvd, 7:00 pm
  • Noor Chang, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Writers ‘Round Knoxville – Hosted at Barley’s Knoxville! 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
  • Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10
  • Showing: Hundreds of Beavers, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm, $7 – $12
  • Wicked Karaoke, The Pirate Tavern, 9:00 pm
  • Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, December 10 

Market Square Ice Rink, Knoxville, November 2024

Wednesday, December 11

 

Thursday, December 12 

 

Friday, December 13

 

Saturday, December 14

Marcel Holman on Saxophone, Bistro at the Bijou, Knoxville, November 2024

Sunday, December 15 

 

Monday, December 16 

  • Downtown Elf on the Shelf Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, daily through Jan 5, 2025, FREE!
  • Downtown Peppermint Trail, Downtown Knoxville, daily through Jan 7, 2025, FREE!
  • Exhibit Featuring Hannah Doss and Laura Woodson, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 7:00 pm, Mon-Fri / 8:00 am – 7:00 pm, Sat / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sun (through Dec 29)
  • December Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
  • Fragile, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
  • Casa HoLa’s Christmas Bazaar and Member’s Exhibit, HoLa Hora Latina, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
  • Little History Lessons: Holiday Party, 601 S Gay St, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, $8 – $10, RSVP
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special:  Anna May / Pistol Creek Catch of the Day, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Art from Tibet and Nepal Exhibit, Trailhead Beer Market, 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm, Mon-Fri / 1:00 pm – midnight, Sat / 1:00 pm – 10:00 pm, Sun)
  • Holidays on Ice, Market Square, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Mon-Thu, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm / Fri, noon – 10:00 pm / Sat, 10:00 am – 10:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm) daily through Jan 5, 2025, from $12
  • Monday Nerd Night w/ DND Pickup Games, Crafty Brewery Emory Place, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm (through Feb 10, 2025)
  • Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
  • Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (weekly through Dec 30), $10 – $12, RSVP
  • Showing: Gremlins, Central Cinema, 6:45 pm, $7 – $12
  • The Nativity Pageant of Knoxville, 500 Howard Baker Ave, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
  • UTK Jazz Jam hosted by Joe Wilaniskis, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $5 – $10
  • Showing: OVA Extreme Anime Series, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $7
  • Ludachristmas: Service Industry Party @ Brother Wolf, 9:00 pm
  • Drunk Uncle @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

 

Tuesday, December 17Downt 

  • Charlotte Brindley, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
  • Brian Pittman Exhibit, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
  • ckness Exhibition, The Bottom, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tue-Sat (through Dec 6)
  • 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 Jan 29, 2025, FREE!
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kimbro, Kimbro and Hodges, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
  • Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, $5 – $25
  • Exhibit by Knoxville Modern Quilt Guild, Printshop Beer Co., 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Tue-Thu (noon – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / noon – 5:00 pm, Sun)
  • A Safety City Christmas 2024, 165 S Concord St, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm (daily through Dec 19)
  • Write It Out with Shade Tree Therapy: Empowering Others Through Words, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, pay what you can, RSVP
  • Showing: Elf, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm, $7 – $12
  • 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)
  • Tennessee Volunteers Men’s Basketball vs. Western Carolina Catamounts Men’s Basketball, Thompson-Boling Arena, 7:00 pm, $12.10 – $59
  • 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
  • Showing: The Night of the Hunter, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm, $7 – $12
  • Open Mic Comedy Night at the Hub hosted by Andrew McAffry, 421 Union Ave, 9:00 pm (through Apr 29, 2025)
  • Drunk Uncle, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

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