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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)
Sunday, April 20
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- SAAM Donation Drive, UT Student Union, JCLS (Suite 193), daily through Apr 26
- Maker Exchange: Easter Brunch at the Tavern, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Easter Brunch Buffet, Hilton Knoxville, 501 W Church Ave, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
- Crowne Plaza Knoxville Easter Buffet, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Old City Market, W Jackson Ave, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Ritterfest 2025: The Medieval Faire, 126 Bernard Ave, 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
- Cider Brunch Jazz with John Tunstall @ Barrelhouse Gypsy Circus, 11:00 am – 2:30 pm, RSVP
- Ritterfest Encore for Liam’s Fancy, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, noon
- Syrup n’ Sequins Drag Brunch, 207 West Jackson Ave, noon, RSVP
- Get Baked Sale, South Press, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Online: April Poetry Xfit by Sundress Academy, 2:00 pm
- The Play That Goes Wrong, Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage, 2:00 pm, RSVP
- River & Rail Theatre Company: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grille, Old City Performing Arts Center, 2:30 pm, RSVP
- How a Boy Falls, Theatre Central Downtown, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Drink and Draw at Kerns Food Hall knoxville, 3:00 pm
- April Scottish Country Dancing, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
- Rus’ Romper Room April Edition, 842 Central St, 4:00 pm
- Showing: Dazed and Confused, Central Cinema, 4:20 pm
- Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
- Auditions for “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind,” 800 S. Central St, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Showing: The Last Temptation of Christ, Central Cinema, 6:45 pm
- Crafty Jazz Night, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Blone Noble with New Romantics and Horcerer, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, April 21
- April Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- Seven Decades in Bloom, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri, through Apr 18
- Joint Exhibit: Art/Poetry, Casa HoLa, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- Round UP to Support Theatre Knoxville Downtown at Mast Store Knoxville, 402 South Gay St, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm, Mon-Thu (10:00 am – 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat / 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Sun), through Apr 30
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tangled In Blues LITE, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- RYDE’s Free Community Dance Day!, 1109 Abilene Pl, 3:30 pm
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Drop-in Figure Drawing, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Dr SW, 6:00 pm
- Chiasmus Reading Series, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm
- Showing: Dazed and Confused, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm
- Auditions for “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind,” 800 S. Central St, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Mimi Terry Group, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Board Game Night, 6 Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- Mario Kart Tournament, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
- Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm
- Listen UP! Open Mic Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Rush Lane/No Handshakes @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Emily Henry Midnight Release Party, Union Ave Books, 10:00 pm – 1:00 am, RSVP
Tuesday, April 22
- Free Morning Social Business Coffee Networking by BizGrow, Kern’s Food Hall, 8:30 am – 10:00 am
- States of Becoming exhibition, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tues – Sat) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sun), through Apr 27
- Carol Quinn and Patrick Deaton, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- Hello, Bridal Waltz & Other Musings by Cynthia Markert, RALA: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Daniel Miller / Ordinary Elephant, 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
- Re-Election Campaign Kick-Off by Justin Biggs, Covenant Health Park, 4:30 pm
- Rally for Rowan Fundraiser, Yee-Haw Brewing, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- One Knox SC Meet and Greet, 1100 N Central St, 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Improv Happy Hour @ Barrelhouse, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Terrarium Workshop – Bring Your Own Glass Container! at Three Rivers Market, 1100 N Central St, 5:30 pm, RSVP
- Knox Pride Presents: Life Skills Intro to Cleaning & Organizing, 4028 Chapman Hwy, 6:00 pm
- Lecture – “Precontact Native American Mud Glyph Cave Art from the American Southeast,” UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 6:00 pm
- Traditional Italian Lasagne Workshop, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S. Gay St, 6:30 pm, RSVP
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Showing: Green Room, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
- The Thorn, Civic Auditorium, 7:00 pm
- Scandinavian Dance!, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Weekly Ping Pong Match-Up, 2020 Barber St, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Pitch-A-Friend at Kern’s Food Hall, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Steaming Woodlands//Lye the Imprisoned//Spife//OGNA, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Showing: Fantastic Planet, Central Cinema, 8:40 pm
- Community Improv Jam, Barrelhouse, 9:00 pm
- Miller’s Garage (Solo), Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, April 23
- Learn AI Without A Computer, Knox Base, 9:00 am – 10:00 am, RSVP
- School of Art BFA Capstone | A Visit, Ewing Gallery, UT College of Art + Architecture, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri (1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Sun), through Apr 28
- Patricia Nash April 2025 Sample Sale, 1132 N. Sixth Avenue, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, daily through Apr 25 (Apr 26, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm), RSVP
- Art Source 2025, 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 May 17
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: John Tirro / falllift, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- AMA Knoxville Lunch and Learn + Tour of Graphic Creations Inc., noon, RSVP
- Astrology Readings, 1520 N. Central St. #101, 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm
- Kinetic Core, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 4:15 pm – 5:10 pm, RSVP
- UTK Print Party: P.U.N. (Printmaking United Nations), UT Art + Architecture Building, Room 241, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- “Real” Life Drawing, 1050 World’s Fair Park Dr SW, 5:00 pm
- Are Persons Born In the US to Temporarily or Illegally Present Parents US Citizens by Birthright Under the 14th Amendment? UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
- Wednesday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
- Weekly Knox Draw Open Session, SpaceCraft / Ironwood Studios, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Dungeons & Drafts, Printshop Beer Co., 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Spark Fundraiser at Maple Hall, 6:25 pm, RSVP
- Showing: Fantastic Planet, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
- National Poetry Month Virtual Reading by Sundress Publication, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Chess Club at the Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
- Scheduled Auditions for Membership or Performance in our June Show, 1400 N. 6th Avenue, Studio Ste B1, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Wed Night Hop, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 24, 2025)
- Weekly Jeopardy! Bar League @ Southside Garage, 7:00 pm
- Weekly Stand-Up Open Mic Night @ Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 7:00 pm
- Speed Dating for Knoxville Singles (35-50) – Spring Into Love!, 414 South Gay St, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Open Mic Singer Songwriter Night, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Winter Vibes Wednesdays: Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Alliance Brewing’s Singer Songwriter Open Mic, Alliance Brewing Co, 7:00 pm
- Lindy Hop – Level Up Swing!, 1538 Laurel Ave, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- The Thorn, Civic Auditorium, 7:00 pm
- The Play That Goes Wrong, Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- River & Rail Theatre Company: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grille, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- T.E.N.T. with Coffinwomb and Plague Summer, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Silverstein: 25 Years of Noise, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm
- Listen Up open mic night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm – 11:59 pm, FREE!
- Showing: Green Room, Central Cinema, 8:15 pm
- Sugar Lime Blue, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm
Thursday, April 24
- Karma Month: $5 Foot Rub, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 711 Irwin St, 9:00 am – noon, RSVP
- YWCA’s 15th Annual Keys of Hope Luncheon, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: March To August / Luke Israel and the Allstar Specials, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- E&E Forum: The Circular Economy, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- Linguistics invited lecture: Creole Language Research that Zooms In and Zooms Out, UT McClung Tower, 1215/1216, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
- Floral Fantasy, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- TSP Now and Then: The David Haggard Edition
- 54 people interested · Schulz Bräu Brewing Company
- The Local, UT Student Union, 21st Mortgage Plaza, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- KTech Networking Happy Hour & Trivia, Local Smokey Knoxville, 5:30 pm
- Annual ETS ACS Awards Night, Calhoun’s – On The River, 5:30 pm, RSVP
- Pickin’ on Nature Bluegrass Concert, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Live Music | March to August, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 6:00 pm
- Double Shot of Whiskey, Ale Rae’s, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- Bike With A Naturalist, Ijams Nature Center, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
- Weekly Honky Tonk Thursday, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Typing Tournament @ The Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Showing: Live: Comedy Debate League, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
- Chat & Cheers – Free Weekly Knoxville Social Hour Every Thursday! Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Bachata Thursdays!, Flynn Dance Center, 7:00 pm – 11:30 pm
- Laurel Square Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:15 pm
- UT Bands Concert, UT Alumni Memorial Building, Cox Auditorium, 7:30pm
- KSO: Carmina Burana, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
- River & Rail Theatre Company: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grille, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- How a Boy Falls, Theatre Central Downtown, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- The Play That Goes Wrong, Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Stripes with Easy Does It and Scott Apple, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Showing: The Shrouds, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm
- Sugar Lime Blue, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Thor & the Reigns, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
- John R Miller w/ Darrin Hacquard, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
Friday, April 25
- Karma Month: $5 Foot Rub, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 711 Irwin St, 9:00 am – noon, RSVP
- Continuing Education: Using Ancient Wisdom & Modern Neuroscience to Understand & Treat Eating Disorders – Anita Johnston, PhD, CEDS-C, UT Student Union, 270, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- AI in the Humanities & Social Sciences: Ethics, Practice, and Pedagogies, UT Haslam II Business Building, HBB 201 and HBB 103, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Yoga at the Museum, 1327 Circle Park Dr, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, FREE!
- Dogwood Arts Festival, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Donnie and The Dry Heavers, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- City Nature Challenge 2025, Ijams Nature Center, noon – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Fun K-Town 2025, Knoxville Convention Center at World Fair Park, noon – midnight
- Scrimshaw and the Unwritten Life of Sperm Whales: Towards an Animal Social History, UT Haslam II Business Building, 113, 12:40 pm – 1:40 pm
- Animal Communication w/Afton Hughes Dixon, 1520 N. Central St. #101, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Stop the Constitutional Crisis: Indivisible Knoxville Rally, Howard H. Baker Jr Federal Courthouse, 3:00 pm
- Bill Haltom Meet & Greet, Union Ave Books, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- RYDE’s Drop-in Acro & Tumbling Class, 1109 Abilene Pl, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Reception: BFA Capstone Exhibition | A Visit, 1715 Volunteer Blvd, 5:00 pm
- Pop-Up by Tennessee Baking Company at Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 5:00 pm
- ETHS Student Spotlight, 601 S Gay St, 5:30 pm
- UT Gardens Gala: An Evening in Bloom, UT Gardens, Knoxville, 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm, RSVP
- UT Haslam Business: 2025 Young Alumni Vols Watch Party, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 5:30 pm, RSVP
- Knox Asian Night Market, Hi-Wire Brewing, 6:00 pm
- Showtime at the Plaza featuring The BlairXperience, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Flynn Center April Dance, Flynn Dance Center, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Emory Place Night Market, 6 Emory Place, 6:00 pm
- One last Party!, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 7:00 pm
- Jac Conley, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm
- Local Lore, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Ashton Browne @ Suttrees, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 7:00 pm
- Ijams After Dark: BioBlitz Edition, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Live Music | King’s Reign, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 7:00 pm
- Tavern Notes: Marcus Shirley at Maker Exchange, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Singer Songwriter Concert, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 544 N Broadway St, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- KSO: Carmina Burana, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
- River & Rail Theatre Company: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grille, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- How a Boy Falls, Theatre Central Downtown, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- The Play That Goes Wrong, Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- UT Opera Presents Dialogues of the Carmelites by Francis Poulenc, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Will Carter Group, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Banana Slug Presents Bryan Raymond with Chekov, Fuckin’ Nuthin’ and Titans of Siren, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Jay Clark and the Tennessee Tree Beavers at Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, 8:00 pm
- Socially Sapphic, Sassy Ann’s, 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Improv vs StandupSpaceCraft Knoxville, 119 Jennings Ave, 8:00 pm, RSVP
- DJ JT / DJ Loor, Lunaverse, 8:00 pm
- Garden of Eden with Mosant @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
- Joey’s Van @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Shane Gillis Live, Thompson-Boling Arena, 8:00 pm
- Showing: The Shrouds, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
- Afro Fusion Party, Fly by Night, 8:30 pm – 11:59 pm, RSVP
- Friday Salsa Party at Kern’s Food Hall, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
- Darren Nicholson Band Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Big Pink, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
Saturday, April 26
- Final Day: SAAM Donation Drive, UT Student Union, JCLS (Suite 193)
- Spring Birding: BioBlitz Edition, Ijams Nature Center, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, RSVP
- AI in the Humanities & Social Sciences: Ethics, Practice, and Pedagogies, UT Haslam II Business Building, HBB 201 and HBB 103, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
- Tommy’s Motorsports Sea-Doo Switch Demo Day at Calhoun’s on the River!, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- ONE Kickball Tournament, Caswell Park, 9:00 am, RSVP
- Fun K-Town 2025, Knoxville Convention Center at World Fair Park, 9:00 am – midnight
- Winter Farmers Market, Market Square, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (weekly through Mar 29)
- Final Day: Patricia Nash April 2025 Sample Sale, 1132 N. Sixth Avenue, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Hat on a Ball – Felted Hat Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Floral Fantasy, Gallery 1010, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Real Good Kitchen Open Tour, 2004 East Magnolia Ave, 10:00 am, RSVP
- Fun-tastitic Field Day 2025, 1914 Andy Holt Ave. HPER 361, 10:00 am, RSVP
- Bioblitz Edition, Multiple Events, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am, RSVP
- Dogwood Arts Festival, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
- Hats in Bloom, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 10:30 am – 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Weekly Yoga by Rigazzi, Printshop Beer, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, RSVP
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
- Weekly Explore Knoxville Bike Ride, Printshop Beer Co., 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
- YogaSix, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 11:00 am – noon, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: UT Appalachian Strings, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Mother’s Day Mini Sessions by Sarah Stricklen Photography, Ijams Nature Center, noon, RSVP
- Knoxville Delta’s Crimson Conversations, 1601 Dandridge Ave SE, noon – 2:00 pm
- Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- CAC Beardsley Community Farm Spring Plant Sale at Crafty Bastard Brewery, 6 Emory Pl, 1:00 pm
- Bioblitz Edition, Multiple Events, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm, RSVP
- Independent Bookstore Day, The Bottom, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Live Music | Danimal Pinson, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 2:00 pm
- The Bazaar at Fun K-Town, Knoxville Convention Center, 2:00 pm
- UT Opera Presents Dialogues of the Carmelites by Francis Poulenc, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm
- You Were Created Noble (Free Event), Knoxville Baha’i Center, 1323 Hannah Ave, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Cartoonist Conversations, World’s Fair Park, 3:00 pm
- Tinca Tinca: One Knox pre-game party at Covenant Health Park Stadium, 3:30 pm
- Showing: The Shrouds, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm
- Momentum at the Museum, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr, 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Pop-Up by Tennessee Baking Company at Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 5:00 pm
- Live Music | Jazzspirations, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 5:00 pm
- 2nd Annual Pasta with a Purpose and Silent Auction, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Artists on Location 2025, a Plein Air Painting Event, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Showing: Green Room, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
- Momentum at the Museum, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr, 6:30 pm, RSVP
- Fourkast at Alé Raé’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Saturday Night Kirtan: A Festive Community Chant-Along with Ajeet & Friends with Ajeet Khalsa, 711 Irwin St, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- UT Jazz Ensemble at the Birdhouse, 7:00 pm
- Jasper Hollow, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm
- River & Rail Theatre Company: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grille, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- The Play That Goes Wrong, Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- How a Boy Falls, Theatre Central Downtown, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- UT Opera Presents Dialogues of the Carmelites by Francis Poulenc, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Mark Boling Trio Life, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Matt Heckler w/ Resonant Rogues, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm
- Metal Night at Pilot Light w/ Witchpit / Wyndrider / All Hell / Psyclops, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- DJ Lovechild / DJ Loor, LunaVerse Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- Chris Isaak, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Gutfeld Live 25! featuring Greg Gutfield and special guest Tom Shillue, Civic Coliseum, 8:00 pm
- Showing: Fantastic Planet, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
- Analog Kids with Knockdown Dragouts, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Flavorless Warehouse Takeover, 1532 Island Home Ave, 9:00 pm
- Sarah Siskind & Friends Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- Same as It Ever Was, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Donnie & The Dry Heavers, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
Sunday, April 27
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Fun K-Town 2025, Knoxville Convention Center at World Fair Park, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Flower Power – Felted Flower Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
- Friendship Walk, UT Humanities & Social Sciences Building, 10:00 am
- Dogwood Arts Festival, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Round UP to Support Theatre Knoxville Downtown at Mast Store Knoxville, 402 South Gay St, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (10:00 am – 8:00 pm, Mon-Thu), through Apr 30
- Cider Brunch Jazz with John Tunstall @ Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 11:30 am
- Drag Brunch: Happy Holler Honkytonk!, The Pirate Tavern, noon
- Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Springtime Ice Cream Social, Blount Mansion, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- High Voltage Catstravaganza | Mango Lazerade Launch and Cat Adoption Party, 2020 Barber St, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Final Day: States of Becoming exhibition, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Sunday Is for the Girls (A Vintage Market by Main Character Clothing), 800 Luttrell St NE, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Felted Needle Case, Ijams Nature Center, 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- BCM: Felt Memories with Nastassja Swift, 2340 E Magnolia Ave, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, RSVP
- The Play That Goes Wrong, Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage, 2:00 pm, RSVP
- UT Opera Presents Dialogues of the Carmelites by Francis Poulenc, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm
- SinK goes to the Dogwood Arts Festival, World’s Fair Park, 2:30 pm
- River & Rail Theatre Company: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grille, Old City Performing Arts Center, 2:30 pm, RSVP
- Bluegrass Jam, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
- How a Boy Falls, Theatre Central Downtown, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: No Other Land, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm
- Competitive Romance Novel Reading, 6 Emory Place, 5:00 pm
- The Sunday Get Down — April 27th! Maple Hall, 7:00 pm
- Crafty Jazz Night, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Sam Lewis, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Celebration of Life for Jason Smith, Preservation Pub, 7:00 pm
- Showing: The Shrouds, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
- FREE! Will King Live @ Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Live at Lucille’s: Rudresh Mahanthappa, Regas Square Events, 7:30 pm
- Flesh Panthers with Loinettes and Vin Honey, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Griffin William Sherry, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, April 28
- Knoxville Cheese Week, TAPestry Event Space at Barrelhouse, 621 Lamar St, daily through May 4, RSVP
- April Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- Seven Decades in Bloom, 123 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
- Final Day: School of Art BFA Capstone | A Visit, Ewing Gallery, UT College of Art + Architecture, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Joint Exhibit: Art/Poetry, Casa HoLa, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: New Age Phonograph, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Movie Extras Day with Mark Wills! at Square Room, noon
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: The Shrouds, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
- UT Small Jazz Ensembles Concert, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall, 6:00 pm
- Alchemy Ladies Night, 119 S Central St., 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Rain Boot Succulent Planter with The Plant Trolley, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Drop-in Figure Drawing, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Dr SW, 6:00 pm
- East District Commander Forum, Knoxville Family Justice Center, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Chiasmus Reading, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Kindred – Knoxville Classics Book Club, Next Level Brewing Company, 6:30 pm
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- A Night of Celtic Tales 2025, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
- Sylas Good Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
- Union Ave Book Club, Union Ave Books, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Listen UP! Open Mic Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- The Backseat Lovers with special guest Jonny’s Day Out (Night 1), The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm
- Showing: Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
- Stevie Jones Band @ Preservation Pub, 9:00
Tuesday, April 29
- Final Day: MFA Thesis Exhibitions, Group 2, UT College of Art and Architecture, Ewing Gallery, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Carol Quinn and Patrick Deaton, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- Hello, Bridal Waltz & Other Musings by Cynthia Markert, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Eli Lev, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Realtor’s Tour, Able Trade, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm, RSVP
- French Cheese Tasting, Lilou Brasserie, 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Grilled Cheese & Cider Pairing, 621 Lamar St, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Drop-in improv class with Manatee Vanity!, 621 Lamar St, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Knox Pride Presents: Life Skills Resumé Building & Interview Skills, 4028 Chapman Highway, 6:00 pm
- Showing: No Other Land, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
- Cheesy Comedy Night, 621 Lamar St, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Dungeons & Drafts, Printshop Beer Co., 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, RSVP
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Scandinavian Dance!, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm
- Weekly Ping Pong Match-Up, 2020 Barber St, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Summit Choral Collective Spring 2025 Concert, Church Street United Methodist Church, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Peanut Free Night with the Knoxville Smokies / Knoxville Smokies vs Rocket City Trash Pandas, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- The Play That Goes Wrong, Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Seun Kuti & Egypt 80: Heavier Yet Us Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Open Mic at the Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm
- The Backseat Lovers with special guest Jonny’s Day Out (Night 2), The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Showing: The Shrouds, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
- Community Improv Jam, Barrelhouse, 9:00 pm
- SOLD OUT – Evan Honer w/Barrett, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
- Stevie Jones Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm