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(Planner provided weekly by contributing writer Scott McNutt)
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
- Jazz and more—and Brunch!, STIR Knoxville, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- 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
- Cookie Hopper, Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm
- 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
- 2025 ITS TN Annual Conference, Hilton Knoxville, 2:00 pm (continues through May 2), 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!
- The Play That Goes Wrong, Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage, 6:30 pm, RSVP
- 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
- 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
Wednesday, April 30
- 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
- Karma Month is here!, 711 Irwin St, 11:00 am, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ben McLaughlin, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- The Memoir: Four Ways, 601 S Gay St, noon
- Astrology Readings, 1520 N. Central St. #101, 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm
- Multidisciplinary Historiography of the West: An Exercise in Applied Social Theory — Mugambi Jouet, Associate Professor, USC Gould School of Law, UT Hodges Library, Rm 101, Lindsay Young Auditorium, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Kinetic Core, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 4:15 pm – 5:10 pm, RSVP
- Matchbook Distilling Co x OTSU, 235 West Depot St, 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Wednesday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
- Stammtisch, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 126 Bernard Ave, 5:30 pm
- Sesame Street Live, Civic Auditorium, 6:00 pm
- Write It Out with Shade Tree Therapy, 2340 E Magnolia Ave, 6:00 pm
- Weekly Knox Draw Open Session, SpaceCraft / Ironwood Studios, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Mysterious Mosses Talk, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Love on the Rocks – Speed Dating & Crafting, Kern’s Food Hall, 6:30 pm, RSVP
- Bringing Back the Prairie: Native Grasslands in Tennessee, 2649 Boyds Bridge Pike, 6:30 pm, RSVP
- Double Shot of Whiskey, Ale Rae’s, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- Knoxville Smokies vs Rocket City Trash Pandas, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: Downfall, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
- Chess Club at the Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
- Floral Arranging Class, 333 West Depot St, 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
- Open Jam, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- 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
- Floral Arranging Class, 333 West Depot Ave, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Covers Knoxville Songwriter Songswap, 101 S. Central St, 7:00 pm
- Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
- The Play That Goes Wrong, Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Listen Up open mic night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm – 11:59 pm, FREE!
- Vagabon Brew, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm
Thursday, May 1
- 6th Annual Symposium on Alzheimer’s and Dementia, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (continues May 2), RSVP
- Yoga at the Museum (Special Session), UT McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:30 am – 10:30 am
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Hardin Valley Thunder ( Pellissippi State Bluegrass Band) / Ally Venable, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Ernie Freeberg: Historian, East Tennessee Historical Society, Meeting Room, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- 2025 Garden Party, 2817 Boyds Bridge Pk, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Cider & Cheese Pairing, 621 Lamar St, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Cody Money Maker, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 6:00 pm
- Showing: FREE! Union, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
- Weekly Group Trail Run, Mead’s Quarry, 6:30 pm – 7:30 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
- Knoxville Smokies vs. Rocket City Trash Pandas, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:15 pm
- Darren Kiely, Bijou 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
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Trust Blinks with IMy3, 20Cats, and Lorem, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Showing: No Other Land, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm
- Vagabon Brew, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Orange, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
Friday, May 2
- WDVX Big Plate Special: FERD, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Paint Night, The Bark, 601 Lamar St, 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Emory Place First Friday, 6 Emory Place, 4:00 pm
- First Friday Artwalk, Downtown Knoxville and the Old City, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- May First Friday + exhibitions at the Emporium, Emporium Center, 100 S Gay St, 5:00 pm
- May First Friday | Art Source 2025, 106 S Gay St, 5:00 pm
- Fidelitas Amor et Artes, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- First Friday Old City Market, 100 Block of West Jackson Ave, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Ceramic Soul Old City Market Pop-Up, 100 Block of West Jackson Ave, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Opening Reception, Dreams and Nightmares by Gabriela Toledo, Casa HoLa, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- First Friday with the Appalachian Justice Research Lab, Frieson Black Cultural Center, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Opening Reception, Epiphone Student Guitar Design Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Opening Reception, The REQUIEM Project by Tina Rath, The Arrowmont Gallery & Marketplace, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Kimberly Collins Opening Reception, Art Market Gallery, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- First Friday feat. Tianna Bush, Birdhouse Neighborhood Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- May First Fridays Poetry Night, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- First Friday Live – Mic Harrison, Visit Knoxville, 301 South Gay St, 6:00 pm
- Folk by Kendra Barth of Blanket Fort Studio, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 6:00 pm
- Outlandish Adventure Festival: Friday Night Guided Paddle on the River, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: No Other Land, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
- Mini Golf & Cheese, 621 Lamar St, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Underground @ Mirage 17.0 featuring Ramon Rawsoul, Mirage Knoxville, 6:00 pm
- Venomous Invokation/ Pissrot / Überserker/ Donkee D!ck, Remedy Coffee, 6:30 pm
- Knoxville Smokies vs. Rocket City Trash Pandas, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Hunter Blalock, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 pm
- Mighty Blue, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Live Music with Nate Christakis, 119 S Central St., 7:00 pm
- Corey Clifton, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 7:00 pm
- Twelve Dancing Princesses, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Tavern Notes: Pinky Ring at Maker Exchange, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- First Friday at The Holistic Connection, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Singer Songwriter Concert, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 544 N Broadway St, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- America – the Band: Encore Tour 2025, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:00 pm
- Sexyy Red with DaBaby and That Mexican OT, Thompson-Boling Arena, 7:00 pm
- Cole Sitzlar at Calhoun’s at Neyland Dr, 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
- Ryan Comley, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Do Yourself In – Low Season – Whisper, Birdhouse Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- ‘Midnight Hill’ Album Release Show – Ben McLaughlin & The Mystic Marauders w/ Horcerer and Sarrenna, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Three Star Revival + The Band Solstice, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Tennessee Party for Prevention, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 8:00 pm, RSVP
- UT Appalachian Strings at Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, 8:00 pm
- Wasted Major / DJ Loor, Lunaverse, 8:00 pm
- The Dangerous Method with Mojo Thunder @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
- The Worn Out Soles / Last Chance, Louise @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Friday Salsa Party at Kern’s Food Hall, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
- The Successful Failures w/ Butcherbird at The Corner Lounge, 9:00 pm
- Rebecca Frazier Band Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Whiskey Compass, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
Saturday, May 3
- Outlandish Adventure Festival 2025, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 am – 10:00 am, RSVP
- 2025 WATE Shred Day, WATE, 1306 N Broadway, 8:00 am
- Derby Day @ Kern’s Food Hall, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 8:00 am
- Opening Day – 2025 Market Square Farmers Market, Market Square, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (weekly through Mar 29)
- Fidelitas Amor et Artes, Gallery 1010, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Free Store Fashion Show, UT Student Union, Rm 180, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- RetroFlea MAY!, Retrospect Vintage Store, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
- 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
- Class of 2025 Commencement Ceremony @ McMillan-Reese Chapel, 901 Knoxville College Dr, 11:00 am
- Pure Barre, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 11:00 am – noon, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jaye D Marie / Fox & Bones, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- East TN Hosta Society Annual Plant and Garden Sale, UT Gardens – Knoxville parking lot, noon – 4:00 pm
- Dive In and Explore! X-ray Vision: Fish Inside Out Family Day, UT McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Clay: Stacked Vases, 1127 N Broadway Suite B, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Kentucky Derby 2025 Watch Party, 126 Bernard St, 1:00 pm
- Twelve Dancing Princesses, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:o0 pm / 5:00 pm, RSVP
- UT Piano Quartet Recital, UT Natalie L. Haslam College of Music, 1:30 pm
- HOLY FIRE© A Transformative Reiki Experience with Ajeet Khalsa, 711 Irwin St, 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Creating Our Colors: Youth Art Workshop, The Bottom, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, RSVP
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 pm
- Derby Day at Alchemy Lounge, Alchemy Lounge & Cigar, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: No Other Land, Central Cinema, 3:00 pm
- Finding the Roots of Unity (Free Event), Knoxville Baha’i Center, 1323 Hannah Ave, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Derby Day on Broadway to Support Ukraine, Architectural Antics, 5:00 pm – 11:30 pm
- 2nd Annual Pasta with a Purpose and Silent Auction, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Grandstand Classic 2025, Regas Square Events, 5:30 pm
- Artists on Location 2025, a Plein Air Painting Event, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Low Speed Chase, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 6:00 pm
- Showing: Green Room, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
- Knoxville Smokies vs. Rocket City Trash Pandas, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Alicia Harvey – solo, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 7:00 pm
- Mudville Mafia at Alé Raé’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Laylat Raqs with Fadi Saadi and Safiya Nawaar at Mirage Knoxville, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Ethan Hess’s Senior Recital, UT Natalie Haslam School of Music, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 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
- Jesse Eads, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- John Craigie, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Faux Paws, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm
- Satan’s God with Calla Burke, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- DJ Space Cowboy / DJ Andres Tapia, LunaVerse Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- Cinco de Mayo pub crawl @ The Historic Old City, 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: Cinematary 500: The Grand Budapest Hotel + Live Podcast, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm
- 80s & 90s R&B and Hip-Hop Night, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 9:00 pm, RSVP
- James Leigh and the Rest with the Loudes Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Tim Decker and Tennessee River Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- Skankbanger, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Scott H Biram, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
Sunday, May 4
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- POP UP Bellydance Class with Safiya Nawaar at Mirage Knoxville, 10:00 am – noon, RSVP
- Biscuits & Bubbly, The Standard, 10:30 am, RSVP
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
- Star Wars Trivia Brunch, 333 West Depot Ave, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Knoxville Cheese Fest 2025, 621 Lamar St, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- The Retropolitan Craft Fair, The Mill & Mine, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- ETHS Plant and Garden Sale, UT Gardens Knoxville, noon – 4:00 pm
- Arab Festival, Market Square, noon – 10:00 pm
- Historic Fourth and Gill, Tour of Homes & Secret Gardens 2025, Fourth and Gill, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 1:30 pm
- Knoxville Buckeyes Social Event – Knoxville Smokies /Knoxville Smokies vs. Rocket City Trash Pandas, Covenant Health Park, 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Sightseeing Picnic – Book Preview Party, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Final Performance: The Play That Goes Wrong, Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage, 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Final Performance: River & Rail Theatre Company: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grille, Old City Performing Arts Center, 2:30 pm, RSVP
- Ted Olson & Wesley D. Sims, Union Ave Books, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Twelve Dancing Princesses, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Final Performance: How a Boy Falls, Theatre Central Downtown, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Mommy and Me Mini Photo Sessions, Mabry-Hazen House, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Delta’s DEEP Awards Ceremony & Scholarship Presentation, 1601 Dandridge Ave SE, 3:00 pm
- Bluegrass Jam, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
- Showing: The Running Man, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm
- SMBS presents Blues Cruise with Lil’ Red & the Rooster, Tennessee Riverboat, 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Emo Star Wars Day, 409 S Gay St, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
- Showing: Guacamole Yesterdays, Central Cinema, 6:45 pm
- Crafty Jazz Night, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm
- Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- The Wailers: 2025 Natural Mystic 30th Anniversary Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Scott H Biram, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- Etran de L’Air with Rich Ruth, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, May 5
- Cinco de Mayo Party | All Day, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 9:00 am
- May Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- Epiphone Student Guitar Design Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri, through May 30
- Dreams and Nightmares by Gabriela Toledo, Casa HoLa, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tanner Burch & The Hill Hippies / The Faux Paws, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Harmony & Xul Beer Company: Non-Profit of the Month, Xul Beer Company , noon
- Spirits of Cinco – Tequila Tasting Experience, Five Thirty Lounge, 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
- Beck-Met Gala – High Fashion, Entertainment, & Celebration, 1927 Dandridge Ave, 5:30 pm, RSVP
- 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
- Showing: The Running Man, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Knoxville Jazz Workshop Final Performance, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm
- Listen UP! Open Mic Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- 3 Nights of Chirp at Preservation Pub @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, May 6
- Spring 2025 Museum Sprouts, 1327 Circle Park Dr, 9:30 am, FREE! But RSVP
- Rising Tide Knoxville – Client Experience, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, RSVP
- Kimberly Collins, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- Folk by Kendra Barth of Blanket Fort Studio, RALA: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Improv Happy Hour @ Barrelhouse, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Concerts on the Square! Jazz Tuesdays: Margherita Fava and the Knoxville Jazz Workshop, Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 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
- Hal & Phil Off The Record 10 (with Bob!), Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm
- I Love the 2000s Themed Trivia, 213 E 5th Ave, 7:00 pm
- Pitch-A-Friend LGBTQ+ Edition at Monkey’s Bar, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Showing: Tiny Stage presents Central Cinema Comedy Night, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Anarkuss, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Community Improv Jam, Barrelhouse, 9:00 pm
- 3 Nights of Chirp at Preservation Pub , Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm