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Sunday, April 6
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, Clinch Avenue Bridge, 7:30 am, RSVP
- Knoxville Regional Competition by Celebration Talent Competition, Civic Auditorium-Coliseum, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Marathon Watch Party, 1532 Island Home Ave, 8:00 am
- AMBC The Best Marathon Water Stop! Trailhead Beer Market, 8:30 am
- Josi J & Dessert @ Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 8:40 am
- Billy Mac @ Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, Corner of Gill Ave and Luttrell St, Fourth and Gill Neighborhood, 8:45 am
- Zak Saltz Band @ Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, WATE, 1306 N. Broadway, 9:00 am
- Moving Sale – (almost) Everything Goes, One River Walk, 221 E Blount Ave Apt 259, 9:00 am
- Thor & The Reigns @ Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, 900 Neyland Dr, 9:50 am
- Marathon water stop and cheer squad, Caswell Park, 10:00 am
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
- Knoxville Book Festival, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, RSVP
- L.A. Boruff/Lainie Anderson/Cora Masters appearing at Knoxville Book Festival, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 am, RSVP
- Cars at Kern’s, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 11:00 am
- Cider Brunch Jazz with John Tunstall @ Barrelhouse Gypsy Circus, 11:00 am – 2:30 pm, RSVP
- Reset, Renew, Rejuvenate: Yoga Workshop and Sauna Session, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm, RSVP
- CREATive CommUNITY Cultural Arts, City of Knoxville Public Works Complex, 1:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Girl Scouts Math in Nature, UT Gardens, Knoxville, Friendship Pavilion, 2:00 pm – 4:15 pm, RSVP
- The Magic of Numbers within Tarot (part 1), New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm, RSVP
- Giant Puppet Making & Parade Art 101 @ St. James Episcopal Church, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm, RSVP
- Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm, SOLD OUT!
- The Sword and the Stone, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 747 World’s Fair Park Dr., 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Susan Doherty, Union Ave Books, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Bluegrass Jam with Perry Cooper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
- Drink and Draw at South Coast Pizza Knoxville, 3:00 pm
- White Christian Nationalism: Why We Need to Talk About It, Church Street United Methodist Church, 4:00 pm
- Showing: FREE! Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm
- Evensong for Lent 5, 413 Cumberland Avenue, 4:45 pm
- 9th Anniversary Party, Last Days of Autumn, 808 E Magnolia Ave, 5:00 pm
- Weekly: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, The Pirate Tavern, 5:30 pm
- APIEL 16 dinner meet and greet! (Appalachian, Public Interest, Environment and Law), Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:15 pm
- Crafty Jazz Night, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Good Stand Up Comedy with Dan Alten @ Laugh Alive Comedy Show, Ale’ Rae’s GastroPub, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Showing: Eephus, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm
- UT Tuba/Euphonium Ensembles Concert, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Cloakroom with Null and Day & Age, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, April 7
- April Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- First Friday: 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
- MFA Thesis Exhibitions, Group 2, UT College of Art and Architecture, Ewing Gallery, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri) / 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Sun), through Apr 15
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ashton Browne, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Mighty Musical Mondays feat. Brian Clay @ the Tennessee Theater, noon, FREE!
- “Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution” with Menno Schilthuizen, UTK Student Union, 3:30 pm
- Monday Nerd Night w/ DND Pickup Games, Crafty Brewery Emory Place, 5:00 pm – 10:00 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
- Knox County TN – Spotter Training, Knox County Health Department, 140 Dameron Ave, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- 2025 Environmental Leadership Awards, UT Student Union, Ballroom B, 6:00 pm
- Showing: Eephus, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Asher Humphrey Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm
- Chukwuebuka Ibeh, Novelist, UT Hodges Library, Auditorium, 7:00 pm
- OG Event at Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm
- Brass Chamber Ensembles, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Ana Popovic, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Listen UP! Open Mic Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Ballister (Chicago Trio of Dave Rempis, Sax, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Cello, PNL, Drums), Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Showing: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Central Cinema, 8:10 pm
- Ashton Browne with the Natural Heat @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, April 8
- Spring 2025 Museum Sprouts, 1327 Circle Park Drive, 9:30 am – 10:30 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: Jason Passmore / Blesser Heart, 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
- National Beer Day – Tasting Experience, Five Thirty Lounge, 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Beer & Biotech: Knoxville, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Improv Happy Hour @ Barrelhouse, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Kerns Konnections – Knox’s Largest Free Networking Nights, Kern’s Food Hall, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Yoga in Suttree Landing Park, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- History Happy Hour: Music in Knoxville, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm
- Gears & Beers, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 6:00 pm
- Clay: Water Bird Whistle, 1127 N Broadway Suite B, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
- Tax Time with Jen, 842 N Central, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Showing: Knoxville Poetry Slam’s April Poetry Night, Central Cinema, 6:45 pm
- Wild Roots Rising, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm
- Violins of Hope: Strings of the Holocaust, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm
- Open Mic at the Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Community Improv Jam, Barrelhouse, 9:00 pm
- Ashton Browne with the Natural Heat with James Morris, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Showing: Eephus, Central Cinema, 9:15 pm
Wednesday, April 9
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Don Wall, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Astrology Readings, 1520 N. Central St. #101, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm
- UT: 2025 Marketing & Sales Innovation Conference and Awards, Crowne Plaza Knoxville, 1:00 pm (continues Apr 10), RSVP
- Specimens and Scones, UT Temple Hall, First floor, 3:00 pm pm – 5:00 pm
- Kinetic Core, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 4:15 pm – 5:10 pm, RSVP
- 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
- Bottom Book Club | Rooted by Brea Baker, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Jan Karski: The Man and the Mission, a presentation with Dr. Michael Berenbaum, East Tennessee Historical Society and Museum, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Paints + Pints Workshop, 1532 Island Home Ave, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Make A Mug, 213 E 5th Ave, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: Eephus, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
- Ten-Minute Play Festival 2025 Presented by Company West, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
- JiveMind, Ale’ Rae’s, 6:30 pm
- Top Chefs 2025 @ Oliver Royale, 6:30 pm, RSVP
- Chess Club at the Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
- One Knox Watch Party at Knox Brew Hub, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
- Wed Night Hop, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (weekly through Sep 24, 2025)
- Weekly Stand-Up Open Mic Night @ Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 7:00 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
- Movie Night at Kern’s, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 7:00 pm
- Knoxville Ice Bears – Playoff Game First Round, Civic Coliseum, 7:05 pm
- Iron & Wine – Light Verse Tour 2025, The Mill & Mine, 7:30 pm
- Serial Baby with Penny Loafer and Glaver, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- SPRINGBOARD open mic comedy night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm – 11:59 pm, FREE!
- Joanne Shaw Taylor Live, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Showing: The 400 Blows, Central Cinema, 8:20 pm
- Dirty Words: An Uncensored Late Night Comedy Experience, The Pirate Tavern, 8:30 pm
- Year of October, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Silent Disco, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm
Thursday, April 10
- Karma Month: $5 Foot Rub, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 711 Irwin St, 9:00 am – noon, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Angela Easterling & Brandon Turner, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Ocean Conservation in a Changing World: Nature, Livelihoods and Poverty Alleviation, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- Just Action: Fair Housing Through Policy, with Leah Rothstein, Knoxville Convention Center, 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Dogwood Trail Walk & Talk at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- All Roads Lead to Nowhere, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Jeanette Mundt: Spring Artist in Residence Lecture, Art & Architecture School, McCarty Auditorium, 1715 Volunteer Blvd, 5:30 pm
- Acrylic Pet Portraits, 1127 N Broadway Suite B, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
- Anjali Lecture Presents “Searching for Sarasvati: Race, Gender, and the Social Lives of Sanskrit in America,” UT Hodges Library, 101, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Tax Time with Jen, 842 N Central, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
- Live Music with Ben Shuster, 333 West Depot Ave, 6:00 pm
- Cervantesfest – Film Screening: Lost in La Mancha, UT International House, Great Room, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- Old’s Cool Band, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 6:00 pm
- The Price of Emotions: Mental Health Impact on Financial Wellness, The Roots Collective, 2425 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Jive Mind Duo, Ale Rae’s, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- The Sword and the Stone, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 747 World’s Fair Park Dr., 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Winter turned 30 somehow, The Urban Bar & Corner Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Showing: Deception: A Live Comedy Game Show, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
- Pokémon Trivia Night at Crafty Emory, 7:00 pm
- Weekly Honky Tonk Thursday, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Chat & Cheers – Free Weekly Knoxville Social Hour Every Thursday! Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Knoxville Writers Guild: Celebrating National Poetry Month, Addison’s Bookstore, 7:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Cigars & Whiskey, Venue 31, 2406 E Magnolia Ave, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, RSVP
- Bachata Thursdays!, Flynn Dance Center, 7:00 pm – 11:30 pm
- Carter High School Foundation Event, Radius Rooftop Lounge, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- World Ballet Company: The Great Gatsby, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:00 pm
- Charlie Berens: Good Old Fashioned Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm
- Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:15 pm
- Nothing More Tour 2025, The Mill & Mine, 7:30 pm
- Experience Hendrix, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Hotel Fiction with Analog Kid and Vin Honey, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Showing: Eephus, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm
- Year of October, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Throwback Thursdays at Luna with DJ Space Cowboy, Lunaverse, 10:00 pm
Friday, April 11
- 12th Annual Stroke Symposium, UT Conference Center, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Karma Month: $5 Foot Rub, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 711 Irwin St, 9:00 am – noon, RSVP
- 50 Hour Challenge Knox-Xtreme, Knoxville Adventure Collective, 10:00 am (continues through Apr 13), RSVP
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Tangled in Blue, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Caribbean Currents: Art Exhibition, UT Frieson Black Cultural Center, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
- Ritterfest 2025: The Medieval Faire, 126 Bernard Ave, 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Knoxville, TN Nexstar Regionals, Knoxville Convention Center, 4:30 pm – 10:30 pm
- Reception: MFA Thesis Exhibitions | Group 2, UT Art & Architecture Building, 1715 Volunteer Blvd, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Blount Mansion History Lecture Series: The Suffrage Movement, Blount Mansion, 5:00 pm
- Ritterfest hosts Liam’s Fancy, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 5:00 pm
- Tiny Desk Concert (Inspired by NPR), UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, George F. DeVine Music Library, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- UT Architecture and Design: 60th Anniversary Weekend, The Standard, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Second Friday with Hart Tolliver, Printshop Beer Co., 6:00 pm
- Live Music by Cale Charney, 621 Lamar St, 6:00 pm
- Knox Pride Presents: Night Market @ South Press, 6:00 pm
- Showing: The 400 Blow, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
- Game Night!, Hi-Wire Brewing, 6:30 pm, RSVP
- The Sword and the Stone, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 747 World’s Fair Park Dr., 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Brennan Wedl and HiDAZE at Pretentious Beer Co, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- The Griefers, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Marcus Bunch @ Social Dove at Lonesome Dove, 7:00 pm
- Tavern Notes: Noor Chang at Maker Exchange, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Big Night Hike, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Bored Teachers: The Struggle Is Real! Comedy Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Donald Brown, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Mama Said String Band at Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, 8:00 pm
- Trae Crowder: Just Me and Y’all!, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Phantom of the Universe: The Hunt for Dark Matter, UT Nielsen Physics Building, 108, 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Night 1: Megan Moroney – Am I Okay? Tour, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 8:00 pm
- Idioms, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- DJ Lord Saliba LunaVerse Debut / DJ Loor, Lunaverse, 8:00 pm
- Vagabon Brew with Admiral, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
- Josi J & Dessert | The Merlin’s Nest @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- DJ Loor at LunaVerse, 8:00 pm
- Showing: I know Catherine, the Log Lady, Central Cinema, 8:40 pm
- Friday Salsa Party at Kern’s Food Hall, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
- Mike McGill and the Refills Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- The Burnin Hermans, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
Saturday, April 12
- Knoxville, TN Nexstar Regionals, Knoxville Convention Center, 7:15 am – 10:00 pm
- Dauntless Armored Combat Ritterfest Tournament at Schulz Brau, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Ninja Mountain Bike Clinics, Knoxville Urban Wilderness Trail, 8:45 am – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- RYDE’s Local Small Business & Community Expo, 1109 Abilene Pl, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Knox Xtreme Adventure Races, Baker Creek Preserve, 9:00 am
- Spring Plant Sale, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 9:00 am
- Basket Making: Springtime Ribbed Basket, 1127 N Broadway Suite B, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm, RSVP
- UT Architecture and Design: 60th Anniversary Weekend, Open House / Guided Facility Tour, UT Art & Architecture Building, 10:00 am – noon / 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Winter Farmers Market, Market Square, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (weekly through Mar 29)
- Knox Pride Presents: Life Skills Getting Your Garden Started, 4028 Chapman Highway, 10:00 am – noon
- Rossini Festival, downtown Knoxville, 10:00 am – 8:30 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
- Rachel Coffman Meet and Greet, Union Ave Books, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Hike & Chat – Meet New People @ Ijams, Ijams Nature Park, 11:00 am, RSVP
- 2nd Saturday Marketplace, Tea & Treasures, 4104 W Martin Mill Pk, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Ritterfest 2025: The Medieval Faire, 126 Bernard Ave, 11:30 am – 8:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Remedy Tree, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- “Power Up: The Role of Digital Games in Learning and Career Success,” with Baro Hyun, UT Student Union, 262A, noon – 1:30 pm
- KCB at the Rossini Festival, Market Square, noon
- Wildflower Walk, Ijams Nature Center, noon – 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Egg Hunt, The Bark, 601 Lamar St, noon, RSVP
- Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- H.A.L.T. Dog Adoption Event at Ijams, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- The Sword and the Stone, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 747 World’s Fair Park Dr., 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Orange & White Game, Neyland Stadium, 2:00 pm
- The Harlequin: In Conversation with MultiMind, The Bottom, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- In Search of a Moral Economy (Free Event), Knoxville Baha’i Center, 1323 Hannah Ave, 3:00 pm
- Bowties & Bourbon, Alchemy Lounge and Cigar, 5:00 pm – 10:30 pm, RSVP
- Finding Calm in the Chaos: A Guided Sound & Breath Experience, Knox Base, 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Gabriel Knows Everything, Barrelhouse, 621 Lamar St, 5:00 pm
- Liquid Velvet, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 6:00 pm
- Showing: Up All Night, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
- The Dinner Detective: Interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Show! Hilton Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- ADHD Playlist Band, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Big Dog at the Birdhouse, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Matt Woods, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Will Reagan + Ivan Theva w/ Andrea Marie, Pink Moon, 1407 E 5th Ave, 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm, RSVP
- Carly Pearce: hummingbird world tour, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Shifflett/Smith/Deacon, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Blue Ridge Gathering, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Pop-Up at Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- Drag Battle Royale: Lip Sync for Your Life, 2020 Barber Str, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm, RSVP
- J.Bu$H: Tanasi Chapter 3: Air – EP Release Show, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Stephen Wilson Jr. – Son of Dad Tour 2025, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra -Landslide: A Symphonic Tribute to the Music of Fleetwood Mac, Civic Auditorium, 8:00 pm
- Night 2: Megan Moroney – Am I Okay? Tour, Civic Coliseum, 8:00 pm
- DJ Space Cowboy / DJ Andres Tapia, Lunaverse, 9:00 pm
- The Vertical Birds with Mal Nombre, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- UT Architecture and Design: 60th Anniversary Weekend: 60th Anniversary Gala & Afterparty, Mill & Mine, 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Marble City Band Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- Love Drunk & the Hung Overs with King Ghoul, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Izzy Vadim at Barrelhouse Knoxville, 10:00 pm
- Runaway Gin live!, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
Sunday, April 13
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Knoxville, TN Nexstar Regionals, Knoxville Convention Center, 7:00 am – 10:30 pm
- Ninja Mountain Bike Clinics, Knoxville Urban Wilderness Trail, 8:45 am – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- 2nd Sunday: Brunch @ Stir, 217 Willow Ave, 10:00 am
- 2025 Knoxville Black Maternal Health & Fatherhood Conference, 1610 E Magnolia Ave, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Old City Sunday Market, 100 Block of W Jackson Avenue, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Cider Brunch Jazz with John Tunstall @ Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 11:30 am
- Ritterfest 2025: The Medieval Faire, 126 Bernard Ave, 11:30 am – 8:00 pm
- Rossini Festival, downtown Knoxville, noon – 6:30 pm
- Reset, Renew, Rejuvenate: Yoga Workshop and Sauna Session, Ijams Visitor Center, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm, RSVP
- Second Sunday Art Activity, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Dr, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Dr, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Knoxville’s First-Time Home Buyer Fair, 503 Clinch Ave, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE!
- Easter Celebration at Kern’s Food Hall, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- The Sword and the Stone, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 747 World’s Fair Park Dr., 3:00 pm, RSVP
- The BrewHouse Session: Soulful House & R&B Sunday, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 3:00 pm
- Celtic Jam for Beginners with Tim Worman, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
- Master Arts Series: Katie Scheetz, 900 Henley St, 3:00 pm
- BCM: Build a Terrarium Wonderland, Plush Moon Terrarium Co, 1423 E 5th Ave, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, RSVP
- Showing: The 400 Blows, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm
- The Deep Fakes, Rossini Festival, Market Square, 5:00 pm
- Kayce’s Last Shift @The Hub, 421 Union Ave, 6:00 pm
- Showing: I Know Catherine, the Log Lady, Central Cinema, 6:15 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!
- String Chamber Recital, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Public Circuit with Shrudd and Glad I Didn’t Get My Stupid Wish, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, April 14
- April Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- First Friday: Seven Decades in Bloom, 123 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri
- 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: Juliet Lloyd, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- U.S. Economic Statecraft and Critical Minerals, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 1:00 pm
- 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
- Senior/ Farewell Recital, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 5:30 pm
- “Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” with Matt Flores, McCarty Auditorium, UT Art & Architecture Building, 1715 Volunteer Blvd, 5:30 pm
- Yoga in Suttree Landing Park, 6:00 pm
- Stretch & Strengthen Potluck Edition!, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: I Know Catherine, the Log Lady, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
- Drop-in Figure Drawing, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Dr SW, 6:00 pm
- Scandinavian Dance!, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm
- Writers ‘Round Knoxville hosted at Barley’s!, 200 E Jackson Ave, 7:00 pm
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets featuring Danny Kamens, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- UTK Jazz Jam hosted by Jase Conley, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
- Listen UP! Open Mic Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Showing: Star 80, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
- Earthquake @ Preservation Pub, 9:00
Tuesday, April 15
- 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)
- The Grant Blueprint: From Idea to Award, 17 Market Square #101, 11:30 am, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Annie Stokes / Water Tower, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- EURēCA, UT Student Union, Pilot Flying J Ballroom, 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- DEADLINE! Tax Time with Jen, 842 N Central, 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Dynamic Panic Band, Hilton Knoxville, 5:00 pm
- Will We Actually Miss the Era of Free Trade?, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 5:00 pm
- 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
- Yoga in Suttree Landing Park, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Knox Pride Presents: Life Skills Budgeting & Couponing, 4028 Chapman Highway, 6:00 pm
- Showing: I Know Catherine, the Log Lady, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
- Heather White, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- DIY Content Creation, Knox Base, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Underoath, The Funeral Portrait, Great American Ghost, The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm
- Scheduled Auditions for Membership or Just Performance in Our June Show, 1400 N. 6th Avenue, Studio Suite B1, 7:15 pm, RSVP
- Chamber Orchestra Concert, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Open Mic at the Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm
- KJO at 25: Silver Anniversary Concert, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Showing: Eraserhead, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
- Community Improv Jam, Barrelhouse, 9:00 pm
- TBA, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm