10-Day Downtown(ish) Planner: Dec. 28 – Jan. 6

Welcome to the 10-Day Planner! If you want your event included, please create a Facebook event, invite editor Leslie Wylie Bateman via the “invite” button on the event page (you’ll need to friend her), and it will be included. We need enough lead time that the list can be put together the Wednesday before you want your event included.

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Sunday, December 28

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours 
• The Elf on the Shelf® Adventure: pick up a North Pole Pass at Mast General Store or Knoxville Visitors Center, then explore Downtown Knoxville, daily through Jan 4
• Downtown Knoxville Peppermint Trail, Downtown Knoxville, daily through Jan 4
• Holiday Brunch at STIR, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Sunday Funday Yoga, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 11:00 am – 12:00 am
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
• Mimosa Brunch, 8 Emory Place, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Longform Figure Session, SpaceCraft / Ironwood Studios, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Holiday Open House at Mabry-Hazen House, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm 
• Sunday Bachata Brunch by BBK, Laurel Theater, noon – 4:00 pm
• Holidays on Ice, Market Square, 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Mon-Thu, 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm / Fri, noon – 10:00 pm / Sat, 10:00 am – 10:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm) through Jan 4, 2026, RSVP 
• Sundae Funday at Holidays on Ice, Market Square, 2:00 pm
• Showing: Shrek, Central Cinema, 2:00 pm
• Online: December Poetry Xfit by Sundress Academy for the Arts, 2:00 pm
• Showing: Vertigo, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm
• Candlelit Holiday Season Reset: Slow Movement, Breath Work + Rest with Amberly Kelley-Dotson, 711 Irwin St, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Banter Barbershop Is Open! 204 West Magnolia Ave., 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Smokies Winter Wonderland Light Show @ Covenant Health Park, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Sun-Thu, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm / Fri-Sat, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm), through Jan 5 (closed Christmas Day & New Year’s Day), RSVP
• Showing: The Social Network, Central Cinema, 6:45 pm
• Crafty Jazz Night at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
• “Capricornucopia 2025” Mic Harrison And The High Score benefit show for nonprofit Care Cuts of Knoxville, Barley’s Taproom, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
• Laugh Alive Comedy Show (18+), Ale Rae’s, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
• Psychic Lights with Eat’n’Out, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

Monday, December 29

• Final day: Call for Entries: 11th Annual Gallery of Arts Tribute, Emporium Center, 100 S Gay St, deadline, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
• December Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
• Holiday Bazaar, Annual Members Show, HoLa Hora, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Holiday Break – No Show, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• 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 Social Network, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
• Vintage Video Game Console Night + Christmas PJ Party! 6 Emory Place, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Teryn Dixon, Suttree’s, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm 
• Natale a Knoxville- Potluck and Tombola, Fourth United Presbyterian Church, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
• Grooving & Moving Line Dancing Class Pre- New Years Celebration! YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Center, 6:30 pm
• The Michael Rodriguez Group, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Adult Rhythm Tap Dance Class, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 7:00 pm
• Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
• Jeopardy Bar League Trivia, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• West Coast Swing Class, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Showing: Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
• Matt Nelson Trio @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, December 30 

• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Holiday Break – No Show, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• MTG: Battles & Brews at Monday Night Brewing, 5:00 pm
• Showing: The Apartment, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
• TableTopKnox, Hi-Wire Brewing, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, RSVP
• Weekly Ping Pong Match-Up, 2020 Barber St, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Broadway at the Tennessee: Kimberly Akimbo, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Men’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. South Carolina State Bulldogs, Thompson Boling Arena, 8:00 pm
• Open Mic at the Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm
• Showing: The Social Network, Central Cinema, 8:35 pm
• Full Service, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Wednesday, December 31

• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Holiday Break – No Show, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• New Year’s Eve at Maple Hall, 414 South Gay St, noon – 1:00 am, RSVP
• New Years Under the Bridge, Cooper St, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• New Years Eve Dinner, The Kennedy, 430 S Gay St, 5:00 pm, RSVP
• Showing: The Apartment, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
• Crowne Plaza Knoxville New Year’s Eve Party, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• New Year’s Eve Party! Mirage Knoxville, Arabesque World Dance and Skybox Sports Bar and Grill, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Chess Club @ Fred’s, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
• Stand Up Comedy Open Mic @ Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Open Mic Singer Songwriter Night, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Weekly Alliance Brewing’s Singer Songwriter Open Mic, Alliance Brewing Co, 7:00 pm
• Swing Dance, 1538 Laurel Ave, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• J. Luke Cochran, Suttree’s, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm 
• Official New Year’s Eve Party in the Old City, 106 S. Central St., 7:00 pm – 2:30 am, RSVP
• New Years Eve on the Square: Preservation Pub, Scruffy City Hall & Bernadette’s, 28 Market Sq, 7:00 pm
• Knoxville Drops Its Ball: Pilot Light’s New Year’s Eve Party at Barley’s! Featuring Uad5, Psychic Baos, Tellios, Fül Coverage, And Eat’n’Out, Barley’s Knoxville, 7:00 pm
• Fake NYE Countdown @ Fred’s, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Pre–New Year’s Eve Cocktail Party, 119 S Central St., 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• Rueda de Casino Salsa Class, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
• Broadway at the Tennessee: Kimberly Akimbo, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Harry Potter New Year’s Eve Yule Ball, 333 West Depot Ave Ste 120, 8:00 pm
• New Year’s Eve Blowout! Rossdafareye / Corey James Clifton, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm, RSVP
• New Year’s Eve Party, Radius Rooftop Lounge, 507 S. Gay St, 8:00 pm – 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Midnight Velvet Vibes: The Ultimate NYE Experience 2026, 815 S Central St, 8:00 pm – 3:00 am, RSVP
• Celebrate NYE at Sassy Ann’s with Drag, Burlesque, and Dance Music, 820 N 4th Ave, 8:30 pm – 2:00 am, RSVP
• Marble City Band Live at Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 9:00 pm 
• New Year’s Eve Party, Alchemy Lounge, 119 S Central St., 9:00 pm, RSVP
• NYE Bash with High Heat and Admiral! Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• New Year’s Eve at the Sunsphere presented by Lowe’s, World’s Fair Park, 9:00 pm
• LUX NYE, 1532 Island Home Ave, 9:00 pm
• The Culture Lounge, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm
• New Year’s Eve Silent Disco at Pretentious Beer Co. Knoxville, 9:00 pm
• New Year’s Eve w/Jeanine Fuller & Friends, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:30 pm
• Swanky Silent Disco, The Pirate Tavern, 1207 N Central St, 10:00 pm – 2:00 am, RSVP

Thursday, January 1

• New Year’s Questing, Fort Dickerson Park, 7:00 m
• New Year’s Day 5k, Calhoun’s on The River, 9:00 am, RSVP
• New Year’s Day Brunch, Mimosas Knoxville, 115 Mimosa Ave, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, RSVP
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Holiday Break – No Show, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Women’s Basketball: Tennessee Lady Volunteers vs. Florida Gators, Thompson Boling Arena, 2:00 pm
• Showing: Resurrection (2025), Central Cinema, 4:15 pm
• Happy New Year! No Bailemos Bachata Thursdays! Square Dancers, 828 Tulip Ave, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Annual New Year’s Day Potluck, Pilot Light, 7:00 pm
• Happy New Year! No Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:15 pm
• Showing: The Apartment, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm
• Broadway at the Tennessee: Kimberly Akimbo, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Admiral, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Rawk-A-Oke (Live Band), Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm

Friday, January 2

• Motley Crew Community Luncheon, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:00 am – 1:30 pm
• WDVX Big Plate Special: Holiday Break – No Show, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• January 2nd First Friday + exhibitions at the Emporium, Emporium Center, 5:00 pm
• First Friday January | Donté Hayes + Kevin Kao, UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S Gay St, 5:00 pm
• Art Fix 2026, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• January Exhibition: Non-Linear Thinking, Arrowmont Gallery, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• First Friday Opening: Natalie McLaurin: A bowl without a seal is like a quilt without batting @ RED Gallery, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Sunsets at the Sunsphere (First Friday), 810 W. Clinch Ave, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Underground@Mirage featuring J. Salaam – Atlanta/Houston, Mirage Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 1:00 am
• Live Music with Chris Morel, 621 Lamar St, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Tavern Notes: Haynes, Hamar & Deacon, 710 Clinch Ave, 7:00 pm
• Hugh Lindsay Group, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Scruffy City Soul Machine @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Rising Flames, 815 S Central St, 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Broadway at the Tennessee: Kimberly Akimbo, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm
• Showing: When Harry Met Sally…, Central Cinema, 8:45 pm
• Dynamic Panic, The Pirate Tavern, 9:00 pm
• King Ghoul / SkyWay 61 @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Big Pink Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm

Saturday, January 3

• Ijams Work Party! 3526 Island Home Ave, 9:00 am – noon
• The Iron Palace Polar Plunge! Ijams Quarry, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Knox Fit Fest 2026: Knoxville’s Largest Fitness + Community Experience, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, RSVP
• Weekly Yoga by Rigazzi, Printshop Beer Co, 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
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Holiday Break – No Show, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Workshop: Beginning Genealogy, 601 S Gay St, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
• Bow Wow Bingo at Barrelhouse, 621 Lamar St, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
• Broadway at the Tennessee: Kimberly Akimbo, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 pm
• Winter Fungi ID: Beginner Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, RSVP
• Showing: Animal Crackers, Central Cinema, 3:45 pm
• Meet More, Love Faster, Hyatt Place Knoxville/Downtown, 4:30 pm, RSVP
• RYDE Back to Dance Polar Express Party, 1109 Abilene Pl, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Showing: When Harry Met Sally…, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
• The Howl Within: A Wolf Moon Ceremony, 1520 N. Central St. #101 , 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• CJ Ausburn, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm- 10:00 pm
• Full Moon Hike, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
• Mimi Terry, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Steaks, Consensual Piss, Stupid Future, Glad I Didn’t My Stupid Wish, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Inferno: The Afterglow Experience, 815 S Central St, 8:00 pm
• Broadway at the Tennessee: Kimberly Akimbo, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm
• Showing: Resurrection (2025), Central Cinema, 8:15 pm
• Admiral / Gramphix, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• King Ghoul, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm

Sunday, January 4

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours 
• Final Day: The Elf on the Shelf® Adventure: pick up a North Pole Pass at Mast General Store or Knoxville Visitors Center, then explore Downtown Knoxville
• Final Day: Downtown Knoxville Peppermint Trail, Downtown Knoxville
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
• Longform Figure Session, SpaceCraft / Ironwood Studios, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Reset, Renew, Rejuvenate: Yoga Workshop and Sauna Session (Jan. 4), Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 11:30 am – 2:00, RSVP
• Sunday Bachata Brunch by BBK, Laurel Theater, noon – 4:00 pm
• The Knoxville Pink Bride Wedding and Women’s Show, Knoxville Convention Center, noon – 4:00 pm, RSVP
• Pilates with Jill, 621 Lamar St, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
• Rest & Reconnect with Carra Simpson, 711 Irwin St, 1:00 pm, RSVP
• Final Day: Holidays on Ice, Market Square, 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP 
• Broadway at the Tennessee: Kimberly Akimbo, Tennessee Theatre, 1:30 pm
• Sundae Funday at Holidays on Ice, Market Square, 2:00 pm
• Moss Meander, Ijams Nature Center, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
• Bluegrass Jam with Jack Hatfield, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm 
• Showing: Resurrection (2025), Central Cinema, 3:30 pm
• Yoga for Self-Healing with Ajeet Khalsa, 711 Irwin St, 3:30 pm, RSVP
• Afro-Cuban Percussion Workshop, Sustainable Future Center, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, donation-based
• Family Owl Prowl, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
• AIM Meetup | Map Your Magic: A BYOB Vision Board & Collage Event, The Bottom, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Smokies Winter Wonderland Light Show @ Covenant Health Park, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, continues Jan 5, RSVP
• Showing: When Harry Met Sally…, Central Cinema, 6:45 pm
• Crafty Jazz Night: Owen Tharp & Hunter Deacon at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
• Broadway at the Tennessee: Kimberly Akimbo, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm
• Field Trip with Two Thumbs Down, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

Monday, January 5

• January Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
• January Show, HoLa Hora, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Holiday Break – No Show, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Mighty Musical Monday with House Organist, Freddie Brabson, Tennessee Theatre, noon, FREE!
• Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
• Final Day: Smokies Winter Wonderland Light Show @ Covenant Health Park, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm, RSVP
• Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Showing: When Harry Met Sally…, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm
• Sky Hatcher Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• beacting classes, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Adult Rhythm Tap Dance Class, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
• West Coast Swing Class, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Jeopardy Bar League Trivia, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Prince of the Burning Sands @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, January 6 

• Make 2026 Your Best Year Ever, 121 Tech Hub, 121 East Jackson Ave, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Holiday Break – No Show, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Belly Dance Flow (8-week class), Knoxville Arts Center, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
• Golden Girls Themed Trivia @ Xul Downtown, 213 E 5th Ave, 7:00 pm
• Ballet Barre & Stretch (8-week class), Knoxville Arts Center, 7:10 pm, RSVP
• Showing: Tiny Stage presents Central Cinema Comedy Night, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm
• Open Mic at the Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm
• Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
• Men’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Texas Longhorns, Thompson Boling Arena, 9:00 pm
• Prince of the Burning Sands @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm