10-Day Downtown(ish) Planner: Dec. 7 – 15

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. If you’d like more eyes on your business or event, consider advertising. You can also help support this free public service by making a donation. Sunday, December 7

• 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
• Call for First Friday Performers at the Emporium / Call for Entries: National Juried Exhibition, Emporium Center, 100 S Gay St, deadline: Dec 14, 11:55 pm
• Wintering Within with Kelly Smith Trimble, 711 Irwin St, 9:00 am – noon, RSVP
• Final Day: Santa at the Sunsphere, 810 W. Clinch Ave, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, RSVP
• Ijams 12th Annual Holiday Marketplace, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, RSVP
• Mimosa Brunch, 8 Emory Place, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Santa Welcomes You and Your Wishes, Mast General Store, 402 South Gay St, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
• Knoxville Holiday Market, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Sunday Funday Yoga, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 11:00 am – 12:00 am
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
• Bagel Spread – Holiday Tasting Station, 522 S Gay St, 11:00 am, FREE!
• Longform Figure Session, SpaceCraft / Ironwood Studios, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Final Day: Earth to Art Faire, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 N Broadway, noon – 5:00 pm 
• Sunday Bachata Brunch by BBK, Laurel Theater, noon – 4:00 pm
• Xul’s Christmas Market, 213 E 5th Ave, noon
• Knoxville Bills Mafia with Lee Smith, Clancy’s Tavern, 12:30 pm
• Band-Backed Wren Duo at Kern’s Food Hall, 1:00 pm
• Inaugural Christkindlmarkt, 1207 N Broadway, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Victorian Holiday Home Tour 2025, Old North Knoxville, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, RSVP
• Warm Hands, Trailhead Beer Market, 1:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Mon-Thu, 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm / Fri, 3:00 pm – midnight / Sat, 1:00 pm – midnight / Sun, 1:00 pm – 10:00 pm) through Dec 11
• Holidays on Ice, Market Square, 1:00 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) regular hours through Dec 21, extended hours, Dec 22 – Jan 4, 2026, RSVP 
• Open Captioning: A Christmas Carol at the Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Sundae Funday at Holidays on Ice, Market Square, 2:00 pm
• Pre Tour de Lights Trash Pickup (and pizza after!), Parkridge Park Gazebo, 2:00 pm
• Little Women by Kate Hamill, Old City Performing Arts Center, 2:30 pm, RSVP
• Showing: The Holiday (Standard Encore), Central Cinema, 2:45 pm
• Drink and Draw at Kerns Food Hall Knoxville, 3:00 pm
• Sugar, Spice & Steeped Delights – A Holiday Tea-Infused Cookie Exchange, Fourth United Presbyterian Church, 3:00 pm, RSVP
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm
• Bluegrass Jam with Jack Hatfield, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
• TKD Presents “A Sherlock Carol,” 800 S. Central St, 3:00 pm
• Appalachian Ballet: The Nutcracker & Knoxville Symphony Orchestra at Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 3:00 pm
• Afternoon show: NEEDTOBREATHE: The Barely Elegant Acoustic Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 3:30 pm
• Repeal & Revelry at Peter Kern Library, 407 Union Ave., 4:00 pm – 1:00 am (Mon-Wed, 5:00 pm – midnight), through Dec 10
• Showing: 100 Nights of Hero, Central Cinema, 5:30 pm
• Family Owl Prowl, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
• Dinner with Chase Oliver in Knoxville, Downtown Grill & Brewery, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• NGW Presents: Cold Blooded! The Mill & Mine, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• 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
• Tommy Cox Band, Ale Rae’s, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Alabama Live In Concert, Thompson Boling Arena, 6:00 pm
• Crafty Jazz Night at Crafty Bastard, 7:00 pm
• Showing: Hundreds of Beavers, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm
• Evening show: NEEDTOBREATHE: The Barely Elegant Acoustic Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

Monday, December 8

• 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
• Howard Baker Photography Exhibit, Knoxville Museum of Art, Community Gallery, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, daily M-F, through Dec 12
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: SHS Bluegrass Band, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• UT Retirees: 2025 Holiday Reception, West Club in Neyland Stadium, 3:00 pm, RSVP
• SOLD OUT – Cookies With Santa, Tennessee Theatre, 4:00 pm
• South Waterfront Community Information Meeting, Kerbela Temple, 5:00 pm
• Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
• Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Holiday Stained Glass Workshop at Mighty Mud, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Skate with Knoxville Ice Bears at Holidays on Ice, Market Square, 6:00 pm
• Knoxville History Project: Knoxville Kitty and Henry Knox at Maple Hall, 6:00 pm
• Showing: 100 Nights of Hero, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
• 2025 Community Meeting (Party) by Knox Ultimate, Ale’ Rae’s, 6:30 pm, RSVP
• 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
• Handheld: Fall 2025, UT A&A Building, 1715 Volunteer Blvd, 7:00 pm
• Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
• Squirrel Nut Zippers Christmas Caravan, Bijou Theatre, 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
• Showing: KHFF Arcana, Central Cinema, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
• Year of October live @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, December 9 

• Museum Sprouts: Fall 2025, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, RSVP
• Visualizing Pellissippi Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri (through Dec 19)
• Cynthia Markert Art, RALA: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Pat Beasley, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Monty’s Craft Circle, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
• Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Showing: 100 Nights of Hero, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm
• City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Tiles & Teacups – Christmas Mosaic Workshop, 522 S. Gay St, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
• No Lights On Poetry Open Mic, Printshop Beer, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
• Weekly Ping Pong Match-Up, 2020 Barber St, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Too Close to the Flame: An Author Conversation, St. James Episcopal Church of Knoxville, 7:00 pm 
• Meet the Midwife, The Bottom, 7:00 pm
• Showing: Knoxville Poetry Slam’s Christmas Sweater Night, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
• Christmas Movies – Themed Trivia, Xul Downtown, 7:00 pm
• A Christmas Carol at the Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, RSVP
• Robert Earl Keen Presents “The Greatest Christmas on Earth,” Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Open Mic at the Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm
• Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv – Benefit Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Year of October live @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Wednesday, December 10

• Yoga at the Museum, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:30 am – 10:30 am
• Robert Hernandez, “Never Dreamt Never Known” exhibit, 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 Dec 13
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Les Kerr, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Astrology Readings, 1520 N. Central St. #101, 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm
• Weekly Kinetic Core: Mat Pilates, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm, RSVP
• 12th Annual Holidays for Heroes Card Signing Party, Corner Lounge, 4:45 pm – 8:00 pm
• Final Day: Repeal & Revelry at Peter Kern Library, 407 Union Ave., 5:00 pm – midnight
• 2025 Holiday Party & Annual Meeting by PRSA Volunteer Chapter, The Oak Room by Abridged, 5:30 pm
• Online: Word/Play by Sundress Reading Academy, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
• Swiftie Evening at Holidays on Ice, Market Square, 6:00 pm
• Knox Draw Open Session, SpaceCraft / Ironwood Studios, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Holiday Shopping Party, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Old Forester Bourbon Dinner, Oliver Royale, 5 Market Square, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, RSVP
• Pints With Patriots Veterans Social, Printshop Beer Co., 6:00 pm
• Analog Game Night, 1532 Island Home Ave, 6:00 pm
• TableTopKnox at Printshop Beer Co, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Showing: 100 Nights of Hero, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
• Christmas Murder Mystery Dinner, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Winter Vibes: Presented in Partnership with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• 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
• Pitch-A-Friend at Mother Bar: Pitchmas, 15 Emory Pl, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• KSDA Market Square Hang Out Night, Market Square, 7:00 pm
• Open Jam with Roger Hay, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Swing Dance, 1538 Laurel Ave, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Rueda de Casino Salsa Class, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
• True Grit Comedy presents I Shaved My Legs For This?! 2 / Open Mic Comedy Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 pm, RSVP
• Little Women by Kate Hamill, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm, RSVP
• Rocky Mountain High Experience: A John Denver Christmas, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm 
• A Christmas Carol at the Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, RSVP
• The Allman Betts Family Revival, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Modern Dance Primitive Light, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Showing: Hundreds of Beavers, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm
• Year of October live, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Silent Disco on the Roof, Bernadette’s Rooftop, 9:00 pm

Thursday, December 11

• The History Parlor: A Book Club for History-Minded Individuals, 601 S Gay St, 10:00 am – 11:00 pm
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jay Mac, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Final Day: Warm Hands, Trailhead Beer Market, 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm 
• Write It Out with Shade Tree Therapy, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Silent Disco at Holidays on Ice, Market Square, 6:00 pm
• Bike Walk Knoxville Social Hour, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 6:00 pm
• Bailemos Bachata Thursdays! Square Dancers, 828 Tulip Ave, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Modern Dance Primitive Light, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm
• Mike Zine Vol. 1 Release, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:15 pm
• Little Women by Kate Hamill, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm, RSVP
• TKD Presents “A Sherlock Carol,” 800 S. Central St, 7:30 pm
• Showing: Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025), Central Cinema, 8:00 pm
• Matt Nelson Trio, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Rawk-A-Oke (live band Karaoke), Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm

Friday, December 12

• Final Day: Howard Baker Photography Exhibit, Knoxville Museum of Art, Community Gallery, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, daily M-F
• Warm Hearts Full Shelves Drive Thru Food Drive, East Tennessee PBS, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
• WDVX Big Plate Special: The Jazz Mixed Messengers, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Dog Park Christmas Party, 601 Lamar St, 5:00 pm, RSVP
• South Knoxville Art Walk, 1532 Island Home Ave, 5:00 pm
• Christmas Candlelight Tours, Blount Mansion, 200 W Hill Ave, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Second Friday December | Robert Hernandez, UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S Gay St, 5:00 pm
• Dark Market’s Krampuslauf Market & Krampus Parade, Hi-Wire Brewing, 5:30 pm
• Holiday Stained Glass Workshop @ Able Trade, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Bike Christmas Light Contest, Printshop Beer, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Journey Through Puglia: Pasta Making and a Meal with Amalia Brusati di Settala & Kim Lomonaco, 711 Irwin St, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Candlelight Christmas on Mabry’s Hill, 1711 Dandridge Ave, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• Second Friday Live – Ben McLaughlin, 301 South Gay St, 6:00 pm
• Showing: Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025), Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
• Rocky Top Scandal, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Modern Dance Primitive Light, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Tavern Notes, 710 Clinch Ave, 7:00 pm
• Wendel Werner and Shades of Blue, Fourth United Presbyterian Church, Old North Knoxville, 7:00 pm
• Celestial Explorations, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm
• CELEBRATING PAT SUMMITT: A Live Reunion Special, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm
• Little Women by Kate Hamill, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm, RSVP
• TKD Presents “A Sherlock Carol,” 800 S. Central St, 7:30 pm
• December 2025 Soundscapes at the KMA, 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm, RSVP
• A Christmas Carol at the Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, RSVP
• Mark Boling Trio Life, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Bursters with Escort Mission and Rauncher, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• The Coveralls @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
• Same As It Ever Was @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Winter Whispers – Newbie Night, 815 S Central St, 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Dance Night with DJ Will Make, LunaVerse Knoxville, 940 Blackstock Ave, 8:00 pm
• Knox Comedy All-Stars, 621 Lamar St., 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Andy Wood, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
• Holiday Movie Magic: It’s A Wonderful Life, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
• GSS Live at Pour Taproom, 9:00 p
• Marie’s Annual Ugly Sweater Christmas Party, Marie’s Old Town Tavern, 9:00 pm
• Sebastien Bordeaux Band Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
• Lonesome Joy, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
• Senie Hunt, The Pirate Tavern, 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
• Showing: Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025), Central Cinema, 9:15 pm
• Camo Brian & Shelbykay Live! Da Blues Lounge, 10:30 pm

Saturday, December 13

• Jingle Bell Run Knoxville, World’s Fair Park Amphitheater, 9:00 am – 11:30 am, RSVP
• 2025 – 2026 Winter Farmers Market by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Final Day: Robert Hernandez, “Never Dreamt Never Known” exhibit, UT Downtown Gallery, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
• Knoxville Holiday Market, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
• RetroFlea Vintage Market December! Retrospect Vintage Store, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Nativity Cards, Scrappin’ In The City, Fourth and Gill, 10:05 am, 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
• Characters, Cartoons, and Cheer, Tennessee Theatre, 11:00 am, FREE!
• Barrel Aged PB&J Mixtape Bottle Release DT/HV, 213 E 5th Ave, 11:00 am
• Holiday Linocut Card Workshop, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Teni Rane, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Wreath Laying Ceremony, Knoxville National Cemetery, noon
• AIM Meetup: Intermediate Bookbinding – Hardcovers and Multiple Signatures, The Bottom, noon – 3:00 pm, RSVP
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm
• Pickin’ on Christmas with Evie and the Elves, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
• Modern Dance Primitive Light, Laurel Theater, 2:00 pm, RSVP
• 2025 Toy Tech With Santa, giving out toys, food & drinks, 116 Childress St, 2:00 pm
• In Search of True Friendship (Free Event), Knoxville Baha’i Center, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• The Nativity Pageant of Knoxville, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 3:00 pm
• Tour de Lights Pregame Tailgate, Tennessee Valley Bikes, 210 W Magnolia Ave, 3:30 pm
• 2025 Tour de Lights, starts and ends at Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum, 3:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Birdhouse Building Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm, RSVP
• Christmas Candlelight Tours, Blount Mansion, 200 W Hill Ave, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Hot Glass Icicle Ornament Workshop @ Printshop Beer Co., 5:00 pm, RSVP
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 5:00 pm
• Candlelight Christmas on Mabry’s Hill, 1711 Dandridge Ave, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• The BrewHouse Old School Session: Classic Funk, Soul, Hip-Hop & House, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 6:00 pm
• Ugly Christmas Sweater Trolley Experience with Molly the Trolley in Old City Downtown Knoxville, 7:00 pm
• The Second Annual Holly-Jolly Follies Holidays Show, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Modern Dance Primitive Light, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Oak Ridge Academy of Dance Holiday Spectacular, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:00 pm
• Pentatonix: Christmas in the City Tour, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:00 pm
• Little Women by Kate Hamill, Old City Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm, RSVP
• A Christmas Carol at the Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, RSVP
• TKD Presents “A Sherlock Carol,” 800 S. Central St, 7:30 pm
• Variego 3, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• New Romantics Album Release! With FKA Ice, Shrudd, DJ Minitiger and Carry Ripple, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Showing: The Passion of Joan of Arc (Live Score by Andrew Swafford), Central Cinema, 8:00 pm
• Candy Canes and Corsets, 815 S Central St, 8:00 pm, RSVP
• The Secret Sisters, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
• Holiday Movie Magic: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm, RSVP
• DJ Andres Tapia, LunaVerse Knoxville, 940 Blackstock Ave, 9:00 pm
• Stacked Actors / Electric Blue, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• DJ Doomsayer’s Planet Doom, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
• Roman Reese and the Cardinal Sins Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
• Art of House Zodiac Party: Sagitarius, 207 West Jackson Ave, 9:00 pm
• Loosey LaDuca @ Hi-Wire Brewing, 9:00 pm
• Holi-Slay Drag Show, 2020 Barber St, 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm, RSVP
• Tanasi Album Release Show, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, RSVP
• Showing: Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025), Central Cinema, 10:00 pm
• Geminid Meteor Shower – Guided Night Program, Ijams Nature Center, 10:30 pm – midnight, RSVP

Sunday, December 14

• 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
• Pictures with Santa Paws! Pawz Dog Services, 410 W. Blount Ave., 9:00 am, 
• Sound Bath Meditation (December 14), Ijams Nature Center, 10:30 am – noon, RSVP
• Sunday Funday Yoga, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 11:00 am – 12:00 am
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
• Stained Glass Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
• Longform Figure Session, SpaceCraft / Ironwood Studios, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Popcorn Bar – Holiday Tasting Station, 522 S Gay St, 11:00 am, FREE!
• Valraven @ Christkindlesmarket at Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
• Ayca Yayman Sunday Jazz Afternoons @ Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
• Sunday Bachata Brunch by BBK, Laurel Theater, noon – 4:00 pm
• Reset, Renew, Rejuvenate: Yoga Workshop and Sauna Session (Dec 14), Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm, RSVP
• Holidays on Ice, Market Square, 1:00 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) regular hours through Dec 21, extended hours, Dec 22 – Jan 4, 2026, RSVP 
• Koby’s Paint and Chill, Printshop Beer, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
• Holiday Card Making: Cyanotype, Lino, and Gelli Printing, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm, RSVP
• Santa Paws: Pet Photos with Santa, 2020 Barber St, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Sundae Funday at Holidays on Ice, Market Square, 2:00 pm
• Indoor Flow Meet @Printshop, Printshop Beer Co., 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• A Christmas Carol at the Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Holiday Movie Magic: Home Alone, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Women’s Basketball: Tennessee Lady Volunteers vs. Winthrop Eagles, Thompson Boling Arena, 2:00 pm
• Holiday Afternoon Tea, 522 S. Gay St, 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Little Women by Kate Hamill, Old City Performing Arts Center, 2:30 pm, RSVP
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm
• Will Sheppard, Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm- 6:00 pm
• The Nativity Pageant of Knoxville, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 3:00 pm
• TKD Presents “A Sherlock Carol,” 800 S. Central St, 3:00 pm
• Holiday Afternoon Tea, 522 S. Gay St, 3:30 pm, RSVP
• Book Signing: Meet Southern Author Landon Bryant at Mast Store, 402 South Gay St, 4:00 pm
• Showing: 8-Bit Christmas, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm
• Chili for the Chilly, Cooper St, 5:00 pm
• Holiday Afternoon Tea, 522 S. Gay St, 5:00 pm, RSVP
• Community Policy Roundtable, 2425 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, 5:30 pm
• Knox Media Presents: The Appalachian Production Circle, HPVideo Production Service, 5:30 pm, RSVP
• Sound Bath with Derek Helvey, 711 Irwin St, 5:30 pm
• Family Owl Prowl, Ijams Nature Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30, RSVP
• 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
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 6:00 pm
• Showing: Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025), Central Cinema, 6:40 pm
• Whitechapel – Rituals of Hate Tour, The Mill & Mine, 6:55 pm
• AMBC Holiday Soiree! Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 7:00 pm
• Crafty Jazz Night at Crafty Bastard, 7:00 pm
• Adeste Fideles, Old Mechanicsville, 7:00 pm
• Laugh Alive Comedy Show (18+), Ale Rae’s, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
• Chris Renzema: Christmas in the Midwest Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Showing: Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025), Central Cinema, 8:45 pm
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
• Final day: Call for First Friday Performers at the Emporium / Call for Entries: National Juried Exhibition, Emporium Center, 100 S Gay St, 11:55 pm

Monday, December 15

• 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
• Little History Lessons, 601 S Gay St, 10:30 am, RSVP
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jordan Allen, 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
• Skate with Knoxville Ice Bears at Holidays on Ice, Market Square, 6:00 pm
• Beer Dinner with Clean Smoke BBQ, 1532 Island Home Ave, 6:30 pm, RSVP
• Showing: Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025), Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
• UTK Jazz Jam hosted by Sam Adams, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• The Nativity Pageant of Knoxville, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:00 pm
• beacting classes, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• 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
• Showing: Series: Asian Underground, Central Cinema, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
• Prince of the Burning Sands @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Ludachristmas – A Service Industry Christmas Party, Brother Wolf, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, December 16

• Visualizing Pellissippi Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri (through Dec 19)
• Cynthia Markert Art, RALA: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Meghan Pulles, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Flow For A Purpose, Mabry-Hazen House 6:15 pm 
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
• Weekly Ping Pong Match-Up, 2020 Barber St, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• The Art of Cigars Cigar Class, 119 S Central St, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Men’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Louisville Cardinals, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:00 pm
• Open Mic at the Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm
• KJO’s Swingin’ Christmas featuring Simon Moullier & special guests, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm
• Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv – Benefit show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
• Showing: Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025), Central Cinema, 8:45 pm
• Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Hag Bastard and Blunt Mansion, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm

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