10-Day Downtown-ish Planner: January 11 – 20

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Sunday, January 11

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours 
• Final Day: 107th American Spaniel Flushing Spaniel Show, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
• Sound Bath Meditation, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
• Mimosa Brunch, 8 Emory Place, 11:00 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
• Longform Figure Session, SpaceCraft / Ironwood Studios, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Reset, Renew, Rejuvenate: Yoga Workshop and Sauna Session (Jan. 11), Ijams Nature Center, 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
• Tracks & Scat! Animal Activity in Winter, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
• Pilates with Jill, 621 Lamar St, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
• Second Sunday Community Sing, Knoxville Visitors Center, 1:30 pm
• Swap and Shop – Puzzles and Board Games, 1532 Island Home Ave, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• The After Brunch Special 2, The Pink Cactus, 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Stained Glass Workshop @ Hi-Wire Brewing, 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Women’s Basketball: Tennessee Lady Volunteers vs. Arkansas Razorbacks, Thompson Boling Arena, 2:00 pm
• Drink and Draw at Kerns Food Hall Knoxville, 3:00 pm
• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm
• Yoga for Self-Healing with Ajeet Khalsa, 711 Irwin St, 3:30 pm, RSVP
• Showing: Taxi Driver, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm
• Jason Ellis at Ale Rae’s, 4:00 pm
• TableTopKnox at PostModern Spirits, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Showing: Father Mother Sister Brother, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
• Crafty Jazz Night: Chris Canada at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
• Travis Stevenson: Live at Laugh Alive Comedy Show (18+), Ale Rae’s, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• Bees Deluxe, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm

Monday, January 12

• Call for Entries: The Art of Healing Exhibition @ UT Medical Center, deadline: Jan 18, 11:55 pm
• January Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
• January Exhibition, HoLa Hora, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
• RoundUP for Arts: Support Dogwood Arts at Mast Store Knoxville, 402 South Gay, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm (Mon-Thu, Sat, 10:oo am – 8:00 pm / Fri, 10:00 am – 9:00 pm / Sun, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm), continues through Jan 18
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: on hiatus, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• RYDE Free Trial Dance Week (multiple classes through Jan 16), 1109 Abilene Pl, 5:15 pm
• New Year, New Connections – January Social, Blount Mansion, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, RSVP
• Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
• Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Showing: Father Mother Sister Brother, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
• Il Salotto Italiano – Italian Language Conversation! Kern’s Food Hall, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
• Consignment Orientation, Union Ave Books, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• UTK Jazz Jam hosted by Asher Humphrey, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Light ‘Em with Logan! Alchemy Lounge & Cigar, 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: The Hunger, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
• Rossdafareye @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, January 13

• WDVX Blue Plate Special: on hiatus, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Monty’s Craft Circle, UT McClung Museum, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, FREE!
• Book Fair w/Friends of the Knox Co. Library, Hi-Wire Brewing Taproom, 3:00 – 10:00 pm (Mon-Thu, 3:00 pm – 10:00 pm / Fri, 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm / Sat, noon – 11:00 pm / Sun noon – 9:00 pm), continues through Jan 20
• RYDE Free Trial Dance Week (multiple classes through Jan 16), 1109 Abilene Pl, 5:15 pm, RSVP
• Showing: Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
• KHP at Maple Hall: South Knoxville, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm, FREE!
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
• Men’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Texas A&M Aggies, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:00 pm
• ACE Tours Knox NA Beer Tasting at Daisy’s NA Bar, Maryville, 7:00 pm, $30
• The Funny Jurnee, The Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm, RSVP
• All Is Regular All Is Divine Tour: “Music for Angels” Release Show with Kouskous Heaven w/Necto, Postcard Nowhere and 20Cats, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm 
• Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
• Showing: Father Mother Sister Brother, Central Cinema, 8:15 pm
• Rossdafareye, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Wednesday, January 14

• WDVX Blue Plate Special: on hiatus, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Interfaith prayer service, Mount Olive Baptist Church, 1601 Dandridge Ave., noon
• Astrology Readings, New Moon Rising, 1520 N. Central St, 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm
• RYDE Free Trial Dance Week (multiple classes through Jan 16), 1109 Abilene Pl, 5:15 pm, RSVP
• Requiem for Reconstruction with Professor Robert D. Bland, 601 S Gay St, 5:30 pm, RSVP
• Knox Draw Open Session, SpaceCraft / Ironwood Studios, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Online: REVOLT!: Past as Prologue by Sundress Academy, 6:00 pm 
• Showing: Father Mother Sister Brother, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
• TableTopKnox at Printshop Beer Co., 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Total Beginner Series with Kristin Samples (6-session class),  711 Irwin St, 9:30 am – 10:45 am, RSVP
• Routine – Level 2 Swing Series, 1538 Laurel Ave, 6:30 pm
• Chess Club @ Fred’s, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm
• Winter Vibes: Presented in Partnership with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• J. Luke Cochran, Suttree’s, 7:00 pm – 11:00 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!
• Swing Dance, 1538 Laurel Ave, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Open Mic Comedy Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Boy Band Takeover @ Knox Box, Knox Box Karaoke, 8:00 pm
• Spafford, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Showing: The Hunger, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
• Silent Disco at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
• Year of October @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Thursday, January 15

• Leadership Education Symposium, University of Tennessee Student Union, 8:30 am
• Communicator of the Year 2026 by PRSA Volunteer Chapter, 401 W Summit Hill Dr, 11:30 am
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: on hiatus, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Thomas “Tank” Strickland Leadership Awards Luncheon, UT Student Union, noon
• RYDE Free Trial Dance Week (multiple classes through Jan 16), 1109 Abilene Pl, 5:15 pm, RSVP
• An Author Event with Jacqueline Friedland, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• TableTopKnox at Kern’s Food Hall/Monday Night Brewing, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Showing: The Elephant Man, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
• ACE Tours Knox – Around Tea World: A Guided Tea Tasting with The Spice & Tea Exchange, 522 S. Gay St., 6:30 pm
• The Oak Room Food & Spirit Tasting, The Oak Room by Abridged, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm
• Bailemos Bachata Thursdays! Square Dancers, 828 Tulip Ave, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Double Shot of Whiskey, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• FOUR STEPS FORWARD (Next Rung Productions + Tennessee Stage Company)
• Clarence Brown, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm, FREE! 
• The Harlem Globetrotters 100-Year Tour, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:00 pm
• Irish Session with Chad Beauchaine and Gil Draper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:15 pm
• Turntable Tribe – Crafty’s Own Vinyl Appreciation Club, 6 Emory Place, 7:30 pm
• Dan Tyminski Band presented by WDVX, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm 
• Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Vadim Gluzman – Brahms at Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Free Film Screening: First Reformed / A Dream in Red, St. James Episcopal Church, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm, FREE!
• Showing: Father Mother Sister Brother, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
• Rawk-A-Oke (Live Band), Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm
• Year of October, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Friday, January 16

• Fusion National Dance Competition, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, continues through Jan 18, RSVP
• 2026 Ozone Invitational, 701 Henley St, 11:00 am – 9:00 pm (continues through Jan 19), RSVP
• WDVX Big Plate Special: on hiatus, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Intro to Plasma Cutting, Able Trade, 5:00 pm, RSVP
• Sunsphere Sessions: Maggie & Owen, The Sunsphere, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Final Day: RYDE Free Trial Dance Week (multiple classes throughout the week), 1109 Abilene Pl, 5:15 pm, RSVP
• Stained Glass Workshop @ Kerns Hall, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Celebration of Life for Karen E Reynolds, Relix and Brookside, 6:00 pm 
• Gay Street Bridge Fun Run Walk Bike, 1000 S Gay St, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• New Work by Sabrina Santiago, Knoxville Community Media Artist-in-Residence, Anti-Static Gallery, 107 Bearden Place, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• MLK Community Conversation “One Community, One Purpose, One Dream: A Call to Action,” Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 6:30 pm
• Double Shot of Whiskey, Ale’ Rae’s. 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm
• Jack Endelouz band, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm 
• Jake Dwyer, Gypsy Circus Cider, 7:00 pm
• Showing: The Princess Bride, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
• Birdhouse Building Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• Book Trivia, 2020 Barber Street, 7:00 pm
• Tavern Notes: Live Music at Maker Exchange, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm 
• Rascal Flatts: Life Is A Highway Tour, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:00 pm
• TKD Presents “Doubt, A Parable,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 800 S. Central St, 7:30 pm, RSVP
• Hockey for Hope – Disney Night / Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Huntsville Havoc, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:30 pm
• Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Vadim Gluzman – Brahms at Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Margherita Fava Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Lenax with Purlency and Venomous Invokation, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Kelley and the Cowboys w/ New Market Trainwrecks, Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Daddy and The Baddy, 815 S Central St, 8:00 pm, RSVP
• King Ghoul / The Merlin’s Nest @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
• Skyway 61 @ Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
• Amelia Day, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
• Emily Roth at Cowboy Cantina, 9:00 pm 
• Dynamic Panic, The Pirate Tavern, 9:00 pm
• Dirty Words: An Uncensored Late Night Comedy Experience, 621 Lamar St., 9:00 pm, RSVP
• Don’t Tell Comedy Show, Gypsy Circus Cider, 9:00 pm
• Lee Rod and the Heart Attackers Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
• Showing: The Elephant Man, Central Cinema, 9:15 pm

Saturday, January 17

• 30th Annual YWCA Race Against Racism and Diversity Day, YWCA Knoxville Phyllis Wheatley Center, 9:00 am, RSVP
• MLK Youth Summit, Austin-East High School, 8:30 am – 1:30 pm
• 2025 – 2026 Winter Farmers Market by Nourish Knoxville, Market Square, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Moss Meander, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, RSVP
• Craft Yard Sale, O’Connor Senior Center, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
• 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
• Sword Links Storefront Grand Opening + UTK Back-to-School Bash, Kern’s Food Hall, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
• Beginners Welding, Able Trade, noon – 3:00 pm, RSVP
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: on hiatus, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Men’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Kentucky Wildcats, Thompson Boling Arena, noon
• Wreaths Across America Wreath Removal and Retirement, 939 Tyson St, noon
• Jan. Moon Market, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 4:00 pm
• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm
• Rescue & Reuse: Block Printing on Fabric, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm, RSVP
• Re-Finding the Roots of Unity, Knoxville Baha’i Center, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm,RSVP
• Showing: The Princess Bride, Central Cinema, 3:45 pm
• Stained Glass Workshop @ Printshop Beer Co, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Old City Meets Little Italy – Guided Wine Tasting Experience, Old City Downtown Knoxville, 4:00 pm, RSVP
• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 5:00 pm
• Showing: The Elephant Man, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
• Ham Radio Band, Gypsy Circus Cider, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Ron White, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm
• Next Stop Comedy at Ebony & Ivory Brewing Co., 7:30 pm, RSVP
• NIGHTCAP: A Solos Show with a Bit of Burlesque, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:30 pm
• TKD Presents “Doubt, A Parable,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 800 S. Central St, 7:30 pm, RSVP
• Carter Floering Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Suffering Fools with New Market Trainwrecks and Horseliver Sunrise PhD, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Hvad Her Adeem the Artist?, The Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm
• Fourkast @ Schulz Brau, 8:00 pm
• Drag Bingo, 621 Lamar St, 8:00 pm, rSVP
• Daddy’s Whip and Winter Kinks, 815 S Central St, 8:00 pm
• Cosmic Charlie – High-Energy Grateful Dead, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
• Showing: The Princess Bride, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
• Joey’s Van, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Skankbanger, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
• Mal Nombre at Corner Lounge, 9:00 pm
• Chad Melton and Friends Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
• Ron White, Tennessee Theatre, 10:00 pm

Sunday, January 18

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours 
• Final Day: RoundUP for Arts: Support Dogwood Arts at Mast Store Knoxville, 402 South Gay, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
• Sunday Funday yoga, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 11:00 am
• Longform Figure Session, SpaceCraft / Ironwood Studios, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Stained Glass Workshop @ Able Trade, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
• Reset, Renew, Rejuvenate: Yoga Workshop and Sauna Session (Jan. 18), Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 11:30 am – 2:00, RSVP
• Sunday Bachata Brunch by BBK, Laurel Theater, noon – 4:00 pm
• Puzzle Month Puzzle Off, 1532 Island Home Ave, noon – 6:00 pm
• Pilates with Jill, 621 Lamar St, 1:00 pm
• Tracks & Scat! Animal Activity in Winter, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
• Portugal Yoga Retreat Info Session, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 2:00 pm
• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm
• TKD Presents “Doubt, A Parable,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 800 S. Central St, 3:00 pm, RSVP
• Bluegrass Jam with Jack Hatfield, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
• KSO: MLK Celebration Concert, Bijou Theatre, 3:00 pm, FREE!
• Yoga for Self-Healing with Ajeet Khalsa, 711 Irwin St, 3:30 pm, RSVP
• Rus’ Romper Room January edition, 842 Central St, 4:00 pm
• Showing: Steel Magnolias, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm
• Jason Ellis, Ale’ Rae’s, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Showing: 16mm Screening: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
• Crafty Jazz Night: Jazzica at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
• Hot Fudge Sundays: Mope Williams (Wild ‘N Out), Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Fresh Finds, Barley’s Knoxville,7:00 pm
• The Sunday Get Down — January 18th! Maple Hall, 7:00 pm
• Night with the Arts, Community Evangelistic Church, 2650 Boyds Bridge Pike, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Final Day: Call for Entries: The Art of Healing Exhibition @ UT Medical Center, deadline, 11:55 pm

Monday, January 19

• 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: on hiatus, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• MLK Memorial Tribute Service, Overcoming Believers Church, 211 Harriet Tubman St., noon – 2:00 pm
• Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
• Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Showing: Steel Magnolias, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
• Michael Rodriguez Group, 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
• Pint Sized Opera, 101 S Central St, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, RSVP
• 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
• Earthquake @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, January 20

• WDVX Blue Plate Special: on hiatus, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Final Day: Book Fair w/Friends of the Knox Co. Library, Hi-Wire Brewing Taproom, 3:00 – 10:00 pm
• HBAGK January Brew Tour, Barley’s Knoxville, 4:00 pm
• Bourbon & Business – Free Networking • Bourbon Bingo • Charity Auction, Maple Hall, 5:30 pm
• City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Alas, Ajax Auditions by Knoxville Theatre Club, Borderland Tees, 802 Sevier Ave, 6:00 pm
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
• ACE Tours Knox – NA Beer Tasting at The Casual Pint-Northshore, 6:30, $30
• Showing: The Elephant Man, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
• Broadway at the Tennessee: MJ the Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Open Mic at the Pirate Tavern, 8:00 pm
• Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
• Earthquake @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm