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Sunday, April 26
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Bird Banding at Ijams Nature Center, 8:30 am – 10:00 am, RSVP
- Joy Ride at Hastie: Beginner Plus & Intermediate, William Hastie Natural Area, 9:00 am, RSVP
- Final Day: Fun K-Town 2026, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- UTK Paintball Club Open Field Day, 2111 Volunteer Blvd, 10:00 am
- Final Day: “Is Everybody Ready?” by Andrew Saftel, The Red Gallery, 130 W. Jackson Ave, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (Thu-Sun)
- Final Day: Dogwood Arts Festival, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
- STIR Brunch, STIR Knoxville, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
- Sunday Funday Yoga, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 11:00 am
- Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin (April 26), Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
- AudaTours Knoxville Audio Tour: Hoops, Heritage & Hidden Stories, start at Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, noon, RSVP (daily through Dec 31, 2026)
- Drawn from the McClung Museum: Printmaking Showcase Gallery, UT Art and Architecture Building, Second Floor, noon – 6:00 pm (Mon-Fri, 7:00 am – 11:00 pm / Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm), through May 15
- Karaoke Brunch, Skybox Sports Bar and Grill, 415 S Gay St, noon – 4:00 pm
- What’s Next Knoxville Listening Session, Urban Wilderness Gateway Park, 1515 Tilson St., 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Old Sevier Blossoms & Blooms – Vendor Market, SouthSide Garage, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Jac Conley, Kern’s Bakery, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Yoga at the Garden, 2743 Wimpole St, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, RSVP
- Drag Out the Vote! Pour Taproom, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Broadway at the Tennessee: The Outsiders: A New Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 1:30 pm
- Knoxville Smokies vs. Chattanooga Lookouts, Covenant Health Park, 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Dirty Thirty Ride: An Ode to Underbiking, Two Bikes Knoxville, 2:00 pm
- Bow Wow Bingo at Printshop Beer, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Sam Adams Trio, Trailhead Beer Market, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Talk-Back After Matinee: You Can’t Take It With You, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Online: April Poetry Xfit: Joy by Sundress Academy for the Arts, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Rest as Ritual: Somatic Movement & Soundscape with Aliya and DJ Soularia, 711 Irwin St, 2:00 pm, RSVP
- First Time Home-Buyers FAQ Sesh, New2Knox, 325 Union Ave,, 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm, RSVP
- River & Rail Theatre Company Presents: Eurydice, 111 State St, 2:30 pm, RSVP
- UT Opera Theatre presents The Cunning Little Vixen, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm
- Final Performance: Sticky Business: The Super Secret and Totally Real History of Goldilocks, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Consignment Orientation (virtual), Union Ave Book, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- TKD Presents “Bug” by Tracy Letts, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Drink and Draw at South Coast Pizza Knoxville, 3:00 pm
- Chase Countiss, Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Sunday Bluegrass Sessions | The Breadlosers, 1130 Sevier Ave, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Pet Paint & Sip Party @ HI-WIRE! Hi-Wire Brewing, 4:30 pm, RSVP
- Choral Evensong for Good Shepherd Sunday, 413 Cumberland Ave, 4:45 pm
- Showing: Over Your Dead Body, Central Cinema, 4:45 pm
- Competitive Romance Novel Reading, 6 Emory Place, 5:00 pm
- KSO presents the 12th Annual Scotch and Strings at Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 5:30 pm, RSVP
- Book Bedazzling Night at Zero/Zero, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Jazz Ensemble Concert, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall, 6:00 pm
- Crafty Jazz Night: Thunter at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- Showing: Dial M For Murder, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
- Broadway at the Tennessee: The Outsiders: A New Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm
- Live at Lucille’s: Dawn Clement Trio by Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Regas Square, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Running Late with Sleep John B, Sunfold, and Peace Pursuers, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- River Shook w/Sarrenna, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Monday, April 27
- April Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- 2026 Knox County Primary Early Voting, City County Building, Small Assembly Room, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm / Wed, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm / Sat, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm), through Apr 30
- April Show, HoLa Hora, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- Little History Lessons: Market Square, East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S Gay St, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, RSVP
- What’s Next Knoxville Listening Session, Cansler YMCA, 616 Jessamine St, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
- YPK + BBBS Regional Mixer, Flock Beer & Wine, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Chiasmus Reading Series, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- The Monk – Knoxville Classics Book Club, Next Level Brewing Company, 6:30 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 (Apr 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25), RSVP
- Good Guys Cigar Club, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Adult Rhythm Tap Class, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Knoxville Jazz Workshop Semester-End Concert, Kern’s Bakery, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Union Ave Book Club, Fred’s Around the Corner, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
- Jeopardy Bar League Trivia, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Prince of the Burning Sands @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, April 28
- Story Thyme, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- April Exhibition, Art Market Gallery, 11:30 am – 6:00 pm, Tue-Sat / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sun
- Monty’s Craft Circle, UT McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Unlocking Entrepreneurship: A Workshop on Franchising, Funding, and Fit, 17 Market Sq, Ste 101, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- AppeThai Food Truck, 6 Emory Place, 5:00 pm
- Bourbon & Business – Free Networking • Bourbon Bingo • Charity Auction, Maple Hall, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- DC865+OWASP Don’t Just Shift Left. Start Left Before the Code Writes Itself, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: Over Your Dead Body, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
- KMC Musician Meet Up at Fred’s Around The Corner, 6:30 pm
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Lake Street Dive, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm
- ASL Night: You Can’t Take It With You, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Gr3y Boy with Sweepers, Wage Worker, and Glad I Didn’t Get My Stupid Wish, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 pm
- Showing: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Central Cinema, 8:15 pm
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
- Prince of the Burning Sands @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, April 29
- Patricia Nash Spring 2026 Sample Sale, 1132 N. Sixth Avenue, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm (continues through May 2), RSVP
- Art Source 2026, The University of Tennessee Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Mon – Fri / 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Sat (through May 16)
- 16 Annual YWCA Keys of Hope Luncheon, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:30 am, RSVP
- Bacon: The History of the Nation’s Most (Un)Desirable Food, 601 S Gay St, noon
- Astrology Readings, 1520 N. Central St. #101, 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm
- Community Conversation with Knoxville Area Urban League, 1514 E. Fifth Ave, 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- National Fentanyl Awareness Day, The Gateway, 530 W Fifth Ave, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Knoxville Youth Jazz Orchestra, Kern’s Bakery, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Poet Laureate Reading: Linda Parsons, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 6:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Fruitful Giving by The Volunteer Table, Cooper St, 6:00 pm
- Write It Out with Shade Tree Therapy, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- 2026 Annual Pre-Splash Party! – Freedom Boat Club of Tennessee, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- MTG: Battles & Brews at Monday Night Brewing, Hemingway’s Cuban Kitchen, Kern’s Food Hall, 6:30 pm
- Addison’s Book Club, Addison’s Bookstore, 126 S Gay St, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- Lindy Hop – Level 1 Swing Series / Solo Jazz – Level 2 Swing Series / Swing Dance Prom, 1538 Laurel Ave, 7:00 pm
- Barley’s Presents a Murder at Sea, Barley’s Knoxville, 7:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Stand Up Comedy Open Mic @ Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through May 6)
- Open Mic Singer Songwriter Night, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 101 S. Central Street, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Chameleous’ Album Release Celebration Show with King Pall, Pilot Light, 7:00 pm
- Open Mic Songwriter Night with Colleen D’Aleio as Host, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 pm
- TKD Presents “Bug” by Tracy Letts, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- You Can’t Take It With You, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Marc Broussard, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Silent Disco at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
- Rossdafareye @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Thursday, April 30
- What’s Next Knoxville? Listening Session at East TN Historical Society, 601 S Gay St, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Justin Kaleb, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Food Truck Collab with Culinary Institute, UT International House noon – 1:00 pm
- Central District Commander Forum, Covenant Health Park, 5:00 pm
- Live Music: UT Woodwind Chamber Group, Kern’s Bakery, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Cocktails & Conversation: Rachel Milford and the Art of Puppets, 1050 World’s Fair Park, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- April Social with Young Professionals of Knoxville at Ricky’s, 1520 Washington Ave, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Environmental Leadership Awards, UT Student Union, Pilot Ballroom C, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Bottom Book Club | The Piano Lesson, Zero/Zero Wine Bar, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Rise Up! Rooftop Party, Five Thirty Lounge, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Jivemind (solo), Ale’ Rae’s, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- Guided Meditation and Sound Bath experience with Shanna Snowden, Wake Foot Sanctuary – Knoxville, 507 S. Gay Street, 6:30 pm, RSVP
- Showing: LIVE! Comedy Debate League, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
- The Filthy Ferraris, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Bachata Thursdays with BBK, Square Dancers, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, RSVP Scottish Session with David Pickens, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:15 pm
- SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw, The Square Room, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- TKD Presents “Bug” by Tracy Letts, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- River & Rail Theatre Company Presents: Eurydice, 111 State St, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- You Can’t Take It With You, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- An Evening With Brandy Clark, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Part-Timers with 20cats and Vin Honey, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Dr. Frank Turek and special guest Alisa Childers deliver the presentation, “I Almost Lost My Faith–Here’s Why I Didn’t,” James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Hall, 8:00 pm
- Rawk-A-Oke (Live Band), Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm
- Showing: Over Your Dead Body, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
- Grits & Greens, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- JMO, Babychef & Grayj @ Fly By Night, 9:00 pm
- Sinkane w/DJ Soularia with percussion by Legend C. Hodge, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
Friday, May 1
- Free Local Sunsphere Day, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
- First Friday at Addison’s, Addison’s Bookstore, 126 S Gay St, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Grits and Greens, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Animal Communication w/Afton Hughes, New Moon, 1520 N. Central St, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Sip & Learn: La Pulga Tequila Experience (Happy Hour Edition), 119 S Central St., 2:00 pm
- May Day Mutual Aid Pre-Drop For Immigrant Families, St. James Episcopal Church, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Live Music with Adam Miller, 621 Lamar st, 5:00 pm
- Hard Copies of Soft Things, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- First Friday: Epiphone Exhibition + Auction, Dogwood Arts, 123 W Jackson Ave, 5:00 pm
- First Friday May | Art Source, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- First Friday: 100 & Under: Small Works, Arrowmont Gallery, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- May First Friday, Emporium Center, 100 S Gay St, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- First Friday Block Party in Historic Old City Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- First Friday Reception with Civil Strife’s Alan García Solo Acoustic, Art Market Gallery, 5:30 pm
- The Maker City Art Show: Artist Spotlight, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- May First Fridays Poetry Night, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- River Company Band, Kern’s Bakery, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Knoxville Cheese Dinner and Pairing, 621 Lamar St, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Tavern Notes: Hunter Deacon Trio, 710 Clinch Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Half-O-Ween at Crafty Bastard Brewery, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- First Friday Summer Soiree feat. Brian Clay, Marble City Market, 7:30 pm
- SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw, The Square Room, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- TKD Presents “Bug” by Tracy Letts, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- River & Rail Theatre Company Presents: Eurydice, 111 State St, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- You Can’t Take It With You, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- The Black Jacket Symphony presents Bon Jovi “Slippery When Wet,” Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:30 pm
- Nate Jackson: Big Dog Comedy Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Showing: Harlan County USA (FREE Friday night!), Central Cinema, 8:00 pm
- Absinthe Allstars, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Suits Are for Sinners with Oceans Until and King Ghoul, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Fishnet Friday, 815 S Central St, 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Red Branch Reading Series, Pretentious Beer Co, 8:00 pm
- Stacked Actors / The FSBS @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
- Mal Nombre and Sola Tomple at Fly By Night, 8:00 pm
- Paper Wings with Count This Penny, 1538 Laurel Ave, 8:00 pm
- Outlandish Adventure Festival: Friday Full Moon Float from Holston River Park, Ijams Nature Center, 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm, RSVP
- Outlandish Adventure Festival: Friday Full Moon Guided Hike at Ijams, Ijams Nature Center, 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm, RSVP
- DJ Andres Tapia at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
- The Keesters Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- Dynamic Panic Band, The Pirate Tavern, 9:00 pm
- Planet Doom Emo Night Edition featuring Doomsayer & SHMBLS @ Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
- Nate Jackson: Big Dog Comedy Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 9:30 pm
- Full Moon Hike, Ijams Nature Center, 9:30 pm, RSVP
- Big Dog, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
- May Live Music, The Kennedy, 430 S Gay St, 10:00 pm – 1:00 am
- Will Sheppard Band Live at Wagon Wheel, 10:30 pm
Saturday, May 2
- Outlandish Adventure Festival 2026, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 am – 10:00 pm, RSVP
- Outlandish Joy Ride – International Women’s MTB Day! / Outlandish Social Ride, Mead’s Quarry, 9:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
- Knoxville Area Urban League Young Professionals Annual KAUL to Lead Conference, UT Conference Center, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Opening Day at the Market Square Farmers Market! Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Hard Copies of Soft Things, Gallery 1010, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Day 1: Knox Fit Fest | Presented by Atlas Lending, Kern’s Bakery, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
- Storytelling at the Ijams Nature Playscape, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – noon, RSVP
- Final Day: Patricia Nash Spring 2026 Sample Sale, 1132 N. Sixth Avenue, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Oil Painting for Beginners, 100 S Gay St, 10:00 am – noon, RSVP
- Spring Native Plant Sale! Suttree Landing Park Pavilion, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Spring Pollinator Walk, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole St, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, RSVP
- Knoxville Book Festival 2026, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (continues May 3), 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
- Kentucky Derby Day at Schulz Brau! 126 Bernard Ave, 11:00 am
- Knoxville Cheese Fest, 621 Lamar Street, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm / 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm / 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm / 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm / 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Affirmation Hour – Healing Arts Program Workshop, 1050 World’s Park Dr, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Outlandish Kids & Youth Social MTB Ride, Mead’s Quarry, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Beardsley Farm Annual Plant Sale, Crafty Bastard Brewing, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Last Days on Wheels Grand Opening Party at Next Level Brewing, 700 North Broadway, 1:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Mood Ring Vintage Spring Market, Hi-Wire Brewing, 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- What’s Your Spiritual Footprint? (Free Event), Knoxville Baha’i Center, 1323 Hannah Ave, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Puppy Pool Party Yappy Hour with Recycled Best Friends at Side Hustle, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Handyman Hal Comes to Town, Tennessee Theatre, 3:00 pm
- Women’s Flower Moon Red Tent ~ Dance Wave Collaborative, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Showing: Harlan County USA, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm, RSVP
- The Spiky Mic, The Pink Cactus, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Mt Olive Pleasure Club at Next Level & Last Days Food Truck Grand Opening, Next Level Brewing Company, 5:00 pm
- Luke Combs – My Kinda Saturday Night Tour, Neyland Stadium, 5:20 pm
- Grandstand Classic 2026, Regas Square, 5:30 pm, RSVP
- Derby Day on Broadway, Architectural Antics, 5:30 pm
- Derby Day: Kentucky Bourbon Showcase, 119 S Central St., 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Corey Clifton, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Knots at Trailhead, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm
- SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw, The Square Room, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- TKD Presents “Bug” by Tracy Letts, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- River & Rail Theatre Company Presents: Eurydice, 111 State St, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Philip Troutman, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Wolf Eyes and Breakup Princess, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- MILF Mischief, 815 S Central St, 8:00 pm
- Comedy Off-The-Cuff: Comedians Riffing On Crowd Topics, 621 Lamar St., 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Y’all ready ? it’s about to go down Ms Nikki and The Uptown Players / The Lucky Losers, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
- Jada’s Priest / Milkshake Fatty, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- DJ Stylez at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
- Jazzica Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- Homegrown Criminals Redacted Art Show, Printshop Beer Co., 10:00 pm – 2:00 am
- May Live Music, The Kennedy, 430 S Gay St, 10:00 pm – 1:00 am
- Will Sheppard Band Live at Wagon Wheel, 10:30 pm
Sunday, May 3
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Bird Banding at Ijams Nature Center, 8:30 am – 10:00 am, RSVP
- UT Haslam Music: 2026 Alumni Concert Band, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Biscuits & Bubbly honoring Jack Neely, The Standard, 10:30 am, RSVP
- Sunday Funday Yoga, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 11:00 am – noon
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
- Mutual Aid Supply Drop for Knoxville Immigrant Families, St. James Episcopal Church, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
- ETHS 26th Annual Plant and Garden Sale, UT Gardens Knoxville, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Final Day: Knoxville Book Festival 2026, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- The Retropolitan Craft Fair – Spring Fair 2026, The Mill & Mine, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- AudaTours Knoxville Audio Tour: Hoops, Heritage & Hidden Stories, start at Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, noon, RSVP (daily through Dec 31, 2026)
- Drawn from the McClung Museum: Printmaking Showcase Gallery, UT Art and Architecture Building, Second Floor, noon – 6:00 pm (Mon-Fri, 7:00 am – 11:00 pm / Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm), through May 15
- Syrup ‘N Sequins Drag Brunch: Beebee’s Birthday Bingo Bash, 207 West Jackson Ave, noon – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- ArabFest 2026, Market Square, noon – 8:00 pm
- Container Gardening: Edibles, UT Gardens, South Greenhouse, 124, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE!
- Maddie Dishner, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- MAY DAY 2026 by WOZO – Knoxville Community Radio 103, Birdhouse Knoxville, 800 N 4th Ave, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Lenormand Basics (round 2), New Moon Rising Gifts, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Historic Fourth and Gill, Tour of Homes and Secret Gardens 2026, Fourth and Gill Neighborhood, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Children’s Day Celebration – Kodomo no hi – FREE for kids under 12 years old by Knox Asian Festival, East Tennessee History Center, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm, RSVP
- Allie Thompson’s Graduate Recital, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 1:30 pm
- Final Performance, Open Captioning: You Can’t Take It With You, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Day 2: Knox Fit Fest (Kids Fit Edition) | Presented by Atlas Lending, Kern’s Bakery, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Final Performance: River & Rail Theatre Company Presents: Eurydice, 111 State St, 2:30 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Symphony Chamber Classics Series: Appalachian Spring Sunday, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm
- Will Sheppard Band, Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm
- Bluegrass Jam with Jack Hatfield, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
- SMBS presents BLUES CRUISE w/Joe Moss Band, Tennessee Riverboat, 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band Concert, UT Alumni Memorial Building, Cox Auditorium, 4:00 pm
- Showing: FREE! Popcorn & Policy: Screening of “The Librarians,” Central Cinema, 5:30 pm
- Crafty Jazz Night at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- The Sunday Get Down — May 3rd! Maple Hall, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- B|_Ank with Jason Calhoun, Lam.Ent, and Vibrator, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Monday, May 4
- May Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- May Exhibition, HoLa Hora, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Summit Hetman Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Adult Rhythm Tap Class, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Youth Orchestras Spring Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Graduate Creative Writing Award Winners, UT Hodges Library, Young Auditorium, 101, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Pretentious Beer Co. monthly open mic, Pretentious Beer Co, 7:00 pm
- Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
- The Shaydes @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, May 5
- 2026 Knox County Primary Voting Day Downtown Location: City County Building, Small Assembly Room (find your precinct), 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Story Thyme, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- Debbie Corley / Deborah Etheredge Exhibit, Art Market Gallery, 11:30 am – 6:00 pm, Tue-Sat / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sun
- Selling Wholesale: A Maker Panel, 17 Market Square, 11:30 am, RSVP
- Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Whimsical Slip Cast Creations, 1050 World’s Park Dr, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- AMBC Social Ride, Mead’s Quarry, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Trivia Night & Season Announcement Fundraiser by River & Rail Theatre Company, 111 State Street, Knoxville, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- El Tesoro 1-on-1 Sip & Learn, 119 S Central St., 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Knoxville Smokies vs. Birmingham Barons, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Concerts in the Square: Sam Adams Quartet, Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Ballroom and Partner Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 7:30 pm- 9:00 pm
- Showing: Tiny Stage presents Central Cinema Comedy Night, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm
- Primary Election Night Watch Party, Hi-Wire Brewing, 7:30 pm
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
- The Shaydes @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
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