10-Day Downtown-ish Planner: April 5-14

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Sunday, April 5

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours 
• Easter Sunrise Service, Dogwood Center at Knoxville Botanical Gardens & Arboretum, 7:00 am.- 8:00 am
• Sunday Funday Yoga, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 11:00 am – 12:00 am
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
• Crowne Plaza Knoxville Easter Buffet, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown University, 11:00 am – 2:00 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 
• Live Music: Devin Harrell, Kern’s Bakery, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• ETF Easter Bash, Suttree Landing Park, 1:00 pm
• Talk-Back After Matinee: The Royale, UT Clarence Brown’s Jenny Boyd Carousel Theatre, 2:00 pm
• Knoxville Smokies vs. Birmingham Barons, Covenant Health Park, 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Bluegrass Jam with Jack Hatfield, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
• Showing: There Will Be Blood, Central Cinema, 3:30 pm
• Andrew Broschart, Corner Lounge, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Showing: Monty Python’s Life of Brian, Central Cinema, 6:45 pm
• Crafty Jazz Night at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
• Frances Baker with Saddle and Bonnie Madison, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Monday, April 6 

• April Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
• April Exhibition, HoLa Hora, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
• MFA Thesis Exhibitions, Ewing Gallery, UT Art + Architecture Bldg, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through Apr 26)
• Mighty Musical Monday featuring House Organist Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ with Maggie Tharp the Band, Tennessee Theatre, noon, FREE!
• Distinguished Lecture Series: “The Freedman’s Bank and the (Un)Making of Reconstruction,” UT Denbo Center for Humanities and the Arts, 3:30 pm
• S.W.I.M. or Someone Who Isn’t Me with Timothy Arment, UT Art and Architecture Building, McCarty Auditorium, Room 109, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
• Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
• Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Making a Hanging Birdhouse Feeder, Birdhouse Neighborhood Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Teacup Planter Workshop with The Plant Trolley, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Showing: Dead Lover (2025), Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
• April PCO meeting, Cansler Family YMCA, 6:30 pm
• Summit Hetman Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
• Dave Becher Band @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, April 7

• Let Her Speak Presents: The Women’s Capital Series 2026, 121 Tech Hub, 121 E Jackson Ave, 9:00 pm – 12:30 pm, RSVP
• Museum Sprouts: Spring 2026, 1327 Circle Park Dr, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, RSVP
• Enhanced Homeschool: Spring 2026, 1327 Circle Park Dr, 9:30 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
• Story Thyme, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
• CBE Seminar: Thomas Dziubla: Mitochondrial Rescue After Spinal Cord Injury: Engineering Solutions for a Fragile Therapy, UT Walters Academic Building , M307, 1414 West Cumberland Ave, 11:20 am – 12:20 pm
• March Exhibition, Art Market Gallery, 11:30 am – 6:00 pm, Tue-Sat / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sun 
• Make Learn Grow: EQ for Creators, 17 Market Square #101, 11:30 am, RSVP
• Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• AppeThai Food Truck, 6 Emory Place, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Tax Time with Jen, 842 N Central, 5:45 pm – 8:30 pm 
• Archaeological Institute of America – East Tennessee Society Lecture: Hannah Hoover, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 6:00 pm
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
• Free Investor Meetup! April 7th SoKno Investors Group, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm
• Make Your Own Homemade Pasta Class, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S. Gay St, 6:30 pm, RSVP
• Deaf Night: The Royale, UT Clarence Brown’s Jenny Boyd Carousel Theatre, 6:30 pm
• Taylor Swift Themed Trivia – Xul Downtown, Xul Beer, 7:00 pm
• Books and Brews Bookclub, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm
• Knoxville Smokies vs. Rocket City Trash Pandas, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Adult Rhythm Tap Class, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Weekly Rueda de Casino Salsa Class, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
• Showing: Tiny Stage presents Central Cinema Comedy Night, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm
• Sploot with Spintria, Rat Punch, and Earwig Deluxe, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Nothin’ But Soul with Kirk Whalum, Bijou Theatre, 8:00pm
• Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
• Dave Becher Band @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Wednesday, April 8

• UT: 2026 Marketing & Sales Career Connections, University of Tennessee Student Union, Pilot Ballroom, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, RSVP
• April Exhibit, UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S Gay St, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Wed-Fri, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm / Sat, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm), through April 4
• UT Retirees: 2026 Spring Luncheon and Tour, UT Hodges Library, noon, RSVP
• Astrology Readings, 1520 N. Central St. #101, 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm
• Knoxville Smokies vs. Rocket City Trash Pandas, Covenant Health Park, 12:30 pm, RSVP
• Specimens and Scones, UT Temple Hall, first floor, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Benjamin A. Saltzman, “Turning Away: The Poetics of an Ancient Gesture,” UT Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
• UT: 2026 Marketing & Sales Innovation Conference and Awards, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 5:30 pm (continues Apr 9), RSVP
• Hikes & Blooms: Spring Wildflowers & Dogwood Walk, Knoxville Botanical Gardens & Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
• April Green Drinks- City Nature Challenge @ Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Online: Writing the Speculative Diaspora by Sundress Academy for the Arts, 6:00 pm
• Sustainability Symposium, UT Student Union, Ballroom A/B, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
• Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: The Breath Of The Wild at Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 pm
• Open Jam with Roger Hay, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Showing: There Will Be Blood, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
• Spring Vibes: Presented in Partnership with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Lindy Hop – Level 1 Swing Series / Solo Jazz – Level 2 Swing Series, 1538 Laurel Ave, 7:00 pm
• Stand Up Comedy Open Mic @ Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through May 6)
• Shh, it’s Someone’s Birthday April 8 / Open Mic Singer Songwriter Night, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Open Mic Songwriter Night with Colleen D’Aleio as Host, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 pm
• The Royale, UT Clarence Brown’s Jenny Boyd Carousel Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Andrew Swafford with Telefronetic and Slow Blink, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Crafty Lap Crafts Association, 6 Emory Place, 8:00 pm
• Silent Disco at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
• Killer Whale @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Thursday, April 9

• UT: 2026 Marketing & Sales Innovation Conference and Awards, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 8:30 am – 5:15 pm, RSVP
• “Is Everybody Ready?” by Andrew Saftel, The Red Gallery, 130 W. Jackson Ave, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (Thu-Sun), through Apr 26
• Weekly Thursday Pilates with Jill, 621 Lamar St, 11:00 am
• Music for Seniors Songwriting Workshop with Bill Cabage, KMA, 1050 World’s Fair Park Dr, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
• E&E Forum: Greg Nemet – 250 Years of Transition in the U.S. Energy System, and What Lies Ahead, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
• Rescue Dog Night to Benefit H.A.L.T, The Bark, 601 Lamar St, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Global Citizenship Panel, UT International House, Great Room (INH 100), 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Tax Time with Jen, 842 N Central, 5:45 pm – 8:30 pm 
• Arts In Movement Session: Self-Care for Creatives, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Catawba Women, the American Revolution, and the New Republic, with Dr. Brooke Bauer of the University of Tennessee, Blount Mansion, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Erica Wright, author of The Museum of Unusual Occurrence, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP 
• UT Latino Alumni Council: 2026 Social Mixer, UT Tyson Alumni House, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
• Dusk in the Dogwoods: A Garden Parlor Party, Mabry-Hazen House and Bethel Cemetery, 1711 Dandridge Ave, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• Knoxville Smokies vs. Rocket City Trash Pandas, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• The Filthy Ferraris, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
• Jackie Straw at Honky Tonk Thursday, Barley’s Taproom, 7:00 pm
• Cindy & Ella by Knoxville Theatre Club, 802 Sevier Ave, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Showing: LIVE! Comedy Deception, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
• Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: The Breath Of The Wild, Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Hardy: Country! Country! Tour, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:00 pm
• Scottish Session with David Pickens, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:15 pm
• The Royale, UT Clarence Brown’s Jenny Boyd Carousel Theatre, 7:30 pm
• DelFest Presents: The Travelin’ McCourys, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm 
• Free Film Screening: The Grand Bizarre / Clotheslines, St. James Episcopal Church, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Rawk-A-Oke (Live Band), Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm
• Showing: Faces of Death (2026), Central Cinema, 9:00 pm
• The Merlin’s Nest, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Ethan Morgan, Wagon Wheel, 9:30 pm

Friday, April 10

• NKBPA – Knox County Mayoral Candidate Forum, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 7:45 am – 9:00 am
• 21st Annual Marco Institute Symposium: The Roland Tradition, Howard Baker Center, Toyota Auditorium, 9:00 am (continues Apr 11)
• Women Rise, Knox Base, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Ritterfest 2026, 126 Bernard Ave, 11:00 am – 11:30 pm (continues Apr 11-12)
• Burial x Xul Collab Release, 213 E 5th Ave, 11:00 am
• WDVX Big Plate Special: Sammy T and The Sunny D, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Gardening Workshop – Basic Principles, 1741 Reynolds St, 1:30 pm
• Make Your Own Glass Pendant! At Printshop Beer Co., 5:00 pm, RSVP 
• Impressions of Time and Place, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Showing: Faces of Death (2026), Central Cinema, 5:30 pm
• Beau Hawk’s Campaign Kickoff, The Relix, 1208 N Central St., 5:30 pm
• Paint and Sip Night, Scruffy’s Cafe, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Taste Of Tennessee: Cocktail Competition, Maple Hall, 414 South Gay, 6:00 pm 
• Land of Everlasting Hills: The Photography of George Masa and Jim Thompson, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum,  2743 Wimpole Ave, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
• Admiral Band, Kern’s Bakery, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• VOLAN ’26, UT Student Union, 6:00 pm – midnight
• Sticky Business: The Super Secret and Totally Real History of Goldilocks, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Knoxville Smokies vs. Rocket City Trash Pandas, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Cindy & Ella by Knoxville Theatre Club, 802 Sevier Ave, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Dolly Parton Trivia, 2020 Barber St, 7:00 pm
• Destination Unknown, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Tavern Notes: Modal Mountain at Maker Exchange, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm 
• World Ballet Company presents Swan Lake, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:00 pm
• Felipe Esparza: At My Leisure World Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm
• Kevin James: Eat The Frog, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm
• Zero Waste Free Concert, UT Grow Lab, 2019 Terrace Ave, 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
• Big Night Hike, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 7:30 pm, RSVP
• The Royale, UT Clarence Brown’s Jenny Boyd Carousel Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Soundscapes at the KMA feat. ANDREA LISA, Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:30 pm, RSVP
• Mark Boling Trio Life, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• The Montvales with Blue Cactus, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Denim and Diamonds – Newbie Night, 815 S Central St, 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Corey James Clifton & Civil Strife @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
• Nephew Tommy, Hilton Knoxville, 8:00 pm, RSVP 
• The Coveralls Farewell Show @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Showing: Live Comedy: Meka Carey & Bennie Mac, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
• DJ Andres Tapia at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm 
• Mike McGill and the Refills Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
• iRell Dance Night at LunaVerse, 940 Blackstock Ave, 9:30 pm
• Space Wizard’s Wizard Wasteland Tour, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 10:00 pm, RSVP
• April Live Music: TBA, The Kennedy, 430 S Gay St, 10:00 pm – 1:00 am

Saturday, April 11

• VK2 AAU Grand Prix, Knoxville Convention Center, all day, continues Apr 12
• VOLAN ’26, UT Student Union, 8:00 am – midnight
• Dogwood Art’s Chalk Walk, Market Square, 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
• Ninja Mountain Bike Clinics, Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness, 8:45 am – 4:00 pm (continues Apr 12), RSVP
• Intro to Wood Turning, Able Trade, 9:00 am – noon, RSVP
• Spectacular Spring Plant Sale, UT Gardens, 2518 Jacob Dr, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
• 21st Annual Marco Institute Symposium: The Roland Tradition, Howard Baker Center, Toyota Auditorium, 9:00 am 
• Open House Is Back! UT College of Veterinary Medicine, 2407 River Dr A301, 9:00 am
• The Smokies Card Show presented by The Collective Trading Company & Collectors Corner, Covenant Health Park, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, RSVP
• Impressions of Time and Place, Gallery 1010, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Bachata Level-Up Weekender by KBX – Ft. Yair & Lana, Square Dancers, 10:00 am, RSVP  
• Ritterfest 2026, 126 Bernard Ave, 10:00 am – 11:00 pm (continues Apr 11-12)
• 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
• Saturday Stories & Songs: Jodie Manross, Lawson McGhee Library meeting room, 11:00 am – noon
• 2nd Saturday Marketplace, Tea & Treasures, 4104 W Martin Mill Pk, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Spring Into Hope 2026 – A Mental Health Awareness Festival, Ijams Nature Center, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, RSVP
• Knoxville Save Our Kids Rally, Market Square, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Sebastien Bordeaux, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
• Uptown Block Boogie, 6 Emory Place, noon – 8:00 pm
• Giant Puppet Workshop, KMA, 1050 World’s Fair Park Dr, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm, RSVP
• Sticky Business: The Super Secret and Totally Real History of Goldilocks, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm, RSVP
• Finding Hope in Chaotic Times (Free Event), Knoxville Baha’i Center, 1323 Hannah Ave, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Ali Siddiq: The Custom Fit Tour, Bijou Theatre, 4:00 pm
• Sticky Business: The Super Secret and Totally Real History of Goldilocks, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 5:00 pm, RSVP
• “Spring Has Sprung!” Junkyard Jam & Potluck Supper, Architectural Antics, 5:30 pm
• DJ Drewski, Kern’s Bakery, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show, Hilton Knoxville, 6:00 pm, RSVP 
• UT Haslam Music: Donor and Friends Recognition Reception Recital, UT Natalie L. Haslam College of Music, 6:00 pm – 9:00pm, RSVP
• Knoxville Whiskey Festival @ The Mill and Mine, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• Showing: Up All Night 2026, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
• SEEED’s Annual Green Gala 2026 – An Evening of Celebration & Community, Knoxville Convention Center, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• Knoxville Smokies vs. Rocket City Trash Pandas, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Fountain City Ramblers Live! at Side Hustle Knoxville, 7:00 pm
• Alicia Harvey – solo, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 7:00 pm
• The Griefers, Ale’Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Cindy & Ella by Knoxville Theatre Club, 802 Sevier Ave, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Ali Siddiq: The Custom Fit Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm
• The Royale, UT Clarence Brown’s Jenny Boyd Carousel Theatre, 7:30 pm
• The Matt Nelson Group, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Titans of Siren with Wage Worker and Vin Honey, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Halloween In Spring, 815 S Central St, 8:00 pm
• Jay Clark, 1538 Laurel Ave, 8:00 pm
• Haunted Like Human at Hummingbird Apothecary South, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 8:00 pm
• Beatles Revolution with Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 pm
• Whose Live Anyway? Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm
• The Knockdown Dragouts & Richard and the Twins, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
• Tim Jones (Wasted Major) with Zoe Jean Fowler, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
• Suburban Detour, RICHIE, Skates! Corner Lounge Knoxville, 9:00 pm
• DJ Stylez at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm 
• Zodiac Party with Art of House, 207 W. Jackson Ave, 9:00 pm
• Canon Tyler Band and the Refills Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
• Dirty Words: An Uncensored Late Night Comedy Experience, 621 Lamar St., 9:00 pm, RSVP
• Erasure, 1532 Island Home Ave, 9:00 pm
• Amelia Day, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
• April Live Music: TBD, The Kennedy, 430 S Gay St, 10:00 pm – 1:00 am
• Shaun Abbot Band Live at Wagon Wheel, 10:30 pm

Sunday, April 12

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours 
• Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, Half Marathon, Relays, 5k and Kids Run, start at Clinch Ave Bridge, 7:00 am – 8:30 pm, RSVP
• Marathon water stop and cheer squad, Caswell Park, 8:00 am -noon
• Knoxville Marathon Watch Party, 1532 Island Home Ave, 8:00 am
• VOLAN ’26, UT Student Union, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
• AMBC The Best Marathon Water Stop! Trailhead Beer Market, 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
•  Josi J & Dessert Marathon Cheer Spot, Crafty Bastard Brewery – Emory Place, 8:40 am – noon
• Ninja Mountain Bike Clinics, Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness, 8:45 am – 4:00 pm, RSVP
• Sound Bath Meditation (April 12), Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
• Ritterfest 2026, 126 Bernard Ave, 10:00 am – 9:30 pm (continues Apr 16-19)
• Take Action! Conservation Conversation with Healthy Waters, Ijams Nature Center, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, RSVP
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
• Sunday Funday Yoga, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 11:00 am
• April Hot Glass Workshop (April 12), Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
• Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin (April 12), 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 
• Syrup ‘N Sequins Drag Brunch: Gone Country! 207 West Jackson Ave, noon, RSVP
• Trees Knoxville Fundraiser 2026, Xül Brewery, 1:00 pm
• Knoxville Jewish Day School Family Fun Day, 8042 Gleason Dr, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
• Jason Ellis Solo Acoustic, Kern’s Bakery, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Second Sunday Community Sing, Fourth United Presbyterian Church, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
• Knoxville Smokies vs. Rocket City Trash Pandas, Covenant Health Park, 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Final Performance, Open Captioning: The Royale, UT Clarence Brown’s Jenny Boyd Carousel Theatre, 2:00 pm
• Bijou Imagination Series: The Ugly Duckling, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm
• April Scottish Country Dancing in Knoxville, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
• Sticky Business: The Super Secret and Totally Real History of Goldilocks, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, RSVP
• Drink and Draw at Disco Chicken and Donuts, Kerns Food Hall Knoxville, 3:00 pm
• Nathan Morgan, Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Begin With Basics: 3 Week Series, 711 Irwin St, 3:00 pm, RSVP
• SMBS presents Blues Cruise w/Nick Moss Band ft Jason Ricci, Tennessee Riverboat, 4:00 pm, RSVP
• Percussion Ensemble Concert, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 4:00 pm
• Showing: Freaks (1932), Central Cinema, 5:30 pm
• Volunteers for Paws, Cooper St, 6:00 pm
• Ray Pineda Duo, Ale’ Rae’s, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Crafty Jazz Night: Chris Canada at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
• Black Laughs Matter, Da Blues Lounge, 7:00 pm
• Showing: Faces of Death (2026), Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
• Trust Blinks. with Rig B, Postcard Nowhere, and 20cats, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Sunday Night Slaughter: Cemetery Filth, Uberserker, Venomous Invokation, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
• DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Monday, April 13

• April Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
• UTM 125th Legacy & Loyalty Brunch, The Square Room, 9:00 am – 10:30 am, RSVP
• April 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 – 11:30 am, RSVP
• Distinguished Lecture Series: “Perfect City Primer: Theater as Civic Action” with Aaron Landsman, UT Denbo Center for Humanities and Arts, 3:30 pm
• Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
• UT Senior Toast: 2026 Student Registration, Knoxville Convention Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
• Baker Award Distinguished Lecture, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
• Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Showing: FREE! Listen To Me (with post-screening discussion), Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
• Condesa Gin: Mexican Botanicals & Rituals, 119 S Central St, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• All Over the Page featuring poet Jesse Graves, Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W Church Ave, 6:30 pm
• The Michael Rodriguez Group, 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!
• Knoxville AGO Members’ Recital, St. John’s Cathedral, 7:00 pm
• Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
• Little Feat: The Last Farewell Tour Featuring Trey Hensley, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Jeopardy Bar League Trivia, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• Frank Hurricane with UAD5, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Showing: Faces of Death (2026), Central Cinema, 9:00 pm
• Nash Hamilton Band @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, April 14

• Hikes & Blooms: Ijams Nature Center, Knoxville Botanical Gardens & Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, RSVP
• 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
• No Kings 3 After Party & Meet & Greet, St. James Episcopal Church, 5:30 pm -7:30 pm
• City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• The Enigma of Eugenia by The Knoxville History Project, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
• Make Your Own Homemade Pasta Class, 522 S. Gay St, 6:30 pm, RSVP
• Showing: LIVE! Knoxville Poetry Slam, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
• Consignment Orientation (virtual), Union Ave Book, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Vance Thompson Quartet, The Emporium Center, 7:00 pm, FREE!
• Chamber Orchestra Concert, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 7:30 pm
• Weekly Rueda de Casino Salsa Class, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
• Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
• 2026 Mayoral Candidate Debate, Relix and Brookside, 8:00 pm
• Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
• Fust with Merce Lemon and Thomas Dolbaum, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 PM
• Nash Hamilton Band @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm