10-Day Downtown-ish Planner: May 10-19

This week’s photos are by Leslie from Holleroo’s annual Soapbox Derby, which took place Saturday on Central Avenue. May 2026

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Sunday, May 10

Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
Early Morning Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 8:30 am – 10:30 am, RSVP
Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet, Hilton Knoxville, 501 W Church Ave, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm, RSVP
Mother’s Day Brunch, Balter Beerworks, 100 S Broadway St, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm
Mother’s Day Brunch at The Tavern, Maker Exchange, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, RSVP
Sound Bath Meditation (May 10), Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
Mother’s Day Brunch, STIR Knoxville, 217 Willow Ave, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm
Mother’s Day – Tea & Brunch Bites, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S. Gay St, 11:00 am – noon, RSVP
Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
Sunday Funday Yoga, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 11:00 am
Mother’s Day Brunch, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Final Day: Maifest 2026, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 126 Bernard Ave, 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
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
Mother’s Day Tea Service, The Drawing Room at The Tennessean, noon – 2:30 pm, RSVP
Mother’s Day Lunch Cruise, Volunteer Princess Luxury Yacht, noon – 2:30 pm, RSVP
Mother’s Day – Tea & Brunch Bites, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S. Gay St, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm, RSVP
Second Sunday Art Activity, KMA, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE!
Mother’s Day Cheese + Beer Tasting, 1532 Island Home Ave, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Chase Countiss, Kern’s Bakery, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Second Sunday Community Sing, Fourth United Presbyterian Church, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Shakespeare on the Hill: Henry IV, Part One, Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Ave, 2:00 pm, RSVP
Second Sunday Docent Tour, KMA, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE!
Mother’s Day Celebration @ Knoxville Smokies vs. Birmingham Barons, Covenant Health Park, 2:00 pm, RSVP
Mother’s Day – Tea & Brunch Bites, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S. Gay St, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
Sips & Cinema at Regas Square Events: Mamma Mia! 333 West Depot Ave, Ste 120, 2:00 pm, RSVP
Showing: Lawrence of Arabia, Central Cinema, 2:30 pm
Knoxville Opera presents Gianni Schicchi, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm
R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) Reimagined, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm
First May Scottish Country Dancing in Knoxville, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
Final Performance: TKD Presents “Bug” by Tracy Letts, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 pm, RSVP
Mother’s Day Calligraphy Class, 2020 Barber St, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm, RSVP
Abita Brewing Presents the 10th Annual Trailhead Crawfish Boil, 1317 Island Home Ave, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
Roger Wallace, Corner Lounge, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Jazz at Ijams on Mother’s Day 2026, Ijams Nature Center, 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
The Follies Girls Pop-Up Dance Night, 621 Lamar St, 5:30 pm
Tanner Burch, VFW Fourth & Gill, 734 N 4th Ave, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Crafty Jazz Night at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
Showing: RZA’s One Spoon of Chocolate, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
Shakespeare on the Hill: Henry IV, Part One, Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Ave, 7:30 pm, RSVP
Madeline Goldstein with Normal Bias and New Romantics, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Holleroo Soapbox Derby, Central Avenue, May 2026

Monday, May 11

May Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
May Show, HoLa Hora, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
Little History Lessons: Stereoscopes, East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S Gay St, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, RSVP
Harmony & Xul Beer Company: Non-Profit of the Month, Xul Beer Company 213 E. 5th Ave, noon – 10:00 pm
Food, Space, & Place: Shaping the Future of Knoxville’s Food Retail, 1610 East Magnolia Ave, 5:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
VIRTUAL Banned Book Club with The Bottom | All Boys Aren’t Blue, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
Pour Your Own Epoxy™ (May 11th), Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:00 pm, RSVP
Showing: Tokyo Story, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm, RSVP
All Over the Page – Money: the true story of a made-up thing, Lawson McGhee Library, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Italian Social Hour – drinks and conversation with friends, Kern’s Bakery, 6:30 pm
Handheld: Spring 2026, UT Art and Architecture Building, Atrium and 109, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
UT Jazz Jam hosted by Margherita Fava, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
beacting classes, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (May 11, 18, 25), RSVP
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!
Supreme Court Roundup, Birdhouse Knoxville, 800 N 4th Ave, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
Kreator: Krushers of the USA Tour, The Mill & Mine, 7:30 pm
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
WWE Monday Night RAW, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:30 pm
Showing: RZA’s One Spoon of Chocolate, Central Cinema, 8:45 pm
Ghostnickk @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, May 12

Museum Sprouts: Butterflies and Blooms, UT McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:30 am, RSVP
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
Monty’s Craft Circle, UT McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
AFP Ice Cream Social, UT Creamery, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Indivisible Knoxville Monthly 2nd Tuesday Resistance Meetup, 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
Relational Organizing with Michaela Barnett, Printshop Beer Co, 6:00 pm, RSVP
STLCA Knoxville Meetup, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 6:00 pm
Centennial Lecture: Women of the Progressive Era in Appalachia, Blount Mansion, 200 W Hill Ave, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
Olivia Roberts on the Eastern State Asylum Cemetery with the Knoxville History Project, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm
Smoky Mountain Angler Fly Tying Meetup, 1532 Island Home Ave, 6:00 pm
Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
Concerts on the Square: Bruno Osega-Rios Septet, Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Showing: Tokyo Story, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
Ijams Sunset Series: A Summer of Storytelling Night, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
Ballroom and Partner Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Juvenile’s Boiling Point Album Release Tour with The 400 Degreez Band & Special Guests, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm
Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
Ghostnickk @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Wednesday, May 13

Market Square Farmers Market, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
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)
Washington County Archives: What We Have & What We Do, 601 S Gay St, noon
Astrology Readings, New Moon Rising, 1520 N. Central St., 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Careers in Bloom: Networking Career Fair, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, RSVP
Union Omaha at One Knoxville SC, Covenant Health Park, 1:00 pm, RSVP
PLMP BIZ Social Networking shindig sponsored by Holisticare at Scruffy City Hall Rooftop, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Online: Writing Without Words: On Gesture by Sundress Academy, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Showing: Lawrence of Arabia, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra at Ijams 2026, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
AIM Meetup: Stained Glass Workshop, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
Spring Vibes: Presented in Partnership with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
World Lindy Hop Month – Level 1 Swing Series /World Lindy Hop Month – Level 2 Swing Series, 1538 Laurel Ave, 7:00 pm
Stand Up Comedy Open Mic @ Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Open Mic at Alliance Brewing, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Open Mic Singer Songwriter Night, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 101 S. Central Street, 7:00 pm, FREE!
WDVX Summer Nights Concert & Radio Show: Webb Wilder & The Beatnecks, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 7:00 pm
Open Mic Songwriter Night with Colleen D’Aleio as Host, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 pm
Demon Hunter – There Was a Light Here Tour, The Mill & Mine, 7:30 pm
Andrew Marlin & Josh Oliver (of Watchhouse), Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
Crafty Lap Crafts Association, 6 Emory Place, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Silent Disco at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
Crowd Control @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Thursday, May 14

Meditation at the Museum, UT McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
May Alliance, Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 10:30 am
WDVX Big Plate Special: Emily Elgin / Rigby Summer, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
Old City Association’s OCSB 6th Annual Charity Golf Tournament, Williams Creek Golf Course, 1:00 pm, RSVP
Knox County Planning Commission Meeting For Review of zoning at 8934 Pleasant Hill Road, City County Building, 1:30 pm
Chat ‘N Dash in Knoxville! Networking & Dinner to Go! Kern’s Bakery, 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm, RSVP
Vinyl Night, 6 Emory Place, 5:00 pm
Knoxville Nonprofit After Hours, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 5:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
Chris Hebert, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm, RSVP
Showing: RZA’s One Spoon of Chocolate, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
Double Shot of Whiskey, Ale’ Rae’s, 6:30 pm
R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) Reimagined, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm
Comedically Challenged: A Stand Up Comedy Game Show, 621 Lamar St., 7:00 pm, RSVP
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
Alyssa Edwards: Thanks for Everything Tour 2026, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
Shakespeare on the Hill: Henry IV, Part One, Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Ave, 7:30 pm, RSVP
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Marsalis Swing Symphony, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
Rauncher with Bursters, Duck Butter, and Horcerer, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
The Revue & The Run, 815 S Central St, 8:00 pm, RSVP
Rawk-A-Oke (Live Band), Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm
Showing: Re-Animator, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
Crowd Control, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Luke Purcell at Wagon Wheel, 9:30 pm

Friday, May 15

Final Day: Drawn from the McClung Museum: Printmaking Showcase Gallery, UT Art and Architecture Building, Second Floor, 7:00 am – 11:00 pm
The Attention Ownership Intensive | Build & Fill Your First Client Event, Kern’s Bakery, 9:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
WDVX Blue Plate Special: Chicken Wire Empire, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
It’s Our Birthday! The Bark, 601 Lamar St, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
Phoenix Literary Arts Magazine Showcase, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Stained Glass Workshop at Printshop Beer Co., 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
Kings Reign, Kern’s Bakery, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
2026 Sunsphere Mayhem Tournament, Knoxville Convention Center, 6:00 pm (continues through May 17), RSVP
Revolution Dance: Rewind, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 6:30 pm
R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) Reimagined, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm
Showing: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
Cale Charney, Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 pm
Alicia Harvey – solo, Hummingbird Apothecary, 3726 Sevier Heights Rd, 7:00 pm
Evening Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
Tavern Notes, 710 Clinch Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
Incredible Karaoke Competition with I.N.K., Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
Decoration Day by Theater 23, Borderland Playhouse, 802 Sevier Ave, 7:30 pm, RSVP
Shakespeare on the Hill: Henry IV, Part One, Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Ave, 7:30 pm, RSVP
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Marsalis Swing Symphony, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
Greg Tardy & Denin Slage-Koch, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Mdou Moctar (Solo) with Sooflay, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, RSVP
Friendship Friday, 815 S Central St, 8:00 pm, RSVP
Gramphix / Alien Funk Academy @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
CTR Returns to Schulz Bräu Brewing! Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 pm
Sherri Shepherd: Make It Make Sense Tour, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
DJ Andres Tapia at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
Marble City Band Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
The Dead Ringers @ Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
Dynamic Panic, The Pirate Tavern, 9:00 pm
Rosie’s 40th Birthday Bash, Sassy Ann’s, 9:00 pm – 2:00 am
Showing: Re-Animator, Central Cinema, 9:30 pm
The FSB’s, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
Luke Purcell at Wagon Wheel, 10:30 pm

Saturday, May 16

Market Square Farmers Market, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Final Day: Art Source 2026, The University of Tennessee Downtown Gallery, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Phoenix Literary Arts Magazine Showcase, Gallery 1010, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Storytelling at the Ijams Nature Playscape, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – noon, RSVP
Women Build Brunch by Knoxville Habitat for Humanity, The Mill & Mine, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, RSVP
Children’s Festival of Reading, World’s Fair Park, 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
Downtown Knoxville’s Non-Sports Card & Collectibles Show, Marble City Market, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
May Hot Glass Workshop (May 16) / May Stained Glass Workshop (May 16), Ijams Nature Center, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
Memory Care Art Workshop, 1050 World’s Fair Park, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
Spring Clothing & Book Swap with BGE Knox Hub, The Bottom, noon – 3:00 pm, RSVP
Moon Market (May 16), New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 4:00 pm
Growing Hope with the GFPD, UT Gardens Knoxville, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) Reimagined, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm
Revolution Dance: Rewind, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 1:00 pm
Art Hausery – Bead Workshop, Printshop Beer Co., 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
Restorative Yoga & Musical Meditation, 501 Arthur St, 2:00 pm
Bookmarks from Old Books, Addison’s Bookstore, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
Showing: Challenge Accepted Documentary, Central Cinema, 2:30 pm
Restorative + Reflexology, 711 Irwin St, 4:00 pm, RSVP
Sunny D-Lite @ Kern’s Food Hall, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The Gambler 3: The Gambler Gambles Back, Tennessee Valley Bikes’ Backyard, 210 W. Magnolia Ave, 4:45 pm – 8:30 pm
R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) Reimagined, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 5:00 pm
Revolution Dance: Rewind, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 5:00 pm
Save the Date – Halls Class of 2013, Yee-Haw Brewing, 6:00 pm
Sammy T and The Sunny D Trio, Kern’s Bakery, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
One Knox vs. San Antonio FC – Soccer, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm, RSVP
Southern lights showcase, Ale’ Rae’s, 7:00 pm
Matt Roy, Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 pm
Will Reagan + Young Oceans + Ivan Theva, Pink Moon, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, RSVP
Showing: “Summer of Godzilla” Kickoff Double Feature / Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster / Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
Decoration Day by Theater 23, Borderland Playhouse, 802 Sevier Ave, 7:30 pm, RSVP
Shakespeare on the Hill: Henry IV, Part One, Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Ave, 7:30 pm, RSVP
Tristan Boh Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
CHUNX, Suburban Detour & Loinettes, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
Girls In Guys Shirts, 815 S Central St, 8:00 pm
Alien Funk Academy / Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
Big.Gene.Poole @Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
Drag Bingo – Tina and Cher Night, 621 Lamar St, 8:00 pm, RSVP
Killer Queen – A Tribute to Queen, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
DJ Stylez at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
Modal Mountain Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
Mighty Flea Circus, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm

Sunday, May 17

Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
Sunrise Paddle, Ijams Nature Center, 7:30 am – 9:30 am, RSVP
Sunday Funday Yoga, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 11:00 am – noon
Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
Ijams Member Event: Nature Nerd Hike, Ijams Nature Center, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, RSVP
Old City Market, W. Jackson Ave, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin (May 17), Ijams Nature Center, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, RSVP
AudaTours Knoxville Audio Tour: Hoops, Heritage & Hidden Stories, start at Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, noon, RSVP (daily through Dec 31, 2026)
Revolution Dance: Rewind, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 1:00 pm
The After Brunch Special, The Pink Cactus, 2:00 pm
Art Hausery – Bead Workshop, Printshop Beer Co., 2:00 pm, RSVP
Lon Eldridge, Kern’s Bakery, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Daytime Docs -We Want the Funk! Lawson McGhee Library, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
East Tennessee Bluegrass Association Monthly Jam, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm
Final Performance: Shakespeare on the Hill: Henry IV, Part One, Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Ave, 2:00 pm, RSVP
Cattywampus Parade & Block Party: Where the Waters Meet, Suttree Landing Park, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Open Streets Knoxville 2026, Historic Gay Street, Downtown Knoxville, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Decoration Day by Theater 23, Borderland Playhouse, 802 Sevier Ave, 2:30 pm, RSVP
Drink and Draw at Kerns Food Hall Knoxville, Disco Chicken and Donuts, 3:00 pm
Sunday Happy Hour Supporting Katherine Bike & Brandon Huckaby, Monkey’s Bar, 3:00 pm
Yappy Hour – Crafty Bastard’s Own Pet Appreciation Day! 6 Emory Place, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Bluegrass Jam with Jack Hatfield, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
Bow Wow Bingo at Barrelhouse, 621 Lamar St, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
New Natives Reading with Thomas Rain Crowe and Simone Lipscomb, Union Ave Books, 3:00 pm, RSVP
The 2026 Marquee Awards, Tennessee Theatre, 3:30 pm
Showing: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm
Rus’ Romper Room May Edition, 842 Central St, 4:00 pm
Hearts and Soles by The Volunteer Table, Cooper St, 6:00 pm
The Volunteer Salute, UT Student Union, 6:00 pm, RSVP
Millie Rochelle, Ale’ Rae’s, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Showing: Re-Animator, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
Crafty Jazz Night at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
Standup Comedy at Printshop Beer Co, 7:00 pm, RSVP
Strumbrush with Charlie Paso, Antadie and Glad I Didn’t Get My Stupid Wish, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Monday, May 18

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
Harmony & Xul Beer Company: Non-Profit of the Month, Xul Beer Company 213 E. 5th Ave, noon – 10:00 pm
Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
Book Planter Workshop with The Plant Trolley, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm, RSVP
Showing: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
Michal Rodrigues 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!
beacting classes, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (May 18, 25), RSVP
Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
The Psychology of Serial Killers, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
Jeopardy Bar League Trivia at Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Sq, 8:00 pm
Showing: Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm
Fahrenheit Choir @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, May 19

Chamber Briefing Breakfast, Knoxville Chamber, 17 Market Square Ste 201, 9:30 am – 10:30 am
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
Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Stained Glass Workshop, Hi-Wire Brewing, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
AMBC Social Ride – Baker Creek, Baker Creek Preserve, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Union Ave Books’ Pages & Pours at Fly by Night, 6:00 pm, RSVP
Walk with Elected Officials by Bike Walk Knoxville, Tyson Park, 6:00 pm
Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
Knoxville Smokies vs. Montgomery Biscuits, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm, RSVP
Concerts on the Square: Larry Vincent Quartet, Market Square, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Fit For A King – Lonely God North American Tour, The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm
Showing: Farewell My Concubine , Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
Ballroom and Partner Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 7:30 pm- 9:00 pm
Thrush with Antadie, Koi Puddle, and Marianne, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
Fahrenheit Choir @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm