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, 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.
Sunday, September 20
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Knoxville Vegan Chef Challenge, The Historic Old City, All Day (through Sep 30)
- Medallion Mission supporting Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital, Downtown Knoxville, All Day (through Sep 30), RSVP
- Sunday Morning Cartoons, Kern’s Food Hall Lawn, 8:00 am – 11:00 am
- Bird Banding at Ijams Nature Center, Ijams Nature, Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 8:00 am – 9:30 am, RSVP
- Schulz Brau Brewing Company – Oktoberfest 2026!, 126 Bernard Ave, 10:00 am – midnight (3:00 pm – midnight, Tue-Wed / 10:00 am – midnight Thu-Sun)
- Yoga at Sonny’s Brewery, 2300 N. Central St., 11:00 am – noon
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
- Paint By The Pond Workshop, Ijams Nature, Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
- Old City Market, 100 block of W. Jackson Ave to the train tracks, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Emerging Makers Tent, Old City Market, 123 W. Jackson Ave, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin (September 20), Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, RSVP
- AudaTours Knoxville Audio Tour: Hoops, Heritage & Hidden Stories, start at Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, noon (daily through Dec 31), RSVP
- Bouquet Day w/ Stem to Stem!, Scruffy’s Cafe, noon – 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Love At First Laugh: At The Market by The Comedy Sphere and Knox Social Club, The Pink Cactus, noon – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- The Final Syrup N’ Sequins Drag Brunch, Pour Taproom, 12:30 pm, RSVP
- Zach Pyle and Shelby Cline, Kern’s Bakery, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Dog Park Talent Show The Bark, 601 Lamar St, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Intro to Woodturning: Rolling Pin, Able Trade, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Fall Fungi ID: Beginner Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, RSVP
- Knox Pride Presents: Straw Club Sunday 9.20 @ 2pm, 4028 Chapman Hwy, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Candle Making Workshop, Kern’s Bakery, 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Love at First Laugh: At the Market by The Comedy Sphere, The Pink Cactus, 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Final Performance: Dial M for Murder, UT Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, Open Captioning
- East Tennessee Bluegrass Association Monthly Jam, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Theatre Club Presents: Hedda Gabler, Borderland Playhouse, 802 Sevier Ave, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Bijou Imagination Series: The Adventures of Tortoise and Hare, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm
- Showing: FREE! TAMIS Presents “People on Celluloid,” Central Cinema, 2:30 pm
- South Knox Community Gathering: Public School Strong & Rezoning in District 9, Sam Duff Memorial Park, 3:30-5:00 pm
- Bluegrass Jam with Jack Hatfield, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Knoxville, TN Weekly (Ages 7-10) / Knoxville, TN Weekly (Ages 11-13) by Little Bellas, Baker Creek Preserve, 3:30 pm, RSVP
- Bastards & Bards an OPEN Open Mic, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Wagon Wheel Live: Will Shepard, Wagon Wheel, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
- Wind Ensemble Concert, UT Alumni Memorial Building, Cox Auditorium, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Laurel Theater Fundraiser, Trailhead Beer Market, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Showing: Singin’ in the Rain, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm
- All-Levels Acro Yoga Class, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, donation-based
- Jason Ellis, Ale Rae’s, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: The ‘From Whose Line Is It Anyway? Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 6:30 pm
- Crafty Jazz Night: Thunter at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- The Sunday Get Down — September 20th!, Maple Hall, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Fresh Finds w/TBA, Barley’s Knoxville, 7:00 pm
- Showing: The Last Picture Shows, Central Cinema, 7:15 pm
- Open Mic Songwriter Night with Colleen D’Aleio, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 pm
- Buffalo Traffic Jam – Pictures of You Tour with Elias Hix and Lydia Maes, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Monday, September 21
- Feature Exhibition: “Lines Were Drawn: The Treaty of the Holston and Its Legacy,” East Tennessee History Center, 9:00 am – 8:30 pm (9:00 am – 8:30 pm, Mon-Tue / 9:00 am – 5:30 pm, Wed-Fri / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sat / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm), through Feb 27, 2027
- September Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- September Show: Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibit: Frutos Latinos, Featuring Local Latino Artists HoLa Hora, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- Final Day: Art, Movement, + Disability: Transcending the Beauty Paradigm, UT Art + Architecture Bldg, Ewing Gallery, A+A 115, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Wed, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm / Thu, 10:00 am – 7:30 pm / Fri, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Karl Stoll, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Auditions for Elf: The Musical, Jr., Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 4:30 pm – 8:00 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: Godzilla (1954), Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
- AGBC Book Club: South Knox, SouthSide Garage, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Stained Glass Mobile Workshop at Hi-Wire Brewing, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Old City Night Market, along N. Central St (from Jackson Ave to the train tracks), 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Sky Hatcher Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Il Salotto Italiano – Italian Language Conversation!, Kern’s Food Hall, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- Rooted Mondays: Osteo Thai Yin Yoga, Printshop Beer, 7:00 pm, 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!
- Creative Writing Series: Natalie Scenters-Zapico, UT Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium (Room 101), 7:00 pm
- Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
- Jeopardy Bar League Trivia at Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Sq, 8:00 pm
- Showing: Godzilla vs Biollante, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm
- Prince of the Burning Sands @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, September 22
- Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- No-Man’s Land @ the Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tue-Sat / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Sun (through Nov 8)
- September Exhibit, Art Market Gallery, 11:30 am – 6:00 pm, Tue-Sat / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sun
- Miró Rivera Architects: Building Ideas | Inspiration to Realization, Jackson Terminal Building, 11:40 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Grant Maloy Smith, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Monty’s Craft Circle, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Autumn Equinox Celebration + Tarot, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm
- Shed Sales Summit, Maker Exchange Knox, 2:00 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Schulz Brau Brewing Company – Oktoberfest 2026!, 126 Bernard Ave, 3:00 pm – midnight (3:00 pm – midnight, Tue-Wed / 10:00 am – midnight, Thu-Sun)
- Artist Talk | Matt Bodett, McCarty Auditorium, Art + Architecture Building room 109, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
- Showing: The Last Picture Shows, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
- Bottom Book Club: Sip N’ Read at Peter Kern Library, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Boyd’s Jig & Reel 15 Year Anniversary Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Weekly Comedy Open Mic, Printshop Beer, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Ballroom and Partner Dancing, Broadway Academy 0f Dance, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
- The Home Team: The Crucible of Life II, The Mill & Mine, 7:30 pm
- Fall Choir Concert, Alumni Memorial Building, Cox Auditorium, 7:30 pm
- Showing: Matinee, Central Cinema, 7:45 pm
- XBongX and I Want My Fifty Dollars with Fridge and Killed In Combat, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Co-Conspirators, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
- Prince of the Burning Sands @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, September 23
- Shed Builder Expo 2026, Knoxville Convention Center, 7:00 am (continues Sep 24), RSVP
- Charlotte’s Web, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 9:00 am
- Market Square Farmers Market, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Charlotte’s Web, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 11:30 am
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Will Wesley & Florian Fox, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Meditation at the Museum, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, noon – 1:00 pm
- Astrology Readings, New Moon Rising, 1520 N. Central St. #101, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- AI Tennessee Distinguished Speaker Series: Dan Roth, UT Student Union, 169, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
- Anthropology’s Annual Visiting Lecture Series: The War Never Ended: Central America and the Ghosts of Counterinsurgency, from the Cold War to the War on Crime by Dr Andrés León, University of Delaware, UT Art and Architecture Building, 111, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
- What’s Next Knoxville Input Session, Urban Wilderness Gateway Park, 1515 Tilson St, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Vineyard 29: A Collector’s Symposium, KMA, 1050 World’s Fair Park Dr, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Knox Tiles: Mahjong 101, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
- September Pages and Pours, Ricky’s, 1520 Washington Ave, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Movie On The Lawn: Shrek, Kern’s Bakery, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Mossman Distinguished Lecture featuring Dan Harris, UT Student Union, Auditorium, 6:30 pm
- Weekday Movie Massacre – The Blob, Xul Beer, 213 E 5th Ave, 6:30 pm
- Summer Vibes with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Open Jam w/ Roger Hay, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Level 1 Swing Series / Level 2 Swing Series, Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, 7:00 pm
- Drills to Level Up – Level 2 Swing Series, Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, 7:00 pm
- Boyd’s Jig & Reel 15 Year Anniversary Songwriters Night, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 101 S. Central St., 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Chess Night, Fred’s Around the Corner: Kitchen + Bar, 421 Union Ave, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Open Mic at Alliance Brewing, Alliance Brewing Co, 7:00 pm
- FILM FEST KNOX: Free Film Screening Series – The Best Years of Our Lives, Regal Riviera Stadium 8, 7:00 pm
- September POET Reading, Hummingbird Apothecary South, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Showing: Matinee, Central Cinema, 7:15 pm
- Scruffy City Comedy Open Mic w/ Host Justin Chavez, Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square, 8:00 pm
- Jason Scott & The High Heat w/Marfa, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- Weekly Boot Scootin’ Wednesday, Wagon Wheel, 8:15 – 11:00 pm
- Silent Disco at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
- DJ Red Hawk @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Thursday, September 24
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Clover Valley Boys / The Co-Conspirators, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Dr. Bailey Murphy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory: “From Polygons to the Atmosphere: Linking Hydrology, Redox, and Carbon Fluxes in Permafrost Landscapes,” UT Strong Hall, B1, 4:05 pm – 5:05 pm
- Vinyl Night, Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 5:00 pm
- Artist Workshop | Matt Bodett, UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S Gay St, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- UT VS UT: Pants Optional, Tequila Required! The Ultimate Gameday Bar Crawl! Lonesome Dove Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Fall Wildflower Walk, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Young Professionals of Knoxville September Social, Maple Hall, 5:30 pm
- Jazz, Baby!, The Mill & Mine, 227 W. Depot Ave., 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: The Stunt Driver, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
- John Brackett, author of Touch of Grey, or How the Grateful Dead Became Pop Stars, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Circles with Dizzy – Weekly Hooping Workshop (September 24), Miller Education Building, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Bracelet Making Workshop, KnoxFill, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Black Romance Book Club | Score, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- The Koinonia Foundation Gala, The Press Room, 730 N. Broadway, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Kinetic Core, Sauna House, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Charlotte’s Web, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm
- Knoxville Theatre Club Presents: Hedda Gabler, Borderland Playhouse, 802 Sevier Ave, 7:00 pm – 10:00 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
- Sunset Paddling Adventure, Knoxville Adventure Collective, 900 Volunteer Landing Ln, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Thu/Sat through the summer), RSVP
- “Great Music Shows in Modern History,” Paul James, Knoxville History Project, Addison’s Bookstore, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Ella Langley: The Dandelion Tour, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:00 pm
- Boyd’s Jig & Reel 15 Year Anniversary Scottish Session with David Pickens, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:15 pm
- Old City New Laughs — Comedy Open Mic, Old City Sports Bar, 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm
- River & Rail Theatre Company Presents: The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 7:30 pm
- Clover Valley Boys with Lincoln Park String Band,Laurel Theatre, 1538 Laurel Ave, 8:00 pm
- The Devil Makes Three, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Open Practice / Office Hours, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
- Ijams After Dark: All About Bats, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm, RSVP
- Showing: The Stunt Man (1980), Central Cinema, 8:15 pm
- Rawk-A-Oke (Live Band), Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm
- Viva De Concini at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Friday, September 25
- Sixteen Words Can Change Your Life…and Your Work | Lecture and Q&A with Allan Cole, Dean, UT Austin School of Social Work, UT Frieson Black Cultural Center, 102-104, 10:00 am – noon
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Still Moves, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Animal Communication w/Afton Hughes, New Moon Rising, 1520 N. Central St. #101, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Red Bull Championship Run at Volunteer Landing Park, 4:00 pm, RSVP
- DJ Old Skööl at Scruffy City Hall, 5:00 pm
- Compendium: A UT Second-Year Graduate Student Exhibition, Gallery 1010, Suite 114, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Chakra Yoga, Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm, RSVP
- Tavern Notes: Soul Power with DJ Soularia, Maker Exchange, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Plein Air Smokies Collectors Celebration & Gallery Sale, The District Gallery, 5:30 pm – Sept. 26 4:00 pm
- Bike Party: Tanh’s Shaved Ice Edition, 118 S. Central St, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Emory Place Night Market, Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 6:00 pm
- Light the Path to Empowerment Gala – Celebrating 10 Years of Second Chance Global, Regas Square Events, 333 W Depot St, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Bourbon Tasting at the Fort, James White’s Fort, 205 E. Hill Ave, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Birdhouse Fall Hoedown, Birdhouse Neighborhood Center, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm, RSVP
- Get Glowing: The Glowing Body x Sauna House, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 711 Irwin St, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: The Stunt Driver, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm
- Charlotte’s Web, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm
- Knoxville Theatre Club Presents: Hedda Gabler, Borderland Playhouse, 802 Sevier Ave, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, RSVP
- W0men’s Volleyball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. University of Texas Longhorns, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:00 pm
- Gilmore Girls Trivia, Hi-Wire Brewing, 2020 Barber St, 7:00 pm
- Fountain City Ramblers – Live, Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 pm
- Still Moves, Trailhead Beer Market, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
- Throwing Stones, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Mercy Lights w/ DJ Nathan, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 7:00 pm
- The Emo Night Tour, The Mill & Mine, 7:00 pm
- Sam Barber, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:00 pm
- River & Rail Theatre Company Presents: The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 7:30 pm
- Variego 3, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Telephone Pole, with Snow Clone and RUN40 (solo), Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Graffiti Party, Eros Knoxville, 815 S Central St, 8:00 pm
- The Friday Salsa Party at Sonny’s Brewing, 2300 N. Central St., 8:00 pm
- Killer Whale with Vivid Display, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 10:00 pm
- Ho’down Social w/ Cowtown Studios, Kern’s Foodhall Lawn, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Zoso: the Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Ashley McBryde: Into The Wild Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Showing: Sunset Boulevard, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
- DJ Andres Tapia at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
- Boyd’s Jig & Reel 15 Year Anniversary Live Music with Vickie Vaughn Band, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- Gentry Blue, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
- Domocile @ Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm
- Crafty Queens, Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 10:00 pm, RSVP
- September Live Music, The Kennedy, 430 S Gay St, 10:00 pm
Saturday, September 26
- Plein Air Smokies Quick Draw Competition, Sequoyah Park, The District Gallery, 7:00 am
- Paradise Chocolate & LUSHDROP Pop-Up Shop, Visit Knoxville Visitors Center 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
- Market Square Farmers Market, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- East Knoxville Community Cleanup 2026, Ashley Nicole Dream Playground, 9:00 am – noon
- Vol Navy Sailgate: Tennessee vs. Texas, Maplehurst, Vol Navy Docks, 9:00 am – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Acting class (Saturdays) by beacting.com, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 10:00 am – noon, RSVP
- Storytelling at the Ijams Nature Playscape, 3518 Island Home Ave, 10:00 am – noon, RSVP
- Schulz Brau Brewing Company – Oktoberfest 2026!, 126 Bernard Ave, 10:00 am – midnight (3:00 pm – midnight, Tue-Wed / 10:00 am – midnight Thu-Sun)
- Weekly Yoga by Rigazzi, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, RSVP
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
- September Stained Glass Workshop (September 26), 3518 Island Home Ave, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Mendenhall Sisters / Stephen Wulff, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Book Fair for Adults, East Tennessee History Center, noon – 4:00 pm
- College Football: Texas Longhorns vs UT Volunteers, Neyland Stadium, noon
- SoKno Sculpt Artist Demonstrations, Printshop Beer Co, 1:00 pm
- Behind the Awards: Judge’s Talk with Laurie Putnam, The District Gallery, 1:15 pm
- Channeled Readings w/Theresa, New Moon Rising Gifts & Goods, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Playing ‘Possum: Animal Ambassador Meet & Greet, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Boyd’s Jig & Reel 15 Year Anniversary Bluegrass Jam with Jack Hatfield, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
- Showing: Sunset Boulevard, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm
- SAFTA Presents Ansley Moon & Danielle Hanson, Pretentious Beer, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Tavern Notes: Modal Mountain, Maker Exchange, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
- True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show, Hilton Knoxville, 501 W Church Ave, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: The Stunt Driver, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
- Free Live Music featuring Eliot & Elcee, Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- Kirk Fleta, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm
- Comedy Night w/ Comedy Sphere!, Scruffy’s Cafe, 1015 N. Broadway, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Foodies + New Friends: Knoxville Dinner Meetup | Giving Back Edition, The Firefly / Marble City Kitchen, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- First Annual Trap-Toned Fabric Gala: Knoxville’s Local Fashion Showcase, The Velvet Room, 2514 Martin Luther King, Jr., Ave, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Theatre Club Presents: Hedda Gabler, Borderland Playhouse, 802 Sevier Ave, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, RSVP
- Sunset Paddling Adventure, Knoxville Adventure Collective, 900 Volunteer Landing Ln, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Thu/Sat through the summer), RSVP
- River & Rail Theatre Company Presents: The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 7:30 pm
- Full Moon Paddle: Celebrating the Harvest Moon, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, RSVP
- The Matt Nelson Sound, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Rave, Eros Knoxville, 815 S Central St, 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Cory James Clifton with Killer Whale, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
- Live Music at Alchemy | Nate Christakis, Alchemy Lounge & Cigar, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Joey’s Van, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Origins: Where Legends Begin, Sheer Inspiration Pole Fitness with Natasha Fine, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm, RSVP
- Showing: The Stunt Man (1980), Central Cinema, 8:45 pm
- Boyd’s Jig & Reel 15 Year Anniversary Live Music with Randy Steele Band, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- DJ Andres Tapia at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
- Divas thru the Decades: A Drag Tribute, Hi-Wire Brewing, 2020 Barber St, 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Kelsey’s Woods, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
- Sisto: Devour Sever the Bloodline Tour at Barrelhouse, 10:00 pm, RSVP
- September Live Music, The Kennedy, 430 S Gay St, 10:00 pm
Sunday, September 27
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Knoxville Vegan Chef Challenge, The Historic Old City, All Day (through Sep 30)
- Medallion Mission supporting Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital, Downtown Knoxville, All Day (through Sep 30), RSVP
- Sunday Morning Cartoons, Kern’s Food Hall Lawn, 8:00 am – 11:00 am
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
- Sustainable Sewing Workshop: Zipper Pouch, KnoxFill, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Yoga at Sonny’s Brewery, 2300 N. Central St., 11:00 am – noon
- Silk Jazz Festival, Market Square, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, FREE!
- AudaTours Knoxville Audio Tour: Hoops, Heritage & Hidden Stories, start at Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, noon (daily through Dec 31), RSVP
- Ijams End of Summer Jam, Mead’s Quarry, 3526 Island Home Ave, noon – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Beginner MIG Welding Class, Able Trade, noon – 3:00 pm
- Eastside Sunday Market, Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (weekly through September)
- Intro to Woodturning: Door Stop, Able Trade, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Ella Pinchok, Kern’s Foodhall Lawn, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Online: September Poetry Xfit by Sundress Academy, 2:00 pm
- Beer and Brush by Bowman Studios LLC, Xul Beer Company, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Community Mahjong – Free Open Play, United Way of Greater Knoxville, 1301 Hannah Ave, 2:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Final Performance: River & Rail Theatre Company Presents: The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 2:30 pm
- Knoxville Symphony Chamber Series: Bach & Bluegrass, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm
- Fall Wildflower Walk, Ijams Nature Center, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm, RSVP
- Final Performance: Charlotte’s Web, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm
- Fall Fungi ID: Beginner Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm, RSVP
- Wagon Wheel Live, Wagon Wheel, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
- Nic Cagle, Trailhead Beer Market, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
- AARS: 9th Annual Rollin’ On Rocky Top 5K, UT Gardens Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: $5 Screening: Close-Up, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm
- Romance Novel Dramatic Reading Contest, Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 5:00 pm
- All-Levels Acro Yoga Class, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, donation-based
- Green Thumb Gala, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Plein Air Smokies Collectors Celebration
- Crafty Jazz Night: Frog and Toad Duo at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- One Knox vs. Westchester SC – Soccer, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm
- Showing: Sunset Boulevard, Central Cinema, 7:15 pm
- Open Mic Songwriter Night with Colleen D’Aleio, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 pm
- WWE Presents NXT Live!, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:30 pm
- Brit Floyd: The Moon, The Wall, and Beyond, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
- “Weird Al” Yankovic: Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:30 pm
- Redder Moon with Attic Eyes and Lam.Ent, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Dizgo, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Monday, September 28
- Feature Exhibition: “Lines Were Drawn: The Treaty of the Holston and Its Legacy,” East Tennessee History Center, 9:00 am – 8:30 pm (9:00 am – 8:30 pm, Mon-Tue / 9:00 am – 5:30 pm, Wed-Fri / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sat / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm), through Feb 27, 2027
- September Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- September Show: Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibit: Frutos Latinos, Featuring Local Latino Artists HoLa Hora, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Paula Boggs Band, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Distinguished Lecture Series: Phillipp W. Stockhammer, UT’s Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts, 3:30 pm
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
- Girls Night: Sips, Smokes, and Singo, Alchemy Lounge & Cigar, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- The Thriftique Presents: September Craft Night!, Knox Pride, 4028 Chapman Hwy, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Sofia Goodman, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Il Salotto Italiano – Italian Language Conversation!, Kern’s Food Hall, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- Rooted Mondays: Osteo Thai Yin Yoga, Printshop Beer, 7:00 pm, 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!
- Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
- Jeopardy Bar League Trivia at Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Sq, 8:00 pm
- Beach House, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm
- Earthquake @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, September 29
- Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- No-Man’s Land @ the Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tue-Sat / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Sun (through Nov 8)
- September Exhibit, Art Market Gallery, 11:30 am – 6:00 pm, Tue-Sat / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sun
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Schulz Brau Brewing Company – Oktoberfest 2026!, 126 Bernard Ave, 3:00 pm – midnight (3:00 pm – midnight, Tue-Wed / 10:00 am – midnight, Thu-Sun)
- AMBC Social Ride – Baker Creek, Baker Creek Preserve, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Craft Night: Book Bedazzling! by Anxious Girls Book Club, Otsu!, 235 W. Depot Ave, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm, SOLD OUT!
- “Tracing Human Mobility and Migration in the Bronze and Iron Age Aegean” by Phillip Stockhammer for this year’s Rutledge Memorial Lecture in Archaeology, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 6:00 pm
- Showing: 16mm Screening: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Weekly Comedy Open Mic, Printshop Beer, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Knoxville Speed Dating: Find Love This Fall, Maple Hall, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Cabaret Jazz Choreography, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Ballroom and Partner Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Destructo Disk with Double Jointed and Idle Youth, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- The Beths: By Request Tour, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm
- Last Tuesdays by The Comedy Sphere, The Pink Cactus, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
- Showing: The Stunt Driver, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm
- Earthquake @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
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