10-Day Downtown-ish Planner: Nov. 15-24

This QUEEEEEN!!! I can’t even. This week’s photos are by Leslie from last week’s Knoxville Opera Couture Opera, “Flights of Fantasy: The Hero’s Journey,” hosted by McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects, Inc., 625 N Broadway, November 2026. A few photos in this week’s planner and more in a photo gallery to come. Support our local opera; the season is just getting started and they do such incredible work! knoxopera.org

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, November 15

Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
Coats Against the Cold — In Memory of Linda: First Annual Drive, Vestal UMC, 115 Ogle Ave, South Knoxville, daily
Cars & Coffee, Eggspectation, 7:00 am – 10:00 am
Sunday Morning Cartoons, Kern’s Food Hall Lawn, 8:00 am – 11:00 am
Fall Fungi ID: Beginner Workshop, Ijams Homesite, 2915 Island Home Ave, 9:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
FILM FEST KNOX: Casting and Directing Actors, Hyatt Place, 10:00 am, FREE!
Yoga at Sonny’s Brewery, 2300 N. Central St., 11:00 am – noon
Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
Fort Dickerson Living History Weekend, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin (November 15), Ijams Nature 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
Smokies Garage Sale, Covenant Health Park, noon – 4:00 pm
Intro to Woodturning: Candlestick Holders, Able Trade, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
Cattywampus Lantern Puppet Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, donation-based, RSVP
Circles with Dizzy: Beginner Hooping Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
Final Performance: CBT Presents Clyde’s, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm
East Tennessee Bluegrass Association Monthly Jam, Ijams Nature Center, Visitor Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Winter Meowket: Shopping Saves Cats!, Scruffy’s Cafe, 1015 N. Broadway, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Dungeons and Dragons at Stone’s Throw Coffee, 3615A Chapman Hwy, 2:00 pm
Bluegrass Jam with Jack Hatfield, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Stained Glass Workshop @ XUL Beer, 213 E Fifth Ave, 3:00 pm, RSVP
Carpenters Legacy, Bijou Theatre, 3:00 pm
Showing: 8½, Central Cinema, 3:30 pm
Rus’ Romper Room November edition plus the release of “A Void Life” by Kyzer Cooper, Corner Lounge, 842 Central St, 4:00 pm
The S’mores Run Knoxville, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 4:00 pm, RSVP
Wagon Wheel Live: Will Shepard Band, Wagon Wheel, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
Astrology 101 at Stone’s Throw Coffee, 3615A Chapman Hwy, 4:00 pm, RSVP
Haiti Fest, Immaculate Conception Church, 4:00 – 7:00 pm, RSVP
Konpa, Merengue & Social Dancing @ Knoxville Haiti Festival 2026, Immaculate Conception Church, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
TBA, Trailhead Beer Market, 4:00 pm
Wind Ensemble Concert, UT Alumni Memorial Building, 4:00 pm
Bastards & Bards – an OPEN Open Mic, Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 4:00 pm
FILM FEST KNOX: Awards Ceremony, Regal Riviera, 6:00 pm, FREE!
Auditions for “Boeing Boeing,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 6:00 pm
The Sunday Get Down — November 15th! — New Time!, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm
Showing: Take Shelter, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
Crafty Jazz Night with Chris Canada at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
Hexx Head, Pink Cactus, 7:00 pm
Fresh Finds: Anthony Wayne, Villaphonic, York and Millie Rochelle, Barley’s Taproom and Pizzeria, 7:00 pm
Sam Lewis with Angel Snow, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm, RSVP
Open Mic Songwriter Night with Colleen D’Aleio, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 pm
Spaced joined by Gumm, No Eden, and Nearly Heaven, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
DJ Old Skööl, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Monday, November 16

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
November Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
November Show: Joint Exhibit: Día de Los Muertos, featuring Héctor Saldivar, HoLa Hora, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
Walker Evans Exhibition, UT Art + Architecture Bldg, Ewing Gallery, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon – Wed, Fri / Thu, 10:00 am – 7:30 pm / Sun, 1:00 am – 4:00 pm (continues through Dec 2), FREE!
Little History Lessons: Farming, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, RSVP
WDVX Blue Plate Special: Clark Paterson / Drew Ryder Smith, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
Second Harvest Food Drive, Trailhead Beer Market, 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm, Mon – Thu (Fri, 3:00 pm – midnight / Sat, 1:00 pm – midnight / Sun, 1:00 pm – 10:00 pm), through Nov 30
International House Photo Contest Reception, UT International House, Community Room (211), 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Auditions for Shrek The Musical Jr., Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 747 World’s Fair Park Dr, 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
World Day of Remembrance – Knoxville by Bike Walk Knoxville and Vision Zero Knoxville, Market Square, 5:00 pm
Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
Drop-In Figure Drawing, KMA, 1050 World’s Park Dr, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
Native American & Indigenous Studies Interdisciplinary Program Launch Ceremony, UT Hodges Library, Auditorium, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Showing: Take Shelter, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
Larsen Buck Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 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!
Il Salotto Italiano – Italian Language Conversation!, Kern’s Food Hall, 7:00 pm
Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
Cole Davidson, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
Jeopardy Bar League Trivia at Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Sq, 8:00 pm
Showing: Jason Goes To Hell, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
Throwin Stones @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, November 17

What’s Next Knoxville? Introduction and Listening Session, Knoxville Chamber, 8:30 am – 9:30 am, FREE! But RSVP
Opportunities in Energy 2026, Crowne Plaza, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, RSVP
November featured artists exhibit: Marie Merritt and Nelson Ziegler, Art Market Gallery, 11:30 am – 6:00 pm, Tue-Sat / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sun
WDVX Blue Plate Special: Nick Watson / Gabrielle Lovelace, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising, 1520 N. Central St, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
HBAGK November Brew Tour, Iron Forge Brewing, 604 E. Jackson Ave, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
Book Talk with Dr. Julie Reed, UT Student Union, RM 362B, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Mix, Mingle & Music with Knoxville Symphony League, Emporium Center, 5:30 pm, RSVP
New Sound Concert Series, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
Virtual Banned Book Club by The Bottom: Last Night at the Telegraph Club, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
Knoxville Chapter: 2026 Alumni Yappy Hour, Printshop Beer, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
Knoxville Bingo Supporting Hillcrest Healthcare Foundation, Kern’s Bakery, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Consignment Orientation (virtual) by Union Ave Books, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
Weekly Comedy Open Mic, Printshop Beer, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Art of Cigar Class, Alchemy Lounge & Cigar, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
Ballroom and Partner Dancing, Broadway Academy 0f Dance, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
Showing: 8½, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm
Symphonic/Concert Band Concert, UT Alumni Memorial Building, 7:30 pm
Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert 40th Anniversary | Knoxville, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm
Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
Throwin Stones, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Men’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Michigan State Spartans, Thompson Boling Arena, 9:00 pm

General Director and CEO Jason Hardy, Knoxville Opera “Flights of Fantasy: The Hero’s Journey,” McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects, Inc., 625 N Broadway, November 2026

Wednesday, November 18

Nature Nuggets – 11/18/26, Ijams Early Learning Campus, 4920 Prospect Rd, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
MEDIC Blood Drive with the Student Counseling Center, UT Student Health Center, RM 206, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Bound by the Soil | Jamaal Barber and Rashaun Rucker, Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm. Wed-Fri / 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Sat (continues through Dec 12)
Serving Those Who Serve, The Press Room, 730 N. Broadway, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
IP & AI Digital Topics Workshop, UT Hodges Library, RM 253, eXperience Point Lab, 11:15 pm – noon
WDVX Blue Plate Special: SHS Bluegrass, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
Astrology Readings, New Moon Rising, 1520 N. Central St, 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Meditation at the Museum, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
International Coffeehouse, UT Hodges Library, Mary Greer Room, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Tri-Star Arts exhibition openings: Greetings from Vestal VI, Onelric Expanse, and Stillness in Motion, Candoro Marble Building, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Arts & Creative Business Resource Fair @ The Emporium, 5:30 – 7:30 pm, FREE!
Knoxville Nonprofit After Hours – November 2026, Kern’s Foodhall, 5:30 pm, RSVP
Write It Out with Shade Tree Therapy, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
Empanada Workshop – Latin American Pies, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S. Gay St, 6:30 pm, RSVP
Movie in the Market: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Kern’s Bakery, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Showing: FREE! TAMIS Presents: TAMIS at 20, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
November Book Club: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, Addison’s Bookstore, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
Autumnal Vibes with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Level 1 Swing Series / Level 2 Swing Series, Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, 7:00 pm
Lindy Hop – Level 1 Swing Series / Level UP (for Lindy Focus!) – Level 2 Swing Series, Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave, 7:00 pm
Hear Here Wednesday Songwriter 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
Foodies + New Friends: Knoxville | Giving Back Edition, The Kennedy, 7:00 pm, RSVP
Horror Book Club @ Crafty with Carson, Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 8:00 pm
Fangerlis w/Becki Grace and Eliot & Elcee, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
Scruffy City Comedy Open Mic w/ Host Justin Chavez, Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square, 8:00 pm
Showing: NAZA, Central Cinema, 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
Throwin Stones with Kelsey Blackstone & Total Acceptance @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Knoxville Opera “Flights of Fantasy: The Hero’s Journey,” McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects, Inc., 625 N Broadway, November 2026

Thursday, November 19

All Day Twilight Marathon! Stone’s Throw Coffee, 3615A Chapman Hwy, 8:00 am
Disney On Ice Presents Spotlight Magic, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 10:30 am
WDVX Blue Plate Special: JR Ward / Brant Miller, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
E&E Forum Featuring Curt Jawdy, Innovation and Research, TVA, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Vinyl Night, Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 5:00 pm
Marco Institute Annual Riggsby Lecture: Marisa Galvez (Stanford), “Unthinking Medieval Poetry: Troubadours & Machaut,” UT Student Union, Executive Dining Room, 5:00 pm
McClung Museum: 2026 Big Orange Pint Night, XUL Beer, 5:00 pm, RSVP
Black Romance Book Club | Die For Me, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
Tara Goedjen in conversation with Darby Bozeman, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
Sightseers: A Drawing Club for People Who Like Plants, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Small Batch Brewing Class, Able Trade, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
Speed Dating @ Eggspectation, Kern’s Foodhall, 6:00 pm, RSVP
Kinetic Recovery, Sauna House, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
Living Consciously Meetup, The Boocherie, 6:30 pm
Youth Open Mic Night, Maker Exchange, 710 Clinch Ave, 7:00 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 Nov 14), RSVP
Virtual Conversations & Cocktails: “Samurai Superstars in Antebellum America” with Natalia Doan, presented by UT Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts, 7:00 pm, RSVP
Gallery Wine Tasting with Zero/Zero Wine, Lilienthal Gallery, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
Alchemy x Uptop: Sweaters, Flannels, and Single Barrels, Kern’s Bakery, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Disney On Ice Presents Spotlight Magic, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:00 pm
Open Mic Comedy hosted by Nicole Starnes, Iron Forge Brewing Company, 7:00 pm
Women’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Radford Highlanders, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:00 pm
Irish Session with Chad Beauchaine and Gil Draper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm
Old City New Laughs — Comedy Open Mic, Old City Sports Bar, 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Preview: A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, pay what you can
Jay Leno, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
Open Practice / Office Hours, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
lespecial, Natalie Brooke, The 808, 808 Sevier Ave, 8:00 pm
Rawk-A-Oke (Live Band), Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm
Steve Michel’s Blues Jam Night at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Showing: The Host (2006), Central Cinema, 9:30 pm

Friday, November 20

Yoga at the Museum, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park, 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Disney On Ice Presents Spotlight Magic, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 1o:30 am, SOLD OUT!
WDVX Big Plate Special: Tidalwave Road, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
Tennessee Hunny Hat Co. Pop-Up, Hyatt Place Downtown, 530 S. Gay St, noon
Animal Communication w/Afton Hughes, New Moon Rising, 1520 N. Central St, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
KCM Radio Blue Curb Throwdown II, Barrelhouse, 621 Lamar St, 3:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Ribbon Cutting for Firenze, Firenze, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 4:00 pm
Vital: Duo Exhibition of Paintings andSculptures by Noushin Moussavi and Neto Soul, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Piethagorean Pizza Party Benefitting Ujima Soccer Academy, Printshop Beer, 1532 Island Home Ave, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Greetings from Vestal Exhibition Opening @ Tri-Star Arts, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, FREE!
Nature Nerd Hike, Ijams Nature Center, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
LLN + Knox Vegas Style Leading Ladies Night Out Trolley Experience, Pick Up at Old City Public Parking Lot, 6:00 pm, RSVP
Every Goodbye Ain’t Gone: In Conversation with Dana Renee Green, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
Sunsphere Sessions Vol. 2 (Corey James Clifton), 810 W. Clinch Ave, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Tavern Notes: Live Music, Maker Exchange, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
November Live Music, Pucker’s Sports Grill, 222 E. Blount Ave., 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Showing: American Doctor, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
Emory Place Night Market, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:30 pm, RSVP
TBA, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm
Jonny Widner, Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 pm
Buford Watson & The Southern Scars, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm
Disney On Ice Presents Spotlight Magic, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:00 pm
Men’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:00 pm
Opening Night: A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm
UT Opera Theatre presents “The Crucible,” Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
Not Monk, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Double Black Eye with Forbus General and Horseliver Sunrise, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
Sweater Weather But No Pants Required, Eros Knoxville, 815 S. Central St, 8:00 pm
The Friday Salsa Party at Sonny’s Brewing, 2300 N. Central St., 8:00 pm
Corey James Clifton with Steve Michels Code Blue, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
Deadtronica (feat. Aron Magner of The Disco Biscuits), The 808, 808 Sevier Ave, 8:00 pm
Wynton Existing with Love Drunk and the Hungovers @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
Austin Snell, Atlus, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm
Knoxville Fire Fighters Association Presents The Ultimate Garth Brooks Tribute, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 pm
Showing: Live! Box Office Comedy featuring Rebecca Wilson, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac, Knoxville Museum of Art, 8:45 pm, RSVP
DJ Andres Tapia at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
Sam Hatmaker, Cowboy Cantina, 9:00 pm
The Gladson Family Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
SLAP, The Loinettes, and Hotseat, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
November Live Music, The Kennedy, 430 S Gay St, 10:00 pm
Dion Timmer at Barrelhouse, 10:00 pm, RSVP
Geminid Meteor Shower Viewing Party, Ijams Nature Center, 10:30 pm – midnight, RSVP

Saturday, November 21

Market Square Farmers Market, Market Square, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Acting class (Saturdays) by beacting.com, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 10:00 am – noon, RSVP
Storytime at the Ijams Nature Playscape: Winter Animals, 3518 Island Home Ave, 10:00 am – noon, RSVP
Vital: Duo Exhibition of Paintings andSculptures by Noushin Moussavi and Neto Soul, Gallery 1010, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Storytime with Santa, The Bottom, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
UCC Knoxville Winter Series Card Show – Nov, Covenant Health Park, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Backyard Composting Workshop with Kat McDearis – November 21, Ijams Nature Center, FREE! But RSVP
Weekly Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, RSVP
Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
Betty’s Day – 4 Variant Release, XUL Beer, 213 E. 5th Ave, 11:00 am
November Hot Glass Workshop (November 21), Ijams Nature Center, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
Disney On Ice Presents Spotlight Magic, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 11:00 am
Gridiron Social Tailgate, Maker Exchange, The Tennessean Personal Luxury Hotel, 11:00 am – 11:30 pm, RSVP
WDVX Blue Plate Special: Moss Henry / UT Appalachian Strings, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
Community-Built Butterfly Sculpture Class, Able Trade, noon – 3:00 pm, RSVP
Moon Market (Nov. 21), New Moon Rising, noon – 4:00 pm
Vol Navy Sailgating – Tennessee/LSU Game, Vol Navy Docks, Volunteer Landing Lane, noon – 11:00 pm
Prism Valley Book Club, Stone’s Throw Coffee, 3615A Chapman Hwy, 1:00 pm
Playing ’Possum: Animal Ambassador Meet & Greet, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, RSVP
Showing: American Doctor, Central Cinema, 1:00 pm
Painting with the Sun: A Cyanotype Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm, RSVP
UT Opera Theatre presents “The Crucible,” Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm
Disney On Ice Presents Spotlight Magic, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 3:00 pm
Showing: FREE! What Will I Become?, Central Cinema, 3:00 pm
College Football: LSU Tigers vs. Tennessee Vols, Neyland Stadium, 3:30 pm
True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show, Hilton Knoxville, 501 W Church Ave, 6:00 pm, RSVP
Tavern Notes: Live Music, Maker Exchange, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
Summoners Circle, The 808, 808 Sevier Ave, 7:00 pm
Improv vs Stand Up, The Pirate Tavern, 7:00 pm, RSVP
Disney On Ice Presents Spotlight Magic, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:00 pm
UT Opera Theatre presents “The Crucible,” Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
Mark Boling Trio Life, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Feral Kitty and Maggie Tharp with TBA, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
Beer, Babes & Bad Decisions, Eros Knoxville, 815 S. Central St, 8:00 pm, RSVP
Ben Gaines Band with Ms Nikki and the Uptown Players, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
Vagabon Brew with Skyway 61, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
Knox Comedy Roast Champs: A Roast Battle Extravaganza, Barrelhouse, 8:00 pm, RSVP
Showing: The Passion of Joan of Arc (with Live Score), Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
CC3 Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
DJ Andres Tapia at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
November Live Music, The Kennedy, 430 S Gay St, 10:00 pm

Sunday, November 22

Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
Coats Against the Cold — In Memory of Linda: First Annual Drive, Vestal UMC, 115 Ogle Ave, South Knoxville, daily
Renew in Nature: A Meditative Workshop (November 22), Ijams Homesite, 2915 Island Home Ave, 10:00 am – noon, RSVP
Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
Yoga at Sonny’s Brewery, 2300 N. Central St., 11:00 am – noon
The Retropolitan Craft Fair, Mill and Mine, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
AudaTours Knoxville Audio Tour: Hoops, Heritage & Hidden Stories, start at Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, noon (daily through Dec 31), RSVP
Disney On Ice Presents Spotlight Magic, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, noon
Sourdough Focaccia Decorating Workshop: Thanksgiving (2 time slots!), SoKno Sourdough, 2006 Barber St, 12:30 pm / 4:00 pm, RSVP
Moss Meander, Mead’s Quarry, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
Knoxville’s 8th Annual Cranksgiving, Next Level Brewing, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, RSVP
Appalachian Snowflakes, Able Trade, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm, RSVP
Dungeons and Dragons at Stone’s Throw Coffee, 3615A Chapman Hwy, 2:00 pm
Lines Were Drawn: A Conversation with Dr. Warren Dockter, Dr. Lucas Kelley, and Dr. Casey Price, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S Gay St, 2:00 pm
A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm
Final Performance: UT Opera Theatre presents “The Crucible,” Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm
Classical Christmas: Handel’s Messiah, Tennessee Theatre, 2:30 pm
Stained Glass Workshop @ Hi-Wire Brewing, 3:00 pm, RSVP
Sunday Bluegrass with The Bread Losers, Alliance Brewing Company, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Wagon Wheel Live, Wagon Wheel, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
TBA, Trailhead Beer Market, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
Jazz Concert, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 4:00 pm
Disney On Ice Presents Spotlight Magic, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 4:00 pm
Women’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. UCLA Bruins, Thompson Boling Arena, 5:30 pm
Showing: The Host (2006), Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
Crafty Jazz Night with Frog and Toad Duo at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
Open Mic Songwriter Night with Colleen D’Aleio, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 pm
Monopolyopolis with Peace Pursuers and Antadie, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
DJ Old Skööl, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Monday, November 23

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
November Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
November Show: Joint Exhibit: Día de Los Muertos, featuring Héctor Saldivare, HoLa Hora, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
Walker Evans Exhibition, UT Art + Architecture Bldg, Ewing Gallery, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Mon – Wed, Fri / Thu, 10:00 am – 7:30 pm / Sun, 1:00 am – 4:00 pm (continues through Dec 2), FREE!
WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
Second Harvest Food Drive, Trailhead Beer Market, 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm, Mon – Thu (Fri, 3:00 pm – midnight / Sat, 1:00 pm – midnight / Sun, 1:00 pm – 10:00 pm), through Nov 30
Friendsgiving 2026, Stone’s Throw Coffee, 3615A Chapman Hwy, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
Showing: The Host (2006), Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
Drop-In Figure Drawing, KMA, 1050 World’s Park Dr, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
Knox Pride Presents: Craft Club! Holiday Edition, Knox Pride, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
‘Orlando: A Biography’ by Virginia Woolf with Knoxville Classics Book Club, Next Level Brewing, 6:30 pm
Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital 2026 Gala Among the Trees, Knoxville Convention Center, 6:30 pm, RSVP
Elijah Sembler Quartet, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Il Salotto Italiano – Italian Language Conversation!, Kern’s Food Hall, 7:00 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
UT Percussion Ensemble Concert, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Jeopardy Bar League Trivia at Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Sq, 8:00 pm
Showing: Series: Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 8:40 pm
Dave Becher Band @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, November 24

PB&J Mixtape – Tennessee Statewide Release, Xul Beer Company, 10:00 am
November featured artists exhibit: Marie Merritt and Nelson Ziegler, Art Market Gallery, 11:30 am – 6:00 pm, Tue-Sat / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sun
WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
Monty’s Craft Circle, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1:00 pm
Ribbon Cutting for Mandy Hancock Law, 625 Market St, 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Bouquet Making, Kern’s Food Hall, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm, RSVP
City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Showing: American Doctor, Central Cinema, 6:00 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
TBA, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm
Thanksgiving Themed Trivia – Xul Downtown, 213 E. 5th Ave, 7:00 pm
Ballroom and Partner Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 7:30 pm, RSVP
Broadway at the Tennessee: Death Becomes Her, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
Showing: The Host (2006), Central Cinema, 8:00 pm
Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
Showing: Bringing Out The Dead, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
Dave Becher Band @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm