10-Day Downtown-ish Planner: November 8-17

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 8

• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours 
• WDVX 2026 Fall Fund Drive, 301 S. Gay St (continues through Nov 11)
• Bird Banding at Ijams Nature Center, Meads Quarry, 3526 Island Home Ave, 8:00 am – 9:30 am, RSVP
• Sunday Morning Cartoons, Kern’s Food Hall Lawn, 8:00 am – 11:00 am
• Sound Bath Meditation (November 8), Ijams Nature Center – Visitor Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
• And Friends: A Pop-Up Shop, Retrolocal, 711 Winona, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
• Yoga at Sonny’s Brewery, 2300 N. Central St., 11:00 am – noon
• Epilepsy Awareness Walk by the Epilepsy Foundation of East TN, World’s Fair Park, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
• Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin (November 8), Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 11:30 am – 12:30, RSVP
• AudaTours Knoxville Audio Tour: Hoops, Heritage & Hidden Stories, start at Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, noon (daily through Dec 31), RSVP 
• Kids Woodturning Class (Ages 8-13), Able Trade, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
• Final Day: No-Man’s Land @ the Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Second Sunday Community Sing, Fourth United Presbyterian, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
• Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, FREE!
• Horn Studio Recital, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Room 110, 2:00 pm
• Talk-Back After Matinee: CBT Presents Clyde’s, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm
• Community Flow Fundraising Class with Helen Wilds, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 711 Irwin St, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
• Bow Wow Bingo at Printshop Beer by Knox Vintage Pet Project, Printshop Beer Co., 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Women’s Volleyball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. University of Alabama Crimson Tide, Thompson Boling Arena, 2:00 pm
• Final Performance: Julius Caesar, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, RSVP
• Knoxville Ice Bears: Bluey’s Teddy Bear Toss vs Huntsville, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 3:00 pm
• Yoga Series to Embody Healing and Presence with Ajeet, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 711 Irwin St, 3:30 pm (weekly through Nov 29), RSVP
• Wagon Wheel Live: Shaun Abbott, Wagon Wheel, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
• TBA, Trailhead Beer Market, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
• Knoxville Opera Voices of Valor, Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE
• Strings Night, Ale Rae’s, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Showing: Point Blank, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
• Sky Hatcher & The Organ Trio Deluxe, Kern’s Bakery, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Crafty Jazz Night with Thunter at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
• Open Mic Songwriter Night with Colleen D’Aleio, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 pm
• Tennessee Percussion Group Opening Concert, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
• Stinking Lizaveta and Ray Gun Virus, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Kitchen Dwellers and Dogs in a Pile, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm
• Gaelic Storm, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
• DJ Old Skööl, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Monday, November 9

• WDVX 2026 Fall Fund Drive, 301 S. Gay St (continues through Nov 11)
• 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
• Micropolitan America Exhibition, UT Art + Architecture Bldg, Ewing Gallery, 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), through Nov 13
• 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: Instant Vintage, 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
• Distinguished Lecture Series: Author Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, UT Student Union, RM 362A/B, 3:30 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: NAZA, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
• Women’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. University of New Haven Chargers, Thompson Boling Arena, 6:30 pm
• All Over the Page – The Time Machine, Lawson McGhee Library meeting room, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• UTK Jazz Jam hosted by Asher Humphrey, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• A path to restoring body, mind & spirit! By Bruno Groening Circle of Friends North America, Birdhouse Neighborhood Center, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• Il Salotto Italiano – Italian Language Conversation!, Kern’s Food Hall, 7:00 pm
• The Faint, The 808, 808 Sevier Ave, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Men’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Radford University Highlanders, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:00 pm
• Youth Orchestra Fall Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 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
• Jasper, VCMYY, York, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Showing: Bringing Out The Dead, Central Cinema, 8:00 pm
• Cole Davidson, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
• Jeopardy Bar League Trivia at Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Sq, 8:00 pm
• Prince of the Burning Sands @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Tuesday, November 10

• WDVX 2026 Fall Fund Drive, 301 S. Gay St (continues Nov 11)
• 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: JM Stevens / Double Black Eye, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Monty’s Craft Circle, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1:00 pm
• Virtual: The Story of the State vs. the Story of the People: A Lecture by Efrat Yerday, presented by UT Africana Studies Department, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
• 2026 Arts and Sciences Book Party, UT Student Union, RM 362 AB, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
• Small Batch Brewing Class, Able Trade, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Knox History Project: Kevin Bogle, McClung Collection archivist, talk: Cripple Creek and the Smokies Stadium Site, Maple Hall Bowling Alley, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm 
• The Tasting Lab, Real Good Kitchen, 2004 E. Magnolia Ave, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Virtual: Sarah Schwartzman Ramsey, “Sacred Storytelling as Lived Religion in Contemporary Jewish American Women’s Fiction,” presented by the UT Fern and Manfred Steinfeld Program in Judaic Studies, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
• Showing: Point Blank, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
• Intro to Matcha & Tasting, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S. Gay St, 6:30 pm, RSVP
• 6th Annual Morning Pointe Foundation Seniors Got Talent, Bijou Theatre, 6:30 pm
• Weekly Comedy Open Mic, Printshop Beer, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• TBA, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm
• Dan Alten Live at The Pink Cactus!, The Pink Cactus, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Ballroom and Partner Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 7:30 pm, RSVP
• ASL Night: CBT Presents Clyde’s, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Green Album Release Tour: Kimaya Diggs with Nightjar & Shayla McDaniel, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Spafford @ Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
• Showing: Bringing Out The Dead, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
• Prince of the Burning Sands @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Wednesday, November 11

• Final Day: WDVX 2026 Fall Fund Drive, 301 S. Gay St 
• Nature Nuggets – 11/11/26, Ijams Early Learning Campus, 4920 Prospect Rd, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
• 101st Annual Knoxville Veterans Day Parade, from James White Fort at E. Hill Ave going west, then north on Gay St, 10:45 am – noon
• Bound by the Soil | Jamaal Barber and Rashaun Rucker, Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (continues Nov 12-14, Nov 18-20)
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: CJ Solar, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Astrology Readings, New Moon Rising, 1520 N. Central St, 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm
• The 13th Annual WLC 199 Poster Presentation, UT McClung Tower and Plaza, #1215-#1216, 12:40 pm – 2:40 pm
• Specimens and Scones, UT Temple Hall, first floor, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• The Imitation Machine with Mario Carpo, UT Art and Architecture Building, RM 109, 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm
• Community Clothing Swap, Printshop Beer, 5:30 pm
• PLMP Biz Social Networking sponsored by Knox Wash Exterior Clean at Tommy Trent’s, 5:30 pm
• A Conversation with Betty Frogg and Barbara Adair, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, Auditorium, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
• Intuition Cultivation Academy, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
• Union Ave Book’s Pages and Pours at Ricky’s, 1520 Washington Ave, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Online: The Poet Journalist: Intro to Docupoetics by Sundress Academy for the Arts, 6:00 pm
• Showing: Bringing Out The Dead, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
• Bottom Book Club: Sip N’ Read, Zero/Zero Wine Bar, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Movie in the Market: Top Gun, Kern’s Bakery, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
• Autumnal 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 
• 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
• 9V with Leroy From the North, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
• CBT Presents Clyde’s, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Crafty’s Lap Crafts Association, Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 8:00 pm
• Dusty Rugs with Cactus Queen and the Loinettes, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Scruffy City Comedy Open Mic w/ Host Justin Chavez, Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square, 8:00 pm
• Jacoozy @ Yee-Haw Brewing Co., Knoxville, 745 N. Broadway, 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Weekly Boot Scootin’ Wednesday, Wagon Wheel, 8:15 – 11:00 pm
• Showing: NAZA, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
• Silent Disco at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
• TBA @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Thursday, November 12

• Knoxville Grower-Buyer Meeting Presented by the Knox Good Food Fund, Kern’s Bakery, 8:00 am, FREE! But RSVP
• The History Parlor, East Tennessee History Center, 10:00 am, FREE!
• Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church November Alliance, 10:30 am
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lyal Strickland, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Cultivating Taste: Japanese Cuisine and the Promise of Attention, UT International House, Great Room, noon – 1:30 pm
• E&E Forum featuring Dr. Ed Yu, Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 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
• FILM FEST KNOX, various locations, 5:00 pm (continues through Nov 15)
• Plant Swap, UT Gardens Knoxville, 2514 Jacob Dr, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
• Semiquincentennial Celebration Lecture Series: ​​Phillis Wheatley and the Black American Revolution, Blount Mansion, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE!
• The Art of Candle Making with The Garden Goddess, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Erin Miller Reid in conversation with Patricia Hudson, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
• Turkey & Wine Pairing Dinner, Barrelhouse, 621 Lamar St, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, RSVP
• Kinetic Recovery, Sauna House, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
• PechaKucha Knoxville Vol. 61, The Mill & Mine, doors at 6:30 pm, talks start at 7:20 pm
• Tennessee Hockey: D2 vs Florida, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 6:30 pm
• Women’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders, Thompson Boling Arena, 6:30 pm 
• Bachata Thursdays with BBK, Square Dancers, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, RSVP
• FILM FEST KNOX: Elev8or Pitch live screening and pitch (festival runs Nov 12-15), Regal Riviera, 7:00 pm
• Sunset Paddling Adventure, Knoxville Adventure Collective, 900 Volunteer Landing Ln, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Thu/Sat through Nov 14), 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
• Open Mic Comedy hosted by Nicole Starnes, Iron Forge Brewing Company, 7:00 pm
• Randy Feltface: Gimmick, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm
• Scottish Session with David Pickens, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm
• Old City New Laughs — Comedy Open Mic, Old City Sports Bar, 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm
• Showing: Take Shelter, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm
• CBT Presents Clyde’s, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Bartok & Bolero, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Open Practice / Office Hours, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
• Ahee: Bass Quest Tour, The 808, 808 Sevier Ave, 8:00 pm
• Rawk-A-Oke (Live Band), Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm
• TBA at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm

Friday, November 13

• FILM FEST KNOX events daily Nov. 12-15, Regal Riviera and downtown venues
• 2026 Tennessee Council for History Education Annual Conference, Sarah Simpson Professional Development Center, 801 Tipton Ave, 7:30 am – 3:30 pm, RSVP
• 2026 Annual Gathering of the Tennessee Folklore Society, East Tennessee History Center, 9:00 am (continues Nov 14), RSVP
• Knoxville Crafts, Makers and Vendors Market, World’s Fair Park, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (continues through Nov 15)
• Yoga at the Museum with Tristen Sellers, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:30 am – 10:30 am
• Final Day: Micropolitan America Exhibition, UT Art + Architecture Bldg, Ewing Gallery, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm 
• WDVX Big Plate Special: Ben McLaughlin w/ Jake Smith, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Animal Communication w/Afton Hughes, New Moon Rising, 1520 N. Central St, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Alt Mart Massage and a Meal at The Pink Cactus, The Pink Cactus, 4:00 pm, RSVP
• The Neighborhood: Paintings and drawings by Archie Guy, Angelica Ruhbusch, and Haley Tenpenny, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Holiday Open House, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Vine Middle Binder Show Exhibition Reception, The Bottom, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Sky Hatcher & The Organ Trio Deluxe, Pretentious Beer Co, 5:00 pm
• 2nd Fridays Networking, Central Flats and Taps, 5:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
• The Forest Speaks: Beginner Nature Journaling, Ijams Nature Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
• Torch-It and Take-It Class!, Able Trade, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Tavern Notes: Live Music, Maker Exchange, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
• Catnip & Paint Night!, Scruffy’s Cafe, 1015 N. Broadway, 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Fall Asian Night Market, Hi-Wire Brewing, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• November Live Music, Pucker’s Sports Grill, 222 E. Blount Ave.
• Showing: The Kennel Murder Case (16mm Screening), Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
• TBA, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm
• Shelby Cline, Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 pm
• Poetry Slam by Collectively Speaking @ The Bottom, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Alicia Harvey – solo – Suttree’s, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 7:00 pm
• Smuggler’z Live at Ale Rae’s! 7:00 pm
•  UT Appalachian Strings, Laurel Theater, 7:00 pm, RSVP
• Death of a Mule Exhibition Opening @ Badwater Gallery, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE
• Men’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Tennessee State Tigers, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:00 pm 
• Knoxville Ice Bears: Tattoos & Terror vs Huntsville, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:30 pm
• Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Bartok & Bolero, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
• CBT Presents Clyde’s, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Shifflett, Smith, and Deacon, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Tricky Youth and Decide Today with Himejoshi, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• Naughty November, Eros Knoxville, 815 S. Central St, 8:00 pm
• The Friday Salsa Party at Sonny’s Brewing, 2300 N. Central St., 8:00 pm
• Soul Finger with the FSBs, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm 
• Standup Comedy at Printshop Beer Co! 8:00 pm, RSVP
• Big Something, The 808, 808 Sevier Ave, 8:00 pm
• Jackson Dean: Magnolia Sage Tour, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm
• Knoxville Jazz Orchestra: We Love Dolly, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
• Showing: Jason Goes To Hell, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm
• DJ Andres Tapia at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm 
• John R. Miller, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
• Hank, Pattie & the Current Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
• Same as It Ever Was: A Tribute To Talking Heads @ Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm
• November Live Music, The Kennedy, 430 S Gay St, 10:00 pm 

Saturday, November 14

• FILM FEST KNOX events daily Nov. 12-15, Regal Riviera and downtown venues
• Marble City Studios Mingle, Marble City Studios, 12oo N. Broadway, 8:30 am – 9:45 am, FREE! But RSVP
• Whisk Broom Making Class, Able Trade, 9:00 am – noon, RSVP
• The Bittersweetness of Fall: Poems for Waning Days with Linda Parsons, UT Gardens, South Greenhouse, RM 124, 2514 Jacob Dr, 10:00 am – noon, RSVP
• Keep Knoxville Beautiful’s November Saturday Spruce Up, 550 W. Depot Ave, 10:00 am – noon
• Market Square Farmers Market, Market Square, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Kidstuff Live – 11/14 – Sarah Pirkle, WDVX, 10:00 am
• Acting class (Saturdays) by beacting.com, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 10:00 am – noon, RSVP
• Storytime at the Ijams Nature Playscape: Food and Gardens, 3518 Island Home Ave, 10:00 am – noon, RSVP
• The Neighborhood: Paintings and drawings by Archie Guy, Angelica Ruhbusch, and Haley Tenpenny, Gallery 1010, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
• First Presbyterian Church Craft Fair, 620 State St, 10:00 am
• FILM FEST KNOX: Adventures in Distribution, Hyatt Place (SEC Room), 10:00 am, FREE!
• Smokies Garage Sale, Covenant Health Park, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
• Fort Dickerson Living History Weekend, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (continues Nov 15)
• Holiday Market at Magnolia Art House, 1405 E. Magnolia Ave, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
• One Piece Offline Regional, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
• Weekly Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, RSVP
• Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
• November Walk & Talk with JLK, Ijams Nature Center, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
• Vendor Spotlight – The Cozy Coop Candle Company, Tea & Treasures, 4104 W. Martin Mill Pk, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: UT Appalachian Strings, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
• Breath & Sound: 4-Hour Self-Care CE for LMT, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 711 Irwin St, noon, RSVP
• LitKidz Workshop: Sounds Like Joy, The Bottom, noon – 1:00 pm, RSVP
• Knox Pride Volunteer Day 11.14.2026, Knox Pride, 4028 Chapman Hwy, noon – 4:00 pm
• The Mystical Fair at Enchanted Hollow, World’s Fair Park, noon – 8:00 pm
• Researching Your Ancestor Through Military Records, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
• Playing ’Possum: Animal Ambassador Meet & Greet, Ijams Nature Center, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
• New Play Readings: Imaginary Species, Lawson McGhee Library meeting room, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• FWF Book Club – Holiday Diamond Painting Craft Meetup, Kern’s Food Hall, 2:00 pm, RSVP
• Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising, 1520 N. Central St, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• The After Brunch Special by The Comedy Sphere, Pink Cactus, 2:30 pm, RSVP
• Carve and Create: Block Printing for Beginners, Ijams Nature Center, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm, RSVP
• Stained Glass Workshop @ Printshop Beer, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
• Auditions for “Boeing Boeing,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 6:00 pm
• Tavern Notes: Live Music, Maker Exchange, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
• Showing: Under the Shell with Paul Jenkins (TMNT Double Feature Event), Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
• Final 2026 Sunset Paddling Adventure, Knoxville Adventure Collective, 900 Volunteer Landing Ln, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
• TBA, Trailhead Beer, 7:00 pm
• Shogun: Agonize in Defeat LP Release, The 808, 808 Sevier Ave, 7:00 pm
• Aaron Lewis Acoustic Tour, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:00 pm
• CBT Presents Clyde’s, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm
• Haynes/Hamar/Deacon, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
• Mama’s Broke with Lazarus Lake, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
• After Hours – November Edition, Eros Knoxville, 815 S. Central St, 8:00 pm, RSVP
• High Heat with Year of October, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
• Wasted Major, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
• The Maggie Valley Band, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 pm
• Nome de Plume Understanding 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 15 

• FILM FEST KNOX events daily Nov. 12-15, Regal Riviera and downtown venues
• Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
• 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
• 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, Wagon Wheel, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
• Haiti Fest, Immaculate Conception Church, 4:00 – 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
• 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: 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
• 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
• 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!
• Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
• Il Salotto Italiano – Italian Language Conversation!, Kern’s Food Hall, 7:00 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: TBA, 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
• Book Talk with Dr. Julie Reed, UT Student Union, RM 362B, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
• 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
• 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

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