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, October 11
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Cool Cats Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, through Oct 31
- Sunday Morning Cartoons, Kern’s Food Hall Lawn, 8:00 am – 11:00 am
- Caldera Yoga Class, Kern’s Food Hall Lawn, 8:30 am – 9:30 am
- Coffee Outside, Two Bikes, 118 South Central St, 9:00 am – 11:30 am
- Final Day: Schulz Brau Brewing Company – Oktoberfest 2026!, 126 Bernard Ave, 10:00 am – midnight
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
- Yoga at Sonny’s Brewery, 2300 N. Central St., 11:00 am – noon
- All In-Inclusive Pumpkin Patch Trolley Adventure, Pick Up at Old City Public Parking Lot, 11:00 am – 2:30 pm, RSVP
- Final Day: HoLa Festival @ World’s Fair Park Performance Lawn, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin (October 11), 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
- MIG Welding for Beginners, Able Trade, noon – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Oktoberfest at Monday Night Brewing – Proofing Co, noon – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Second Sunday Art Activity, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Vegan BBQ in Knoxville, Printshop Beer Co., 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Second Sunday Community Sing, Fourth United Presbyterian Church, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
- Women’s Volleyball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. LSU Tigers, Thompson Boling Arena, 2:00 pm
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Community Flow Fundraising Class with Helen Wilds, Glowing Body Yoga, 711 Irwin St, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane (Talk-Back After Matinee), UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave, 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Barks & Boos: Halloween Bash at Dog Park, The Bark, 601 Lamar St, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, RSVP
- One Knoxville vs Spokane Velocity, Covenant Health Park, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Yappy Hour – Pet Appreciation Day, Crafty Bastard Downtown, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- 2nd Annual Scruffy Roots Music Festival, Kern’s Food Hall Lawn, 3:00 pm – 1:00 am
- Showing: Kwaidan, Central Cinema, 3:30 pm
- Wagon Wheel Live: Nathan Morgan, Wagon Wheel, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
- Two Heads Are Better Than One, Trailhead Beer Market, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
- SMBS presents Blues Cruise w/Long Tall Deb & Colin John, Tennessee Riverboat, 4:00 pm, RSVP
- UT Symphony Orchestra: Pulcinella and Swan Lake, Alumni Memorial Building, Cox Auditorium, 4:00 pm
- Consignment Orientation (virtual) by Union Ave Books, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- All-Levels Acro Yoga Class, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, donation-based
- Sound Bath Meditation with Derek Helvey, Glowing Body Yoga, 711 Irwin St, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Crafty Jazz Night with Jazzica at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- Nancy Ann Live at Pink Moon Studio, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Showing: Scream 30th Anniversary (2026), Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
- Fresh Finds, Barley’s Knoxville, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Open Mic Songwriter Night with Colleen D’Aleio, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 pm
- The Stray Lions with Gavin Burch, Pterocat, and Jude Mauk, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- DAX – The Anger Management Tour, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Monday, October 12
- Online: Imagination Library Photo Contest, submit entries to [email protected], through Oct 31
- 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
- October Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- October Show: Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibit: Aliya Edoo Alewine, HoLa Hora, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- Merrell Footwear Helps Provide Food for Kids with Every Pair Purchased, Mast General Store, 402 S. Gay St, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm (daily through Oct 25)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ancestral Tongue, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Hill Avenue Info Session 2, Cal Johnson Recreation Center, 507 Hall of Fame Dr, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Pour Your Own Epoxy™, Hi-Wire Brewing, 6:00 pm
- Showing: Scream 30th Anniversary (2026), Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
- All Over the Page – The Picture of Dorian Gray, Lawson McGhee Library meeting room, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- The Asia Thaller Group, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Columbus Day – Apericena Italiana, Fourth United Presbyterian Church (USA), 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
- Showing: The History of Concrete (2026), Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
- Harlow with Yer Flowers, Zack Miles, and Run40, The Pilot Light, 9:00 pm
- Prince of the Burning Sands @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 13
- Women in Entrepreneurship Knoxville Monthly Session: Paid Media with Cory Dickson, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 9:00 am – 10:30 pm, RSVP
- Museum Sprouts: Is That a Dinosaur? UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, RSVP
- 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)
- 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
- October Exhibit: Claire J. Bodnaruk / Ron Williams, Art Market Gallery, 11:30 am – 6:00 pm, Tue-Sat / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sun
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Two Tracks, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Micropolitan America Lecture, UT Art and Architecture Building, McCarty Auditorium, RM AAB 109, 12:55 pm – 2:00 pm
- Avigilon Video Security Tech Show, Covenant Health Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Artist Talk | Rebecca Kamen, UT Art + Architecture Building, McCarty Auditorium, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
- Small Batch Brewing Class, Able Trade, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Mingle & Mobilize – Constitutional and Poll Observer Training, St. James Episcopal Church of Knoxville, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Tequila Komos Dinner, SoKno Taco Cantina, 6:30 pm, RSVP
- Showing: Kwaidan, 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
- Ballroom and Partner Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Jazz Orchestra presents Miles @ 100 with Marquis Hill, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
- Prince of the Burning Sands @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, October 14
- Morning Momentum: Developing and Promoting Your Business, Maple Hall, 8:30 am – 9:30 am, RSVP
- Market Square Farmers Market, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Nature Nuggets, Ijams Early Learning, 4920 Prospect Rd, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Nate Hadley / Zachary Sparks, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- International Coffeehouse: Bangladesh and South Asia, UT Hodges Library 258 (Mary Greer Room), 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Anthropology’s Annual Visiting Lecture Series – Legacies of War, UT Art and Architecture Building, McCarty Auditorium, RM 111, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
- Black Ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and the Generation that Saved the Soul of the NBA, UT Student Union, RM 169, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
- Institute of American Civics and Steamboat Institute Campus Liberty Tour Debate Series: “Has America Lived Up to the Promises of Its Founders?” UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Trivia Night + Silent Auction to support PEER Academy, Next Level Brewing Company, 6:00 pm
- Online: Ghosting the Self: Writing Through What We Avoid by Sundress Academy for the Art, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Hispanic Film Festival, UT Hodges Library, Rm 101, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Showing: The History of Concrete (2026), Central Cinema, 6:15 pm
- Movie On The Lawn: Practical Magic, Kern’s Bakery, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Weekday Movie Massacre – Child’s Play, Xul Beer, 213 E 5th Ave, 6:30 pm
- Walk with Elected Officials, Gresham Middle School, 6:30 pm
- 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
- Charleston – Level 1 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
- WDVX Summer Nights: Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys / The Royal Hounds, Yee Haw Brewing Co, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Brody Price with Grayson Coleman and Tellios, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Scruffy City Comedy Open Mic w/ Host Justin Chavez, Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square, 8:00 pm
- Crafty’s Lap Crafts Association, Craft Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 8:00 pm
- Laundry Day Presents: The Larger Than LIFE Tour, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Waylon Wyatt – Dustpiles World Tour, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm
- Weekly Boot Scootin’ Wednesday, Wagon Wheel, 8:15 – 11:00 pm
- Showing: The Love Witch, Central Cinema, 8:15 pm
- Silent Disco at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
- Rossdafareye @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Thursday, October 15
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Music In Common / Leo Sawikin, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- E&E Forum on “Lessons from the Frontlines of America’s Quest for Minerals Security” featuring Dr. Nathaniel Horadam, Senior Research Fellow, Georgia, 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
- 11th Board Game Days, The Mill and Mine, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm, RSVP
- Wings of Light: Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance, New Harvest Park Pavilion, 5:00 pm
- Noodle Soup for the Consumer Soul: The Professional Amateur and Self-Analysis as Spectacle in Itami Jūzō’s Media Practice, 1975-1985, UT Student Union, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
- Circles with Dizzy: Beginner Hooping Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day – 2026, UT Gardens Knoxville, McIlwaine Friendship Pavilion, 2518 Jacob Dr, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Amanda McCracken in conversation with Dr. Camden Morgante, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Blount Mansion’s Centennial Anniversary Lecture Series – Jack Neely on “The Road to Knoxville,” 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Boos and Booze, Alchemy Lounge, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Siddiqi Lecture in Religious Studies – D. Fairchild Ruggles: A Social History of Water in Early Islam, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 6:00 pm
- Sightseers: A Drawing Club for People Who Like Plants, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Kinetic Core, Sauna House, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Living Consciously Meetup, The Boocherie, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Double Shot of Whiskey, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Tavern Notes: Open Mic Night, Maker Exchange, 710 Clinch Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Online: Conversations & Cocktails with Jeffrey R. Bibbee: “Chaucer for Children and the Art of Housekeeping: Mary Eliza Joy Haweis and Victorian Domesticity” 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Poetic Duet with Linda Parson and Noah Soltau, The Hive, 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 the summer), RSVP
- Showing: An Evening with Joe Kelly, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
- Men’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Xavier Musketeers, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:00 pm
- Zach Williams, Cochren & Co., Christian Hohn: Revival Nights, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:00 pm
- Irish Session with Chad Beauchaine and Gil Draper, 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
- The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Concrete Paradise with Geek Out Of Town, Once More Again, and Bl4ckv3il (Whit3corset), Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Open Practice / Office Hours, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
- Rawk-A-Oke (Live Band), Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm
- Rossdafareye at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Friday, October 16
- Yoga at the Museum with Tristen Sellers, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park, 9:30 am – 10:30 am
- WDVX Big Plate Special: North State Grass, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Mau Mau Memorial: Golf Tournament, Williams Creek Golf Course, 2351 Dandridge Ave, noon, RSVP
- 11th Board Game Days, The Mill and Mine, noon – 10:00 pm, RSVP
- Toward an Energy Urbanism with Jake Boswell, UT Art and Architecture Building, Rm 103A, 12:20 pm – 2:00 pm
- Bridetender Party for Cheyenne, Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 4:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl at Scruffy City Hall, 5:00 pm
- Inherited Imagery – Reenvisioning Storytelling in Persian Miniature Paintings: A Dual Exhibition by Alimohammad Parvaresh and Noushin Mousavi, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Fated & Bound Grand Opening!, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Dark Market: The Haunting of Hi-Wire Knox, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- Tavern Notes: Improv Comedy with Pretend Friends, Maker Exchange, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Sunsphere Sessions Vol. 2 (Lazarus Lake), Sunsphere Welcome Center, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Lipscomb vs. Tennessee Baseball, Covenant Health Park, 6:00 pm
- Showing: The Love Witch, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
- Dark Fairy Ball + Ecstatic Dance, Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- Alicia Harvey – solo, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 7:00 pm
- Goodbye June, Danny Worsnop, The 808, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Crawdaddy Jones, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm
- Fountain City Ramblers – Live, Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 pm
- TBA, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Starlight Paddle, Ijams River Landing, 3507 Island Home Pk, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Zach Williams, Cochren & Co., Christian Hohn: Revival Nights, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:30 pm
- Knoxville Ice Bears: 25th Opening Night vs Evansville Thunderbolts, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:30 pm
- The Jazz Pioneers, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Existential Dread with Jake Smith and CBC3, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Dead Sexy, Eros Knoxville, 815 S. Central St, 8:00 pm
- The Friday Salsa Party at Sonny’s Brewing, 2300 N. Central St., 8:00 pm
- Ho’down Social w/ Cowtown Studios, Kern’s Foodhall, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Jameron with The FSBs, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
- In Flagrante, Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 8:00 pm
- Dead Ringers @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Igor and the Red Elvises, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 pm
- Trae Crowder, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Showing: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm
- DJ Andres Tapia at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
- Mal Nombre Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- Rooster Tim and Fort Knox, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
- October Live Music, The Kennedy, 430 S Gay St, 10:00 pm
- Tennessee Hockey: D3 vs Alabama, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 10:30 pm
Saturday, October 17
- Goat Yoga, Kern’s Foodhall Lawn, 8:30 am – 10:30 am, RSVP
- Market Square Farmers Market, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Acting class (Saturdays) by beacting.com, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 10:00 am – noon, RSVP
- Storytime at the Ijams Nature Playscape: Birds, 3518 Island Home Ave, 10:00 am – noon, RSVP
- Inherited Imagery – Reenvisioning Storytelling in Persian Miniature Paintings: A Dual Exhibition by Alimohammad Parvaresh and Noushin Mousavi, Gallery 1010, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Cozy Comfort Foods – Tasting, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S. Gay Street, 10:00 am, RSVP
- “Perfectly Pocket Sized: Case Paper with Laced Tapes Book,” Arrowmont Gallery, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, RSVP
- 11th Board Game Days, The Mill and Mine, 10:00 am – 10:00 pm, RSVP
- Weekly Yoga by Rigazzi, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, RSVP
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Bristol Coon / Maya de Vitry, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Moon Market (Oct. 17), New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 4:00 pm
- Gridiron Social, Maker Exchange, noon – 11:00 pm, RSVP
- Vol Navy Sailgating – Tennessee/Bama Game, Vol Navy Docks, noon – 11:00 pm, RSVP
- Ijams Member Event: Fall Wildflower Walk, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- AIM Meetup at The Bottom: Intro to Hair Braiding, The Bottom, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, RSVP
- No Kings Vols to the Polls: Chalk The Vote, Holston River Park, 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm
- College Football: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Tennessee Volunteers, Neyland Stadium, 3:30 pm
- Tavern Notes: Rusty Holloway Trio, Maker Exchange, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Showing: 16mm Screening: An American Werewolf in London, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
- Starlight Paddle, Ijams River Landing, 3507 Island Home Pk, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Sunset Paddling Adventure, Knoxville Adventure Collective, 900 Volunteer Landing Ln, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Thu/Sat through the summer), RSVP
- Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Margherita Fava Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Moontype (Solo) with Audrey and Postcard Nowhere, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Black Magic, Eros Knoxville, 815 S. Central St, 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Vivid Display, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
- Skankbanger, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- All My Exes Live in Texas: Classic Country Night, The 808, 8:00 pm, RSVP
- North State Grass Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- DJ Andres Tapia at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
- Showing: The Love Witch, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm
- October Live Music, The Kennedy, 430 S Gay St, 10:00 pm
Sunday, October 18
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Cool Cats Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, through Oct 31
- Sunday Morning Cartoons, Kern’s Food Hall Lawn, 8:00 am – 11:00 am
- Early Bird Paddle, Ijams Nature, Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 9:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
- Yoga at Sonny’s Brewery, 2300 N. Central St., 11:00 am – noon
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
- Old City Market, W. Jackson Avenue, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- AudaTours Knoxville Audio Tour: Hoops, Heritage & Hidden Stories, start at Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, noon (daily through Dec 31), RSVP
- Tennessee Hockey: D2 vs Alabama, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, noon
- Can You Dig It? 2026, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park, noon – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Final Day: 11th Board Game Days, The Mill and Mine, noon – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Candle Making Class, Kern’s Bakery, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Fall Fungi ID: Beginner Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Community Fall Festival & Plant Sale, Knoxville Botanical Gardens, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Rolling Pin Woodturning Class, Able Trade, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Kern’s Fall Festival, Kern’s Bakery, 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- Final Performance: The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave, 2:00 pm (open captioning), RSVP
- East Tennessee Bluegrass Association Monthly Jam, Mead’s Quarry, 3518 Island Home Ave, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Pup-o-Ween with Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Bijou Imagination Series: The Snowy Day and Other Stories, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm
- DHCA Presents: Public Books Circle, Denbo Center for Humanities and the Arts, 2:30 pm
- Bluegrass Jam with Jack Hatfield, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Bastards & Bards – an OPEN Open Mic Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Roots of Appalachia with Daniel Kimbro, Knoxville Museum of Art, 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm, RSVP
- Wind Ensemble Concert, UT Alumni Memorial Building, Cox Auditorium, 4:00 pm
- Wagon Wheel Live, Wagon Wheel, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
- Greg Horne, Trailhead Beer Market, 4:00 pm
- All-Levels Acro Yoga Class, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, donation-based
- Showing: An American Werewolf in London (4K Digital Encores), Central Cinema, 5:30 pm
- PIANO PASSIONS with Amadeus Concert Ensemble, Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, 5:30 p.m.
- The Sunday Get Down — October 18th! *New Time*, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Liquid Velvet Acoustic Duo, Ale’ Rae’s, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Crafty Jazz Night with Chris Canada at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- Open Mic Songwriter Night with Colleen D’Aleio, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 pm
- Showing: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2, Central Cinema, 7:40 pm
- Richie with Alla Prima and Peace Pursuers, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Alma Russ, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Monday, October 19
- Online: Imagination Library Photo Contest, submit entries to [email protected], through Oct 31
- 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
- October Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- October Show: Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibit: Aliya Edoo Alewine, HoLa Hora, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- Merrell Footwear Helps Provide Food for Kids with Every Pair Purchased, Mast General Store, 402 S. Gay St, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm (daily through Oct 25)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Auditions for Junie B. Jones: Toothless Wonder, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Ashe Lecture Featuring Rose Gottemoeller – New Era of Security: Nuclear Threats and Beyond, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 5:30 pm – 6:30 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: An American Werewolf in London (4K Digital Encores), Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
- Gunfight on Gay Street Downtown Walking Tour, hosted by Patrick Hollis, executive director of Mabry-Hazen House, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- UTK Jazz Jam hosted by Sam Adams, 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!
- Creative Writing Series: Emily Nemens, UT Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium (Room 101), 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- Union Ave Book Club, Fred’s Around the Corner, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
- Jeopardy Bar League Trivia at Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Sq, 8:00 pm
- Showing: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2, Central Cinema, 8:40 pm
- E.T. and Decide Today with Tru Cru, Pilot Light, 9:00 pm
- Uberserker, Blunt Mansion and Elseetoss, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
- Earthquake @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 20
- 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)
- October Exhibit: Claire J. Bodnaruk / Ron Williams, Art Market Gallery, 11:30 am – 6:00 pm, Tue-Sat / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sun
- CBE Seminar: Sanaz (Monirosadat) Sadati – Harnessing Non-Equilibrium Chiral Self-Assembly for Functional Materials Design, UT Academic Resources Building, RM 302, 1412 Circle Park, 11:20 am
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm
- AMBC Social Ride – Baker Creek, Baker Creek Preserve, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Unshakable Integrity by Tennessee Holocaust Commission, East Tennessee History Center, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Knox Bingo supporting local organization CASA of East Tennessee, Kern’s Bakery, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- 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
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
- Showing: Box Office Comedy Live feat. Derek Sheen!, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
- Half Ivory with Vin Honey and Luckproof, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
