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 25
- 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
- Final Day: Merrell Footwear Helps Provide Food for Kids with Every Pair Purchased, Mast General Store, 402 S. Gay St, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
- Yoga at Sonny’s Brewery, 2300 N. Central St., 11:00 am – noon
- 2nd Annual Scruffy Roots Music Festival, Kern’s Food Hall Lawn, 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
- Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin (October 25), 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
- Lady Ice Vols Hockey: Fall Senior Night vs Georgia, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, noon
- Pre-Opera Brunch, KoPita Authentic Mediterranean, upstairs at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 507 S. Gay St, noon, RSVP
- Harvest Festival, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 544 N. Broadway, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
- Turn Your Own Candlestick Holders, Able Trade, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Women’s Volleyball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Vanderbilt Commodores, Thompson Boling Arena, 1:00 pm
- Knoxville Buddy Walk for Down Syndrome Awareness, World’s Fair Park, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Koby’s Halloween Paint N Chill, Printshop Beer, 1:00 pm, RSVP
- Howl-O-Ween Pooch Parade & Pet Expo, UT Gardens, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE!
- Plants & Puppies, Kern’s Bakery Food Hall, 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- John by Annie Baker, Borderland Playhouse, 2:00 pm
- Online: October Poetry Xfit by Sundress Academy for the Arts, 2:00 pm
- The Crossword Play, Ijams Nature Center, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, RSVP
- Die Fledermaus, Tennessee Theatre, 2:30 pm, RSVP
- Julius Caesar, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Stained Glass Workshop, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Spirits of Old Gray at Old Gray Cemetery, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- The Breadlosers, Alliance Brewing Co, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Wagon Wheel Live: Will Shepard Band, Wagon Wheel, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
- The Lonetones, Trailhead Beer Market, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
- All-Levels Acro Yoga Class, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, donation-based
- Romance Novel Dramatic Reading Contest, Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 5:00 pm
- Night Meowket: Shopping Rescues Cats! Scruffy’s Cafe, 1015 N. Broadway, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Spooky Trunk or Treat on Central Street, Sonny’s Brewings, 2300 N. Central, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Full Moon Hike: Celebrating the Hunter Moon, Ijams Nature Center, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Full Moon Paddle: Celebrating the Hunter Moon, Ijams Nature Center, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Crafty Jazz Night with Frog and Toad Duo at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- Best If Used By, Borderland Playhouse, 7:00 pm
- Open Mic Songwriter Night with Colleen D’Aleio, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 pm
- Mvtant, Pink Stiletto with New Romantics, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Benjamin Tod and Lost Dog Street Band, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Monday, October 26
- 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
- Early Voting, Downtown Knoxville: City County Building, Small Assembly Room, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (continues through Oct 29)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tyler Garrett, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Distinguished Lecture Series: “Authenticity in AI Times” with Moya Bailey, UT’s Denbo Center, 3:30 pm
- Hate Has No Hub Here. Remove Alex Moody, by Indivisible Knoxville, City County Building, 5:00 pm
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
- Fall Woodwind Chamber Music Concert, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 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
- Showing: Boorman and the Devil, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
- Skull Planter Workshop #2 with The Plant Trolley, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- ‘The Black Spider’ by Jeremias Gotthelf with Knoxville Classics Book Club, Next Level Brewing Company, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- David Feldhaus, 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: Anna Marie Tendler, UT Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium (Room 101), 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- Crowns and Smokes, Alchemy Lounge & Cigars, 119 S, Central, 7:00 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: Skate Video Night, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
- Rossdafareye @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party, Union Ave Books, 10:00 pm – 12:30 am
Tuesday, October 27
- Perseverance Through Primary Sources: Teaching Washington’s World through Stories & Source Analysis, East Tennessee History Center, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- ETEBA Business Opportunities & Technical Conference, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (continues through Oct 29), RSVP
- Final 2026 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
- Early Voting, Downtown Knoxville: City County Building, Small Assembly Room, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (continues through Oct 29)
- 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: Rivière, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Monty’s Craft Circle, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, Evans Creative Suite, 1:00 pm
- Deaf Night at the KMA, 1050 World’s Fair Park Dr, 5:30 pm – 7:30 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
- Ardnamurchan Whisky Tasting, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Community Grief Gathering: A Circle of Remembrance at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Women’s Variety Mic Night, The Pirate Tavern & eVape Dispensary, 6:30 pm, RSVP
- Business After Hours Knoxville: The Rooftop Experience, Five Thirty Lounge, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
- October 2026 Monthly Meeting: Appalachian Mountain Bike Club, Southside Garage, 7:00 pm
- Women’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Florida A&M Rattlers, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:00 pm
- Weekly Comedy Open Mic, Printshop Beer, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Ben Garnett Trio Feat Daniel Kimbro, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm
- Halloween Themed Trivia, Xul Beer, 213 E 5th Ave, 7:00 pm
- A Night of Scary Stories with Smoky Mountain Storytellers, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
- Last Tuesdays, The Pink Cactus, 1147 Sevier Ave, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Ballroom and Partner Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Buddy Guy 90, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Magoo w/ Suns of Stars, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
- Showing: The Thing (1982), Central Cinema, 8:45 pm
- Rossdafareye @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, October 28
- Beyond the Game: The Economic Impact of UT Athletics, Calhoun’s On The River, 9:00 am – 10:00 am, RSVP
- Sheena McCall Young People’s Concerts, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 9:30 am, SOLD OUT!
- Market Square Farmers Market, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Nature Nuggets – 10/28/26, jams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
- Early Voting, Downtown Knoxville: City County Building, Small Assembly Room, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm (continues Oct 29)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Bootstrap Boys, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Astrology Readings, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1520 N. Central St., 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm
- International Coffeehouse: Nigeria, 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
- UT Japan Center Student Welcome Celebration, UT Student Union, RM 362C, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Trunk or Treat, Kern’s Bakery, 5:30 pm, RSVP
- Let’s Connect – PLMP Business Social Networking sponsored by Save a Heart at the Knox Public House, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, FREE!
- Trunk or Treat Fall Festival! An Evening of Costumes, Candy, Pizza, and Fall Fun! First Presbyterian Church, 620 State St, 5:30 pm
- Peanut Butter Tasting, The Bark Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Write It Out with Shade Tree Therapy, The Bottom, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Playing ‘Possum: Animal Ambassador Meet & Greet, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Festival of Phantasmagoria at Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Hispanic Film Festival, UT Hodges Library, RM 101, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE!
- Movie On The Lawn: Halloweentown, Kern’s Bakery, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Showing: 16mm Double Bill: Dracula (1931) + ???, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
- The Red Clay Strays, Thompson Boling Arena, 6:30 pm
- Workshop: Growing Native Plants from Seed, The Carriage House at Knoxville Garden and Arboretum, 6:30 pm – 8:00 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
- Hallow-Swing, 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
- October Book Club: We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, Addison’s Bookstore, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
- Sacrifices or Long Term Nuclear Waste Warning Play by Katie Myers (Next Rung Productions), Borderland Playhouse, 802 Sevier Ave, 7:00 pm
- Nurse Blake: But Did You Die? Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm
- Indigo Girls with Special Guest Linda Perry, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm
- CBT Presents Clyde’s, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, pay what you can
- Scruffy City Comedy Open Mic w/ Host Justin Chavez, Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square, 8:00 pm
- Free Film Screening: Suspiria (1977), Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria, 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 @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Thursday, October 29
- Sheena McCall Young People’s Concerts, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 9:30 am, RSVP
- Final Day for Early Voting, Downtown Knoxville: City County Building, Small Assembly Room, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Sheena McCall Young People’s Concerts, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 11:00 am, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Muriel Anderson / The Arcadian Wild, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- GWAR x Xul Release – Blood of Gor-Gor, Xul Beer, 213 E 5th Ave, noon
- Distinguished Lecture Series in Musicology: Paula Harper (University of Chicago), UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, RM 244, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
- The Champagne Fund Inaugural Launch, 21 Tech Hub, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Vinyl Night, Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 5:00 pm
- Hai-Wen Lin Opening Reception, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Halloween Social, Tern Club, 5:30 pm
- Constitutional Observer Training, St. James Episcopal Church, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Circles with Dizzy: Beginner Hooping Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Scare on the Square with Teen Spirit, Market Square, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Early Show: 2026 Movie Night—The Woman in Black, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Festival of Phantasmagoria at Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Kinetic Core, Sauna House, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Showing: The Thing (1982), Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
- Double Helix, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 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
- Julius Caesar, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- 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
- Preview: CBT Presents Clyde’s, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Southern Arts Brass Quintet, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- TIS with VCMYY + TBA, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Open Practice / Office Hours, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
- Late Show: 2026 Movie Night—The Woman in Black, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr, 8:30 pm, RSVP
- Rawk-A-Oke (Live Band), Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm
- Showing: Trick ‘r Treat, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm
- Corey James Clifton at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Friday, October 30
- Frightening and Fantastic Fungi, UT Student Union, RM 262 B/C, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
- Bound by the Soil | Jamaal Barber and Rashaun Rucker, Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (continues Oct 31, Nov 4 – 7, 11-13)
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Sebastien Bordeaux, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Animal Communication w/Afton Hughes, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1520 N. Central, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Rocky Top Card Fest, Knoxville Convention Center, 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm (continues Oct 31), RSVP
- DJ Old Skööl at Scruffy City Hall, 5:00 pm
- Cease and Persist: sculpture and works by Kayla Jean Smith, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Slow Mercies: New work by Jered Sprecher, ( and / or / space ), 918 Stewart St., opening reception 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Tavern Notes: Blind House, Maker Exchange, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Emory Place Night Market, Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Murder Mystery Dinner Cruise, Tennessee Riverboat Company, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
- Festival of Phantasmagoria at Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: The Thing (1982), Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
- Restorative Resonance with Nora & Michael, Glowing Body Yoga, 711 Irwin St, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Understory: Poetry Reading with Pauletta Hansel and Linda Parsons, Lilienthal Gallery, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Julius Caesar, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Jake Smith Trio, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm
- Jeff Bowen, Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 pm
- The Griefers, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Love at First Laugh: Get Boo’d Up, The Pink Cactus, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Starlight Paddle, Ijams River Landing, 3507 Island Home Pk, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Inaugural Covenant Health Classic: Baylor vs. Knoxville Catholic, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm
- Live Comedy with Rowdy Roger, Printshop Beer Co., 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Halloween Silent Disco at Hi-Wire Knoxville, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Opening Night: CBT Presents Clyde’s, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Knoxville Ice Bears: Corgi Races vs Fayetteville, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:30 pm
- Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Mark Boling Trio Life, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- King Ghoul with Hidaze and Covalence, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Devils Night, 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
- Daisychain with Corey James Clifton, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
- ’90s Rave, The 808, 808 Sevier Ave, 8:00 pm – 11:55 pm, RSVP
- AYCA 80’s Halloween Show @ Yee-Haw Brewing, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Smooth Sailor @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- SpookEasy – A Craighead-Jackson Halloween PopUp Experience, 200 W Hill Ave, 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: Halloween (1978), Central Cinema, 9:00 pm
- DJ Andres Tapia at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
- Cullen Kehoe and the Can’t Understanding Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- Milk Man & The Big Band, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
- Danse Macabre Halloween Rave @ Sauna House, 126 Jennings Ave, 9:00 pm – 2:00 am, RSVP
- October Live Music: EmiSunshine, The Kennedy, 430 S Gay St, 10:00 pm
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Tennessee Theatre, 11:00 pm
Saturday, October 31
- Final Day: Online: Imagination Library Photo Contest, submit entries to [email protected]
- Market Square Farmers Market, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Fall Fungi ID: Beginner Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 10:00 am – noon
- Acting class (Saturdays) by beacting.com, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 10:00 am – noon, RSVP
- Storytime at the Ijams Nature Playscape: Bats, 3518 Island Home Ave, 10:00 am – noon, RSVP
- Cease and Persist: sculpture and works by Kayla Jean Smith, Gallery 1010, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Conversations with Your Ancestors Poetry Workshop, Lilienthal Gallery, 10:00 am
- Spooky Sips and Fall Treats – Tasting, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S. Gay St, 10:00 am
- Bound by the Soil | Jamaal Barber and Rashaun Rucker, Downtown Gallery, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (continues Nov 4 – 7, 11-13)
- Monsters at the Museum, East Tennessee History Center, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Rocky Top Card Fest, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Saturday Storytelling in the Gallery, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, FREE!
- Weekly Yoga: Spooky Edition by Rigazzi, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, RSVP
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
- Playing ‘Possum: Animal Ambassador Meet & Greet, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 11:00 am – noon
- Kitemaking Workshop & Artist Talk with Hai-Wen Lin, Knoxville Museum of Art, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
- Halloween Block Party, New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1520 N. Central St, Ste 101, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: UT Appalachian Strings, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Janine Parker Book Signing, Union Ave Books, noon – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- LitKidz Workshop: Magick Hoodoo Child, The Bottom, noon – 1:00 pm, RSVP
- Crafty’s Birthday Celebration! Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, noon
- Old City Freakers’ Ball Pub Crawl, 106 S. Central St., noon – 2:00 am
- Wendigo Doom Fest 2 featuring headliner Year Of The Cobra, with Friendship Commanders, Blessed Black, StormToker, LungBurner, Wyndrider, NinjaWitch, Thoon, Psyclops and Sabredon, Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 1:00 pm – 11:00 pm, RSVP
- Slow Mercies: New work by Jered Sprecher, ( and / or / space ), 918 Stewart St., artist talk 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Knoxville Halloween Bar Crawl 2026, Local Smokey, 404 Williams St, 3:00 pm – 10:00 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Halloween Bar Crawl 2026, Mirage Knoxville, 4:00 pm – 11:59 pm, RSVP
- 2026 Trick or Treat on the Square, Downtown Knoxville, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Fioriween: An Evening of Boos & Booze, Fiori Bar & Kitchen, 5:00 pm – midnight, RSVP
- True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show, Hilton Knoxville, 501 W Church Ave, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Tavern Notes: Maggie Tharp, Maker Exchange, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Halloween Bar Crawl, 106 S. Central St, 6:00 pm – 1:30 am
- Annual Pilot Light Halloween Show, The Mill & Mine, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Festival of Phantasmagoria at Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: Halloween (1978), Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
- Sunset Paddling Adventure, Knoxville Adventure Collective, 900 Volunteer Landing Ln, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Thu/Sat through Nov 14), RSVP
- Four-Legged Dog, Trailhouse Beer, 7:00 pm
- GIZNAD (Danzig Era Misfits Tribute) at Corner Lounge, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Bear Grillz Dubstep Time Machine Halloween! The 808, 808 Sevier Ave, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Halloween Karaoke and Dance Night! Sonny’s Brewing, 2300 N. Central, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- The Fright Crawl | Knoxville’s #1 Halloween Bar Crawl, Fin-Two Japanese Ale House, 122 S Central St, 7:30 pm – 2:00 am, RSVP
- Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Ice Bears: KPOP Night vs Fayetteville, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:30 pm
- Jack Byrd Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Eros Halloween Saturday, Eros Knoxville, 815 S. Central St, 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Hallow’s Eve Blowout! Daisychain / Rossdafareye Is Dead: Halloween, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:00 pm
- Hallow’s Eve Blowout! DJ Doomsayer’s Planet Doom with Ransackery, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Mannequin Pussy, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Showing: Trick ‘r Treat, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm
- Goodluck Shaman Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- DJ Andres Tapia at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
- DROP DEAD! Halloween Drag Show & Costume Contest, Hi-Wire Brewing, 2020 Barber St, 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Dynamic Panic Live, The Pirate Tavern & eVape Dispensary, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Doomsday: Knoxville’s Biggest Halloween Event, The Standard, 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Love Drunk Halloween Show, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
- October Live Music, The Kennedy, 430 S Gay St, 10:00 pm
Sunday, November 1
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Bird Banding at Ijams Nature Center, Meads Quarry, 3526 Island Home Ave, 8:00 am – 9:30 am, RSVP
- Goat Yoga, Kern’s Food Hall Lawn, 8:30 am – 10:30 am
- Renew in Nature: A Meditative Workshop (November 1), Ijams Homesite, 2915 Island Home Ave, 10:00 am – noon
- Yoga at Sonny’s Brewery, 2300 N. Central St., 11:00 am – noon
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
- AudaTours Knoxville Audio Tour: Hoops, Heritage & Hidden Stories, start at Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, noon (daily through Dec 31), RSVP
- Early Session: Tennessee Law & Ethics for Licensed Massage Therapists: Bundle, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 711 Irwin St, noon, RSVP
- Painting with the Sun: A Cyanotype Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, RSVP
- Late Session: Tennessee Law & Ethics for Licensed Massage Therapists : Bundle, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 711 Irwin St, 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Behind-the-Scenes Sunday: CBT Presents Clyde’s, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm
- The Tennessee Valley Fair Student Art Exhibition: 50th Anniversary – Opening Reception, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Slow Mercies: New work by Jered Sprecher, ( and / or / space ), 918 Stewart St., public viewing hours 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Showing: NAZA, Central Cinema, 2:30 pm
- Julius Caesar, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- 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
- TCSC Race Against Cancer, Covenant Health Park, 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm, RSVP
- Wagon Wheel Live, Wagon Wheel, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
- Mt Olive Pleasure Club, Trailhead Beer Market, 4:00 pm
- DCHA + Central Cinema Film Series: Sanjuro, Central Cinema, 4:30 pm
- Festival of Phantasmagoria at Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Crafty Jazz Night at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- Open Mic Songwriter Night with Colleen D’Aleio, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 pm
- Showing: NAZA, Central Cinema, 7:30 pm
- DJ Old Skööl, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Monday, November 2
- 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 (continues Nov 3-11), FREE!
- Little History Lessons: Railroads, East Tennessee History Center, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Reed Turchi / James Tristan Redding, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Mighty Musical Monday with House Organist Freddie Brabson performing on the historic Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, Tennessee Theatre, noon, 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
- Double, Unified, Distorted, with Preston Scott Cohen, UT Art and Architecture Building, RM 109, 5:15 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
- Drop-In Figure Drawing, KMA, 1050 World’s Park Dr, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Women’s Volleyball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Duquesne Dukes, Thompson Boling Arena, 6:00 pm
- Showing: NAZA, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
- LOVKN, Pink Moon, 6:30 pm
- Sky Hatcher 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
- Bruce Cockburn with Livingston Taylor, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Jeopardy Bar League Trivia at Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Sq, 8:00 pm
- Showing: NAZA, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
- Prince of the Burning Sands @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, November 3
- CIVIC DUTY / PRIVILEGE: FEDERAL / STATE GENERAL ELECTION, Vote at Your Polling Place, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Knoxville Career Fair, Hilton Knoxville, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- Museum Sprouts: Marvelous Mosaics!, UT McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, FREE! But RSVP
- 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)
- 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: Mike Jones, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Music Biz Roadshow: Knoxville Edition, Emporium Center, 100 S Gay St, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Men’s Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Wofford Terriers, Thompson Boling Arena, 6:00 pm
- Soul Line Dancing Class, Kern’s Bakery, 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm
- BeLocal Bingo, benefiting A Step Ahead Foundation of East Tennessee, Maple Hall, 6:30 pm – 8:00 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
- Michaela for Tennessee Election Night Watch Party, Printshop Beer Co., 1532 Island Home Ave, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, RSVP
- Glenn Miller Orchestra, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 pm
- Ballroom and Partner Dancing, Broadway Academy 0f Dance, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
- Showing: Tiny Stage presents Central Cinema Comedy Night, Central Cinema, 7:30
- Moonkill with Pope and The Apostates and Tweejy, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Yung Gravy: The Joyrider Tour, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
- Jerry Rigged, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm