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 4
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Sunday Morning Cartoons, Kern’s Food Hall Lawn, 8:00 am – 11:00 am
- Bird Banding at Ijams Nature Center, Ijams Nature, Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 8:00 am – 9:30 am, RSVP
- Schulz Brau Brewing Company – Oktoberfest 2026!, 126 Bernard Ave, 10:00 am – midnight (3:00 pm – midnight, Tue-Wed / 10:00 am – midnight Thu-Sun), continues through Oct 11
- Sound Bath Meditation (October 4), Ijams Nature, Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 10:00 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
- East Tennessee PBS: Costumes, Characters, and Cartoons, Tennessee Theatre, 11:00 am, FREE!
- 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 Auburn, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, noon
- Candle Making Class, Kern’s Bakery, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave, 2:00 pm (behind-the-scenes Sunday), RSVP
- Bluegrass Jam with Jack Hatfield, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Showing: Ninja Scroll (4K Remaster), Central Cinema, 3:15 pm
- Tig Notaro: Out of Nowhere (Early Show), Bijou Theatre, 4:00 pm
- Wagon Wheel Live, Wagon Wheel, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
- Blues Jam with Mt. Olive Pleasure Club, Next Level Brewing, 700 N. Broadway, 4:00 pm
- All-Levels Acro Yoga Class, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, donation-based
- Showing: The History of Concrete (2026), Central Cinema, 5:30 pm
- Crafty Jazz Night: Owen Tharp & Hunter Deacon (Thunter) at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- Open Mic Songwriter Night with Colleen D’Aleio, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 pm
- Collectively Speaking w/Taria “The Realest” Person, Drew Drake, Zero/Zero Wine Bar, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, RSVP
- Tig Notaro: Out of Nowhere, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Showing: Ninja Scroll (4K Remaster), Central Cinema, 7:45 pm
- Polkadot Cadaver with Beneath The Hollow and Guests, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Stephen Clair, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Monday, October 5
- 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
- Little History Lessons: Conversation with a Curator, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Stephen Clair, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Mighty Musical Monday with House Organist Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, Tennessee Theatre, noon, FREE!
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Ethan Morgan, Alchemy Lounge & Cigar, 119 S. Central St, 6:00 pm
- Showing: Ninja Scroll (4K Remaster), Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
- Skull Planter Workshop with The Plant Trolley, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Soul Line Dancing, Kern’s Food Hall Lawn, 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm
- Summit Hetman, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Il Salotto Italiano – Italian Language Conversation!, Kern’s Food Hall, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
- Rooted Mondays: Osteo Thai Yin Yoga, Printshop Beer, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Adult Rhythm Tap Class, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Pint-Sized Opera: Welcome & Season Reveal Party! Barley’s Knoxville, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, RSVP
- Keith Marcell: Comedy Show, Birdhouse Neighborhood Center, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
- Black Violin: The Be Free Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Jeopardy Bar League Trivia at Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Sq, 8:00 pm
- Eve Maret with Alison Swafford and Telefronetic, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Showing: The History of Concrete (2026), Central Cinema, 8:15 pm
- Skyway 61 @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 6
- Enhanced Homeschool: Archaeology Lab, UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:30 am – 11:00 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)
- 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: Evan Horne, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Haunted by Memory: Ghost Stories of the American Civil War, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St, noon
- Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm
- Schulz Brau Brewing Company – Oktoberfest 2026!, 126 Bernard Ave, 3:00 pm – midnight (3:00 pm – midnight, Tue-Wed / 10:00 am – midnight, Thu-Sun), continues through Oct 11
- National Night Out Kick-Off Celebration, Urban Wilderness Gateway Park, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- AMBC Social Ride – Mead’s Quarry, Mead’s Quarry, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Intro to Tea Workshop & Tea Tasting, The Spice & Tea Exchange of Knoxville, 522 S. Gay Street, 6:30 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Bingo: Featuring Breast Connect, Inc., Maple Hall, 414 S. Gay St, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Free Investor Meetup! October 6th – SoKno Investors (Clothing Drive for CareCuts), Hi-Wire Brewing, 6:30 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
- Slasher Movies Themed Trivia – Xul Downtown, 213 E 5th Ave, Xul Beer, 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 pm
- Shinyribs, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Twinfawn with Calla Burke, Jasper, and Secretset, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Jon Nolan & Good Co, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- The Brook & The Bluff: Werewolf Tour, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
- Grateful Tuesdays – College Night by Jerry Rigged @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, October 7
- Market Square Farmers Market, Market Square, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kyle Tallman / Jon Nolan & Good Co., Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Yoga at the Museum, UT McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
- Astrology Readings, New Moon Rising, 1520 N. Central St. #101, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- VHS Swap and Vintage Market, Kern’s Food Hall, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Artist Talk | Riva Lehrer, UT Art + Architecture Building, McCarty Auditorium, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
- October Pages and Pours, Tern Club, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: The History of Concrete (2026), Central Cinema, 6:15 pm
- Movie On The Lawn: Ghostbusters, Kern’s Bakery, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Knox Bingo Supporting I Support the Girls, Kern’s Food Hall, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Weekday Movie Massacre – Casper, Xul Beer, 213 E 5th Ave, 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 Jam w/ Roger Hay, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Open Mic at Alliance Brewing, Alliance Brewing Co, 7:00 pm
- One Knox vs. Chattanooga Red Wolves, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Mythic Proportions, Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- ZZ Top, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Mason Thomas with You Just Don’t and Logan Pilcher, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Scruffy City Comedy Open Mic w/ Host Justin Chavez, Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square, 8:00 pm
- Weekly Boot Scootin’ Wednesday, Wagon Wheel, 8:15 – 11:00 pm
- Showing: Ninja Scroll (4K Remaster), Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
- Silent Disco at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
- Ashton Brown & the Natural Heat @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Thursday, October 8
- East TN B2B Growth Assembly: Q4 Lead & Partnership Sources, 121 Tech Hub, 8:30 am – 9:45 am, RSVP
- The History Parlor, East Tennessee History Center, 10:00 am
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Pink Stones / Four First Names, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Workshop: How to Search Like a Patent Examiner, UT Hodges Library, Rm 212, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
- Distinguished Lecture with Fabian Martinez Siccardi: Book presentation for Savaje Evil, Evil Savaje, UT College of Law, Rm 339, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
- Dr. Carrie Schweitzer, Kent State University: “Paleozoic Malacostracan and Related Crustaceans,” UT Strong Hall, Rm B1, 4:05 pm – 5:05 pm
- Vinyl Night, Crafty Brewery, 6 Emory Place, 5:00 pm
- Zenith Man: A Talk by McCracken Poston Jr., East Tennessee History Center, 6:00 pm
- Circles with Dizzy: Beginner Hooping Workshop, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Beowulf Sheehan, author of The Father of the Man: The Last Author Portrait Sitting with Cormac McCarthy, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Kinetic Core, Sauna House, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- 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
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Mythic Proportions, Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Zac Brown Band: Love & Fear Tour, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:00 pm
- Scottish Session with David Pickens, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:15 pm
- Old City New Laughs — Comedy Open Mic, Old City Sports Bar, 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm
- The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Klimchak / Emily Hay with Zima II and Matt Nelson, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Open Practice / Office Hours, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
- Paul Oakenfold + The Crystal Method: Mission Underground Tour, The 808, 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Rawk-A-Oke (Live Band), Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm
- Showing: The History of Concrete (2026), Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
- Ashton Brown & the Natural Heat at Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Friday, October 9
- Yoga at the Museum with Megan Fields, UT McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:30 am – 10:30 am
- Building with The Bottom: A Community Day Against Book Bans, Dogwood Center @ Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 2832 Boyd’s Bridge Pike, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, RSVP
- dRC Community Health Fair @ Ashley Nicole Dream Playground, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Music for Seniors Songwriting Workshop with Bill Cabage, Knoxville Museum of Art, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, FREE! But RSVP
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Carolina Bluegrass Style, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- DJ Old Skööl at Scruffy City Hall, 5:00 pm
- 2nd Fridays Networking Event, The Black Dog Brewhouse 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Egg: An Exhibition of Organized Pixels by Greta Grier, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Tavern Notes, Maker Exchange, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
- American Horror Story Trivia, Hi-Wire Brewing, 2020 Barber St., 6:00 pm
- Autumn After Dark, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Women’s Volleyball: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Ole Miss Rebels, Thompson Boling Arena, 6:30 pm
- Showing: You’ve Got Mail (with GGB Rom-Commentary), Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
- *Special Event* Live Stand Up Comedy with Ed Bassmaster! (CMT, The Ed Bassmaster Show), Barrelhouse, 621 Lamar St, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Daniel Kimbro with Stranger May, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm
- Cookie Hopper, Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 pm
- Buford Watson & Southern Scars / The Smuggler’Z, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Show Your Love Fashion Show with Marc Nelson, Regas Square Events, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, RSVP
- The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane, UT Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Ice Bears Exhibition Game, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:30 pm
- Anthony Ragus, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- High Heat, Sammy T & The Sunny D, and Darrow, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Neon Night – Newbie 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
- Loveshyne with James Leigh and the Rest, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
- Moony with Sad Actor @ Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- The Sassquerade at Sassy Ann’s, 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Blake Whiten, Slater Nalley, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 pm
- Sister Hazel with Wim Tapley & The Cannons, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: ICON – The Voices That Changed Music, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Showing: Demons, Central Cinema, 9:00 pm
- DJ Andres Tapia at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
- Mike McGill and the Refills Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- October Live Music, The Kennedy, 430 S Gay St, 10:00 pm
- Tennessee Hockey: D3 vs Coastal Carolina, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 10:30 pm
Saturday, October 10
Big Day Birding Hike, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 8:00 am – 10:00 am, RSVP
Finish on the Field 5K + Kids Mile @ Covenant Health Park, 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Market Square Farmers Market, Market Square, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm…