September 16 – 23, 2026

Sent by the Arts & Culture Alliance and representative of the upcoming week's events at VisitKnoxville.com

September 18
Gallery 1010: I was the shadow of the waxwing slain by Eliot Tatler

September 17 & 18
Tennessee Theatre: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Gershwin’s American in Paris

September 17 – October 3
Knoxville Theatre Club: Hedda Gabler

Through September 20
Clarence Brown Theatre: Dial M for Murder
Theatre Knoxville Downtown: The Iliad, The Odyssey, and all of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less
Chilhowee Park & Expo Center: Tennessee Valley Fair

September 25 & 26
Clayton Center for the Arts: Maryville Christian School: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Through September  27
River & Rail Theatre: The Last Five Years at the Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum
Knoxville Children’s Theatre: Charlotte’s Web

September 16
Bijou Theatre: Asleep at the Wheel
Ijams Nature Center: SUNSET SOCIALS: Katsura Sunshine Rakugo
Bistro at the Bijou: Summer Vibes with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra

September 17
Tennessee Valley Fair: Concert Series - T.I.
The Eugenia Williams House: Knoxville Opera: Camerata Membership Party
Market Square: Square Dancing
Bijou Theatre: Ten Year Town Film Screening and Live Performance
Knoxville Museum of Art: Sazerac Mash Bill Tasting Dinner
UT Art and Architecture Building: Lecture by Visiting Artist Steve A. Prince

September 18
Ijams Nature Center: Movies Under the Stars – Lord of the Rings
Bijou Theatre: Son Volt
Farragut Museum: Movies at the Museums - Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)
Tennessee Valley Fair: Concert Series - The Ultimate King of Pop Experience
The Bottom: Food First: Amplifying Grassroots Voices in Food Justice

September 19
Martin Luther King, Jr. Park: Hamblen County Arts in the Park
Marble Springs State Historic Site: Annual Sevier Day Celebration
Museum of Appalachia: Shawn Camp & Verlon Thompson, Madelyn Tallent
Knoxville History Project: Partner Program - 4th Annual Cavett Station Day
Ijams Nature Center: The Circus Under the Moon 2026

September 20
Tennessee Theatre: Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood  ‘From Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ Tour
Bijou Theatre: The Adventures of Tortoise & Hare
West Jackson Ave: Old City Market
Marble City Opera: Stalactites, Sopranos, & Stilettos at Cherokee Caverns
Tennessee Valley Fair: Concert Series - Tracy Byrd
Ijams Nature Center: Paint By The Pond Workshop

September 21
Lindsay Young Auditorium: UT Creative Writing Series - Poet Natalie Scenters-Zapico
Knoxville Children’s Theatre: auditions for ELF: THE MUSICAL, JR.
Bistro at the Bijou: Sky Hatcher Trio

September 22
McCarty Auditorium: Author’s Talk - Matt Bodett
Jackson Terminal Building: Miró Rivera Architects: Building Ideas | Inspiration to Realization
Alumni Memorial Building: University of Tennessee Fall Choir Concert

September 23
Regal Riviera: FILM FEST KNOX: The Best Years of Our Lives
Knoxville Museum of Art: Vineyard 29: A Collector’s Symposium
Elks Lodge: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Q Series, Woodwind Quintet & String Quartet
Hummingbird Apothecary South: September POET Reading

Through September 20
Jacobs Building: Tennessee Valley Fair Student Art Shows

Through September 25
The Emporium Center: Collected Exposure: A Gathering of Creative Perspectives by Professional Photographers of East Tennessee 
The Emporium Center: Fair Portions II by Robert Grassel
The Emporium Center: A Slight Tilt on its Axis by Douglas Molinas Lawrence
The Emporium:  Be.Coming / Be.Longing curated by Karlota I. Contreras-Koterbay 
Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery: Silk Painters International
Jerry Drown Wood Studio: Silk Painters International

Through September 26
Arrowmont Gallery: Fall Legacy Instructors
Bennett Galleries: Birds of Prey Art Show + Owl Ridge Raptor Center Benefit

Through September 29
Fountain City Art Center: Out of My Mind by Allan Sibley

Through September 30
Lilienthal Gallery: Reflection – between surface and self
TVUUC Gallery: Andrew Godwin & Ainsley Steeves
RED Gallery: Transitions in Weaving, featuring Katherine Key, Raeus J. Cannon, and Geri Forkner

Through October 18
Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture: Art, Movement, and Disability: Transcending the Beauty Paradigm

Daily/various
Historic Westwood: Docent-led Tours
Knoxville Walking Tours
Pretentious Glass: Make Your Own Workshops
WDVX: Blue Plate Special & The Big Plate

Mondays
Fountain City Art Center: Fountain City Harmony Choir Class
Laurel Theater: Knoxville Contra Dancers

Mon & Wed
Capoeira Fundo da Mata: Trainings

Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat
Bistro at the Bijou: Live Jazz

Tuesdays
Knox Makers: Open Hack Night
McClung Museum: Monty's Craft Circle
Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Troupe
Trollkretsen Scandinavian Dancers
Boyd’s Jig & Reel: Old Time Jam
Knoxville Botanical Gardens & Arborteum: Story Thyme (April – October)

Wednesdays
Flamenco Dance Academy Classes
Knoxville Swing Dance Association: Weekly Swing Dance
Alliance Brewing: Singer & Songwriter Night
Boyd’s Jig & Reel: Hear Here Songwriter Night

Thursdays
Honky Tonk Thursdays at Barley’s
Rawk-A-Oke (live band Karaoke) with Sevan Takvoryan at Scruffy City Hall

Every Third Thursday
Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: Sightseers, A Drawing Club for People Who Like Plants

Fridays
The Eclectic Cleric: Sacred Story Studio
Maker Exchange: Tavern Notes

First & Third Fridays
Salsa Knoxville Dance Company: Friday Ballroom Dance Party

Saturdays
Luna Creative: Sketch Club Saturdays

Sundays
Circle Modern Dance Classes
English Country Dance at the Laurel

Every Third Sunday
Ijams Nature Center: East Tennessee Bluegrass Association Monthly Jam

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