AUGUST 20-27, 2025

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

Aug 20 – Oct 14
Ewing Gallery: Rhiannon Skye Tafoya

Through Aug 22
UT Downtown Gallery: First Year MFA exhibition

Through Aug 24
Knoxville Children’s Theatre: The Hobbit

Aug 21-22
Gallery 1010: Coming Up for Air – A Second Year MFA Exhibition
Tennessee Theatre: Dwight Yoakam

Aug 22-23
Parkway Drive-in Movie Theater: Weapons & Naked Gun
Wendel Werner + 4 at Beaver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Aug 23-24
Tennessee Theatre: Alison Krauss & Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas

Wed Aug 20
ETHS Lecture - Building Community through Local Baseball Coverage
Farragut Museum: Featuring Jack Neely’s History Hour
Knoxville Jazz Orchestra at Bistro at the Bijou
Mabry-Hazen House: Night at the Museum III
Pretentious Beer Co: Live Band Karaoke with Tinca Tinca
Schulz Bräu Brewing Company: Conservation on Tap: Are you bearwise?
Tennessee Theatre: Alice Cooper
Union Ave Books: Pages & Pours at Fly By Night

Thu Aug 21
Arts Together – A Conversation Series
Boys & Girls Clubs of the TN Valley: Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame
Concerts on the Square! with 7 Bridges : The Ultimate EAGLES Experience
Downtown Maryville: Third Thursday Celebration
Foothills Craft Guild: Social at Schulz Bräu Brewing Company
Jubilee Community Arts: Live Sound Workshop
Knox Heritage: Preservation Network with Able Trade
Maker Exchange: Open Mic Night

Fri Aug 22
Clarence Brown Theatre: The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Ijams and Central Cinema: Movies Under the Stars - Mamma Mia
McClung Museum: Meditation at the Museum
Muse Knoxville: Free Family Night
Neon Glow Party
Outdoor Movie Night at The Point
Tavern Notes: Live Music at Maker Exchange

Sat Aug 23
Banned Book Club | Everything, Everything
Beach Party on the Plaza
Bijou Theatre: Pet Sounds Live
Fun with Farragut’s Fleet
Germanfest at First Lutheran
Historic Cherokee Caverns: Movies in the Cave – Journey to the Center of the Earth
Jubilee Community Arts/Traditional Irish Arts of Knoxville: Sean Gavin, Liz Hanley, and Don Penzien
Knox Asian Festival: Sushi & Sumo
Marble Springs State Historic Site: Solar Star Party
McClung Museum: Feline Impressions Family Day
NAMI Pathways to Hope Art Exhibition
Old Sevier Vendor Market
ORNL & WDVX: Summer Sessions with Dan Tyminski / Amythyst Kiah
Seven Islands: Dark Skies Hike
The Southern Market: Tailgate Party Outdoor Market
Sunset on Central
Sunset On Central Silent Disco After Party
Union Ave Books: Suzy Trotta Meet and Greet

Sun Aug 24
12th Annual Knox Asian Festival
Cathedral Concert: Cathedral Music Ministry: Voices for Haiti
Ijams Nature Center: Stephen Lyn Bales - We Live in a Wonderland
Knoxville Museum of Art: Special Sunday Family Day
Kraken’s Cup Tearoom: Tiaras and Targets and Teacups RMH Fundraiser

Mon Aug 25
Summit Choral Collective: Knoxville Sings
Union Ave Book Club

Tue Aug 26
Yee-Haw Brewing: Tuesday Family Movie Night

Wed Aug 27
Bike Walk Knoxville Social Hour
The Bottom: Write It Out with Shade Tree Therapy
Clarence Brown Theatre: The Two Gentlemen of Verona at KMA
Knoxville History Project: Tennessee Theatre Tour
Knoxville Jazz Orchestra at Bistro at the Bijou

Through Aug 21
A1LabArts: Group Show at Denso Gallery

Through Aug 27
Tri-Star Arts: Featuring Mimi Kato + Jimmy Kuehnle
Tri-Star Arts: Featuring Mary Addison Hackett

Through Aug 29
Dogwood Arts & RED Gallery: 17th Annual Dogwood Regional Exhibition

Through Aug 30
Arrowmont Gallery: 100 & Under: The Vase Show

Through Aug 31
Art Market Gallery: Bonnie Colonna and Steven Varga
Rala: Don’t Blink by Julia Walters

Through Sep 25
Nourish Knoxville: New Harvest Farmers Market (Thursdays)

Through Sep 28
East TN History Center: Home Runs & Home Teams: A History of the National Pastime in Tennessee

Through Sep 30
Fountain City Art Center: Cascading Colors by Mary Secrist and students

Through Oct 19
Eastside Sunday Markets (Sundays)

Through Oct 30
Hardin Valley Event Center: Pavilion Farmers Market (Thursdays)

Through Nov 22
Nourish Knoxville: Market Square Farmers Market (Wed & Sat)

Through Dec 7
McClung Museum: Karel Appel: Cats

Daily/various
Historic Westwood: Docent-led Tours
Knoxville Walking Tours
WDVX: Blue Plate Special & The Big Plate

Mon & Wed
Capoeira Fundo da Mata: Trainings

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

Mondays
Knoxville Contra Dancers

Tuesdays
Knox Makers: Open Hack Night
McClung Museum: Monty's Craft Circle
Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Troupe
Trollkretsen Scandinavian Dancers

Wednesdays
Flamenco Dance Academy Classes
Knoxville Swing Dance Association: Weekly Swing Dance

Thursdays
Honky Tonk Thursdays at Barley’s

Fridays
The Eclectic Cleric: Sacred Story Studio

Sundays
Circle Modern Dance Classes
English Country Dance at the Laurel

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