August 12 – 19, 2026

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

August 13
Knoxville Museum of Art: No-Man’s-Land

August 14
Tri-Star Arts: Of Inclusions, Receipt, featuring works by artist Lynne Marinelli Ghenov
Tri-Star Arts: Occlusion Numbers by John C. Kelley

August 17
Fountain City Art Center: Out of My Mind by Allan Sibley

August 13 & 14
Ijams Nature Center: Communion by Lauren Strohacker

August 16 – 19
Arrowmont Summer Intensive Workshop: The Art of Puppetry

Through 23
Knoxville Children’s Theatre: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

August 28 – September 6
Oak Ridge Playhouse: The Dining Room

September 2 – 20
Clarence Brown Theatre: Dial M for Murder

September 3 – 20
Tellico Community Playhouse: Moon Over Buffalo

August 12
The Emporium: Knoxville Jazz Orchestra presents David Zavracky Quartet
Bistro at the Bijou: Summer Vibes: Knox Jazz Orchestra
Boyds Jig & Reel: Open Mic Singer Songwriter Night

August 13
Blount Mansion: Centennial Anniversary Lecture Series: The Women Who Changed Blount Mansion’s History!
Chroma Knox: Screening of Eaux d’Artifice & Nostos: The Return at St. James Episcopal Church
Knoxville Museum of Art: No-Man’s-Land Opening Reception

August 14
Knoxville Museum of Art: Soundscapes at the KMA
East Tennessee History Center: Obstinate Daughters with Denise Kiernan
Bistro at the Bijou: The Michael Rodriguez Group

August 15
Ijams Nature Center: Hummingbird Festival
East Tennessee History Center: East TN History Fair
Knoxville Museum of Art: Saturday Storytelling in the Gallery
The Bottom: Bookstore Romance Day
Bijou Theatre: Taylor Made (A Tribute To Taylor Swift)

August 16
Tennessee Theatre: Summer Movie Magic – Legally Blonde
Market Square: European Heritage Festival
Ijams Nature Center: Stories from Nature- An Afternoon of Storytelling with the Smoky Mountain Storytellers Association

August 17
Central Cinema: Jurassic Park (1993)
Fountain City Art Center: Youth Drawing Class

August 18
Bridgewater Place: The Women's Suffrage Museum’s 2026 Febb Burn Banquet
The Emporium: Knoxville Jazz Orchestra presents Philip Troutman Quintet
Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum: Story Thyme

August 19
Visualize Art Studio: 3 Hr Stained Glass Workshop
Able Trade: Intro to woodturning - Mushrooms
Bistro at the Bijou: Summer Vibes: Knox Jazz Orchestra

Through August 16
Oak Ridge Art Center: The Fountain City Art Guild of Knoxville, TN

Through August 28
Clayton Center for the Arts: Radiant Geometry by Carl Gombert
The Emporium:  Be.Coming / Be.Longing curated by Karlota I. Contreras-Koterbay 
The Emporium:2026 Dogwood Regional Exhibition
The Emporium: Leaving the Pines by Gale Bolduc
The Emporium: Every Piece Has A Purpose by Twyla & Manuel Marti
Dogwood Arts: 2026 Regional Exhibition
Tri-Star Arts: While the Wind by Jessie Van Der Laan

Through August 29
Broadway Studios and Gallery : Knoxville Watercolor Society Exhibition

Through August 31
Schilling Gallery: Three Dames by Marcia Shelly, Cheryl Massey, and Linda Blair
The Bottom: Expanding Horizons: Ceramics at The Bottom Exhibition Reception
Red Gallery: Facet of a Whole  by Michelle Barillaro

Through September 5
Eugenia Williams House: Gabriel Lester – Melancholia in Arcadia

Through September 6
Tomato Head Downtown: Last Lure on the Left by Steven McQuilkin

Through September 25
The Emporium:  Be.Coming / Be.Longing curated by Karlota I. Contreras-Koterbay 

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

Through September 30
Lilienthal Gallery: Reflection – between surface and self

Through November 8
Knoxville Museum of Art: No-Man’s-Land

Through Dec 6
McClung Museum: Fashioning Ourselves – The Power of Clothing & Adornment

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

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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