October 21 – 28, 2026

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

October 20
Art and Architecture Building: Micropolitan America Exhibition

October 23
Gallery 1010: Zeno’s Paradoxes Series by Darwin Estacio

October 29
Knoxville Museum of Art: bittersun by Hai-Wen Lin
Gallery 1010: Cease and Persist by Kayla Jean Smith

October 30
UT Downtown Gallery: Bound by Soil by Jamaal Barber+  RaShaun Rucker
AND / OR / SPACE:  Slow Mercies by Jered Sprecher

Through November 1
Theatre Knoxville Downtown: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

Through November 3
Dogwood Arts: Bazillion Blooms Dogwood Tree Sale

October 21 – 25
Central Cinema: The Knoxville Horror Film Fest
Borderland Playhouse: John by Annie Baker

October 22 – 30
Museum of Appalachia: Fall Heritage Days

October 22 – November 20
Knoxville Museum of Art: Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

October 23 & 24
East Tennessee History Center: East Tennessee Roots & Resources

October 23 & 25
Knoxville Opera at the Tennessee Theatre: Die Fledermaus

October 23 – 25
Historic Grove Theater: Theatre 23 presents George Orwell’s Animal Farm

October 23 – November 8
Knoxville Children’s Theatre: Julius Caesar

October 27 & 28
East Tennessee History Center: Perseverance Through Primary Sources: Teaching Washington’s World through Stories & Source Analysis

October 28 – November 1
Mabry-Hazen House: Festival of Phantasmagoria

October 28 – November 15
The Jenny Boyd Theatre: Clyde’s

October 21
The Bottom: AIM Creative Recovery Session: Recovering a Sense of Integrity, Possibility & Abundance
Ijams Nature Center: Improv in the Wild with Manatee Vanity Improv
Bistro at the Bijou: Autumnal Vibes with the Knox Jazz Orchestra
The Farragut Museum: History Hour with Kate Brewster
Lindsay Young Auditorium: Hispanic Film Festival

October 22
Bijou Theatre: Willow Avalon
James White’s Fort: Town with a Dozen Accents
Knoxville Museum of Art: Candlelight: Halloween Classics
Erin Presbyterian Church: The Diary of Anne Frank by the Wordplayers

October 23
Laurel Theater: Libby Dale
The Bottom: Midwest Unrest: In Conversation with Ashley Howard
Knoxville Botanical Gardens, Dogwood Center: Glow - Cattywampus Fall Ball
Ijams Nature Center: After Dark: Mischief Night
Bistro at the Bijou: Asher Humphrey Trio
Knoxville Opera Camerata: Bubbles & Bravos

October 24
Laurel Theater: Redd and the Paper Flowers
Bijou Theatre: Nick Shoulders: Apocalypse, Never! Tour
The Bottom: Pie + Party
Pellissippi Strawberry Plains Campus: Young Creative Writer's Workshop
Ijams Nature Center: Ijams Enchanted Forest
Arrowmont Gallery: Printed City Texture Workshop with Bryan Wilkerson
Mabry-Hazen House: Out After Dark: A Masquerade Fundraiser benefiting the Appalachian Equality Chorus

October 25
Old Gray Cemetery: Spirits of Old Gray
Ijams Nature Center: Full Moon Paddle: Celebrating the Hunter Moon
KoPita Authentic Mediterranean: Pre-Opera Brunch

October 26
Lindsay Young Auditorium: Creative Writing Series: Anna Marie Tendler
Denbo Center for Humanities and the Arts: Distinguished Lecture Series, Moya Bailey, "Authenticity in AI Times"
Knoxville Museum of Art: Drop-In Figure Drawing
UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center: Fall Woodwind Chamber Music Concert

October 27
Tennessee Theatre: Buddy Guy 90
Clayton Center for the Arts: Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock LIVE
Ijams Nature Center: A Night of Scary Stories with the Smoky Mountain Storytellers Association
Knoxville Museum of Art: Deaf Night at the KMA
East Tennessee History Center: Perseverance Through Primary Sources: Teaching Washington’s World through Stories & Source Analysis

October 28
Bijou Theatre: Nurse Blake: But Did You Die? Tour
Bistro at the Bijou: Autumnal Vibes with the Knox Jazz Orchestra
Tennessee Theatre: Indigo Girls with Special Guest Linda Perry
The Bottom: Write It Out with Shade Tree Therapy
Elks Lodge: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents Q Series: String Quartet
Lindsay Young Auditorium: Hispanic Film Festival

Through October 24
Tri-Star Arts: Of Inclusions, Receipt, featuring works by artist Lynne Marinelli Ghenov

Through October 25
Lilienthal Gallery: Walker Antonio

Through October 27
DENSO Gallery: Duet - Art by Pinkie Mistry and Medha Karandikar

Through October 30
The Emporium: Cuba: A Pesar de Todo by Kyle Hislip & John Mitchell
The Emporium: Alcoa Airport Motor Mile Miniatures by Carmen Alcocer
The Emporium: "Fall" in Love with Glass by Susan Watson
The Emporium: Memento Vivere by Anna Lawrence
RED Gallery: BIG PRINTS! Steamroller Showcase
Bijou Theatre Gallery: The Dual Breath: Inhale Me, Exhale me By Leanne Trivett

Through October 31
Arrowmont Gallery: 100 & Under: Prints/Books/Zines
Broadway Studios and Gallery: Rust,Smoke by A1LabArts

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

First Friday
Tennessee Theater: Cameo Sessions

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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