July 15 – 22, 2026

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

July 17
Lilienthal Gallery: Reflection – Between Surface and Self

July 18
Oak Ridge Art Center: Fountain City Art Guild Member Show
Tri-Star Arts: Beyond The Veil by Laura Cleary Williams

Through July 17
UT Gardens: Nature Creations Camp

July 17 – 18
Tennessee Theatre: Jason Isbell 

July 17 – August 10
Ijams Nature Center: The Tennessee Stage Company presents Knoxville Shakespeare

July 20 – 24
Tennessee Theatre: VOICE AND VERSE Summer Camp

Through July 21
Hi-Wire Brewing: Book Fair with Friends of the Knox County Library

Through July 24
Knoxville Museum of Art: Summer Art Academy

Through July 26
Knoxville Children’s Theatre: Newsies Jr.
Oak Ridge Playhouse: Come From Away

Through July 31
Downtown Knoxville: Find Waldo

July 24 – August 9
Theatre Knoxville Downtown: Arsenic and Old Lace

July 15
West Hills Park: Kid A' Riffic Fun in the Park
Knoxville Museum of Art: Watercolor at the Eugenia Williams House
Able Trade: After Hours Woodturning Class – Honey Dippers

July 16
East Tennessee History Center: Declaration: I am Tennessee Launch & Reception
Concerts on the Square: Tidalwave Road
Bijou Theatre: Girls Gone Bible
CHROMA: Screening Still Life & One Week at St. James Episcopal Church
Central Cinema: TAMIS free screening of “Days in the Sun”

July 17
Bijou Theatre: The Marvelous Miss Gender starring BOSCO
The Bottom: Sew It, Sell It Pitch Day
The Mill & Mine: STS9: Human Dream Tour
Boyd’s Jig & Reel: The Gladston Family

July 18
Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: Grooves in the Garden Music Festival
Beck Cultural Exchange Center: Historic Cemetery Workshop with Graham Perry
Dr. Walter Hardy Park: Voterpalooza hosted by The League of Women Voters of Knoxville-Knox County
Central Cinema: Comedy Debate League 13: LIVE Debate Battles (Championship Show)
Theatre Knoxville Downtown: Actors Nightmare

July 19
Central & Jackson Ave: Old City Market
Dr. Walter Hardy Park: Eastside Sunday Market
Maple Hall: The Sunday Get Down

July 20
Tennessee Theatre: Band of Horses & Dinosaur Jr.
Broadway Academy of Performing Arts: Adult Rhythm Tap Class
Bistro at the Bijou: Jacob Poling Quartet

July 21
Concerts on the Square: Donald Brown & Friends
Knoxville Museum of Art: Watercolor at the Eugenia Williams House
Scruffy City Hall: Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv

July 22
World’s Fair Park: Kid A' Riffic Fun in the Park
Regal Riviera: FILM FEST KNOX: Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
Bistro at the Bijou: Summer Vibes - Knox Jazz Orchestra

July 23
Knoxville Opera Under the Stars: A Summer Series at Augusta Quarry
Beck Cultural Exchange Center: Elgin Cleckley, Empathetic Design

Through July 24
Dogwood Arts: Coat of Many Colors
RED Gallery: "ANIMAL KINGDOM: The Court of Appalachia” by Carolina Lebar

Through July 26
Knoxville Museum of Art: Currents: Contemporary Art from the KMA Collection

Through July 31
The Emporium Center: Arts & Culture Alliance Members Exhibition
Broadway Studios and Gallery: "Temporal Angst" - by Taryn Ferro
Fountain City Art Center: Jerry's Artarama Staff Exhibition
Arrowmont Jerry Drown Wood Studio Gallery: David Ellsworth Retrospective curated by Craig Edelbrock
The District Gallery: Entry Earned – A Father’s Test

Through August 5
Tennessee Valley Unitiarian Universalist Church: Knoxville Watercolor Society Exhibit

Through August 7
Tri-Star Arts: Looking At Looking Through, work by Linda King Ferguson & Alex Lopez
Tri-Star Arts: Index of a Small Town by Houston Cofield

Through August 8
UT Downtown Gallery: Degrees of Separation by Beauford Delaney

Through August 28
Clayton Center for the Arts: Radiant Geometry by Carl Gombert

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

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

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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