July 8 – 15, 2026

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

July 10
Relay Ridge: A Foothold, That Is All by Judy Rushin-Knopf  + Open Artist Studios

July 11
The Bottom: Expanding Horizons: Ceramics at The Bottom Exhibition Reception

July 10 – 12
Bijou Theatre: Hairspray presented by The Wordplayers

July 10 – 26
Knoxville Children’s Theatre: Newsies Jr.
Oak Ridge Playhouse: Come From Away

July 11 & 12
Knoxville Museum of Art: Triennial Weekend

July 13 – 17
UT Gardens: Nature Creations Camp

July 17 – 18
Tennessee Theatre: Jason Isbell 

Through  July 24
Knoxville Museum of Art: Summer Art Academy

Through July 31
Downtown Knoxville: Find Waldo

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

July 8
Urban Wilderness Gateway Park: Kid A' Riffic Fun in the Park
Knoxville Museum of Art: Watercolor at the Eugenia Williams House
Farragut Memorial Plaza: Sharing the Spirit of America
American Museum of Science and Energy: Synchronized reading of the Declaration of Independence
Sundress Academy for the Arts: The Dis-Form: Disability and the Embodied Mode

July 9
Blount Mansion: Semiquincentennial Celebration Lecture Series: Doing History: Engaging with Revolutionary Stories in Classrooms and Museums
CHROMA: Screening Son of the White Mare & Rusalka at St. James Episcopal Church
The Design Center: That’s Amore – Design AF Summer Soirée
The Mill & Mine: Memphis May Fire, Caskets, If Not For Me, Royale Lynn

July 10
Knoxville Museum of Art: Soundscapes with Saxl Rose
Ijams Nature Center: Terror in the Woods
Old City: Block Party
Kern’s Food Hall: Sammy T & The Sunny D

July 11
The Cove at Concord Park: 250th Celebration & Expo
Central Cinema: Knoxville Museum of Art presents Christmas in July
Knoxville Museum of Art: Mini-Giant Puppet Parade
The Bottom: The Ice Cream Queen: In Conversation with Lokelani Alabanza
Ijams Nature Center: Whimsical Woodlands Aerial Circus
Able Trade: Intro to Woodturning
Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center: Nightcap: Burlesque & Vaudeville Show

July 12
Ijams Nature Center: Creative Series – Mosaic Stepping Stone Craft
Tennessee Theatre: Summer Movie Magic – Disney Pixar Cars & Independence Day
UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture: Movie at the Museum - Zootopia
Central Cinema: I shot Andy Warhol
Knoxville Theatre Downtown: Actors Nightmare by Manatee Vanity Improv

July 13
Technical Society of Knoxville: How the Humanities Can Inform the
Sciences with Amy Elias
Lawson McGhee Library: All Over the Page - Weyward: A Novel
Visualize Art Studio: 2HR Quick Intro to Stained Glass

July 14
Concerts on the Square: Mark Boling Trio
The Bottom: Sip & Read at Peter Kern Library
UT UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture: Monty’s Craft Circle
Hi-Wire Brewing: Book Fair with Friends of the Knox. County Library
Maple Hall: The Knoxville History Project presents Tennessee Begins
Central Cinema: Knoxville Poetry Slam’s July Poetry Night

July 15
West Hills Park: Kid A' Riffic Fun in the Park
Knoxville Museum of Art: Watercolor at the Eugenia Williams House

Through July 12
Knoxville Museum of Art: Wayne White: Revenge of the Knoxville Girl

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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