August 5 – 12, 2026

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

August 7
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
Red Gallery: Facet of a Whole by Michelle Barillaro
Broadway Studios and Gallery : Knoxville Watercolor Society presents And the Story Continues
Abel Trade: Crudd Creative
Awaken Coffee: Derby City Musings by Patsy Ferrell White

August 7 & 8
Oak Ridge Playhouse: ROCK STEADY An Aretha Franklin Tribute

August 7 – 23
Knoxville Children’s Theatre: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

Through August 9
Theatre Knoxville Downtown: Arsenic and Old Lace
Children's Museum of Oak Ridge: Dollhouse MEOWseum Discovery Day
Tennessee Theatre: Juliet

Through August 10
Ijams Nature Center: The Tennessee Stage Company presents Knoxville Shakespeare

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

August 5
Central Cinema: The Maltese Falcon presented by the Knoxville Museum of Art
Bijou Theatre: An Evening With Patty Griffin
Alliance Brewing: Singer & Songwriter Night
East Tennessee History Center: Carson-Newman at 175 years

August 6
Bijou Theatre: A Tribute to Johnny Cash’s Folsom Prison Recording
Addison’s Bookstore: Knoxville Writers Guild Summer Open Mic
The Mill & Mine: PechaKucha Night presentation by Lauren Farkas

August 7
The Bottom: AIM Meetup - Rhythm of the Heart - West African Drumming
St. James Episcopal Church of Knoxville: Broadway on Broadway
Bistro at the Bijou: Larry Vincent Trio

August 8
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church: Irish Fest on the Hill
Ijams Nature Center: Storytelling at the Ijams Nature Playscape
Mabry-Hazen House: 8 of 8: TN Emancipation Day Tours

August 9
Central & Jackson Ave: Old City Market
Knoxville Museum of Art: Second Sunday Docent Tour

August 10
East Tennessee History Center: Little History Lessons - Maps
Knoxville Children’s Theatre: Auditions for “Julius Caesar”
Fourth United Presbyterian Church: Italian Movie & Gelato Night!

August 11
Maple Hall: Great Shows in Modern History
The Emporium: Knoxville Jazz Orchestra presents David Zavracky Quartet
UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture: Museum Sprouts: Volcanos Rock!

August 12
The Open Chord: Mutlu
Bistro at the Bijou: Summer Vibes: Knox Jazz Orchestra
Boyds Jig & Reel: Open Mic Singer Songwriter Night

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 11
Fountain City Art Center: Jerry's Artarama Staff Exhibition

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: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 30
Lilienthal Gallery: Reflection – between surface and self

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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