September 23 – 30, 2026

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

September 25
Gallery 1010: Oskar Francuz and Zofia Kolinska
The District Gallery: Plein Air Smokies

September 25 & 26
Clayton Center for the Arts: Maryville Christian School: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Through September 27
River & Rail Theatre: The Last Five Years at the Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum
Knoxville Children’s Theatre: Charlotte’s Web

October 2 & 3
CHROMA: Image & Sound Experimental Film Festival

Through October 3
Knoxville Theatre Club: Hedda Gabler

October 1 – 18
The Lab Theatre: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

September 23
Regal Riviera: FILM FEST KNOX: The Best Years of Our Lives
Knoxville Museum of Art: Vineyard 29: A Collector’s Symposium
Elks Lodge: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Q Series: Woodwind Quintet & String Quartet
Hummingbird Apothecary South: September POET Reading

September 24
Knoxville Opera Under the Stars: A Summer Series at Augusta Quarry
Bijou Theatre: The Devil Makes Three
Laurel Theater: Clover Valley Boys with Lincoln Park String Band
UT Downtown Gallery: Artist Workshop – Matt Bodett

September 25
Tennessee Theatre: Ashley McBryde – Into the Wild Tour
Bijou Theatre: ZOSO: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience
Blount Mansion: Movies at the Museums - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Fountain City Art Center: Gladius
Scruffy City Orchestra: Fall Concert Nordisk Skjønnhet (Nordic Beauty)
White Star Station: Appalachian Ballet Company’s Emerald Masquerade Ball

September 26
Clayton Performing Arts Center: Samanvaya - Dialogue between Bharatanatyam & Kathak
Louie Bluie Music & Arts Festival
Sequoya Park: Plein Air Smokies Quick Draw Competition
Bistro at the Bijou: The Matt Nelson Sound

September 27
Market Square: Knoxville Jazz Orchestra presents Silk Jazz Festival
Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum: Green Thumb Gala
Bijou Theatre: Bach & Bluegrass
Tennessee Theatre: Brit Floyd: The Moon, The Wall, and Beyond

September 28
Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts: Distinguished Lecture Series presents Philipp W. Stockhammer

September 29
Knoxville Convention Center: Knoxville Tourism Development Zone Rulemaking Stakeholder Listening Session
UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture: Tracing Human Mobility and Migration in the Bronze and Iron Age Aegean

September 30
Bijou Theatre: Sarah Jarosz: 10 Years of 'Undercurrent'
Ewing Gallery: Deaf Night with Lee Handler
Lakeshore Park: Book Lovers Night
Knoxville Museum of Art: Secret Mall Apartment screening at Central Cinema
Bistro at the Bijou: Summer Vibes: Knox Jazz Orchestra  
The Bottom: Write It Out with Shade Tree Therapy

Through September 25
The Emporium Center: Collected Exposure: A Gathering of Creative Perspectives by Professional Photographers of East Tennessee 
The Emporium Center: Fair Portions II by Robert Grassel
The Emporium Center: A Slight Tilt on its Axis by Douglas Molinas Lawrence
The Emporium:  Be.Coming / Be.Longing curated by Karlota I. Contreras-Koterbay 
Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery: Silk Painters International
Jerry Drown Wood Studio: Silk Painters International

Through September 26
Arrowmont Gallery: Fall Legacy Instructors
Bennett Galleries: Birds of Prey Art Show + Owl Ridge Raptor Center Benefit

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

Through September 30
Lilienthal Gallery: Reflection – between surface and self
TVUUC Gallery: Andrew Godwin & Ainsley Steeves
RED Gallery: Transitions in Weaving, featuring Katherine Key, Raeus J. Cannon, and Geri Forkner

Through October 18
Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture: Art, Movement, and Disability: Transcending the Beauty Paradigm

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

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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