October 28 – November 4, 2026

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

October 29
Knoxville Museum of Art: bittersun by Hai-Wen Lin
Gallery 1010: Cease and Persist by Kayla Jean Smith
Tri-Star Arts: Ruth Cobb Brice

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

November 2
Ewing Gallery: Walker Evans

November 3
Hazuda Event Center: Monroe County Plein Air Exhibit

Through October 30
Museum of Appalachia: Fall Heritage Days

Through November 3
Dogwood Arts: Bazillion Blooms Dogwood Tree Sale

Through November 8
Knoxville Children’s Theatre: Julius Caesar

Through November 20
Knoxville Museum of Art: Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

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 29 – 31
Clayton Center for the Arts: Appalachian Ballet Company presents Dracula

October 30 – November 1
Knoxville Expo Center: Foothills Craft Guild 60th Annual Fine Craft Show

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
Laurel Theater: Hallow-Swing
Barley’s Taproom: CHROMA screening of Suspiria (1977)
Borderland Playhouse: SACRIFICES, OR LONG TERM NUCLEAR WASTE WARNING PLAY

October 29
Knoxville Civic Auditorium: Sheena McCall Young People’s Concerts
UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center: Distinguished Lecture Series in Musicology: Paula Harper (University of Chicago)
Market Square: Scare of the Square with Teen Spirit
UT McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture: Spooky Movie Night - The Woman in Black
UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center: Southern Arts Brass Quintet

October 30
Tennessee Theatre: The Rocky Horror Picture Show + Pop-Up Show
Laurel Theater: Paul Brock Band
Lilienthal Gallery: Understory: A Women's History of Appalachia - Reading with Pauletta Hansel and Linda Parsons
Bistro at the Bijou: Mark Boling Trio Life

October 31
East Tennessee History Center: Monsters at the Museum
Knoxville Museum of Art: Saturday Storytelling in the Gallery
Knoxville Museum of Art: Kitemaking Workshop and Artist Talk with Hai-Wen Lin
Oak Ridge Playhouse: MONSTER MASH BASH Fundraiser Party
Ijams Nature Center: Storytime at the Ijams Nature Playscape: Bats
AND / OR / SPACE:  Artist Talk with Jered Sprecher
Lilienthal Gallery: Workshop: Conversation with Your Ancestors Workshop with Pauletta Hansel

November 1
Central Cinema: Denbo Center for Humanities and the Arts Film Series - Sanjuro
Ijams Nature Center: Painting with the Sun: A Cyanotype Workshop
Knoxville Museum of Art: Opening Reception for The Tennessee Valley Fair Student Art Exhibition, 50th Anniversary
Oak Ridge Playhouse: Monster Mash Bash

November 2
East Tennessee History Center: Little History Lessons: Railroads
Bijou Theatre: Bruce Cockburn w/ Livingston Taylor
Tennessee Theatre: Mighty Musical Monday
UT Art and Architecture Building: Double, Unified, Distorted, with Preston Scott Cohen
Knoxville Museum of Art: Drop-In Figure Drawing

November 3
Bijou Theatre: Glenn Miller Orchestra
Gallery 1010: Learn how to install, light, and label artwork like a pro
UT McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture: Museum Sprouts: Marvelous Mosaics!
Emporium Center: Music Biz Roadshow - Knoxville Edition

November 4
Knoxville Museum of Art: The Pasaquoyan: screening at Central Cinema
Eugenia Williams House: Coffee Club - Architecture in Knoxville
UT Printmaking Studio: AIM Meetup x UT Downtown Gallery – Relief Printing
Bijou Theatre: WDVX Presents Tennessee Shines & Station Birthday Bash

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

Through November 6
Fountain City Art Center: Tennessee Art Association

Through November 7
Tri-Star Arts: Ruth Cobb Brice

Through November 8
Knoxville Museum of Art: No-Man’s-Land

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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