September 9 – 16, 2026

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

September 11
Gallery 1010: Ephemera - A collection of paintings by Myla Louden and Arabella Dempsey

Through September 20
Clarence Brown Theatre: Dial M for Murder
Theatre Knoxville Downtown: The Iliad, The Odyssey, and all of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less

September 10 – 27
River & Rail Theatre: The Last Five Years at the Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum

September 11 – 20
Chilhowee Park & Expo Center: Tennessee Valley Fair

September 11 – 27
Knoxville Children’s Theatre: Charlotte’s Web

September 12 – 13
Knoxville Museum of Art: POSSIBILITIES - An Exploration of Uncharted Territory

September 17 & 18
Tennessee Theatre: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Gershwin’s American in Paris

September 17 – October 3
Knoxville Theatre Club: Hedda Gabler

September 9
Bistro at the Bijou: Summer Vibes, Knox Jazz Orchestra

September 10
Market Square: Symphony on the Square
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts: Souper Bowl
Addison’s Bookstore: Knoxville Writers Guild presents Declaration: I Am Tennessee Reading
Blount Mansion: Semiquincentennial Celebration Lecture Series: A Government of Laws and Not of Men The Structural Foundations of Constitutional Liberty
UT Art & Architecture Building 113: Author Talk – Dr. Timothy Hiles, Art Movement, and Disability: Transcending the Beauty Paradigm

September 11
The Mill & Mine: Knox Heritage Presents Scruffy City Soirée
Laurel Theater: Jake Blount
Bijou Theatre: The Fab Four - The Ultimate Beatles Tribute
James White’s Fort: Movies at the Museums - Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Knoxville Museum of Art: Cocktails & Conversation: Preserving Pasaquan

September 12
Farragut Community Center: Art Fest
UT McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture: Fashioning Ourselves: Community Day
East Tennessee History Center: Researching the History of Your House
Marble Springs State Historic Site: Embroidery Workshop with Isabel Wells! 

September 13
Ijams Nature Center: Twilight Benefit Event
Cox Auditorium: UT Symphony Orchestra: Rossini, Debussy, and Borodin
Knoxville Museum of Art: Second Sunday Art Activity

September 14
Tennessee Theatre: Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass & Other Delights
Knoxville Museum of Art: Dial M for Mystery at the Museum
East Tennessee History Center: Little History Lessons: Old-Time Music
Knoxville Opera: Bella Notte at Tellico Village

September 15
Big Ears Festival: Lineup Announcement and Passes On Sale
Clayton Center for the Arts: John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band
Bijou Theatre: The Milk Carton Kids Fall Tour
DENSO Gallery: Artist Reception: Duet by Pinkie Mistry and Medha Karandikar
UT McCarty Auditorium: Artist Lecture - Mariusz Kosiba and Alicja Pruchniewicz
Ijams Nature Center: Rooting Out the Rivals - An Invasive Species Tree Walk

September 16
Bijou Theatre: Asleep at the Wheel

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

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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