May 27 - June 3, 2026

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

June 1
East Tennessee History Center: Lines Were Drawn – The Treaty of Holston and Its Legacy

May 29 & 30
Marble Springs State Historic Site: Statehood Day 2026
Bijou Theatre: Heather McMahan – The Bamboozled Tour
Ijams Nature Center: Dragonfly Circus Extravaganza

Through May 31
Theater 23: Decoration Day by Linda Parsons

June 5 & 6
Old City: Rhinestone Fest
Appalachian Equality Chorus Debuts at Clarence Brown Theatre with Broadway, Baby!

May 27
The Design Center by Design AF: Group Chat Girlies – Comedy and Conversations
Regal Riviera: Film Fest Knox presents Blue Heron
The Bottom: Write it Out with Shade Tree Therapy
Visualize Art Studio: Fused Glass Introduction

May 28
Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene
Tennessee Theatre: Punch Brothers
Blount Mansion: Amplifying Your Nonprofit’s Voice
Birdhouse Knoxville: A1LabArts Pro Practice Series – Mira Gerard
Union Ave Books: Mubanga Kalimamukwento in conversation with Kelsey Trom
Central Cinema: Comedy Debate League

May 29
Laurel Theater: Jill Andrews
Crafty Brewery: Emory Place Night Market
Union Ave Books: Alain Mabanckou & Ainehi Edoro
The Pink Cactus: One Direction Karaoke Night

May 30
Dogwood Arts: KnoxWalls Murals & Music Festival
Powell Branch Library: Local Author – Dewaine Speaks
Marble City Opera: Josephine
Rose Center: Between the Lakes Blues Festival
Deep Well Farm: Bluegrass & Music Festival
Ijams Nature Center: Storytelling at the Playscape
World’s Fair Park: Knoxville’s Largest Kid’s Party
Knoxville Civic Auditorium: Oak Ridge Academy of Dance Weekend Extravaganza

May 31
Amadeus Concert Ensemble: Rachmaninoff & Friends
Kern’s Bakery: Brian Clay
Barley’s Taproom: Honky Tonk Community Market
Union Ave Books: Sherry Hamby
Borderland Playhouse: Actors Nightmare Ft. Pretend Friends & TKD Cast

June 1
Tennessee Theatre: Mighty Music Monday
Central Cinema: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

June 2
Tennessee Theatre: Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening
Regal Riviera: screening of Welcome Home: The Story of Oxford House
Yee-Haw Brewing Co.: Family Movie Night
Market Square: Margherita Fava Quartet

June 3
Eugenia Williams House: Eugenia Williams Part III: Lyons View
Chilhowee Park: Kid A' Riffic Fun in the Park

Through May 29
The Emporium Center: Time and Place: Works by JoEl Levy LoGiudice and Laura Chenicek
The Emporium Center: Sense of Wonder by Dennis Duchon
The Emporium Center: JOINERY by Amanda Mohney
The Emporium Center: What We Carry curated by Jordan Ahlers
Dogwood Arts: Epiphone Student Guitar Design Exhibition
Red Gallery: (by time, by distance), work by Kelly Hider & Nick Deford

Through May 30
Arrowmont Gallery: 100 & Under: Small Works
Rose Center: Tennessee Artists Association Exhibit

Through May 31
Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: Auspices by Ashlee Mays & Annie Rochelle

Through June 3
Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Gallery: David Liles & Jennifer B. Simon

Through June 26
Westminster Presbyterian Church’s Schilling Gallery: Robin Ford & Paul Morris

Through June 28
Lilienthal Gallery: Pattern: The Art of Repetition

Through June 30
Fountain City Art Center: Fountain City Art Guild
The Bottom Knox: The Weight of Color by Glenn Schumpert

Through July 5
Tomato Head West: Garden Retrospective by Cheri Jorgenson

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

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

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

Last Monday of every Month
Union Ave Books: Book Club

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

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