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Did You Know Knoxville Has Paranormal Tours?
Looking for a little mystery, history, and maybe a few chills? Knoxville has a spooky side you may not know about! “Spirits in the Square” by Haunted Knoxville Ghost Tours takes guests on a paranormal investigation through downtown’s historic Market Square, where the lively streets of today are said to hold some eerie secrets from the past.
Market Square has a rich history filled with stories of hidden graveyards, violent incidents, and unexplained occurrences. During this flagship ghost hunt, participants have the opportunity to explore the area’s haunted history while searching for evidence of paranormal activity. According to Haunted Knoxville Ghost Tours, this is their most requested investigation, with past participants reporting intriguing experiences and unexplained findings.
Whether you’re a believer in the supernatural, a history buff, or simply someone who enjoys a good ghost story, this unique experience offers a different way to discover downtown Knoxville after dark. Gather your friends, bring your curiosity, and get ready to see what mysteries might be waiting in the shadows of Market Square. You never know what—or who—you might encounter! More Info
Discover the Magic at The Mystical Market at Enchanted Hollow
Get ready for a magical day of shopping, creativity, and community at The Mystical Market at Enchanted Hollow on November 14 from noon to 8 p.m.! Explore unique handmade goods and mystical treasures from local vendors, grab a bite from food trucks, and enjoy live entertainment and a children’s area for the little ones. Whether you love all things witchy, boho, and mystical or simply want a fun family outing, there’s something for everyone!
Admission is one new, unwrapped toy to help bring holiday joy to a child in need through the NECCO foster care program, or a monetary donation to Dolly’s Imagination Library. Bring your friends and family and enjoy a day filled with festive fun, local creativity, and a little magic! More info
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Step Back in Time at Fall Heritage Days
Experience the sights, sounds, and flavors of early Appalachian life at Fall Heritage Days at the Museum of Appalachia in Clinton, October 22–30!
This annual event brings history to life with hands-on demonstrations and traditional crafts, including open-fire cooking, storytelling, blacksmithing, basket making, quilting, pumpkin carving, spinning and weaving, and much more. It’s a wonderful opportunity for students, families, and history lovers to discover the traditions and skills that shaped Appalachian culture.
Celebrate Tennessee Pride at the UT Homecoming Parade
It’s time to Go Big Orange! The University of Tennessee’s Homecoming Parade returns to campus on Friday, November 6, at 4 p.m., bringing Volunteers together to celebrate the traditions, history, and spirit of Rocky Top. The entire Knoxville and campus community is invited to join the fun and show off their Tennessee pride!
Enjoy the excitement of the annual parade, featuring the ever-popular decorated floats and new additions to the lineup. Whether you’re a UT alum, a student, a proud Volunteer fan, or simply love the energy of game-day season, it’s a great opportunity to soak up the school spirit and celebrate what makes the University of Tennessee so special.
Gather your friends and family, wear your orange, and get ready to cheer on the Vols! The parade begins at Torchbearer Plaza, making it a perfect way to kick off a weekend filled with Big Orange pride. More Info
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🗓️ Now through October 25th - Free Spirit Theatre, a nonprofit community theatre company, presents JOHN by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Annie Baker at the Borderland Playhouse (802 Sevier Ave). Baker is known for quiet, funny, deeply human plays that sneak up on you, and JOHN adds a slow-building sense of the uncanny that makes it a perfect pick for late October. More Info
🗓️ Now through October 31st - Wicked Cool returns to downtown — a citywide Halloween celebration organized by Downtown Knoxville that turns Gay Street, Market Square, and the surrounding blocks into something genuinely special. Flying ghosts, spooky photo ops, and creepy-crawly installations go up throughout the area, and local businesses lean all the way into the season with Halloween-themed cocktails, specials, and décor. More Info
🗓️ Now through November 7th - Walnut Springs Winery in Strawberry Plains is launching their Wine Maze experience — A Night of Pour Decisions. The concept is exactly what it sounds like: you wander through the corn maze with wine in hand, discovering five tasting stations tucked into the twists and turns, each one bringing a new pour and a new vibe. Boots are encouraged. Getting a little lost is part of the fun. More Info & Tickets
🗓️ October 24th - The International Dyslexia Association – Tennessee is offering free dyslexia screenings, from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM at the Fountain City Library (5300 Stanton Road). More Info
🗓️ October 24th - The Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance (OREPA) will hold its Peacemaker Award Celebration at 6:30 PM at St. James Episcopal Church (1101 N. Broadway). More Info
🗓️ October 24th - Ijams Enchanted Forest — 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The headliner. Put on your costume and head into the woods for a night of tricks and (lots of) treats. The Enchanted Forest is filled with seasonal crafts, games, and activities, visits with Ijams' animal ambassadors, tasty treats, and some magical, life-sized critter puppets from the Cattywampus Puppet Council. More Info
🗓️ October 24th - Fairy Tales Storytime — 10:00 AM to noon. Start the day at the Ijams Nature Playscape at Grayson Subaru Preserve, where volunteer storytellers read a selection of fairy tales in the woods. Kids can make themed crafts and explore the Playscape. This one's FREE! More Info
🗓️ October 24th - October Stained Glass Workshop — 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Grown-ups (and crafty older kids) can make their own stained glass bat, hummingbird, or cowboy hat. This two-hour beginner class comes with a pre-cut kit, so you'll go straight to learning how to copper-foil and solder your piece. More Info
🗓️ October 24th - Invasive vs. Native Nature Walk - 9:00 AM. Learn to tell invasive weeds from native plants on a free guided walk through Collier Preserve, led by a Knox County Master Gardener. Meet at 316 W. Emory Road.
🗓️ October 24th - Xul Beer Company presents the fifth annual Kill the Lights Beer Festival on October 24th, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Covenant Health Park, home of the Knoxville Smokies. Expect more than 200 beers from 100 breweries from around the world, along with new beer and merchandise releases, food vendors, and a live DJ spinning all afternoon. More Info
🗓️ October 24th -The 5 Love Languages Family Conference comes to First Baptist Knoxville from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM, led by Dr. Gary Chapman himself. The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller will spend the day walking through five sessions designed for parents, grandparents, and anyone building or hoping to build a family. More info & Register
🗓️ October 24th - The East Tennessee Holistic Health Fair is happening from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at 2931 Kingston Pike. presented by the East Tennessee Wellness Directory, brings together local practitioners, wellness businesses, and community members for a full day of exploration, education, and connection. More Info
🗓️ October 24th - Trenditions Hair Studio (6822 Maynardville Pike) is hosting Beauty for a Brighter Tomorrow from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM — a fundraising event with services, food trucks, and vendors, all in Lecia's honor. Spots are filling up fast — call the salon at (865) 922-0452 Tuesday through Friday to book yours before they're gone. Food trucks and vendors will also be on-site.
🗓️ October 24th - Karns Branch Used Book Sale (7516 Oak Ridge Hwy) 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
🗓️ October 24th - Historic Cherokee Caverns (8524 Oak Ridge Highway) in Karns is bringing back its annual Trick-or-Treat in the Cave for two weekends in October. Families can wear their favorite costumes and collect treats along the cave path, surrounded by themed scenes, thousands of lights, festive music, photo ops, and plenty of candy among the stalagmites and stalactites. More Info
🗓️ October 24th and 29th-30th - BOO! at the Zoo (3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive) from 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM. Admission is $15 for ages 3 and up, children under 3 are free, and parking is free. Tickets are limited each night, so buy online in advance. More Info
🗓️ October 24th-25th - Theatre 23 presents a staged dramatic reading of George Orwell's Animal Farm, adapted by Nelson Bond and directed by Suzy Short, for four performances at the Historic Grove Theater (123 Randolph Road) in Oak Ridge. Performances are October 23rd at 7:30 PM, October 24th at 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM, and October 25th at 2:30 PM. More Info
🗓️ October 25th - It's one of the happiest afternoons on Knoxville's fall calendar. The Knoxville Buddy Walk, an annual celebration of people with Down syndrome, returns to the World's Fair Park Festival Lawn, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. More Info
🗓️ October 25th - Full Moon Paddle: Celebrating the Hunter Moon — 6:30 PM–8:30 PM. Glide across the Tennessee River under October's full moon. Ijams naturalists lead this two-hour guided paddle, uncovering the river's secrets after dark and pointing out plants, animals, geologic features, and the night sky along the way. More Info
🗓️ October 25th - Dig out those costumes. Beaver Dam Baptist Church (4328 E. Emory Road) in Halls is hosting its Fall Festival from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, and the whole family is invited.
🗓️ October 25th - The Knoxville Buddy Walk — an annual celebration supporting people with Down syndrome — is coming to the World's Fair Park Festival Lawn (963 World's Fair Park Drive), and the organizing team is looking for volunteers to help make it happen. To sign up or for more information, contact Angie Holbert at (865) 202-8867 or [email protected].
🗓️ October 25th - The Howl-O-Ween Pooch Parade & Pet Expo returns to the UT Gardens from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM — an afternoon celebration of dogs, costumes, fall, and the very good people who love both. More Info
🗓️ October 26th - The UT Creative Writing Program's fall reading series continues with a big name: bestselling memoirist Anna Marie Tendler, reading at 7:00 PM in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of John C. Hodges Library on the UT campus. The reading is free and open to the public. Want a preview? Read an excerpt of Men Have Called Her Crazy at Elle.
🗓️ October 27th - A Night of Scary Stories with the Smoky Mountain Storytellers Association — 7:00 PM–8:30 PM. Classic ghost stories, urban legends, historic horror, and a few silly tales. More Info
🗓️ October 27th - Knox MAHJ Social Club is hosting Tiles for Tatas from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens Carriage House — an American Mahjong event benefiting Breast Connect and the work of Stephanie Buchanan Ewers in the fight against breast cancer. To reserve: text or call Stephanie at (865) 809-2636.
🗓️ October 28th - at 12:00 PM, the KSO Principal String Quartet, featuring Gordon Tsai and Edward Pulgar (violin), Kathryn Gawne (viola), and Andy Bryenton (cello), performs at the Elks Lodge (5600 Lonas Drive). More Info
🗓️ October 28th - Nature Nuggets — 10:00 AM–11:00 AM. A FREE program for little ones 18 months and up and their caregivers. Gather at Jo's Grove, take a short hike, celebrate birds of prey, and meet Zoe, Ijams' resident turkey vulture. More Info
🗓️ October 28th - Christ United Methodist Church in Halls (7535 Maynardville Pike) is hosting its BOO BASH! Fall Family Carnival from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, a welcoming evening where kids, teens, parents, grandparents, and friends can all enjoy the season together. More Info
🗓️ October 29th - The Whiskey Row Region Course (Class #255) takes place at 6:30 PM at 2901 Tazewell Pike — a 1.5-hour interactive session on how Louisville's historic Whiskey Row went from pre-Prohibition powerhouse to post-Prohibition ghost town to full-blown modern destination. More Info
🗓️ October 29th, and 30th - The Museum of Appalachia Fall Heritage Days returns for four days — at the museum's stunning 35-acre grounds in Norris. This is the region's most immersive celebration of early Appalachian life at harvest time, with skilled artisans and educators demonstrating the crafts, foods, and traditions that defined this corner of the mountains. More Info
🗓️ October 30th - Dracula, Patron Party & Performance. Make a night of it with the Dracula-themed patron party at 6:00 PM, featuring bites catered by Foothills Milling Co., adult beverages, and mocktails, followed by the 7:00 PM performance. General admission for the party and show is $100. The evening is sponsored by David's Abbey Carpet & Floors. More Info
🗓️ October 30th - Starlight Paddle — 7:00 PM–9:00 PM. Can't make the full moon? Join the naturalists for another two-hour guided paddle, this time beneath the stars, on the night before Halloween. More Info
🗓️ October 30th - Ridgeview Baptist Church is opening the doors to Wonder House from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Wonder House is an interactive walk-through experience that takes families through four themed rooms, each telling one part of what the church calls "the greatest story ever told": Creation, the Fall, Redemption, and Restoration. Kids and grown-ups move from room to room as the story unfolds around them. Register
🗓️ October 30th - Halloween Blast - Come in costume and get half off admission. Expect a costume contest and Halloween-themed games all night long. More Info
🗓️ October 30th - November 1st - The Foothills Craft Guild's 60th Annual Fine Craft Show takes over the Knoxville Expo Center (5441 Clinton Highway). Friday and Saturday run 10 AM–6 PM; Sunday is 10 AM–4 PM. More Info
🗓️ October 31st - Playing 'Possum — October 21st (6:00 PM–7:00 PM) and October 31st (11:00 AM–noon). Meet Orta, Ijams' newest animal ambassador, a young Virginia opossum! These misunderstood marsupials play an important role in our ecosystem and have some seriously cool survival tricks. Along with the animal presentation, you'll learn the basics of nature journaling and create your own opossum masterpiece. More Info
🗓️ October 31st - Bats Storytime — 10:00 AM–noon. Spend Halloween morning at the Ijams Nature Playscape at Grayson Subaru Preserve, where volunteer storytellers read books all about bats. Themed crafts and Playscape time are included, and it's FREE! More Info
🗓️ October 31st - Dracula, 5:00 PM Performance. Tickets are $35, and the one-hour show is the perfect start to your Halloween night. Wear your costume, take in the ballet, then head out for the rest of your plans. More Info
🗓️ October 31st - Fall Fungi ID: Beginner Workshop — 10:00 AM–noon. Fungi identification doesn't leave mush-room for guessing! Join an Ijams naturalist (or "fun-guide") to learn the basics of fungi and lichen anatomy, how to identify them, and the role they play in the forest. More Info
🗓️ October 31st - Hopewell Church invites the whole community to the Hallelujah Hoedown from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at East Knox County Elementary School (9315 Rutledge Pike).
🗓️ October 31st - Weed Wrangle - 9:00 AM–noon. Then put that knowledge to work. Volunteers will pull invasive plants at Collier Preserve, with Ijams Nature Center supplying Weed Wrenches to get them out by the root. Bring work gloves and wear comfortable shoes and clothes. Sign up here.
🗓️ October 31st - Monsters at the Museum returns to the East Tennessee History Center (601 S. Gay Street) on October 31st from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM for a full day of free, family-friendly Halloween fun. More Info
🗓️ October 31st - Trick or Treat on the Square takes over Market Square and Union Avenue from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM — a free, family-friendly evening where downtown shops, restaurants, and businesses hand out candy to kids making their way through the square. Free trick-or-treat tote bags are available while supplies last at the Downtown Knoxville table at 17 Market Square (between Kabuki and Not Watson's). More Info
🗓️ November 4th - Laura Resau is coming to the East Tennessee History Center (601 S Gay Street) on November 4th at 6:00 PM to answer exactly that question, in a talk called "The Alchemy of a Novel." More Info
🗓️ November 6th-7th - The Appalachian Mountain Bike Club (AMBC), the Knoxville nonprofit that builds and maintains many of the area's natural-surface trails, hosts its annual Fall Fest on November 6th–7th at Baker Creek Preserve and Urban Wilderness Gateway Park. It's AMBC's biggest fundraiser of the year, and it's FREE to attend. More Info
🗓️ November 6th-8th - Ready to get a head start on your Christmas list? The Knoxville Christmas Fair, a long-running East Tennessee holiday tradition, fills the Knoxville Expo Center (5441 Clinton Hwy) with handmade gifts, ornaments, seasonal décor, and one-of-a-kind crafts from local and regional makers. More Info
🗓️ November 7th-8th - For the first time ever, Zoo Knoxville (3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive) is inviting four-legged family members to visit during Dog Days, presented by PetSafe Brands, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The zoo is open for regular admission, and you can bring your well-behaved dog along for the adventure. More Info, Rules, & Tickets
🗓️ November 8th - Plant lovers, this one's for you. Flora & Folia (226 N. Peters Road) is turning four, and they're celebrating by giving back. Free Plant Day on November 8th, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
🗓️ November 12th-13th - Few pieces of music build like Ravel's Boléro, and few places are as grand for hearing it as the historic Tennessee Theatre (604 S. Gay Street). The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents Bartók & Boléro at 7:30 PM, conducted by Music Director Aram Demirjian and featuring acclaimed pianist Jeremy Denk. More Info
🗓️ November 17th - What does it take to keep going through career changes, setbacks, and life as part of a military family? A panel of Knoxville women will answer that question at "Built for This," a fireside chat experience on resilience from Ladies Lifestyle Network Knoxville. The evening takes place from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM at The Hub Pro Studio (1104 Merchant Drive, Suite 103). More Info & Tickets
🗓️ November 20th - Get ready to say hello to the holiday season. Pinnacle at Turkey Creek (11251 Parkside Drive) is hosting All Is Bright, a free evening of festive family fun, on November 20th, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
🗓️ November 20th-21st - Get a jump on your holiday shopping, or just come hunting for treasures. The Knoxville Flea Market fills the Knoxville Expo Center (5441 Clinton Highway) with more than 275 booths the weekend before Thanksgiving. More Info
🗓️ November 21st - A Medieval Holiday Festival takes over the grounds at 865 Axe Throwing (5821 Babelay Road) from noon to 7:00 PM, with vendors, activities, and entertainment all day long.
🗓️ November 25th-29th - Fantasy of Trees, benefiting Dolly Parton Children's Hospital (formerly East Tennessee Children's Hospital), fills the Knoxville Convention Center (701 Henley Street) with a dazzling forest of decorated Christmas trees during Thanksgiving week. More Info
🗓️ November 28th - Old City Market, presented by Dogwood Arts, fills the 100 block of West Jackson Avenue with local makers, artists, and bakers for a special Small Business Saturday market, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. More Info
🗓️ November 28th - The Gobbler 5K & 10K hits Fountain City's Adair Park on November 28th, at 8:30 AM, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The start line sits next to the Knoxville Parks & Recreation building at 1807 Adair Drive. More Info
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🗓️ Tuesdays - Knoxville Dodgeball has been running weekly drop-in games at the Farragut Community Center Gym every Tuesday from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM since April 2025, and the doors are open to anyone 18 and up. More Info
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