Calendar of Events

Sunday, October 2, 2022⋅11:00am – 3:00pm
World's Fair Park, 963 Worlds Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916

Join us for food trucks and vendors!! More details to come

https://www.knoxpride.com/#events

VICTOR WOOTEN FEATURING STEVE BAILEY & DERICO WATSON: BASS EXTREMES

Sunday, October 2 | 7:30PM

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information/tickets: 865-522-0832, https://knoxbijou.org/

SUNDAY AT 6 PM – 8 PM
Event by Make Music Knoxville

Join us at Status Dough for an evening of original music (and some pretty exceptional sweets) each first Sunday through the end of 2022!

Signups begin at 5pm, Music from 6-8pm.
Original music only, 2 songs or 10 minutes.

See you there!
https://www.facebook.com/events/612925223885166/612925233885165/

418 S. Gay St Ste 101 Knoxville, TN 37902

Sunday October 2, 4:45pm

Evensong for the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi features the electrifying Evening Service in F of Harold Friedell and C. H. H. Parry’s monumental verse anthem Hear my words, ye people. Dr. Woosug Kang, director of music of St. George’s Episcopal Church in Nashville, prelude recitalist.

Saint John's Episcopal Cathedral, 413 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-525-7347, https://www.stjohnscathedral.org/

Sunday, October 2nd, 6-9pm

The most fabulous party in Ktown is less than two weeks away! Join us for a magical evening of dinner and dancing at the gorgeous home of Ms. Sherri Lee. Dance the night away to the sounds of the Swing Era provided by the entire Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, and enjoy delicious food and drink courtesy of By the Tracks Catering.

Information: 865-573-3226, email@knoxjazz.org, https://www.knoxjazz.org/evening-under-the-stars-2022/general-admission-dinner-ticket

Open Show 2022, our annual juried exhibition for all artists in all media, will be October 1 through November 27.

Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Hours: Tu-F 9-5, Sa-M 1-4. Information: 865-482-1441, www.oakridgeartcenter.org

The 7th annual Tennessee Medieval Faire invites you to travel back in time to 500 AD where you can “Live the Age of Chivalry.” The festival will open on October 1 and run for three consecutive weekends on Saturdays and Sundays. This outdoor, interactive, family-friendly event will be held just west of Knoxville -- in Harriman – only 30 miles from Turkey Creek.

Patrons are encouraged to come to the festival with a sense of play and adventure. The new activity this year will be axe-throwing. Wearing a medieval costume is optional, but patrons are encouraged to dress up and enter the costume contest to win a prize. Patrons can also get knighted after the chess matches and compete in yard games in Medieval Olympics. For the more romantic, folk dancing and speed courting are available. There will also be a goat petting zoo, corn hole, giant chess, steel drum, and other games available.

Throughout the eight-acre medieval village professional entertainers will also perform on many stages. The Royal Joust will be brought to you by Debracey Productions. Human combat chess will be played by the street characters, where the players are the chess pieces and fight to take over the squares. Comedy stunt shows will be performed on different weekends by Tony the Tosser, the Flaming Ginger, Lords of Adventure, and Two Noisy Knights. Patrons can also enjoy Celtic music from The CrossJacks, Kris Colt, Thunder and Spice, and Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers. For the young at heart, there will be numerous interactive folk and fairy tales and other comedy shows. Entertainment schedules will be posted online and will be available at the entrance on show days.

Adding to the festivities will be a variety of juried craft vendors, selling period costumes, accessories, and unique gifts. Food will be available for purchase, including turkey legs, BBQ, bread bowl soup, and desserts. Hot and cold beverages will also be available (including beer for adults 21+ years of age with a valid photo ID).

The Tennessee Medieval Faire will be open rain or shine. The dates are October 1-2, 8-9, 15-16. Hours are 11am-6pm ET. The festival is located at 550 Fiske Road, Harriman, TN. Free field parking is provided, with handicap parking available near the entrance. The grounds consist of semi-rugged terrain with grass and some topography.

Admission prices include all taxes and fees and are $20 for ages 13 and older, $10 for ages 5 to 12, and free for ages 4 and under. Tickets may be purchased in advance online with this link https://darkhorsellc.ticketspice.com/tennessee-medieval-faire-2022. Or, tickets may be purchased on festival days at the ticket house for cash or credit. There will be no ATM onsite, so patrons are encouraged to bring cash for purchases, tips, and convenience.

There is no public camping onsite, but motel discounts are available at Baymont Inn and Suites and Travelodge in Harriman by calling 865-882-5340 and mentioning the Medieval Faire.

For more information, please visit www.TMFaire.com, sign up for the e-newsletter for discounts, and like and follow the Tennessee Medieval Faire on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tennesseemedievalfaire

Friday evening, September 30th, will mark the 24th consecutive year that Maple Lane Farms will open its Corn Maze and other “agritainment” activities that include tractor-pulled hayrides (daytime and nighttime), pumpkin picking, inflatables for the kids, corn hole, food vendors, photo ops, sunflower fields, and other wholesome family fun to the public! Now booking weekday school groups and weekend private parties.

The Maze is located at 1126 Maple Lane in Greenback, just 14 miles south of Knoxville’s McGhee Tyson Airport.

The Maze is open weekends from September 30 through October 31. The Haunted Maze begins NIGHTLY October 21 through October 31. Opening hours are the following:
- Friday 6pm to 10pm
- Saturday 10am to 10pm
- Sunday Noon to 6pm
- Haunted Maze Opens nightly, 7pm-10pm, October 21-31

Special Features this year include:
- Barn Store Collectibles including Fall/Halloween Decorations, Straw Bales, Cornstalks
- Food and Beverage Vendors
- Evening campfires in the Maze Fairway near our Covered Tents
- Private Parties via Tent Reservation with Fire Pit

Visit the farm’s website at www.TNMapleLaneFarms.com, Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/tnmaplelanefarms/ www.Instagram.com/MapleLaneMaze/ or call 865-856-3511

Join us for our annual Knox Pride Parade and the first parade we have done at night! We will be marching from Mary Costa Plaza down Gay St and ending in the Old City. Join us for fun and get there early to for a good spot to watch!
9/30 7pm Gay St

Join us Saturday 10/1 at World's Fair Park for our annual Festival and Sunday 10/2 for a second day of food and shopping
10/1 12pm-8pm World's Fair Park
10/2 12pm-4pm World's Fair Park
https://www.knoxpride.com/

Prehistoric adventure awaits! Jurassic Quest visits Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley St., from Friday, September 30, through Sunday, October 2. Come experience the biggest and best dinosaur show in all the land. Ride a dino, dig for fossils, create a dino-riffic craft, and explore the dino bounce houses. Tickets range from $22.00-$36.00 and are available online via Jurassic Quest. General admission tickets for kids under 2 are free.

https://tickets.jurassicquest.com/knoxvilletn/events/38ffadb3-ae0d-e747-830e-e5fb4fc544c7

Dates: September 26 – October 2, 2022

The inaugural Plein Air in the Smokies will bring 20 nationally acclaimed plein air artists to Great Smoky Mountains National Park to capture the beauty and magic of the Smokies. Throughout the week, artists will be painting outdoors in various areas of the national park. The art competition and public sale benefits Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP).

In-park painting demonstrations will take place Sept. 26-30. A "quick draw" competition will be held Saturday morning, Oct. 1, in downtown Maryville, TN, and is open to all artists. The week will conclude at Clayton Center for the Arts in Maryville with judging and a ticketed gala & private art sale on Saturday evening, Oct. 1 (5:30-7:30 PM), followed by a public sale on Oct. 2.

Proceeds from the event will help fund several projects and programs that support the park’s efforts to preserve the historic and natural resources of the Smokies while providing a safe, enjoyable experience to over 14 million annual visitors.
https://friendsofthesmokies.org/plein-air/

September 23 - October 9: THE LITTLE PRINCE by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar

In River & Rail Theatre Co.'s first-ever Theatre for Young Audiences production, we get to bring one of our favorite children's stories to life. When a world-weary aviator finds themself stranded in a strange new world, the friendship and guidance of a small child enables them to shed what is not useful and pay attention to the life and beauty before their eyes. The Little Prince takes on an imaginative and playful perspective, reminding us all what it is like to look at the world through children's eyes again. "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye."

River & Rail Theatre, 111 State Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-407-0727, www.riverandrailtheatre.com