Calendar of Events
Saturday, September 16, 2023
Schulz Brau: Oktoberfest
Category: Culinary arts, food, Festivals, special events, Free event, Kids, family and Music
Willkommen to Schulz Brau! Oktoberfest is our biggest festival of the year here at our Brewery and Biergarten! Meticulous planning goes into creating this special 3-week celebration of Bavarian culture. We proudly follow Munich traditions to offer our guests an authentic and fun experience. Prost!
Public Event, No Ticket Required
*Ticket Required to Attend Opening Tap Ceremony from 5-9AM on Sep 16
https://knoxvilleoktoberfest.com/
HoLa Hora Latina: HoLa Festival
Category: Culinary arts, food, Dance, movement, Festivals, special events, History, heritage, Kids, family and Music
Sep 16-17, 2023
World’s Fair Park Performance Lawn
TN’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating Latin American and Hispanic Heritage Month! Our mission is to promote unity in the community by creating bridges between the Hispanic /LatinX communities and the community at large through art, culture, education, and leadership.
Join us for another weekend of delicious food, music, dance, authentic Latin arts and crafts, and fun for the whole family!
Facebook @HoLaHoraLatina
Instagram @HoLaHoraLatina
Twitter @CasaHoLa
865-335-3358 or casahola@holafestival.org
Townsend Artisan Guild: Grand Re-Opening
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Festivals, special events, Fine Crafts, Free event and Music
Our Gallery and Studios are expanding! We have doubled the Gallery space and increased out working studios. We also have a classroom for workshops! We are excited and would like to share that with you.
At our Celebration we will have music by Jan and Joe Wood and refreshments. This is in addition to the new art that is displayed and the studios that will be open for touring. The Gallery and Studios will be displaying the work of thirty-three artists. The work will include fine art and gifts of drawings, fiber arts, jewelry, mixed media, painting, photography, pottery, stained and fused glass, weaving, and woodworking. Artists will be available to share their techniques and inspirations.
Join our artists in our Celebration on Saturday, September 16 at the Art Center. The Gallery and Studios will be open during our normal hours on Saturday, 10:00-5:00.
Our normal hours are Monday, Wednesday-Saturday, 10-5pm and Sunday 1:30-5pm.
7719 East Lamar Alexander Parkway
https://townsendartisanguild.org/
Arts In The Park: Art In The Heart of Hamblen County
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Festivals, special events, Fine Crafts, Free event, Kids, family and Music
Saturday, September 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Morristown at Downtown on the Green and Farmers Market
Artists, crafters, and visual and performing artists to showcase, display, sell, and demonstrate their arts, crafts, and talents at the 17th Annual Arts In The Park. Arts In The Park is a one-day annual celebration of visual arts—two-dimensional fine art, fine quality crafts, artistic photography, and sculpture—and performing arts for Morristown Art Association Members and local artists, crafters, and visual and performing artists to showcase, display, sell, and demonstrate their arts, crafts, and talents.
Take a walk around the park and see fine arts and crafts for sale and watch many of these artists demonstrating their art or craft. You may even get a chance to have Mike Everidge draw your portrait as a caricature; sit down with Jim Palmer for a painting lesson, watch Dan Gibson and Mike Sandlock perform their painting magic; ask Jim Hodge how he makes stained glass art and Frances Maynard about her paintings on wood with broken glass. Helen Lowe, an area well-known artist who had a gallery in Gatlinburg will have her oil paintings displayed. Sign up for a private lesson from Katy Johnson, an acrylic painter from New Market; hear stories from Don Britton, poet, storyteller, and fine artist; enjoy works of art from Annie Stoltz; plus visit numerous other artists and crafters with jewelry, clay sculptures, and Indian leather medicine bags.
Adding to the festival’s appeal are exciting live performances headlining Mitch Smith, guest performing artist, a Morristown composer and musician; Uwe Romeike; Connection Project; Brixton McKenzie; and other performances throughout the day on the main stage; plus, Princesses roaming around the park,
“Try Your Hand At Art,” painting with watercolor or pastel and using sidewalk chalk art. Student artists from Morristown East and West High Schools and several non-profit groups will participate in the event and will have art, hands-on children’s art activities, and face painting. Grab a cup of coffee or lemonade and enjoy great food from food trucks on the tracks. Admission is FREE.
This 17th Annual Arts In The Park is an event of the Morristown Art Association, Morristown Parks and Recreation, and Rose Center Council for the Arts. For additional information, please contact Peggy Brewer, Coordinator, at pbrewer@charter.net or call 423-312-8325; Jennifer Gentry, Parks and Recreation, 423-586-0260; or visit www.morristownart.org.
Punk Rock Flea Market
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Festivals, special events, Fine Crafts, Kids, family and Music
THE PUNK ROCK FLEA MARKET KNOXVILLE is back again at the Mill and Mine! 12 NOON to 10pm! We’ve got the street closed down, over 150 badass in theme vendors, non stop music, food trucks, brews and all of your friends! Punk Rock Flea Market Knoxville is $5 entry and all ages. Folks 12 and under are free entry with parents. Bring ID for 21+ wristband.
MUSIC by:
SICK THOUGHTS (New Orleans) - 9 pm
SKULL CULT (Indianapolis) - 8 pm
SPLLIT (New Orleans) - 7:15 pm
HYDRONE (Columbus) - 6:30 pm
SEIZE AND DESIST (Memphis) - 5:45 pm
DATA UNKNOWN (Indianapolis) - 5 pm
UTOPIA (Knox) - 4:15 pm
RAT PUNCH (Knox) - 3:30 pm
LAN LINE (Knox) - 2:45 pm
HORCERER (Knox) - 2 pm
DUCK BUTTER (Knox) - 1:15 pm
OLD MAN FUCK YOU (Knox) - 12:30 pm
103rd Annual Tennessee Valley Fair
Category: Culinary arts, food, Exhibitions, visual art, Festivals, special events, Fine Crafts, History, heritage, Kids, family and Music
Get ready for 10 fun-filled, action-packed days full of your fair favorites: concerts, rides, food, competitions, and more! See https://www.tnvalleyfair.org/events for all details.
Concert calendar:
Friday, Sept. 8, 8:00 PM
38 Special
Sunday, Sept. 10, 8:00 PM
KC and The Sunshine Band
Tuesday, Sept. 12, 8:00 PM
Travis Tritt
Thursday, Sept. 14, 8:00 PM
T-Pain
865-2151-471 or https://www.tnvalleyfair.org/
HoLa Hora Latina: Frutos Latinos 2023
Category: Exhibitions, visual art, Festivals, special events, Fine Crafts, Free event and History, heritage
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 AT 5 PM – 9 PM
Hola Hora Latina is proud to continue the Frutos Latinos exhibit to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Local Hispanic/Latinx artists will showcase their artwork to celebrate their cultures and traditions. Guests can then vote for their favorite art piece in person! On view Sep 1-13 at HoLa Hora Latina, 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 112, Knoxville, TN 37902.
On September 14, the Frutos Latinos exhibit is moved to the Knoxville Museum of Art to mark the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month where it will remain until October 15.
***The deadline to submit an art is August 25, 2023. Applicants must send an artist statement and details of their piece. For more information contact, enrique.cruz@holafestival.org
Information: 865-335-3358, www.holahoralatina.org
Market Square Farmers' Market
Category: Culinary arts, food, Exhibitions, visual art, Festivals, special events, Fine Crafts, Free event, Health, wellness, Kids, family and Science, nature
Every Wednesday, May 3rd – November 15, 10 am – 1 pm
Every Saturday, May 6 – November 18, 9 am – 1 pm
Market Square in downtown Knoxville
The Market Square Farmers’ Market is an open-air farmers’ market managed by Nourish Knoxville.
Everything at the Market Square Farmers’ Market is grown, raised, and/or made by our vendors within a 150-mile radius of Knoxville, Tennessee. Products vary by season and include fresh fruits & vegetables, eggs, honey, pasture-raised meats, edible & ornamental plants, cut flowers, bread & baked goods, jams & jellies, coffee, artisan crafts, and more!
We offer SNAP & SNAP Doubling services every Wednesday and Saturday, and Nourish Kids – a free kids activity on the 2nd Saturday of each month. https://www.nourishknoxville.org/market-square-farmers-market/