top of page

UPCOMING EVENTS SPOTLIGHT: IJAMS, KNOXVILLE MUSEUM OF ART & FIRST FRIDAY KNOXVILLE

Encouraging people to venture out and enjoy great art and great company throughout all of Knoxville


CREATURE FEATURE

Every Saturday

10-10:15am & 1-1:15pm

Join us every Saturday at 10 a.m. AND 1 p.m. for a FREE Creature Feature. Stop by the Visitor’s Center main courtyard for a chat with our Animal Coordinator Mabre LaFollette about one of our Education Animals.

Which one? You will have to

come to find out!


GUIDED TRAIL WALK

10:15-11:30am

On the first Saturday of each month Ijams offers a FREE guided trail walk. The walk leaves from the Visitor Center at 10:15 a.m. Each walk is guided by a naturalist who can answer your questions about what you are seeing, ongoing projects, future programs, and more. This is a perfect way to get to know more about Ijams Nature Center.

JAMFEST

Come out to Ijams Nature Center on Friday, July 12 starting at 6pm to rock the summer night away! Four local bands come together to make up JAMFEST.


Red Vinyl Gypsies

Civil Strife

Moonshine Hill

James Lane Band


Great music, beer, food trucks and Ijams Nature Center makes for the perfect way to spend a summer evening.


ALIVE AFTER FIVE EVENTS : Admission for all shows is free for those 17 & under

TENNESSEE SHEIKS

Friday 6/28

6-8:30p

General Admission: $10

MAC ARNOLD & PLATEFUL O' BLUES

Friday 7/12

6-8:30p

General Admission: $15

SOULFINGER

Friday 7/19

6-8:30p

General Admission: $10


HURRICANE RUTH BAND FEATURING NICK SWANN

Friday 7/26

6-8:30p

General Admission: $15

STACY MITCHHART BAND

Friday 8/2

6-8:30p

General Admission: $15


DWIGHT HARDIN & THINK TWICE

Friday 8/9

6-8:30p

General Admission: $10


“PARDI GRAS” WITH ROUX DU BAYOU CAJUN BAND

Friday 8/30

6-8:30p

General Admission: $15



DOWNTOWN KNOX FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALK

First Friday Each Month

5-ish-til ‘late


THE EMPORIUM CENTER

(Always Free Admission)

First Friday Each Month

5p to 9p


THE ART MARKET GALLERY

(Always Free Admission)

First Friday Each Month

11a to 6p


WDVX AND VISIT KNOXVILLE PRESENT: FIRST FRIDAY LIVE

(Free Admission)

7p or listen live @ wdvx.com


THE UT DOWNTOWN GALLERY

(Free Admission)

Many of our invited artists visit Knoxville and conduct lectures, talks and workshops that coincide with their downtown exhibit.

First Friday Each Month

5p to 9p


THE HISTORIC OLD CITY

Kick off every First Friday in Knoxville’s Historic Old City! The Old City hosts free live concerts on the First Friday of every month (March – October) from 6-8p


EPIK FIRST FRIDAY

Hop on and off the Brew Bus every First Friday!

View their full schedule at www.knoxbrewtours.com

6p-10p



bottom of page