Calendar of Events

Bike Boat Brew & Bark celebrates the outdoor adventurer, the dog lover, the craft beer enthusiast, the local and the tourist looking to discover a secret in Knoxville’s urban wilderness. It’s a place where you can ride your bike, bring your dog and explore Knoxville in a new way on this special day! Then live it, experience it, and continue to explore it all year long! We’ll show you how at Volunteer Landing on the Tennessee River!

To highlight a few of the fun packed activities, the day will be filled with the Visit Knoxville Powerboat Nationals, Annual Volunteer Landing Riverwalk Tour with Historian Jack Neely, Annual Guided Brewery Slow Rides to Volunteer Landing, Pet Photo Contest by Young-Williams Animal Center, Guided Urban Bike Ride to Suttree’s Landing by Bike Walk Knoxville, Guided Urban Hike to Suttree’s Landing from Market Square with Alan Sims and much more!

Experience Knoxville’s new Bike Share Program, Pace! Download the FREE app to locate the bike nearest you and use promo code VisitKnoxville for $10 in ride credits (new users only). Pace Bikes will also be available at Volunteer Landing for rental.

https://www.visitknoxville.com/bike-boat-brew-bark/

Saturday, June 5 at 10:00 a.m. at Bike Boat Brew & Bark

Join Jack Neely for a lively and informative River Walk tour as part of this annual Visit Knoxville event taking in the birth of Knoxville, Tennessee River history and authors Frances Hodgson Burnett and Cormac McCarthy. The tour starts at 10am at the Knoxville Adventure Collective on Volunteer Landing.
Register and find more information about this event on the BBBB Event Page: https://www.visitknoxville.com/bike-boat-brew-bark/activities/riverwalk-jack-neely/

We’re excited to present seated, limited capacity concerts at The Mill & Mine! These unique shows mark the first live music events at the venue in over 14 months. We hope you’ll join us. Our staff is committed to the safety of our artists, guests, and employees, and we’re not just saying that - we want to make sure you feel taken care of. We don’t take this move lightly. For details on our new protocols and to see how the room will be set up -- http://themillandmine.com/event-details/

JERRY DOUGLAS with DANIEL KIMBRO
Saturday, June 5 | 7:30pm
Dobro master and 14-time GRAMMY winner Jerry Douglas will join us for an intimate, seated show this summer.

The Mill & Mine, 227 W. Depot Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917. Tickets/information: http://themillandmine.com

The Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival, featuring three world renowned storytellers, has announced the June 5, 2021 date and the line-up of prominent storytellers. Due to Covid-19 concerns, this annual event, led by volunteers from all three Oak Ridge Rotary Clubs, will be virtual in 2021.

Featured storytellers are three acclaimed performers: Andy Offutt Irwin, Bil Lepp and Kim Weitkamp, known to audiences nationwide for their wit, wisdom and abilities to make audiences laugh, cry and reminisce.
Information on ticket purchases, prices and additional workshops will be forthcoming. The evening show will be 8:00 p.m.

The Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival, the first in the history of Oak Ridge, was an overwhelming success in 2018 and 2019 with over 1,000 people attending the performances. Due to the interest and enthusiasm shown for the Festival, the Rotary Clubs are dedicated to making this year’s virtual Festival another success. Some innovative and creative surprises are in store. More information will be released soon.

For more information on Flatwater Tales, contact flatwatertales@gmail.com.

Grab your fedora and journey to Havana! Zoofari is back for 2021 and honoring our new Cuban crocodile by giving you your own individual location at the zoo! Enjoy cocktails, delicious Cuban-inspired cuisine, and the exciting live auction with a front row view at your unique party spot. Or, join the conga line virtually with a Zoofari At Home. Come and be with us on Saturday, June 5th.

https://www.zooknoxville.org/event/zoofari

Zoo Knoxville, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914. Open every day except Christmas. Information: 865-637-5331, www.zooknoxville.org

Fun in the sun, bottomless glasses, happy ears, and… adult relay races? You’ve got that right! We’re here to Rosé All Day at Ancient Lore Village.

Grab some of your friends for an evening guaranteed to be full of laughter, fun, new friends, and, you guessed it, Rosé!

7107 Sevierville Pike, Knoxville, TN 37920
https://ancientlorevillage.com/events/
https://www.freshtix.com/events/rose-all-day

Saturday, June 5, 10am-6pm
World's Fair Park Performance Lawn
$6 PER PERSON - KIDS 3 & UNDER ARE FREE
Tickets available for purchase ONLY day of event. Cash and cards happily accepted!

Activities
Face Painting
Petting Zoo
Giant Foam Play Area
Bricks 4 Kidz Lego Tent
Up close with The Ice Bears
Kids' Cooking Demos
Gymnastics Course
Free Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
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FoodTrucks
Big O's BBQ
CJs Tacos
Bangin Burgers
Rainbow Ice & Funnel Cakes
MuchoGustos
Hawg Dawgs
Crafted Jolt
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Performances
School of Rock
The Little Gym
Man Eating Balloon Show
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www.KLKPRocks.com

10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Open houses with self-guided tours. Free; donations appreciated!

James White's Fort, 205 E. Hill Ave, Knoxville, TN 37915. Information: 865-525-6514, www.jameswhitefort.org

June 5, 1:00 PM
Chilhowee Park & Exposition Center
Free, Stadium-Style Seating

Knoxville Opera: 865-524-0795, www.knoxvilleopera.com

Join us for First Friday events on Friday June 4 and Friday July 2 from 5-8pm at the UT Downtown Gallery.

For the months of June and July, the UT Downtown Gallery will be exhibiting photography from the Ewing Gallery permanent collection by Walker Evans.

80 years ago, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men was published. To commemorate the anniversary of this text by Knoxville-born author, James Agee, we are exhibiting photographs by Walker Evans from the Ewing Gallery permanent collection that accompany that text.

Walker Evans’ photographs paired with James Agee’s classic work, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, served as the culmination of Evans’ talents as well as the realistic portrayal of the conditions of the American tenant farmer during the 1930s. Walker Evans’ images revolutionized the standards of documentary photography.

This exhibition includes 50 framed photographs printed by the Library of Congress from Evans’ original negatives.

All events and exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Open Wednesday - Friday 11am - 6pm and Saturdays from 10am - 3pm. UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-673-0802, http://web.utk.edu/~downtown

The majority of artwork done by Gin Lizzy is portraiture (in many colors)!

https://ginlizzyart.blogspot.com
https://www.instagram.com/ginlizzyartist/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtByGinLizzy

Lox Salon, 103 W Jackson Ave, Knox, TN 37902. Open Mon-Sat
http://loxsalon.com/

Rala is preparing for our third annual Dolly Art Show, featuring work from nearly 40 different local and regional artists. The opening reception will be from 6-8pm on June 4th, with awards being announced at 7pm. The awards announcement will also be livestreamed on YouTube and Instagram.

Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/DSeXx1pa
Artwork: https://shoprala.com/search?page=1&q=807

Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 112 W. Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information: 865-525-7888, https://shoprala.com. Instagram: @ShopRala