Calendar of Events

Welcome to a Winter Wonderland

Gather your family, friends and neighbors for Knoxville’s wildest light spectacular! Zoo Lights is back for a third year—bigger and brighter than ever, starting on Black Friday!

Wednesday - Sunday Evenings, 5:00 - 8:30 PM
November 25 - January 8

All NEW life-sized animal lanterns, festive holiday beverages for all ages, an enchanting lantern scavenger hunt and so much more!
Adult Tickets: $24
Kids (Ages 3 - 12): $18
Members get $4 OFF

The perfect gift! Share the brilliant holiday extravaganza with the ones you love.

Renew your Zoo Membership to enjoy all of the special perks that come with it.
Kids can chug along the Polar Express Train and see the twinkling lights while adults sip holiday beverages by the tracks.

The Magical Flying Sleigh Zipline is new this year! With additional purchase, attendees can soar above the treetops and see the mesmerizing lights from Santa’s perspective.

Zoo Knoxville, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914. Information: 865-637-5331, www.zooknoxville.org

Climb onboard the "Christmas Lantern Express" and be a part of this beloved Knoxville tradition. Enjoy festive decorations, holiday treats, storytime with celebrity readers and a special visit with Santa.

Trips last roughly 2 hours and boarding starts 20 minutes before departure time.
https://www.threeriversrambler.com/christmastix

ONE CHRISTMAS EVE AT EVERGREEN MALL follows eight intertwined stories in a Midwestern mall on the last day of shopping before the holiday. A diverse cast of characters—from a lovesick mall Santa to an overeager mall cop, from a pair of brainy misfit teenagers to a pair of battling actors in a production of A Christmas Carol, from a petulant college freshman to a pair of newlyweds—navigate first meetings, second chances, and last-minute choices. ONE CHRISTMAS EVE wraps the joys and sorrows of the season into one festive package.

Directed by Sarah Campbell

Fri. Nov 25th 2022, 8:00 pm
Sat. Nov 26th 2022, 8:00 pm
Sun. Nov 27th 2022, 3:00 pm
Thu. Dec 1st 2022, 8:00 pm
Fri. Dec 2nd 2022, 8:00 pm
Sat. Dec 3rd 2022, 8:00 pm
Sun. Dec 4th 2022, 3:00 pm
Thu. Dec 8th 2022, 8:00 pm
Fri. Dec 9th 2022, 8:00 pm
Sat. Dec 10th 2022, 8:00 pm
Sun. Dec 11th 2022, 3:00 pm

Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 800 S. Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information & tickets: 865-544-1999, www.theatreknoxville.com

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The All Access Pass = an afternoon of activities + fun at Ancient Lore Village!

Check in at Tree Elf Nest for Self Guided Story Tours
Axe-Throwing + Archery [based on availability] 15-minute sample times per range
Enjoy s’mores around the Unity Firepit (one [1] s’mores kit per person)
Games galore: horseshoes, cornhole, jumbo jenga, yard dice and more…
Hiking Trails: bring your hiking shoes and venture to Pinnacle Point for an awesome photo of the Village!
Fireside Bar will be open with food + beverages available for purchase

TICKET PRICES:
$20 per Adult // $10 per Child* [10 and under] *Children 10 and under will not be able to participate in axe or archery due to safety liability

Ancient Lore Village, 7107 Sevierville Pike, Knoxville, TN 37920. Information: 865-200-2434, https://ancientlorevillage.com/eventscal/month/

The Arts Center is pleased to announce the return of its Holiday Trunk Show, a 2-day indoor exhibition and sale of fine art, crafts, and handmade gifts from local and regional artisans. The show begins Friday, November 25, with a Preview Party and ends on “Shop Small Saturday,” Saturday, November 26.

AACA’s Holiday Trunk Show is a one-of-a-kind shopping opportunity for the holidays, featuring something for everyone’s gift-giving budget. Among the featured items are accessories for home & holiday, original art and prints, jewelry, pottery, scented soaps and body care products, hand woven, felted, and knitted scarves and shawls, hand-turned bowls and other wood pieces, stationery, candles, and more.

The event begins Friday, November 25 with a Preview Party from 6pm – 8pm. Admission to the party is $5 at the door. Hosted by AACA’s Board of Directors, the party features early shopping, refreshments, and door prizes provided by the artists.

Holiday Trunk Show shopping continues “Shop Small Saturday,” Saturday November 26 from 10am to 5pm and the public is invited for admission free shopping for unique handmade items and free hot apple cider.

The artists and craftspeople participating in the Holiday Trunk Show at The Arts Center will exhibit and sell a range of handmade items including returning favorites:
• Scented goat milk soaps, lotions, and other items by Dixie Soaps (Bill and Becky Ensinger)
• Felted scarves, fabric bags, knitwear, journals and quilted items by Tone Haugen-Cogburn,
• Woodworking, such as crowd-favorite carved tree sculptures, by AACA board member Scottie Mayfield
• Hand turned bowls, yarn bowls, French rolling pins, vases, hollow forms, candle sticks, Christmas ornaments, urns, wood signs, hand-turned birdhouses, by Daryl and Dawn Moses

New vendors for 2022 Holiday Trunk Show are:
• Ladybugz Creations (Tammy Mayberry) handmade jewelry
• DiFergi’s Art wood blocks, prints, and original works
• Cay-lea Douglas Homemade Dessert Candles
• RechellsGlassyLadies stained glass panels, stained glass jewelry, stained glass vases and bowls, melted bottles and jars, and hemp jewelry (Rechell Wilson)
• Lisa Wright Minimalist textured art, 3D fabric art, handmade/crafted vases, bowls, and Christmas trees

www.athensartscouncil.org or 423-745-8781
320 North White Street, Athens, TN 37303

Our holiday tradition!

One memorable Christmas Eve, the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future help Ebenezer Scrooge realize it’s never too late to change his ways.

Children 12 and under see the show for just $12. UT Faculty/Staff receive 15% off ticket prices. UT Students see the previews for FREE and the rest of the performances for $5, excluding Opening Night. For regular tickets, please visit clarencebrowntheatre.com. For children’s tickets, please phone the Box Office at (865) 974-5161.

Behind the Scenes Sunday will take place Sunday, November 27 after the 2:00 pm matinee. The Pay What You Can performance, where patrons can name their own price, will be held Wednesday, November 30th. Deaf Night @ the Theatre, where all patron interactions including the performance is interpreted in American Sign Language, will take place Wednesday, November 30th at 7:30 pm. A Talk Back will take place Sunday, December 4th following the matinee. The Open Captioned performance is Sunday, December 11th at 2:00 pm.

Clarence Brown Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information/tickets: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com

Nov. 23, 2022 - Nov. 27, 2022

Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley Street, Knoxville, TN 37902

East Tennessee Children's Hospital presents the Fantasy of Trees is the hospital's largest fundraiser, attracting nearly 60,000 people during the week of Thanksgiving. Travel through a forest of more than 350 beautifully designed trees, holiday accessories, store front windows, door designs, table centerpieces and an Adopt-a-Tree forest decorated by local school children. All priced to sell.

Fantasy of Trees has become an East Tennessee community and family tradition for more than three decades. Join us and enjoy that magical holiday experience you and your loved ones have come to expect.

Fantasy of Trees raised more than $450,000 in 2021 and almost $300,000 in 2020, enabling the hospital to purchase life-saving medical equipment for East Tennessee's youngest patients.

https://www.etch.com/ways-to-give/events/fantasy-of-trees/

At 405 N Campbell Station Rd., Farragut, TN 37934
Presented By: Farragut Parks & Recreation
Free!
Recurring daily

Enjoy thousands of twinkling lights each evening from Founders Park to the plaza at the Campbell Station Inn! Light the Park runs from Monday, Nov. 21, to Monday, Jan. 2. and there will be vendors and carolers at the park most evenings. Don’t forget to drop your letter to Santa in the giant mailbox! Visit https://www.farragutparksandrec.org/lightthepark for a schedule. For more info: ParksandRedInfo@townoffarragut.org or 865-218-3376.

At Old City Performing Arts Center

WORLD CUP VIEWING PARTIES in the heart of the Old City on Knoxville's Largest Screen! Come watch every match on a legit INDOOR SOCCER FIELD! FREE ADMISSION!

Each USA match & the Finals will be shown. Bring lawnchairs & blankets to claim your spot. Beer, soda, & snacks will be for sale. Sport your favorite jersey & come cheer on the Stars & Stripes!

Dates & Times of Each Match:
11/21 @ 2pm - USA vs WALES
11/25 @ 2pm - USA vs ENGLAND
11/29 @ 2pm - USA vs IRAN
TBA - Round of 16
TBA - Quarter Finals
TBA - Semi Finals
TBA - Final
https://www.facebook.com/events/678859203603510/678859213603509

Our relationship to moving images is constantly evolving. Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, for example, our use of–and reliance on–streaming services to access Hollywood blockbusters not only changed how we watch movies but also disrupted traditional models for financing and distributing such productions.

How did our relationship with moving images begin? What technological and cultural events sparked our interest in motion pictures as entertainment? And what role has East Tennessee and its people had in moviemaking?

Lights! Camera! East Tennessee!, a new feature exhibition at the East Tennessee History Center, answers these questions by chronicling Knoxville’s contributions to film from the promotion of Thomas Edison’s Kinetoscope in 1895 to its use as a location for major productions currently in development. At the heart of the story is 35 mm film, shown both in urban theaters and suburban cineplexes and shot by itinerant filmmakers, documentarians, industrial filmmakers, and news reporters. Multiple screens featuring highlights from these genres anchor the exhibition.

Equally intriguing are the stories of how Knoxvillians made Hollywood history. Learn about Clarence Brown, a graduate of Knoxville High School and the University of Tennessee, who became one of MGM’s most prominent directors. And see why James Agee, known to us today as a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, was better known as a film critic and screenwriter during his life.

Lights! Camera! East Tennessee! will also spotlight the numerous actors from across East Tennessee who became Hollywood A-listers and the variety of films that were shot in East Tennessee, including A Walk in the Spring Rain (1970) and That Evening Sun (2009), both of which premiered in Knoxville.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: M-F 9-4, Sa 10-4, Su 1-5. Information: 865-215-8824, www.eastTNhistory.org/lights-camera

With a book by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse, the inspiring story is based on the Austrian heroine, Maria von Trapp and her 1949 memoir The Story of the Trapp Family Singers.

Set in the mountains of Austria before the Anschluss in 1938, THE SOUND OF MUSIC follows Maria Rainer (Casey Maxwell), an exuberant postulant from Nonnberg Abbey who becomes governess to seven seemingly rambunctious children longing for the attention of their father, retired naval commander, Captain von Trapp (Oliver Hoig). A young woman who needs a place, children who need a mother, and a widower who needs a wake-up call – all of whom need love. It’s only a matter of time before everyone’s needs are realized, hearts are won over and a family comes together just in time to escape the impending invasion by the Nazis.

The von Trapp children include Alexa Kaczmarek (Marta), Olivia Williams (Leisl), Makenna Reilly (Gretl), Elisabeth Greeson (Brigitta), Jonah Rawlings (Kurt), Danny Davis (Friedrich), Ella Trisler (Louisa). Other cast include Carly Rawlings (Elsa), Jimmy Sherrod (Max), Cadence Collins (Mother Abbess), Clark Herd (Rolf), Matthew Foster (Franz), Amy Davis (Frau Schmitt), and various other ensemble members.

This production features classic songs that any musical theatre fan will recognize, including “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Edelweiss,” and the title song “The Sound of Music.” In addition, those only familiar with the film will be delighted to hear two additional songs included in the stage version, which serve as an integral part of the plotline.

This beloved production offers a refreshing take on a familiar classic that will not disappoint, including an innovative new rendition of the well-known mountain scape.

Oak Ridge Playhouse, 227 Broadway, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Information and tickets: 865-482-9999, https://www.orplayhouse.com/

(Ages 7+) Looking for something active to do this Thanksgiving? Burn off that turkey and join Navitat for punkin chunkin', cornhole toss, a turkey traverse, and some free apple cider and hot cocoa! Festivities run Nov. 18-28. Plan your adventure at https://navitatknoxville.com/ or call 855-628-4828.