Calendar of Events

Make some eco-friendly prints with The Big Camera at Mead's Quarry during an Ijams invasive species removal workday!
Jun 24, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Mead's Quarry, Mead's Quarry Lake, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA

Take Action! and join Ijams and The Big Camera to make ecologically-minded art from invasive species removed by volunteers at Mead's Quarry! Using developer made from invasive plants, The Big Camera will teach you to make art prints from these species. You'll work using the sunshine, sumac, vinegar, salt, and water to create a couple of smaller images and, depending on turn-out, a large print to take home! This is a FREE event, and as part of this workday, the plan is to document invasive species removal happening at Ijams as part of an ongoing partnership. Come explore!

This event is part of Ijams Nature Center's 2023 Take Action! series. Take Action! is a year-round conservation effort that strives to educate local communities to the different issues surrounding sustainability; empower individuals to live, shop, create, and explore more sustainably; and cultivate a culture that celebrates sustainable practices and initiatives, of all sizes, every day.

2915 Island Home Ave., Knoxville, TN 37920
865-577-4717 or https://www.ijams.org/event-details/take-action-eco-printing-and-invasive-species-at-ijams-with-the-big-camera

SPECIAL EVENT: JAMFEST 2023

Join in the fun at Ijams for the 4th Annual JAMFEST 2023 on June 24! Bring a lawn chair/blanket and rock out with five great, local bands on the Visitor Center lawn! Food, drinks and merchandise will be available for purchase from food trucks, the Ijams beer garden and the Visitor Center. No coolers or outside alcohol are allowed. Dogs are allowed but must remain on a leash the entire time and you must clean up after them.

Lineup
6-6:45 For the Birds
7-7:45 French Toast
8-8:45 Civil Strife
9-9:45 Red Vinyl Gypsies
10-10:45 Quartjar
Doors for this event open at 5 pm; music starts at 6. Tickets are $15 per person; kids under 10 are free.

2915 Island Home Ave., Knoxville, TN 37920
865-577-4717 or https://www.ijams.org/event-details/special-event-jamfest-2023

Cedar Bluff Branch: Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24, 10-5

Friends of the Knox County Public Library: 865-215-8775 or www.knoxfriends.org/

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/

A Colossal Experience, Millions of Years in the Making

Prepare for a Jurassic exploration at Zoo Knoxville! March 1 through September 4, a pack of prehistoric creatures will be stationed throughout the park. Bring your young paleontologists and discover hidden truths about the era "terrible lizards" walked the earth. https://www.wildlyfun.com/

Zoo Knoxville, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914. Open 9 AM - 4 PM everyday. Information: 865-637-5331, www.zooknoxville.org