Vol. 1 — No. 12Weekend Episode · Thu–Sun, Sep 3–6, 2026 · South Knoxville, TN★ soknoear.com
Vol. 1 — No. 12 · Sep 3–6★ soknoear.com
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Suttree LandingThuFriSatSun

The specials board: a different deal every day at Earl's

Down where Suttree Landing meets the river, Earl's runs its own weekly ladder — a new special every afternoon, two all-day ones once the weekend lands, and a fifth rung this week because Monday is a holiday.

The week, in chalk

Earl's sits at 610 Waterfront Drive, down where Suttree Landing meets the water, and it runs a different special every single day. Thursday it's ten-dollar Patrón mango margaritas from four to six; Friday the same window gets nine-dollar spicy pineapple ones. Both days carry a dollar off liquor, beer and wine.

Thu
$10 Patrón mango ritas · 4–6 PM · $1 off liquor, beer & wine
Fri
$9 spicy pineapple ritas · 4–6 PM · $1 off liquor, beer & wine
Sat
$8 house margaritas · all day · 10:30 AM – 11 PM
Sun
$7 mimosas & Bloody Marys · all day · 10:30 AM – 10 PM
Mon (Labor Day)
$8 house margaritas · all day · $1 off liquor, beer & wine 4–6 PM
Where
Earl's, 610 Waterfront Dr

Then the all-day rungs

Saturday the clock goes away: eight-dollar house margaritas all day, doors 10:30 to 11. Sunday is seven-dollar mimosas and Bloody Marys, also all day, until ten. It's a straight walk down from Sevier Avenue, the tables face open water, and the river handles the entertainment.

The extra day

Labor Day falls on Monday the 7th, and Margarita Monday is a standing fixture rather than a holiday special — eight-dollar house margaritas all day, with the dollar-off window from four to six. If the weekend gets eaten by the traffic on Saturday, the deal is still there when everyone has gone home.

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