Vol. 1 — No. 17Weekend Episode · Thu–Sun, Oct 8–11, 2026 · South Knoxville, TN★ soknoear.com
Vol. 1 — No. 17 · Oct 8–11★ soknoear.com
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What’s Happening ThursdayWhat’s Happening FridayWhat’s Happening SaturdayWhat’s Happening Sunday
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Thursday · OCT 8
OCT
8
Wildflower mural under way on the back of Kern's
Free to watch any day · 2201 Kern's Rising Way
OCT
8
Patrón mango ritas at Earl's
$10 · 11 AM – 10 PM · 610 Waterfront Dr
OCT
8
PAUL OAKENFOLD + THE CRYSTAL METHOD AT THE 808 — SOLD OUT
Doors 7 PM, show 8 · 18+ · 808 Sevier Ave
OCT
8
DJ night at Alliance Brewing with Goblin
Music at 8 PM · open till 10 · 1130 Sevier Ave
Friday · OCT 9
OCT
9
Race packet pickup for the Urban Wilderness 50K
4 – 8 PM · SouthSide Garage, 1014 Sevier Ave
OCT
9
Daniel Kimbro feat. Stranger May at Trailhead
7 PM · outdoors · 1317 Island Home Ave
OCT
9
Feral Kitty release show at Fly by Night
With Horcerer and Adam Gray · open 4 PM – 1 AM · 906 Sevier Ave
Saturday · OCT 10
OCT
10
URBAN WILDERNESS 50K & 10K TRAIL RACE
50K at 7:30 AM, 10K at 9 · Gateway Park, 1515 Tilson St
OCT
10
OLD SEVIER MARKET GRAND OPENING
7 AM – 7 PM · Sevier Ave
OCT
10
Big Day Birding Hike at Ijams Nature Center
8 – 10 AM · $15 · ages 14+ · 2915 Island Home Ave
OCT
10
Storytime at the Nature Playscape: Flowers!
10 AM – noon · free · parking $5 · Grayson Subaru Preserve
OCT
10
KNOX-ILL: GRAFFITI WRITERS PAINT LIVE AT PRINTSHOP
10 AM – 10 PM · fish fry 3 – 8 · 1532 Island Home Ave
OCT
10
The After Brunch Special at the Pink Cactus
Doors 2 PM, show 2:30 · $5 · 1147 Sevier Ave
OCT
10
Vols board at Earl's
Tennessee at Arkansas, 4:15 PM · $2 off drafts and pizza · 610 Waterfront Dr
OCT
10
Dizzle Phunk dance party at Fly by Night
Open 4 PM – 1 AM · 906 Sevier Ave
Sunday · OCT 11
OCT
11
SCRUFFY ROOTS FEST AT KERN'S
Gates noon · music 1 – 7:30 PM · free · 2201 Kern's Rising Way
OCT
11
Southern Fried Vegan BBQ pop-up at Printshop
1 – 4 PM · 1532 Island Home Ave
OCT
11
Two Heads Are Better Than One at Trailhead
4 PM · outdoors · 1317 Island Home Ave
Old SevierSat

Dizzle Phunk makes a dance-party debut at Fly by Night on Saturday

A new DJ picks the lounge for an official first night out: funk with a side of bass, groove, disco and hip hop, on the Saturday Fly by Night calls the start of spooky season.

When
Sat Oct 10 · Fly by Night is open 4 PM – 1 AM
Where
Fly by Night · 906 Sevier Ave, Suite 126
Who
Dizzle Phunk, official debut
Sound
Funk, bass, groove, disco, hip hop and more, by the DJ's own description
Bass, groove, disco, hip hop

"Did someone call for a dance party?" is how the DJ put it. Dizzle Phunk's official debut is Saturday night at Fly by Night, with a pumpkin on the date and a promise of funky good vibes with a side of bass, groove, disco and hip hop. It is the second night running the lounge has a show: Feral Kitty's release party is Friday. Fly by Night is open four to one on Saturdays.

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Old SevierSat

Old Sevier Market, the grocery store on Sevier Avenue, opens Saturday

South Knoxville gets a neighborhood grocery. The store the district has been counting down to opens its doors October 10, and for its first month fifteen percent of every purchase buys food for people in Knoxville who need it.

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Kern'sSun

Scruffy Roots Fest puts six Americana acts on the Kern's lawn Sunday, free

WDVX's free celebration of East Tennessee Americana takes over the lawn at the old bakery from one in the afternoon to seven thirty. Bring a chair; the food, the drinks and the vendors are all on the property.

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Old SevierSat

KNOX-ILL, Printshop's graffiti day, puts spray-can writers to work live for twelve hours Saturday

The brewery's annual day for graffiti writers is back on Island Home Avenue: artists paint live from ten in the morning to ten at night, with a lager brewed for the occasion.

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Urban WildernessFriSat

The first Urban Wilderness 50K runs a loop through seven parks on Saturday

A new trail race starts at the Gateway Park at 7:30: thirty-one miles and close to four thousand feet of climbing through the Urban Wilderness, with a 10K at nine for everyone else. Registration closes Wednesday night.

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Old SevierThu

Paul Oakenfold's Thursday show at The 808 is sold out, the venue's first

A week after opening, the Sevier Avenue room has its first sell-out: the Mission Underground tour with The Crystal Method. If you don't have a ticket, Thursday night is about where you park.

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Old SevierThu

A DJ called Goblin turns Alliance Brewing into a dance floor Thursday night

The DJ's own post says bring your dancing shoes. Music starts at eight at the brewery on Sevier Avenue, a repeat of a night the two of them have done before, and the taproom is open till ten.

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Old SevierFri

Feral Kitty lets its new music out of the box at Fly by Night on Friday

The Knoxville band's release show, billed as Hard Candy, brings Horcerer and Adam Gray to the seventies cocktail lounge on Sevier Avenue. The band's instructions: come early, stay late, get feral.

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Old SevierSat

The After Brunch Special brings six stand-ups to the Pink Cactus on Saturday afternoon

Comedy Sphere's matinee is back at the pink house: doors at two, show at two thirty, five dollars, and a lineup of Knoxville's working comics with Justin Chavez hosting. Brunch first is the whole idea.

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Old SevierFri

Daniel Kimbro and Stranger May play the Trailhead patio on Friday at seven

Knoxville musician Daniel Kimbro headlines the outdoor stage at the beer market on Island Home Avenue with Stranger May as the guest. Gato Peligroso runs the kitchen, and Friday night is clear and 55.

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Old SevierSun

Two Heads Are Better Than One closes the weekend on the Trailhead stage Sunday at four

Sunday music at the beer market starts at four, early enough to be home for dinner. The duo plays outdoors with the kitchen open and a 40 percent chance of a shower to keep an eye on.

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Ijams Nature CenterSat

Ijams Nature Center's Big Day birding hike counts fall migrants on Saturday morning

A naturalist leads two hours of hiking and listing: identify as many species as you can on the trails, by sight and by sound, and log them on eBird. Beginners welcome, ages fourteen and up.

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Ijams Nature CenterSat

Flowers and plants take over Saturday storytime at the Nature Playscape

The free Saturday storytime in the woods by Mead's Quarry reads What's Inside a Flower and a stack of other books about blooming things, then turns the kids loose on the playscape. Parking is five dollars.

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Kern'sThuFriSatSun

A second mural goes up on the back of Kern's, and two sculptures land on the rail trail

Anna Charney is painting Tennessee's wildflowers, dogwood to passionflower, on the back of the old bakery, while sculptures by Nathan Pierce and Brian Ferriby already stand along the SoKno Rail Trail.

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Old SevierSun

Southern Fried Vegan sets up a barbecue pop-up at Printshop on Sunday

A traveling vegan barbecue joint, ranked first in the country by VegNews and USA Today according to the brewery, brings fried chickun, smoked meats and mac and cheeze to Island Home Avenue for three hours.

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Suttree LandingThuFriSatSun

The specials board: Earl's lists its Vols board for Saturday, with the game in Arkansas at 4:15

Down on Waterfront Drive, a different deal every day from open to close. The Vols are in Fayetteville at 4:15 Saturday, and the game-day board is the closest thing to a tailgate on the river.

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