Vol. 1 — No. 20Weekend Episode · Thu–Sun, Oct 29–Nov 1, 2026 · South Knoxville, TN★ soknoear.com
Vol. 1 — No. 20 · Oct 29–Nov 1★ soknoear.com
The South Knoxville Ear — We Hear Things.
Wanna party in the Dirty South?
★ Tonight's plan: happy hours → music → karaoke →
Old SevierSat

Belltower turns the Pink Cactus into a haunted house party on Halloween night, with free karaoke after nine

All four karaoke rooms are free after nine.

Belltower, the goth night Temple runs, has the Pink Cactus on Halloween itself. Its post with the venue describes a decorated haunted house party: a dark dance party downstairs with live DJs spinning goth music all night, Verena Noctem, Sara Alured and Cemetery Sex among them, local vendors, the outdoor bar back open, and the venue's treat, free karaoke in all four rooms after nine, with a request to let everyone have a turn. Entry is fifteen dollars at the gate, 18 and up, costumes encouraged.

When
Sat Oct 31 · evening until 2 AM · karaoke rooms free after 9 PM
Where
The Pink Cactus · 1147 Sevier Ave
Cost
$15 at the gate · cash, card or Venmo
Ages
18+ ("baby bats welcome")
DJs
Verena Noctem · Sara Alured · Cemetery Sex, goth all night
Presented by
Temple · Dark Frequencies Production · hosted by Cemetery Sex
Parking
Tight on Halloween night, the hosts say: carpool or rideshare

The hosts have extended hours for the night and are counting the end of daylight saving time, which falls at 2 AM Sunday, as a bonus hour: the party runs until the clock says two. It is the last stop on Saturday's pub crawl route for anyone still in costume, and the hosts warn that parking will be tight, so carpool or rideshare in.

Original Dirty South Map Found

Click to see the original map of Knoxville’s Dirty South that was recently unearthed for the public to see.

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