Explore the Urban Wilderness
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Urban Wilderness
Urban Wilderness
Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness is a spectacular outdoor adventure area where you can hike, bike, climb, paddle, or just wander in the woods – all within the heart of the city. Over 50 miles of trails and greenways connect you to a beautiful...
Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness is a spectacular outdoor adventure area where you can hike, bike, climb, paddle, or just...
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Canopy & Zipline Adventures
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Navitat Ijams Adventure
This tree-based zipline adventure park is designed to thrill, educate, and inspire.
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Knoxville Golf Courses
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Golf
The golf resorts in Knoxville are ideal for players at all skill levels with full-fledged 18-hole greens as well as courses offering a quick nine.
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Outdoor Events
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Downtown Knoxville Boat Show
Downtown Knoxville Boat Show
February 16 - 17, 2019The 2019 Downtown Knoxville Boat Show is the best place in east Tennessee to shop, compare, and save on your families new boat and all things boating. The Downtown Knoxville Boat Show returns once again to the Knoxville Convention Center for its 9th...
The 2019 Downtown Knoxville Boat Show is the best place in east Tennessee to shop, compare, and save on your families new...
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Family Hootenanny
Family Hootenanny
February 16, 2019Bring the family to Ijams Nature Center for a great time celebrating all things owl! Adults and kids alike will gain a deeper appreciation for these animals while having a "hoot" of their own. There will be Owl games, Owl pellets, Owl meet and...
Bring the family to Ijams Nature Center for a great time celebrating all things owl! Adults and kids alike will gain a deeper...
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Tennessee Naturalist Program
Tennessee Naturalist Program
February 16 - November 16The Tennessee Naturalist Program (TNP) is an education training course designed to introduce the natural history of Tennessee to interested adults. Graduates join a critical corps of Tennessee Naturalist volunteers providing education, outreach, and...
The Tennessee Naturalist Program (TNP) is an education training course designed to introduce the natural history of Tennessee...
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Zen Evo Chocolate Lovers Valentines 5K
Zen Evo Chocolate Lovers Valentines 5K
February 16, 2019Welcome to the 2019 Zen Evo Chocolate Lovers Valentine 5K. For 2019, 10 AM start time will be for all runners - All runners will be CHIP TIMED. Event benefits local ROTC programs & Ainsley's Angels. 2019 RACE CAP = 1000 Total Participants - to...
Welcome to the 2019 Zen Evo Chocolate Lovers Valentine 5K. For 2019, 10 AM start time will be for all runners - All runners...
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SUP Yoga at the Cove
SUP Yoga at the Cove
February 17, 2019Yoga & Standup Paddleboarding are the perfect complement to each other. Whether you are a first-time paddler or seasoned athlete, practicing yoga on a SUP will enhance your workout by developing balance, flexibility and achieve overall whole-body...
Yoga & Standup Paddleboarding are the perfect complement to each other. Whether you are a first-time paddler or seasoned...
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Mountain Biking Ride at Meads Quarry
Mountain Biking Ride at Meads Quarry
February 19, 2019Every Tuesday evening (weather permitting) come ride the "South Loop" with extras. No Drop. Intermediate difficulty.
Every Tuesday evening (weather permitting) come ride the "South Loop" with extras. No Drop. Intermediate difficulty.
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Climbing Fundamentals at the Climbing Center
Climbing Fundamentals at the Climbing Center
February 20, 2019Come learn the basics of Climbing every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 6 to 8pm with our Climbing Center Staff. Space is limited so call 865-673-4687 to reserve your spot now!
Come learn the basics of Climbing every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 6 to 8pm with our Climbing Center Staff....
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Wheel-in-Wednesday Bike Ride
Wheel-in-Wednesday Bike Ride
February 20, 2019Come out and join us for our Wheel-in-Wednesday bike ride. We have a guided city route and mountain bike route with for you to choose from starting at 6:30 at the brewery. Mikey and Austin will be leading the rides. All riders with get $1 off full...
Come out and join us for our Wheel-in-Wednesday bike ride. We have a guided city route and mountain bike route with for you...
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Nature Nuggets Predator and Prey
Nature Nuggets Predator and Prey
February 21, 2019On the third Thursday of each month Nature Nuggets helps preschool-aged children and their caregivers become more comfortable in the outdoors through exploration, games, and stories. This month we will discover how animals find their food, while not...
On the third Thursday of each month Nature Nuggets helps preschool-aged children and their caregivers become more comfortable...
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North Knoxville Beer Runners
North Knoxville Beer Runners
February 21, 2019Meet us at Central Flats and Taps EVERY Thursday night at 6pm for a fun and easy run leading us right through Last Days of Autumn for a midway beer! After you have taken part in 10 runs, you will receive the super stylish North Knox Beer Runners...
Meet us at Central Flats and Taps EVERY Thursday night at 6pm for a fun and easy run leading us right through Last Days of...
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Thirsty Thursday Group Rides
Thirsty Thursday Group Rides
February 21, 2019Join us on every Thursday on our Sharps Ridge Group Ride. This ride starts from the shop using neighborhood roads to get to the trails. It's a great warm up before hitting the trails. We will enter the trails at the Ridge Ave/Hanover St. trail head....
Join us on every Thursday on our Sharps Ridge Group Ride. This ride starts from the shop using neighborhood roads to get to...
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Bearden Beer Market Fun Run
Bearden Beer Market Fun Run
February 25 - December 30Join Bearden Beer Market every Monday night for their Group Fun Run through the neighborhood. Open to all levels of walkers and runners followed by $1 off all pints.
Join Bearden Beer Market every Monday night for their Group Fun Run through the neighborhood. Open to all levels of walkers...
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KTC Group Run Balter Beerworks
KTC Group Run Balter Beerworks
February 25 - December 30Join Knoxville Track club's Monday evening social pace group run. Meet at Balter Beerworks and afterwards, stick around for a discounted beer!
Join Knoxville Track club's Monday evening social pace group run. Meet at Balter Beerworks and afterwards, stick around for a...
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Free Guided Trail Walk
Free Guided Trail Walk
March 2 - December 7On the first Saturday of each month Ijams offers a FREE guided trail walk. The walk leaves from the Visitor Center after the 10 am Creature Feature. Each walk is guided by a Naturalist who can answer your questions about what you are seeing, on-going...
On the first Saturday of each month Ijams offers a FREE guided trail walk. The walk leaves from the Visitor Center after the...
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Bassmasters Classic
Bassmasters Classic
March 15 - 17, 2019Join us for the ultimate fishing competition and fan experience! Visit Knoxville Sports Commission is pleased to welcome Bassmaster Classic ® Presented by Dick's Sporting Goods to Knoxville! This prestigious championship bass tournament which is...
Join us for the ultimate fishing competition and fan experience! Visit Knoxville Sports Commission is pleased to welcome...
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Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
March 26, 2019Join us for 2-nights of Banff Mountain Films, with different films each night! The Banff Mountain Film Festival, a program of Banff Centre, is the largest, and one of the most prestigious, mountain festivals in the world. Hot on the heels of the...
Join us for 2-nights of Banff Mountain Films, with different films each night! The Banff Mountain Film Festival, a program of...
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Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon
Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon
March 30 - 31, 2019The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon has it all. With runner and walker friendly events including a marathon, half marathon, 2 person relay, 4 person relay, 5K, and kids run, we have something for everyone. All races finish on the 50 yard line of...
The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon has it all. With runner and walker friendly events including a marathon, half...
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Story Thyme
Story Thyme
April 3 - October 30Grow with us! Pre-school age children and their siblings are invited to join the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum for Story Thyme in the Garden. Every week we’ll learn a new theme as we explore the garden, read a story book, and do a fun...
Grow with us! Pre-school age children and their siblings are invited to join the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum for...
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Community Egg Hunt
Community Egg Hunt
April 7, 2019CAC Beardsley Community Farm is hosting its 2nd annual Community Egg Hunt on April 7th, 2019. All skilled egg hunters ages 2 to 10 are invited to participate in CAC Beardsley Community Farm’s 2019 Egg Hunt on April 7th from 1 pm-3 pm! The rain date...
CAC Beardsley Community Farm is hosting its 2nd annual Community Egg Hunt on April 7th, 2019. All skilled egg hunters ages 2...
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University of Tennessee Steelband Carnival Concert
University of Tennessee Steelband Carnival Concert
April 11, 2019This will be a taste of the music that occurs from a steel pan orchestra, 55-gallon oil barrels turned into instruments, originating from Trinidad and Tobago. A once-in-a-lifetime mass steel band formed from Appalachian State University, Eastern...
This will be a taste of the music that occurs from a steel pan orchestra, 55-gallon oil barrels turned into instruments,...
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Market Square Farmers Market
Market Square Farmers Market
May 1 - November 23The Market Square Farmers’ Market is an open-air farmers’ market located on Market Square in the heart of downtown Knoxville. Everything at the MSFM is grown or made by the vendor in the East Tennessee region. Products, which vary by the seasons,...
The Market Square Farmers’ Market is an open-air farmers’ market located on Market Square in the heart of downtown Knoxville....
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Concerts on the Square
Concerts on the Square
May 2 - June 27The Variety Thursdays concert series starts May 2nd and ends June 27th. From 7-9 p.m. on consecutive Thursdays, get a sampling of the wide variety of genres performed by local bands – from classical music to blues, from swing to Americana, from...
The Variety Thursdays concert series starts May 2nd and ends June 27th. From 7-9 p.m. on consecutive Thursdays, get a...
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Baker Creek Blitz
Baker Creek Blitz
May 12, 2019Both the 5k and 10k courses will start on Baker Creek and use Sycamore Loop, Red Bud Crest, Cruze Valley Run, Floyd Fox, Best Medicine, and Pappy’s Way. In fact, it would appear that we'll run on pretty much every trail in the park with the probable...
Both the 5k and 10k courses will start on Baker Creek and use Sycamore Loop, Red Bud Crest, Cruze Valley Run, Floyd Fox, Best...
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Knoxville Open Golf Tournament
Knoxville Open Golf Tournament
May 13 - 19, 2019A founding event on the WEB.com Tour, the tournament takes place at Fox Den Country Club.
A founding event on the WEB.com Tour, the tournament takes place at Fox Den Country Club.
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Tillerys Hustle for Hope 5k
Tillerys Hustle for Hope 5k
May 18, 2019This year's event will benefit Lighthouse Family Retreat. Lighthouse Family Retreat serves families living through childhood cancer by creating environments on seaside retreats where they can rest, restore relationships, experience joy and find hope...
This year's event will benefit Lighthouse Family Retreat. Lighthouse Family Retreat serves families living through childhood...
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