Recent News and Reviews
Current and Upcoming
Concerts, Shows, Theatre
Tennessee Theatre
Fri, Dec 5, 7:30P – Nate Jackson: Big Dog Comedy Tour
Sat, Dec 6, 4 & 8 P – Cirque Dreams Holidaze
Sun, Dec 7, 3:30P & 7P – NeedtoBreathe: The Barely Elegant Acoustic Tour
Tue, Dec 9, 7:30P – Robert Earl Keen
Wed, Dec 10, 7:30P – The Allman Betts Family Revival
Thu, Dec 11, 7P – Celebrating Pat Summitt: A Live Reunion Special
Fri, Dec 12, 8P – Holiday Movie Magic: It’s A Wonderful Life (Sold out)
Sat, Dec 13, 8P – Holiday Movie Magic: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Sun, Dec 14, 2P – Holiday Movie Magic: Home Alone
Tue, Dec 16, 8P – Knoxville Jazz Orchestra: A Swingin’ Christmas With Simon Moullier
Fri/Sat, Dec 19/20 (4 perfs) – Talmi Entertainment’S Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet
Fri, Dec 26, 3P & 8P – Mannheim Steamroller
Dec 30 – Jan 4 (8 perfs) – Broadway Tour – Kimberly Akimbo
Pilot Light
Check Pilot Light website for weekly schedule of shows.
Civic Auditorium
Sat, Dec 6, 7P – Appalachian Ballet, The Nutcracker (with KSO)
Sat, Dec 3P – Appalachian Ballet, The Nutcracker (with KSO)
Sat/Sun/Mon, Dec 13/14/15 – The Nativity Pageant of Knoxville
Fri/Sat/Sun, Dec 19/20/21 – 30th Annual Clayton Holiday Concert (KSO)
Cathedral Concert Series
Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus , 711 S Northshore Drive
Sun, Dec 7, 7P, Knoxville Sinfonietta: Choir & Orchestra
Bijou Theatre
Mon, Dec 8, 7:30P – Squirrel Nut Zippers
Wed, Dec 10, 7:30P – Rick Schuler’s Rocky Mountain High Experience
Fri, Dec 12, 8P – Andy Wood
Sat, Dec 13, 8P – The Secret Sisters
Sun, Dec 14, 7:30P – Chris Renzema
Thu, Dec 18, 7:30P – Latrice Royale
Fri/Sat, Dec 12/19/20 – Appalachian Equality Chorus: Spirits & Sparkle
Sun, Dec 21, 7:30P – Shakey Graves
Mon, Dec 22, 7P – Mike McGill
Old City Performing Arts Center
Decc 4 – 21 – Little Women
Knoxville Children’s Theatre
Dec 5 – 21 – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Jubilee Community Arts at the Laurel Theater
Fri, Dec 5, 8P – Ed Snodderly
Sat, Dec 6, 8P – Thomas Cassell Band
Thu, Dec 18, 7P – K.C. Jones & Daniel Coolik
Fri, Decc 19, 8P – Blind House
Mill and Mine
Sun, Dec 14, 6:55P – Whitechapel
Fri, Jan 23, 8P – Bayker Blankenship
Clarence Brown Theatre
Nov 20 – Dec 20 – A Christmas Carol
Feb 11 – Mar 1, 2026 – Cabaret
Mar 25 – Apr 12, 2026 – The Royale
Theatre Knoxville Downtown
Nov 28 – Dec 10 – A Sherlock Carol
Jan 16 – Feb 1, 2926 – Doubt, A Parable
Mar 6 – Mar 22, 2026 – Private Lives
UT College of Music
UT College of Music events are FREE unless otherwise noted by ($)
At Natalie Haslam Music Center -Powell Recital Hall:
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At Cox Auditorium
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At Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street
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Other Venues
Dec 12-14 — Wordplayers: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – Clayton Performing Arts Center at Pellissippi State Community College
Dec 4-7 — Last Call Theatre Group, Christmas Belles
