Event Type : Knox Events

If you ask a Knoxvillian, it’s not really Christmas until Santa strolls down Gay Street.

The First Friday of December is the WIVK Christmas Parade! This annual parade heads right down Gay St. in an array of lights and colors and Christmas music. We suggest coupling the evening with a hot chocolate a la Cruze Farm or a holiday cocktail from Brother Wolf 🤩

PRO-TIP: Downtown gets reeeal crowded for this parade so come early for easy parking and good seats!

Knoxville has no shortage of festive markets, but our ears certainly perked up when we heard about this NIGHT market. *swoooon* The Merry Makers Market will feature a Christmas Carnival, live music, hand-crafted carnival games, tasty eats and winter beverages galore, and of course pleeeenty of local makers and artists to peruse! They’re saying it will be “an experience akin to your wildest childhood holiday nostalgia” and if that’s not right up our stinkin’ alley this time of year, I don’t know what is.

See you theeeere!

Hey Bear Cafe hosts wonderful markets in their big, beautiful backyard in West Knoxville! You can expect a slew of local vendors, a playground for kids, covered outdoor seating and live music as well as delicious food trucks, beer, delicious boba, and this one will also have FREE PICTURES WITH SANTA *cue shrieks of delight*

We’ll see you there!

The 100 Block of West Jackson Ave in the Old City always shuts down to traffic on 2nd Sundays of the month to make room for an array of local artists, makers, and vendors. Come shop local and bid your Christmas-shopping-induced anxiety adieu!