Halloween Events in Knoxville
Emilie Stooksbury
Scruffy City? More lIke SPOOKY CITY
Halloween is comin’ up quick witch means there is plenty to boo in Knoxville, Tennessee! Whether you want to hit as many spooky events as possible or you need to oh-so-carefully select your one golden extroverted opportunity, here are a bunch of Halloween events in Knoxville for all ghosts and goblins to check out this spooky season!
SOUTH KNOXVILLE
Halloween at Hi-Wire
Hi-Wire Brewing is pulling out alllll the stops with a Halloween Silent Disco on Halloween night, a Halloween Drag Show on Saturday 10/25, and PUP-o-ween on Sunday 10/19!
Halloween Crawl
Rumor has it the rest of Sevier Ave is hosting another Halloween Crawl this year on Nov 1st 👀 Grab your Passport at a participating location and then head to all your favorite Sevier Ave spots for drink specials, prizes, and other spooky goodies. Who’s participating? All the ghoul kids 😉 Alliance, Hi Wire, South Coast Pizza, Fly By Night, Southside Garage, Landing House, Trailhead, Printshop, Honeybee Coffee, & Redbud Kitchen are all joining in on the frightening fun!
Spooky Drag Brunch
If you’ve been lookin’ for a reason to try out the new kid on the block ✨The Pink Cactus✨ now is your tiiiime! They’re hosting a Spooooky Drag Brunch on Sunday, October 26th at 11am. Learn more here!
NORTH KNOXVILLE
The UnHappy HollerÂ
You’ve heard of the Happy Holler neighborhood but in the spoookiest time of year she transforms into the UnHappy Holler, muahahaha! That being saaaid, don’t tell them, but we think family-friendly scares & a cocktail lounge would make us pretty happy 👀 Learn more here!
Halloween Night Market
North Knox is throwin’ a Halloween Night Market on Friday 10/24 at Crafty Bastard Brewery! Costumes are highly encouraged for obvious reasons but there will also be a DJ spinnin’ spooky tunes and plenty of tricks & treats to go around.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Tennessee Theatre has hosted a Rocky Horror watch party for years but if you want to mix it up this spooky season (or double dip 👀), Yee-Haw Brewing has just busted on the scene with their Jumbotron! They’re staying open late on Tuesday, Oct 28th so throw on a costume, grab some props & get ready for a “chaotically beautiful” night. Learn more here!
Spirits of Old Gray Cemetery
Cut out the middle man & go straight to the source with this particular event 😆 On Sunday, October 26th, come to Old Gray Cemetery in Downtown North Knoxville to enjoy food, drink, and spooooky walking tours! Learn more here.
DOWNTOWN KNOXVILLE
The Pilot Light Halloween Show
The Pilot Light is putting on their Halloween Show at the Mill & Mine & it’s sure to be a rock-n-roll masquerade show for the ages. Pilot Light regulars will be putting together bands and dressing up to perform as your favorite stars on an impossible bill while YOU dress up to dance & sing the night away. Snag a ticket here!
Halloween Bar Crawl
Throw on your costume, hydrate like you’ve never hydrated before, & then kick off your Downtown Knoxville Halloween Bar Crawl! This sucker is TWO DAYS LONG but it all starts at 4pm on Halloween 👻 Learn more here!
Freaker’s Ball Pub CrawlÂ
The Old City has their own pub crawl goin’ on Halloween night! Between DJs, live music, and silent discos, there’s a party for every boo & ghoul in town. Learn more here!
Rocky Horror Picture Show
On Halloween night, head to the ✨iconic✨ Tennessee Theatre for their annual showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show. Show. Bring your props, dress up, and be ready for a night of freaky fun in Downtown Knoxville! Snag a ticket here.
Halloween Party at Pour TaproomÂ
Another goodie ghoul-infused option for Halloween itself comin’ atcha! Pour Taproom in the Old City is hosting a Monster Ball Halloween Party complete with DJs, costume contests, dance parties, & of course, a whole wall of taps to choose from on Oct 31st!
Trick or Treating on Market Square
This is the CUTEST new Halloween tradition on the block, er, square. Bring your Spidermen & princesses to Market Square between 4-8pm on Halloween to trick or treat right in Market Square! Just snag a free trick-or-treat bag in the Downtown Knoxville Alliance enclave next to Scruffy City Hall to get the cuteness started.
Thrill the World
Speaking of Market Square, you’ll want to be there a few days earlier on Sat, Oct 25th too! Get in your best zombie garb & come dance to Thriller along with people all over the WORLD 😆 What a way to bring people together, am I right? Learn more here!
Brother Werewolf
Back in the Old City, you simply cannot let the Halloween season pass you by without checking out Brother Wolf’s evil alter ego – Brother Werewolf. From spooky drinks to horror movies to being greeted by an animatronic werewolf, it’s peak Halloween in Knoxville.
WEST KNOXVILLE
Arcade of Horrors Pop-Up Bar
Let’s be honest, Token Game Tavern has been gearing up for Halloween all year long 😆 Head over to this Cedar Bluff bar for Arcade of Horrors pop-up bar experience. They’ve got themed decor & cocktails, great music, and fabbbulous staff costumes all month!
Finn’s Tavern
Sooo Finn’s Tavern is pretty spooky all year round (a Civil War shoot-out onsite pretty much guarantees ghosts, y’know? 👻) but this Cedar Bluff restaurant & bar has really decked out the place for Hallween! Come by on Halloween itself for a Halloween Party & costume contest!
SCARE'S MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM
Whether you want to party the night away or hand out tootsie rolls in your footie pajamas, we hope you have a great time in the Scruffy Spooky City! Be safe and have fun, kids! 😉
There is lots more where this came from so keep checkin’ back! We’ll be adding things up until Halloween itself.