NEW2KNOX HOPS
Connect with your new city AND your new best friends!
Do you want to make new friends while you explore Knoxville? We’re here to help!
While we adore sharing our favorite spots and keeping you up to date on all things Knoxville, New2Knox Hops are where we all get to put down the screens and be face-to-face – inside the very businesses we love to gush about.
Hops are the heart & soul of New2Knox!
Next Month’s Hops
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What are New2Knox Hops?
New2Knox Hops are designed to help you build real, actual friendships while getting a taste of local businesses! You get to explore your new city and build community as you hop around Knoxville for five weeks with the same 5-10 people. Your friendly Hop Host will help break the ice and be your personal friendship guru as you experience some of Knoxville’s favorite businesses. And let’s be real, sometimes hanging out with new people is just awkward – but by week five, you’ll be old pals (and Knoxville experts to boot!).
Most Hops include sips & snacks at a new location each week, incentives to explore Knoxville, and plenty of intentional friendship-makin’. Your one-time fee covers all Hop experiences – but if you want more, you are always welcome to open up your own tab and keep livin’ large!
While whatever “Hop” you choose will determine the kind of activities you do, making friends & exploring your city is always the goal!
Who are Hops for?
We offer all kinds of hops! Find a hop in your age range or hop into one labeled “EVERYONE.” Our main demographic is women ages 21-40 (female friendships for the win!) so our hops do reflect that.
DO I NEED TO BE NEW TO KNOXVILE?
No way! These hops are designed to help people build community & get to know/fall in love with Knoxville. If you’re in a season where you’re looking for some new friends & a fresh perspective of your city, you’re invited 😊
What if I'm not a female though?
Don’t you worry your pretty little mind! We love female friendships, but we also just love friendship PERIOD 🙌
As you poke around the Hops, look for “Everyone, All Ages, All Genders” options. These are for aaall y’all! Singles, couples, men, women, and everyone in between – you’re all invited 😊🎉 The only requirement is that you’re 21 or over.
What's required?
Each hop happens one night a week for five weeks. We ask that you can commit to at least four of those five weeks so everyone has the best chance at friendship-makin’!
What's the refund policy?
We keep these hops intentionally small, which can make backing out a bit of a bummer for everyone!
REFUND POLICY:
If you cancel…
30+ Days Before Night 1: 100% refund
14-30 Days Before Night 1: 50% refund
Less than 14 Days Before Night 1: No Refunds
When you sign up for a Hop, we suggest putting it in your calendar immediately so you’re fully ready for all the fun.
What else do I get when I sign up?
Besides the five week experience itself (and hopefully a whole new group of local friends!), as a Hop Alumni, you get exclusive invites to a handful of other events throughout the year where you have a chance to meet even moooore new friends!
Alumni events have been known to include everything from trivia nights to boat parties to a classy Christmas soiree (ooh la la!).
Post Registration Details
New2Knox Hops are first come, first serve! Once you sign up for your Hop, make sure to put the dates in your calendar. We will follow up via email as your Hop gets closer with next steps and details on your group, leaders, and first experience.
Hop Alumni Say…
"Highly recommend for anyone looking to make new friends in Knoxville. The N2K girls are great at providing facilitated activities to foster connection amongst people. I made some new friends and had a blast exploring new parts of Knoxville. They take all of the work out of meeting new people. All you have to do is show up and be your best self. I recommend New 2 Knox in the strongest terms! It was an excellent experience!"
Laura Porter
New2Knox Alumni
"I did the adventure group with New2Knox and would highly recommend it! It was so fun to do activities throughout Knoxville and meet some great people along the way. I'd highly recommend, especially if you're new to Knoxville or even if you've been here a bit but still haven't gotten connected."
Autumn Richards
New2Knox Alumni
"Highly recommend joining a N2K small group - especially if you are new in town. I am not "new" (6 years) and joined because I wanted to meet new people and it was a great experience for me; I can only imagine how much more enjoyable it would be for someone new in town that hasn't met anyone and has never been to any of the businesses"
Hannah Kress
New2Knox Alumni
"I did a New2Knox small group and it was such a fun experience! I met great people and tried out a lot of new places around town. The people who run New2Knox are fabulous, and I highly recommend checking them out whether you're new to Knoxville or not."
Kate Lewallen
New2Knox Alumni
"N2K has been so helpful in connecting me to fun things to do in Knoxville! Their small groups are a great way to connect to others and visit cool places in Knox. I know locals who follow their social media just to keep up with the fun they share in Knoxville!"
Emily Camacho
New2Knox Alumni
Our Hop Partners
#knoxhops
Discover Knoxville with us! From monthly hops and happy hours to activities, fitness, and more!
ONE MORE WEEK to catch Oktoberfest at @schulzbraubrewing in North Knox 😍🍺🙌
They throw plenty of rad festivals throughout the year, but this one always takes the cake. Munich is being live-streamed, polka is playing, the beer is flowing… and it’s way cheaper than going all the way to Germany🍻 Think of all the money you just saved!! 😉 #girlmath✨
Have you been able to go yet this year??
#oktoberfest #knoxville #craftbeer #new2knox
📍WHERE TO GET COFFEE AROUND KNOX? omg so glad you asked 😉 Here is the most comprehensive list we could come up with (looool) in honor of International Coffee Day!
☕️DOWNTOWN☕️
@coffeeandchocolateknox
@mahalocoffeeroasters
@knoxvillebrew
@statusdoughnuts
@frothymonkey
✨OLD CITY-ISH✨
@jacksofknoxville
@awaken_coffee
@oldcityjava
@fiveandhoekcoffee
✨CAMPUS✨
@capybaracoffee
@thegoldenroastcoffee
☕️NORTH KNOX☕️
@remedy_coffee
@wildlovebakehouse
@knoxvillebrew
@partialcafe
@jacksofknoxville
✨FOUNTAIN CITY✨
@cultivateknox
@fablehollowbookshoppe
@wrenhousebakery
✨POWELL✨
@mahalocoffeeroasters
@lifehousecoffee
☕️SOUTH KNOX☕️
@honeybeecoffeeco
@commonplace_knox
@south_press4coffee
☕️EAST KNOX☕️
@likewiseroasteryknox
@perkcityknoxville
@wrenhousebakery
☕️WEST KNOX☕️
✨MARBLE CITY✨
@thegoldenroastcoffee
@seedcoffeeco
@backroads_market
✨BEARDEN/WEST HILLS✨
@treetopcoffeeshop
@intrepid_nitro
@knoxvillebrew
@statusdoughnuts
✨CEDAR BLUFF✨
@emptycupknox
@knoxvillebrew
✨HARDIN VALLEY✨
@sunagocoffeeco
✨FARRAGUT✨
@summermoonfarragut
@honeybeecoffeeco
Each & every one special in their own special way 😉
Who’d we miss?? And where is your ✨favorite✨ spot to grab coffee in the Scruffy City?? 🤩
#coffee #knoxville #new2knox #internationalcoffeeday
WE FOUND A NEW FAVE SPOT TO SHOP SECONDHAND IN KNOXVILLE 🤩🤩🤩
We’d obvi heard of Habitat for Humanity but somehow the existence of @knoxhabitatrestore had slipped right under our radar until super recently??😬
@knoxhabitatrestore is tucked in a shopping center in West Hills & she is FABULOUS, Y’ALL. If you’re looking to shop sustainably, renovate your home on a budget, or simply give back to the community… this is it👏👏
👇TWO THINGS👇
🌟 We scoured the store & curated a rack just for youuuu to come shop our faves (we tried reeeally hard to save stuff for you & not go home with too many things ourselves, promise 😂🙏) until next Wednesday, October 4th. Just look for the yellow balloons 😊🎈☀️(omg and tag us if you buy anything from it we’ll literally die from happiness.)
🛍️ Alsoooo on Wednesday, October 4th we are hosting a ✨CLOTHING SWAP✨ at @knoxhabitatrestore and we would be flipping delighted to see you there! They’ll have goodie bags for ya & we’ll have sips & snacks & it’s just going to be the best girls night ever 🥹🫶
All those details (like “what is a clothing swap?” and “what time is said clothing swap?”) are on the Knox Events page of our website🙌🤩🎉
In the meeeantime, have you been to @knoxhabitatrestore yet? If so, do you understand our new obsession? 😂 10/10 thrilled to partner with them 🙌
#ad #sustainablefashion #shopsecondhand #knoxville #new2knox #westknoxville
We’ve all been guilty of sweating through sweaters & stubbornly gulping down a piping hot latte while it was 85 degrees outside. Here’s an idea: just embrace the southern sun while we still got it 😂🙌😎
@knox_adventure can help you adventure all over Knoxville (literally, we love their e-bikes) but we also neeeeeed you to know that they still have Sunset Paddles and ONE MORE FULL MOON PADDLE to jump on 😍😍😍
All these clips were taken on one of their Downtown Knoxville Paddle adventures LITERALLY YESTERDAY on the Tennessee River by one of our faaaabulous Adventure Hop leaders, @beccalandsea - so yeah it may be fall but it’s also def still paddle weather here in the Scruffy City 😂🙌
SO enjoy your cozy latte & warm sweater in the morning, jump in a kayak in the afternoon, and just thank us later 😉
K BYEEEEE😘😘😘
#knoxville #southernsummer #tennessee #optoutside
Have you been on a sunset Sightseeing Cruise down the Tennessee River on the @tennesseeriverboat yet?? 🤩🤩 (they’ll let you bring your own snacks on the Sightseeing Cruises👀)
We like to hop on a couple times a year (summer sunsets & holiday cruises are both delightful) but our ✨FAVORITE✨ is when we get to invite all our Hop Alumni to come along for the river ride!😍
When you sign up for a New2Knox Hop, you don’t just get access to your five weeks of Knoxville experiences… you alsoooo get invited to events throughout the year to explore ✨even more✨ of Knoxville and make ✨even more✨ friends who signed up for a different Hop than you originally.
All that to say, we love Knoxville & we love local friends & @tennesseeriverboat is the perfect spot to enjoy both of those things we love 😭💛🙌
Have you been yet??⚓️🌊👩✈️
PS. This is the last week to sign up for October’s New2Knox Hops so “hop” on over to the link in our bio to learn more & sign up!
#knoxville #tennessee #riverboat #sunsetcruise
