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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Have Hop Questions?
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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!
🚲CALLING ALL KNOXVILLE BIKE RIDERS🚲 (wait or do you prefer “bicyclist”?? Or “biker”?🤔)
ANYWAY, pick up one of these lil suckers and you can get discounts and specials at a buuuuunch of local spots around town just for showing up on a bike!!
The ones in this here video areeee:
👉 @twobikesknoxville
👉 @loxsalon
👉 @pretentiousbeerco
👉 @mobknoxville
👉 @dtwineknoxville
👉 @suttreeshighgravity
👉 @knoxbrewhub
But there are truly too many businesses participating to even list them all here 😂😂
Snag this lil card at @visitknoxville or @alliancebrewing or @threeriversmarket or @fiveandhoekcoffee or @printshopbeer or a variety of other spots and HAPPY RIDING, BABES!😘
Send this to a bicyclist you love!🫶🚲🚵♂️
@knoxlovesbikes @ibikeknx #knoxville #supportlocalbusiness #bikelife
If you need us, we’re probably at @yeehaw_knoxville ✌️
Love, A Good Chunk of Knoxville 😂🫶🍻
Sincerely, we’ve had more hot chicken in the past three months than the past three YEARS COMBINED, I’m sure of it 😂🔥 and this summer is going to be full of movies on the big screen & live music on the stage & leveling up our hot chicken tolerance 😤💪😉
PLUS they just launched flights 🙌 (pssst they’re also on our Yellow Brew Hop! If you’re a woman who’s 27&under & wants some new pals & Yee-Haw flights, you maaaay want to check out June’s Hops - link in bio 👀)
Have you been yet?? What level do you get your chicken at??
#knoxville #865life #new2knox
✨WHY FRIENDSHIP MATTERS✨
pssst it’s mental health awareness month😙
Did you know having even just a handful of meaningful friendships is good for both your mental and emotional AND your PHYSICAL health??🤯
Y’all knoooow we love friendships (we never shut up about New2Knox Hops🤣) but we found some kindred spirits over at 💕@living_roots_counseling 💕 who love it as much as we do - and gave us some science to help back up our love!! 👯♀️
Swipe through to see some reasons why we need each other 🫶
Then head to the link in our profile to see 5 tips from Stephanie Marquart (one of the therapists at @living_roots_counseling) for combatting loneliness in a new city.
AND if you’re feelin the effects of loneliness, know you are noooot aloooone! Pop over to @living_roots_counseling to schedule a free 15 min consultation 😊
WE LOVE YA, KNOXVILLE🫶 here for ya 😘
PS. big thanks to our models at @southernskiesfest on the last slide there 😉😂
#ad #knoxville #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #community
WHAT’S UP IN KNOXVILLE THIS WEEK??📍
SWIPE to see a few of the fun things happening around Knoxville this week!🥳🥳🥳
OUR TOP PICKS THIS WEEK:
👉 It’s Craft Beer Week! Expect lots of beer releases & pint nights & collabs 🍻
👉 Lots of markeeeeets 🛍️
👉 Long weekend, duh 😝
So what are youuuu stoked for this week?? Let us know!
More details on Live Music & Happy Hours around Knoxville are all at new2knox.com!💛
#new2knox #knoxville #lovewhereyoulive #knoxrocks #865life
WHAT’S A NEW2KNOX HOP?🤨
We answered some questions about Hops on our stories earlier this week, but we wanted to make sure you had a chance to ask your questions tooooo! Leave ‘em all in the comments🙌🎉
Q: SO WHAT ARE THEY?
A: 5 weeks of exploring Knoxville with the same group of 5-12 people. There are a few different kinds of Hops, so each kind looks a lil different but there’s usually sips, snacks, and an activity!
Q: WHAT’S THE GOAL?
A: Make friends (because making friends as an adult is more difficult than it should be 🙃) & fall a little more in love with Knoxville and some of her rad local businesses! (And some businesses who have come here and embraced her enthusiastically like @hiwirebrewing_knx here 😉)
Q: WAIT, WHY DOES THAT FLIGHT LOOK LIKE A MASSIVE BEER?
A: Greeeeeat question it’s because I didn’t get a good video of the flight so that is, as they say, a pint🍺
Q: WHAT DOES THE COST COVER?
A: Depending on the Hop, the cost covers five weeks of sips (usually a flight), snacks (usually some apps), and at least one fun activity (bowling, kayaking, and axe throwing have all made appearances!). But each Hop on our website has its own FAQ section so you can kinda know what you’re getting into 😉 You alsooo get exclusive invites to more “Hop Alumni” events throughout the year to potentially make even moooore friends 🤩 Also, very practically, we get to pay our leaders for their time & energy and tip the faaabulous folks who help us at each spot!
Q: WHO ARE THEY FOR?
A: Anybody & everybody 21+ who wants to make friends & get to know Knoxville! Lots of folks are new to the city, but there are plenty of things life can throw at you to land in a spot of wanting to make new pals and fall more in love with this Scruffy City ☺️ That being said, N2K Hops are (loosely😂) divided for ages 21-27, 27-mid30s, and 35+ 😊
That’s all for nooooow🕺More info is linked in our bio but def let us know what other questions we can help with!😘
In the meantime, @hiwirebrewing_knx has half off select pints today and @redbudkitchenknox has Happy Hour til 7 sooooooo see you there?😉
#knoxville #friendship #lovewhereyoulive
