Celebrate Halloween 2026 in Knoxville with These Spooky Events, Things to Do, & Live Music & Stuff

Halloween in Knoxville is upon us! This year Halloween is on Saturday! Lots going on all weekend but here's just Halloween Night!

We'll keep updating the list with new information, so comment below on what we missed.

• 12PM-7PM - Hey Bear Cafe - Milk Man Fest II

  • Bunch of Local Acts Hosted by Milk Man & The Big Band

  • 12PM - Vin Honey

  • 1PM - Sammy T & The Sunny D

  • 2PM - Varsity Poser

  • 3PM - Loveshyne

  • 4PM - Milk Man & The Big Band

  • 5:30PM - Peace Pursuers

  • 6:30PM - SunFold

• 12PM-10PM - Crafty Bastard West - Skyfest

  • Rock Bands all day, $FREE?

  • Artists: Skyway 61, Hayden Bright, Darrow, Tess Henry, Chameleos, Corey James Clifton, Cabinet Casualty, Jenna Kay, Sammy T & The Sunny D, Loveshyne, Roger Hay, Between 4th & 5th, 20XXII

• 1PM-11PM - Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus - Wendigo Doom Fest 2

  • Metal & More, $30 Advance, $35 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Performers: Year of the Cobra, Friendship Commanders, Blessed Black, StormToker, LungBurner, Wyndrider, NinjaWitch, Thoon, Psyclops, Sabredon

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wendigo-doom-fest-2-tickets-1996347984562

• ?PM-?PM - Schulz Bräu - Halloween at Schulz Bräu

  • $FREE, All Ages, Info TBA

• 5PM-11PM - Tri Hop Brewery - Halloween party

  • Live Music, Costume Contest, & More, $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - Mill & Mine - Pilot Light Halloween Show

  • Yearly celebration and fundraiser for the Pilot Light featuring local artists portraying major artists with intense attention to detail

  • $25, 18+

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• 7PM - Corner Lounge - Giznad w/The Catastrophes

  • Misfits Tribute (Danzig Era Only)

  • 7PM, $FREE, 21+

• 7PM-Late - Old City - Freaker's Ball Pub Crawl

  • Annual Old City crawl with DJ, Silent Discos, and costume contests with $1500 in prizes

  • $25 wristbands available at the door of the bars including Southbound, Hanna’s Old City, Old City Sports Bar,Wagon Wheel, and Cowboy Cantina

• 7PM - Trailhead Beer Market - Mt Olive Pleasure Club

  • $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM-Late - Union Jacks - Pints and Pop Culture Halloween Party

  • $FREE, 21+

  • Live Music TBA, Costume Contests, & More

• 7:30PM - Hi-Wire Brewing - Drop Dead Halloween Drag Show & Costume Contest

  • $5 Advance, $15 Day of Show, 18+

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.simpletix.com/e/drop-dead-halloween-drag-show-costume-cont-tickets-291775

• 7:30PM - The Shed (Maryville) - Them Dirty Roses w/A Thousand Horses, Hannah Dasher

  • Southern Rock & Stuff

  • $25 Advance, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://theshedmaryville.com/event/them-dirty-roses-halloween-bash-with-a-thousand-horses/the-shed/

• 8PM-Late - Sassy Ann's - Publicly Private Paranormal Pride

  • Sassy Ann's Dance Party with DJ FLOX

  • 8PM-3AM, $15 Advance, 21+

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.publiclyprivate.org/event/paranormal-pride-2026

• 8PM - Bijou - Mannequin Pussy w/Snõõper

  • Punk Rock & Stuff

  • $39+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B006513B164A30B

• 8PM-Late - Preservation Pub, Scruffy City Hall, Bernadette's

  • $10, 21+, Door includes all three bars

  • Preservation Pub: 8PM - Daisychain, 11:30PM - Rossdafareye

  • Scruffy City Hall: 9:30PM - Ransackery, 11:30PM DJ Doomsayer's Planet Doom

  • Bernadette's: DJ Andres Tapia

• 8PM-Late - The 808 - Bear Grillz w/SPNCE, Shosstah

  • EDM, 18+, $20+

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/bear-grillz-the-808-tickets/14298844

• 8PM - Bistro at the Bijou - Jack Byrd Trio

  • Jazz

  • $5, All Ages

• 8PM-Late - Monkey's Bar - Rocky Horror Halloween Party

  • More Info TBA

• 8PM-Late - The Pink Cactus - Belltower Haunted House Party

  • Dark Dance Night w/Karaoke & More by Temple

  • $15, 18+

• 8PM-Late - Sonny's Original Southern Pub - Annual Halloween Party

  • Live music from Vinyl Countdown

  • Costume Contest with Cash Prize

  • $FREE, 21+

• 9PM-Late - Warehouse (1532 Island Home Ave, Behind Printshop Beer) - Haunted Halloween Warehouse Rave

  • $25, 21+

  • Abrakapokus

  • Fiction

  • Gray J

  • Baby Chef

  • Rigor Tortoise

• 9PM-Late - The Standard - Doomsday: Nightmare on Jackson Ave

  • EDM, $20 Advance, $25 Day of Show, 21+

  • DJ Awall, DJ The Qwill, DJ KGH, DJ Voltage, DJ Ju, DJ Lamp

  • Buy Tickets: https://halloween-party-ej6z9.tripleseattickets.com/registration/select

• 9PM - Jig & Reel - Goodluck Shaman

  • Folk & Stuff

  • $FREE, 21+

• 9PM?-Late - CORE - Halloween Night

  • $??, 21+

  • Drag show with Mercedes, Tony witha Tee, Tyra Von Shade, Memento Moira

• 9PM-Late - The Knox Coliseo - Banda Los Recoditos, Banda Machos

  • Regional Mexican/Banda, $67+, 16+

  • Buy Tickets: https://ticketon.com/en/events/recoditos-y-banda-machos-knoxville-tn-2026-10-31-jeqm1e4ghoq2

• 9PM-Late - Pour Taproom - House of Booos Aoh Party

  • More info TBA

• 9PM - Pirate Tavern - Dynamic Panic

  • Rock, $FREE, 21+

• 9PM-Late - Celebration Event Venue - Knoxville Fear Festival

  • Halloween Party

  • $10, $22 VIP, 18+

  • Tickets & More Info: https://fearfestival.org/knoxville

• 10PM - Barleys - Love Drunk Halloween Show

  • Pop Punk & Stuff

  • $5, 21+