SPECIAL EVENT: Ijams Homecoming
Sat, Nov 08
|Knoxville
Celebrate Ijams Nature Center's 50th anniversary at this FREE event featuring hands-on activities, speakers, and more at the Ijams Visitor Center!
Time & Location
Nov 08, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Knoxville, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA
About the Event
On Saturday, Nov. 8, from 10 am-2 pm, Ijams Nature Center will celebrate a remarkable milestone: 50 years of serving this community (and the world) as a nonprofit organization dedicated to nature, education, and stewardship.
Help celebrate this significant golden anniversary with fun, hands-on activities for all ages, speakers, refreshments, exhibits, and more! Thank you for making Ijams part of YOUR story!
Special Programs
10:30-11 am: Former Ijams Executive Directors Bo Townsend and Paul James, Ijams President/CEO Amber Parker, and City of Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon speak about Ijams Nature Center, past, present, and future.
11:30 am-12 pm: Former Ijams Senior Naturalist Stephen Lyn Bales, beloved local educator, author, and artist, presents "What Children in Nature Can Teach Us."
12 pm and 1 pm: Ijams naturalists lead guided hikes.