Special Events
Upcoming/Ongoing Events
BIG FUN TUESDAYS
June-October 2022
Big Fun Tuesdays are back! Join Ijams Nature Center and Appalachian Mountain Bike Club for a ride, live music, food trucks and more at Mead's Quarry on the first Tuesday of each month!
PICKIN' ON NATURE
April-December 2022
Join Ijams Nature Center and East Tennessee Bluegrass Association for Pickin' on Nature presented by Boyd's Jig and Reel! Great concerts featuring well-known local and regional artists, as well as FREE Bluegrass Jams on the third Sunday of each month!
MOVIES UNDER THE STARS
May 27-October 7, 2022
Ijams Nature Center and Central Cinema are bringing back a summer of Movies Under the Stars including Terror in the Woods and the 10th anniversary Zombie Movie Marathon!
KNOXVILLE SHAKESPEARE
July 21, 2022-August 7, 2021
Join Tennessee Stage Company and Ijams Nature Center for the time-honored tradition of outdoor Shakespeare with Knoxville Shakespeare's production of As You Like It, running Thursday-Sundays July 21-Aug. 7.
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HUMMINGBIRD FESTIVAL: A Celebration of Wings
August 13, 2022
Celebrate all things wings at the 2022 Ijams Hummingbird Festival! Don't miss bird banding, live animal encounters, educational activities, guided nature walks, arts and crafts, fun stuff for kids, and more!
BIG EARS PRESENTS ELLEN REID SOUNDWALK: IJAMS NATURE CENTER
September 8, 2021 - September 2022
Big Ears presents Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK: Ijams Nature Center featuring the Kronos Quartet through September 2022. Reid's free, GPS-enabled work is a new way to experience Ijams, and it will change every time you visit!
TWILIGHT AT IJAMS
September 11, 2022
Twilight at Ijams, presented by Clayton, is a fundraiser focused on everything that makes this nonprofit nature center special! The evening features delicious food, a signature cocktail, a silent auction focused on Ijams, a wonderful performance from Evie Andrus featuring Dave Eggar, Blake Collins, and Joe Andrus with special guest Kelle Jolly, and more!
IJAMS TAKE ACTION!: BIG AND SMALL WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET 2022
Throughout 2022
Join Ijams for a YEARLONG series of programs, workshops, and special events that will help you make your life a little more sustainable and make a big impact in the world around you!
Past Events
FLEURISH: A SUSTAINABLE FASHION EVENT
April 24, 2022
Join Ijams and Natural Alternatives Salon and Spa for Fleurish, a collaborative runway show (and Ijams fundraiser) with the purpose of informing our community of the ways sustainability, conservation, and beauty intertwine with our lives and our future while supporting local artists, designers, and models.
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IJAMS NATURE CENTER'S MAYAPPLE MARKETPLACE
April 10, 2022
Enjoy the sights and sounds of spring while you shop for plants, arts and crafts, garden decor, and more at the Ijams Mayapple Marketplace!
33RD ANNUAL IJAMS RIVER RESCUE
March 12, 2022 (Rescheduled March 19, 2022)
Water is life! Help clean up this community's waterways at the 33rd annual Ijams River Rescue presented by TVA!
WEED WRANGLE KNOXVILLE
March 5, 2022
Join Ijams in this communitywide effort to remove invasive species from parks, gardens, and wildlife habitats!