Special Events

PICKIN' ON NATURE
April-December 2022

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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!

KNOXVILLE SHAKESPEARE

Oct. 6-23, 2022

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Join Tennessee Stage Company and Ijams Nature Center for the time-honored tradition of outdoor Shakespeare with Knoxville Shakespeare's production of Measure for Measure, running Thursdays-Sundays Oct. 6-23.

BIG EARS PRESENTS ELLEN REID SOUNDWALK: IJAMS NATURE CENTER

Sept. 8, 2021 - September 2022 EXTENDED!

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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!

HALLO-WEEK AT IJAMS

Oct. 24-29, 2022

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Celebrate fall with family-friendly fun activities centered around the season, from owls prowls and pumpkin carving to cave trips and an enchanted forest!

IJAMS TAKE ACTION!: BIG AND SMALL WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET 2022
Throughout 2022

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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!

MOVIES UNDER THE STARS

May 27-Oct. 7, 2022​

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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!

BIG FUN TUESDAYS
June-October 2022

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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!

TWILIGHT AT IJAMS
Sept. 11, 2022

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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!

HUMMINGBIRD FESTIVAL: A Celebration of Wings

Aug. 13, 2022​

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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!

FLEURISH: A SUSTAINABLE FASHION EVENT

April 24, 2022

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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.