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Upcoming/Ongoing Events

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IJAMS NATURE CENTER'S ANNUAL MARKETPLACE EVENTS
April-December 2026
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Enjoy the sights and sounds of nature while you shop for plants, arts and crafts, garden decor, and more at the Ijams Marketplace Events!

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IJAMS TAKE ACTION!: BIG AND SMALL WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET
Throughout 2026

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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!

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IJAMS SUNSET SOCIALS
Throughout 2026
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The Ijams Sunset Socials are intimate events on the beautiful stone patio of the Visitor Center! These year-round events including everything from music and comedy to spoken word, and so much more!

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PICKIN' ON NATURE
April-December 2026

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Join Ijams and East Tennessee Bluegrass Association for another year of Pickin' on Nature, featuring great concerts with well-known local and regional artists, and FREE Bluegrass Jams on the third Sunday of each month!

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MOVIES UNDER THE STARS
May 22-Oct. 2, 2026​
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Join Ijams and Central Cinema for Movies Under the Stars, including Terror in the Woods and some of your favorite flicks!

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BIG FUN TUESDAYS
May-October 2026

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Big Fun Tuesdays are back! Join Ijams 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!

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FLEURISH: A SUSTAINABLE FASHION EVENT
June 14, 2026 MOVED TO The Brookside, 1221 N. Central St, Knoxville, TN 37917

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This collaborative runway show (and Ijams fundraiser) showcases how sustainability, conservation, and beauty intertwine with our lives and our future.

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KNOXVILLE SHAKESPEARE
July 16-Aug. 9, 2026

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Join Tennessee Stage Company and Ijams for the time-honored tradition of outdoor Shakespeare performances on the lawn at Ijams. The shows for the 2026 season include Merry Wives of Windsor and King Henry V.

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IJAMS HUMMINGBIRD FESTIVAL: A CELEBRATION OF WINGS
Aug. 15, 2026​
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Celebrate all things wings at the 2026 Ijams Hummingbird Festival presented by Wild Birds Unlimited Knoxville! Bird banding, live animal encounters, educational activities, hands-on sessions, arts and crafts, a marketplace, and more! 

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TWILIGHT AT IJAMS
Sept. 13, 2026

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Join the fun at Ijams Nature Center's largest annual fundraiser, featuring delicious small bites, silent auction, live music, interactive educational elements, and art installations!

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HALLO-WEEK AT IJAMS

Oct. 21-28, 2026

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

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BIG EARS PRESENTS ELLEN REID SOUNDWALK: IJAMS NATURE CENTER

Sept. 8, 2021 - Extended!

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Big Ears presents Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK: Ijams Nature Center featuring the Kronos Quartet. Reid's free, GPS-enabled work is a new way to experience Ijams, and it will change every time you visit!

Past Events

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37TH ANNUAL IJAMS RIVER RESCUE

March 21, 2026

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Water is life! Help clean up this community's waterways at the 37th annual Ijams River Rescue!

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A WILDFLOWER AFFAIR
May 8, 2026

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Celebrate Ijams Nature Center and the Ijams family's envionmental legacy in the place where it all started: the Ijams homesite gardens! This benefit features a delicious seated luncheon, live music, and more!

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