Special Events

Upcoming/Ongoing Events

IJAMS TAKE ACTION!: BIG AND SMALL WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET 2021
March 14, 2021-December 2021

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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

June 4-October 1, 2021

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Ijams Nature Center and Central Cinema are bringing back a summer of Movies Under the Stars presented by Cherokee Distributing Co. and Sierra Brewing Co.!

SHAKESPEARE OFF THE SQUARE

July 8, 2021-August 8, 2021

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The Tennessee Stage Company presents its 31st summer Shakespeare festival featuring the comedies Twelfth Night and The Tempest. This season is produced in partnership with Ijams Nature Center.

BIG EARS: ELLEN REID SOUNDWALK

Coming September 2021

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Big Ears, in association with Ijams Nature Center, announces Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK. A new Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK is coming to Ijams for Big Ears in September 2021! Can't wait to share what this immersive experience has in store for you! 

Past Events

WEED WRANGLE KNOXVILLE

February 27 - March 27, 2021

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Join Ijams for a VIRTUAL Weed Wrangle Knoxville! Pick your spot, adopt one at Ijams, or join Ijams for a public workday. 

32ND ANNUAL IJAMS RIVER RESCUE

March 27, 2021

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Let's clean up this town during the 2021 Ijams River Rescue presented by TVA! Join Ijams and hundreds of other community-minded citizens for a fun and safe cleanup of East Tennessee's waterways! 

IJAMS NATURE CENTER'S MAYAPPLE MARKETPLACE
May 18, 2021

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Enjoy the sights and sounds of spring while you shop for plants, arts and crafts, garden decor, and more at the Ijams Mayapple Marketplace!