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Save the Date for an Event Unlike Any Other!

Mark your calendar for Twilight at Ijams on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025! 
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Experience natural wonders through curated, interactive vignettes and art installations around the Visitor Center, gardens, and Universal Trail; enjoy delicious food and cocktails; listen to live musical performances from multiple artists; and more!

VIP COCKTAIL PARTY 5-6 PM

  • Premium parking

  • Early check-in

  • Passed hors d’oeuvres

  • Signature cocktails, wine, and beer

  • Live music from Stranger May

  • Auction preview

TWILIGHT CELEBRATION 6-9 PM

  • A feast of fresh, local bites

  • Campfire and gourmet s’mores bar

  • Signature cocktails, wine, and beer

  • Silent auction

  • Live music from Stranger May, Swingbooty, and Evie Andrus

  • ​And more!

Your support helps Ijams Nature Center welcome more than 620,000 visitors annually, offer hundreds of educational programs, and restore and maintain more than 318 acres of protected land in the heart of Knoxville. Thank you!

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Tickets

​​VIP+ PACKAGE:  $3,000

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  • 8 tickets (1 reserved table of 8)

  • VIP Cocktail Party 5-6 pm

  • Listing on event webpage and program

  • Complimentary shuttle service

  • 1 certificate for Ijams Nature Center membership at the Friend level (includes parking hangtag)

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VIP PACKAGE:  $1,500

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  • 4 tickets (4 reserved seats; half table)

  • VIP Cocktail Party 5-6 pm

  • Listing on event webpage and program

  • Complimentary shuttle service

  • 1 certificate for Ijams Nature Center membership at the Friend level (includes parking hangtag)

 

VIP INDIVIDUAL TICKET:  $275 â€‹NEW IN 2025!

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  • 1 ticket (1 reserved seat)

  • VIP Cocktail Party 5-6 pm

  • Complimentary shuttle service

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TWILIGHT CELEBRATION TICKET:  $175​

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  • Seating at various locations 6-9 pm

  • Complimentary shuttle service

2025 Twilight at Ijams Menu

Food provided by Real Good Kitchen Catering, featuring the culinary delights of Amy Treats, AppeThai, Delightful Diversions, Hot Birds, and Silver Queen Kitchen, as well as the Ijams gourmet s’mores bar.

​​VIP Cocktail Party 5-6 PM

  • ​​Zucchini Tomato Puff Pastry Tart with Parmesan (V)

  • Seasonal Skewers

  • Caprese (V or Vegan)

  • Salami, cheese & olive (GF)

  • Apple, prosciutto, brie, & hot honey (GF)

  • Brussels sprout, butternut squash, and balsamic (Vegan/GF)

  • Crispy Laab Meatballs (GF)

  • Buffalo Ranch Pretzels with Pimento Cheese (V)

Twilight Celebration 6-9 PM

STATION 1

  • Hot Chicken Sliders

  • Pasta Salad (V or Vegan)

 

STATION 2

  • Steamed Chicken Dumplings

  • Steamed Mushroom Dumplings (Vegan)

  • Chicken Satay (GF) or Tofu Satay (Vegan/GF)

  • Thai Cucumber Salad (Vegan/GF/NF)

 

STATION 3

  • Mini Empanadas with Beef or Heart of Palm (V)

  • Watermelon Skewer (V or Vegan, GF)

 

STATION 4

  • Sweet Potato & Black Bean Cakes (Vegan/GF)

  • Cuban Mojo Pork & Pickled Red Onion with Corn Tortilla or Rice (GF)

 

STATION 5

  • Gourmet S’mores Bar

KEY

  • Vegetarian – V

  • Vegan – Vegan

  • Gluten Free – GF

  • Nut Free – NF

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