Good news: The Holiday Market offers free admission. | Photo via Chattanooga Market
Don’t worry, we aren’t hauling out the decorations just yet — but we are sharing news that the Chattanooga Market will move its annual Holiday Market to our little corner of East Tennessee this year. To help you plan ahead, we’re dropping the details:
Cinnaholic Day 2025 | 8 a.m.-9 p.m. | Cinnaholic (Knoxville - Northshore) | $2 | Grab a Cinnaholic “Old Skool Roll” for $2 all day long in celebration of the company’s 15-year anniversary.
Conservation on Tap | 5:30 p.m. | Schulz Bräu Brewing Company | Cost of purchase | Local representatives from organizations like Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning will discuss their conservation work.
Thursday, July 17
Paint & Pour July Edition | 7-9:30 p.m. | Pour Taproom: Knoxville | $35 | All supplies are included in your ticket to this painting class — you’ll also get a $5 drink credit.
Friday, July 18
Date Night: Scratch Made Pasta | 6-9 p.m. | The Cutting Edge Classroom | $225 | Together with your date, create (and eat) a meal featuring dishes like angel hair carbonara, focaccia, and lemon ricotta almond cake — ticket price is for one couple.
Saturday, July 19
Kerns Bar Crawl | 12 p.m. | Kern’s Food Hall | Cost of purchase | All the fun of a traditional bar crawl, none of the location changes.
Pitch-A-Friend x One Knoxville | 5 p.m. | Covenant Health Park | $30 | Ditch dating apps + bring your single friend to this event, where you’ll get the chance to pitch why they’d be a great partner in front of other singles.
A new fast casual restaurant is headed to South Knoxville on the Tennessee River. Earl’s will serve up “modern comfort food” for breakfast, lunch, and dinner upon its slated opening in October. (Knox News)
Travel
United Airlines is adding direct round-trip flights between Knoxville and Birmingham for Vols fans to travel to the away game against Alabama on Saturday, Oct. 18. The airline is also adding a flight from Oklahoma City to Knoxville for the home game on Saturday, Nov. 1. (WBIR)
Closed
Amaryllis Taqueria, one of the original vendors at Kern’s Food Hall, has left the space one year into its five-year lease The taqueria’s former stall remains vacant for now. (Knox News)
Number
More than 2,000. That’s how many name entries Zoo Knoxville received for its new wolf pups and fox kits. Now, the results are in: Meet Cooper (male red wolf), Ember (female red wolf), Chester (male bat-eared fox), and Poppy (female bat-eared fox). (WBIR)
Watch
“I can’t wait.” That’s what WBIR’s Camille Gear has to say about the new Netflix sports series, “SEC Football: Any Given Saturday.” The series diving into what it’s like to be a D1 football player in the SEC will premiere on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Watch the trailer.
Cause
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency continues to send crews and equipment to the Hill Country region of Texas after catastrophic flooding that took place earlier this month. Keep up with the news in Texas via ATXtoday + SATXtoday. (WATE)
Listen
We’re in the midst of SEC Media Days, and Head Coach Josh Heupel faces some tough questions. Hear from the local experts on the Tennessee Volunteers with Locked On’s daily, team-focused podcasts.
The new piece by Whitney Herrington called “Wet Sand” was created as part of Dogwood Arts’ Art in Public Spaces mural program. Check out other murals that have graced the alley’s walls over the years.
The fun doesn’t have to end here. After reading the newsletter, head over to our games page. Games refresh with new challenges every day at 6 a.m. from crossword puzzle to Sudoku to themed word search.
As a former Chattanoogan, I can vouch for the Holiday Market — it’s where many a (last-minute) gift was purchased on my end. For any Chattanoogans reading today, don’t worry; you’ll still get a local Holiday Market this year, it’ll just take place outdoors and closer to Thanksgiving.
