MARCH THINGS TO DO • PL ACES TO GO • PEOPLE TO SEE March 1-14: Dogwood Arts House & Garden Virtual Show continues from 10 am to 5 pm at www.dogwoodarts.com. March 3-6: NAIA Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving National Championship at Allan Jones Aquatic Center. March 4-7: Downtown Knoxville Boat Show at the Knoxville Convention Center. Thursday 2 to 8 pm, Friday noon to 8 pm, Saturday 10 am to 8 pm, and Sunday 11 am to 5 pm. March 4-7: The Neverending Story at Knoxville Children’s Theatre. March 4 & 5 at 7 pm, March 6 at 1 & 5 pm, and March 7 at 3 pm. March 5: First Friday on Market Square, Gay Street, The Old City, and Downtown North beginning at 5 pm. March 5: Ice Bears vs. Huntsville Havoc The Office Night at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum at 7:30 pm. March 6: 14th Annual Mardi Growl Pet Parade & Festival in downtown Knoxville from 11 am to 3 pm. A benefit for YoungWilliams Animal Center. March 6: Nourish Knoxville’s Winter Farmers’ Market at Mary Costa Plaza (outside the Knoxville Civic Coliseum) from 11 am to 1 pm. March 6: Knoxville Classical Guitar: Daniel/Petar Duo concert at The Fountain City Art Center at 7 pm. March 6-7: 8th Annual Spring Home & Garden Show at the Knoxville Expo Center. March 6 from 10 am to 5 pm and March 7 from 11 am to 5 pm. March 7: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Chamber Classics Concert: Chamber Ensembles at the Bijou Theatre at 2:30 pm. March 7: Ice Bears vs. Macon Mayhem Superhero Day at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum at 3 pm. March 9: Knoxville Botanical Garden: Mysterious Mosses from 6 to 7 pm. Register at www.knoxgarden.org
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March 10-11: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Series: William Shaub and Friends - The Mendelssohn Octet at the Bijou Theatre (and via livestream) at 7 pm. Ma rc h 1 1 - 1 3 : Ma r b l e C i t y Op e r a presents “Royal Flush” by Frank Pesci at the Tennessee Amphitheater - World’s Fair Park. Thursday and Friday 7:30 pm, Saturday 2:30 and 7:30 pm. March 12: Ice Bears vs. Huntsville Havoc Tiger King Night at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum at 7:30 pm. March 12: Temp Job at the Bijou Theatre at 7:30 pm. March 13: UT Gardens: Spring Flowering Tree & Shrub Walk from 9 to 11 am. Learn to identify flowering trees and shrubs at the UT Gardens. March 13: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Pops Series: A Celtic Celebration with Four Leaf Peat at the Tennessee Theatre at 8 pm. March 13: Lucky Kidney Run A virtual run to benefit the East Tennessee Kidney Foundation. Options include traditional 6k, 1 mile walk, and new Kid’s Run. Visit www.etkidney.org. March 14: Knox Shamrock Fest™ A virtual festival to benefit the East East Tennessee Kidney Foundation, with all day festivities appropriate for the entire family. Visit www.etkidney.org. March 14: Spring forward - Daylight Saving Time begins. March 14: Knoxville Pink Bride Wedding Show at the Knoxville Convention Center from 1 to 5 pm. March 14: Catfish Cooley & Donnie Baker’s Nitro Comedy Tour at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium at 8 pm. March 15-19: Knox County Schools Spring Break. March 17: St. Patrick’s Day.
March 17: UT Gardens: Planting Some Luck from 5 to 7 pm. Learn more about the holiday and take home a painted pot and plant. March 18: Nature Nuggets Helping Hands (for children ages 2-4) at Ijams Nature Center from 10 to 11 am. March 19-20: Foothills Craft Guild Spring Show at The Venue at Lenoir City. Friday from noon to 6 pm and Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm. March 20: First Day of Spring. March 20: UT Gardens: Beauty & Intrigue in the Bog from 10 to 11:30 am. Learn to grow tropical carnivorous plants. March 20: Nourish Knoxville’s Winter Farmers’ Market at Mary Costa Plaza (outside the Knoxville Civic Coliseum) from 11 am to 1 pm. March 20: Ice Bears vs. Pensacola Ice Flyers Country & Off-Road Night at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum at 7:30 pm. March 25: Ice Bears vs. Birmingham Bulls Throwback Thursday at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum at 7:30 pm. March 25-26: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series: Beats & Bolero at the Tennessee Theatre at 7:30 pm. March 26: Ice Bears vs. Birmingham Bulls Dinosaur Races at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum at 7:30 pm. March 27: Beginning to Bird: Migration Training at Ijams Nature Center from 9 to 11 am. Ma rc h 2 7 : U T G a rd e n s : Th e New Perennial Movement from 3 to 4 pm. Low maintenance, high functioning plants with visual appeal. March 29-April 5: UT Garden Online Spring Plant Sale with curbside pickup April 9 & 10. Check www.ag.tennessee.edu and Facebook: UT Gardens Knoxville for more information.
