The highly successful First Friday event, now downtown-wide, began in October of 2003. On the first Friday of every month the Market Square District, Gay St including the 100-Block and Old City merchants offer something special for all downtown residents and visitors. Promotions include artist receptions, gallery openings, special food and drink offerings and more.

When: Friday, June 1st 5:00 - 9:00pm
Where: the Market Square District & other downtown areas

Special Highlight:

The Lost Marbles with caller Nick Boulet
Old-time contra dance band for singles, couples, and families on the square.

Additional Highlights:

Three Flights Up Gallery
Three Flights Up Gallery, located in the Emporium Center at 100 S. Gay Street, invites you to an evening of art, food and music. The 9 featured artists this month--Antuco Chicaiza, Koeun Cho, Amanda Henry, Medha Karandikar, Cynthia Markert, Batina McCain, Tom McDaniel, Rod Whyte, Wendy Williams, Terrie Yeatts--work in a variety of media including painting, drawing, installation, photography, digital imaging and jewelry.

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First Friday - Downtown

When: Friday, May 4th - 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Where: the Market Square District & other downtown areas

Spotlight:

One of the Southeast’s most alluring cultural attractions, Knoxville Opera's Rossini Festival brings a taste of Europe to East Tennessee and celebrates the color, fun and excitement of opera and Italian culture.

The festival combines world class opera performances, art exhibitions, wine tasting, and a wide variety of other community events with a vibrant Italian Street Fair on May 5th, from noon to 9pm, in which Knoxville’s Gay Street is transformed from a busy downtown thoroughfare to a colorful European festival with three stages featuring a range of entertainment options, an upscale Artisan’s Market, the smells and tastes of authentic Mediterranean foods and beverages, and a special children’s area with entertainment, fun and games. The Italian Street Fair drew over 65,000 people to downtown Knoxville last year. This year, we're expecting many, many more!

This year's festival features two sizzling performances of Carmen at the Tennessee Theatre, first on Friday, May 4 at 8:00 p.m. and again on Sunday, May 6, at 2:30 p.m

Other Highlights:

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