The City of Knoxville’s Concerts on the Square runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays from May 8 through June 28, and Tuesdays from July 3 thought August 28 in Market Square. The series was designed to provide a lower-key replacement for the immensely successful Sundown in the City, which eventually outgrew its venue after serving the purpose of bringing people downtown and revitalizing the square.
The city began its Tuesday Jazz Series in 2012. In 2013, a Variety Series began on Thursdays through the end of June, with Shakespeare in the Square taking over for the remainder of the summer.
As the city’s Director of Special Events Judith Holtz notes, “It’s so much fun to watch families going through the square and kids dancing and singing. It adds another element of ambience to the square.”
2018 Schedule
| May 8 | Knoxville Youth Saxophone Ensemble |
| May 10 | Symphony on the Square |
| May 15 | Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra and Knoxville Jazz Orchestra |
| May 22 | Jazz by Marble City 5 |
| May 24 | The Ville Band |
| May 29 | Jazz by Marble City 5 |
| May 31 | Frontier Band |
| June 5 | Jazz by Marble City 5 |
| June 7 | Ensemble Swing Time |
| June 12 | Jazz by Marble City 5 |
| June 14 | Square on the Square |
| June 19 | Jazz by Marble City 5 |
| June 21 | Josh Cottrell |
| June 26 | Jazz by Marble City 5 |
| June 28 | Bary Jolly Pirates on the Patio (Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band) |
| JULY 4 | Festival on the Fourth |