Maple Lane Farms Corn MazeGreenback
weekends in October · check the date
A corn maze and hayrides, day or night, pumpkin picking and inflatables. Skip the haunted maze with little kids.
Fall in Knoxville1 things
The ones people drive in from other counties for. Most of them run the whole season, so you don't have to pick a weekend yet.
The little stuff, by town0 things
The city Halloween parties and the trunk or treats and the free stuff. Cities post their 2026 dates late, so anything marked "check the date" gets fixed the second it's announced.
The cities post these in early November. Check back.
For the rest of your list
These don't need an address, tap them and they go on your list with everything else.
Christmas in Knoxville4 things
Knoxville posts its Christmas in the City dates in the fall, so these show last year's windows. The tree lighting is the Friday after Thanksgiving and the parade is the first Friday in December.
Smoky Night Lights at Zoo KnoxvilleKnoxville
November into March · check the date
A light and music show all over the zoo after dark, built around the Smoky Mountains.
Regal Celebration of LightsKnoxville
the Friday after Thanksgiving, tree lighting at 6 · check the date
The big downtown tree gets lit, with free pictures with Santa and music on Market Square after.
Holidays on Ice in Market SquareKnoxville
the day after Thanksgiving into early January · check the date
The outdoor ice rink downtown with lights all around it.
WIVK Christmas ParadeKnoxville
the first Friday in December (last year Dec 5) · check the date
The big downtown Christmas parade.
Town Christmas stuff
The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.
Christmas in Knoxville
Fantasy of Trees
Thanksgiving week · check the date
Hundreds of decorated trees and Santa, and it raises money for the children's hospital.
Christmas in Farragut
Light the Park at Founder's Park
late November into early January · check the date
An easy stroller walk through the lights next to the Farragut library.
For the rest of your Christmas list
This is the at-home stuff, tap them and they go on your list with the lights and the train.
put it on the wall
Turn your Christmas picks into a real bucket list
Tap the lights and the trains and the town stuff you want and pick the Christmas design you like, and I'll hold onto your picks. The Christmas lists are coming soon, and the second they're up your picks drop straight into the slots.
Good any weekend2 things
The stuff that doesn't need a date, for the Saturday when nothing's going on.
Zoo KnoxvilleKnoxville
Known for the red pandas and the tortoises.
Ijams Nature CenterKnoxville
Trails and the old quarry lake, and the grounds are free.
Knoxville fall and Christmas questions
When is the Knoxville Christmas tree lighting?
The Regal Celebration of Lights is the Friday after Thanksgiving in Krutch Park, with the tree lighting at 6.
Is there ice skating in Knoxville at Christmas?
Holidays on Ice is the outdoor rink on Market Square, from the day after Thanksgiving into early January.
When is the Knoxville Christmas parade?
The WIVK Christmas Parade is usually the first Friday in December downtown. Last year it was December 5.
who's writing this
Hi, I'm Amy.
We roadschool six kids out of a van. I'm just a mom with a Ford Transit and a lot of opinions about corn mazes, so if something on here is wrong, or your town's party is missing, email me at hello@bellebucket.com and I'll fix it.
put it on the wall
Turn your picks into a real bucket list
Tap the ones you want and I'll drop them onto whichever fall design you pick, then you add your own stuff (birthdays, carving pumpkins, whatever your family does). It prints big, like 24x36 big, and it hangs on the wall all season.