KnoxWalls Murals & Music Festival
May 30, 2026
Festival Hours
Saturday: 12PM-8PM
Emory Place, North Knoxville
23 Emory Place, Knoxville, TN 37917
Parking
The closest free parking lot is the I-40 East Lot (510 Williams St, Knoxville, TN 37917) — just a short .2 mile walk up Central Avenue to Emory Place!
Watch Art in Action + Vote on Knoxville's Next Big Murals
Get ready for a day bursting with color, creativity, and community as Dogwood Arts transforms Emory Place into an open-air art and music experience. Ten talented muralists will go head-to-head in a live painting competition, creating murals in real time while festival-goers watch the art unfold, enjoy performances by local & regional musicians, and explore the vibrant personalities of the businesses in and around Emory Place.
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Permanent Murals Left Behind When the Party's Over
Once the murals are complete, the public will vote online to select the 1st & 2nd place winners, who will each receive permanent mural commissions at sites around Knoxville. The temporary 8’x8’ murals will then be auctioned online, with proceeds shared between the artists and Dogwood Arts’ Mural Program, fueling even more public art projects across the city.
2026 Muralists
This incredibly talented group of artists are all from right here in Tennessee. For the first year, we made a conscious decision to keep it local, highlighting the creativity, perspective, and skill that exists across our state
