Event-Day Timeline

1. Reach The Bijou Theatre is at 803 S Gay St, downtown Knoxville. In most cases doors open 60 minutes before showtime. Unless a show is sold out, the lobby box office sells tickets one hour before showtime. All persons and items are subject to search; children 2 and older need a ticket for most events.

   by 7:30 PM

   30 min before showtime.
2. Showtime

   ~8:00 PM

   Estimated start for either Knoxville Jazz Orchestra or Marquis Hill.

   Using the ticketed show start of 8:00 PM because no separate headliner set time is listed. Either Knoxville Jazz Orchestra or Marquis Hill may start at showtime.

3. Show ends

   ~11:10 PM

   An estimated 190-minute show puts the main exit wave here.

   Estimated

4. Head home

   Pick the exit window that fits how you want the night to end.

   • Beat the encore rush

     10:55 PM

     Leave before the final songs if avoiding the first exit wave matters more than the full ending.

     Low confidence

   • Likely final song window

     11:10 PM

     Best estimate for the main crowd release based on show pacing.

     Low confidence

   • Low-stress exit

     11:30 PM

     Wait for the concourse and rideshare surge to thin before leaving.

     Low confidence

Times are estimates — arrival steps use straight-line walking distances, and end times shift with encores, pacing, and overtime. Pad in a buffer for security lines, traffic, and will-call, and double-check restaurant hours before you go.