Knoxville New Years Eve 2024

Things to do on new years eve in Knoxville. Fireworks, ball drop, top parties & hotels for NYE 2023-2024

Knoxville is another Tennessee city that knows how to hold a proper new years eve party! With the main event of NYE at Sunshpere being the main focus of the festivities that includes live music and entertainment with a ball drop and fireworks at midnight. This is a party that brings large crowds out to Knoxville to brave the cold weather and see in the new year in style.

Knoxville hosts a number of special events over the Christmas and new year period so is well worth a visit during the festive season. You can also take the opportunity to check out some of the local attractions - Market Square itself is of course a popular venue but there are also sites such as World's Fair Park, the Tennessee Theatre, Sunsphere Tower and the Knoxville Museum of art to visit.

Market Square New Years Eve

As usual, the big new year party in Knoxville is the annual event, previously Market Square, which has now been moved to the Sunsphere at Worlds Fair Park. The party starts earlier in the evening with the many restaurants located in and around the square offering new year dining offers, while the Holiday on Ice skating rink remains open until 9pm to help keep the family entertained.

There is then live music in the form of a silent disco and also from the main stage with Knox Vegas DJs from around 8pm in Sunsphere Park, before the glittery ball drop countdown takes you up to midnight.

The live music is typically provided by popular local bands and performers, this year's headliner is K-Town. Full details of this year's event available here.

Parties & Events

Elsewhere in Knoxville there are a number of venues that host popular new year parties. Venues to check out include:

Scruffy City Hall
Crowne Plaza Countdown to Midnight
Cotton Eyed Joe
Lonesome Dove

New Years Eve Hotels

There's no shortage of centrally located hotels to stay in if you're spending your new year in Knoxville, with several of the more popular locations also holding their own new years eve parties and celebrations.

Top recommended places worth considering include Four Points by Sheraton Knoxville Cumberland House Hotel, The Crowne Plaza Knoxville, The Hilton Knoxville (who also host their own top new year party - ask for details when booking) and The Hampton Inn and Suites Papermill Drive.

You can search for deals at all of these venues, plus all of the top Knoxville new years hotels here.

NYE Live Stream

There used to be a live webcam stream right in Market Square that was perfectly positioned for watching the new years eve festivities but sadly it no longer seems to be online.

We will keep an eye out for any potential replacement, and there is always the chance of new year party coverage vt the local TV channels, and we'll post any links form there we manage to find too.

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