Tennessee Theatre

The Tennessee Theater opened in 1928, and has been since called the “South’s most beautiful theater,” “Knoxville’s Grand Entertainment Palace,” and as “Movie Palace.” The theater, a single-screen movie theater for much of its existence, was renovated and reopened in 2005 as a world-class performing arts center, and regularly hosts dance performances, classical music concerts, musicals, contemporary concerts, vintage film screenings, and other private and public events. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places and honored as the Official State Theater of Tennessee, The Tennessee has a beautiful Spanish-Moorish style interior that incorporates elements from Czechoslovakia, Italy, and parts of Asia.