Upcoming events
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Able Trade is here to help promote talented creators & entrepreneurs. From Gallery Nights with featured artists, vendors, or non-profits to a range of classes, there is always something happening at Able Trade!
There are lots of ways you can get involved with our creative community. Here are just a few!
Small Batch Brewing Class
Ever wanted to say, “I brewed this myself”? Now’s your chance.
In this hands-on three and a half hour brewing class, you’ll learn the full process of crafting your own beer from grain to glass alongside experienced home brewers in a fun and approachable environment. We’ll walk you through every step of the brewing process so you leave with both new skills and great beer.
The best part? Your class includes TWENTY 32oz crowlers of the beer you brewed yourself. After fermentation is complete, you’ll return three weeks later to can your beer and take it home ready to enjoy and share. That’s 40 craft beers for less than $7 each — and every single one comes with serious bragging rights.
Want to make it even better? You can bring up to 9 friends to join the experience and split both the cost and the beer. Whether you turn it into a date night, birthday celebration, team outing, or just a great excuse to hang out, everyone gets to be part of the brewing process and enjoy the final product together.
Cost of one brewing class is $250 which can be shared with up to 10 people and within a month you take home twenty 32 oz crowlers.
Small Batch Brewing Class
Ever wanted to say, “I brewed this myself”? Now’s your chance.
In this hands-on three and a half hour brewing class, you’ll learn the full process of crafting your own beer from grain to glass alongside experienced home brewers in a fun and approachable environment. We’ll walk you through every step of the brewing process so you leave with both new skills and great beer.
The best part? Your class includes TWENTY 32oz crowlers of the beer you brewed yourself. After fermentation is complete, you’ll return three weeks later to can your beer and take it home ready to enjoy and share. That’s 40 craft beers for less than $7 each — and every single one comes with serious bragging rights.
Want to make it even better? You can bring up to 9 friends to join the experience and split both the cost and the beer. Whether you turn it into a date night, birthday celebration, team outing, or just a great excuse to hang out, everyone gets to be part of the brewing process and enjoy the final product together.
Cost of one brewing class is $250 which can be shared with up to 10 people and within a month you take home twenty 32 oz crowlers.
Small Batch Brewing Class
Ever wanted to say, “I brewed this myself”? Now’s your chance.
In this hands-on three and a half hour brewing class, you’ll learn the full process of crafting your own beer from grain to glass alongside experienced home brewers in a fun and approachable environment. We’ll walk you through every step of the brewing process so you leave with both new skills and great beer.
The best part? Your class includes TWENTY 32oz crowlers of the beer you brewed yourself. After fermentation is complete, you’ll return three weeks later to can your beer and take it home ready to enjoy and share. That’s 40 craft beers for less than $7 each — and every single one comes with serious bragging rights.
Want to make it even better? You can bring up to 9 friends to join the experience and split both the cost and the beer. Whether you turn it into a date night, birthday celebration, team outing, or just a great excuse to hang out, everyone gets to be part of the brewing process and enjoy the final product together.
Cost of one brewing class is $250 which can be shared with up to 10 people and within a month you take home twenty 32 oz crowlers.
Beginner Fabrication Weekend: Build Your Own Piece
Weekend Beginner Fabrication: Saturday and Sunday Noon - 3pm
Small Batch Brewing Class
Ever wanted to say, “I brewed this myself”? Now’s your chance.
In this hands-on three and a half hour brewing class, you’ll learn the full process of crafting your own beer from grain to glass alongside experienced home brewers in a fun and approachable environment. We’ll walk you through every step of the brewing process so you leave with both new skills and great beer.
The best part? Your class includes TWENTY 32oz crowlers of the beer you brewed yourself. After fermentation is complete, you’ll return three weeks later to can your beer and take it home ready to enjoy and share. That’s 40 craft beers for less than $7 each — and every single one comes with serious bragging rights.
Want to make it even better? You can bring up to 9 friends to join the experience and split both the cost and the beer. Whether you turn it into a date night, birthday celebration, team outing, or just a great excuse to hang out, everyone gets to be part of the brewing process and enjoy the final product together.
Cost of one brewing class is $250 which can be shared with up to 10 people and within a month you take home twenty 32 oz crowlers.
Small Batch Brewing Class
Ever wanted to say, “I brewed this myself”? Now’s your chance.
In this hands-on three and a half hour brewing class, you’ll learn the full process of crafting your own beer from grain to glass alongside experienced home brewers in a fun and approachable environment. We’ll walk you through every step of the brewing process so you leave with both new skills and great beer.
The best part? Your class includes TWENTY 32oz crowlers of the beer you brewed yourself. After fermentation is complete, you’ll return three weeks later to can your beer and take it home ready to enjoy and share. That’s 40 craft beers for less than $7 each — and every single one comes with serious bragging rights.
Want to make it even better? You can bring up to 9 friends to join the experience and split both the cost and the beer. Whether you turn it into a date night, birthday celebration, team outing, or just a great excuse to hang out, everyone gets to be part of the brewing process and enjoy the final product together.
Cost of one brewing class is $250 which can be shared with up to 10 people and within a month you take home twenty 32 oz crowlers.
Woven Shaker Stool Class
Comprehensive woodworking and weaving class culminating in a beautiful and functional Woven Shaker Stool!
3 consecutive Saturdays! See description for details.
First Friday Food Drive for Knox Pride and featured artist Ran Brady!
We are so excited about June’s First Friday! We get to celebrate and contribute to one of the most amazing organizations here in Knoxville, Knox Pride! Knox Pride provides food for anyone in need, no questions asked, FOURTY HOURS A WEEK! The staff is welcoming, kind, and each of them does more than just run Knox Pride. They help organize the warming centers, community gardens, craft nights, support groups, and making our city a better place! So let’s join together and give to them!
Bring in Pantry Items to help stock their shelves during our First Friday Gallery night on
June 5th, 2026 from 5:30-8:30
To know what items they are in need of most, check out their amazon wish list. If you want to back into our gated yard to drop off donations, we will leave the gates and bay doors open for you.
Our featured artist is the Knox Pride master gardener Ran Brady. She is a community volunteer and artist that blended both passions to create, The Botanical Butch. She harvests flowers and plants from the various community gardens she manages, along with bones from roadkill and farms in order to honor natural elements in her art. Ran spends ALL of her time establishing new community gardens, growing fresh food to donate to Knox Pride, and educating the public to become better stewards of this beautiful planet we all call home.
Cinco De Mayo Brewing/Tasting
Cinco de Mayo Brew Lab Experience: Mexican Lager + Guided Tasting
Brew, taste, and discover the German roots behind your favorite Mexican beers.
Join us at the Brew Lab inside Able Trade for a special Cinco de Mayo experience that goes beyond the pint.
During this hands-on session, we’ll brew a classic Mexican-style lager from start to finish while walking through the fundamentals of the brewing process—perfect for beginners and beer lovers alike.
Then, we shift from brewing to tasting.
Special guest Michael Rose from Schulz Bräu Brewing Company will guide a curated tasting of Mexican-style beers and break down the surprising history behind them—why many of the beers you associate with Mexico actually trace back to German brewing traditions.
What you’ll experience:
Live brewing demo of a Mexican lager
Intro to the brewing process (no experience needed)
Guided tasting of multiple Mexican beer styles
The history behind Mexican lagers and their European influence
Details:
📅 May 5th
🕕 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Brew Lab inside Able Trade
🔞 21+ only
👥 Limited to 10 participants
💲 $65 per person
Spots are extremely limited—reserve yours now.
Kids Woodturning - Parent and Me
Woodturning for kids 6-9 years old with a parent or gardian.
Stick Welding
Get ready to spark up your welding skills with this hands-on Stick Welding class!
Metal Sculpture Workshop with Special Guest Artist
Special Sculpture Workshop! Limited spots available.
Torch-it and Take-it Class! February workshop
Add a little sparkle to your winter and warm up February with hot glass!
Demo Zone at the Home and Garden Show
Our very own Heather Ashworth will be giving chair weaving demonstrations at this years Dogwood Home and Garden show!
The Maker City Summit 2026
Able Trade is a big supporter of the Maker City and we are thrilled to be a part of the 2026 Maker City Summit!
For a whole decade, makers, dreamers, and doers have been coming together at The Maker City Summit to build businesses, spark ideas, and cheer each other on. And this year, we’re celebrating 10 years of Making Space: space for creativity, for community, and for the next big thing.
Through speakers, workshops, panel discussions, and networking opportunities, you'll learn how to scale your business, attract customers, and build a sustainable brand.
No matter if you’ve been at this for years or you’re just dipping your toes in, there’s a seat saved for you. Our lineup’s as diverse as the makers themselves — from painters to potters, brewers to bakers, performers to fabricators. Whether you're a part-time hobbyist or a full-time entrepreneur, this is where you’ll learn, be inspired, and connect with folks who get what it means to build something from scratch and pour your heart into it.
Makers from 30+ states and 130 cities have come together here. The largest gathering in our egion to learn, connect, and be inspired.
intro to woodworking - side table construction
Build a side table with Heather.
Class is 3 consecutive Saturdays: January 10th, 17th and 24th
