Join the Water Quality Forum, Keep Knoxville Beautiful, and the City of Knoxville for the 7th Annual "Cheers to Clean Water: Tennessee River Paddle-Off Litter Cleanup" on Saturday, June 14th, 2025 from 10am-12pm at Ijams Nature Center.

Join us at Lonsdale Elementary on May 14th!

Keep Knoxville Beautiful will be hosting our fifth annual Third Creek Clean Paddle on May 10 from 10am-12pm at UT Gardens. We will be removing litter and invasive species from the area around Third Creek, both on land and in the water. We will have kayaks and paddleboards thanks to the Knoxville Adventure Collective! 

Join us at Inskip Elementary for a garden workday!

Come volunteer on Earth Day at Lonsdale Elementary!

Join KKB for our ninth annual South Knoxville Community Cleanup on April 12th from 9am-12pm!

Reserve some trees for Tennessee Tree Day!

Join us at The Boocherie for the Spring Trash Run!

Join KKB for the seventh annual North Knoxville Community Cleanup on March 8th from 9am-12pm!

Join us at the February Saturday Spruce Up!

Join us for the sixth annual KKB Summit!

Join us in January to plant trees and pick up litter!

Join us at our November Saturday Spruce Up!

Kick-off No Trash November with us!

Participate in Knoxville’s Recycling Roundup!

Join us at IC King Park for our October Saturday Spruce Up!

Join Keep Knoxville Beautiful for our fourth annual East Knoxville Community Cleanup! It will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 9am-12pm. The event base will be at Ashley Nicole Dream Playground, located at 620 Winona St, Knoxville, TN 37917.  We will be removing litter from East Knoxville roads, creeks, and parks. Participants of any age are welcome!

Keep Knoxville Beautiful and Goodwill Knoxville are partnering for our first ever Pickup and Drop Off! It will be on Tuesday, September 10th from 5pm-8pm at 71 South. Attendees will have the opportunity to pick up trash from the surrounding roads while also dropping off any personal items they would like to donate to Goodwill Knoxville.

Join Keep Knoxville Beautiful and Keep Sevier Beautiful on August 17th from 9am-12pm at Seven Islands State Birding Park to clean up the French Broad River and remove invasive plant species.

Legacy Parks and Keep Knoxville Beautiful are partnering to beautify, reforest, and pick up litter at Angora Frog Farm on June 14th from 9am-12pm. 

Join us for our June Saturday Spruce Up!

Join Keep Knoxville Beautiful at our fourth annual Third Creek Clean Paddle on May 11 from 10am-12pm. We will meet at Third Creek at UT Gardens and be removing litter from the area around Third Creek, both on land and in the water, as well as conducting an invasive removal alongside Ijams.

Join us for our Spring Trash Run at Hi-Wire Brewing!

Join Keep Knoxville Beautiful at the eighth annual South Knoxville Community Cleanup!

Join Keep Knoxville Beautiful at the sixth annual North Knoxville Community Cleanup!

Join our monthly volunteer opportunity! Saturday Spruce Ups are held once a month, and each month the location and volunteer work change.

Since 1979, Keep Knoxville Beautiful has presented Orchids Beautification Awards to Knoxville and Knox County buildings, public art, and outdoor spaces that beautify and elevate the local landscape. In addition to traditional categories such as New Architecture, Redesign/Reuse, Outdoor Space, and Public Art, Keep Knoxville Beautiful highlights the accomplishments and sustainable efforts of our valuable volunteers, community partners, and green organizations and businesses.

This event has been rescheduled! This cleanup is no longer on Saturday, January 20th. The rescheduled date of the cleanup is Saturday, January 27th from 10am-12pm.

For November we will be partnering with the City of Knoxville to pick up litter around Inskip-Norwood Community Center and Second Creek! Join us November 18th from 10am-12pm!