Daily Debrief for Oct. 26: City Hall, Today and this week, Around town

Weather: Tonight: Mostly cloudy, 47°F. Tuesday: Patchy fog then mostly sunny, 76°F. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, 50°F. Wednesday: Partly sunny, 74°F. (NWS forecast)

City Hall

• Finance Department Honored For the 39th consecutive year, the City’s Finance Department has been recognized by its North American peers with a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. (City of Knoxville)

Today and this week

• Knoxville Official Halloween Bar Crawl 2026 Sat. Oct. 31, 3 p.m.; Local Smokey; 404 Williams Street, Knoxville; $10.99 (Knoxville Chamber)
• The Halloween Bar Crawl – Knoxville Sat. Oct. 31, 4 p.m.; Skybox Sports Bar and Grill; 415 S Gay St, Knoxville; $20.11 (Knoxville Chamber)
• Veterans Memorial Park Work Day 2026 Fri. Oct. 30, 10 a.m.; French Broad Veterans Memorial Park; 2302 E Gov John Sevier Highway, Knoxville (Knoxville Chamber)
• HOUSE OF HEX Fri. Oct. 30, 7 p.m.; HEX; 4320 Ball Camp Pike, Knoxville (Knoxville Chamber)
• Starlight Movie Night featuring ET Wed. Oct. 28, 6:30 p.m.; Ancient Lore Village; 7107 Sevierville Pike, Knoxville (Knoxville Chamber)
• OSHA 30 Training (Construction) Tue. Oct. 27, 8 a.m.; Associated Builders and Contractors; 105 W Churchwell Ave, Knoxville; Price Varies (Knoxville Chamber)
• General Job Fair Tue. Oct. 27, 11 a.m.; Roane State Community College Oak Ridge Campus; 701 Briarcliff Ave, Oak Ridge; Free (Knoxville Chamber)

Around town

• Homecoming To Celebrate Volunteer Journey With Monica Abbott as Grand Marshal UT’s Homecoming festivities kick off Sunday, Nov. 1, bringing together students, alumni and fans to celebrate the university’s history, traditions and spirit. The post Homecoming T (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) The Daily Debrief is a daily digest of what Knoxville’s public bodies published, linked to the original. Have something for tomorrow’s Notes? Send a news tip.