Pro Portsmouth's 2025 Market Square Day is June 21. Here are details on food, vendors, 10K race, parking, street closures, an event map and more.

What: The 48th annual Market Square Day festival features street vendors with food and arts and crafts and music performances, filling the downtown streets. A 10K road race kicks things off in the ...

Pro Portsmouth's 2025 Market Square Day is June 14. Here are details on food, vendors, 10K race, parking, street closures, an event map and more.

Market Square got its start in 1854 when developers William Swan and Joseph Mabry donated the land to the city of Knoxville for a public market, according to the Knoxville History Project.

Artist Carolyn Vibbert’s submission was chosen as this year’s Market Square Day logo. It will be featured on all Race and Volunteer T-shirts as well as the Festival T-shirt which will be ...

Market Square has always been a sign of the times in Knoxville, from its earliest days as a true market selling fresh local goods, to the age of Market Square Mall with its groovy '60s-era ...

By 1961, the market house had been razed and renovations on a modern pedestrian mall completed. In 2024, Market Square placed among the 10 best public squares in the United States.