KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The World's Fair Park Performance Lawn will close for five and a half months starting Monday, Jan. 14 to be upgraded.
The City is starting a $3 million project to improve the Performance Lawn gets underway next week, according to a release from the City of Knoxville.
The project is intended to provide a better guest experience and enhance services to event organizers through updated water and electrical service, improved lawn drainage system and hardscape design and installation, according to the City.
One key improvement will be a new portable stage, according to the City's release.
Together, these City investments will allow the 5-acre Performance Lawn, which is managed by the Public Building Authority, to fully be what it was always intended to be – a public outdoor gathering space that can adequately support concerts and other special events, according to the City's release.
“We look forward to being able to add this venue to the choices of public sites available to groups looking to stage festivals and entertainment events,” said Judith Foltz, the City’s Director of Special Events. “And we’re excited that the new Performance Lawn will be ready in time for our Festival on the 4th celebration just 5½ months from now.”
Starting Jan. 14, pedestrians and bicyclists will be diverted from a short section of Second Creek Greenway that crosses through the lawn.
They will instead detour to a nearby trail east of the railroad tracks, near the World’s Fair Park Amphitheatre, according to the City.
