Full passes include entrance to all dances, track classes and electives. Dance passes include all dances. Individual dances, electives and non-audition track classes will be available a la carte. Sunday Get Down, not affiliated with Hard Knox, has a separate $5 entrance fee.

Friday March 27, 2026

Evening Dance @ Flynn Dance Center Downstairs
$30
8:00 pm - 12 am
Dance
11:00 pm
Food Truck Scooter's Concessions Page 2
Midnight 
Solo Finals
Late Night @ Flynn Dance Center Downstairs
$10
Midnight - 3 am
 Late night swing dance

Saturday March 28, 2026

Classes @ Flynn Dance Center & Laurel Theater
add on for $15 (1) or $25 (2)
9:30 - 11:30 am
Chapter Nine Coffee Truck
10:00 - 10:30 am
Level Testing @ Flynn Downstairs
10:40 am - 12:55 pm
Track Classes
Noon - 2 pm
Food Truck Enjoy Latin @ Flynn
2:15 - 5:30 pm
Elective Classes
5:45 pm
Any-Swing Goes Strictly and Partner Shuffle Prelims
Evening Dance @ Flynn Dance Center Downstairs
$40
8:00 pm - Midnight
Dance
9:45 pm
Team Showcase
10:45 pm
The Big Apple
11:00 pm
Food Truck Potato Chef
Midnight
Awards
Late Night @ Flynn Dance Center
$10
12:30 - 3:00 am
Upstairs Swing and Downstairs Vintage R&B Rooms

Sunday March 29, 2026

Classes @ Laurel Theater & BAPA (parking on Lamar St) 
add on for $15 (1) or $25 (2)
11:00 - 1:10 pm
Track Classes
noon - 2:00 pm
Food Truck El Sapito
2:30 - 4:45 pm
Elective Classes
Dance @ Laurel Theater
$10
5:00 pm
Farewell Dance
Afterparty Get Down @ Maple Hall
$5
7 - 10 pm
Dance to our Hard Knox DJs playing R&B, Soul, Jump, and More!
Not included with Hard Knox admission.
Enter either through the bowling alley on Gay St and come up the stairs behind the alleys, or enter at the back entrance from the parking garage side. The attached garage is paid but street parking and State Street garage is free on Sundays!

Join us in Knoxville March 27 - March 29, 2026

Dive into a weekend of vintage jazz dancing where the Southeast meets the Midwest to learn, throw down, inspire, grow, work together, and dance your hearts out. We're back for another year of fantastic classes, teachers, music and dancing in the heart of the TN Valley! 
site images by Nick Williams, Sammi Kunz, Jeff Liu-Leyco, Gabi Rosenthal Photography, American Vernacular and JBrantley Photography