Tennessee's men's and women's basketball teams are moving their preseason fan celebration event off campus to downtown Knoxville, as the Vols and Lady Vols will host "Market Square Madness" in the popular Market Square area less than 1.5 miles north of campus on Thursday, Oct. 13.
The one-hour event program is set to begin at 8 p.m. ET. Beginning at 7 p.m. ET, fans can mingle and take photos with Smokey and members of the Tennessee Spirit Squads, face painting stations will be available, on-court contests will be taking place for prizes and DJ Sterl will be hyping up the crowd.
After a performance by the Tennessee dance team, DJ Sterl will introduce this year's Vols and Lady Vols. The teams will then compete in various skills challenges, with fan contests mixed in as well.
A brief fireworks show will conclude the night's festivities at 9 p.m. ET.
Admission to Market Square Madness is free, and attendees are encouraged to park in the Market Square Garage, State Street Garage or Locust Street Garage—each of those will be free to access after 7 p.m. ET.