Preservation Pub

Preservation Pub 12 levels of fun in six historic buildings all in a row on Market Square, including three rooms with live entertainment, three rooftops and much more.
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Voted Knoxville’s Best Bar/ Best Neighborhood Pub

Six buildings, four floors, twelve bars, rooftop gardens, live music 365. Email for Private Events:[email protected]

Voted one of the 10 Best Pub's in the USA by USA TODAY, Preservation Pub awaits you in the heart of Scruffy City, Tennessee with three floors of entertainment...

Welcome... You're in Good Company. To see what's up go to ScruffyCity.com. There you can Sign up for our FREE weekly Eblast the Scruffington Post for swag bag giveaways and priceless info on what’s up downtown, and see what’s happening at all the Pres Pub family of 13 levels and rooms of bars. The Mighty Mighty Preservation Pub is one of the most unique and iconic bars in the world, where you can sit under the Magic Beer Tree in the Moonshine Roof Garden overlooking Historic Market Square, Knoxville...

Explore even higher for great views of the Pub rooftop gardens and the iconic Sunsphere from the lofty fourth level vantage of Bernadette’s Citrine Mezzanine. (There is also a fun stop on the roof called appropriately Scott’s Shot Shack.) choose the comfort of the 2nd floor Speakeasy...

Enjoy your peculiar personal freedoms on the 1st floor Smokeasy floor, our only smoke-friendly level, with live music NIGHTLY. Stroll into the 92 million karats of the connected first floor Amethyst Lounge and 2nd floor Quartz lounge at Bernadette’s Crystal Gardens. We showcase over 1,000 artists, DJs, songwriters, bands and comedians per year, so there's something for most everyone.

21+ in Pres Pub

The Prince of the Burning Sands plays tonight and tomorrow night at 9pm until 1am. MONDAY - $5 Rumple, Jager, & Fireball...
09/21/2026

The Prince of the Burning Sands plays tonight and tomorrow night at 9pm until 1am.

MONDAY - $5 Rumple, Jager, & Fireball

TUESDAY - $5 El Jimador

$2.20 domestic bottles until 8pm

*specials are not available on the roof

09/21/2026
09/21/2026

Halloween party @ 🎃 Preservation Pub 👻
ROSSDAFAREYE AND FRIENDS 11:30 til Late
Dress your best

SATURDAY - 7:45 KICKOFF: UT HOME vs KENNESAW ST. Band Schedule: 11:30p: Ms. Nikki & the Uptown Players ( Knox soul) 8p-1...
09/19/2026

SATURDAY - 7:45 KICKOFF: UT HOME vs KENNESAW ST.

Band Schedule: 11:30p: Ms. Nikki & the Uptown Players ( Knox soul)

8p-11p: Milkshake Fatty (Knox funk / soul)

Ask for a Dora cup or sticker to enjoy your b**r in Market Square ( ends at 10pm every night)

We open at noon

21+

Kitchen open until 1am

$10 cash cover starting at 7pm gives you access to all three levels of Pres Pub, Bernadette's, and Scruffy City Hall

FRIDAY - The Merlin’s Nest (psych rock) starts the night off at 8pm followed by Vagabon Brew (Knox / rock) at 11:30pm un...
09/17/2026

FRIDAY - The Merlin’s Nest (psych rock) starts the night off at 8pm followed by Vagabon Brew (Knox / rock) at 11:30pm until the lights come up✨

Don't forget to visit our roof top bar!

Ask for a DORA sticker or to pour your b**r in a DORA cup to take b**r out into Market Square (ends at 10pm nightly)

We open at 3pm

Enjoy $2.20 domestic bottles until 8pm on the first and second floors.

Kitchen is open until 1am

21+

THURSDAY - Steve Michel’s Code Blue plays at 9pm until 1am💫 Square on the Square 🤠🤠Ask for a DORA sticker or a DORA cup ...
09/17/2026

THURSDAY - Steve Michel’s Code Blue plays at 9pm until 1am💫 Square on the Square 🤠🤠

Ask for a DORA sticker or a DORA cup to take b**r out into Market Square.

$5 Benchmark & Fireball on the 1st and 2nd floors

$2.20 domestic bottles until 8pm (1st & 2nd floor only)

We open at 3pm

Kitchen is open until midnight

21+

Address

28 Market Square
Knoxville, TN
37902

Opening Hours

Monday 3pm - 3am
Tuesday 3pm - 3am
Wednesday 3pm - 3am
Thursday 3pm - 3am
Friday 3pm - 3am
Saturday 12pm - 3am
Sunday 12pm - 3am

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