Best Buddies Friendship Walk 2026 | Knoxville

About Best Buddies Friendship Walk

The Best Buddies Friendship Walk is the leading event in the country supporting inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Join more than 50,000 participants at 80 events across the globe to support the Best Buddies programs in schools, workplaces, and communities. You’ll be making the world more welcoming to people with IDD — one friendship, one job, and one life-changing connection at a time.

REGISTER: www.bestbuddiesfriendshipwalk.org/knoxville/register/

Schedule

April 19, 2026
Check-in: 10:00 AM
Opening Ceremonies: 11:00 AM
Walk: 11:35 AM
Celebrate Until: 2:00 PM