WEATHER UPDATE: The approaching storms are breaking up a little and there are some patches of sky showing. Looks like there's a chance the rain will hold off long enough for the parade.

The weather forecast is not encouraging, but here are some Dogwood Arts Festival events lined up for Downtown Knoxville today:

Parade:

11 AM: Dogwood Arts Festival Parade and Band Competition, Gay Street, Downtown Knoxville. Floats, Helium Balloons, Bands, Equestrian and Llama units along with specialty entries.

Market Square:

11 AM - 10 PM: Arts and craft show, 60 artisans displaying painting, pottery, glass, jewelry,woodwork, metal, and various hand-made goods.

11 AM - 10 PM: Art in the Park with the Oak Ridge Art Center demonstrating pottery fired in the Raku method; and lost-cast jewelry using Salt, and other projects.

11:30 AM -7:30 PM: Kids Art Activities with the KMA, Knox County Library & ORNL FCU

Entertainment on Market Square:

Saturday, Main Stage
• 1-1:50 Danny Gammon and Toolebender – Old Time
• 2-2:50 Naughty Knots – Old Time
• 3-3:50 Jolt Wagon – Alt-country
• 4-4:50 Kyle Campbell and Jen Duke – Singer Songwriters
• 5-5:50 Maid Rite String Band – Old Time
• 6:10–7 Lonesome Coyotes – Western Swing
• 7:15-7:45 Gypsy Hands – Belly Dancing
• 8-10 VOCO – World Music

Saturday, Family Stage
• 12:30 Puppet Show
• 1:00 Suzuki Violins
• 1:30 Faye Wooten, storytelling
• 2:00 Puppet Show
• 2:30 Faye Wooten, storytelling
• 3-3:50 Sean McCullough and Phil Pollard – kids music
• 4-5:30 Poetry with local poets

SUNDAY on Market Square:

Noon to 5 PM: Dogwood Arts Festival Bluegrass Blowout. Alex Leach & Friends, Cumberland Gap Connection, Wade Hill & the Hillians, Jack Hatfield and more, sponsored by East Tennessee's Own WDVX. Plus arts and crafts show, kids activities, and more.

Ongoing:

Krutch Park: Art in Public Places: Big Art-Big Impact. Installation of 12 large-scale sculptures by artists Wayne Trapp, Richard Hallier, Mike Roig, Moema Furtado and Taylor Wallace.