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Concerts, festivals, markets, and community gatherings. Here's what's coming up in the Scenic City.
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The second weekend of the Christmas holiday market at the Chattanooga Choo Choo, listed with artisan gifts, specialty foods, holiday music and seasonal drinks. Dec. 12 to 13. Admission listed as free.
Chattanooga Choo Choo
10:00 AMFree
Shop the Market At lists its 3rd annual holiday market at McDonald Farm in Sale Creek with handmade gifts, food, seasonal treats and live music. Dec. 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission listed as free.
McDonald Farm
10:00 AM - 4:00 PMFree
Red Bank's Christmas Parade and Festival on Saturday, December 12, with holiday shopping, food and entertainment from 3 to 8 p.m. and the parade at 6 p.m.
City of Red Bank
3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Mandolinist Mike Compton and singer Laura Boosinger perform as the Knackered Ramblers, with bluegrass, old-time and shaped note hymns, at Barking Legs Theater Dec 12.
Barking Legs Theater
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
The Houston Museum of Decorative Arts hosts its Annual Holiday Tea on Sunday, Dec. 13. The museum describes high tea and treats, admission to the whole museum and its renovated building.
Anna Safley Houston Museum of Decorative Arts
A Christmas-themed 5K, 10K and half marathon on the Tennessee Riverwalk at the Dam on Dec. 13, starting at 8:30 a.m. The organizers list an ornament medal and a Santa visit.
Tennessee Riverwalk at the Dam
8:30 AM5K from $50.14, 10K from $55.49, half marathon from $71.53 (fees included; prices rise closer to race day)
A birds of prey program with an ASL interpreter at Reflection Riding on Tuesday, Dec 15. Everyone is welcome.
Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
The Vienna Light Orchestra lists its Christmas Tour 2026 at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Chattanooga on Dec 16 and 17. The tour page lists tickets at $61 to $133.
Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
$61 - $133 (includes taxes and fees); 10% off groups of 10 or more
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium: Chip Davis's holiday music tour.
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium
7:30 PM
A holiday-themed 5K and Elf Dash at Ross's Landing on Dec. 19. The organizers list a Santa suit, jingle bells and a finisher medal. 5K starts at 9 a.m.
Ross's Landing
9:00 AM5K $40, Elf Dash $24.50 (fees included)
Shop the Market At lists a holiday shopping market at The Commons in Collegedale with handmade gifts, holiday decor, food trucks and live music. Dec. 19 to 20. Admission listed as free.
The Commons
11:00 AMFree
A holiday concert that the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera describes as festive and family-friendly, with the CSO Chorus and Metropolitan Bells, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 20 at 3 p.m.
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium
7:30 PM
Every year
Dates, tickets and tips for Chattanooga's yearly festivals.
Festival guideDozens of taco trucks, mariachi bands, folk dancers and a big Kids Zone at Camp Jordan in East Ridge. Here's how the Chattanooga Taco Festival works, what it costs and how to plan your visit.
Event storyDon Barron of LaSalle, Michigan, took the Great Chattanooga Weigh-Off at The Barn Nursery on October 10 with a 2,109.5-pound pumpkin. Here are the official results and what was on the line.
Festival guidePro high divers, wakesurfers and highliners take over the Tennessee River at Ross's Landing every August, with free electronic music each night. Here's when the River Games happens, what VIP costs and where to park.
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