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Concerts, festivals, markets, and community gatherings. Here's what's coming up in the Scenic City.
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An after-Christmas evening ride of about 60 to 65 minutes aboard heated vintage coaches from Grand Junction Depot, with holiday lights at the depots and along parts of the route. Dec. 26 to Jan. 10.
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (Grand Junction Depot)
Adult $26, child $17 per seat
Ruby Falls says it marks the 98th anniversary of its discovery on Dec. 30 with a keepsake postcard and limited $2 Cave Walk tickets on select morning tours.
Ruby Falls
$2.00 discount tickets for select morning Cave Walk tours (limited, on sale Dec. 18 at 10 a.m.)
A daytime New Year's Eve three-course lunch at reserved tables aboard a vintage train from Grand Junction Station, 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Listed as all ages.
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (Grand Junction Depot)
11:30 AM - 1:45 PMFrom $240 per table (seats up to 4)
A three-course New Year's Eve dinner served at reserved tables aboard a vintage train departing Chattanooga, 6 to 8 p.m. Ages 10 and up.
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (Grand Junction Depot)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PMFrom $280 per table (table for 1-2); ages 10+
Cloudland at McLemore Resort lists Black Tie in the Sky, its New Year's Eve celebration, with a dinner buffet, open bar, live music and DJ in the Skyline Ballroom. The resort lists it as ages 21+.
Cloudland at McLemore Resort (Skyline Ballroom)
6:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Rock City keeps its holiday lights going into the new year with Afterglow, Jan 1-18, 2027: evening walks along lit trails on Lookout Mountain, with winter soundscapes and warm refreshments.
Rock City Gardens
Lookout Wild Film Festival screens outdoor adventure and environmental films at the UTC Fine Arts Center, January 14-17, 2027.
UTC Fine Arts Center
Asheville drag performer and Americana singer-songwriter Flamy Grant returns to Barking Legs Theater on Fri, Jan 22, 2027, 7:30 PM. Tickets $20, per the venue.
Barking Legs Theater
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM$20, per Barking Legs
Heather McMahan: Burning Down The House Tour at The Walker Theatre is on Friday, January 22, 2027 at 8:00 PM. Heather McMahan is an actress, stand-up comedian, and host of the hit podcast Absolutely Not! with Heather McMahan. Her first Netflix special, Son I Never Had!, debuted at #4 and spent seven days in the Top 10, followed by her second specia...
The Walker Theatre
8:00 PM
CSO musicians step forward as soloists in two Mozart sinfonie concertanti and Ravel's Introduction and Allegro, Saturday, January 23, 2027, at 3 PM at First Baptist Church.
First Baptist Church
3:00 PMVIP $75, general admission $45, students and children 50% off (per the CSO)
Vienna-based pianist Daniel Maltz plays a fortepiano program UTC says marks 200 years since Beethoven's death, at Cadek Hall on Tue, Jan 26, 2027, 7:30 PM. Tickets $25 to $35, per UTC.
Cadek Hall (UTC)
7:30 PM$25 to $35, per UTC
Harlem Globetrotters at McKenzie Arena is on Friday, January 29, 2027 at 7:00 PM.
McKenzie Arena
7:00 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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