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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 Chattanooga Lookouts host the Birmingham Barons for six games at Erlanger Park, Apr 20 to 25, 2027, per the team's schedule.
Erlanger Park
6:30 PM
CHOCOLAT, a chocolate-themed artisan market at the Chattanooga Choo Choo on Sat, Apr 24, 2027, with chocolate makers, bakers and a vendor competition. Free admission, per the organizer.
Chattanooga Choo Choo
10:00 AM - 5:00 PMFree admission, per Shop the Market At
The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera ends its 2026-27 season at the Tivoli Theatre on Thu, Apr 29, 2027, 7:30 PM, with Mahler's Symphony No. 4 and soprano Mayan Goldenfeld.
Tivoli Theatre
7:30 PM
Chattanooga Theatre Centre performs You Can't Take It With You, the comedy about Grandpa Vanderhof's eccentric family, on its Main Stage April 30 to May 16, 2027.
Chattanooga Theatre Centre
TattooNooga, a tattoo convention hosted by Con Nooga, runs Apr 30 to May 2, 2027 at Camp Jordan Arena. Tickets $10 to $75 plus fees; those getting tattooed must be 18+, per the organizer.
Camp Jordan Arena
3:00 PM$10 to $75 plus fees and taxes, per the organizer
Chattanooga Theatre Centre stages the youth play Duck for President, about a farm duck who runs for office to escape his chores, in its Circle Theatre May 8-16, 2027.
Chattanooga Theatre Centre
An art, craft and farmers market for Mother's Day weekend at the Chattanooga Choo Choo on Sat, May 8, 2027, with fresh flowers, chocolates, handmade jewelry and local makers.
Chattanooga Choo Choo
10:00 AM - 5:00 PMFree admission, per Shop the Market At
Chickamauga's Down Home Days fills the historic downtown on Sat, May 15, 2027, with 100+ makers, live music on two stages and a kid zone. Free to attend, per the organizer.
Historic Downtown Chickamauga
11:00 AM - 8:00 PMFree to attend, per the organizer
IRONMAN 70.3 Chattanooga is set for Sunday, May 16, 2027: a 1.4-mile Tennessee River swim, a bike loop into north Georgia and a downtown run finishing at Ross's Landing.
Ross's Landing
The Chattanooga Lookouts host the Biloxi Shuckers for six games at Erlanger Park, May 18 to 23, 2027, per the team's schedule.
Erlanger Park
6:30 PM
The first Swamp Monster Festival comes to Chester Frost Park in Hixson on Sat, May 22, 2027, with Tennessee River folklore, live music, vendors, food trucks and a catfish challenge.
Chester Frost Park
1:00 PM - 9:00 PMFree admission, per Shop the Market At
A summer night market at the Chattanooga Choo Choo on Sat, Jun 5, 2027, 5 to 10 PM, with firefly light displays, live music, a trinket painting table and local makers.
Chattanooga Choo Choo
5:00 PM - 10:00 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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