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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 Association for Visual Arts lists its Member Salon Show of work by member artists at its Frazier Avenue gallery. The exhibition opens Friday, Nov. 6 and runs through Dec. 20.
AVA Gallery (Association for Visual Arts)
The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum lists a four-course holiday dinner on restored vintage railcars from Grand Junction Depot, about 2.5 hours round trip. Select dates Nov. 6 to Jan. 3. The museum lists ages 10 and up.
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (Grand Junction Depot)
Priced per table: Dining Car $280 (1 to 2 guests), $375 (3), $450 (4); Pullman table $360; private B&O Car 98 $2,600
The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum lists a holiday tea with scones, savory bites and sweets in the upstairs viewing room at Grand Junction Depot, with an optional train ride. Nov. 6 to Jan. 3.
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (Grand Junction Depot)
Tea service only $45; tea service plus train ride $60
Nooga Lights lists a drive-thru Christmas light show in Soddy-Daisy with lights synchronized to music on your FM radio. Open select nights Nov 6 to Jan 2, 6 to 10 p.m., per the site.
Nooga Lights
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The UTC Chamber Singers perform an evening concert on Friday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall at the UTC Fine Arts Center.
UTC Fine Arts Center - Roland Hayes Concert Hall
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Cigarettes @ Sunset, a five-piece band from Boone, North Carolina, plays The Parlour at The Signal with Yesterday's Clothes opening. Listed as all ages.
The Parlour at The Signal
8:00 PM
Neko Case plays The Signal's Concert Hall with Destroyer, touring her ninth album, Neon Grey Midnight Green, which she produced and recorded live with a full band.
The Signal - Concert Hall
8:00 PM$52.14 to $69.81
SPANKthe80s, an 80s tribute band, plays Songbirds on Nov 6. This is a tribute show, not the original artists. Doors 7 PM, show 8 PM. Listed as 18+.
Songbirds
8:00 PM
A two-day rowing regatta on the Tennessee River that finishes at Ross's Landing Park, with races from early morning both days. Free to watch.
Ross's Landing Park
Spectators free
A two-day pop culture convention at the Chattanooga Convention Center with comics, gaming, cosplay, celebrity guests, creators and a vendor hall.
Chattanooga Convention Center
Convention membership required; children 12 and under free with a paid adult membership
The Chattanooga Mocs host the Mercer Bears at Finley Stadium in a Southern Conference football game.
Finley Stadium Davenport Field
A dog-friendly 5K and 1-mile fun run at Heritage Park on Saturday, Nov. 7, which the organizers say supports local animal rescue groups.
Heritage Park
7:00 AM$32.80 for the Happy Tails 1 Miler, $43.40 for the Forever Home 5K (fees included).
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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