Your guide to festivals, shows, and can't miss events around town
Featured Festivals & Special Events
SeaLight Festival: March 26–27 (6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.) at Sculpture Fields at Montague Park. This lantern festival features hundreds of glowing displays and acrobatic performances.
Nooga Spring Cocktail Week: All week starting March 23 at various participating restaurants across the city.
Trans Day of Visibility: Saturday, March 28 (12:00 p.m.) at Stove Works. A festival with live music, drag and burlesque acts, and a vendor market.
Ooltewah Cruise In: Monday, March 23 (4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.) at Cambridge Square. A free community car show.
Live Music & Performance
Yasmin Williams & Rachel McIntyre Smith: Thursday, March 26 at Songbirds.
Avery Anna & Ashley Anne: Friday, March 27 at The Signal.
Wine & Jazz with Prakash Wright: Friday, March 27 (6:30 p.m.) at FORGE.
Strike Fest: Saturday, March 28 (5:00 p.m.) at The Boneyard. A 18+ festival featuring live bands and a local market.
5th Anniversary Chili Cookoff & Dub Show: Saturday, March 28 (8:00 p.m.) at Cherry Street Tavern. Free chili followed by live DJs until 2:00 a.m..
Sports & Active Outdoors
Chattanooga FC vs. Columbus Crew 2: Saturday, March 28 (6:00 p.m.) at Finley Stadium.
Chattanooga Marathon: Friday, March 27 starting at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Flipper Bend 1/2 Marathon & 5 Miler: Saturday, March 28 (10:00 a.m.) on the Flipper Bend Trails.
Run Club Community Run: Monday, March 23 (10:00 a.m.) at Coolidge Park.
Community & Family
Easter Egg Hunt in the Park: Sunday, March 29 (2:00 p.m.) at Riverview Park/St. Elmo Park. A community-wide hunt; RSVPs are encouraged.
Eastgate Family Cinema: Saturday, March 28 (2:00 p.m.) at the Eastgate Branch Library. Featuring a screening of Gabby’s Dollhouse.
Star Party: Geology of the Moon: Sunday, March 29 (6:30 p.m.) at the UTC Observatory. A night of stargazing and planetarium shows.
Early Voting: Monday–Friday (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.) for the Chattanooga Municipal Election at the Chris L. Ramsey Sr. Community