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Events Calendar
Just events, no always-open places. Each circle is something happening that day; tap a day to see what it is.
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- Halloween
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Friday, October 30
Friday Night Lights — High School Football
7:00 PM (varies by school)
Local high schools across Hamilton County & the area
Weekly Friday night football through the regular season — check TSSAA for your local team's matchup and kickoff time. Small admission fee typically applies.
Weekly through Nov 6
- Free
Fridays, 3:00 PM
Chattanooga Public Library — Downtown, 1001 Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN
A weekly drop-in mahjong afternoon at the downtown library — all experience levels welcome, tiles provided. Free.
Weekly through Dec 31
- Kids
Fall Festival at Flat Top Mountain Farm (Fridays)
Fridays 10 AM–6 PM
Flat Top Mountain Farm, 638 Bowman Cemetery Rd, Soddy-Daisy, TN
New! Opening day of the farm's fall season (runs through Nov 1) — hayrides, a corn maze, Highland cows and mini donkeys, and mountain views. $12 admission includes a homegrown pumpkin; kids 3 and under free. Free parking, stroller-friendly. Worth the drive north of town.
Weekly through Oct 30
Enchanted Pumpkin Patch at Rock City
Fri 10 AM–10:30 PM
Rock City Gardens, 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, GA
Rock City's fall wonderland — pumpkins, twinkling lights, fall photo spots and seasonal treats among the gardens and rock formations. Runs daily through Oct 31; this file covers the Friday nights.
Weekly through Oct 30
- Kids
Mayfield Farm Park Fall Festival (Fridays)
Fridays 11 AM–4 PM
Mayfield Farm Park, 257 Hwy 307 E, Athens, TN
Three corn mazes, a 50-variety pumpkin patch, hayrides, zip lines, a mountain slide, a silo light show, animals and more (40+ activities), running through Nov 8. This is paid admission, not free — buying online saves a few dollars off the gate price; check the ticket page for the current day-by-day prices. Kids 2 and under are always free.
Weekly through Nov 6
- Kids
Nashville Fall Festival (Fridays)
Fridays 3 PM–dark
Nashville Fall Festival, 8687 Old Harding Pike, Nashville, TN
New! Worth the drive (about 2 hours) — a corn maze set in a scenic valley, free hayrides, and tethered hot-air balloon rides ($25/person on select days, weather permitting), running through Nov 1. Online admission is $23 adult / $11 kids 7-13, kids 6 and under free; a few dollars more at the gate. Check the official site for the current balloon schedule.
Weekly through Oct 30
- KidsOutside
1–2 PM
Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center, 400 Garden Rd, Chattanooga, TN
A guided barn owl program on Fridays (Oct 16, 23 and 30). A paid ticket is required, including for supervising adults; price isn't posted — call 423-821-1160. No dogs; outdoors, weather-dependent.
Weekly through Oct 30
- KidsOutside
Wild Wonders: Native Animal Encounters
Fridays 1:30–2:30 PM
Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center, 400 Garden Rd, Chattanooga, TN
New! A guided visit to the Native Animal Area to meet bobcats, raptors and red wolves while staff and volunteers explain each animal's habits and conservation. Sign up through Eventbrite; price isn't listed on the park's page, so call 423-821-1160. Outdoors, weather can cancel it.
Weekly through Oct 30
All week, hours vary by shop
Participating coffee shops in Cleveland, TN
New! Eight independently owned Cleveland coffee shops each offer a featured seasonal drink for $5 all week: Vibez Coffee, Simply Brew, Bonlife Coffee Roasters, Lasater's Coffee & Tea, Ocoee Coffee Co., First Bloom Coffee & Bakery, Muse's Mug and Ruddle's Bread & Book. A short drive from Chattanooga.
Runs through Oct 31
- KidsHalloween
4–8 PM
Tennessee Aquarium, 1 Broad St, Chattanooga, TN
New! The Aquarium's family-friendly Halloween night: costumed SCUBA divers, themed decorations, music and candy. Costumes encouraged, children must be accompanied by an adult. Buy tickets in advance since it often sells out; check the Aquarium's page for prices.
- Halloween
Haunted Grounds at McDonald Farm
Fri Noon–10 PM
McDonald Farm, 16705 Coulterville Rd, Sale Creek, TN
Halloween haunted grounds with vendors and food. $20 ages 9 and up, $7 ages 8 and under; optional inflatables wristband $10. Heads up: some attractions can be intense for younger guests, with darkness, loud sounds, jump scares and disorienting spaces, and the organizer advises parental discretion. Runs Oct 28-31.
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Campfire Concert: Jon Stickley Trio
Gates 5:30 PM, music 6:30 PM, until 9 PM
Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center, 400 Garden Rd, Chattanooga, TN
New! An outdoor concert by the Jon Stickley Trio with s'mores and a family side: kids 12 and under are free, and Dolly Parton's Imagination Library with Signal Centers brings a life-sized Dolly photo op, read-aloud materials and a literacy game, with story time 6-6:30 PM. Bring a camp chair or blanket. Adult ticket price isn't listed on the park's page; tickets are through Eventbrite. Outdoor, so severe weather can postpone it.
- Kids
10 AM
Historic Downtown Dayton, TN (Rhea County Courthouse lawn)
The 20th annual PumpkinFest (both Oct 30 and 31) — food and craft vendors on the courthouse lawn, live music at Centennial Stage, games, a costume contest, a pie-eating contest and trick-or-treating.
- FreeKidsHalloween
Spooky Sing with the Chattanooga Boys Choir
5:30–6:30 PM
Carver Community Center, 600 N Orchard Knob Ave, Chattanooga, TN
New! Free. A Halloween-themed sing-along with the Chattanooga Boys Choir, open to the public — costumes welcome.
Songbirds, 206 W Main St, Chattanooga, TN
Two nights (Oct 30-31) from the long-running regional rock band.
