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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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Saturday, October 31
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Fall Festival at Flat Top Mountain Farm (Saturdays)
Saturdays 10 AM–9 PM
Flat Top Mountain Farm, 638 Bowman Cemetery Rd, Soddy-Daisy, TN
Hayrides, a corn maze, Highland cows and mini donkeys, and mountain views through Nov 1. $12 admission includes a homegrown pumpkin; kids 3 and under free. Free parking, stroller-friendly. Worth the drive.
Weekly through Oct 31
Enchanted Pumpkin Patch at Rock City
Sat 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 Saturday nights.
Weekly through Oct 31
- Kids
Mayfield Farm Park Fall Festival (Saturdays)
Saturdays 11 AM–8 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 — pricing is higher on the Oct 10-11 and 17-18 Signature Weekends, and buying online saves a few dollars off the gate price; check the ticket page for current day-by-day prices. Kids 2 and under are always free.
Weekly through Nov 7
- Kids
Nashville Fall Festival (Saturdays)
Saturdays 9 AM–dark
Nashville Fall Festival, 8687 Old Harding Pike, Nashville, TN
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 near golden hour, 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.
Weekly through Oct 31
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Wild Wonders: Native Animal Encounters
Saturdays 11 AM–noon and 1–2 PM
Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center, 400 Garden Rd, Chattanooga, TN
A guided visit to the Native Animal Area to meet bobcats, raptors and red wolves, with two sessions each Saturday. 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 31
- Free
Tennessee Aquarium Plaza, 1 Broad Street
Free entry. A riverfront farmers market in the heart of downtown, steps from Ross's Landing. The final two markets of the season are Oct 24 and Oct 31 (none Oct 17, which is Oktoberfest weekend). Pay parking nearby.
Weekly through Oct 31
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Winged Wisdom: Understanding Birds of Prey
Saturdays 9–10 AM
Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center, 400 Garden Rd, Chattanooga, TN
New! An up-close hour with Reflection Riding's birds of prey: how they live, how people affect them, and what they reveal about ecosystem health. Sign up through Eventbrite; price and minimum age aren't posted, so call 423-821-1160. Outdoors and weather-dependent, and the program may change if an animal ambassador doesn't want to take part. Runs Oct 24 and 31.
Weekly through Oct 31
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 (timed entry: 4-5, 5-6, or 6-7 PM)
Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N Holtzclaw Ave, Chattanooga, TN
Halloween night at the zoo's after-hours event. Zoo members $11.95, non-member kids ages 3-12 $17.95, non-member adults $20.95, kids 2 and under free (reserve a ticket anyway). Tickets are online-only and this one sells out — the zoo closes early (3:30 PM) to reset for it.
- FreeKidsHalloween
10 AM–2 PM
W. 14th Street across from the Choo Choo (71 W. 14th St), Chattanooga, TN
A free family Halloween block party hosted by First Things First: face painting, inflatables, activities, giveaways, candy and a DJ.
- FreeKidsHalloween
Chattanooga Community Centers: Trunk-or-Treat & Halloween Parties
Varies by location: Hixson 4–7 PM; Ramsey 5–8 PM; North Chattanooga 5–6:30 PM; Jessie Igou (Eastdale) 4:30–6:30 PM
Hixson, Chris Ramsey Sr., North Chattanooga & Jessie Igou (Eastdale) Community Centers
New! Free. Four city community centers host Halloween parties and trunk-or-treats on Halloween night — open to the public, costumes encouraged.
8:00 – 11:00 AM
New Salem Baptist Church, 9806 Dallas Hollow Road, Soddy-Daisy, TN
A classic-car cruise-in and swap meet on the last Saturday of the month, hosted by Memory Lane Cruisers.
- FreeKids
Downtown Halloween Block Party
5–10 PM
Downtown Cleveland, TN (Church, Ocoee & Broad Streets)
New! Free. The 39th annual block party — Treat Street trick-or-treating from 6 PM, a costume contest at 6:30 for all ages, live entertainment and food.
- KidsHalloween
Harvest Costume Day at Flat Top Mountain Farm
10 AM–9 PM
Flat Top Mountain Farm, 638 Bowman Cemetery Rd, Soddy-Daisy, TN
A special day during the farm's Fall Festival: kids 14 and under in costume get in free and guests 15 and older in costume get half off regular $12 admission. Corn maze, hayrides, pumpkins and farm animals; free parking and restrooms.
- Halloween
Haunted Grounds at McDonald Farm
Sat 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.
- KidsHalloween
Trick or Treat at Lone Oak Community Center
5–8 PM
LOCC Pavilion, 1278 U.S. Highway 127, Signal Mountain, TN
Candy, music and fun for kids, hosted by the Lone Oak Community Center and Lone Oak Volunteer Fire Department. Costumes encouraged. The page doesn't say whether there is a fee.
- Outside
Master Gardener Series: Amazing Grasses
10–11 AM
Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center, 400 Garden Rd, Chattanooga, TN
October's Master Gardener program on ornamental grasses and alternatives to a mowed lawn. Cost and registration aren't listed on the calendar.
- KidsOutsideHalloween
Owl Odyssey at Reflection Riding
1–2 PM
Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center, 400 Garden Rd, Chattanooga, TN
An outdoor talk with Wildlife Curator Taylor and Winnie, the barn owl ambassador. Paid tickets through Eventbrite, adults need one too; no dogs. Weather can cancel it.
- Kids
10 AM
Historic Downtown Dayton, TN (Rhea County Courthouse lawn)
Day two of the 20th annual PumpkinFest — food and craft vendors, live music, games, a costume contest, a pie-eating contest and trick-or-treating.
Songbirds, 206 W Main St, Chattanooga, TN
Night two of two (Oct 30-31) from the long-running regional rock band.
- KidsHalloween
2 PM
Tennessee Aquarium (River Journey), 1 Broad St, Chattanooga, TN
New! SCUBA divers carve jack-o'-lanterns underwater while fish swim past, part of the Aquarium's ODDtober. This Saturday's show is in the Tennessee River gallery. Runs every Saturday in October.
1:00 PM
Finley Stadium, 1826 Reggie White Blvd, Chattanooga, TN
Chattanooga Mocs FCS football hosts VMI at Finley Stadium — a Southern Conference matchup.
- Outside
Woodland Walk at Reflection Riding
2–3:30 PM
Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center, 400 Garden Rd, Chattanooga, TN
A guided tree-identification walk with Lead Naturalist Paul Earle. Registration and a signed liability waiver are required; the price isn't listed. Outdoors, so severe weather can cancel it.
