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Chattanooga Apple Festival
Chattanooga Apple Festival
A free fall festival with apple-themed treats, a petting zoo, pony rides, and 180+ vendors.
East Ridge (Camp Jordan)
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Chattanooga Market
Chattanooga Market
A seasonal Sunday market with farm-fresh produce, artisan foods, handmade crafts, live music, and food trucks.
First Horizon Pavilion
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Chattanooga Oktoberfest
Chattanooga Oktoberfest
A free, family-friendly German-style festival with a biergarten, brats, and Oompah music.
First Horizon Pavilion
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Chattanooga River Market
Chattanooga River Market
A riverfront market in the heart of downtown, steps from Ross's Landing.
One Broad St., downtown riverfront
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Chattanooga Zoo
Chattanooga Zoo
A city zoo in Warner Park with animal exhibits for all ages.
301 N Holtzclaw Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404 — Warner Park
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Christkindlmarkt at Coolidge Park
Christkindlmarkt at Coolidge Park
A free German-style Christmas market with artisan vendors, Glühwein, and riverfront lights.
North Shore
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Creative Discovery Museum
Creative Discovery Museum
A hands-on children's museum downtown, built for kids to build, dig, and create.
321 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402 — Downtown
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Full STEAM Ahead
Full STEAM Ahead
Free weekly STEAM program for K-3rd graders at Chattanooga Public Library.
South Chattanooga & Downtown
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Helen Oktoberfest
Helen Oktoberfest
The longest-running Oktoberfest in the US, in Georgia's Bavarian-village town of Helen.
Helen, GA — about 2.5-3 hours away
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High Point Climbing & Fitness
High Point Climbing & Fitness
An indoor rock-climbing gym with walls for every age and ability, right downtown.
219 Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402 — Downtown
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Little Tail Farms
Little Tail Farms
A small heritage-breed farm with Scottish Highland cattle, alpacas and Nigerian dwarf goats. Saturday mornings only, March through October.
Dunlap, TN — about 45 minutes away
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Music & Movement
Music & Movement
Free weekly music and movement time for ages 0-5 at Eastgate Library.
Eastgate
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Yesterday’s Fun!
Already happened this year — bookmark it and plan ahead for next time.
Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic
Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic
A free balloon glow and classic-car show at Point Mallard Park over Memorial Day weekend.
Decatur, AL — about 1.5-2 hours away
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Great Smoky Mountains Hot Air Balloon Festival
Great Smoky Mountains Hot Air Balloon Festival
An annual hot air balloon glow near the Smokies, worth a daytrip from Chattanooga.
Townsend, TN — about 2 hours away
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Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival
Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival
A free dawn-and-dusk balloon festival at OWA in Foley, near the Gulf Coast — more of a weekend trip than a daytrip.
Foley, AL — about 5-6 hours away
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Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Race
Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Race
The South's oldest hot air balloon race, in Georgia's Alpine-village town of Helen.
Helen, GA — about 2.5-3 hours away
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Lanier Islands Hot Air Balloon Festival
Lanier Islands Hot Air Balloon Festival
A balloon glow at Lake Lanier with tethered rides, live music, and games. 2026 already happened (Sept 18-19); held annually each September.
Buford, GA — about 2.5-3 hours away
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Montgomery Hot Air Balloon Festival
Montgomery Hot Air Balloon Festival
A free evening balloon glow and laser show at Blount Cultural Park, with live music and a kids zone.
Montgomery, AL — about 3.5-4 hours away
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National Cornbread Festival
National Cornbread Festival
A cornbread cook-off, live music, and a 5K in the small town of South Pittsburg.
South Pittsburg, TN — about 35 minutes away
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