What's happening
This Weekend
Oct 24 – Oct 25 · 38 events · page 2 of 4
Galleria in the Gorge
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Ivy's Skillern Elementary, 8459 Springfield Road, Soddy-Daisy, TN
A 2nd-annual celebration of art, cars, food and fall fun in Soddy-Daisy — local artists and makers, a car show, and food alongside the gorge scenery.
1–8 PM
Downtown Chattanooga, TN
New! A pet-friendly crawl benefiting the Humane Educational Society — bring your dog in costume for $3 pints at participating breweries, a costume contest, a scavenger hunt and adoptable animals along the route. Ticketed; 21+ for drinks.
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Highland Park Local Market (HiLo)
9 AM–12 PM
Highland Park Commons, 2000 Union Ave, Chattanooga, TN
Free to attend. Saturdays 9 AM-noon at Highland Park Commons, per the market's own site. A weekly neighborhood farmers market — local produce, food and baked goods, coffee, flowers and handmade goods, plus community-resource tables. SNAP/EBT accepted, free parking, pets welcome, and a playground and lawn for kids. Runs year-round; check hilochatt.com heading into the new year.
Weekly through Dec 26
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Saturdays noon–2 PM
Departs from the Southern Belle dock, 151 Riverfront Pkwy, Chattanooga, TN
A guided boat trip to Maclellan Island with a roughly one-mile walk over dirt paths, nature and history interpretation, and a visit with the island's resident goats. $44.99 ages 13+, $34.99 ages 3-12, $5.99 ages 0-2. Chattanooga Audubon lists Saturdays Oct 3, 10, 17 and 24 (the last two dates). Tickets are limited and the island isn't wheelchair accessible.
Weekly through Oct 24
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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
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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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10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Miller Park & Miller Plaza, Chattanooga, TN
A free, family-friendly day of live bluegrass downtown during IBMA World of Bluegrass — college bands, Kids on Bluegrass, local musicians, plus food and craft vendors.
Porchlight Music Festival (Day 2)
The Trinity Chapel & Events, 240 1st Ave, Dayton, TN
Day two of the first-year Porchlight Festival — visual art, ballet and live music. Reservation required; donations collected go entirely to the artists.
Rails, Wizards & Spells (Saturdays)
Saturdays 2:30–10 PM
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, 4119 Cromwell Rd, Chattanooga, TN
A train ride to Wizards Way Village, an enchanted-forest walk, potion-making, oversized games and a hayride — weekends through Oct 25. $35 per person, ages 2+; plan on about 2.5 hours.
Weekly through Oct 24
8 AM start
Pruett's Market, 1210 Taft Hwy, Signal Mountain, TN
New! The 50th running of this certified 10K, with a sunrise course along East Brow Road. $45 ($35 for 21 and under), rising in 17 days. Finishers get a commemorative 50th-anniversary medal and a technical shirt, and the post-race festival at Pruett's has music, refreshments and free pumpkin pie for early registrants.
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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 River Giants gallery. Runs every Saturday in October.
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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
