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Festivals
What to expect at the 2025 Hamilton County Fair
From live music to pig races, here’s your guide to this year’s fair at McDonald Farm.
October 27, 2025 01:49 PM
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Sarah Dickson
Musician on stage with guitar faces a large, outdoor audience seated on grass. It's a sunny day, creating a lively, festive atmosphere.
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Plan Ahead: Chattanooga Outdoor Festival
Celebrate our green spaces with the Chattanooga Outdoor Festival, slated later in April.
March 14, 2025
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Haley Bartlett
Illuminated sculpture of a tree-like figure with a human face at night, featuring glowing green foliage and colorful lanterns resembling flowers and fruits. The figure’s face is detailed with vines and plants forming its features. Bright floral and animal-shaped lanterns surround the sculpture.
Culture
SeaLight Festival coming to Sculpture Fields at Montague Park
Things are looking extra bright over at Sculpture Fields at Montague Park.
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Folks in a parking lot with traditional Chinese dragon and lion dance costumes for a Lunar New Year celebration.
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Celebrate Lunar New Year: The Year of the Snake in Chattanooga
Did you know 2025 is a Year of the Snake? Find out how to celebrate and honor Asian cultures during the Lunar New Year, right from your own backyard.
January 27, 2025
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Scenic Stitches introduces a fiber arts festival in Chattanooga
A new arts festival is hitting the Scenic City, bringing crafters and creatives together for a weekend at the Chattanooga Convention Center.
January 21, 2025
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Bonnaroo entry arch showing a bright flower design and disco balls hanging underneath
Travel and Outdoors
Head to the farm for Bonnaroo 2025
Tennessee’s biggest music festival just dropped its lineup for 2025, here’s what you need to know for the hour-long journey to Manchester.
January 9, 2025
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Haley Bartlett
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Culture
Your guide to the 2025 Lookout Wild Film Festival
This festival is back for another year, showcasing 70+ short and feature films that depict adventure and conservation.
January 3, 2025
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Winter happenings around Chattanooga
Make the most of the holiday season with this list of the best local events and activities happening this winter.
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NOOGAtoday | Tennessee Whiskey Festival
Events
Keep your spirits high at this year’s Tennessee Whiskey Festival
Sip your way through some of the best spirits Tennessee has to offer in the Choo Choo Gardens on Saturday, Oct. 26.
October 21, 2024
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Kristen Templeton
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Events
The Lookout Comedy Festival returns for the laughs in 2024
You’ll want to stick around for the punchline as this four-day festival brings in comedy talent from across the nation.
October 11, 2024
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Cruise over to the annual Chattanooga Motorcar Festival
Get ready for a classic weekend in the Scenic City as this annual event returns to the West Village on Friday, Oct. 11 through Sunday, Oct. 13, bringing luxury cars downtown.
October 7, 2024
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Haley Bartlett
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