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Plan Ahead
🗓️ Grab your calendars
Though the Chattanooga River Market is typically a Saturday staple, several full weekends are planned this year. | Photo via Chattanooga Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
We’ve got a fun month ahead, Chattanooga. Here are March’s top events worth penciling in.
Markets
Chattanooga River Market Opening Weekend | Saturday, March 7-Sunday, March 8 | Times vary | Tennessee Aquarium Plaza | Price of purchase | Browse local arts and crafts, grab lunch from a food truck, and enjoy live music by the river.
Shop the Market at The Choo Choo | Saturday, March 21 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Chattanooga Choo Choo | Price of purchase | Shop handmade goods, sample local food, and enjoy live entertainment at this community-focused market.
Seems like The Signal is the place to be for tribute shows. | Photo by NOOGAtoday
Tribute shows
Red NOT Chili Peppers | Saturday, March 14 | 8-11 p.m. | The Signal | $28+ | Red Hot Chili Peppers fans can enjoy this tribute band that covers the hits and the deep cuts.
Nirvani: A Nirvana Tribute Experience | Saturday, March 21 | 8-11 p.m. | The Signal | $29 | Experience the energy of 1990s grunge as Nirvani recreates Nirvana’s hits with authentic vocals, guitars, and stage presence.
Have ideas on how to improve Chattanooga’s public transit system? CARTA is offering one month of free rides for your input. Share your feedback at the next Rider Advisory Committee meeting on Wednesday, March 4 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at New Mount Carmel Baptist Church. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Civic
The Red Bank Driver Services Center will temporarily close for remodeling starting Monday, March 2. Officials haven’t announced a reopening date. In the meantime, drivers can visit the Bonny Oaks Driver Services Center or use self-service kiosks located around town. (News Channel 9)
Try This
All EPB customers can get two free native trees from Reflection Riding’s Native Plant Nursery starting Saturday, March 14 until they run out. If you can’t make it that day, the nursery is open Thursday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Festival
Whether you prefer red, white, rosé, or sparkling, you’ll find it at the Sip TN Chattanooga Wine Festival on Saturday, April 11, 1-5 p.m. at First Horizon Pavilion. Sample 100+ wines from Tennessee wineries, shop the Chattanooga Market, and take home your favorite bottle (or two). (The Pulse)
Quoted
“You feel like you’re walking into a brand new stadium, and then you look to your left and you see a remnant of our history,” said City Council member Cody Harvey of East Brainerd after touring Erlanger Park on Tuesday. Be among the first to see it during Opening Week. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Ranked
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has been named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes, ranking among 700 companies nationwide for 2026. The Chattanooga-based insurer is the seventh highest Tennessee employer on this year’s list. (WDEF)
Drink
If you’re reaching for fewer sodas or cocktails, Bruusta gives you a fizzy option on tap in your fridge: fresh, low-sugar kombucha, brewed at home with almost no effort. Join the flexible Brew Plan and get 50% off to start your wellness-minded beverage journey.*
The Buy
Merit’s Signature Lip Blush, aka the lipstick we want to live every day in. This lightweight, sheer-matte formula applies with the comfort of a nourishing balm, leaving a soft, blurred wash of color that feels like nothing on the lips. Choose your favorite shade, from warm sheer nude Vendôme to brick red September.
For the NOOGAtoday readers who love a good history tidbit: Have you ever noticed the Whole Note building on MLK Boulevard? Sam Still with the Chattanooga Times Free Press uncovered its story, including why the longtime music hub went quiet nearly 25 years ago.
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