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This Weekend in Chattanooga

Things to Do in Chattanooga
This Weekend

Friday, August 28 – Sunday, August 30, 2026. Real markets, real makers, the Tennessee River, the Choo Choo, and the foothills — what's happening in Chattanooga right now, curated by Shop the Market At.

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Friday · Saturday · Sunday

1 Shop the Market At event this weekend.

Here's what's running Friday through Sunday. Most events are free to attend, family-friendly, and welcome dogs at outdoor venues.

AUG 29

Twilight Night Market (ended)

Twilight Grand Market

August 29, 2026 · Saturday · 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Chattanooga Choo Choo · Chattanooga, TN
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A vibrant shopping experience at the Chattanooga Choo Choo featuring retail finds, artisan goods, specialty food, drinks, live music, and one of Chattanooga's most diverse market experiences.

Run a local market, festival, or community event in the Chattanooga area? Submit your event → to be considered for this list.

Coming Up

Next Weekend & Beyond

A quick look ahead at what's on the calendar between now and September 13.

  • Choo Choo Farmers Market — September 3, 2026, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Chattanooga, TN. A true farm-forward market experience featuring fresh produce, baked goods, flowers, honey, meats, and other local favorites in a welcoming community atmosphere.
  • The WanderLinger Loop Biker Festival — September 6, 2026, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Chattanooga, TN. Nearly 70 vintage motorcycles from 1930–1959 take over Station Street, with a biker-themed vintage and artisan market hosted by Shop the Market at, live music, and WanderLinger brews — one seriously cool Sunday in Chattanooga.

Community & partner events

  • Rabbit Valley Farmers Market — September 5, 2026, 7484 Nashville Street, Ringgold, GA. A weekly Saturday farmers market in Ringgold, Georgia — local growers, fresh produce, food, and makers, running May through October.

Why Chattanooga Weekends Are Different

Markets That Are Actually
Worth Driving Across Town For

Most weekends in the Chattanooga region have something going on — at the Choo Choo, on the Tennessee River at Coolidge Park, at the historic mill in Whitwell, on Signal Mountain, in Collegedale, or out at McDonald Farm in Sale Creek.

Shop the Market At curates 31+ events a year across eight venues — artisan markets, farmers markets, twilight night markets, food festivals, and a Christkindlmarkt holiday series that runs four weekends in November and December. Every event is reviewed and balanced by hand: no overcrowded categories, no mass-produced imports, no "everyone gets a booth." Just real makers, real local food, and venues that already pull a crowd.

Want the full year overview? Read our complete 2026–2027 Chattanooga Markets & Festivals Guide. Looking by location? See every venue with photos, parking, and the events held there. Need the raw calendar? All upcoming events live here.

What Are You In The Mood For?

Pick a Vibe

Quick orientation for first-timers — most STMA events fit one or more of these.

  • Outdoor & family-friendly — Most STMA markets are outdoor, free, and welcome kids (and often dogs).
  • Date night — Twilight markets at the Choo Choo — evening, lights, food, music.
  • Shopping for handmade — Artisan markets and Christkindlmarkts feature curated local makers.
  • Local food & drink — Farmers markets, Cheese & Beer Fest, food festivals.

Are you a maker, farmer, baker, or boutique looking to vend at one of these events? Start at Become a Vendor →

Beyond the Markets

Year-Round Chattanooga Favorites

No matter which weekend you visit, these don't close up when the tents come down — the standbys locals send every out-of-town guest to.

  • Tennessee Aquarium (Downtown riverfront) — One of the country's top-rated aquariums, two buildings right on the Tennessee River.
  • Rock City Gardens (Lookout Mountain) — Ancient rock formations, gardens, and the famous See Seven States overlook.
  • Ruby Falls (Lookout Mountain) — A 145-foot underground waterfall deep inside the mountain.
  • Lookout Mountain Incline Railway (St. Elmo) — One of the world's steepest passenger railways, climbing Lookout Mountain since 1895.
  • Walnut Street Bridge & Coolidge Park (NorthShore) — One of the world's longest pedestrian bridges, linking downtown to Coolidge Park's riverfront lawn and carousel.
  • Hunter Museum of American Art (Bluff View Art District) — American art collection perched on a bluff above the Tennessee River.
  • Creative Discovery Museum (Downtown) — A hands-on children's museum two blocks from the aquarium.
  • Chattanooga Zoo (Avondale) — A compact, family-friendly zoo at Warner Park.

Pair any of these with a Saturday market morning — most are minutes from our event venues.