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Your Weekly Guide to What's Worth Doing
LookoutChatt Newsletter
The weekend edition, updated
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⚠ A quick correction
Hey Chattanooga, we had a formatting hiccup with our last send and a few details didn't come through quite right. Here's the clean, fully-formatted weekend lineup below. Sorry for the double-tap, and thanks for sticking with us.
🐾 Our event researcher (the dog) has been formally relieved of his duties. He is taking it well. Severance package includes belly rubs and one (1) pup cup.
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Hey Chattanooga 👋
It's still a stacked one. A dog festival takes over Coolidge Park, Mrs. Doubtfire hits the stage, ice cream meets the zoo, a brand-new lakeside concert series launches at Chester Frost, baseball comes back to Erlanger, free music plays on the river, and the market celebrates the longest day of the year. Plus Sandwich Week is still running, with $8 deals citywide. Read on, pick your adventure.
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🐾 The Big One
Paw Palooza
Saturday, June 13 • 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM • Coolidge Park • FREE
Coolidge Park goes to the dogs, and that's a good thing. McKamey Animal Center's annual Paw Palooza brings a full day of dog games, contests, animal demonstrations, vendors, food trucks, and the pet walk. New this year: the first-ever Best in Show competition, with Local 3 alum Jed Mescon as master of ceremonies, featuring categories like "wiggliest tail" and "best rescue story." Bring your dog, bring your camera, just keep them leashed.
Proceeds support McKamey Animal Center. Adoption Zone on-site with several rescue partners.
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📅 Friday, June 12
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🎭 Mrs. Doubtfire
The Robin Williams classic, now a musical, on stage in Chattanooga
📅 Fri to Sun, June 12 to 14, five performances
📍 Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium
TICKETED, FROM $61.75
The touring musical adaptation of the beloved comedy lands at Memorial Auditorium for a three-day run with five performances. Songs, big laughs, the costume gag you remember, and the final engagement of the 2025-26 Broadway at the Memorial Auditorium season. Check the box office for showtimes.
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📅 Saturday, June 13
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🎸 Riverfront Nights: Greggie and The Jets
An Elton John tribute on the river, free as always
📅 Sat, June 13, 6:00 to 10:00 PM
📍 Ross's Landing
FREE
The free summer concert series rolls on at the river. This Saturday: Greggie and The Jets, an Elton John tribute that delivers the whole catalog with sequins to match. Local favorites Drew Sterchi and The Blues Tribe open. Bring a lawn chair, a food truck dinner, and someone you like singing with.
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🎵 Lakeside Live: Captain Mike & The Shipwrecked
A free Jimmy Buffett tribute to launch the inaugural season
📅 Sat, June 13 • Family activities 4 PM • Doors 6 PM • Music 7 PM
📍 Chester Frost Park, 2277 Gold Pointe Circle N., Hixson
FREE, FREE PARKING
Hamilton County Parks launches its brand-new Lakeside Live concert series with Captain Mike & The Shipwrecked, a nine-piece Jimmy Buffett tribute band. Local favorite James Snider with Fresh Mind opens. Food vendors and cornhole on-site, lawn chairs and blankets welcome. Camping available if you want to make a weekend of it.
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🍨 Ice Cream Safari (10th Annual)
All-you-can-eat ice cream meets the zoo at golden hour
📅 Sat, June 13, 4:00 to 7:00 PM
📍 Chattanooga Zoo
TICKETED, BUY ONLINE
The zoo's sweetest night of the year hits its 10th anniversary. Unlimited samples from Ben & Jerry's, Blue Bell, Mayfield, Dippin' Dots, MoonPie, The Ice Cream Show, and more, plus full zoo access at golden hour. Even the animals get their own frozen treats. Tickets are $20.95 adult / $17.95 child for non-members, $10.95 / $7.95 for members, kids 2 and under free. Online only and likely to sell out.
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⚾ Chattanooga Lookouts vs. Rocket City Trash Pandas
Best minor-league team name in the country, twice in one weekend
📅 Sat, June 13, 6:30 PM • Sun, June 14, 1:00 PM
📍 Erlanger Park
TICKETED
The Lookouts (Double-A Cincinnati Reds affiliate) host the Trash Pandas (Double-A Angels) at Erlanger Park for a Saturday night and Sunday afternoon doubleheader (across two days). Cheap seats, hot dogs, and the most fun team name in minor-league baseball. Sunday's 1 PM start is family-friendly.
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🎭 The New Play Festival
Original new works continue, now on the weekend
📅 Sat, June 13, 7:30 PM • Sun, June 14, 2:30 PM
📍 Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St.
$25 TICKETED
The New Play Festival continues with one-acts and staged readings from local and regional playwrights. Saturday night and a Sunday matinee give you two chances to catch new theatre before anyone else does. Festival runs through June 21.
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📅 Sunday, June 14
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☀ Midsummer Solstice at the Chattanooga Market
Flower crowns, fairy wings, and the longest days of the year
📅 Sun, June 14, 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
📍 First Horizon Pavilion, 1801 Reggie White Blvd.
FREE TO BROWSE
The Chattanooga Market goes full midsummer. Patrons are encouraged to come in midsummer attire, from flowing florals to fairy wings and flower crowns (available at the entrance). Vendors are leaning in with mythical art, handcrafted jewelry, and whimsical decor. Entertainment from Scenic City Shakespeare and Nashville singer-songwriter Mikki Zip. Pets welcome outside.
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📅 Running Through Sun, June 14
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🥪 Chattanooga Sandwich Week
$8 sandwiches at 19 local restaurants, the inaugural year
📅 Runs through Sun, June 14
📍 19 participating restaurants citywide
$8 SANDWICHES
The first-ever Chattanooga Sandwich Week is in its final stretch. Nineteen restaurants are putting up signature $8 sandwiches, from inventive flavor mashups to classics done well. Download the Nooga Nightlife Plus app to check in at each stop, vote for your favorite, climb the leaderboard, and win gift cards. Full list at chattanoogasandwichweek.com.
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That's your weekend, Chattanooga. Pick one thing. Pick all. Just don't spend it inside.
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