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Your Weekend in Chattanooga
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July 10 - 12, 2026
An Alabama tribute on the river, a food truck festival all day Saturday, and $5 iced coffees all over town for the last days of Chill Week. Plus Jeni's just opened in St. Elmo. Here's your full weekend lineup.
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🍦 Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams in St. Elmo
It's official. Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams opened its first-ever Chattanooga location at 3917 St. Elmo Ave, right at the foot of the Incline Railway. The Columbus-based ice cream institution, known for flavors like Brambleberry Crisp, Gooey Butter Cake, Campfire S'mores, and the new Hibiscus Chili Punch Sorbet, has been one of Chattanooga's most-requested openings for years. This is the brand's first-ever franchise location anywhere in the country, and it's here.
📍 3917 St. Elmo Ave, St. Elmo • 🕐 Check link for hours
⟶ jenis.com
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Coming this fall: Nashville's Hattie B's Hot Chicken is heading to Chattanooga, taking over the former Food Works space at Signal Knitting Mills. If you know Hattie B's, you know this is a big deal.
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☕ Chattanooga Chill Week (Ends Sunday!)
The 2nd Annual Chattanooga Chill Week wraps up this Sunday. Sixteen coffee shops and frozen treat spots across the city are serving $5 iced coffees and $5 frozen treats all week. Hit the link to see the full list of participating spots and their featured items.
🕐 Through Sunday, July 12 • 📍 16 locations citywide
💰 $5 per featured drink or treat
⟶ See Participating Spots
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★ ★ ★ THE BIG ONE ★ ★ ★
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🍮 Chattanooga World Food Truck Festival
An all-day food truck festival at Tennessee RiverPark, with trucks serving global flavors, live music from local bands, face painting and inflatables for kids, and a crowd vote to crown the best truck. This is the kind of Saturday Chattanooga was built for. Outdoor, by the water, with good food and nowhere you need to be.
🕐 Saturday, July 11 • 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
📍 Tennessee RiverPark, 4301 Amnicola Hwy
💰 See link for ticket info
⟶ Details & Tickets
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🛶 Silver Adventures: Downtown Kayak
Outdoor Chattanooga takes you on a leisurely morning paddle past Maclellan Audubon Island, Bluff View Art District, and downtown's historic bridges. All gear and a guide included. Beginner-friendly and one of the better ways to see the city.
🕐 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM • 📍 Downtown riverfront (see registration for launch point)
💰 Registration required – check link for pricing
⟶ Details & Register
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🛼 Summer Skate Nights: Y2K Rewind |
FREE |
This is the one. The city's Summer Skate Night series hits Calvary Pavilion in St. Elmo tonight, and the theme is pure Y2K. Early 2000s pop and hip-hop, a costume contest, and free skate rentals for the first 30 people through the door. Food Trappers Union has the food covered. Pull out your best early-aughts look.
🕐 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM • 📍 Calvary Pavilion, St. Elmo
⟶ More Info
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🎶 Nightfall: Road to Nightfall Winner |
FREE |
Chattanooga's original free Friday night concert series continues at Miller Plaza. This week features the Road to Nightfall competition winner taking the stage. Food trucks, artisan vendors, and lawn games round it out. Show up early, grab a spot, and settle in for the evening.
🕐 Music starts at 7:00 PM (vendors open at 6:00 PM) • 📍 Miller Plaza, 850 Market St
⟶ More Info
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🎤 Greg Warren at The Comedy Catch
The Comedy Catch is hosting comedian Greg Warren this weekend for multiple shows. If your Friday night plan is "something low-key that still goes out," this is it. He's also playing Saturday night.
🕐 7:00 PM & 9:15 PM • 📍 The Comedy Catch, 3224 Brainerd Rd
💰 See link for ticket pricing
⟶ Details & Tickets
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🌿 Toddler Treks: Tatum Park |
FREE |
Outdoor Chattanooga and Chattanooga Basics lead a free guided morning walk for kids ages 2–6 and their grown-ups. Hands-on nature discovery, fresh air, and a good excuse to get out early before the heat sets in. Walk-ups welcome.
🕐 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM • 📍 Tatum Park, 1606 Bailey Ave
⟶ Register Here
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🛒 Chattanooga River Market |
FREE |
Dozens of makers from across the region set up at the Tennessee Aquarium Plaza. Jewelry, handmade goods, artisan food, soaps, candles, and more. There's live music and a food truck on-site. Saturday morning downtown doesn't look much better than this.
🕐 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM • 📍 Tennessee Aquarium Plaza, 1 Broad St
⟶ More Info
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🌾 Field to Feast July Brunch at Crabtree Farms
A seasonal farm brunch on a working Chattanooga farm, in the spirit of the longtime 100 Dinner Series. Thoughtfully prepared food, the people who grow it, and a table set in a setting you don't usually get to sit at. Worth booking ahead.
🕐 Saturday, July 11 (check link for time) • 📍 Crabtree Farms, 1000 E 30th St
💰 See link for ticket pricing
⟶ Details & Tickets
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🎵 Riverfront Nights: Alabama Tribute |
FREE |
Riverfront Nights is back at Ross's Landing with a free outdoor show. This week it's Boys In The Band, an Alabama tribute act, with Bella and The Boys Band opening. Bring a blanket or a chair, leashed dogs are welcome, and food and drinks are on-site. Saturday evening on the river, free. That's it.
🕐 Starts at 6:00 PM • 📍 Ross's Landing, Downtown Riverfront
⟶ More Info
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🎬 Bobby Stone Film Series: Double Feature at Walker Theatre
The Bobby Stone Film Series turns Saturday night into a double feature at Walker Theatre. First up, Disney's Beauty and the Beast at 7 PM. Then Beetlejuice takes over at 9:30 PM. Two wildly different movies, one great night at the theatre. Stay for one or stay for both.
🕐 7:00 PM (Beauty and the Beast) & 9:30 PM (Beetlejuice) • 📍 Walker Theatre, 399 McCallie Ave
💰 See link for ticket pricing
⟶ Details & Tickets
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🍑 Peach Festival at the Chattanooga Market |
FREE |
Peach season gets its moment at First Horizon Pavilion. The Chattanooga Market's annual Peach Festival brings fresh fruit by the basket, warm cobblers, small batch jams and jellies, peach-scented candles and soaps, and more vendors celebrating the best fruit of the Tennessee summer. This one smells amazing from a block away.
🕐 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM • 📍 First Horizon Pavilion, 1801 Reggie White Blvd
⟶ More Info
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🌳 Family Fun Day: Power of Parks |
FREE |
Free canoeing, archery, and nature hikes at Greenway Farm in Hixson, hosted by Outdoor Chattanooga. No registration needed for most activities. Just show up and pick your adventure. Perfect for families who want to close out the weekend outside.
🕐 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM • 📍 Greenway Farm, 4960 Gann Store Rd, Hixson
⟶ More Info
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🎨 Sunday Studio at the Hunter Museum
Drop-in art making for kids and families at the Hunter, with projects led by the museum, the Downtown Library, and the Houston Museum. This Sunday also features a special performance by Bella Ballerina dancers. Members and kids 17 and under get in free; adults with a Chattanooga Public Library card also get in free.
🕐 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM • 📍 Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View
💰 Members & kids under 17 free; regular admission otherwise
⟶ More Info
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🎸 Amy Ray Band (of Indigo Girls) at The Boneyard
This is the Sunday night show. Amy Ray, one half of the legendary Indigo Girls, is bringing her full band to The Boneyard in the Southside. If you know her solo work, you know this is going to be loud and real and exactly what Sunday night should feel like. Get tickets before this sells out.
🕐 Doors at 6:00 PM • 📍 The Boneyard, 26 Station St, Southside
💰 See link for ticket pricing
⟶ Details & Tickets
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Weekend road closures – The city has special event road closures planned in and around downtown this weekend. Give yourself extra time getting in, or plan to park and walk.
Josh Gilbert at The Woodshop Saturday – Local singer-songwriter Josh Gilbert plays The Woodshop this Saturday at 7 PM. One of those intimate Chattanooga shows worth catching before everyone else figures out how good he is.
Southside is popping – Chattanooga Pulse dropped a neighborhood deep-dive on the Southside this week. If you haven't explored that corridor lately, use this as your guide.
Harrison Bay Honey Farm feature – Local beekeeper Chip Kelly is profiled out at Harrison Bay. Good read for a Sunday morning with coffee.
Riverfront Nights is your summer plan – It's free, it's by the river, and it's every Saturday this summer. If it's not already on your calendar rotation, fix that.
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Chattanooga has a lot going on this weekend. The tough part is choosing where to start. If you end up at any of these, hit reply and let us know how it went. We read every response.
See you next Thursday,
The Lookout team
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