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🎃 Halloween in Chattanooga
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Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, and Chattanooga is going all in. Whether you want a real scare, a pumpkin-lit trail, trick-or-treating with the kids, or a costume party with a drink in hand, here's everything on our radar from now through Sunday, November 1. 👻
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Please check each event's official link for the latest dates, hours, and ticket availability before you go. Several of these sell out.
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A 25,000+ square foot haunted house with fresh themes, new immersive horror escape rooms, and interactive actors. On Sunday, Nov. 1, Blackout Night sends groups through in total darkness with only a glowstick to guide them. Cashless: cards and mobile pay only.
🗓️ Thursdays–Sundays through Sat, Oct. 31, plus Blackout Night Sun, Nov. 1
🕐 Nightly hours: see the Dread Hollow calendar
📍 321 Browns Ferry Rd, Chattanooga
💰 $25 haunted house · $35 RIP ticket (includes RIP Lounge) · $25 Blackout Night
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A small-group, after-hours tour through the cavern by lantern light, with ghost stories from Ruby Falls' long history and local legends, plus extra time at the waterfall. Ages 12 and up. Advance tickets only, with limited availability.
🗓️ Sat, Oct. 31 (final date this season)
🕐 Start times: see the ticket page
📍 Ruby Falls, 1720 S Scenic Hwy, Lookout Mountain
💰 $42.95
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A ghost story train ride (about 45 minutes), plus a haunted hayride, a bonfire with yard games, live storytelling, and ghost-hunting demos. Ages 13 and up (under 18 must be with a parent or guardian). S'mores kits are available as an add-on.
🗓️ Fri, Oct. 30 only
🕐 Departures at 7:00 PM and 8:30 PM
📍 Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, 4119 Cromwell Rd, Chattanooga
💰 $35 per person
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Ghouls, Goblins and Witches Haunted Grounds at McDonald Farm
A farm turned haunted attraction, with a Haunted Horse Barn, a Blackout Maze, a Nosferatu Harvest Barn, and a Spider Pavilion. Expect a live fire-pit witch performance, a paranormal investigation display, costumed characters, food and dessert trucks, a coffee truck, and a pumpkin patch. A Trunk or Treat with a costume contest runs 3–5 PM. Some attractions may be intense, so parental discretion is advised.
🗓️ Sat, Oct. 31 (runs Wed, Oct. 28 through Sat, Oct. 31)
🕐 12:00–10:00 PM (Trunk or Treat 3:00–5:00 PM)
📍 McDonald Farm, 16705 Coulterville Rd, Sale Creek
💰 $20 ages 9 & up · $7 ages 8 & under
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Trunk or Treat at Buffalo Wild Wings
A community night for families in the Buffalo Wild Wings parking lot, with candy, a bounce house, giveaways, and a first responder area where kids can tour a fire truck, ambulance, and police car. Dine in and 10% of all meals will be donated to the Boys & Girls Club of Chattanooga.
🗓️ Wed, Oct. 28
🕐 5:00–8:00 PM
📍 Buffalo Wild Wings, 5744 Highway 153, Hixson
💰 FREE
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A costume-friendly night at the Aquarium with themed decorations, costumed SCUBA divers, music, candy, and characters like pirates, lemurs, and mad scientists. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets are bought in advance, and this event often sells out.
🗓️ Fri, Oct. 30
🕐 4:00–8:00 PM
📍 Tennessee Aquarium, One Broad St, Downtown
💰 Advance tickets required (see the Aquarium for member and non-member pricing)
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Boo on the Block at First Things First
A free family block party on the Southside with face painting, family activities, a DJ, candy, giveaways, and inflatables.
🗓️ Sat, Oct. 31
🕐 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
📍 First Things First, Southside (across from the Chattanooga Choo Choo)
💰 FREE
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Games, giveaways, face painting, and a food truck, with decorated tow trucks on display. Museum admission is free during the event.
🗓️ Sat, Oct. 31
🕐 4:00–7:00 PM
📍 International Towing & Recovery Museum
💰 FREE
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Trick-or-treating, tarot readings, local vendors, and more at the tea house. Come in costume and get 15% off menu items. The entrance is around the corner on Washington St, with validated parking in the gravel lot on Main St.
🗓️ Sat, Oct. 31
🕐 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
📍 Understory Tea House, 400 East Main St, Suite 170
💰 FREE (15% off menu items if you're in costume)
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A Nooga Vintage Bazaar market with local vendors selling vintage clothing, homemade goods, jewelry, and art, plus Halloween festivities. All ages welcome.
🗓️ Sat, Oct. 31
🕐 1:00–7:00 PM
📍 Choo Choo Gardens at WanderLinger Brewing Company, 55 Station St
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Thirty decorated church trunks, with candy sponsored by PRAY Chattanooga so every child leaves with a full bucket. Add a Kidz Zone, food trucks, Army tanks, a fire engine, and police meet and greets, plus a free concert at 6 PM, “The Thriller Experience,” with Michael Jackson tribute performers. Costumes welcome. CARTA offers free rides on Route 4 from 3:30–9:30 PM.
🗓️ Sat, Oct. 31
🕐 4:30–7:30 PM (concert at 6:00 PM)
📍 Kitchen Incubator of Chattanooga, 5704 Marlin Rd, Midtown
💰 FREE
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Trick-or-treat stations, character meet and greets, a scavenger hunt, costume shows, a bounce house, and Halloween-themed animal enrichment at the Chattanooga Zoo. Tickets are sold online only with timed entry (no gate sales), and this one sells out.
🗓️ Sat, Oct. 31 (final night of the season)
🕐 4:00–8:00 PM (arrive during your timed entry slot)
📍 Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N Holtzclaw Ave
💰 $11.95 members · $17.95 non-member ages 3–12 · $20.95 non-member adults · ages 2 & under free with a reserved ticket
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Four enchanted trails lined with giant lighted jack-o'-lanterns and pumpkin lanterns, plus daily pumpkin painting, a Cursed Cauldron experience, roaming characters, and live music. Go after dark for the full glow.
🗓️ Daily through Sat, Oct. 31
🕐 10:00 AM–10:30 PM (last entry 45 minutes before close)
📍 Rock City, 1400 Patten Rd, Lookout Mountain, GA
💰 Included with regular Rock City admission
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A month of “weird and wonderful” nature programming at the Aquarium, with themed daily programs like Bones of the Bayou and Rumors of the Reef.
🗓️ Throughout October
🕐 Open 10:00 AM–7:00 PM (11:00 AM on Wednesdays), last entry 5:00 PM
📍 Tennessee Aquarium, One Broad St, Downtown
💰 $39.95 adults · $29.95 ages 4–17 · ages 3 & under free
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The Chattanooga Market goes Halloween, with vendors handing out candy to trick-or-treaters, a costume parade at 1:30 PM on the Sunday Funday Stage, a costume contest, and a Scenic City Dance performance. Pets can visit the adjacent dog park.
🗓️ Sun, Nov. 1
🕐 11:00 AM–4:00 PM
📍 First Horizon Pavilion, 1801 Reggie White Blvd, Southside
💰 FREE (pay parking on campus)
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Some of these are smaller events we spotted on local flyers. Details can change, so please check each spot's social media for the latest before you go.
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Halloween Paint Party at White Duck Taco
Pre-party Halloween fun at White Duck Taco Chattanooga. Paint your own pumpkin (they provide the paint and stencils), enter the costume contest with winners for best adult and best kids costume, and enjoy Halloween movies all day.
🗓️ Sat, Oct. 31
🕐 12:00–3:00 PM
📍 White Duck Taco Chattanooga
🔎 Check their social media for updates
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Queens of the Stone Age Halloween Release Party at Yellow Racket Records
Celebrate the release of Queens of the Stone Age's new album, Perfect, at the record shop.
🗓️ Sat, Oct. 31
🕐 2:00 PM
📍 Yellow Racket Records
🔎 Check their social media for updates
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Dog Costume Contest at Shady's Corner
Dress up your pup for the contest. The winner gets a prize, and every dog gets free pup swag. Shady's Corner is a 21+ bar, so check with them on how dogs and kids fit in.
🗓️ Sat, Oct. 31
🕐 3:00 PM
📍 Shady's Corner, 1402 Cemetery Ave
🔎 Check their social media for updates
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Hixson Trunk or Treat
Hosted by the Chattanooga Department of Community Development, with costumes, candy, games, and food.
🗓️ Sat, Oct. 31
🕐 4:00 PM
📍 Hixson
🔎 Check their social media for updates
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House of Curiosities at The Black Cat Spa & Lounge
Tarot readings, flash tattoos, food trucks, a photobooth, and more.
🗓️ Sat, Oct. 31
🕐 5:00 PM
📍 The Black Cat Spa & Lounge
🔎 Check their social media for updates
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Dress as a literary figure, author, or character for the Reading Room's Halloween costume party. Their website lists the party on Oct. 31, and the flyer says a $1 drink if you dress up.
🗓️ Sat, Oct. 31
🕐 Evening (check their social media for the start time)
📍 The Reading Room, 3210B Brainerd Rd (parking in back)
💰 $1 drink with a literary costume (per flyer)
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Chatta Latin's Halloween Social is on their calendar. The flyer lists a beginner lesson from 7 to 8 PM, then social dancing from 8 PM until midnight, plus a costume contest.
🗓️ Sat, Oct. 31
🕐 Beginner lesson 7:00–8:00 PM · Social dancing 8:00 PM–midnight (per flyer)
📍 Studio 34 (per flyer)
🔎 Check their social media for updates
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A Y2K fight night themed pre-game kickback, set up like a classic house party before you head out for the night. Expect a DJ, a bonus stage, a secret photobooth, and flash tattoos. Capped at 100 guests with a no spectators rule, so everyone dresses up and joins in.
🗓️ Sat, Oct. 31
🕐 8:00–11:00 PM
📍 Studio Ours Cha (3rd floor), 1401 Fort St
💰 $10 pre-sale
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Seed Theatre performs Rocky Horror live alongside the cult-classic film at Barking Legs.
🗓️ Fri, Oct. 30 and Sat, Oct. 31
🕐 Fri 7:00 PM · Sat 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM
📍 Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave
💰 See the ticket page for pricing
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The zoo's 21+ Halloween party, with a DJ and dance floor, fire performers, a costume contest, trick-or-treat stations, and animal enrichment activities. General admission includes five beer and wine drink tickets and a 16-ounce event cup. Dinner is extra. Valid ID required.
🗓️ Fri, Oct. 30
🕐 6:00–9:00 PM
📍 Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N Holtzclaw Ave
💰 General admission $35.95 members / $40.95 non-members · VIP $70.95 / $75.95 · Designated driver $20.95 / $25.95
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A costume-friendly crawl through seven stops: Southside Social, HiFi Clyde's, Bless Yer Heart, Bollywood Tacos and Bar, Champy's Chicken, TailGate Brewery, and Whiskey Cowgirls for the after party. Check in at Southside Social between 4 and 6 PM and show your QR code to get your lanyard, badge, and drink vouchers. No wristbands.
🗓️ Sat, Oct. 31
🕐 4:00–10:00 PM (check-in 4:00–6:00 PM)
📍 Check-in at Southside Social, Southside
💰 $25 presale · $20 each for groups of 4+ · $40 at the door
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Happy Halloween, Chattanooga. If you hit one of these, reply and tell us how it was.
The Lookout team
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