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Sunday, November 15, 2026Nov 15

RiverRocks revs up Celebration of great outdoors kicks off today

RiverRocks is a new event in Chattanooga that is designed to celebrate the many resources we enjoy. Some are natural, such as the river, creeks, forests and mountains that surround us, and some are man-made, such as the trails that cut through those natural resources.

Over the next 10 days, more than 4,000 registered people are expected to compete or participate in a variety of events, including paddling, biking, hiking and climbing. Hundreds more will be watching and even more are expected to take advantage of everything from participating restaurants,

LEARN MOREThe complete, 10-day RiverRocks schedule can be found at www.riverrockschattanooga.com. More on next weekend’s grand finale can be found in next Friday’s FYI Weekend.PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTSTonight, visitors to RiverRocks can enjoy meals highlighting locally grown and produced ingredients from four area restaurants: Back Inn Cafe, Niko’s, Table 2 and Tony’s Pasta Shop & Trattoria.

films, lectures, guided tours and classes on birding and photography.

Some of these events are new and some are officially part of RiverRocks, but some, such as the 3 Sisters Festival and Wine Over Water, are preexisting celebrations and not part of RiverRocks. They do, however, embody much of what RiverRocks is about.