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Friday, November 13, 2026Nov 13

Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include Boo’Z in the Zoo, Lookout Comedy Festival, Chattanooga Comic Con

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / A soft-scaled crested gecko licks up water during the second day of Repticon, on Aug. 27. The event featuring exotic pets of all kinds will return to Camp Jordan on Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / A soft-scaled crested gecko licks up water during the second day of Repticon, on Aug. 27. The event featuring exotic pets of all kinds will return to Camp Jordan on Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / A soft-scaled crested gecko licks up water during the second day of Repticon, on Aug. 27. The event featuring exotic pets of all kinds will return to Camp Jordan on Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

This weekend’s activities include an adults-only Halloween celebration at the Chattanooga Zoo, the Lookout Comedy Festival and Chattanooga Comic Con. For more seasonal events, check out this year’s Chattanooga Times Free Press fall festival guide. Otherwise, here’s this weekend’s chronology.

ARTS

— Photographic Society of Chattanooga continues its fall/holiday show at the Gallery at Blackwell, 71 Eastgate Loop. Society members will have their work displayed, and prints will be available for purchase. Gallery hours are 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. The show will conclude Jan. 5. Learn more at chattanoogaphoto.org.

— Mountain Arts Guild continues its exhibition “Things of the Heart” in the Exum Gallery at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. The exhibition features paintings and ceramics created by local senior artists. It will run through Oct. 29. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, closed Saturday and 8 a.m.-noon Sunday. Learn more at stpaulschatt.org.

— Jewish Cultural Center, 5461 North Terrace, continues its exhibition “Vocabulary,” featuring the work of 27 local and national artists. The works use different vocabularies and dialogues in different artistic mediums to engage with viewers and other artists. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. The exhibition will run through Nov. 30. Learn more at jewishchattanooga.com.