Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include the season’s final Riverfront Nights and Food Truck Rally

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Dayton, Ohio resident Earl Harlamert sets out clocks at his booth during the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors annual national convention at the Chattanooga Convention Center on June 15, 2024. The association's Annual Mid-South Regional Convention will take place 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at the Dalton Convention Center. Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Dayton, Ohio resident Earl Harlamert sets out clocks at his booth during the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors annual national convention at the Chattanooga Convention Center on June 15, 2024. The association's Annual Mid-South Regional Convention will take place 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at the Dalton Convention Center.

By Lisa Denton August 26, 2025 11 min read

While Riverfront Nights is closing its summer season with a Doobie Brothers tribute band on Saturday, the Chattanooga Market is ushering in autumn with a Fall Food Truck Rally on Sunday. Also this weekend is the Animeverse and Wrestleverse Fest featuring stars of Japanese animation and professional wrestling, with panels, exhibitors, vendors and cosplay. Here’s what’s scheduled this weekend.

ARTS

AVA GALLERY — 30 Frazier Ave. Association for Visual Arts’ Juried Member Show in Main and Landis galleries, through Sept. 5. avarts.org

CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC LIBRARY — 1001 Broad St. “Fun on the Spectrum: A Selection of Work From Hart Gallery Artists” show and sale, with many of the works created and printed in the library’s 4th Floor Makerspace, through Aug. 30. Features artists Alex Scoggins, Angel Pellegrino, Cal Mansour, Christopher Kolbas and Winter Watson. hartgallery.org, chattlibrary.org

CLEARSTORY ARTS — 1673 S. Holtzclaw Ave. “Elsewhere: Pulling Forth the Invisible,” through Aug. 30. clearstoryarts.com