Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include boat show, poet laureate lecture, SeaLight Festival

Staff file photo by Seth Carpenter / Weijie Zhong carries a praying mantis lantern through Montague Park. The Sealight Festival is open Thursdays-Sundays through April 2026 at the Sculpture Fields at Montague Park, 1800 Polk St. — Staff file photo by Seth Carpenter / Weijie Zhong carries a praying mantis lantern through Montague Park. The Sealight Festival is open Thursdays-Sundays through April 2026 at the Sculpture Fields at Montague Park, 1800 Polk St. Staff file photo by Seth Carpenter / Weijie Zhong carries a praying mantis lantern through Montague Park. The Sealight Festival is open Thursdays-Sundays through April 2026 at the Sculpture Fields at Montague Park, 1800 Polk St.

By Sam Still February 3, 2026 7 min read

FILM

‘Mercy’

When: 6:15 p.m. Thursday

Where: Tennessee Aquarium IMAX 3D Theater, 201 Chestnut St.

Cost: $15