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Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include Chickapalooza, Summerween, CareFest

Here are some events you can look forward to this weekend in Chattanooga.

By Sam Still June 23, 2026

Staff file photo / Jeremy Wells and Friends performs at the Chickamauga Art and Folk Festival on Aug. 16, 2025. This year's festival, rebranded as Chickapalooza, is set for 10 a.m.-sunset Saturday at and around the Gordon Lee Mansion, 217 Cove Road, Chickamauga.

Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include Chickapalooza, Amy Grant, Summerween

Here are some events you can look forward to this week in Chattanooga.

By Sam Still June 20, 2026

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Chris Campbell plays drums and Austin Hall plays guitar with Atlanta-based band Genki Genki Panic during Summerween on July 16, 2022. This year's summer celebration of Halloween is set for 6 p.m. Saturday at Patten Square, 818 Georgia Ave.

Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include Juneteenth celebrations, Big 9 Music Fest, Soccer Live

Here are some events you can look forward to this weekend in Chattanooga.

By Sam Still June 16, 2026

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Karen Collins performs during Big 9 Music Fest on April 13, 2024. This year's music festival is set for 3-10 p.m. Saturday at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd.

Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include Ice Cream Safari, Honeybee Festival, Paw Palooza

Here's what's happening this week in the Chattanooga area.

By Sam Still June 6, 2026

Staff file photo / Paw Palooza attendees walk their dogs through Coolidge Park on June 7, 2025. McKamey Animal Center has its next Paw Palooza event set for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Coolidge Park, 150 River St.

Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include Farm Olympics, Top Tomato Festival, 6-7 night

Here's what's happening this weekend in the Chattanooga area.

By Sam Still June 2, 2026

Staff file photo by Seth Carpenter / Murray the miniature donkey shows his teeth at McDonald Farm. The Southeast Tennessee Young Farmers are hosting the fourth annual Farm Olympics from 1:30-9 p.m. June 6, 2026, at McDonald Farm, 16705 Coulterville Road.

YouTuber box office boom: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ draw Gen Z to theaters

Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn’t for the big budget “Star Wars” movie, “The Mandalorian and Grogu, ” which fell sharply in its second weekend, however, but for a small budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker that began on the internet.

By Lindsey Bahr May 31, 2026

This image released by A24 shows Chiwetel Ejiofor in a scene from "Backrooms." (A24 via AP)

Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include MooFest, Porchfest, Farm Olympics

Here's what's happening this week in the Chattanooga area.

By Sam Still May 30, 2026

Staff file photo / Participants compete in the sack race during the Farm Olympics on June 7, 2025. The Southeast Tennessee Young Farmers have the fourth annual Farm Olympics set for 1:30-9 p.m. Saturday at McDonald Farm, 16705 Coulterville Road.

Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include Renaissance Faire, Zine Fest, Bacon Bash

Events you can look forward to in Chattanooga this weekend!

By Sam Still May 26, 2026

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Festivalgoers place orders at the Ke'Niya's Kitchen booth during the Chattanooga Bacon Festival. The Rossville Bacon Bash Festival is set for noon-6 p.m. May 30, 2026, at the Rossville Community Center, 301 Williams St.

Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include honeybee, bacon festivals, Renaissance Faire

Here are some events you can look forward to this upcoming week in Chattanooga.

By Sam Still May 23, 2026

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Laura Knox, with Pigeon Mountain Trading Co., sets out jars of honey for sale during the Honeybee Festival on May 31, 2025. This year's Honeybee Festival is set for 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday in downtown LaFayette, Ga.

Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include Riverfront Nights, Nooga Splash, fairy festival

Here are some events you can look forward to this weekend in Chattanooga!

By Sam Still May 19, 2026

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