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Weekend festivals in the Chattanooga area put the emphasis on Christmas shopping

Staff file photo / Trophies in the Chattanooga Market's Lodge cook-off events are typically fashioned from Lodge Manufacturing's signature cast-iron products. Although Chattanooga Market had to cancel such crowd-drawing events at First Horizon Pavilion this year because of the coronavirus, the move to the larger Chattanooga Convention Center for the Holiday Market comes with a Cast Iron Bake-off on Saturday.
Staff file photo / Trophies in the Chattanooga Market's Lodge cook-off events are typically fashioned from Lodge Manufacturing's signature cast-iron products. Although Chattanooga Market had to cancel such crowd-drawing events at First Horizon Pavilion this year because of the coronavirus, the move to the larger Chattanooga Convention Center for the Holiday Market comes with a Cast Iron Bake-off on Saturday. Staff file photo / Trophies in the Chattanooga Market's Lodge cook-off events are typically fashioned from Lodge Manufacturing's signature cast-iron products. Although Chattanooga Market had to cancel such crowd-drawing events at First Horizon Pavilion this year because of the coronavirus, the move to the larger Chattanooga Convention Center for the Holiday Market comes with a Cast Iron Bake-off on Saturday.

By Lisa Denton 4 min read

The festival season may be winding down, but look for an added emphasis on “festive” in these final weeks before Christmas.

Noteworthy this weekend are the Mistletoe Market in Collegedale, the Christmas Market in Hixson and the Holiday Market, the indoor conclusion of Chattanooga Market, continuing two more weekends downtown.

The Mistletoe Market, previously known as Christmas on Cambridge Square, is moving from its original Ooltewah location to the Collegedale Commons. Promoter Shannon Wright, founder of Touch the Sky Events & Promotions, said she’s expecting more than 150 vendors for her final event of the year, scheduled Saturday and Sunday.

The number represents “a great variety” of merchandise, she said, as well as almost 20 food vendors. Kids will be especially interested in free photos with Santa on Saturday, make-your-own s’mores, pony rides and a petting zoo.

In Hixson, a plethora of pop-up shops will have an eight-day run at the Northgate Mall Christmas Market starting Friday. Promoter Kim Krause, owner of K&S Southern Hospitality Events, said they’ll be set up in a storefront between Belk and Chick-fil-A.