Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include Nooga Splash, artillery demonstrations, Metrotham Con

Staff file photo / Jordan Stark moves an inflatable piece of the Nooga Splash obstacle course while helping to install it at Chester Frost Park in 2020 in Hixson. The floating waterpark will open for the season Saturday. Operating hours are 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sundays-Fridays and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays; the attraction will be open through Sept. 28. Staff file photo / Jordan Stark moves an inflatable piece of the Nooga Splash obstacle course while helping to install it at Chester Frost Park in 2020 in Hixson. The floating waterpark will open for the season Saturday. Operating hours are 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sundays-Fridays and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays; the attraction will be open through Sept. 28.

By Sam Still May 14, 2024 11 min read

There’s plenty to do this weekend, including the opening day of Nooga Splash, artillery demonstrations at the Chickamauga Battlefield and Metrotham Con, a multifandom convention. Here’s the chronology.

ARTS

— Photographic Society of Chattanooga will continues its summer 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 exhibition will run through Aug. 2. Learn more at chattanoogaphoto.org.

— Creative Arts Guild, 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, continues its exhibition, “ATL Imported: A Showcase of Atlanta Art,” featuring works by artists who live and create in the Atlanta area to showcase the variety of talents within Georgia’s capital city. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and by appointment Saturday-Sunday. The exhibition will run through May 31. Learn more at creativeartsguild.org.