Chattanooga Outdoor Festival

Name: Chattanooga Outdoor Festival
Start: 2026-04-11
Location: Choo Choo Centennial Theatre, 1400 Market St

Apr

Date

11 Apr (Saturday)

Time

Sat, 11:15 AM – 7:00 PM

Venue

Choo Choo Centennial Theatre, 1400 Market St

Chattanooga, TN, United States

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📝 Useful Information

While there is no single event officially named "Chattanooga Outdoor Fest" currently scheduled for March 2026, Chattanooga hosts several major outdoor festivals and events during this timeframe that celebrate the city's reputation as a top outdoor destination.

Major Outdoor Festivals & Events (March 2026)

Outdoor Educational & Community Events

•Rock the Riverfront

•Date: Recurring weekends throughout March and April 2026.

•Location: Chattanooga Riverfront / Ross's Landing.

•Description: A family-friendly festival featuring large-scale interactive art installations, live entertainment, music, and food trucks every weekend.

•4th Annual Chattanooga Food Truck & Craft Beverage Festival

•Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026 | 12:00 PM.

•Location: Coolidge Park, 150 River Street.

•Description: A vibrant outdoor gathering with lawn games, craft beverages, and a wide variety of food trucks. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs; leashed pets are welcome.

•Cost: Starting at $5.

•Erlanger Chattanooga Marathon Weekend

•Date: March 2026 (Annual event).

•Location: Throughout downtown and the Tennessee Riverpark.

•Description: An outdoor-focused race weekend that takes runners through scenic routes along the river and downtown, highlighting Chattanooga's natural beauty and urban outdoor spaces.

•SeaLight Festival

•Date: Recurring weekly through April 25, 2026 (Saturday sessions at 5:00 PM).

•Location: Sculpture Fields at Montague Park.

•Sculpture Fields at Montague Park

•Description: An enchanting outdoor night walk featuring hundreds of glowing lanterns, live acrobatic performances, and local food vendors in a large-scale park setting.

•Cost: Starting at ~$14.61.

•First Casts: Kids Learn-to-Fish: Hosted by Outdoor Chattanooga on Friday, March 27, 2026, at 3:30 PM. This is a hands-on program at 200 River Street for children 12 and under.

•First Casts: Kids Learn-to-Fish

•200 River Street

•Spring Break Safari: Throughout March and April, local attractions transform into outdoor adventure sites for kids, offering scavenger hunts and junior naturalist activities citywide.

•Spring Break Safari

•Hixson High Fine Arts Fest: Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 11:00 AM. A free festival featuring an outdoor artist market and live performances at Hixson High School.

•Hixson High Fine Arts Fest

Updated at 20 Mar 2026