This series of meals-on-wheels events will take place from 5:30-8:30 p.m. the second and fourth Fridays of each month through June, beginning this week, at Red Bank Park. Food vendors for April 11 include Tata’s Grill, Culture-Licious, The Bistro, Fud Vybez, Chubby Vegan, Street Quesadilla and Clever Creamery. Chattanooga rock band The Essentials will perform.
SATURDAY, APRIL 12
River City Ribbon Run
This event on the Chattanooga State campus can be done as a timed 5K run, an untimed 5K walk or a one-mile fun run. Registration, check-in and warmup activities will begin at 8 a.m.; the timed race will start at 9 a.m.; the untimed races will start at 9:15 a.m. Food trucks, a kids zone and a health expo will be on-site until 11 a.m. Proceeds will benefit Tennessee and North Georgia patients of CHI Memorial’s Rees Skillern Cancer Institute. Register
APRIL 12-13
4 Bridges Arts Festival
The festival will take place at the First Horizon Pavilion from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. The Association for Visual Arts will host 140 artists from 30 states, including about 20 from the Chattanooga area. The artists will bring work in a variety of media, including painting, ceramics, textiles, jewelry, wood, glass, photography and more. The event will also include live music, activities for children, face painting and food trucks. Tickets
THROUGH APRIL 20
Sea Light Festival
A display of traditional Chinese lanterns will illuminate The Sculpture Fields at Montague Park during the Sea Light Festival. The festival will be open Thursdays through Sundays from 5-9 p.m. at 1900 Polk St. The exhibition will consist of hundreds of Chinese lanterns made of modern LED lights combined with traditional lantern frames made from Chinese silk cloth and steel wire. The award-winning Zigong Acrobatic Troupe will perform juggling, balancing and face-changing acts. Food vendors, shops and games will also be on hand. Tickets
THURSDAY, APRIL 24
Terrace at Twilight
The Hunter Museum of American Art will host this new fundraiser from 6-10 p.m. The event will take place under a tent on the River Terrace, which the museum will transform into a garden overlooking the Tennessee River. Guests will enjoy a silent auction, cocktails and dancing. Tickets
FRIDAY, APRIL 25
Choral Arts season finale
Choral Arts of Chattanooga will perform Franz Joseph Haydn’s “Te Deum” and Antonio Vivaldi’s “Magnificat” beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church. A chamber orchestra and additional singers from the Chattanooga Symphony Chorus will join the ensemble for its final concert of the 2024-2025 season.
Women Build Brunch
This year’s brunch will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at The Chattanoogan Hotel. Habitat Chattanooga will celebrate the construction of its 30th Women Build home during the event. Tickets
APRIL 25-27
Spring Plant Sale and Festival
This event at Crabtree Farms will feature more than 18,000 non-invasive annuals, perennials, food-bearing plants and medicinal plants. Local vendors, live music, children’s activities, food trucks and Crabtree swag will be featured Friday and Saturday. The plant sale will continue Sunday. Proceeds will support Crabtree Farms’ educational programs for youth and adults. Crabtree Farms is located at 1000 East 30th Street in Chattanooga.
SATURDAY, APRIL 26
Hello, St. Elmo
This annual street festival will take place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the St. Elmo business district. The event will include a makers market, live music and the St. Elmo Corgi Parade, which attracts thousands of visitors to St. Elmo. The procession will begin at 1 p.m.
APRIL 26-27
Chattanooga Market opens
Opening weekend begins Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Horizon Pavilion. Fresh finds will include herbs, bouquets, baked breads, sweet treats and artisan-made foods. Fans of local art can expect jewelry, woodworks, photography and more as new artists join the market for the first time. New food trucks will be arriving as well. Market fans can look forward to frozen yogurt and crepes along with burgers, tacos, pizza, sandwiches, Asian food and barbecue. Live music on the Lodge Cast Iron Sizzle Stage will include Sweet Georgia Sound Saturday and New Grass Express Sunday. After opening weekend, Chattanooga Market hours will be Sundays from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Information
FRIDAY, MAY 2
Bunny Hop!
Chambliss Center for Children will host this family-friendly fundraiser from 6-8:30 p.m. at the First Horizon Pavilion. Entertainment will include a petting station, face painting, a photo booth, kid karaoke, food and a silent auction. Reservations
SATURDAY, MAY 3
Chattaderby
Chattanooga Room in the Inn’s annual Kentucky Derby-themed fundraiser is scheduled for 5-8:30 p.m. at The Signal. Expect cocktails and heavy hors d’oeuvres. Tickets: givebutter.com/c/2025ChattaDerby. Sponsorship information: akoon@chattanoogaroomintheinn.com; 423 713-7059. Room in the Inn provides a six-month residential program for women and children experiencing homelessness.
THURSDAY, MAY 8
Girls Inc. Sneaker Gala
Girls Inc.’s Sole Awards recognize individuals who have impacted advocacy, medicine, education and sports. This year’s recipients will be honored at the 2025 Sneaker Gala and Silent Auction at the Chattanooga Convention Center at 6 p.m. The honorees are attorney Melody Shekari for advocacy, Dr. Yvette Stewart for education, Coach Venus Lacy for sports and Dr. Angela Smith Slack for medicine. Shekari is the executive director of The Women’s Fund of Greater Chattanooga. Stewart is the assistant professor and literacy director at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Lacy is an Olympic gold medalist and the head coach of the Brainerd High School girls’ basketball team. Slack is board-certified and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics at Children’s Diagnostic Center. Sponsorship information
SATURDAY, MAY 10
Community Carnival
Montessori Elementary at Highland Park will host games, food and live entertainment for all ages from noon-3 p.m. at 1805 Anderson Avenue. Guests will purchase tickets for attractions and food for 25 cents each. MEHP leadership intends this debut carnival to celebrate the school’s expanding presence in Highland Park. The school grew from 300 students at the end of the 2023-2024 school year to 350 in during the 2024-2025 school year and will soon accommodate over 400 students.