We Make Festival 2025
Our signature event takes place next to the Tennessee Aquarium the Chattanooga Green with a free, family friendly festival complete with international food, student art exhibits, gifts for Mom, and art. Attendees can also expect live entertainment plus a variety of art cars from fun to fabulous lined up around the park for everyone to enjoy. Student art car entries will vie for the Golden Gnome Award courtesy of Rock City with a $500 cash prize. Come out, enjoy some great food, artwork and vote for your favorite student art car. Revelers are welcome to art up a bike, scooter or car and join the fun on this special day.
Día De Los Todos Santos
International Market features Chattanooga’s Latin American community with a special Día de los Santos celebration featuring traditional dance from local Folklorico groups, Latin artwork, and Dia De Los Santos art activities, plus lots of great food from Guatemala, Brazil, Haiti, and others.
WE MAKE FESTIVAL
Our signature event takes place next to the Tennessee Aquarium the Chattanooga Green with a free, family friendly festival complete with international food, student art exhibits, gifts for Mom, and art. Attendees can also expect live entertainment plus a variety of art cars from fun to fabulous lined up around the park for everyone to enjoy. Student art car entries will vie for the Golden Gnome Award courtesy of Rock City with a $500 cash prize. Come out, enjoy some great food, artwork and vote for your favorite student art car. Revelers are welcome to art up a bike, scooter or car and join the fun on this special day.
ARTIST’S SUNDAY
In addition to street food from many nationalities, the market is celebrating Artists Sunday, a national alternative to Black Friday. This event showcases the work and performances from Chattanooga’s arts community. Attendees will enjoy a variety of food, live music, temporary henna tattoos, and plenty of handcrafted items that are perfect for gift giving.
DÍA DE LOS SANTOS
International Market features Chattanooga’s Latin American community with a special Día de los Santos celebration featuring traditional dance from local Folklorico groups, Latin artwork, and Dia De Los Santos art activities, plus lots of great food from Guatemala, Brazil, Haiti, and others. The Bessie Smith Cultural Center is also hosting a Halloween Bash across the street and the entire events end with a special event in Miller Park cOurouresy of Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors.
Click here to register for Día de los Santos on October 28th in english and spanish
Haga clic aquí para registrarse para el Día de los Santos el 28 de octubre en inglés y español.
CFE FASHION EXPO PARTY SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19TH!
Join us for Fashion, Food and Fire as we wrap up the Chattanooga Fashion Expo! $35 includes entry as well as great cajun food from Chef LeMont and a creative cocktail or wine! Hosted in the Sculpture Fields Event Hall across from the park. Enjoy the DJ, sounds of Pandora’s Box, great cocktails, delicious Cajun food prepared by Chef LeMont. Plus, a live fire performance from The Blue Phoenix Show. Doors open at 7pm to eat and mingle. The show comes alive at 9pm.
International Market & More Celebrates Dìa de los Santos
Join us for a special Día de los Santos celebration with amazing food, music and art made by our Latin American neighbors and friends. The event is free and fun for everyone! Details and RSVP at: https://tinyurl.com/diasanto22
Brazilian Festa Junina
An international Brazilian celebration being held by The Sculpture fields and Culture Chatt.
Carnaval - The Art Car Ball
Time to bring out Chattanooga’s wild side for a night of fun. Creative costumes, large puppets and light up
accessories illuminate the night. Revelers can mingle with the artists and the amazing outdoor display of art cars before enjoying Carnaval,
Chattanooga’s exclusive art car ball filled with live music and performances. Proceeds support Art 120’s year round programs that use art to: animate public spaces in and around Chattanooga, provide economic opportunities for Chattanooga’s immigrant and artistic communities and teach youth STEM/vocational skills.
Details coming soon!
We Make Celebration
Mother’s Day weekend is the perfect time to treat Mom with a beautiful day in Coolidge Park and celebrate Chattanooga’s creative spirit.
The day will be filled with live student performances, youth art, art cars from around the country and our signature International Market and More. Art cars will line up on River Street to showcase student mobile art contraptions from scooters and shopping carts to trucks alongside professional artists and the community to add an element of whimsy and awe to this amazing event. Click the turtle for details and registration.
UpCycle Fashion Show
Join us at The Hunter Museum of American Art for a night of fun as Chattanooga youth show their UpCycle Fashions off at this free event from 6pm-8pm. Click here for details and registration. Youth registration is open and available here: https://tinyurl.com/UpCycleSchoolEntry
International Market & More celebrating Dia de los Santos
Join us for a special Día de los Santos celebration with the amazing street food, music and art made by our Latin American neighbors and friends.