The Haunted Market at Chattanooga Market

Chattanooga’s Premier Fall Festival
Chattanooga Oktoberfest® — October 12th/13th  

Family Friendly and FREE

Chattanooga Oktoberfest® returns this weekend, Saturday, October 12th and Sunday, October 13th for it’s 24th year. Chattanooga Market organizers are excitedly making final preparations. The festival is known to be the best local celebration each fall, bringing together authentic German music, local and seasonal biers and plenty of German inspired foods. Recognized as a family-friendly celebration, kids of all ages can enjoy learning the “chicken dance” while partaking in the season’s first brat or hot pretzel. “It’s Chattanooga’s most anticipated fall festivals, and is regionally known as well. We (at Chattanooga Market) look forward to bringing this FREE event to the community for it’s 24th year,” says Chris Thomas, Executive Director of Chattanooga Market.

Many look forward to the “locals-only” themed Biergarten which highlights locally owned Chattanooga breweries such as OddStory Brewing, Five Wits, WanderLinger, Hutton & Smith, and several others. The local brewer’s biergarten is located in the rear of the First Horizon Pavilion and will feature a full setup with seating and a wider selection of beers, directly from the breweries including their onsite representatives. It is an opportunity for enthusiasts to chat with the brewers, and learn a bit more about their unique styles. This Biergarten will include a variety of food options and a more contemporary selection of German and American disc jockey style tunes.

At the main stage on Reggie White Blvd:

The Wustbrats Oompah Band, will return under the big tent. The band plays all weekend long, with plenty of chicken dancing for the whole family, including Polka lessons. Themed games including a stein holding contest will be hourly, hosted by media partners HITS96 and Sunny 92.3.

Bavarian cuisine will be sold by many local vendors out front and traditional Chattanooga Market food trucks will attend as well, a few dozen.

Chattanooga Oktoberfest® is known for an expansive selection of local and seasonal beers, with dozens of different varieties. Guests can enjoy an additional outdoor biergarten with plenty of seating at the front section of the pavilion. A commemorative .5 liter stein will be sold providing for a tall pour of bier.

Festival Details:

Admission to Chattanooga Oktoberfest is FREE.
German costume is highly recommended!
Hours: Saturday, October 12th, 10am-8pm and Sunday, October 13th, 11am-4p.

Patrons will find Chattanooga Oktoberfest® merchandise for sale, including commemorative ceramic beer steins, fedora hats, head garlands, t-shirts and more, while they last.
No pets are allowed at this event. Compliance is appreciated.

ChattanoogaOktoberfest.com for more.

Know Before You Go
Chattanooga Market
Sundays, 11am-4pm
Rain or Shine
No Pets Please
First Horizon Pavilion

This Sunday, September 29tht, Chattanooga Market promises to be a little spicy, a little messy, but a whole lot of fun. 

It’s the Scenic City Wing competition featuring six local eateries who’ll be showing off their cooking talents, two wings at a time. A $15 ticket gets folks two wings from each of six restaurants. Patrons can sample the unique tastes of the area’s best wings in this blazing annual event and cast their vote for the Scenic City’s Best Wings of 2024. A panel of judges will determine their favorite as well. Two trophies will be awarded by the end of the day.

2024 Scenic City Wing Contestants

1885 Grill (reigning champion)
Southside Social
Whiskey Cowgirl
Pizza Bros
Bhamanooga Wings
Flame and Flavor

Reigning 9 year winner, 1885 Grill, boasts wings seasoned with fresh blended spices from Alchemy Spice—a company gaining their success from the early years at Chattanooga Market. 1885’s winning wings are featured daily at the St. Elmo location. The award-winning process starts with a marinade of ‘Proud to be American’ spice blend before being lightly battered, deep fried, and tossed in their special Carolina Gold Sauce.

Chattanooga Market is proud to donate all ticket sales directly to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. And, restaurants will be cooking up chicken wings graciously donated by Koch Foods, who makes this event possible. The event provides an opportunity to be a part of the solution to end hunger in our community. The Chattanooga Area Food Bank envisions a region where access to healthy food helps people move toward greater self-sufficiency, and where the Chattanooga Area Food Bank leads efforts to end hunger in our time.

It’s all happening at Chattanooga Market this Sunday, September 29th from 11am-4pm. Tickets can be purchased online at givebutter.com/SCW2024 or at the event directly from the Chattanooga Area Food Bank tent. Tickets are $15 per person, which will get each patron one dozen wings.

Live music on the Lodge Cast Iron Sizzle Stage for Sunday, October 1st:

12:30pm  Pan-O-Ram Club
2:00pm Just Moyar