September 2024 Family-Friendly Events Calendar

September is here, bringing the first hints of fall and a fresh lineup of family-friendly events in the Chattanooga area! From autumn festivals to outdoor adventures, our September calendar is packed with seasonal activities that capture the spirit of the month. Get ready to embrace the changing leaves and cooler days with events the whole family will love.

Sunday, September 1

• Lula Lake Open Gate Day (Lookout Mtn) @ Lula Lake Land Trust | 9am-5pm

• Chattanooga Market (Southside) @ First Horizon Pavilion | 11am-4pm

• Lookouts Baseball Home Game (Downtown) @ AT&T Field | 2:15pm

Monday, September 2

*check websites for Labor Day closings

• Baby Bounce (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 10am-10:30am

• Music & Movement (East Ridge) @ Eastgate Library | 10am-10:30am

• Toddler Time (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 11am-11:30am

Tuesday, September 3

• Preschool Storytime (Hixson) @ Northgate Library | 10am & 11am

• It's Game Time (East Ridge) @ East Ridge Community Center | 11am-2:30pm

• Preschool Play Time (East Brainerd) @ Modern Play Gym | 11:30am-1:30pm

Wednesday, September 4

• Outdoor Storytime (St. Elmo) @ Frederick's Park | 10am-10:30am

Thursday, September 5

• Baby Bounce (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 10am-10:30am

• Baby Bounce (Hixson) @ Northgate Library | 10am-10:30am

• Family Storytime (East Ridge) @ Eastgate Library | 10am-10:30am

• Baby Bounce (St. Elmo) @ South Chattanooga Library | 10am-10:30am

• Toddler Time (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 11am-11:30am

• Baby Bounce (Hixson) @ Northgate Library | 11am-11:30am

• Toddler Time (St. Elmo) @ South Chattanooga Library | 11am-11:30am

• It's Game Time (East Ridge) @ East Ridge Community Center | 11am-2:30pm

• Preschool Play Time (East Brainerd) @ Modern Play Gym | 11:30am-1:30pm

• Throwback Thursday (Downtown) @ Hunter Art Museum | 4pm-8pm

• UTC Mocs Soccer (Southside) @ Finley Stadium | 6pm

Friday, September 6

• Toddler Treks’ Summer Creek Splashing (Downtown) @ Renaissance Park | 9am-11am

• Homeschool Day (Downtown) @ Chattanooga Zoo | 9am-3:30pm

• Preschool Play Time (East Brainerd) @ Modern Play Gym | 12:30pm-1:30pm

• Owl Odyssey (Lookout Mtn) @ Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center | 1pm

• Wild Wonders: A Close Encounter with Native Animals (Lookout Mtn) @ Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center | 1:30pm

• UTC Mocs Volleyball (Downtown) @ Maclellan Gym | 1pm & 7pm

• Teen Steam (Avondale) @ Avondale Library | 5pm-5:45pm

• Bluegrass n' Blooms (Soddy-Daisy) @ Flat Top Mountain Farm | 6:30pm-8:30pm

• Parents Night Out (East Brainerd) @ Modern Play Gym | 6:30pm-9pm

Saturday, September 7

• Soddy-Daisy Market (Soddy-Daisy) @ Poe's Tavern Park | 8am-12pm

• Baby Play Day (East Brainerd) @ Modern Play Gym | 9am

• In-Store Kids Workshop (Hixson & Brainerd) @ Home Depot | 9am-12pm

• Lula Lake Open Gate Day (Lookout Mtn) @ Lula Lake Land Trust | 9am-5pm

• Baby Bounce (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 10am-10:30am

• Chattanooga River Market (Downtown) @ TN Aquarium Plaza | 10am-5pm

• Farewell to Summer (Downtown) @ Tennessee Riverpark | 10am-5pm

• Toddler Time (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 11am-11:30am

• Wild Wonders: A Close Encounter with Native Animals (Lookout Mtn) @ Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center | 11am or 1pm

• The Fall Market at Cambridge (Ooltewah) @ Cambridge Square | 11am-4pm

• Owl Odyssey (Lookout Mtn) @ Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center | 1pm

• UTC Mocs Volleyball (Downtown) @ Maclellan Gym | 2pm

• Creative Break for Teens (East Ridge) @ Eastgate Library | 2pm-3pm

• Heart of the Home (Downtown) @ Creative Discovery Museum | 2pm-3pm

• Campfire Concert (Lookout Mtn) @ Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center | 5:30pm-10pm

• Art After Dark: Teen Edition (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 6pm-8pm

• Red Wolves Soccer Home Game (East Ridge) @ CHI Memorial Stadium | 7:30pm

Sunday, September 8

• Lula Lake Open Gate Day (Lookout Mtn) @ Lula Lake Land Trust | 9am-5pm

• Chattanooga Market (Southside) @ First Horizon Pavilion | 11am-4pm

• Grandparents Day (Downtown) @ Creative Discovery Museum | 12pm-3pm

• Sunday Studio + Youth & Family Yoga (Downtown) @ Hunter Art Museum | 1pm-4pm

Monday, September 9

• Baby Bounce (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 10am-10:30am

• Music & Movement (East Ridge) @ Eastgate Library | 10am-10:30am

• Toddler Time (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 11am-11:30am

• Preschool Play Time (East Brainerd) @ Modern Play Gym | 12:30pm-1:30pm

Tuesday, September 10

• Preschool Storytime (Hixson) @ Northgate Library | 10am & 11am

• It's Game Time (East Ridge) @ East Ridge Community Center | 11am-2:30pm

• Preschool Play Time (East Brainerd) @ Modern Play Gym | 11:30am-1:30pm

• Learn to Ride a Bike Class (Downtown) @ Outdoor Chattanooga Center | 4pm-5:30pm or 6pm-7:30pm

• UTC Mocs Volleyball (Downtown) @ Maclellan Gym | 6pm

• Lookouts Baseball Home Game (Downtown) @ AT&T Field | 7:15pm

Wednesday, September 11

• Outdoor Storytime (St. Elmo) @ Frederick's Park | 10am-10:30am

• Lookouts Baseball Home Game (Downtown) @ AT&T Field | 7:15pm

Thursday, September 12

• Baby Bounce (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 10am-10:30am

• Baby Bounce (Hixson) @ Northgate Library | 10am-10:30am

• Family Storytime (East Ridge) @ Eastgate Library | 10am-10:30am

• Baby Bounce (St. Elmo) @ South Chattanooga Library | 10am-10:30am

• Homeschool Day (Downtown) @ High Point Climbing and Fitness | 10am-4pm

• Toddler Time (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 11am-11:30am

• Baby Bounce (Hixson) @ Northgate Library | 11am-11:30am

• Toddler Time (St. Elmo) @ South Chattanooga Library | 11am-11:30am

• It's Game Time (East Ridge) @ East Ridge Community Center | 11am-2:30pm

• Preschool Play Time (East Brainerd) @ Modern Play Gym | 11:30am-1:30pm

• Lookouts Baseball Home Game (Downtown) @ AT&T Field | 7:15pm

Friday, September 13

• Homeschool Day (Downtown) @ Chattanooga Zoo | 9am-3:30pm

• Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze (Soddy-Daisy) @ Flat Top Mountain Farm | 10am-8pm

• Preschool Play Time (East Brainerd) @ Modern Play Gym | 12:30pm-1:30pm

• Owl Odyssey (Lookout Mtn) @ Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center | 1pm

• Wild Wonders: A Close Encounter with Native Animals (Lookout Mtn) @ Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center | 1:30pm

• Teen Steam (Avondale) @ Avondale Library | 5pm-5:45pm

• Movies in a Park (Alton Park) @ South Chattanooga Library | 7pm

• Lookouts Baseball Home Game (Downtown) @ AT&T Field | 7:15pm

Saturday, September 14

• Soddy-Daisy Market (Soddy-Daisy) @ Poe's Tavern Park | 8am-12pm

• Car Seat Inspection (Signal Mtn) @ Pruett's Market | 10am-1pm

• Rock The Ridge (Walden) @ Walden's Ridge Civic League | 10am-4pm

• Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze (Soddy-Daisy) @ Flat Top Mountain Farm | 10am-10pm

• Baby Bounce (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 10am-10:30am

• Preschool Adventure: Let's Go! (Downtown) @ Creative Discovery Museum | 10am-12pm

• Chattanooga River Market (Downtown) @ TN Aquarium Plaza | 10am-5pm

• Toddler Time (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 11am-11:30am

• Wild Wonders: A Close Encounter with Native Animals (Lookout Mtn) @ Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center | 11am or 1pm

• Owl Odyssey (Lookout Mtn) @ Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center | 1pm

• Creative Break for Teens (East Ridge) @ Eastgate Library | 2pm-3pm

• UTC Mocs Football (Southside) @ Finley Stadium | 6pm

• Lookouts Baseball Home Game (Downtown) @ AT&T Field | 7:15pm

• Red Wolves Soccer Home Game (East Ridge) @ CHI Memorial Stadium | 7:30pm

Sunday, September 15

• Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze (Soddy-Daisy) @ Flat Top Mountain Farm | 10am-5pm

• Chattanooga Market (Southside) @ First Horizon Pavilion | 11am-4pm

• Rollin' The River (Downtown) @ Olgiati Bridge | 12pm-4pm

• Lookouts Baseball Home Game (Downtown) @ AT&T Field | 2:15pm

Monday, September 16

• Baby Bounce (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 10am-10:30am

• Music & Movement (East Ridge) @ Eastgate Library | 10am-10:30am

• Toddler Time (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 11am-11:30am

• Preschool Play Time (East Brainerd) @ Modern Play Gym | 12:30pm-1:30pm

Tuesday, September 17

• Preschool Storytime (Hixson) @ Northgate Library | 10am & 11am

• It's Game Time (East Ridge) @ East Ridge Community Center | 11am-2:30pm

• Preschool Play Time (East Brainerd) @ Modern Play Gym | 11:30am-1:30pm

Wednesday, September 18

• Outdoor Storytime (St. Elmo) @ Frederick's Park | 10am-10:30am

Thursday, September 19

• Baby Bounce (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 10am-10:30am

• Baby Bounce (Hixson) @ Northgate Library | 10am-10:30am

• Family Storytime (East Ridge) @ Eastgate Library | 10am-10:30am

• Baby Bounce (St. Elmo) @ South Chattanooga Library | 10am-10:30am

• Toddler Time (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 11am-11:30am

• Baby Bounce (Hixson) @ Northgate Library | 11am-11:30am

• Toddler Time (St. Elmo) @ South Chattanooga Library | 11am-11:30am

• It's Game Time (East Ridge) @ East Ridge Community Center | 11am-2:30pm

• Preschool Play Time (East Brainerd) @ Modern Play Gym | 11:30am-1:30pm

Friday, September 20

• Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze (Soddy-Daisy) @ Flat Top Mountain Farm | 10am-8pm

• Preschool Play Time (East Brainerd) @ Modern Play Gym | 12:30pm-1:30pm

• Owl Odyssey (Lookout Mtn) @ Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center | 1pm

• Wild Wonders: A Close Encounter with Native Animals (Lookout Mtn) @ Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center | 1:30pm

• Teen Steam (Avondale) @ Avondale Library | 5pm-5:45pm

• Campfire Concert (Lookout Mtn) @ Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center | 5:30pm-10pm

Saturday, September 21

• Soddy-Daisy Market (Soddy-Daisy) @ Poe's Tavern Park | 8am-12pm

• Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze (Soddy-Daisy) @ Flat Top Mountain Farm | 10am-10pm

• Baby Bounce (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 10am-10:30am

• Chattanooga River Market (Downtown) @ TN Aquarium Plaza | 10am-5pm

• Toddler Time (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 11am-11:30am

• Wild Wonders: A Close Encounter with Native Animals (Lookout Mtn) @ Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center | 11am or 1pm

• Chattanooga Bacon Festival (East Ridge) @ Camp Jordan | 11am-7pm

• Owl Odyssey (Lookout Mtn) @ Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center | 1pm

• Creative Break for Teens (East Ridge) @ Eastgate Library | 2pm-3pm

Sunday, September 22

• Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze (Soddy-Daisy) @ Flat Top Mountain Farm | 10am-5pm

• Chattanooga Market (Southside) @ First Horizon Pavilion | 11am-4pm

• Chattanooga Bacon Festival (East Ridge) @ Camp Jordan | 11am-5pm

• UTC Mocs Soccer (Southside) @ Finley Stadium | 1pm

Monday, September 23

• Baby Bounce (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 10am-10:30am

• Music & Movement (East Ridge) @ Eastgate Library | 10am-10:30am

• Toddler Time (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 11am-11:30am

• Preschool Play Time (East Brainerd) @ Modern Play Gym | 12:30pm-1:30pm

Tuesday, September 24

• Preschool Storytime (Hixson) @ Northgate Library | 10am & 11am

• It's Game Time (East Ridge) @ East Ridge Community Center | 11am-2:30pm

• Preschool Play Time (East Brainerd) @ Modern Play Gym | 11:30am-1:30pm

Wednesday, September 25

• Outdoor Storytime (St. Elmo) @ Frederick's Park | 10am-10:30am

Thursday, September 26

• Baby Bounce (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 10am-10:30am

• Baby Bounce (Hixson) @ Northgate Library | 10am-10:30am

• Family Storytime (East Ridge) @ Eastgate Library | 10am-10:30am

• Baby Bounce (St. Elmo) @ South Chattanooga Library | 10am-10:30am

• Toddler Time (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 11am-11:30am

• Baby Bounce (Hixson) @ Northgate Library | 11am-11:30am

• Toddler Time (St. Elmo) @ South Chattanooga Library | 11am-11:30am

• It's Game Time (East Ridge) @ East Ridge Community Center | 11am-2:30pm

• Preschool Play Time (East Brainerd) @ Modern Play Gym | 11:30am-1:30pm

• UTC Mocs Softball (Southside) @ Frost Stadium | 4pm

Friday, September 27

• Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze (Soddy-Daisy) @ Flat Top Mountain Farm | 10am-8pm

• Preschool Play Time (East Brainerd) @ Modern Play Gym | 12:30pm-1:30pm

• Owl Odyssey (Lookout Mtn) @ Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center | 1pm

• Wild Wonders: A Close Encounter with Native Animals (Lookout Mtn) @ Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center | 1:30pm

• Teen Steam (Avondale) @ Avondale Library | 5pm-5:45pm

Saturday, September 28

• Soddy-Daisy Market (Soddy-Daisy) @ Poe's Tavern Park | 8am-12pm

• Lula Lake Open Gate Day (Lookout Mtn) @ Lula Lake Land Trust | 9am-5pm

• Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze (Soddy-Daisy) @ Flat Top Mountain Farm | 10am-10pm

• Baby Bounce (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 10am-10:30am

• Soddy-Daisy Fall Festival (Soddy-Daisy) @ Soddy Municipal Park | 10am-4pm

• Chattanooga River Market (Downtown) @ TN Aquarium Plaza | 10am-5pm

• Toddler Time (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 11am-11:30am

• Wild Wonders: A Close Encounter with Native Animals (Lookout Mtn) @ Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center | 11am or 1pm

• CityArts with Playful Evolving Monsters (Downtown) @ Creative Discovery Museum | 12pm-2pm

• Owl Odyssey (Lookout Mtn) @ Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center | 1pm

• Creative Break for Teens (East Ridge) @ Eastgate Library | 2pm-3pm

• KIC Food Truck Festival & Expo (East Brainerd) @ KIC | 4pm-9pm

• Movies in a Park (Red Bank) @ Champions Club Tennis Complex | 7pm

Sunday, September 29

• IRONMAN Chattanooga (Downtown) | 7:30am

• Lula Lake Open Gate Day (Lookout Mtn) @ Lula Lake Land Trust | 9am-5pm

• Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze (Soddy-Daisy) @ Flat Top Mountain Farm | 10am-5pm

• Chattanooga Market (Southside) @ First Horizon Pavilion | 11am-4pm

• UTC Mocs Soccer (Southside) @ Finley Stadium | 1pm

• UTC Mocs Volleyball (Downtown) @ Maclellan Gym | 2pm

• UTC Mocs Football (Southside) @ Finley Stadium | 7pm

Monday, September 30

• Baby Bounce (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 10am-10:30am

• Music & Movement (East Ridge) @ Eastgate Library | 10am-10:30am

• Toddler Time (Downtown) @ Downtown Library | 11am-11:30am

• Preschool Play Time (East Brainerd) @ Modern Play Gym | 12:30pm-1:30pm