Calendar of Events

We are happy to announce the opening of the Chattanooga Essentials Market Sunday May 24th, 10am – 2pm — a substantially smaller shopping only experience. In a similar format to our Collegedale Essentials Market, the market will be reduced in vendor size by 65% to exceed social distancing guidelines. The essentials-only format is expected to continue through July to allow opportunity for shoppers to come in a more dispersed manner.

We are happy to announce the opening of the Chattanooga Essentials Market Sunday May 24th, 10am – 2pm — a substantially smaller shopping only experience. In a similar format to our Collegedale Essentials Market, the market will be reduced in vendor size by 65% to exceed social distancing guidelines. The essentials-only format is expected to continue through July to allow opportunity for shoppers to come in a more dispersed manner.

An essential part of Chattanooga’s creative capital, 4 Bridges Arts Festival (4BAF) cultivates and inspires an appreciation for the visual arts by creating opportunities for exchange between working artists and the public. Dates for the 2020 4BAF are Thursday, September 3-Saturday, September 5.

Highly-anticipated and culturally-prominent, 4BAF is a juried art show that receives applications from visual artists from across the country. The festival will showcase the distinctive talents of 150 artists and offer $10,800 in cash awards to artists selected by the 2019 jury panel.

Established in 2000 by Association for Visual Arts (AVA), 4 Bridges Arts Festival is an initiative dedicated to promoting the visual arts through programming that cultivates an appreciation for the creative process and advances opportunities for working artists.