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December in Chattanooga with little kids.

13 things to do with kids up to age 6 in and around Chattanooga in December 2026, sorted by week. Each listing links to its own page and to the organizer’s page, and we add more as new dates are posted.

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2 listings

Dec 1 to Dec 6

Dec5Sat

MAINx24

Main Street, Southside · Southside

Parade or tree lighting
When
Saturday, Dec 5
Time
See the organizer’s page
Price
Not listed
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked

2 listings

Dec 7 to Dec 13

9 listings

Open for weeks at a time

Light displays, exhibits and other runs that last longer than a week. Check each page for the nights or days they’re closed.

Dec1to 31

Enchanted Garden of Lights

Rock City · 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, GA 30750

Holiday lights
When
Nov 13 to Dec 31
Time
4–10:30 p.m. (11:30 select nights)
Price
Adults $31–49; children 3–12 $21–39; online timed entry only
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Dec1to 23

North Pole Limited

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum · Chattanooga, TN

Santa
When
Nov 13 to Dec 23
Time
Day and evening departures (~75 minutes)
Price
Traditional day $38, evening $45 per person (age 1+); infants under 1 free; private Santa's car $190 day / $230 evening for 2–4
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked
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Good questions

December in Chattanooga: the FAQ

13 dated listings so far, including MainStreet Cleveland Christmas Parade (Dec 5), MAINx24 (Dec 5), Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Embassy Suites Downtown (Dec 12) and Red Bank Christmas Parade & Festival (Dec 12). The rest are below, by week. We add more as organizers post their dates.

MainStreet Cleveland Christmas Parade (Dec 5). For free days and places that never charge, see free things to do in Chattanooga.

10 start this December: Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Embassy Suites Downtown (Dec 12), Nooga Lights (Nov 6 to Jan 2), Enchanted Garden of Lights (Nov 13 to Dec 31), North Pole Limited (Nov 13 to Dec 23) and Asian Lantern Festival: Wildlife Wonderland (Nov 18 to Jan 23), plus 5 more below.

Yes, at the same address. After Dec 31, 2026 it switches to December 2027, starting with the events that come back every year.

Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 31, 2026, and we recheck them every Monday and Thursday. How we choose and check.

The checked list, every Thursday.

One short email every Thursday evening with the best things to do with little ones in Chattanooga that weekend.

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