We haven’t found a 2026 Thanksgiving parade in Chattanooga with posted details yet. In all we found five Thanksgiving-weekend outings in and around Chattanooga: one turkey trot with a kids’ race and four Black Friday weekend picks, and three are free. We also list two places and whether they’re open on Thanksgiving Day.
Thursday to Sunday
Everything below, laid out by day. Tap any outing to jump to its details.
Nothing posted yet
Thursday morning
Start time, route and what to know with a stroller, from the organizer’s page.
We check the organizers every week. The 5 outings below are confirmed on their official pages.
Run it off
Kids’ races, family walks and stroller rules, from each race’s own page.
Coolidge Park · North Shore
With littles: The Saturday after Thanksgiving. Starts and finishes on Tremont St. in front of the Chattanooga Theatre. A good one to cheer from a stroller.
Thanksgiving Day
Holiday hours from each place’s own page. Worth a quick check that morning.
Friday to Sunday
Tree lightings, light-display openings, farm days and other easy outings Friday through Sunday.
Coolidge Park · Chattanooga, TN
With littles: Light display opening this weekend.
The Read House Hotel, Silver Ballroom · Chattanooga, TN
With littles: Santa visits opening this weekend. Pancake and waffle toppings bar, cocoa; Mr. and Mrs. Claus visit. Advance only, nonrefundable.
Coolidge Park (new location for 2026) · Chattanooga, TN
With littles: Santa visits opening this weekend. Free Santa pictures, live reindeer, lighted boat parade.
Campbell's Christmas Tree Farm · 7503 Walnut Hills Dr, Harrison, TN 37341
With littles: Santa visits opening this weekend. A small family choose-and-cut farm with free hot chocolate, a fire and a big Santa's sleigh for photos. It's open Fridays and Saturdays through Dec 12 or until the trees sell out.
Keep planning
Free things to do in ChattanoogaFree days, free events and places that never charge
Indoor play in ChattanoogaIndoor playgrounds, toddler times and museums, with prices
Noon Year’s Eve in ChattanoogaKid-friendly countdowns, home by nap
This week in ChattanoogaDated outings for ages 0–6, checked every Thursday
Good questions
We haven’t found 2026 details for a Thanksgiving parade in Chattanooga yet. We check again every Thursday and add it as soon as the organizer posts it.
The Hungry Turkey Chattanooga: Sat, Nov 28, 2026.
Closed on Thanksgiving: Creative Discovery Museum and Chattanooga Zoo. Check the venue page the morning of, since holiday hours can change.
Reindeer on the Riverfront & Lighted Boat Parade, Breakfast with Santa at The Read House, Reindeer on the Riverfront and Santa at Campbell's Christmas Tree Farm. Dates and times are on each card.
Reindeer on the Riverfront & Lighted Boat Parade, Reindeer on the Riverfront and Santa at Campbell's Christmas Tree Farm are free to watch or attend. More free ideas are on free things to do in Chattanooga.
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 18, 2026, and we recheck them every Thursday through Thanksgiving week. How we choose and check.
Littles Weekly
One short email every Friday morning: the best things to do with little kids in Chattanooga that weekend, Thanksgiving week included.
