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Arts Festivals CultureFest August CultureFest, held every September in Coolidge Park, celebrates the many diverse cultures in Chattanooga and the surrounding region through food, music, and the literary and visual arts. The one-day event is free and open to the public and features artists and performers from Korea, the Philippines, Latin America, Ireland, and more. Visitors can enjoy dance performances from Africa, curry from India, or simply take in the array of exotic colors and sounds. Wine Over Water September An evening of tasting great wine and food on the historic Walnut Street Bridge, Wine Over Water benefits Cornerstones, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to historic preservation in Chattanooga. The exhibition features 100 wineries with over 200 wines and food from a dozen of Chattanooga's finest restaurants. Live music by local artists on five different stages entertains guests as they sample wines from all over the world. Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased at Southside Grill, Bluff View Arts District, 212 Market, Acropolis (on Hamilton Place Blvd.). Fall Color Cruise & Folk Festival October One of the Top Twenty Annual events in the Southeastern United States, this festival celebrates the magnificent rainbow of colors surrounding the Tennessee River. Autumn's beauty reaches its peak in late October and early November in the Chattanooga area, which offers more than 300 species of trees and 900 varieties of wild flowers that can be viewed by car, bus or boat. The Folk Festival's main stage presents local traditional, old rock & roll, bluegrass, country, and gospel and contemporary singing. Craftsmen display their wares and merchandise and sumptuous treats are available at several different booths. The festival, located at TVA’s Shell Mound Recreational Area, adjacent to Nickajack Dam, is free and parking is available for $2 per car. Wildflower Festival Spring Reflection Riding, a 300-acre English-style landscape park and arboretum, hosts this festival every spring. Guided walks and hikes, informational talks and exhibits from other nonprofit organizations will be available from 9am-5pm Friday and Saturday and 1-5pm Sunday. Native trees, shrubs and wildflowers will be on sale for those with a green thumb and admission is free. 4 Bridges Art Festival April 17 & 18, 2010 Produced by the Association for Visual
Arts (AVA), this annual event attracts regional and national artists to
exhibit their work for sale in the First Tennessee Pavilion. 2010 marks
the festival’s 10th anniversary and promoters expect to register
150 artists’ booths and have 30,000 people in attendance over the
course of the weekend. Visitors and amateur art buyers will find a variety
of contemporary and traditional fine art, as well as sculpture, furniture and
jewelry. Live music and a café keep guests entertained. Admission is $5. |
