Chattanooga Festivals & Events You Won't Want To Miss This May

Loved by locals and travelers from afar, the Chattanooga Market’s Strawberry Festival offers live music, plentiful food truck vendors, local artisan goods, and an unthinkable amount of strawberries and homemade delicacies made from strawberries. Strawberry season is at its peak right now, so you’ll be getting nothing but the sweetest berries of the season.

Returning for a second year in a row is the Creative Discovery Museum’s Day of Play! This all-day block party is held outside on Chestnut St and is the perfect event for Yellow Door travelers with littles. Featuring hands-on activities, interactive performances, inflatables, games, giveaways, and food trucks, this event is sure to be a blast and guarantee a good night’s sleep for your younger travelers. The CDM has also partnered with the Chattanooga Public Library, the Tennessee Aquarium, McKamey Center, Chattanooga Theatre Center, and the Pop Up Project to offer an amazing day of fun for everyone in the family.

Complete with locally crafted cocktails aplenty, food trucks galore, and live music, the Chattanooga Cocktail Festival is a perfect way to celebrate a strong splash into summertime! Grab the girls (or the gang), book one of our Southside or Downtown stays, and get ready for a fun night! Staying in close proximity to the venue will allow for a much cheaper Uber ride (wink wink) and easy access to plenty of restaurants offering hearty Sunday brunch options to help with morning to afternoon recovery.

Cocktails not your speed? Don’t worry, Chatt’s got you covered! Enjoy sample craft beers from over 30 local vendors, some of Chatt’s best food trucks, live music, and shopping while you sip at the Chattanooga Beer Festival, no tokens or additional purchases necessary. Who doesn’t love a little day drinking? This event sells out with a quickness, so make sure to get your tickets in advance!

Who doesn’t love street food? It would take more than just one weekend trip to try all of Chatt’s amazing culinary delights, but not at the Street Food Festival! Offerings include farm to table sandwiches and pizzas, gourmet burgers, famous tacos, Thai food, donuts, empanadas—everything from breakfast, to lunch, to dinner. There is something for everyone! Make sure to skip breakfast… and maybe even dinner the night before.

Chattanooga’s first ever Ren Faire, hosted by Verre Noir, is an all-day celebration full of music, performances, crafts, games, and of course, tons of food and drink offerings. We’d go ahead and start planning your costume if we were you (we ordered ours yesterday).

If this list doesn’t have you planning a stay with Yellow Door right now, we don’t know what will! The start of summer in Chatt signals a season of amazing festivals and events that are unmissable. We hope to see you soon, let’s celebrate the beginning of summer together right here at Yellow Door Vacation Rentals!