Thanksgiving Market 2024

Thanksgiving Market this year, to be held on Sunday, November 24, 2024, is taking a new twist this year – we’re going to have an ice skating rink! We’re pretty jazzed about the addition, as it will add a new spark to the event.

To that point, our plans for 2025 are for Thanksgiving Market to become our Chattanooga Holiday Market for a two-day weekend (Sat Nov 22-Sun Nov 23, 2025), again with the ice rink. This will be a great way to end the season, before our journey up the road to Knoxville for our indoor Holiday Market series.

As you can see, the ice rink will take up some space - we will have less vendor booth capacity than what is typical.

  • All current Season Pass Vendors will be assured an indoor spot.. Many SPs will be in their usual spot, but several will be relocated. I spoke with most all of the SP folks who will need to be shift this last Sunday, and everyone is pretty happy with the refreshed approach. (I’ll try to catch the missing booth or two this next weekend)
  • Food trucks will be in the front street only. Again, only Season Pass trucks are assured participation. There will not be any back/stage area food court.
  • In fact, there will not be a stage or rear seating this year. That area will be reconfigured to support more artist booths for this event.
  • If you do not have a Season Pass, you will need to join the interest list. We won’t have room for everyone indoors, so if you are interested in an outdoor spot let us know - it will improve your chances of participating, although we’ll naturally try to get you indoors if possible.

The map below is a quick image of the revised layout; the red area will be used by the ice rink. The yellow/purple area (typically our stage/food court) is new, and will not have the stage/seating – booths only. The front street area will have seating, and our food trucks.

Want to participate? [Click here to join our interest list]

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That sounds very exciting!! we can’t wait!

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I am so excited about ALL this. I love to ice skate so maybe Pete can hold down the booth so I can skate.

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Does this replace the Holiday Market at the Convention Center this year?

No Cindy, we are still holding Holiday Market 2024 at the CCC. But when we shift Holiday to Knoxville in 2025, it will become the Chattanooga anchor/ replacement.

We want to keep our Chattanooga presence strong, even when the CCC’s actions push differently.

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super freaking stoked!!!

Very excited to attend as a customer or a vendor! Sounds very fun can’t wait!

I was wondering if there will be something set up to keep the customers dry and cozy while shopping outside the pavilion?

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Nope. As with all of our outdoor markets, we are somewhat at the mercy of Nature

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When will we hear back if we have been accepted as a vendor?

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In the next couple of weeks… most of us are just now able to walk again after the Oktoberfest marathon!

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Hello Chris and Sarah. My orientation day is on Nov. 3rd from 8am to 8:30 am. Would I be able to pay the fees to do the Big Band Day Market on Nov.10th or is that too soon?

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Patricia Smiley Harmon

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The orientations are designed so that you can attend the Market same-day, if desired. So a week later is certainly fine – whatever works best for you.

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Ok. So, are you saying after orientation on this Sunday, Nov., 3rd, I could set up my booth and work from 11am to 4pm, as long as I pay the necessary fee?

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Spot on. You can still register for Nov 3 this week

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OMG! Chris, you know I’m new. Can you guide me to where the link is to pay for the markets, please?

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Click RSVP on this site (top header)

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