20 Halloween Events in Chattanooga TN and Beyond (2022)

As we enter into October, the thrill and excitement of Halloween is the air. From costumes and candy to pumpkins and decor, there’s a smile waiting around every corner on a Chattanooga Halloween!

There’s no better way to celebrate with your family this season than with one of these awesome Halloween events in Chattanooga TN and beyond. Events include safe trick-or-treating, pumpkin festivals, costume parades, themed train rides, and much more!

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Halloween Events Chattanooga

1. Lake WinnepeSPOOKah

• Dates: Friday and Saturday nights in October 2022
• Location: Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park, Rossville, GA
• Cost: $30

In addition to enjoying all your favorite rides after dark, you can also get a good scare from a variety of costumed characters, and a fun Halloween parade. This is listed as an all-ages event.

2. Painting Parties

• Dates: Throughout October 2022
• Location: Painting with a Twist, Chattanooga
• Cost: varies based on chosen project

Choose from a variety of fall and Halloween-themed painting projects, many of which are kid-friendly.

3. Halloween Make and Take

• Dates: Weekends in October 2022
• Location: Board and Brush, Ooltewah
• Cost: varies based on the chosen project

Create fun Halloween woodcrafts on pick-your-project days, including outdoor/indoor signs, decorative serving trays, and more! There are also family-friendly workshop options.

4. Halloween Eerie Express

• Dates: Fridays and Saturdays in October 2022
• Location: Tennessee Valley Railroad, Chattanooga, TN
• Cost: $25

Enjoy a festive Halloween train ride complete with a funhouse, games, and spooky treats.

5. Boo in the Zoo

• Date: October 14,15, 21, 22, 28, & 29, 2022
• Location: Chattanooga, TN
• Cost: $15 non-members

At this exciting Halloween event, entry times will be assigned and staggered. Enjoy games, inflatables, characters, trick-or-treating, and more! Don’t forget to wear your costumes, but please leave any real or fake weapons at home.

6. Trunk-or-Treat at the Farm

• Dates: October 15, 2022
• Location: Willow Tree Farms, Ringgold, GA
• Cost: bring a donation for the NGAA

Treat your kids to a unique night of trick-or-treating and costumes. All proceeds from this event will go to benefit the North Georgia Animal Alliance. Click the blue link above for suggested donation items.

7. Monster Bash Halloween and Harvest Festival

• Dates: October 21-22, 2022
• Location: Creative Discovery Museum, Chattanooga

Come in costume to this festive event and enjoy games, dancing, treats, and more! Admission also includes access to regular museum exhibits.

8. Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treat

• Dates: October 27, 2022
• Location: East Ridge City Library
• Cost: FREE

Wear your costumes while you stay safe and comfortable in your cars for this festive drive-thru trick-or-treat event.

9. Indoor Trunk-or-Treat

• Dates: October 27, 2022
• Location: Ice Ninja’s Blaster Zone, Dayton
• Cost: FREE

Forget about the weather at this indoor Halloween event.

10. AquaScarium

• Dates: October 28, 2022
• Location: TN Aquarium, Chattanooga, TN
• Cost: TBA

AquaScarium guests will enjoy lights, costumed divers, candy, games, and more!

11. Spooktacular at the River & Trunk-or-Treat

• Date: October 29, 2022
• Location: TN Riverpark, Chattanooga
• Cost: FREE

Come in costume to enjoy trick-or-treating, live music, and craft vendors.

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12. Fall Fun Fest

• Date: October 29, 2022
• Location: Downtown Public Library, Chattanooga
• Cost: FREE

This fun kids’ festival will incorporate games, activities, and a not-so-scary storytime.

13. Kids Halloween 5k and Candy Dash

• Date: October 29, 2022
• Location: Collegedale Imagination Station
• Cost: TBA

At this fun race event, guests will enjoy a costume contest and fun candy races for kids.

14. Celebrity Halloween Free Roam

• Date: October 29, 2022
• Location: Old South Pittsburg Hospital
• Cost: $70 – $100

The cost includes meet and greets with celebrity ghost hunters. There will also be a historic tour of the hospital and plenty of ghost hunting.

15. Jack-o-Lantern Jamboree

• Date: October 29, 2022
• Location: Courthouse Square, Jasper
• Cost: FREE

Enjoy tons of family-friendly games, trick-or-treating, food and craft vendors, entertainment, and more!

16. Phil’s Primetime Truck-or-Treat

• Date: October 29, 2022
• Location: Phil’s Primetime Pizza, Chickamauga, GA
• Cost: FREE

Grab a delicious pizza and collect a ton of candy at the on-site trunk-or-treat featuring a variety of classic cars decked out in their Halloween finest.

17. SHBC Trunk-or-Treat

• Date: October 30, 2022
• Location: Stanley Heights Baptist Church, Chattanooga
• Cost: FREE

This not-so-scary trunk-or-treat event is open to the community.

18. Halloween Trunk-or-Treat

• Date: October 30, 2022
• Location: First Baptist Church of Chickamauga
• Cost: FREE

Enjoy games, food, a bouncy house, and plenty of trick-or-treating at this community Halloween event.

19. Haunted Market

• Date: October 30, 2022
• Location: Chattanooga Market @ First Horizon Pavillion
• Cost: FREE

Bring the kiddos out to the farmers’ market for a little daytime trick-or-treating and a fun costume parade.

20. Halloween Block Party

• Date: October 31, 2022
• Location: Mainstreet Cleveland
• Cost: FREE

Enjoy a variety of family-friendly entertainment, games, trick-or-treating, vendors, and more!

21. Pumpkin Chunkin’

• Date: Novmber 5, 2022
• Location: Feathers and Fruit, Soddy Daisy
• Cost: TBA

At this pumpkin chunkin’ event, visitors can recycle their old jack-o-lanterns by chucking them to the chickens by hand or with the trebuchet. There will also be a variety of kids’ activities, crafts, and delicious fall treats.

TBA Chattanooga Halloween Events

Halloween Spookfest: All Night Skate

• Dates: TBA 2022
• Location: Crystal Springs Skating Rink, Dayton
• Cost: TBA

Join in on this happening Halloween skate party with a costume contest, great music, and more.

Halloween Story Time

• Date: TBA 2022
• Location: Barnes and Noble, Chattanooga
• Cost: FREE

Enjoy kid’s activities and a silly read-aloud of “No More Monsters Under Your Bed!”.

Halloween on the Square

• Date: TBA 2022
• Location: Cambridge Square, Ooltewah, TN
• Cost: FREE

Enjoy safe trick-or-treating and family fun in downtown Ooltewah!

Safe Trick-or-Treat at Northgate Mall

• Date: TBA 2022
• Cost: FREE

Safe trick-or-treating while shopping at your favorite stores.

Safe Trick-or-Treat at Hamilton Place Mall

• Date: TBA 2022
• Cost: FREE

Shopping and trick-or-treating combined.

Bass Pro Shops Halloween Events

• Date: TBA 2022
• Location: Bass Pro Shops, Chattanooga, TN
• Cost: FREE

Enjoy FREE kids’ crafts, trick-or-treating, games, and more. Crafts and activities vary by day. Each family will also receive a FREE printed 4×6 family photo with a fun fall background. You will also have the option to buy digital and printed photo packages.

This adults-only event will feature music, dancing, drinks, cirque-style entertainers, food, and more. Don’t forget to wear your costume to compete in the contests.

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