Explore Chattanooga Holiday Guide 2024

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AN enchanted 30TH: 30 years of magical memories ROCK CITY’S’S ENCHANTED GARDEN OF LIGHTS

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C hattanooga’s favorite award-winning holiday event, featuring millions of lights, is a Christmas tradition for tens of thousands of guests annually. Enjoy seasonal treats and make lasting holiday memories, happening now through Jan. 4 (closed Dec. 24). In addition, be immersed in an all-new Santa experience for Rock City’s 30th anniversary of the Enchanted Garden of Lights. Open to the public for the first time (nightly during Enchanted Garden of Lights only), the historic home of Rock City founders Garnet and Frieda Carter transforms into a beautiful classic holiday setting, where guests can meet Santa nightly, starting at 4 p.m., and visit his workshop. Follow the Enchanted Trail through a festival of

into this home, and we are very excited to transport them back to the 1930s. Before entering the house and meeting Santa, visit his workshop and spy some of ole St. Nick’s projects in progress. Inside the house, the warmth of the holiday season awaits!” This year the festivities begin long before sunset! Our new daytime seasonal offering, HoliDAYS, captures the Christmas spirit – in glistening sunlight. Magical hol iday decor throughout the gardens makes for picture-perfect photo

decorated trees with gently falling snow to Carter Cliffs, the original historic home, for a special visit with Santa – available for two professional photo ops. “This year, we are thrilled to invite everyone to Carter Cliffs, where guests will step back in time and experience the enchanting world of the Carters, founders of Rock City Gardens,” said Will Jackson, Rock City’s Senior Manager of Innovation. “This is the first time we have invited guests

opportunities daily. Decorate a GingerGnome cookie or go on a gnome scavenger hunt – all before sunset, from 8:30 a.m. -3:45 p.m. beginning Nov. 15 through Jan. 4 (closed Dec. 25). Visit www.seerockcity.com/lights for more information.

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