FIREWORKS - HOLIDAY FUN - REAL REINDEER - PICTURES WITH SANTA - LIGHTED BOAT PARADE!

Holiday joy will fill downtown with "Reindeer on the Riverfront & 46th Annual Lighted Boat Parade" on Friday November 27th. Returning in a new location for 2026, Coolidge Park, with even more food, artist and entertainment vendors along with the Ellis Carousel.

FREE to attend and fun for the whole family with live reindeer and Santa on site for free pictures, hot cocoa bar, mini-train rides, face painting/balloon animals, and holiday tunes followed by the 46th annual Lighted Boat Parade by Erwin Marine Sales and spectacular Fireworks presented by the Southern Belle, Chattanooga Ducks, Mayor’s Mansion Inn, Overboard Bar & Grille, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream, TRG Lawncare, Incline Railway, and the MoonPie General Stores.

Event Activities:
4:00pm - 6:30pm - See Real Live Reindeer
4:30pm - 7:30pm - Pictures with Santa
7:00pm - 8:00pm - 46th Annual Lighted Boat Parade
8:00pm - Fireworks

The event is made possible by: Erwin Marine Sales, Southern Belle, Chattanooga Ducks, Mayor’s Mansion Inn, Overboard Bar & Grille, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream, TRG Lawncare, Incline Railway, the MoonPie General Stores, Mike Key Entertainment, Audacy Stations: 105.5 KISS, 101 WUSY, ROCK 103.7, 98.1 The Lake, Real 97.7, SA Recycling, the City of Chattanooga, Coca-Cola, Tennessee American Water, Tennessee Arts Commission, Food City, and First Horizon Bank.

For more information along with parking maps, visit https://www.rivercitycompany.com/reindeer-on-the-riverfront