The Weekend Lineup: June 12-14

**Friday is a triple-header: [J. Roddy Walston](/events/nightfall-free-summer-concert-series-matt-bohannon-band-j-roddy-walston-2026-06-12/) -- piano-driven rock and a Chattanooga-rooted favorite -- headlines Nightfall at [Miller Plaza](/directory/miller-plaza/), [Mrs. Doubtfire](/events/mrs-doubtfire-touring-2026-06-12/) opens its season-closing Broadway run at the [Memorial Auditorium](/directory/soldiers-and-sailors-memorial-auditorium/), and at 9 PM the USA kicks off its first home-soil World Cup opener since 1994. Sunday, the Chattanooga Market throws a [Midsummer Solstice](/events/midsummer-solstice-2026-06-14/) festival at [First Horizon Pavilion](/directory/first-horizon-pavilion/). Weather-wise, Friday's the gamble -- 91 and sunny most of the day, but the sky has real ideas for the evening, so have a Plan B within sprinting distance of Miller Plaza. Saturday's the clean one, 89 and mostly sunny. Sunday holds for the daytime, then the storms most likely move in for the night.**

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## Friday

### [Nightfall: Matt Bohannon Band + J. Roddy Walston](/events/nightfall-free-summer-concert-series-matt-bohannon-band-j-roddy-walston-2026-06-12/) -- [Miller Plaza](/directory/miller-plaza/), 7 PM ET

The signature summer Friday, and this is a big one: J. Roddy Walston -- the piano-pounding rock howler with deep Chattanooga roots -- headlines at 8, with the Matt Bohannon Band opening at 7. Free, outdoors, downtown.

### [Mrs. Doubtfire](/events/mrs-doubtfire-touring-2026-06-12/) -- [Memorial Auditorium](/directory/soldiers-and-sailors-memorial-auditorium/), 8 PM ET

The Broadway tour of the Robin Williams classic closes out the 2025-26 Broadway season -- and it runs all three nights, Friday and Saturday at 8 with a 7 PM closing performance Sunday. If the season's been on your list, this is the last call.

### USA v. Paraguay watch parties -- kickoff 9 PM ET

The men's World Cup is on home soil for the first time since 1994, and the USA opens Friday night against Paraguay. Two good rooms for it: the garden at [The Read House](/events/usa-v-paraguay-watch-party-at-the-read-house-2026-06-12/) and the [official watch party at White Duck Taco Shop](/events/usa-vs-paraguay-official-watch-party-at-white-duck-taco-2026-06-13/). Both start well before kickoff -- claim a table, then yell at a screen with strangers.

### [David Koechner](/events/david-koechner-2026-06-12/) -- [The Comedy Catch](/directory/the-comedy-catch-at-the-choo-choo/), Friday & Saturday

Todd Packer from The Office, Champ Kind from Anchorman -- David Koechner does stand-up at the Comedy Catch with early and late shows both nights. Four chances; the late shows will be the rowdier ones.

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## Saturday

### [Southside Juneteenth Jubilee](/events/southside-juneteenth-jubilee-2026-06-13/) -- The Bethlehem Center, 1-4 PM ET

The Southside's Juneteenth celebration at the Bethlehem Center -- music, food, and community in the neighborhood that built the tradition here. Saturday's community anchor.

### [Paw Palooza](/events/paw-palooza-2026-06-13/) -- [Coolidge Park](/directory/coolidge-park/), Saturday morning

A dog festival in Coolidge Park -- vendors, demos, and several hundred very good dogs on the riverfront lawn. Bring yours; everyone else will.

### [River Market](/events/river-market-2026-06-13/) -- [Tennessee Aquarium](/directory/tennessee-aquarium/) plaza, Saturday morning

The Saturday market on the aquarium plaza -- local makers and produce with the river right there. Pairs naturally with Paw Palooza across the bridge.

### [Havis' Battery: Never in Reserve](/events/havis-battery-never-in-reserve-2026-06-13/) -- [Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park](/directory/chickamauga-and-chattanooga-national-military-park/), Saturday midday

Living history on the actual battlefield: a costumed artillery program telling the story of Havis' Georgia Battery. The cannon demonstrations are the draw -- you feel them in your chest.

### [Ice Cream Safari](/events/ice-cream-safari-2026-06-13-1/) -- [Chattanooga Zoo](/directory/chattanooga-zoo/), Saturday late afternoon

The zoo stays open late and hands out ice cream stop after stop, animals included (theirs is fruit). The rare event that works equally well for a six-year-old and a date.

### [Lakeside Live Concert Series](/events/lakeside-live-concert-series-at-chester-frost-park-2026-06-13/) -- [Chester Frost Park](/directory/chester-frost-park/), Saturday evening

Free live music on the lake out in Hixson -- camp chairs, coolers, sunset over Chickamauga Lake. The un-downtown way to spend Saturday night.

### [Bella Lam](/events/bella-lam-to-perform-at-hifi-clyde-s-2026-06-14/) -- [HiFi Clyde's](/directory/hifi-clydes-chattanooga/), Saturday night

Bella Lam plays HiFi Clyde's on Saturday night -- a local voice in one of the Southside's most reliable rooms.

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## Sunday

### [Midsummer Solstice](/events/midsummer-solstice-2026-06-14/) -- [First Horizon Pavilion](/directory/first-horizon-pavilion/), 11 AM-4 PM ET

The Chattanooga Market leans into the longest days of the year with a solstice festival -- market vendors plus music, food, and festival programming under the pavilion roof. Sunday's centerpiece, and the covered setting means the afternoon sky isn't your problem.

### [America 250: Celebration of the Stars and Stripes](/events/america-250-hamilton-county-celebration-of-the-stars-and-stripes-2026-06-14/) -- Collegedale Commons, Sunday afternoon

Sunday is Flag Day, and it's also the U.S. Army's 250th birthday -- Hamilton County marks both with a community celebration at Collegedale Commons. Patriotic, free-range, family-scaled.

### [Sweet and Sour Chicks: Kiki Yeung + Esther Ku](/events/sweet-and-sour-chicks-kiki-yeung-and-esther-ku-2026-06-14/) -- [The Comedy Catch](/directory/the-comedy-catch-at-the-choo-choo/), Sunday evening

Kiki Yeung and Esther Ku close the Comedy Catch's loaded weekend with the Sweet and Sour Chicks showcase. A sharp way to land the weekend.

### Mrs. Doubtfire, closing performance -- 7 PM ET

The tour's last Chattanooga show, Sunday at 7 at the [Memorial Auditorium](/directory/soldiers-and-sailors-memorial-auditorium/). After this, the season's over.

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## The Full Lineup

Find everything happening this weekend at [chattanoogalineup.com/events/](/events/).

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