Downtown Christmas Walk | Awaken Travel Club
The Chattanooga Choo Choo station front at night with a giant lit Christmas wreath
Awaken Travel Club

Travel Club holiday get-together

Downtown Christmas Walk

Thursday, December 17, 2026 | 4:30 PM

Chattanooga Choo Choo lobby, 1400 Market St, Chattanooga, TN 37402

Photo: Cindi Sanden

What we'll see

  1. The big Christmas tree under the dome of the Chattanooga Choo Choo lobby

    The Chattanooga Choo Choo

    We meet in the lobby to see the big tree, then grab hot chocolate.

    Photo: Cindi Sanden

  2. A path through the lit trees of the Festive Forest in Miller Park at night

    Our tree in the Festive Forest

    Up Market Street to Miller Park, where our club has its own tree this year, right as the sun goes down.

    Photo: Cindi Sanden

  3. An EPB holiday window scene: an elf with a suitcase at Starlight Falls

    The EPB holiday windows

    The window scenes EPB builds by hand every year, right across from the park.

    Photo: Cindi Sanden

  4. The Read House lobby with its chandelier and Christmas trees

    The Read House

    We finish in the historic hotel lobby, then head back to the Choo Choo.

    Photo: Cindi Sanden

Our December get-together is a downtown Christmas walk to close out the year. This is separate from our Friday, December 11 Christmas market day trip to Cullman.

We meet at 4:30pm in the lobby of the Chattanooga Choo Choo (1400 Market St) to see its big tree. From there we grab hot chocolate nearby, then walk up Market Street to Miller Park (or hop on the free CARTA downtown shuttle) to see our own tree in the Festive Forest as the sun goes down. We'll take a group photo, stop by the EPB holiday windows, and finish in the Read House lobby before heading back to the Choo Choo. It's about 1.5 miles round trip if we walk both ways, at an easy pace, and we should wrap up around 6:30pm.

Parking: the Choo Choo lot or the shuttle garage next to it.

Wear comfortable shoes and dress warm. We'll have our 2027 club calendar cards to hand out, and friends are welcome.

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