Chattanooga Market to Open “Essentials Only”

CHATTANOOGA, TN – May 18, 2020 – Beginning Sunday, May 24, locals can shop at the modified Chattanooga Market "essentials only" edition.

In an effort to connect farms and food artisans to consumers in the midst of coronavirus, Chattanooga Market has slowed its opening and will begin to phase-in with this revised version. It is an imperative time for farms as seasonal crops are becoming ready to harvest. The delay has been hard overall on Chattanooga Market, its vendors and the organization as a whole. Community support is needed to maintain this asset for our city.

The revised dates and times will be SUNDAYS (NOT Saturdays as previously planned), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning May 24 to provide a more moderate time of the day for shoppers. The bulk of the (smaller) Market will be made up of farms, food artisans and body essentials. There will be a limited number of artisans that rotate each Sunday. Masks are recommended and shoppers are asked to follow social distancing and all other CDC guidelines. NO pets will be allowed. Some take and bake meals will be available, but there will be no onsite dining.

Public Markets (organizers of Chattanooga, Collegedale and River Market) are hopeful the more social, larger aspects of the Market will return later this summer.

The Collegedale Market runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday and is currently open. The format for this market is also essentials-only and is held outdoors at The Commons.

For more information, visit www.ChattanoogaMarket.com.

Chattanooga Market is grateful for the support from its sponsors: Lodge Cast Iron, First Horizon, Springer Mountain Farms, Mountain View Auto Group and Tennessee Aquarium.

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