Your Creative Adventure Awaits May 9th!
We Make Festival by Day 11 to 3 • Sculpture Fields 1800 Polk St.
Art Car Ball by Night 7 to 10 • 2100 Polk St. • Live Music & More
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Your We Make Guide
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Chattanooga's beloved art car event — returns Saturday, May 9, 2026, at its new home, Sculpture Fields at Montague Park. Live music, local artists, activities and Our International Market will be there providing delicious cuisine from all destinations.
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We Make is all about celebrating the talented youth in our community. Over $1600 in awards for students and art teachers in Hamilton County. Categories are: UpCycle Fashion, Performance, 2D/3D art, and the coveted Golden Gnome for best Wheeled art contraption. Select the appropraite link to register below.
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This We Make brings our International Market & More into the magnificent Sculpture Fields — Perfect time to feature your great food, art and crafts while your customers enjoy live music,performances and demonstrations. We typically draw 500 attendees each year.
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We Make is a multi day event that showcases student talent and brings artists into your schools May 8th and 9th. This is provided thanks to the Tennessee Arts Commission. Click here to request a school visit before we book out!
Do you have creative students that want to exhibit their work? There are $1600 in awards in four artistic catagories. Click here to showcase your talented students
Art 120 is celebrating 15 years of getting art off the walls, out of the galleries and into our community. Just in time for Mother’s Day, artwork, crafts, and yummy food will be featured among legendary artists in the Sculpture Fields. Join us Saturday, May 9th from 11am to 3pm enjoy live music, youth exhibits, and art while celebrating all the great young artists during Chattanooga’s most whimsical event of the year.
BUT WAIT! There’s so much more!
Art 120’s after party, the Art Car Ball kicks off across the street at 2100 Polk Street from 7pm to 10pm. Break out your best costume and join us for an evening of fun entertainment, live music, and dancing among the illuminated Art Cars at our annual fundraiser event, raising money for youth and community arts programming. Every $50 ticket supports an art experience for ten kids in Hamilton County. Help us pack the house and serve 1,000 kids while having a ball! Click here for tickets.
And don’t forget to complete your experience with a limited edition, hand pulled, screen printed t-shirt made by localartist, Briah Gober. Every donation of $50 or more gets you a shirt while supporting our youth programs. Click here and donate today!
This event is made possible by:
Rock City, ArtsBuild, the Tennessee
Arts Commission, Hamilton County School District, our donors, volunteers, and ambassadors. We cannot keep this event rolling into town every
year without you.