Riverbend Festival
- Dates
- Dates not yet announced
- Status
- On hiatus
- Venue
- Ross's Landing / downtown riverfront
- Price
- Not announced
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Aug 13, 2026
Riverbend Festival in Chattanooga, TN is not currently confirmed to be running. Froligo tracks its status, history and similar festivals still happening.
What happened to Riverbend Festival?
Organizer Friends of the Festival paused Riverbend starting with the 2024 edition, saying independently run festivals nationwide are taking similar pauses and that Riverbend is 'reevaluating and restructuring in order to be successful in the future.' No return date has been announced.
Reported by Chattanooga Times Free Press (Oct 23, 2023), WDEF.
Similar festivals that are still going ahead are listed further down this page.
Listen
No official playlist linked yet. Find Riverbend Festival on Spotify.
Lineup
Getting there
Nearest airport CHA.
How do I get to Riverbend Festival?
By car
Most people drive to Riverbend Festival. The nearest major airport is CHA, and from there it is a straightforward drive to the venue. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
By bus & public transit
Greyhound's Chattanooga station sits directly on Airport Rd, effectively co-located with Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA), a genuine intercity-coach option for attendees traveling from other Southeast cities, with a short rideshare/taxi hop from the same area into downtown/Ross's Landing.
Book / infoCARTA Route #19 reaches the airport terminal roughly every 30 min, 6am-5:30pm Monday-Friday only (no weekend/evening airport service). Once downtown, CARTA's separate Downtown Electric Shuttle is free and runs every ~10 min from the Chattanooga Choo Choo to the Tennessee Aquarium, which sits right at Ross's Landing, the festival's own venue, with stops at every block between; useful for the last mile from a downtown hotel or parking garage even though it doesn't itself reach the airport.
Book / infoTaxi & rideshare
Standard pickup at CHA terminal; a short, low-traffic hop into downtown Chattanooga/Ross's Landing given the airport's proximity to the city center (~5-6 miles). At the venue itself, the festival's official venue page directs all ride-service drop-offs to the horseshoe entrance of the Tennessee Aquarium at Broad Street and Aquarium Way, not a generic curbside.
Book / infoTaxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
🅿 Parking
The festival's own venue page confirms parking lots throughout downtown provide easy access, with metered street parking and paid garages sized for larger vehicles, but does not publish a specific festival-rate figure or a prepay platform name. The festival also runs its own local shuttle service to the venue during festival days, dropping patrons at the Marina Gate on Riverfront Parkway west of the Olgiati Bridge; the origin point(s) for that shuttle (e.g. a specific remote park-and-ride lot) are not confirmed, so treat it as a general downtown shuttle service rather than a named park-and-ride.
🚙 Car hire
Compare car hire at CHA
If you are hiring a car, it is worth checking parking near the venue before you go.
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Where
Map shows the center of Chattanooga. The venue's exact point is not confirmed yet.
Venue
Ross's Landing / downtown riverfront
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near Riverbend Festival?
No on site camping. Here is where to stay nearby.
Budget stays 1
≈ $32-90 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check ratesMid-range hotels 2
≈ $119-172 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates≈ $134-289 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check ratesTreat yourself 1
≈ $237-300 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check ratesAirbnb & private camping
Downtown Chattanooga has a solid year-round Airbnb inventory given its tourism/riverfront draw
Search AirbnbDowntown/riverfront Chattanooga itself has no nearby Hipcamp-listed camping close to Ross's Landing, but the wider Chattanooga/Tennessee River Valley area (Lookout Mountain, Signal Mountain) does carry some private-land camping and glamping listings worth noting as an outside-downtown alternative.
Search HipcampSearch all hotels near Ross's Landing / downtown riverfront
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Accessibility & comfort
The organizer does not publish accessibility details. Ask them directly before you travel about step-free access, accessible toilets, seating and anything else you need.
Pricing
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