Scenic Stitches Spectacle

Scenic Stitches
Spectacle

Saturday, September 27, 2025
1pm - 5pm

Coolidge Park, Chattanooga, TN

The Scenic Stitches Spectacle is an outdoor circus-themed festival celebrating fiber arts. 

Free to attend, this family-friendly event will feature a vendor market, performers, fiber artist demonstrations, a yarn bomb* installation, and a playground of oversized fiber arts equipment attendees can play with: a tunnel you can walk through and weave, giant potholder looms, braiding in a hula hoop, and more! 

Attendees are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket and stay all afternoon.


*Yarn bombing is a temporary installation of crochet material that is sewn to a stationary object (tree, bench, bike rack, etc).

Vendors:

Artist Demo Schedule:

Tent A:

1-2pm James McKissic, Table Leg Weaving

2:30-3:30pm Anna Myers, Soft Sculptures

4-5pm Brooke Montague, Interactive Weaving

Tent B:

1-2pm Rebecca Heid, Bobbin Lace

2:30-3:3pm Marcy Johnson, Embroidery

4-5pm Marcy Johnson, Needle Felting

Accessibility Information:

Is this event wheelchair accessible?
Coolidge Park is equipped with sidewalks that run the edges of the park, and will not be blocked off during the Scenic Stitches Spectacle. Convenient wheelchair drop-off points are along River Street, especially near the Walnut Street Bridge overpass and the Market Street overpass.  

The vendors, artist demos, and interactive fiber arts equipment will largely be located on grass. While this area of the park is fairly level and well-maintained, please note that this may be challenging for those with limited mobility. 

Is there seating available?
There are limited benches located throughout the park, however all attendees are encouraged to bring their own seating.

Are there free public toilets?

Yes, there are bathrooms, including wheelchair accessible toilets, in the Walker Pavillion. 

Map: