What’s happening in Fort O?
From markets to concerts, our City comes alive with excitement, memorable moments,
and community spirit.
If you want to have an event within the City or need City support for your event, please start with a Special Event Permit Application.
Vintage Baseball
Step back in time with the Lightfoot Club of Chattanooga, Fort Oglethorpe’s own vintage baseball team!
Thursday Nights at the Welcome Center
Every Thursday Night at 6, we’ll gather for games, trivia, connection, and fun.
Pickleball Clinic and Safety Day
The Fort Oglethorpe Kiwanis Chapter presents a pickleball clinic and safety day for the community.
American Legion Post 217 Open House
Free open house to learn about the American Legion.
Soldiers' Stories: Starkweather’s Brigade
The men of Colonel Starkweather’s brigade left behind a rich trove of accounts and this program will present some of them on the very ground where they unfolded. Some tragic, some horrific, and some inspirational.
Chattanooga ALS Awareness Walk
The 2026 Chattanooga ALS Awareness walk is a fund raiser help support ALS research, local patient care, and family support services.
Swim with the Sharks!
Become a Fort O Shark for the Summer! In person registration and suit fitting!
Battlefield Parkway Church of the Nazarene Anniversary
Join Battlefield Parkway Church of Nazarene in celebrating 45 years as a church in our community.
They will also be dedicating our new front addition to the Lord immediately following morning worship with a reception lunch to follow.
6888th Special Bingo Night
Bingo, silent auction, gift cards, and cash payouts as they honor and celebrate the 6888th and raise funds for a sign for Honor Park in Fort Oglethorpe.
Stable 41 Market
Stable 41 Market, now in its 5th year, will happen this year on Thursdays in June from 6 to 8p at the Fort Oglethorpe Welcome Center. Enjoy free admission while you shop vendors featuring locally sourced food, crafts, and specialty items.
City Swim Meet
Teams from all over the Castle Organization will compete at the Fort Oglethorpe Public School.
Stage at the Stable
A free summer concert at Stable 41 in Fort Oglethorpe on Friday, July 17, 2026, at 6p. Enjoy live music from Remembering January and special guest One For The Road. Admission is free.
Labor Day at the Post
Labor Day at the Post is full of live music, family fun, market buys, food trucks, and classic cars.
Fort O Fright
A night of thrills, chills, and unforgettable fun at Stable 41 in Fort Oglethorpe! A haunted stable, black light skating, and a guided ghost tour of Barnhardt Circle.
Chickamauga Battlefield Races
Since 1980 the Battlefield Marathon series, hosted by the Chattanooga Track Club, has been offering runners a chance to challenge their physical limits while immersing themselves in the historic, 9,000-acre Chickamauga Battlefield National Park.
Winter Skating at Stable 41
Winter Skating continues at Stable 41! It’s a unique twist on generational fun in a covered pavilion so you can make a memory no matter the weather.
Christmas in Fort Oglethorpe
Thousands will gather with Santa in Fort Oglethorpe to celebrate the season with Santa, our annual parade down Lafayette Street, and Christmas Market at Stable 41.
Light Up Fort O
Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate the spirit of Christmas and bring the community together in a beautiful way. Let’s light up Fort Oglethorpe!
Clean Catoosa
Clean Catoosa is an annual county-wide, Earth Day-inspired, clean-up event!
Catoosa County Plant Sales
Shop local this spring at Heritage High, LFO, and Ringgold High for bedding plants, hanging baskets, and garden starters, grown by students in their agriculture programs.
Easter Egg Scramble
Easter Egg Scramble in Fort Oglethorpe, Saturday, March 28 at 12n at Gilbert-Stephenson Park. Kids in Kindergarten through 5th Grade can scramble across the park and collect over 15K candy-filled Easter eggs, plus take pictures with the Easter Bunny.
The Ultimate Spring Fest 2026
Celebrate springtime with the community with an Easter Egg Grab, Cake Walk, Live music, Food Vendors, Merchandise vendors, Kidzone and much more.
The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition
Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show! Performances run March 26-28 at the LFO Fine Arts Center.