Out & About

East Nashville's Halloween celebration, with costumes, a parade, live music, local vendors and family activities.

Nashville Zoo's family Halloween event on select October nights, with trick-or-treating, costumes and seasonal activities.

A Centennial Park festival for dogs and their people, with contests, demonstrations, rescue groups and pet vendors.

A week of Christian and gospel music events across Nashville leading up to the GMA Dove Awards.

Films by and about people of African descent, with screenings, panels and filmmaker conversations across Nashville.

Nashville's free Independence Day celebration downtown, with live music, the Nashville Symphony and a huge fireworks show over the Cumberland.

A Fourth of July morning race at Centennial Park with a 5K, a 1-mile race and a kids run before the city's big celebrations begin.

East Park's free July 4 tradition celebrating Nashville hot chicken, with a fire truck parade, live music and an amateur cooking competition.

Bluegrass on select Tuesday nights at the Ryman, with a free Pickin' on PNC Plaza show outside before each concert.

More than 80 artisans and crafters on the lawn at Homestead Manor, with food trucks, live music and a visit with Santa, typically in December.

The town’s Christmas tree lighting with free photos with Santa, games, crafts, hot chocolate and live music, typically held in December.

More than 140 artisans and food vendors, live music and the Little Miss Buttercup Pageant, typically the first Saturday in May.