Things To Do

A two-day independent film festival at East Side Bowl built around bold, unconventional cinema and festival parties. Typically 18+.

Craft beer, spirits, ciders and seltzers at Walk of Fame Park, with live music, food trucks and yard games. Benefits Nashville Humane Association.

Nashville Shakespeare Festival's free outdoor productions at Centennial Park, with pre-show music, talks and food trucks.

East Nashville's beloved two-day Five Points festival of tomato-themed art, costumes, contests, live music and local vendors.

A multi-week film series presenting Jewish and Israeli cinema at venues across Nashville, often with guest discussion.

A day of Black art, music, dance and culture on the grounds at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens.

Rides, fair food, livestock shows, competitions and nightly entertainment at The Fairgrounds Nashville each September.

The Nashville Songwriters Association International honors the writers behind the year's biggest songs, on stage at the Ryman.

A free Centennial Park festival built for young children, with hands-on activities, entertainment and family resources.

Nashville Zoo's after-hours fundraiser with food, drinks, live music and animal encounters across the zoo grounds.

Cheekwood's Harvest Moon celebration of Japanese culture, with music, dance, tea, crafts and lantern-lit gardens.

A free three-day celebration of African and African American culture with music, dance, food and vendors at Hadley Lillard Park.