Weekly Email - Tuesday - 09/16/2025

Be sure to check out Musicians Corner this Friday and next for free performances from artists like Michaela Anne, RYMAN, Ron Gallo, and Parker Milsap with tons of kids’ activities. Win drink tix + a t-shirt!

FUN FALL FAMILY-FRIENDLY FESTIVITIES

Although the first official day of fall isn’t until next week, it can’t hurt to prepare early! This festive time in Nashville will keep your family out and about all season long.

  • FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL: PUMPKIN PATCH + CORN MAZE (9/18 - 10/31) Wholesome family entertainment - activated! Find the perfect pumpkin, explore the corn maze, juicy caramel apples, homemade kettle corn, apple cider donuts, and more.

  • HIP DONELSON FARMERS MARKET FALL FESTIVAL (9/26) Shop seasonal produce, cozy treats, and local vendors while enjoying some live music and food trucks with activities, balloon animals, and face painting for the kids!

  • THE 5TH ANNUAL GREAT PUMPKIN FESTIVAL (9/20 - 9/21) Enjoy FREE pics with Charlie Brown and Snoopy, a bounce house, and petting zoo at Putnam Co. Fairgrounds with carnival rides, flower bar, boutique shopping, pumpkin painting, train and helicopter rides, and axe throwing!

  • FALL FLIGHT NIGHT (9/27) Soar up high in the sky from a tethered hot air balloon for a primo view of the farm, and enjoy hayrides, bonfires, craft beer flights, food, and a kids’ play area!

  • FALL BALL, Y’ALL (9/27): This free family favorite at the Nashville Farmers Market will be nonstop fun. Enjoy pumpkin painting, tractor climbing, pony rides and a petting zoo, dance performances, live bluegrass, and fall-themed artisan goods! Enter to win a fall harvest gift basket!

  • 2ND ANNUAL PECAN FESTIVAL (9/27) Go nuts for everything pecan - themed items, food, drinks, and desserts at Hop Springs Beer Park! There will also be circus shows, rolling video games, human hamster wheel inflateables, a bungee trampoline, and live music. FREE goodie bags to the first 200 adults!

  • FALL KIDS FEST 2025 (10/18) Get the kids dressed in their costumes and head to The Avenue for some trick-or-treating, carnival games, inflatables, face painting, and a pumpkin decorating contest!

  • FALL FOLIAGE EXCURSION TRAIN (10/25) All aboard! Ride through the gorgeous rolling hills of Tennessee during peak foliage season. All ages.

  • FALL FEST (10/26) This free community event at Hendersonville Church of the Nazarene will offer food, fun, live music, trunk or treating, games, hay rides, and contests with prizes, so come with your best costume!

FUN UNDER THE SUN & STARS

🦉 Lantern Hikes

September 19th at Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary

Pack a picnic dinner, then enjoy a nighttime adventure. Experience the hike by lantern light, listening to nocturnal noises from all kinds of creatures! Recommended ages 12+.

💃 African Street Festival

September 19th - 21st at Hadley Park

Don’t miss the 43rd African Street Festival - a free three-day cultural experience with lots of music and dancing, marketplace, art, food, and family fun!

🎶 Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival

September 27th - 28th at The Park at Harlinsdale Farm

Bring the kids to Pilgrimage Fest for two days of activities, shopping from local vendors, food trucks, and sets from John Mayer, Kings Of Leon, Young The Giant, Turnpike Troubadours + more. Enter to win tickets!

🪇 Hispanic Heritage Festival

September 27th at Nashville Zoo

The Hispanic Heritage Festival will include a full lineup of main stage entertainment, cultural community partners, music and performances, special animal encounters, storytimes, and interactive booths throughout the parks! Included with general admission.

🎨 Artville

September 26th - 28th at Walk Of Fame Park

Appreciate visual art and large-scale immersive installations from 75+ local and national artists all weekend at Walk of Fame Park. Artville is free to attend!

🔭 Telescope Night

October 10th at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory

Gaze out into the celestial wonderland with astronomers at Telescope Night! September is sold out, so grab your October spots now. Suggested for ages 8+.

It’s National Voter Registration Day 🗳️

Your vote shapes your community. Local elections decide so much — schools, roads, safety, and more. There are thousands of elections happening across the country this year. Check your voter registration status or register today with HeadCount!

Loveless Cafe Golden Biscuit Challenge

Ever wished you could start your day with Loveless Cafe biscuits every single mornin’? This September, that wish might just come true!
Now through September 25th, each time you order Loveless’ made-from-scratch Biscuit Mix online, you’ll automatically be entered into the Golden Biscuit Competition. One lucky winner will take home the prize of a lifetime: free biscuits for an entire year!

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