Nashville, TN — Celebrate Nashville, the city’s beloved free Cultural Festival, will take place Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. at Centennial Park. This year’s festival will be presented by Nashville Metro Parks and “Powered by Asurion,” the Nashville-based global tech care company. As always, festival admission, parking, and admission to the Parthenon are all free!
The Celebrate Nashville Cultural Festival has been Nashville's favorite and most vibrant cultural festival since its founding in 1995. In a city where one in six residents is foreign-born, the festival is an opportunity for intercultural dialogue, bringing together more than 50 cultures represented in Nashville and surrounding communities.
“Nashville is a cultural melting pot in every sense,” said Cindy Politte, Celebrate Nashville’s Festival Organizer and Executive Director. “We are home to so many different international populations, each with its own rich traditions, customs and crafts. It is a privilege every year to spotlight all the elements that make our city richer, more cosmopolitan, and truly multicultural.”
Celebrate Nashville encourages understanding, appreciation and respect, with performances all day on multiple stages, food vendors offering exotic tastes from around the world, special areas geared toward children and teens, a marketplace of handcrafted and imported items, educational and interactive exhibits, and much more!
Festival highlights and major theme areas include:
The Global Village: Presented by Nashville Metro Human Relations Commission, the Global Village offers an authentic look at customs and traditions from a variety of cultures present in Nashville while listening to the amazing artists performing on the Asurion Stage.
The Asurion Stage: The Festival’s main performance space hosts multicultural performances throughout the day, including Nashville Irish Step (Irish), Vaveyla Kurdish Music Band (Kurdish), Nashville International Folk Dancers with Tantsova Grupa (Bulgarian), Sankofa African Drum and Dance (West African), Ballet Folklorico SOL de Mexico (Mexican), Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville (Chinese), Kaleidoscope Russian Folk Dance Ensemble (Russian), Trenton Wheeler and IndigeNash (Native American), Kurdish Culture and Music (Kurdish), Fire Phoenix Belly Dance (Asian Pacific), Eagle Medicine Dancers (Native American), Danza Ollin Quetzalli (Aztec), Music City Soul Dance Crew (African American), and Middle Season (Latin indie rock).
Metro Parks Performs: Nashville Metro Parks Community Center leaders and members showcase dancing, sports, arts & crafts and more! Learn about all the unique and amazing opportunities available in the 19 community centers around Nashville, the Nashville Nature Centers, the Sportsplex, and the Parthenon. Enjoy two stages with multiple performance by community center participants, an arts and crafts station, interactive sports demos and games on the International Sports Field.
The World Bazaar: A plethora of booths selling unique handcrafted and imported items from around the world. Get a henna tattoo, learn to say a phrase in another language, try on a handmade hat from Mexico, or buy an ornate handmade bag from India or handmade jewelry from Japan.
The Cafe Stage and Food Area: Listen to amazing music while sampling new-to-you international cuisines, some of which are only available at our Festival each year! More than 40 food vendors, representing cuisines from around the world, will be at the festival, including Love 4 Boba Café (Taiwan/Japan), Irel Bakery (Bosnia), The Pepper Pot (Guyana), Caracasville (Venezuela), Nelly’s Peruvian Sweets (Peru), and more.
Kidsville Children’s Area & Stage: The Children’s Area, coordinated by Centennial Park Conservancy’s Kidsville program, will feature Be My Neighbor Day, a celebration of neighborhood kindness and community connection hosted by Nashville PBS, with kids’ activities, books and other giveaways, and a special guest from “Daniel Tiger”! Be My Neighbor Day is powered by PNC’s Growing Up Great program.
Teens United: Performances, demonstrations, and youth-centered activities, as well as cultural games for the whole family.
Pedestrian traffic only is allowed in Centennial Park on the day of the event. Free parking is available in HCA’s parking lots, accessible via Park Plaza. Accessible parking is available inside the park.
Mark your calendars for this great family event! Visit www.celebratenashville.org for more information and programming updates.
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