Each year, the temperature cools in Music City, which means it's time to celebrate with a great festival. We have food, cultural, craft, and music festivals happening throughout the fall. All you need to do is plan the trip and come join in the festivities.
September 13–October 30, 2025
Cheekwood Harvest returns, bringing vibrant fall colors, 75,000 locally grown pumpkins, and 5,000 mums to Cheekwood Estate & Gardens. This year’s festivities include the beloved Pumpkin Village, a whimsical Scarecrow Trail themed “A Hint of Haunts,” and the new Harvest NIGHTS on Thursdays, featuring a towering jack-o’-lantern topiary, glowing lanterns, live music, food trucks, and seasonal drinks. Guests can enjoy garden strolls, photo ops, pumpkin shopping, classes, and autumn fun for the whole family.
September 20-October 31, 2025
Search for pumpkins in all shapes, sizes, and colors in the pumpkin patch at Lucky Ladd Farms. Stay the day and explore acres of wholesome family entertainment, get lost in the corn maze, bite into a juicy caramel apple, or graze on homemade kettle corn. And don't forget to try the pumpkin and apple cider donuts!
September 26-October 27, 2025
Experience the Nashville Fall Festival on a beautiful farm featuring a huge corn maze, pumpkins, sunflower fields, kids' activities, and hayrides. Enjoy live music, tethered hot air balloon rides every weekend, and various food trucks on site.
October 16, 2025
Grab your best costume and celebrate the spooky season at the Nashville Zoo with unlimited BOOze samples, trick-or-treating, a live DJ, and plenty of party animals! With some of the best vendors and festive scenery, BOOze at the Zoo will surely be the wildest costume party in Nashville!
October 16-November 6, 2025
The Nashville Jewish Film Festival (NJFF) is a Gordon Jewish Community Center (GJCC) program. The NJFF will bring educational, entertaining, and thought-provoking Jewish-themed films to the Nashville community.
October 17-19, 2025
The NAIA Tennessee State Pow Wow brings Native Americans together from across the nation and Canada to Nashville at Long Hunter State Park. The festival highlights include competitive dancing, storytelling, demonstrations, fine art displays, and food booths with traditional dishes from different tribes.
October 17-November 1, 2025
Boo at the Zoo promises an exciting lineup of fall-themed scenes and activities, alongside unique trick-or-treating experiences for children and special animal shows for an extra dose of fun. It's a perfect family outing that combines the spirit of Halloween with the wonder of wildlife.
October 18, 2025
Grab your four-legged friend and head out to Dog Day Festival. Gather in Centennial Park to dedicate a day to our four-legged friends. Bring your pooches and participate in activities such as a costume contest, pupper parade, demonstrations, contests, and pet portraits, or enjoy the children’s area and various demonstrations. There will be food trucks, door prizes, fun zones, live music, and so much more!
October 18, 2025
The annual Light the Nations will take place on 51st Avenue North in The Nations neighborhood. The event will highlight the up-and-coming area, featuring local businesses, art, vendors, food trucks, and fantastic live entertainment. Guests are encouraged to decorate up to 10 free luminary bags that they can take with them to place the luminaries outside on the Friday before the festival and throughout the festival weekend.
October 18, 2025
Bring a lawn chair and get ready for a full day of sipping and celebrating at Two Rivers Mansion. Enjoy your favorite beer and wine, discover new selections, and taste plenty of added shine. There will be live music, tasty food, and local crafts to browse while you soak up the fall fun.
October 18-19, 2025
The Southern Festival of Books is one of the first book festivals of its kind, a true celebration of the written word that has inspired hundreds of similar book festivals throughout the country. The FREE festival takes place at War Memorial Plaza and Main Public Library and will feature more than 200 of the nation's and region's most prominent authors, who will participate in readings, panel discussions, book signings, and more.
October 18, 2025
A Nashville event put on by Nashville residents in hopes of providing the perfect festival for beer aficionados! There will be plenty of craft, seasonal, and micro beers for everyone. Plus, you can try samples of wine! All festivities will be located on the Historic Two Rivers Mansion grounds.
October 24, 2025
To start your Halloween weekend, head on over to the Day of the Dead Tequila Festival at OneC1ty. Tequila lovers can look forward to 50+ types of tequila & mezcal available for tasting, photo booths, tacos, a DJ dance party, and more! The ticket includes 12 tequila tastings and lots of spooky surprises.
October 25, 2025
Bring your canine companions to oneC1TY for an afternoon of dog-centric activities, local pet vendors, food trucks, a Biergarten, and more. This free-admission fest will feature the best local pet-product vendors in our Bark Market, plus pup-tastic activities for all.
October 25-26, 2025
Join the Nashville Jazz Workshop and Co-Artistic Directors Jeff Coffin and David Rodgers for the first-ever Nashville Jazz Festival. Taking place at the legendary 3rd and Lindsley, this two-day celebration will feature more than 70 local and national musicians, a gospel brunch, WRLT live broadcast, world-class headliners, and a high-energy super jam to close the weekend.
