It’s the last month of summer, but that doesn’t mean fall festival season isn’t gearing up! Here are some of the best ways to spend September in Nashville, from celebrating your inner foodie to trying something new.
☀️ Enjoy the Final Weeks of Summer
- Go on a guided hike at a local park.
- Sunbathe at one of our lake beaches.
- Attend the Nashville Fair.
- See “The Merry Wives of Windsor” live at the Summer Shakespeare Festival.
Try Something New
- Take an art class at kinda collected or Turnip Green Creative Reuse.
- Get your boot scootin’ boogie on at the Nashville Dance Fest, Sept. 5-7.
- Bike downtown Nashville with friends on Sept. 7.
- Check out the inaugural Filipino Community Festival on Sept. 6 at Azalea Park in Berry Hill.
- Or the inaugural Grassroots and Nudie Suits Music & Arts Festival in Madison on Sept. 13.
- Go art hopping at the Second Saturday Art Crawl on Sept. 13.
- Find a new book to read at the Adult Book Fair at Bearded Iris on Sept. 25.
🍽️ Celebrate Your Inner Foodie
- Eat at a new-to-you restaurant, like one of these recently opened ones.
- See if you agree with our picks for the best BBQ in Nashville.
- Feast at the 5th Annual InterNASHional Night Market on Sept. 6.
- Participate in Nashville Scene’s Pizza Week Sept. 8-14, with $12 pizza specials.
- If that’s not enough pizza for you, get a free slice of Five Points Pizza on Sept. 9.
- Head over to the Wedgewood Houston Farmers Market on Sept. 10 for its Food & Arts Fest.
- Eat for a cause with these benefit dinners: Celebrate local women chefs on Sept. 12, picnic for the parks on Sept. 20, and support our greenways on Sept. 25.
- Octoberfest is coming early at East Nashville Beer Works on Sept. 13.
Don’t Miss Out on These Concerts & Events
- Musician’s Corner is every Friday this month, and it’s free!
- Sept. 5 is your last chance to go to a Full Moon Pickin’ Party this year.
- AMERICANAFEST runs Sept. 9-13.
- Catch Turnstile at The Pinnacle on Sept. 15.
- And Rilo Kiley on Sept. 23.
- Kiddos will love Disney On Ice Presents: Frozen & Encanto, Sept. 25-28
- And don’t forget to bring them to the free Kidsville Family Festival on Sept. 27.
- Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival is Sept. 27-28.
