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14 of the top free things to do in Nashville
No cash? No problem. Whether you are spending a day or a lifetime in Nashville, these are some of the best offerings that won’t break the bank.
August 06, 2025 04:19 PM
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An aerial view of Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park.
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Your guide to Germantown in Nashville, TN
Let’s talk history, things to do, and where to shop.
October 14, 2022
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A mural in Hillsboro Village
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Neighborhood Guide: Hillsboro-West End
September 13, 2022
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Defunct sports team in Nashville, TN
August 29, 2022
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The cotton candy machine was invented in Nashville
Did you know about this sweet connection to Music City?
August 18, 2022
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Recapping “Hee Haw,” Nashville’s country comedy variety TV show
August 5, 2022
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The history of Nashville’s drinking water
July 25, 2022
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A brief history of Metro Nashville’s consolidation
June 27, 2022
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Meet Nashville’s mascots
June 17, 2022
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The Grand Ole Opry is throwing it back to the 90s
May 18, 2022
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Iroquois Steeplechase at Percy Warner Park then and now
May 12, 2022
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A blue box with a glass door sits on a wooden post in the ground. Inside the box, you can see small pieces of art stuck to the walls and people figurines surrounding it.
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Miniature art gallery spotlights creatives in East Nashville
Leave a piece, take a piece — the art box on Petway Avenue follows the same model as the Little Free Libraries you see across town.
April 4, 2025
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Skylar Webb
An iced drink in a glass cup with a bronze metal straw. The liquid inside the cup is a gradient gold color on top and a darker brown towards the bottom. It's garnished with a grapefruit peel. There's half a grapefruit propped up against the glass, which sits in front of plants.
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Sip sustainably during Nashville’s Earth Month Coffee Crawl
Coinciding with Food Waste Prevention Week, Urban Green Lab and Compost Nashville partnered to bring back the interactive foodie event all of April.
April 4, 2025
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Skylar Webb
A cicada with red eyes and orange wings clings to a blade of grass, surrounded by green foliage in a sunlit outdoor setting.
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Ready or not, cicadas will soon return to Nashville
For the first time in 17 years, Eastern states like Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and North Carolina will see the return of Brood XIV cicadas.
April 3, 2025
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Dylan Aycock
A birds eye view of the Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival with vendor tents set up around the park.
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Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival blooms downtown
The festival returns to Nashville’s Public Square Park — where beautiful cherry blossoms bloom every year — on Saturday, April 12.
April 2, 2025
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Celebrating our birthday at NASHtoday
Happy birthday to us. We’re looking back on four years of bringing you Nashville’s top news and events.
April 2, 2025
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A view of the downtown Nashville skyline from the pedestrian bridge. You can see the Cumberland River and park area in front of notable buildings on Second Avenue and the Batman building.
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Nashville restaurants can soon earn Michelin stars
Tennessee is one of six states included in Michelin Guide’s new American South edition, which will reveal its 2025 restaurant selection later this year.
April 2, 2025
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A large, round chocolate Moon Pie with icing shaped like a crescent moon and text reading “RC and Moon Pie.”
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From banana pudding to Moon Pies, a map of TN’s food festivals
Use this map to plan your Tennessee foodie adventures this spring, summer, and fall.
April 1, 2025
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Dylan Aycock
Five people stand on stage in front of a Third Coast Comedy Club sign. One person is in the middle framing their face with their hands, one stands behind them, and two others on each side.
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Belly laugh with Nashville’s Third Coast Comedy Club
We’ll skip right to the punchline — if you haven’t made it to see Nashville’s very own comedy troupe, here’s what you’re missing.
March 31, 2025
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Three multi-story buildings sit in a triangle space surrounded on all sides by roadway. One building says Moxy and has a rooftop pool. Another building next to it also has a rooftop pool. Sidewalks surrounding the building lead into a community area connecting the three buildings in the middle.
Real Estate
Breaking ground at The Bend at Capitol District
The second phase of the mixed-use district breaks ground in April, joining TownePlace Suites at North Capitol, which opened in 2020.
March 31, 2025
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Small groups of people walk along a stone path surrounded by flower beds and tree canopies. A portion of the walkway shows two wooden swing set seating areas and skyscrapers loom in the distance.
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East Bank development’s outdoor space to focus on 5 components
The East Bank’s future continues to evolve — this time, plans and new renderings shine a light on what the development’s outdoor area could look like.
March 27, 2025
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