• The Dutch | Thursday, Sept. 21-Sunday, Sept. 23 | Times vary | The German Feast menu during dinner service includes a la carte items like bratwurst with sauerkraut and apples, weisswurst served with a Bavarian pretzel and sweet mustard, a pork schnitzel sandwich, and more.
• Assembly Food Hall | Saturday, Sept. 23 | 12 p.m. | Live polka music + German-themed competitions and games.
• Hi-Wire | Sunday, Sept. 24 | 12 p.m. | Stein holding, yodeling, keg lifting and rolling, and pretzel-eating contests.
• W Nashville Wet Deck | Sunday, Sept. 24 | 1 p.m. | German beer, cuisine, and Bavarian music.

• Fridays by the River | Friday, Sept. 22 | 3-8 p.m. | Shelby Park - Riverview Shelter, 1900 Davidson St. | Cost of purchase | The fall family-friendly beer garden is back with yard games, food trucks, and music.
• Sumner Food & Wine Festival | Friday, Sept. 22-Saturday, Sept. 23 | Times vary | Sanders Ferry Park, 513 Sanders Ferry Rd., Hendersonville | $25+ | Some of the featured food and beverage vendors include Sea Salt, Slow Burn Hot Chicken, and MyStory Wine Company.
• Fall Pottery Workshop | Friday, Sept. 22 | 7-8:30 p.m. | Diskin Cider, 1235 Martin St. | $69 | All materials are provided in this step-by-step, guided workshop to create your own air-dry clay decorative leaf tray.

• Kidsville Family Festival | Saturday, Sept. 23 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | Centennial Park, 2500 West End Ave. | Free | This family-friendly festival is filled with performances, crafts, games, face painting, food trucks, and more.
• Cumberland River Compact | Saturday, Sept. 23 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Cumberland Park East Bank Landing, 2 Victory Ave. | Free+ | Watch Dragon Boat races on the Cumberland River, plus enjoy food trucks and other vendors.
• Pooch Pool Party | Saturday, Sept. 23 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Nashville Shores, 4001 Bell Rd. | $25 | Bring your dog to the wave pool for a dog-only swim day.

• Halloween Broom Making | Sunday, Sept. 24 | 1-2 p.m. | Harding House Brewing Co., 904 51st Ave. N. | $92 | Learn the craft of broom making with the option to pick your own broom corn, handles, and decorations.
• Japanese Moon Viewing | Sunday, Sept. 24 | 4-10 p.m. | Cheekwood Estate & Gardens, 1200 Forrest Park Dr. | $13+ | This year’s program features two live dance performances, a kimono fashion show, the return of mochi pounding, tea ceremonies, kamishibai, Japanese storytelling, and more.
• Christmas Cowgirl Holiday Market | Sunday, Sept. 24 | 5-7 p.m. | Brooke’s On Main, 1003 Meb Court, Mt. Juliet | $25 | 10+ vendors gather together for an evening of shopping, holiday-themed raffles, snacks and drinks + a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus.

• 1st Annual Zine City Fest | Friday, Sept. 29-Sunday, Oct. 1 | Times vary | The Packing Plant + Coop Gallery, 507 Hagan St. | Free+ | Featuring handmade zines, artist books, small presses, comics, poetry chapbooks, and more.
• Science of Spirits | Friday, Sept. 29 | 7-10 p.m. | Adventure Science Center, 800 Fort Negley Blvd. | $35+ | This after-hours event includes unlimited samples of spirits, cocktails, and mocktails + live demonstrations and planetarium shows.
• 2023 Fall Ball, Y’all Festival | Saturday, Sept. 30 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Nashville Farmers Market, 900 Rosa L. Parks Blvd. | Free | NFM’s autumn harvest party will have live bluegrass, a pumpkin patch, fall-themed crafts, a pie baking contest, and more.

Act like a local

• Outdoors: Climb to the top of the Assateague lighthouse. Decorated in red and white stripes, the 142-foot lighthouse has been a fixture on the island for 150 years.
• Learn: NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center is just a 10-minute car ride from the island. Explore hands-on exhibits about NASA’s Earth Science program and the important role the facility has had in our understanding of earth + space science since it opened in 1945.

Where to stay

• Vrbo: Family beach vacay coming up? This 4 BD, 2.5 BA waterfront home in the Smugglers Cove area offers a peaceful + private island experience. (~$315/night)

• It doesn’t get more luxurious than the Drowsy sleep mask, which is silky smooth on skin and completely light-blocking for the deepest sleep.

• The Bentgo stackable lunch box includes two stackable containers, built-in silverware, and dividers to snugly fit food portions into individual compartments.

• Your fall drink: A Negroni cocktail made with Ritual Zero Proof’s award-winning non-alcoholic spirits. You’ll skip the hangover and still get all the classic taste.