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🎃 You’ve got your pick of the patch

8 places to get pumpkins around Nashville
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It’s gourd-eous weather to spend the day at the pumpkin patch. | Photo by NASHtoday
From the pumpkin houses at Cheekwood Harvest and local PSLs to our pumpkin carving contest — you could say we like the fall things in life. If you can relate, add a visit to these eight pumpkin patches near Nashville to your list.

Nashville Fall Festival | Friday-Sunday through Tuesday, Oct. 31 | 8687 Old Harding Pk. | $20 | General admission grants you access to the corn maze and kid zone, plus, add on a hayride or hot air balloon ride.

Lucky Ladd Farms | Thursday-Sunday through Sunday, Oct. 29 | 4374 Rocky Glade Rd., Eagleville | $12+ | Seasonal activities include a petting zoo, pony rides, a pumpkin patch, and a corn maze.

Shuckle’s Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch | Saturday-Sunday through Sunday, Oct. 29 | 7526 Swift Rd., Greenbrier | $17+ | Visit this farm ~30 min. north of downtown to enjoy hayrides, a 10-acre corn maze, giant spider web climb, and fall foods.

Honeysuckle Hill Farm | Tuesday-Sunday through Tuesday, Oct. 31 | 1765 Martins Chapel Church Rd., Springfield | $20+ | Choose your adventure by adding a punch card with your purchase, and explore the 30+ attractions included with admission like the pumpkin train and lil rascals zip line.

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Gentry’s Farm | Saturday-Monday through Monday, Oct. 30 | 1974 Hwy. 96 W., Franklin | $11 | Have some fall fun with wagon rides, a corn field maze, a general store + farmer’s market, and putt putt.

Walden Pumpkin Farm | Thursday-Sunday through Sunday, Oct. 29 | 8653 Rocky Fork Rd., Smyrna | Cost of purchase | Walden Bucks ($10 punch card) are required for all activities on the farm like face painting and Hay Mountain. Each activity costs 2-5 Walden Bucks.

Flying Ghost Pumpkin Patch | Daily | West Nashville Kiwanis Park, 97 White Bridge Rd. | Cost of purchase | Pick from an assortment of pumpkins, gourds, and mums before pumpkin bowling and photo ops in front of the fall display.

Nashville Pumpkin Co. | Daily | 2501 12th Ave. S. + 110 Gallatin Ave. | Cost of purchase | Browse classic pumpkins in all shapes and sizes, heirloom pumpkins, gourds, and mums — plus, snap a photo with the Bullets and Pearls backdrop next door if you’re at the 12 South location.
Events
Friday, Oct. 6
  • Oktoberfest | Friday, Oct. 6-Sunday, Oct. 8 | Times vary | Von Elrod’s, 1004 4th Ave. N. | Cost of purchase | Celebrate at this annual event with steins of Märzen beer, a live DJ, pretzels + housemade sausages, and stein-holding contests.
Saturday, Oct. 7
  • Nashville Wealth & Wellness Expo | Saturday, Oct. 7-Sunday, Oct. 8 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | TOA Sports Performance Center, 215 Gothic Ct., Franklin | $10+ | Browse vendors representing the nutrition, self-care, and personal coaching sectors + more.
  • Banjo on the Deck | Saturday, Oct. 7 | 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Beaman Park Nature Center, 5911 Old Hickory Blvd., Ashland City | Free | Listen to some old-time banjo tunes and learn a few things about this unique folk instrument.
Sunday, Oct. 8
  • Opry Community Day | Sunday, Oct. 8 | 10 a.m. | Grand Ole Opry, 2804 Opryland Dr. | Free | The second annual event grants free backstage tours with your Tennessee ID, live music, food and drinks + family-friendly fun.
  • Watercolor Circle Art | Sunday, Oct. 8 | 2-3:30 p.m. | Harding House Taproom, 904 51st Ave. N. | $86 | Create fall-themed artwork or choose colors to match your home decor — Amie will teach basics of using watercolor, as well as the technique behind her circle paintings.
Monday, Oct. 9
  • “The Silence of the Lambs” | Monday, Oct. 9 | 7 p.m. | The Franklin Theatre, 419 Main St., Franklin | $12.50 | Watch the 1991 classic as part of the theatre’s “Fear Fest” event.
Tuesday, Oct. 10
  • Handle With Care: Tom Petty Tribute | Tuesday, Oct. 10 | 7 p.m. | Brooklyn Bowl, 925 3rd Ave. N. | $57+ | The benefit concert for Backline features performances by Wynonna Judd, Brittney Spencer, Charles Wesley Godwin, Ella Langley, and more.
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News Notes
Development
  • Business is booming at the 60-acre Meridian Cool Springs development. Developers are adding two new restaurants and a green space near the entrance with an estimated completion by late spring. The ~5,000-sqft open space will allow for live music, movies, and other year-round events. (FranklinIs)
Open
  • Schulman’s Neighborhood Bar is the newest concept to open in East Nashville — 1201 Porter Rd. The dive bar is named in honor of the late David “Skull” Schulman, the original owner of Skull’s Rainbow Room, and is open seven days a week. Explore the menu.
Coming Soon
  • East Nashville’s Noble’s plans to open a second location in MetroCenter — 2222 Rosa L. Parks Blvd. — by mid-2024. The new restaurant and bar will offer subtle nods in “design and spirit” to the building’s former life as Fountain Square. (Nashville Post)
Biz
  • SunLife Organics will become Prima at Paseo South Gulch’s first retail tenant. The development, on track to be completed in Q1 of 2024, will boast 278 apartment units, 8,000 sqft of ground floor retail, and 18,000 sqft of office space. SunLife will sell its superfood shakes, bowls, and smoothies.
Drink
  • Skinny Dennis, a Brooklyn-based honky tonk concept, is seemingly eyeing an East Nashville building just north of Five Points at 2635 Gallatin Ave. The bar pays homage to the late country artist and bass player Skinny Dennis Sanchez and is expected to open sometime in 2024. (Nashville Post)
Plan Ahead
  • The Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship will race into Nissan Stadium on Saturday, April 20. Tickets for the event go on sale Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 10 a.m.
Active
  • Fall means perfect biking weather — and studies have shown that e-bike riders typically ride more often (and for longer distances) than traditional bike riders. This brand carries new and certified pre-owned e-bikes at up to 60% off retail; delivering them 99% assembled to your doorstep. Use code RUN for $100 off.*
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Development

🛎️ The Gulch is getting a little suiter

Two Hilton hotels are coming to the Gulch
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Common Place Restaurant at Canopy will house the first Gulch locations of three local favorites. | Rendering via Tara Investments
This news isn’t just for the guests you have coming into town. Last week, Hilton celebrated the topping out of its dual-branded Canopy and Homewood Suites hotels in the Gulch at 910 Division St. — formerly the site of Yazoo Brewing Company. While you won’t be ringing the bell until July 2024, grab your hard hat and take a virtual tour.

Homewood Suites
The 152-room hotel will feature a fitness center with Peloton bikes and a yoga lawn, a Tesla house car, and an indoor rooftop wine and tapas bar.

Canopy by Hilton
Out of 181 rooms, Canopy will boast 25 suites with a two-story presidential suite offering a 600-sqft private terrace overlooking the skyline.

For the locals
Expect an expansion of some local favorites, including a Five Points Pizza window, Yazoo Taproom at Common Place, and 8th & Roast Coffee Bar. You’ll also want to add Afterglow, Canopy’s 8,500-sqft rooftop agave-focused bar, to your rotation for Friday drinks after work.
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The Wrap
 
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To add to today’s excitement of new business openings, DraftKings Sports & Social and PBR Cowboy Bar are the first of five venues to debut in downtown’s Nashville Live! venue. Get a sneak peek and take note of this weekend’s grand opening festivities.
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