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Category 10 sets opening date | The Luke Combs-branded bar opens access to all four indoor entertainment spaces on Saturday, Nov. 2, followed by the rooftop bar in early 2025.
Events
Events
This Weekend
Haunted Museum Storytelling Festival | Saturday, Oct. 19 | 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. | Tennessee State Museum | Free | Join the museum for the 26th annual event boasting games, crafts, prizes, and storytelling.
Markets for Makers Nashville Fall Market | Saturday, Oct. 19-Sunday, Oct. 20 | 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | The Fairgrounds Nashville | $8+ | Shop from 100+ makers, visit DIY stations, take photos at the photo walls, and enjoy food truck eats.
Nashville Predators Meet & Greet | Saturday, Oct. 19 | 1 p.m. | Bridgestone Arena | Fans with a Regions Nashville Predators Visa® Debit Card can earn early entry to today’s Redwings matchup + meet past Preds players inside the arena (alongside other perks).*
Light the Nations | Saturday, Oct. 19 | 2-10 p.m. | The Nations | Free | The 8th annual event celebrating this West Nashville neighborhood features vendors, food trucks, live entertainment, and luminary bag decorating.
Jazz on the Cumberland | Sunday, Oct. 20 | 3:30-6 p.m. | 592 S. 1st St. | Free | The first 250 cars park for free in Nissan Stadium’s Lot R for the season finale, which includes surprise guests, giveaways, and food trucks.
Plan Ahead
Fridays by the River | Friday, Oct. 25 | 3-8 p.m. | Shelby Park’s Riverview Pavilion | Cost of purchase | Join the pop-up beer garden presented by East Nashville Beer Works for its last date of the season — complete with live music, yard games, and food trucks.
Southern Festival of Books | Saturday, Oct. 26-Sunday, Oct. 27 | Times vary | Locations vary | Cost of purchase | Over 175 authors are heading to Nashville for the 36th annual event featuring panels, signings, book sales, live performances, and more.
It’s official — another phase of the Nashville Yards development is underway after officials broke ground on Ascension Saint Thomas Landing this week. With all these developments in Nashville, read up on the cost of planting some roots in Music City.
Arts
Artober, an initiative by the Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville to “amplify exciting arts events, workshops, and performances every October,” is in full swing. Browse the calendar of events.
List
The votes are in and the Nashville Scene’s “Best of Nashville” list is here. The publication’s 36th annual tradition calls on readers to cast their votes for the city’s “best” across multiple categories, including restaurants, artists, and services. See how everything shook out under the readers’ poll and writers’ choice sections.
Travel
Want to make sure your next vacation takes off without a hitch? Check out our guide to Nashville International Airport for a full food rundown and to know just how early you should arrive to get through security. Bon voyage.
Plan Ahead
It’s finally fall, meaning our calendars are packed with events like PumpkinFest. Find more fun near you this season with our ultimate guide to Nashville’s top happenings. We’ll see you there.
City Guide
City Guide
🎶 “Wide Open Spaces”
When visiting Shelby Park, take a moment to look out onto Sevier Lake. | Photo by NASHtoday
Whether you’re looking for a place to play with the kiddos or to decompress with some off-screen time, Nashville features 150+ parks and recreational spots.
Scenic parks
Shelby Bottoms Nature Center & Greenway, 1900 Davidson St.
Start your visit to the multi-use park with a stop at the Shelby Bottoms Nature Center for a ranger-led program.
Ravenwood Park, 3401 Central Pk.
The 800-acre green space in the Donelson-Hermitage area stands out not only as one of the city’s largest regional parks, but also as one of its newest.
Family parks
Green Hills Park, 1200 Lone Oak Rd.
Tucked away in its namesake neighborhood, Green Hills Park spans 12 acres next to J.T. Moore Middle School.
Hadley-Lillard Park, 1037 28th Ave. N.
The southern portion of the park offers picnic shelters, a playground, and open fields surrounded by a paved walking trail.
