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Fall and Halloween Happenings

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Whether you’re looking for a hayride, a haunted house, or a tricked-out bar, Nashville is ready to welcome (and possibly scare) you.

Fall Festivals

Family-Friendly Events

Spooky Fun

Tricked-Out Bars

Fall Festivals

Cheekwood Harvest

September -October 31. Stroll the grounds adorned with 75,000 pumpkins, visit the three pumpkin houses, trek the mildly spooky Scarecrow Trail, and take in one of their many special music events.

Nashville Fall Festival

September -November 1 West Nashville. Attractions include tractor rides, a corn maze, a sunflower patch, pumpkin patch, food trucks, and live music. On select days, you can go aloft in a hot-air balloon or helicopter. Check the website for when it’s open.

Oktoberfest

October 1-4  The Germantown neighborhood street will be filled with live music, merchants, and beer stands. Admission: $12.

Knoblinfest

October 3  In its inaugural year, the Donelson community promises live music, art, a marketplace, and events like costume contests, Knoblin calling contests, and more!

Celebrate Nashville Festival

October 3  Come hungry because there’s a world of food options in this celebration of the various cultures who make up Nashville. Music, dance, crafts, kids’ activities, and much more. One of my favorite free events.

Tennessee Craft Fair

October 9-11 Artisans from as far away as Minnesota make the trek to Nashville for this annual fall showcase. In addition to their tents, there are multiple food trucks, a hands-on art area for kids, and live music. FREE.

Southern Festival of Books

October 17-18  Explore the literary side of Nashville with vendors galore, book signings, and author forums. Happens at Bicentennial Mall State Park. FREE.

All Hallows East

October 31  Billed as Nashville’s Biggest Halloween Block Party, count on the folks in East Nashville go all out with festivities including costume contests, wicked good food, and live music.

Celebrate Nashville Festival at Centennial Park

Family-Friendly Events

Honeysuckle Farm

(Now-November 1) If you have a car, consider a trek north to this kid-centric farm in Springfield. They’re big into fall festival activities including hayrides, a pumpkin patch, and a giant corn maze portraying a country star.  Other attractions include pig races, zipline, playground, tire mountain, carousel, bungee jumping. tree house, duck pond, and a challenge course. HF isn’t great about keeping their website current so call before you go.

Cheekwood Harvest 

(Now-October 31. Stroll the grounds adorned with 75,000 pumpkins, visit the three pumpkin houses, trek the mildly spooky Scarecrow Trail, and take in one of their many special music events.

Lucky Ladd Farm

(Now-October 31) Love that they describe their Eagleville operation as an ag-venture park. Activities change with the seasons including tulip- and strawberry-picking. Of course there’s a petting zoo but they’re also home to some exotic species. Plenty of ways to wear out your active kids including climbing walls, a playground, and tire swings. And where else are you going to milk a cow?

Nashville Fall Festival

(Now-November 1) West Nashville. Attractions include tractor rides, a corn maze, a sunflower patch, pumpkin patch, food trucks, and live music. On select days, you can go aloft in a hot-air balloon or helicopter. Check the website for when it’s open.

Shuckle’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch

(Now-November 1) Saturdays/Sundays) Come to Greenbrier for fall family fun. Fiddle Dee Farms offers  an 8-acre maze, pumpkin decorating, hayride, and much more.

Gentry Farm

(Now-October 28) You wouldn’t think admission to a Franklin farm as being a hot ticket–but this one is. They often sell-out their seasonal activities. Your kids might enjoy exploring the petting zoo, the corn-filled alternative to a ball pit, craft activities, hayrides. Fall is their biggest season with pumpkins galore. Adults might enjoy the historical aspect of this 150-year-old homestead.

Boo at the Zoo

(Now-November 1) One of the biggest annual events at the Nashville Zoo. Activities include trick-or-treat stations, special animal shows, and spookacular scenes. Don your costume and enjoy. New this year: special decoration and entertainment celebrating Día de los Muertos.

Sunday Scaries

(October 26, noon-4pm)  RSVPs are encouraged for this family-friendly free event which includes mad science experiments, face painting, pumpkin painting, and trick-or-treating around Fifth & Broadway.

The Upside Down

(October 26)  Inspired by Stranger Things, PuttShack adds a mildly scary twist to this miniature golf attraction.