It feels like YESTERDAY that we were posting our September Event Guide — and here we are! About to start October!
Our events guide this month is sponsored by our friends at Just Between Friends of Nashville Music City who run fantastic consignment sales twice yearly, and their next one is coming up October 5-7 at the Nashville Fairgrounds! Experience how fun it is to shop tons of deals on gently loved and new items for your family at a savings of 50-90% off retail! Find Fall/Winter clothes for children and teens, baby equipment and gear, maternity items, feeding and bathing gear, bedding, room decor, outdoor and indoor toys, sports equipment, electronics, books, games, musical instruments and toys, baby and child furniture, strollers and so much more! For more information, visit their website at http://nashvillemusiccity.jbfsale.com
This is an amazing month in Nashville — both for weather and for fun family activities. (Make sure to check out the Festivals and Special Events section for October!) Now, for our monthly disclaimer: We always try to provide up to date information, but we encourage you to always double check the event details. Some events, especially outdoor events, can be subject to change!
Athletics
Arrington Vineyards
Arrington has dates all month long for their Jazz in the Courtyard and Bluegrass in the Barn concert series! There are also art sales and food trucks! Make sure to check out their website for full details.
Ascend Amphitheater
Tickets in October have SOLD OUT.
Adventure Science Center
October 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th: Early Explorers
October 2nd: Teacher PD: STEAM Challenge 101
October 6th: Super Science Saturday
October 13th: National Geographic Presents: Earth Explorers Opens
October 13th: Second Saturday: Extended Hours
October 23rd: Teacher PD: STEAM Challenge 201
October 27th: Member Morning
October 27th: Yoga Under The Stars
October 27th: Family Fun Labs: Get Spooky!
October 30th: Teacher PD: Makey Makey Invention Literacy
October 31st: Science Spooktacular
Bridgestone Arena
October 2nd: Florence and The Machine
October 7th – 8th: Bruno Mars
October 16th: 21 Pilots
October 19th: Josh Groban
October 24th: Elton John
October 26th: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Cheekwood
September 22nd – October 21st: Cheekwood Harvest
October 5th: Beyond Ofrendas: Exploring Food, Community, and Day Of The Dead
October 6th: Bryant Fleming Day
October 6th: Family Workshop: Imagine A Garden
October 6th: Adult Workshop: Observing and Photographing the Landscape
October 7th: Fall Harvest Dinner
October 8th: Member Appreciation Day
October 12th – 13th: Songwriters Under The Stars
October 13th: Family Workshop: Create A Garden Sculpture With Natural Materials
October 13th: Adult Workshop: Photographing The Garden
October 15th – 19th: Fall One-Day Camps
October 20th: Halloween Pooch Parade
October 27th: El Diá de los Muertos
October 30th: Goblins In The Garden
Country Music Hall Of Fame
The Country Music Hall Of Fame is a busy place! In addition to the events listed here, make sure to check out the dates for their exhibits, Creative Zones, and concerts!
October 2nd: Community Pop-up: Musical Petting Zoo
October 5th: Family Program: Songwriting 101
October 6th: Community Pop-up: Musical Petting Zoo
October 6th: Hatch Show Print Block Party
October 7th: Community Pop-up: Musical Petting Zoo
October 7th: Family Program: Make Letterpress Art With Hatch Show Print
October 10th: Community Pop-up: Musical Petting Zoo
October 12th: Family Program: From Cutting Wax To Building Tracks
October 13th: Community Program: Musical Petting Zoo
October 13th: Family Program: Brushstrokes and Egg Yolks
October 15th: Family Program: Making Waves At Historic RCA Studio B
October 18th: Community Pop-up: Musical Petting Zoo
October 19th: Relief Printmaking with Hatch Show Print
October 20th: Explore Steel Guitar
October 27th: Community Pop-up: Musical Petting Zoo
October 27th: Family Program: Singing In Harmony For Beginners
October 27th: Cookbook Signing: Martina McBride
Festivals, Block Parties, Concerts, and Special Events
Multiple Dates: Free Yoga at Elmington Park!
October 2nd: Fall Wreath Making Workshop at Green Door Gourmet
October 5th: Breakaway Music Fest
October 6th: Cornelia Fort Pickin’ Party
October 6th: Celebrate Nashville Cultural Festival
October 6th – 7th: Fall Fest at The Hermitage
October 7th: Nashville Harvest Festival
October 7th: Fall Harvest Dinner
October 7th: Best Buddies Friendship Walk
October 11th: A Historic Evening With Anne Frank’s stepsister, Eve Schloss
October 11th-14th: Nashville Oktoberfest
October 12th – 14th: Southern Festival Of Books
October 20th: Centennial Craft Fest
October 20th: Light the Nations
October 21st: Free Family Festival at The Frist
October 26th: Fall To Table
October 26th: Full Moon Pickin’ Party
October 26th – 28th: Nashville Flea Market
October 27th: Pumpkinfest in Downtown Franklin
Frist Art Museum
In addition to these events, check out the list of exhibits!
October 2nd: Food For Thought: We Shall Overcome
October 4th: Music At The Frist
October 5th: Music At The Frist
October 12th: Music At The Frist
October 15th: Senior Mondays
October 18th: Workshop: Drop-in Drawing
October 18th: Music At The Frist
October 21st: Free Family Festival
October 25th: Educator SPARK Evening
October 26th: Frist Friday: A Night In Paris
October 26th: Young Professionals at Frist Friday
October 29th: Family Monday
October 29th: Homeschool Monday
Grand Ole Opry
Remember to check out the lineup at this historic venue, y’all!
The Nashville Ballet
October 1st & 3rd: Storytime: HONK! The Story of a Prima Swanerina
October 18th – 20th: Seven Deadly Sins
Nashville Symphony
October 1st: National Geographic Live: On The Trail of Big Cats
October 4th – 7th: Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
October 9th: New Works by Christopher Farrell
October 11th-12th: Haydn’s London Symphony
October 19th: Jon Batiste: Solo
October 20th: Nashville Symphony Fall Concert at the Renaissance Center
October 21st: Hanson String Theory
October 25th – 26th: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas In Concert With The Nashville Symphony
Nashville Zoo
Multiple Dates: Boo At The Zoo
Ryman Auditorium
October 2nd: Here Come The Mummies
October 3rd: Shakey Graves
October 4th: Opry Country Classics
October 5th – 6th: John Prine
October 7th: Goo Goo Dolls
October 8th: Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
October 9th: Simple Minds
October 10th: Brett Young
October 11th: Opry Country Classics
October 12th – 13th: Jim Gaffigan
October 14th: For King And Country
October 15th: Chvrches
October 16th – 17th: Ween
October 18th: Opry Country Classics
October 19th – 21st: Ben Rector
October 22nd – 24th: Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
October 25th: Opry Country Classics
October 26th – 28th: Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
October 29th: Boz Scaggs
October 30th: Young The Giant
TPAC
October 2nd: LookIn: A Doll’s House, Part 2
October 3rd: Café Tacvba
October 4th: Nashville House Concerts
October 4th – 6th: La Traviata
October 9th – 14th: The Play That Goes Wrong
October 18th – 20th: Seven Deadly Sins
October 19th: Kidz Bop Live: 2018
October 24th – November 4th: Phantom Of The Opera
October 29th: An Evening With Pete Souza
October 30th: An Evening With Richard Dawkins & Carolyn Porco
October 31st: Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live! Featuring The Brain
