The Best Spring Events in Nashville, TN

The annual Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival is a free, family-friendly event that celebrates spring and Japanese culture in April. The festival begins with a 9 a.m. Cherry Blossom Walk, which starts and ends at Nashville’s Public Square. The festival activities begin at 10 a.m. and include music, dance, martial arts, a family circus, and a Cosplay Contest. There is also Sumo Suit Wrestling and a Pups in Pink Parade.

For more than 30 years, the Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival has taken place in Nashville. The event brings together more than 400 songwriters who perform music for fans, who attend the festival from across the globe, in 11 different venues and is the perfect place to get your fix in Music City.

Conceived in 2010 and launched in 2011, Nashville Fashion Week is co-founded and directed by a group of fashion, media and marketing professionals. The celebration highlights Nashville’s fashion and retail community by featuring local, regional and national designers, as well as industry professionals. Proceeds from the event benefit the Nashville Fashion Forward Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, which gives an annual award to a local honoree with demonstrated success in the fashion field.

Each year in April, Nashville’s Earth Day Festival takes place at Centennial Park. It’s a free, all-ages event with over 100 booths and is hosted by community groups, environmental organizations, and government agencies. Live entertainment, exhibits, food vendors, and hands-on activities are featured, aimed at educating the Nashville community about green living and protecting the environment.