I love springtime! The weather allows more outside time, the days get longer, the flowers start to bloom and the outside event season kicks up again! There are so many fun things to do around the area in the upcoming months, and we wanted to provide you with a guide of festivals and events for you and your family to attend.
Spring Festivals in Middle Tennessee and Nashville
Music City Irish Festival
March 1-22
Multiple locations around the city
NASHVILLE IS GOING GREEN – CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK’S DAY IN MUSIC CITY Get your green on and check our locations – there will be something for everyone!! Taking country back to its roots! Spend the weekend celebrating Irish style! Eat, drink, dance, shop, play or do all the above. Find us at one of our locations around the city!
Cheekwood in Bloom
March 8-April 13
Cheekwood
1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville
Embrace the hopefulness of the season as 250,000 blooms come to life. Take a photo with artist Robert Indiana’s iconic LOVE sculpture and marvel in the beauty all around us. Enjoy the stunning view of blooming tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths as music in the Beer Garden delights the ears each weekend and the joy of spring warms your heart.
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Bell Buckle Daffodil Day
March 15, 10-4
Downtown Historic Bell Buckle
This quaint little festival began in 1978 to celebrate the coming of Spring and the thousands of daffodils that line the roads and farmlands for a six mile stretch of highway leading into Bell Buckle. Now, every March, Bell Buckle bursts into full bloom with a colorful explosion of daffodils, and marks the arrival of spring by inviting everyone to come enjoy a day full of fun, family-friendly activities. People come from all over to enter their best daffodil variety in the Bell Buckle Daffodil Flower Show! There will plenty of entertainment all day, including a craft fair and food trucks as well.
Holi and Kite Festival
March 15, Centennial Park, Nashville
- Immerse Yourself in Colors: Welcome spring with a riot of colors and joy.
- Food Extravaganza: Relish a variety of delicious dishes that celebrate the spirit of Holi.
- Non-Stop Music & Dance: Groove to electrifying beats and dance the day away.
- Kite Flying: Soar to new heights with colorful kites in the open skies.
- Family Fun: Perfect for all ages—bring your loved ones and make lasting memories.
- Outdoor Event: Celebrate under the sun in a beautiful park setting.
Murfeesboro Pie Festival
March 15, Hop Springs, 6980 John Bragg Hwy, Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro Pie Festival is March 15th, 2024 at Hop Springs. We will have a petting zoo bounce house kids activities, many handmade vendors, boutique vendors, food vendors, and more!! Come support local!
Blooming Arts Festival
March 21-22
Commodore Hotel & Café
114 & 120 E Main St Linden, TN
March 21-22, 2025, the charming town of Linden celebrates the 17th Anniversary of the annual Blooming Arts Festival. The event kicks off festival season in Tennessee, and is one of the region’s most popular spring events. Launched in 2009, when Perry County was experience an economic plight (read more it below), Blooming Arts Festival has grown to feature more than 150 exhibitors, including artisans, musicians and food vendors. The festival attracts more than 10,000 patrons to Linden’s quaint, Southern small town, which boasts a population of just over 1,000.
Linden’s downtown Main Street features wide sidewalks, retro lampposts, restored architecture, and beautifully landscaped trees; the perfect backdrop for showcasing creative arts, crafts and music. Exhibitors include fine art – oil paintings, watercolors, acrylics, clay sculptures and photography. Fine hand-crafted artisans bring stained glass, leatherwork, jewelry, glass, furniture, fiber, quilting and numerous other displays of creativity. Multiple music stages are set-up to accommodate popular regional musicians, many with ties to nearby Nashville, known globally as Music City.
In addition to arts & crafts exhibitors and a full schedule of live music, the festival provides an always-popular Kids Zone, complete with rides, face painting, creative arts and fun activities.
This special two-day event is a perfect time for tourists to journey to Linden, Tenn. to witness the striking beauty of the revitalized downtown and visit with local merchants. Proudly, Linden is home to many arts-based businesses owned by and supporting local artisans.
Blooming Arts Festival is free and open to the public.
Mule Day
April 3-6
Columbia
If you are from the southern middle Tennessee area, then chances are you are familiar with Columbia, otherwise known as the “Mule Capital”.
Mule Day is an annual celebration of all things related to mules. Begun in 1840 as “Breeder’s Day”, a meeting for mule breeders, it now attracts over 200,000! In addition to mules, traditional Appalachian food, music, dancing, and crafts are featured. See the full event schedule here.
21st Annual Trails & Trilliums
April 4-6
Beersheba Springs Conference Center, 58 Hege Ave, Beersheba Springs
Trails & Trilliums is a weekend-long naturalist rally, put on by the Friends of South Cumberland State Parks. Headquartered at the Beersheba Springs Assembly in Beersheba Springs, Tennessee, the festival offers a slate of guided hikes and walks as well as nature-themed presentations, workshops, and exhibits. A native plant sales tent on Saturday is a highlight.
The weekend kicks off with a Hootenanny & Cookout on Friday night and on Saturday evening, the fun continues at Wine & Wildflowers with happy hour, dinner, and a reception at the Big Red Barn.
Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival
April 12th, 9:30-5
Nashville Public Square
Union St & 3rd Ave N, Nashville
The Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival is a great event, happening downtown Nashville at Public Square Park. This event is family-friendly, even including your furry pets (must have on a leash). You can enjoy entertainment such as Japanese music and dance, sumo-suit wrestling, children’s activities, vendors, and more! Proceeds of the festival will benefit the 10-year mission of planting 100 Japanese cherry trees each spring in Nashville parks and neighborhoods.
Nashville Earth Day Festival
April 19, 11-5
Centennial Park
2500 West End Ave, Nashville
This free family event brings the Nashville community together to celebrate our planet, inspire positive environmental change, and support sustainable small businesses & nonprofits. Enjoy live demonstrations, live music, children’s activities from Kidsville, food vendors, and local artisans.
*Nashville Earth Day and Centennial Park Conservancy donate a portion of proceeds from our Nashville Earth Day program to support local environmental initiatives to create ongoing environmental change in our city.
Main Street Festival of Franklin
April 26-27, 10-6
Main Street, Downtown Franklin
The Main Street Festival attracts 120,000+ visitors annually to enjoy eclectic arts and crafts vendors, superb entertainment, great food & drink, and fun for the entire family right in the heart of historic downtown Franklin. This beloved annual tradition produced by the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, TN is consistently listed among the top 20 events in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society. This year’s Main Street Festival will include many different art and cultural elements like collaborative public art exhibits and cultural performances including dance, spoken work, music, and performance. Pets are welcome! Check out the full event schedule online.
World’s Largest Fish Fry
April 20-26
Downtown Paris
Technically not in Middle Tennessee, but just a smidge over the Tennessee River in Northwest Tennessee, you will find Paris. It is worth the drive! The World’s Biggest Fish Fry is a premier event for Paris and Henry County. The last full week of April annually attracts people locally as well as nationally. Visitors come from across the country to enjoy the festivities.
The whole festival revolves around the “Fish Tent” where by last account over 12,500 pounds of catfish is served with all the trimmings. In addition to all you can eat catfish you will find parades, carnival, rodeos, catfish races, dances, arts and crafts, and more!
Be on the lookout for an updated 2025 schedule soon!
Gallatin Square Fest
April 26, 10-5
Downtown Gallatin
FREE event! Square Fest is an annual spring event in Downtown Gallatin. The event has grown in size to over 170 vendors and in excess of 25,000 visitors. Square Fest is a rain or shine event. The event is primarily an arts and crafts festival, however, a large variety of food, several non-profits, two stages of entertainment and a large children’s area also contribute to the festival.
Tennessee Craft Fair
May 2-4, 10-5
Tennessee Craft invites you to join the Nashville tradition of celebrating and supporting American handmade craft at this premier event on the lawn in Centennial Park. Shop one-of-a-kind, finely crafted artwork directly from the juried, award-winning artists. A unique feature of Tennessee Craft Fairs requires artists to be on-site. While shopping, you’ll meet the artists, learn what inspires them and how they take raw materials like clay, wood, metal and glass and transform them into fine craft.
In addition to the array of high quality craft, visitors enjoy fun hands-on activities in our Kids’ Tent, food from area vendors and demonstrations from artisans aimed to educate as they create pieces in front of your eyes.
84th Annual Middle Tennessee Strawberry Festival
May 9-10
The annual Middle Tennessee Strawberry Festival returns to downtown Portland on May 9, 2025, with exciting new attractions, including magic shows, live music, and Robocars. Don’t miss the Strawberry Slam Wrestling Event, story hour, pancake breakfast, and over 150 food, craft, and information vendors. Enjoy live music, meet local strawberry farmers, and explore even more festival fun. Stick around for the parade and a spectacular fireworks display to wrap up the day’s festivities.
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