Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
The basin between the Tennessee River and the Cumberland Plateau. Music City, cedar glades, whiskey hollows, and county seats with a working square.
Town book
Music City, and a lot of parkland around it.
FranklinA square that still works as a town.
LynchburgThe hollow where the whiskey is made.
TullahomaWhiskey trail, short springs, and a quiet main street.
ColumbiaMule Day and the square.
Events
CalendarNashville Oktoberfest
The South's long-running Oktoberfest, with German food, polka, and a street festival families have used as a fall outing since 1980.
Middle TennesseeCelebrate Nashville Cultural Festival
A free one-day cultural festival on the lawn in front of the Parthenon.
Middle TennesseeCheekwood Harvest
Pumpkins, a marigold river, and garden paths at the Belle Meade estate through the first of November.
Middle TennesseeNashville Farmers' Market Fall Fest
Harvest party with live music, a kids' zone, pony rides, and fall produce beside Bicentennial Mall.
Middle TennesseeLucky Ladd Farms Pumpkin Patch
Corn maze, pumpkin patch, and cider donuts on a working farm south of Franklin.
Middle TennesseeJack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue
Invitation barbecue teams cook on the distillery grounds in the hollow.
Middle TennesseeMule Day
The country's best-known mule celebration: a parade, a liar's contest, and a livestock show.
Middle TennesseeTennessee State Fair
Livestock shows, a midway, and pie contests — the state fair, recently staged east of Nashville.
Middle TennesseeChristmas at Gaylord Opryland
Indoor gardens, lights, and ice in the atrium next door to the Grand Ole Opry.