Tennessee Music Fairs &amp; Festivals

Murfreesboro Friday Night Market

There will be small businesses and artisans, music, entertainment, family fun activities, and many food trucks featuring delicious options ranging from southern comfort and Caribbean flavors to gourmet eats and sweet treats.

Fri, Jul 24Murfreesboro

Murfreesboro Midsummer Night Market — Murfreesboro

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Fri, Jul 31Murfreesboro

Murfreesboro Peach Cobbler Festival — Murfreesboro

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Murfreesboro Peach Cobbler Festival

There will be live music, petting zoo, reptile bus interaction, carnival games, train rides, bungee trampoline, inflatables, face painting, peach themed items, and more.

Sat, Aug 8Murfreesboro

Nashville World Oddities Expo — Nashville

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Sat–Sun, Aug 8–9Nashville

Nashville World Oddities Expo

This is a celebration of all things weird, intriguing, and magically macabre.

The Great Smoky Mountains Hot Air Balloon Festival — Townsend

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The Great Smoky Mountains Hot Air Balloon Festival

A craft fair in Townsend.

Sat, Aug 15Townsend

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Fri–Sun, Aug 28–30Nashville

Nashville Food Festival

A craft fair in Nashville.

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Knoxville Asian Festival

This festival will feature vendors, performance, martial arts demonstrations, k-pop and j-pop performances, Chinese professional musicians, bonsai exhibition, japanese tea ceremony, cosplay contest, Japanese drummers, authentic traditional food vendors, and more.

Sun, Aug 30Knoxville

Middle Tennessee Pickle Festival

This festival will feature over 150 arts and crafts, boutiques, petting zoo, pony rides, face painting, food trucks, and tons of fried pickles.

Sat, Sep 5Murfreesboro

Big Kahuna Labor Day Festival — Knoxville

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Big Kahuna Labor Day Festival

It will feature cooking and eating competitions, live entertainment, kid’s activities, vendor booths and one of most comprehensive pyro musical fireworks show.

Sun, Sep 6Knoxville

Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion — Bristol

Fri–Sun, Sep 11–13Bristol

Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion

An award-winning roots-music festival in the birthplace of country music, spreading Appalachian traditions across more than a dozen downtown stages.

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Ooltewah Fall Market

There will be over 75 vendors, inflatables, food and so much more.

Sat, Sep 12Ooltewah

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Sat–Sun, Sep 12–13Germantown

The Germantown Festival

There will be nearly 400 local and regional artists and craftsmen who will showcase and sell their unique items including jewelry, pottery, metal, woodwork, paintings, hand-stitched garments, photography and popular and trendy items such as purses, fabrics and garden accessories.

The Highland Games and Celtic Festival — Hendersonville

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Sat–Sun, Sep 12–13Hendersonville

The Highland Games and Celtic Festival

It will feature live Celtic bands, athletic events, bagpipe competition, Scottish artisans and food, scotch tastings, kids activities and more.

Upper Cumberland Apple Festival — Crossville

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Sat–Sun, Sep 12–13Crossville

Upper Cumberland Apple Festival

This festival will feature local apple vendors, petting zoo, live music, 15 plus food trucks/snack vendors, over 100 vendors and everything apple.

AmericanaFest

Thousands of artists, fans, and industry professionals converge on Music City for five days and more than 165 showcases celebrating Americana, roots, and alternative country.

Sep 15–19Nashville

Chattanooga Tasting Festival — Chattanooga

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Chattanooga Tasting Festival

Taste a bounty of delicious food options including American, Asian, Italian, African, Caribbean, Mexican, Cambodian, Indian, soulfood, vegan, BBQ, fish, and more.

Sat, Sep 19Chattanooga

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Smithville Bacon Festival

This festival will feature artisans, boutiques, face painting, food trucks, and so much more.

Sat, Sep 19Smithville

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Fri–Sun, Sep 25–27Lebanon

Lebanon Mistletoe Merchants

There will be nearly 100 merchants selling their unique, one-of-a-kind items.

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The Hippie Festival

This festival will include car show, arts and crafts, live music, groovy vibes and hundreds of hippies.

Sat, Sep 26Murfreesboro

National Quartet Convention — Pigeon Forge

Sep 27 – Oct 3Pigeon Forge

National Quartet Convention

One of the largest Southern gospel music gatherings in the world brings more than 40,000 fans to the Smokies for nightly concerts and showcases by the genre's top quartet groups.

Memphis Mistletoe Merchants

There will be nearly 200 merchants selling their unique, one-of-a-kind items.

Fri–Sun, Oct 2–4Memphis

Reelfoot Arts and Crafts Festival — Tiptonville

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Fri–Sun, Oct 2–4Tiptonville

Reelfoot Arts and Crafts Festival

The artists and crafters will be displaying and selling a wide variety of handcrafted products including painting, bath and body, holiday, paper, ceramics, home goods, pet products, fashion, jewelry, photography, fiber art, kids, sculpture, furniture, metal, wood, glass, mixed media, accessories, gourmet food, and more.

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Mempho Music Festival

World-class musicians across genres perform at the Radians Amphitheater in a festival blending live music with interactive art in the Incendia Dome geodesic structure.

Fri–Sun, Oct 9–11Memphis

Homesteads Fall Artisan Festival — Crossville

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Fri–Sat, Oct 9–10Crossville

Homesteads Fall Artisan Festival

Come shop and support local makers selling handmade creations.

Smithville Pumpkin Festival — Smithville

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Smithville Pumpkin Festival

This festival will feature over 80 artisans, boutiques, mini pumpkin patch, face painting, food trucks, and so much more.

Sat, Oct 10Smithville

The Fairly Odd Finds Festival — Murfreesboro

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The Fairly Odd Finds Festival

This festival will feature live music, craft vendors, food vendors, installations, kids activities, and so much more.

Sat, Oct 10Murfreesboro

Upper Cumberland Bigfoot Festival — Cookeville

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Sat–Sun, Oct 17–18Cookeville

Upper Cumberland Bigfoot Festival

There will be live music, unique vendors, crafts, contests, local food trucks, and plenty of fun.

Fri–Sat, Oct 23–24Chattanooga

IBMA World of Bluegrass

The most important week in bluegrass converges on Chattanooga with a two-day live music festival, convention, tradeshow, awards show, and artist showcases across downtown.

Cambridge Autumn Harvest Market — Ooltewah

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Cambridge Autumn Harvest Market

A craft fair in Ooltewah.

Sat, Oct 24Ooltewah

The Ghouls, Goblins and Witches Haunted Grounds — Sale Creek

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The Ghouls, Goblins and Witches Haunted Grounds

A craft fair in Sale Creek.

Oct 28–31Sale Creek

The Christmas in the Square Holiday Market — Ooltewah

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The Christmas in the Square Holiday Market

A craft fair in Ooltewah.

Sat, Nov 7Ooltewah

The Candy Cane Christmas Market

This Christmas event will feature over 100 local vendors, music, inflatables, petting zoo, free photos with Santa, food trucks, and so much more.

Sat, Nov 14Ooltewah

Sat–Sun, Nov 21–22Chattanooga

Chattanooga Weekend Christkindlmarkt

Come shop local and support local.

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Hixson Holiday Vendor Market

It will feature local vendors, inflatables, petting zoo, food trucks, door prizes, and more.

Sat, Nov 21Hixson

Knoxville Holiday and Food Festival — Knoxville

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Sat–Sun, Dec 12–13Knoxville

Knoxville Holiday and Food Festival

There will be over 150 vendors selling arts and crafts, home decor, remodelling, toys, and more.

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Beale Street Music Festival

The opening weekend tradition of Memphis in May International Festival, this multi-day concert on the Mississippi riverfront has drawn national headliners across rock, hip-hop, country, and soul for decades.

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