Information is believed to be accurate but not guaranteed by the MLS or Ashley Claire Real Estate - Benchmark Realty. Some or all of the listings may not belong to the firm whose website is being visited (Ashley Claire Real Estate - Benchmark Realty, 61). Properties marked with the IDX logo are provided courtesy of the RealTracs Internet Data Exchange Program. Written by Ashley Dugger on April 18, 2016. If you make it out, we’d love to see your snapshots - tag us on Instagram or Twitter! Visit the Nashville Earth Day Festival website for more details. It’s a welcoming hang for Nashvillians of all ages, and there’s definitely enough happening to fill up the better part of an afternoon. Steve, The Music Man and virtuosic folk trio/Nashville transplants The Wood Brothers (pictured above).Ĭentennial Park is located at 2500 West End Avenue, and the fest runs 11 a.m. But this fest has a more eclectic lineup than you’ll find at just about any other Nashville festival, from the sounds backing Polynesian and Chinese dance troupes to socially conscious kids music provider Mr. You’ll be able to grab local jam, beauty products and candles and lots more.īeing in Nashville, they’re not gonna skip out on live music. (Books are welcome too.) Celebrating/shoppingĮvery year, the fest includes a Green Market that gives attendees a chance to shop for clothing, food and more, all with a fitting Earth Day Festival slant: The items up for grabs are local, organic, sometimes both, and it’s a producer only market, which means everything you buy there is made/grown by the folks selling it to you. Have clothes/shoes you don’t want or need anymore? Goodwill’s set to be at the fest too, accepting donations. Driven to help hungry neighbors? Community Food Advocates will be on site accepting donations of canned fruit and vegetables, plus dry goods (rice, nuts, pasta). That includes the option to properly recycle electronics, like old cell phones and laptops, and safely dispose of unused/expired pharmaceuticals. Have some recyclables/things you need to dispose of? The fest offers drop-off opportunities, so you can responsibly free up some space. Naturally, an eco-focused festival is going to work in easy ways to flex some eco-friendliness. The crop of non-profits, government agencies and eco-focused businesses and groups set for Nashville’s Earth Day Festival is massive and impressive, and all of those folks will be sharing information about what they do and what you can do to be a better steward of the planet.Īmong the dozens of exhibitors at the fest: volunteer coordinating organization Hands On Nashville, Nashville Animal Advocacy, Nashville Tree Foundation, Greenways for Nashville, in-the-works and healthy-living-focused West Nashville community oneC1TY, Walk Bike Nashville and many, many more. Thinking about using your weekend to celebrate the planet? Here’s a quick breakdown of what you can get into at Nashville’s Earth Day Festival: But it’s as celebratory as it is informational, with lots baked in that’ll be spring, sunny-park-day fun too.Īnother fine point worth mentioning: admission is free, so you’ll have a hard time finding a better Saturday afternoon bang for your buck. The festival, fittingly, is partly educational you’ll be able to take in exhibits and take part in activities that’ll leave you with tips and tidbits about leading toward a healthier world and living a greener life. Earth Day is nearly here - it’s Friday, April 22 - and Nashville once again will celebrate in a big way, at the annual Earth Day Festival, a free, daylong event that’ll go down Saturday, April 23 in Centennial Park.
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