Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are 5 events in and near Davidson County!
1Celebrate Nashville Wildlife
Saturday, June 15, 10:30am – 12 pm
Shelby Bottoms Nature Center & Greenway
1900 Davidson St, Nashville
June is one of the busiest months of the year for wildlife. Come meet local wild animal ambassadors, learn what their species is up to, and how you can help them! All Ages,
No Registration Required
2World Oddities Expo
Saturday, June 15, 11am – 7pm
Nashville Fairgrounds
625 Smith Ave, Nashville
The World Oddities Expo is a traveling oddities festival: a peculiar paradise where weird thrives! The event features artists, vendors, performers, educators, and guest speakers to create a macabre and magical experience for all.
Included in the cost of your general admission ticket, enjoy access to countless vendors in the Lost Curio Marketplace, as well as guest speakers and live entertainment!
Shop the showroom floor packed with peculiar pleasures and treasures from artists and small businesses. You’ll discover everything in the Lost Curio Marketplace from taxidermy, insects, macabre art, jewelry, home decor, antique finds, and more!
Learn more here and purchase tickets here.
3Juneteenth Celebration
Saturday, June 15, 10am – 3pm
Tennessee State Museum
1000 Rosa L. Parks Blvd, Nashville
Juneteenth is a celebration for everyone. Enjoy musical guests, tours of the galleries, and speakers. While Juneteenth is officially celebrated on June 19, the Tennessee State Museum will celebrate the day with a daylong event on Saturday, June 15.
Schedule of Events:
Children’s Juneteenth craft activities – 10:00-12:00, 2:00-3:30.
Storytime with Tonya Abari in the Children’s Gallery, 10:30 a.m.
Tonya Abari will read her children’s book, Let’s Celebrate Juneteenth.
Hands on History in the galleries of Forging a Nation, Civil War, and Change and Challenge – 10:30-12:00, 2:00-3:00
United States Colored Troops (USCT) Hands on History with Gary Burke in the Civil War Gallery – 11:00, 3:00
Entertainment Hour in the Digital Learning Center with music from the Radiance Twins, Roz Malone, Intersection, Cremona Strings, and poetry by Simba Alik and Jems Destine – 12:00-2:00
4TROLLS: Save the Humans
All weekend
Cheekwood
1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville
TROLLS: Save the Humans by Thomas Dambo, features six young trolls who have noticed that the “small people” – which is what the trolls call humans – are disconnected from nature and have started harming the planet!
The goal of the tribe is to help the humans rediscover nature and inspire them to be good stewards of earth. A unique outdoor installation, the TROLLS exhibition blends art, nature and messages of sustainability.
Six giant trolls are intertwined with Cheekwood’s unique gardens, trees and historic landscape for a one-of-a-kind storytelling experience.
Reserve your tickets: https://cheekwood.org/calendar…/trolls-save-the-humans/
Members enjoy free admission.
Saturday, June 15, 6pm – 9:30pm
Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory
1000 Oman Drive, Nashville
Join Nashville Opera in welcoming the summer of 2024 in a night of song under the stars at Opera on the Mountain 2024.
Pack the picnic basket and chill the bubble for everyone’s favorite evening at Vanderbilt University’s Dyer Observatory.
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