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Nashville food calendar
What is in season in Nashville, what to eat right now, the food festivals worth planning around and the months to be careful with. Tap a month.
January in Nashville
A hard monthPlan around
- Quiet season
The farm sheds are closed and Bobbie's takes its break.
Jan–Feb
Nothing of this kind in January. Try Everything.
February in Nashville
A hard monthPlan around
- Quiet season
The farm sheds are closed and Bobbie's takes its break.
Jan–Feb
Nothing of this kind in February. Try Everything.
March in Nashville
Shoulder seasonThe best of March: Farm-shed produce.
In season
- Farm-shed produce
The outdoor sheds at the Nashville Farmers' Market run Friday to Sunday mornings.
Mar–Oct
Nothing of this kind in March. Try Everything.
April in Nashville
Peak seasonThe best of April: Soft serve at Bobbie's Dairy Dip, Crawfish boils and Music City Food + Wine Festival.
In season
- Crawfish boilsApril
The Nashville Crawfish Festival is in The Nations each spring.
- Farm-shed produce
The outdoor sheds at the Nashville Farmers' Market run Friday to Sunday mornings.
Mar–Oct
Eat it now
- Soft serve at Bobbie's Dairy Dipwarm months
A seasonal walk-up stand since 1951.
Apr–Sep
On the calendar
- Music City Food + Wine Festivallate April
A weekend of tastings in Centennial Park.
Nothing of this kind in April. Try Everything.
May in Nashville
Peak seasonThe best of May: Soft serve at Bobbie's Dairy Dip, Farm-shed produce and 12 South Farmers' Market.
In season
- Farm-shed produce
The outdoor sheds at the Nashville Farmers' Market run Friday to Sunday mornings.
Mar–Oct
Eat it now
- Soft serve at Bobbie's Dairy Dipwarm months
A seasonal walk-up stand since 1951.
Apr–Sep
On the calendar
- 12 South Farmers' MarketTuesdays
An evening market, 4pm to 7pm.
May–Oct
Nothing of this kind in May. Try Everything.
June in Nashville
Shoulder seasonThe best of June: Soft serve at Bobbie's Dairy Dip, Farm-shed produce and 12 South Farmers' Market.
In season
- Farm-shed produce
The outdoor sheds at the Nashville Farmers' Market run Friday to Sunday mornings.
Mar–Oct
Eat it now
- Soft serve at Bobbie's Dairy Dipwarm months
A seasonal walk-up stand since 1951.
Apr–Sep
On the calendar
- 12 South Farmers' MarketTuesdays
An evening market, 4pm to 7pm.
May–Oct
Nothing of this kind in June. Try Everything.
July in Nashville
Shoulder seasonThe best of July: Soft serve at Bobbie's Dairy Dip, Farm-shed produce and Music City Hot Chicken Festival.
In season
- Farm-shed produce
The outdoor sheds at the Nashville Farmers' Market run Friday to Sunday mornings.
Mar–Oct
Eat it now
- Soft serve at Bobbie's Dairy Dipwarm months
A seasonal walk-up stand since 1951.
Apr–Sep
On the calendar
- Music City Hot Chicken FestivalJuly 4
Free, in East Park, 11am to 3pm.
- 12 South Farmers' MarketTuesdays
An evening market, 4pm to 7pm.
May–Oct
Nothing of this kind in July. Try Everything.
August in Nashville
Shoulder seasonThe best of August: Soft serve at Bobbie's Dairy Dip, Farm-shed produce and 12 South Farmers' Market.
In season
- Farm-shed produce
The outdoor sheds at the Nashville Farmers' Market run Friday to Sunday mornings.
Mar–Oct
Eat it now
- Soft serve at Bobbie's Dairy Dipwarm months
A seasonal walk-up stand since 1951.
Apr–Sep
On the calendar
- 12 South Farmers' MarketTuesdays
An evening market, 4pm to 7pm.
May–Oct
Nothing of this kind in August. Try Everything.
September in Nashville
Peak seasonThe best of September: Soft serve at Bobbie's Dairy Dip, Farm-shed produce and Loveless Cafe birthday.
In season
- Farm-shed produce
The outdoor sheds at the Nashville Farmers' Market run Friday to Sunday mornings.
Mar–Oct
Eat it now
- Soft serve at Bobbie's Dairy Dipwarm months
A seasonal walk-up stand since 1951.
Apr–Sep
On the calendar
- Loveless Cafe birthdaySept. 19
The roadside biscuit house opened in 1951.
- 12 South Farmers' MarketTuesdays
An evening market, 4pm to 7pm.
May–Oct
Nothing of this kind in September. Try Everything.
October in Nashville
Peak seasonThe best of October: Farm-shed produce and 12 South Farmers' Market.
In season
- Farm-shed produce
The outdoor sheds at the Nashville Farmers' Market run Friday to Sunday mornings.
Mar–Oct
On the calendar
- 12 South Farmers' MarketTuesdays
An evening market, 4pm to 7pm.
May–Oct
Nothing of this kind in October. Try Everything.
November in Nashville
Shoulder seasonThe best of November: Iron Fork.
On the calendar
- Iron ForkNovember
Nashville Scene's chef cook-off.
Nothing of this kind in November. Try Everything.
December in Nashville
Nothing of this kind in December. Try Everything.
Nothing special on our calendar for December yet. The city guide has what is good all year.
Festival dates move from year to year, so check this year's dates before you book. Seasons are how growers, markets and local guides describe them; edges vary with the weather. Know something we missed? Tell us.