Nashville Annual Events: September

Labor Day unofficially marks the end of the summer and is usually celebrated with family and friends. It's the summer's last hurrah as well as being the last 3-day weekend of the summer.

Nashville Tennessee Summer Concerts On the Lawn at Belle Meade Plantation usually go on from May to September. TJBS sponsors these Sunday evening concerts that include some of the the finest local jazz and blues around and in an historic and wooded setting too. It's casual - families, dates, and groups bring kids, blankets, and food.

Riverfest is usually held the weekend after Labor Day at RiverWalk & McGregor Park in Clarksville. It features ethnic art, entertainment, educational exhibits, youth arts and crafts, ethnic foods and local artists on four stages. This is a three day celebration of the true artists within the community and the entire state of Tennessee.

Tennessee State Fair has been entertaining local folk for decades.The event is held at the Nashville Fairgrounds in the first part of September.

The Annual Nashville Greek Festival highlights the cuisine, music, and culture of Greece and is normally held the weekend following Labor Day at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church and offers church tours, dance, food, pastries & gifts of the Greek culture as well as lots of fun activities for kids and adults to participate in.

Old Timers Day Bluegrass Festival is a day of bluegrass music for the whole family. Held at the Pickett State Parks Recreation Lodge. Local and regional musicians perform traditional music of the Cumberland Plateau and Appalachian Mountains. This event is usually held the first week of September.

Music City Jazz, Blues & Heritage Festival is a two-day festival that features an incredible line-up of jazz, blues, reggae, funk, gospel, soul and R&B artists. It's normally held annually at the Riverfront Park in Downtown Nashville on Labor Day Weekend

The Senior Center in Donelson plays host to this annual event, held every year on Labor Day Weekend. This is a four-day event filled with plenty of good BBQ, live entertainment, silent auction, flea market and rummage sale and attracts around 10,000 people every year.

This annual benefit features a great concert, along with a celebrity golf, bass, catfish fishing tournaments and also a boat and motorcycle poker run, a 5-K race, a celebrity live auction, and plenty of an arts and crafts too. It's normally held in mid-September at the Pickwick Landing State Park.

The Jazz, Blues & Heritage Festival, formally known as the Franklin Jazz Festival is normally to Labor Day weekend in the city of Franklin.