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The 5 coolest things in Nashville this weekend
Halloween movies under the stars, Nashville’s best flea market, PumpkinFest in Franklin, international rugby at GEODIS, and the hot sauce expo..
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Here are the 5 coolest things happening in Nashville this weekend:
NightLight 615 Halloween Weekend
Nashville Flea Market: Spooktacular Market
41st Annual PumpkinFest in Franklin
USA Rugby International Doubleheader
Tennessee Hot Sauce Expo
Let’s get into it.
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NightLight 615 Halloween Weekend
THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY
NightLight 615’s 21+ outdoor movie series goes full Halloween mode this weekend, with three nights at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park: Obsession on Thursday, Hocus Pocus on Friday, and Scream (1996) on Saturday, all starting at sundown with early entry at 6:30 PM, a NightLight bar, food trucks, and a pre-movie DJ each night. Tickets are still available for all three nights, but they won’t last long.
Three Halloween movies under the Nashville skyline in one weekend is a hard thing to top!
Nashville Flea Market: Spooktacular Market
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, & SUNDAY
The Nashville Flea Market’s October Spooktacular Market takes over The Fairgrounds Nashville October 23rd-25th, with hundreds of local and regional vendors selling antiques, vintage finds, handcrafted goods, home décor, clothing, jewelry, collectibles, artwork, and food, Friday and Saturday 8 AM to 5 PM, Sunday 8 AM to 4 PM. Entry is completely free, parking is $10 cash, and you genuinely never know what you’ll find.
Nashville's best treasure hunt is free to enter and runs all weekend!
41st Annual PumpkinFest in Franklin
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Middle Tennessee’s largest family fall festival expands to two full days for the first time in its 41-year history, taking over Main Street in Downtown Franklin on Saturday from 10 AM to 6 PM and Sunday from 11 AM to 5 PM, with 140+ arts and crafts vendors, 30+ food and drink vendors, three live music stages, a beer garden by Bavarian Bierhaus, a KidZone, and the beloved pet and people costume contests. Franklin Transit is running a $1 park-and-ride shuttle from Harlinsdale Farm both days.
Two days, 140 vendors, three stages, and a costume contest in one of Tennessee's most beautiful small-town Main Streets!
USA Rugby International Doubleheader
SATURDAY
GEODIS Park hosts a massive day of international rugby on Saturday, with the USA Women’s Eagles facing Italy in the WXV Global Series and the USA Men’s Eagles taking on Australia XV in back-to-back matches, one ticket covers both games, doors open at 2:15 PM and the first match kicks off at 3:15. It’s part of the USA’s buildup to hosting the Men’s Rugby World Cup in 2031 and Women’s in 2033, and Nashville is right in the middle of it.
International rugby at GEODIS Park on a Saturday in October is exactly the kind of event that makes you feel like Nashville has arrived on the global sports stage!
Tennessee Hot Sauce Expo
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Nashville’s spiciest weekend is back for its fourth year, with dozens of hot sauce vendors, the legendary Stage of Doom featuring eating competitions and wrestling, craft beer from Yazoo, Crazy Gnome, and Half Batch Brewing, and enough heat to make you question your life choices in the best possible way.
If you’ve ever wanted to watch someone eat comically spicy food while wrestlers perform in the background, this is the event built specifically for you!
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