Aug - Oct
Jazz on the Lawn
Free open air concerts featuring regional jazz groups. Held on various Saturdays. Call for schedule
Beachaven Winery-Clarksville - Contact: 931-645-8867

Every Tuesday in Oct
Buy one Get one Free Admission & Fish Food at Stingray Reef
Stingray Reef-Opry Mills - Contact: 615-514-3474

Every Wednesday in Oct
Kids night in the Jungle
From 5pm to close-face painting, silly clowns, magicians and the Rainforest Café Wild Bunch Characters. Kids eat for $1.99 with purchase of an adult entree.
Rainforest Café-Opry Mills - Contact: 615-514-3000

Every Thursday in Oct
Kids Eat for $1.99 with the purchase of an adult entree
Nashville Aquarium Restaurant-Opry Mills - Contact: 615-514-3474

10/1-12/31
Spotlight Exhibit of the 80th Anniversary of the Historic Bristol Sessions
Recording event hailed as the "Big Band of Country Music." The sessions
provided a revealing snapshot of early country music, from gospel songs, fiddle and banjo tunes and mountain ballads to rural comedy, vintage pop songs and vaudeville numbers.
Country Music Hall of Fame - Contact: 615-416-2001

10/1-10/7
Lyrical Traditions: Four Centuries of Chinese Painting from the Papp collection.
Drawn from the collection Phoenix residents Marilyn and Roy Papp, comprises 60 evocative handscrolls, handing scrolls, fans and albums produced during the Ming and Qing dynasties
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

10/1-10/7
Whispering Wind: Recent Chinese Photography.
Featuring works by 20 contemporary artists from China.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

10/1-10/7
Sylvia Hyman: Fictional Clay
Featuring 22 meticulously crafted trompe l'oeil sculptures created over the last eight years.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

10/3
Lecture: Beauty and Expression: MIng and Qing Paintings in the Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection
Dr. Claudia Brown, Professor of Art History, Director of the Center for Asian Studies, Arizona State University
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

10/4
Music in the Grand Lobby
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

10/5-10/7
Octoberfest
Family fun the German way with authentic German food, music and dance
Fairgrounds Park, Clarksville - Contact: 931-645-3382

10/5
Music in the Grand Lobby
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

10/5-10/6
Miss Tennessee and Miss Tennessee Teen Pageants
Delegates ages 15-26 from across the state compete in interview, swimsuit and evening gown
APSU Music and Mass Communications Theatre, Clarksville- Contact: 931-648-0001 x241

10/6
Train Robbery Excursion Train
An exciting way to travel the Middle Tennessee countryside
Willow Street, Nashville - Contact: 615-244-9001

10/6
Frist Center Kids Club: Masquerade Madness
Children will create their own masquerade mask
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

10/8
Exursion Train
A great way to see the Middle Tennessee countryside
Willow Street, Nashville - Contact: 615-244-9001

10/11
Music in the Grand Lobby
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

10/12-10/13
Antique Tractor & Engine Show
7th Annual featuring exhibits including corn shucking, hay baling, children's rides, sorghum making, hominy making, axe thowing, tractor parades and three tractor pulls
Fairgrounds Park, Clarksville - Contact: 931-503-0018

10/12
Music in the Grand Lobby
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

10/12
Architecture Tour
Learn more about the landmark Frist Center building
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

10/13-10/14
Interribal Pow Wow
9th Annual Pow-Wow, featuring Indian culture, foods and arts and crafts
Port Royal State Park, Clarksville - Contact: 931-326-5837

10/13-10/14
Quilt Show Symposium
James E. Ward Ag Center, Lebanon - Contact: 615-449-9077

10/13
Frist Center Kids Club: Masquerade Madness
Children will create their own masquerade mask
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

10/13-10/14
Tennessee Wine Festival
1st annual festival will feature gourmet fare, all-day entertainment, an al fresco arts and crafts show and special tours
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

10/15
Senior Monday
Reduced admision and special parking fee, plus gift shop and Café purchase discounts. Live broadcast from WAMB's Larry Stephenson
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

10/27
Haunted Halloween at Carnton
Ghost tours of the house, a period magic show and carved pumpkins will delight and thrill. You will see a ghost!
Carnton Plantation - Contact: 615-794-0903

10/31
Halloween Moonlight Madness
Join the downtown merchants with sales, costumes and candy
Downtown Lebanon - Contact: 615-444-5503