Tomato Art Fest

Tomato Art Fest Tomato Art Fest will return to Five Points on August 7th + 8th, 2026! The festival and official kickoff events are Free to attend and wide open to the public!

"Bringing together fruits & vegetables! ......"A uniter, not a divider!"

A community builder, the Tomato Art Fest has steadily drawn larger crowds with each year that passes. Last year, an estimated 55,000 came to celebrate this beloved fruit/vegetable and enjoy the day’s festivities. Touted in the Oxford American, and Southern Living,The Tomato Art Fest was voted “Best Festival” in the 2007, 20

08, and 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 Nashville Scene Reader’s Polls. (!!! thank you!)

Located in Historic East Nashville’s Five Points, which has been coined by Budget Travel Magazine as “Nashville’s version of New York’s East Village,” this FREE, costume-friendly event provides a fun-filled day for all. History:
Tomato Art Fest was founded by Meg and Bret MacFadyen, owners of East Nashville’s Art and Invention Gallery. In 2004, the gallery hosted an art show celebrating the tomato in late summer, and planned a few neighborhood events to promote the show. The Tomato Art Fest proved so popular that it immediately turned into an annual, signature event for the hip, urban neighborhood of East Nashville.

The Push, Pull & Wear Parade kicks off Tomato Art Fest with all of the creativity that goes into the amazing outfits and...
08/21/2026

The Push, Pull & Wear Parade kicks off Tomato Art Fest with all of the creativity that goes into the amazing outfits and entries honoring the tomato as a uniter not a divider. We're excited to announce the 2026 Parade Winners!

Best Overall:
Forest Woodlands Group - Tomunder the Sea

Best Uniter:
Tomato Krewe Skyline

Best Pulled:
Tomatoland USA

Best Use of Tomatoes:
The Ketchup Krew

Best Wearable:
Vine-yl Record

Festival Spirit:
Inglewood Elementary

Honorable Mention:
Stratford + East

Link in bio to check out all of the winners from this year's Tomato Art Fest contests!

If you had as much fun as we did at Tomato Art Fest, we would love to have your votes for the Nashville Scene's Best of ...
08/18/2026

If you had as much fun as we did at Tomato Art Fest, we would love to have your votes for the Nashville Scene's Best of Awards:

🍅 Best Event/Festival
🍅 Best Art Happening
🍅 Best Free Fun
🍅 Best Cheap Date
🍅 Best Place to People Watch
🍅 Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners

🫶 Head to vote.nashvillescene.com to vote for your favorite things in Nashville! 🫶

Still thinking about how Tomato Art Fest brought the community together? Same!You can commemorate that feeling by findin...
08/11/2026

Still thinking about how Tomato Art Fest brought the community together? Same!

You can commemorate that feeling by finding the perfect piece from the Tomato Art Show online, including prints from your favorite artists.

Plus, you can snag some of the official merch online, which includes the official pin inspired by artwork by Janet Fox Ridgill. Be sure to register your pin for a chance to win cash prizes!

You can pick everything up at the Main Street Gallery at 625 Main Street in Nashville Thursday - Saturday.

🍅 Thursday, August 13 | 1 pm – 4 pm
🍅 Friday, August 14 | 9 am – 11 am
🍅 Saturday, August 15 | 10 am – 1 pm

There is also an option online to ship your merch. If you need art shipped, please DM us for shipping information and options.

Great music on the 11th Street Stage presented by Publix + free ice cream made for a pretty sweet Saturday!
08/11/2026

Great music on the 11th Street Stage presented by Publix + free ice cream made for a pretty sweet Saturday!

Cheers to another tomato-tastic weekend with all of you!
08/10/2026

Cheers to another tomato-tastic weekend with all of you!

We love the Haiku Contest hosted by our friends at Fairytales Bookstore!🍅 Greenhouse (ages 16 & under):Bowie Scucci🍅 Hei...
08/09/2026

We love the Haiku Contest hosted by our friends at Fairytales Bookstore!

🍅 Greenhouse (ages 16 & under):
Bowie Scucci

🍅 Heirlooms (ages 17+):
MacKenzie Firek

🍅 Funnies (humor):
Tarryn Sanchez

🍅 Oddities (limerick, sonnet, freeform, anything under 200 words):
Beth White

These folks take the Co****le Tournament very seriously, and it was a true battle this year! Thanks to our Community Hos...
08/09/2026

These folks take the Co****le Tournament very seriously, and it was a true battle this year! Thanks to our Community Hosts Lee Davis and Music City Boards.

🍅 First Place: Everlasting Cobb Gobblers
Harrison Cheatham and Colin Harber

🍅 Second Place: Sam One!
Samuel Harrington and Aaron Hill

🍅 Third Place: Maycross

No better partners than the Titans, Predators and Nashville SC to provide amazing prizes to these competitors!

Wow. Just Wow. Every year the Costume Contest gets more creative and fun. 🤯 I don't think anyone is surprised that the D...
08/09/2026

Wow. Just Wow. Every year the Costume Contest gets more creative and fun. 🤯

I don't think anyone is surprised that the Disco(unt) Tomato took home best dressed. She was also the most posted on Instagram!

🍅 Best Dressed Tomato:
Disco(unt) Tomato - Natalie Elmasian

🍅 Other Uniters:
Pickle - Valerie Wallace

🍅 Tomato Talents (Tie):
TomatoMania Wrestlers - Desiree Litchford-Rooney & AL Comfort-Wasnewsky
Tomato Mermaid - Julia Ecere

🍅 Anything Goes:
Guy Tomato Chef - Melissa Wilkerson

🍅 Heirloom Tomatoes (Kids Under 12):
K-pop - Phoenix Powell

Thank you to our prize partners Chaco, the Nashville SC, bartaco, Vanderbilt Athletics and Crieve Hall Bagel.

Thanks to Grant from Friends of Shelby for hosting the Biggest, Littlest, Ugliest Contest. This one gets competitive, bu...
08/09/2026

Thanks to Grant from Friends of Shelby for hosting the Biggest, Littlest, Ugliest Contest. This one gets competitive, but here are our winners!

🍅 Biggest: Bailey Osgood

🍅 Littlest: Allison LeBlanc

🍅 Ugliest: Lindsey Jannaman

Reminder, Friends of Shelby Park & Bottoms is the official Nonprofit Partner of Tomato Art Fest creating a world-class park through restoration and preservation of its historic importance, protecting its environmental resources and providing amenities for active and passive recreation for all the people who use the park. Thank you to everyone who came out to support the community over the weekend!

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1106 Woodland Street
Nashville, TN
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