12th Annual Celebration of Cultures Festival presented by Nashville Metro Parks and Recreation & Scarritt-Bennett Center
October 4, 2008 - 10:00am
Centennial Park
Named as one of the Southeast Tourism Society's Top 20 Events, the Celebration of Cultures Festival returns for the 12th year as the region's largest and most authentic multi-cultural festival. This event celebrates and embraces diversity by respecting, understanding and appreciating the cultures of the Greater Nashville population through a fun-filled day of music, dance, art, food, children's activities, a marketplace and an educational component known as "The Villages" that gives an authentic glimpse of daily life in over 13 different countries. Over 30 ethnic dance and musical performances will be featured on multiple stages and over 25 food vendors will offer a sampling of exotic foods from around the globe. Special highlights this year include a performance by Grammy-nominated, Honorary Chair singer/songwriter Beth Neilsen Chapman, as well as a performance by the Russian folk band Moscow Nights. At the center of Centennial Park is the Parthenon, built for Tennessee's 1897 Centennial Exposition. A recreation of the 42-foot statue Athena is the focus of this replica of the original Parthenon in Athens. Inside is the city of Nashville's art museum. The permanent collection is a group of 63 paintings by 19th and 20th century American artists.
Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.Parthenon Hours: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Admission : FreeFree shuttles will be available to and from "Nashville Symphony's Regions Free Day of Music".
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