Southern Festival of Books

Schedule

Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 am to Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 05:00 pm

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Location

Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park | Nashville, TN

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Vanderbilt University Presents:
The Southern Festival of Books,
a program of Humanities Tennessee
OCTOBER 17 (9am to 6pm)
OCTOBER 18 (10am to 5pm) 2026

Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
Tennessee State Library and Archives
Tennessee State Museum
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Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, 600 James Robertson Pkwy,Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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