Vanderbilt University Presents: The Southern Festival of Books, a program of Humanities Tennessee

Schedule

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025 at 09:00 pm to Sun, 19 Oct, 2025 at 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

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 is among the oldest literary festivals in the country, annually welcoming hundreds of authors and thousands of visitors to downtown Nashville each October.
The Festival, a program of Humanities Tennessee, is free and includes performance stages, food trucks, and loads of publishers and booksellers.
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm
Visit https://www.sofestofbooks.org/ for more details!
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Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, 838 7th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219, United States

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