The fall season shines at Cheekwood Harvest 2022, part of Cheekwood Estate & Gardens’ year-round lineup of signature seasonal festivals. From 17 September to 30 October, guests enjoy activities and experiences designed to appeal to children, adults and families, making this six-week holiday the perfect time for a peaceful stroll, a cool autumn family day or an afternoon date . The changing of the leaves is one of the garden’s many highlights, as oaks, maples, dogwoods and other trees greet visitors with their fall colors. Cheekwood Harvest is presented by the Tractor Supply Company Foundation.
Three Pumpkin Houses and the Mother Blast
A third pumpkin house is being added to the Pumpkin Village landscape. A total of 10,000 pumpkins and approximately 3,000 mums are included in the display this year, providing a backdrop of rich fall hues throughout the harvest season.
scarecrow
The Scarecrow Trail, a favorite feature of Cheekwood Harvest, includes a variety of creations from the silly to the serious, the scary to the friendly, all created by local Nashville community groups. This year, over 30 organizations, families and schools have signed up to create scarecrows personifying their favorite plant. 35 clever constructions will be displayed along the paths in the Turner Seasons Garden.
Thursday night out
Cheekwood offers extended hours from 5 to 9pm every Thursday night through the Harvest festival. To add to the ambiance of an evening stroll through Pumpkin Village, every Thursday Night Out features a special performance, food trucks and bar stations.
Thursday evening harvest performance.
Hours: September 22 | Gripsweats
September 29 | Shannon LaBrie
October 6 | Nashville Ambient Ensemble
October 13 | Paul Childers
October 20 | Cristina Vane – E Thirsty Third Thursday October 27 | Les Sabler
Cheekwood Beer Garden
Visitors gather with friends for full-band musical performances in the Beer Garden every weekend of the Harvest festival. Seasonal beer, cocktails and spirits are available for purchase. On Sundays, the Beer Garden features jazz quartets made up of members of the Nashville Guild of Musicians. These world-class musicians have performed with many of the biggest names in jazz and world music and cover a wide range of styles from straight-ahead rhythms and syncopated Latin rhythms to smooth jazz, bebop and more. The Beer Garden is presented by Lipman Brothers.
Cheekwood Harvest Beer Garden 2022 Performance Schedule:
Saturday, September 17 | Paul Childers
Sunday, September 18 | The Pat Coil Quartet
Saturday, September 24 | 7th house
Sunday, September 25 | The Andy Reiss Quartet
Saturday, October 1 | Tim Gartland
Sunday, October 2 | The Ryan Middagh Quartet
Saturday, October 8 | Cristina Vane Sunday, October 9 | It’s okay
Saturday, October 15 | Les Kerr & The Bayou Band
Sunday, October 16 | The Chester Thompson Quartet
Saturday, October 22 | Shannon LaBrie
Sunday, October 23 | Les Sabler Quartet
Saturday, October 29 | Day of the Dead Festival
Sunday, October 30 | Day of the Dead Festival
There are several exciting events and cultural events during Cheekwood Harvest that should not be missed.
Music City Rose Show September 17 | 1 – 5 pm September 18 | 11:00 – 16:00
The Nashville Rose Society brings the 2022 Music City Rose Show to Cheekwood. More than 60 of the most accomplished, award-winning rosarians throughout the Southeast will compete for awards in multiple categories, including Best Hybrid Tea Rose and Best Rose Arrangements. The exhibit will feature many roses named after country music stars, such as Dolly Parton, Lynn Anderson and Miranda Lambert. The show will feature several events, including a “Rose Growing Basics” lecture led by Ron Daniels, Co-President of the Nashville Rose Society, a rose watercolor painting class on Saturday and a “Choose the Bouquet yours”. event on Sunday morning.
Japanese moon sighting
October 9 | 4 – 9 pm
Otsukimi, the 8th annual Japanese moon gazing festival will take place on the night of the Harvest Moon, October 9, 2022, in partnership with the Consulate General of Japan and the Japanese American Society of Tennessee. The afternoon and Monday evening will feature tea ceremony demonstrations, origami and other hands-on activities, as well as music and dance celebrating Japanese art, gardens and culture.
Halloween Pooch Party
October 22 and 23 | 9 am – 5 pm
Dress up your best four-legged friend for this fun Halloween themed weekend. Pumpkin Village offers the perfect photo opportunity for visitors and their costumed dogs. Dog-friendly vendors will offer special treats. Participants are encouraged to enter a virtual costume contest by posting photos of their pooch on Instagram using #CheekwoodPoochParty.
The day of the dead
October 29 and 30 | 9 am – 5 pm
The Day of the Dead, El Día de los Muertos, is one of the most important celebrations in Mexico and Latin America. The festival, known for its colorful decorations, energetic music and elaborate performances, demonstrates the culture’s strong sense of love and respect for ancestors while celebrating the continuity of life. Every year, Cheekwood brings Latin American traditions to Nashville with music and dance, live art activities and authentic cuisine. Visitors will learn about the culture of their Latino neighbors while viewing beautiful altar displays and shopping at the market.
INTERFERENCE:
Michael Eden Until November 6, 2022
INTERVENTIONS, an art initiative focused on activating the mansion’s historic period rooms, aims to create a dialogue between the craftsmanship of today’s contemporary creative minds and the classic collections present in the Cheekwood mansion. In the 1920s, the Cheek family traveled to England with architect Bryant Fleming to purchase architectural elements, furniture and decor for the mansion, which was then under construction. INTERVENTIONS artist Michael Eden finds inspiration in Cheek’s collection. Made with 3D printing technology and displayed throughout the period in the rooms in custom-made packaging crates, Eden’s works are visual links to historical objects.
Inside the world of Charles Addams
October 8, 2022 – January 8, 2023
“They are creepy and strange, mysterious and spooky,” is how he describes the characters that emerge from the mind of Charles Addams, a dominant force in twentieth-century visual humor. About eighty works of ink, gouache and watercolor on paper spanning Addams’ career from the late 1930s to his death in 1988 come from the Tee & Charles Addams Foundation. His work is filled with subtle hints, double plays, visual puns, along with commentary on contemporary society, historical events and artistic triumphs. Best known today for the Addams Family television series, films, and animated features, Addams was an important contributor to The New Yorker for more than five decades and one of the greatest humorists of the 20th century.
Cheekwood Harvest runs for six weeks, from September 17th to October 30th. Please visit the Cheekwood website for more information on all the events happening this fall.
