Event Category: Featured

Saturday, October 17

Music
12 PM – 2 PM

MERJ

MERJ believes music should still be able to surprise you. That a song can be catchy and easy to love and still take you somewhere you’ve never been. MERJ writes original music and plays classics that do both: grooves you can feel right away, and harmony and ideas that reveal themselves the longer you listen. We happen to play jazz, blues, and funk. What we’re really doing is making music for people who’d forgotten they were allowed to be surprised. Based in Nashville, MERJ pairs strong grooves and rich harmony with catchy hooks, striking a balance between depth and immediacy. It is the kind of blues and jazz you stop to listen to and find yourself humming later.

Food Trucks
9 AM – 3 PM

Salsa Franklin Taco
Roadhouse Grille
King of Pops
The Cookie Patch

Perenn at Cheekwood
9 AM – 4:30 PM
All‑day café and bakery located in the Frist Learning Center courtyard. Full menu service stops at 4 PM and transitions to grab-and-go items until 4:30 PM

Sunday, October 18

Music
12 PM – 2 PM

Tim Gartland

For Tim Gartland, seeing Muddy Waters in concert in his home state of Ohio at age 13 proved to be a life changing experience. It inspired Tim Gartland to learn the blues on the harmonica and begin his musical journey. Tim soon began playing in bands and learning the craft of writing and playing roots/blues music. Tim’s creative body of work includes six critically acclaimed solo albums of original material. (DownBeat, Boston Globe, Nashville Scene)

Food Trucks
9 AM – 3 PM

Itz A Philly Thing
Hautewheels
Nashbowls Acai
Salsa Franklin Taco
Retro Sno
Candy Creations

Perenn at Cheekwood
9 AM – 4:30 PM
All‑day café and bakery located in the Frist Learning Center courtyard. Full menu service stops at 4 PM and transitions to grab-and-go items until 4:30 PM

Saturday, September 26

Music
12 PM – 2 PM

Brandon Birkedahl

Brandon Birkedahl is an American Roots musician from the Pacific Northwest. You can catch him with his band every Friday and Saturday night at Robert’s Western World as well as with Nashville’s favorite Honky Tonk band “The Cowpokes”.

Food Trucks
9 AM – 2 PM

Salsa Franklin Taco
Hautewheels
Eat Bubbles

Sunday, September 27

Music
12 PM – 2 PM

Quincy Lancto

Vocalist Quincy Lancto and 2025’s Thumbpicker of the year Caleb Coots deliver an authentic western Kentucky thumbpicking show. Rooted in deep musical heritage, this dynamic Nashville duo blends nostalgic charm with stunning acoustic showmanship.

Food Trucks
9 AM – 3 PM

Livvi’s Lunchbox
Wyldeflour Pizza
Itz A Philly Thing
The Pink Truck
Kiwi Scoops

Saturday, October 10

Due to weather conditions, today’s music performance and food trucks are canceled. The Gardens and Mansion are open.

Music
Canceled due to weather

Mark Thornton and the Sidekicks

Mark Thornton is a multi-talented guitar player, producer, and engineer based in Nashville, Tennessee. He began in the ‘80s, in the LA country western scene, playing at the famous Palomino Club and the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum. Mark was the guitar player for guitar legend Jerry Reed, recording and touring with him throughout the country between 1997 and up until his death in 2008. While versatile in his playing, his true strength lies in classic fingerstyle guitar (as well as a variety of classic country styles) and being a master of tasteful simplicity and tone. He currently plays in and around Nashville with his band “The Sidekicks”, and spends the rest of his time recording, producing, and engineering great records.

Sunday, October 11

Music
12 PM – 2 PM

Ky Brandes

Ky J. Brandes creates twangy folk-rock ear candy out of a small home studio in Nashville, TN. Brandes’ songwriting intently explores emotional vulnerability with each song exploring aspects of an eerie fever dream. The dreams begin with Brandes’ debut album “Put Down.”

Food Trucks
9 AM – 3 PM

Gypsy Crepe
Wyldeflour Pizza
Vansauwas Tacos and Vegan Eats
Roadhouse Grille
Eat Bubbles