Celebrate Easter, Earth Day and spring in Nashville
Several events are on tap as the city celebrates Easter, Earth Day and the start of the sunny season.
🐰 Eggstravaganzoo: The annual celebration Saturday at the Nashville Zoo will include staggered Easter egg hunts for different age groups, face painting and, of course, quality time with a menagerie of animals.
Don't forget to bring a basket.
🎨 Great Spring Art Hop: Cheekwood's take on the classic Easter event will feature 48 egg hunts spread across Friday and Saturday. About 36,000 eggs filled with treats will be scattered around the botanical garden.
The festivities will also include crafts, food trucks and live music.
🐀 Hunt for "Easter Rats": Yes, you read that correctly. The Hermitage is hosting scavenger hunts this weekend in Andrew Jackson's historic home. It's based on a family story about Jackson's granddaughter Rachel.
"After a long day of dyeing eggs for a fun Easter egg hunt at her school, rats threatened to put a sour note on the festivities when they ate the eggs," The Hermitage reported.
"The young (and young at heart) are invited to help us save Easter by finding the rats, who are hiding throughout the mansion."
🌎 Earth Day Festival: Head to Centennial Park Saturday to celebrate nature's bounty.
The Nashville Tree Foundation will give out 1,250 free trees while supplies are available. (It might be worth showing up at 11am, when the event begins.)
There will also be an electric vehicle car show, talks about home composting and gardening, and a free yoga class.
🍇 Music in the Vines: Sit and sip on a dry cabernet while enjoying jazz and bluegrass music and the breathtaking view of the sprawling 95-acre property at Arrington Vineyards.
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