(NASHVILLE, TN) August 14, 2024 -- Tomato Art Fest turned 21 on August 9-10, and a record number of attendees came out to celebrate. With an estimated 70,000 people in attendance, the free two-day art festival welcomed everyone to East Nashville to showcase the talented artists who turn tomatoes into pieces of art each year. The Art Show Pre-View Party sold out as attendees were excited to have the first chance at purchasing one of the record-setting 475 art pieces on display this year.
The Push, Pull and Wear Parade also saw record numbers for participants and spectators who gathered in the streets of East Nashville, including at the center of Five Points that featured tomato popsicle graffiti art created by local artist, Troy Duff, who has been creating this Tomato Art Fest centerpiece for ten years.
The Parade kicked off the full day of events on Saturday, including 14 acts playing across two stages, contests, shopping with over 200 artisan vendors, kids activities, specialty foods and drinks. The full list of contest winners can be found on the Tomato Art Fest website here, including home decorating, costumes, hat decorating, tomato recipe, haiku, beautiful tomato, biggest, littlest, ugliest, and more.
The Bloody Marty Garden Party on Saturday morning was also a crowd favorite with tickets selling out for this special event that featured bloody marys from four local Nashville restaurants, including Lakeside Lounge, Fonda, Tall Tales and Sadie’s.
Tomato Art Fest has been voted a “Best Festival” in the Nashville Scene Reader’s Polls consecutively since 2007. Voting is now open for the Nashville Scene Best of 2025.
For more information about Tomato Art Fest, please visit TomatoArtFest.com or contact Tracie@goodneighborfestivals.com.
The Tomato Art Fest is supported by Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Amazon, Tennessee Titans, Sweet Baby Ray’s, Sinkers Beverages, Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp, WSMV-TV, and more.
About Tomato Art Fest:
It all began by paying homage to the versatile fruit/vegetable known as the tomato through locally curated tomato art. True to the event's namesake, the art gets a big part of the tomato spotlight with over 450 tomato-inspired pieces throughout the weekend. Tomato Art Fest has been touted in the Oxford American, Southern Living, Southwest Airlines Magazine, Travel, and Leisure and has been voted “Best Festival” consecutively from 2007-2022 in Nashville Scene Reader’s Polls.
The Fest and official kickoff events are free to attend and wide open to the public uniting the community for a day of inspired art, themed contests, great live music, unique vendors, creative kids activities, favorite local food trucks, and a commitment to ensuring that the fest is green in every possible aspect and maintains Nashville and community traditions.
A percentage of proceeds benefit Friends Of Shelby Park.
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