For the past 7 years, the Italian Lights Festival has been Nashville’s annual celebration of Italian food, wine, and culture – with a dash of Southern hospitality.  The festival features live music, arts & crafts vendors, authentic food and wine tastings, in an upscale, family friendly environment. In 2016, to accommodate growing crowds, the festival moved to Bicentennial Mall, one of Nashville’s largest public areas and arguably it’s most stunning venue.

The Italian Lights Festival returns this August 18th-21st, four days highlighting Italian food, wine, music & traditions. The festival culminates in the spectacular finale of Great American Eclipse, which passes over Nashville on Monday, August 21st.  This is the first time in over 500 years that a total solar eclipse will pass through Music City, and Nashville is the largest American city in the path of totality (total darkness).