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Tennessee State Fair

Out, About: Fun at the fair(s)

Rachel Iacovone

August 18, 2023

The Tennessee State Fair opened last night in Lebanon, and I can practically smell the funnel cakes from my desk in Metrocenter.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, NashVillager, Out About Tagged With: Nashville Fairgrounds, Tennessee State Fair

22 stories that brought us joy in 2022, from the WPLN newsroom

Chas Sisk

December 29, 2022

Kurdish collage Nashville

Not everything we cover is serious. Here are the stories that made us smile this year, and we hope they’ll give you joy, too.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: bachelorettes, Beauford Delaney, Cashville, Couchville Cedar Glade, Exit/In, Fisk Jubilee Singers, Fort Campbell, ginseng, harpeth river, IgG, kites, Kurds, Larkspur, Lipstick Lounge, Meharry Medical College, Mill Ridge Park, North Nashville, piggly wiggly, Shonka Dukureh, Sumner County Agricultural Fair, Tennessee State Fair, Tennessee Titans

Exploring the past, present and future of the Tennessee State Fair

Rose Gilbert

August 29, 2022

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The Tennessee State Fair has taken place for over a century, with only a couple of interruptions: WWII and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been lots of changes over the years, from a huge fire in the 1960s, to the addition of car shows, to the recent move from the Nashville fairgrounds […]

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Tennessee State Fair

Catch Up With 6 Quick Soccer Stadium And Nashville Fairgrounds Updates

Tony Gonzalez

February 14, 2020

Nashville MLS stadium rendering

Few days have gone by lately without new information about the future of Nashville’s pro soccer stadium, as well as other changes at the Nashville Fairgrounds. To catch you up on the most recent developments, here are the latest updates on six key storylines going on at the Fairgrounds:

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville Fairgrounds, Tennessee State Fair

Uncertainty Clouds Future Of Tennessee State Fair At Nashville’s Fairgrounds

Tony Gonzalez

September 7, 2018

Listen The Tennessee State Fair begins Friday at Nashville’s Fairgrounds, but it’s an arrangement that has become mired in controversy.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville Fairgrounds, Tennessee State Fair

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