Festival goers decked out in tomato costumes at Tomato Art Fest, the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best Art Happening in Nashville

Best Art Happening: Tomato Art Fest

Second Place: Downtown Art Crawl

Third Place: Kindling Arts Festival

Past Best of Nashville wins: Tomato Art Fest also took Best Event/Festival (2026, 2025, 2024, 2022, 2020) and Best Art Happening (2024, 2021) in the Readers' Poll.