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Tomato Art Fest is a unique art festival that was originally founded in 2004 by Bret and Meg MacFayden, the owners of the Art and Invention Gallery in East Nashville, who were inspired to extend the success of a tomato-themed art gallery exhibition into a full annual festival. Today, the event serves as the signature annual festival of East Nashville's burgeoning, hip art scene, drawing more than 60,000 annual visitors. The festival, which has been voted as the city's best annual festival by Nashville Scene and featured in Southern Living and Oxford American, showcases a full lineup of live music performances over two days, with tomato-themed art and activities available throughout the festival. On Saturday morning, a quirky parade presents nightshade-themed floats and costumes. Other activities include cooking demonstrations, tomato bobbing events, and a Bloody Mary cocktail contest.

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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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