The North Nashville Culture Crawl is back for a third year and it is going to be pretty amazing. Happening on Saturday, October 11, 2025, attendees will have a chance to experience a day filled with culture, creativity, and community as we honor the vibrant artistic legacy of North Nashville. This year’s theme is “Art You Can Touch” and will be one for the history books.
The people behind the North Nashville Arts Coalition (NNAC) are presenting this amazing cultural attraction for all of the Nashville community and beyond to experience. Led by acclaimed artist, Elisheba Mrozik, they set out on a mission starting in 2015 to introduce the 37208 community as a premier creative and arts destination. Their first event was the Jefferson Street Art Crawl (JSAC), an amazing monthly experience bringing together local artists and businesses to showcase talent from across the city. JSAC was hosted monthly until the COVID-19 pandemic. JSAC would then turn into the North Nashville Arts Coalition with the same mission. The North Nashville Culture Crawl is a huge part of NNAC mission, bringing magic back to Jefferson Street and the North Nashville community.
The crawl is also unique as it showcases and pays artists in North Nashville to participate, create and celebrate. “The North Nashville culture crawl is important to North Nashville because it not only showcases the artists, but it pays them and the amazing creatives in North Nashville and celebrates the legacy of creativity in 37208 while uplifting the entire community with an event that everyone can participate in”, shared Elisheba Mrozik, President of North Nashville Arts Coalition.
This year’s day will have multiple activations ignited around the North Nashville area. Programming will run from 10:00am – 9:00pm.
There will be activation hubs: Kossie Gardner Sr. Park, The Garden (2509 Finland St.), One Drop Ink Creative Suites (1511 Jefferson St.), Jefferson Street Sound Museum (2004 Jefferson St.), and the I-40 underpass over Jefferson Street, with satellite activations at Alkebu-Lan Images, Woodcuts Gallery & Framing, WeGo North Nashville Transit Center, and more.
Morning
- Our Stories, Our Way: Oral Storytelling Workshop — Alkebu-Lan Images (2721 Jefferson St.)
- Culture in the Garden, Don’t Push Unless…, The Community Tapestry — The Garden (2509 Finland St.)
- Things We Can Touch: Interactive Game Art — Kossie Gardner Sr. Park
- Recycle Reinvest Jefferson Street Cleanup — meet-up focus on Jefferson/Heiman/Hadley Park
Late Morning–Afternoon
- Vibe & Release: Hands-On Healing & Heritage — Kossie Gardner Sr. Park
- Ink Link community art activation — Kossie Gardner Sr. Park
- Community Well — Under the I-40 bridge over Jefferson St.
- Orange Can: An Ode to My Almost Ending (multidisciplinary installation; 21+ content advisory) — One Drop Ink Creative Suites, 1–4 PM
- Recycle Reinvest Block Party — Jefferson Street, 1:30–4 PM
- The Underground Library: Stories They Tried to Silence — Alkebu-Lan Images 2:30–5 PM, Kossie Gardner Sr. Park 5:30–7:30 PM
- Resistance Revival Chorus Nashville with commentary by Dr. Learotha Williams, Jr. — Kossie Gardner Sr. Park, 3:30–4 PM
- Rooted in Value by Meaghan “G6ldei” Hall — One Drop Ink Creative Suites, 4–8 PM
- Community Day—Celebrating Dr. Ernest “Rip” Patton Jr. — WeGo North Nashville Transit Center (2521 Clarksville Pike), 12–3 PM
Evening
- NEW: Art We Can Touch Vibez Party — Kossie Gardner Sr. Park, 6–9 PM
- Night of Jazz — Jefferson Street Sound Museum (2004 Jefferson St.), 6–9 PM (free admission; free food; jazz concert)
Click here to learn more and plan your time at this year’s North Nashville Culture Crawl.
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