Events & Contests
Have you ever seen a tomato dressed up for a pageant?
Children’s storytime all about tomatoes and their fruit & vegetable friends?
— Well we have, and that is just the start to all Tomato Art Fest has to offer.
Find your favorite contests, events, & activities below!
Events of all kinds await tomato fanatics and supporters alike!
FEATURED EVENTS
CONTESTS
ALL ACTIVITIES
Check back again soon! Events are confirmed and announced throughout the summer leading up to festival weekend.
Tomato Red Head Contest
East Nashville’s beloved vintage shop, Hip Zipper will host the return of the ‘Red Head Contest’ - A festival favorite! The contest will be held at 2:30 at the Dolly Mural at the corner of Hip Zipper Vintage and The 5 Spot Bar
Tomato Art Fest Cornhole Tournament
Does your team have what it takes to go all the way to the top of the bracket in the Tomato Art Fest Cornhole Tournament? Truly a fan favorite of the festival, teams compete in a bracket style tournament to crown the top team and win prizes from local restaurants.
Tomato Art Fest Haiku Contest
August 7 Deadline
HAIKU: an unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually five, seven, and five syllables respectively.
Add a Tomato twist and enter the contest!
Register your haiku! Winner’s poems will be read aloud at the festival
Beautiful Tomato Contest
Picture a beauty pageant with beautiful contestants, perfect outfits, and exciting judges. Now just picture those contestants and your favorite garden tomatoes!
Dress up your home grown or store bought contestants and enter them into East Nashville’s favorite pageant.
Tomato Costume Contest
We see them every year: your outstanding tomato costumes, hats, and outfits. This year, we want to make it official and highlight all of the tomato wears. Register and join us after the Parade to show off your creations!
Kids Art Show
Hey Kids! What do you think of when you hear “Tomato”? Draw it and submit it to the Kids Art Show! Any 2 dimensional art is accepted and all pieces should be on paper or thin cardboard. Ribbons will be awarded to Best of show and 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each age group.
Tomato Art Fest “Push, Pull, and Wear” Parade
Tomato lovers line the streets of Five Points to see the quirky and original parade entries every year. Local bands and drumlines bring the excitement and get the crowds involved as the parade winds through the neighborhood, ending in Five Points!
Biggest, Littlest, Ugliest Tomato Contest
We love UGLY tomatoes! That’s right, the uglier the better. We also love those big tomatoes and the teeny weenie ones, too! Enter your Ugliest Tomato, Biggest Tomato, and Littlest Tomato!
Tomato Art Show
Have you ever seen a gallery full of art inspired by the tomato and its fruit and vegetable friends? We have, and we think it’s awesome, quirky, and different than anything you have ever seen. Stop by the gallery to browse and purchase some great local art!
Home Decorating Contest
Turn your yard, porch, garage, or front door into a tomato masterpiece the week of Tomato Art Fest! The neighborhood has always had a flair for tomato yard decor, so let’s celebrate the creativity! Decorations include tomatoes, arts and crafts, humans, pets, vehicles; we have seen it all.
Eastie Beastie Photo Contest
July 25 - August 8
Local animal resource and rescue East Community Action Network (C.A.N.) is hosting their annual photo contest where participants submit a photo of their pets dressed/representing the uniting spirit of the tomato. Dogs, hogs, hedgehogs, and any other pets have a place in this contest. No entry fee!