Festival Road Closures

2025 Festival Road Closure Information

Tomato Art Fest will be holding its Annual Festival on Friday, August 8th from 5:00 pm- 10:00 pm and Saturday August 9th, from 9:00 am-7:00 pm in the Five Points area. 

The event features 3 stages, over 200 vendors, food, live entertainment and a push, pull, and/or wear parade.  Come out and join us for all the Tomato fun both days. Entertainment stages run on Friday, August 8th in the Beyond the Edge Parking lot from 5 pm until 10 pm with sound checks taking place that afternoon between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm. On Saturday, August 9th the stages will run from 9:00 am-7:00 pm, with sound checks between 8 am and 9 am. 

** These closures are for the Festival and Parade ONLY**

Below is a list of street closures for the event and approximate times. 

Friday August 8

Street Closures -

1. S 11th St between Woodland and Holly (6:00 am-11:59 pm)

2. S 11th St between Holly and Fatherland St (9:00 am-11:59 pm)

3. Holly between 11th and 12th (9:00 am-11:59 pm)

4. Russell between S 11th St and S 10th St. (9:00 am-11:59 pm)

Saturday August 9

Street Closures (Festival)-

1. N 11th St between Forrest and Woodland (5:30 am-9:00 pm)

2. S 11th St between Woodland and Fatherland St (12:00 am-9:00 pm)

3. Woodland between S 10th and S 12th (5:30 am-9:00 pm)

4. Holly between S 11th and S 12th (12:00 am-9:00 pm)

5. Clearview between N 10th and Woodland (5:30 am-9:00 pm)

6.  Russell between S 11th St and S 10th St. (12:00 AM-9:00 pm)

7. Russell between S 11th St and S 12th St. (5:30 AM-9:00 pm)

Street Closures (Parade)-

1. S 12th St between Russell and Holly St (7:00 am-10:00 am)

2. Holly between S 12th and S 14th (8:00 am-10:00 am)

3. S 14th between Holly and Woodland (8:00 am-10:00 am)

4. Woodland between S 14th and S 12th (8:00 am-10:00 am)

5. N 12th between Woodland and Forrest (8:00 am-10:00 am)

6. Forrest between N 11th and N 12th (8:00 am-10:00 am)

  • No Parking Saturday Only–

    • Russell St between S 10th Ave and S 13th St 

    • Russel St. between S 12th and S 13th St. until 10am

    • N 12th St. between Holly St. and Alley #731

    • Fatherland St. Westbound between S 13th and 11th Ave.

    • Eastbound on the corner of Forest Ave to Alley #293

This letter serves as a courtesy notice to inform you that on-street parking will be TEMPORARILY restricted in this area beginning Friday, August 8th, 2025 and reopening on Saturday, August 9th, 2025, beginning at 9 pm.  Please plan to park your vehicle in an alternate location on the event date. Any vehicles left in No Parking areas, during times listed above, will be ticketed and towed at the owners’ expense.

Detour recommendations if you are traveling east/west is to use Shelby Ave or Main St/Gallatin Ave. If you are traveling north/south, use 10th St or 16th St. 10th St intersects with Main St. and Shelby Ave. 16th St intersects with Eastland Ave. and Shelby Ave.

Parking recommendations include street parking around the event site. We also highly encourage utilizing a rideshare service, walk, or ride your bike to the event.

For additional information regarding SECURITY for this event, please contact Sam Barnes with St. Michaels Security at 931-626-3151

For additional information regarding the ROAD CLOSURE SECURITY, please contact Tiffany Cooper with Crowe Overwatch at 615-430-6171

For additional information regarding the STREET CLOSURES for this event, please contact Cody Baker at 615-862-8686, or email her at cody.baker@nashville.gov For additional information regarding the PERMIT for this event please contact Gordon Richard at Gordon.richard@nashville.gov or by phone at 615-862-8597.

East Nashville Tomato 5k Run Road Closure Information

Hosted by the Margaret Maddox Family YMCA

The Margaret Maddox Family YMCA is hosting its 19th Annual East Nashville Tomato 5K Run for members and the community on Saturday, August 9 th , 2025.

We are expecting 2,000 runners that morning.

The following roads will be closed for the Tomato 5k starting at 5:00 am on August 9 th , 2025 and will reopen no later than 10:00 am on the same day:

- Northbound lanes of Gallatin Rd from 10 th Street to Calvin Ave

-Calvin Ave from Gallatin to 14 th Street *

-14 th Street from Calvin Ave to Fatherland Street *

-Fatherland Street from 14 th Street to S. 5 th Street *

-South 5 th Street from Fatherland to Woodland

-Woodland Street from S. 5 th Street to 10 th Street

*For the safety of those participating in the race, street parking will NOT be allowed on thesestreets from 5am until 9am on Saturday, August 9th th , 2025 – violators may be towed. We aresorry for any inconvenience this may create and thank you for your patience on keeping thiscommunity event safe for all involved.

This letter serves as a courtesy notice to inform you that on-street parking will be TEMPORARILY restricted in this area on August 9, 2025.  Please plan to park your vehicle inan alternate location on August 9th, 2025.  Any vehicles left in No Parking areas, during thedates and times listed above, will be ticketed and towed at the owner’s expense.

The Kids Fun Run begins at 7:00 a.m. and the 5K race begins at 7:30 a.m. near East Park at the intersection of South 7 th Street and Woodland Street. The race starts on Woodland Street, heads up Gallatin Road, and weaves throughout the surrounding blocks. Please view the map on the back of this letter to see the race route. Police and race attendants will be facilitating the runners through the neighborhood. The race should end at approximately 8:30 a.m. We will be playing music from approximately 7:00 a.m.-9:00a.m. Please be aware that the police will shut down the major intersections during the race.

Alternate access around the community can be utilized on Main Street or Shelby Ave. We are sorry for anyinconvenience this may cause.

All proceeds from the race benefit the Margaret Maddox Family YMCA’s Annual Giving Campaign, whichprovides financial assistance for memberships and program fees to those in need. No one is turned away for inability to pay.

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions that you might have and thank you for yourcooperation on this exciting day for us.

Sincerely,

Scott Macy

Tomato 5k Race Director

To participate in the race, register online at https://ymcamidtn.org/race-series

-For inquiries about the traffic control plan or security for this event, please contact Mikie Adams

at Comprehensive Security. They can be reached at 615-974-0087 and

madams@comprehensivesecurityllc.com.

-For additional information regarding the STREET CLOSURES for this event, please contact Cody

Baker at 615-862-8686, or email him at cody.baker@nashville.gov. 

 

-For additional information regarding the SPECIAL EVENT or PARADE PERMIT process, please

contact Gordon Richard at gordon.richard@nashville.gov or by phone at 615-862-8597.

Scott Macy

Tomato 5k Race Director

smacy@ymcamidtn.org 941-330-7228

Judi Winfield-Ferri

District Executive Director, Margaret Maddox YMCA