The Southern Festival of Books is among the oldest literary festivals in the country, annually welcoming hundreds of authors and thousands of visitors to downtown Nashville each October.

The Festival, a program of Humanities Tennessee, is free and includes performance stages, food trucks, as well as publishers and booksellers.

You can see the weekend’s schedule here. The Festival will be located in between the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, the Tennessee State Museum, and the Tennessee State Library and Archives. The Festival’s website has a map showing where you can find authors, exhibitions, music, and more.