Cheekwood is committed to embracing and celebrating cultures from around the world.
Last year, 13,600 visitors attended the four multicultural festivals including Holi, Black Arts Bash, Otsukimi (Japanese Moon Viewing), and El Día de los Muertos, the largest Hispanic Celebration in Middle Tennessee.
Cheekwood seeks to inspire a diverse and broad audience through a variety of programs to enhance the mind and body.
Through Museums for All, we partner with museums across the country to make sure everyone can experience the best museums have to offer, for an affordable price. The program provides $3 admission to families who participate in SNAP, WIC or TANF.
Nashville Public Library Community Passport also gives NPL cardholders free admission to Cheekwood for up to two adults and two children. Through the Blue Star Museum Military Access, we offer free admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel and their families.
Cheekwood was voted by readers of the Tennessean and Nashville Scene as the “Best Outdoor Fun,” “Best Family Amusement,” and “Best Place to Take Out of Towners.” Our Under the Stars Concert Series was also ranked the “#1 Concert Series in Music City.”
Read our 2023 Community Impact Report and learn more about our mission, programs, events, and commitment to the Nashville community.
Educational Impact
Destination Cheekwood hosts free student and family field trips for Title I schools, providing opportunities to enjoy a visit filled with garden, art, and cultural experiences and activities. In 2023, Cheekwood welcomed 12,000 students from 153 different schools.
Family field trips bring families to Cheekwood on a Saturday for a visit filled with art, gardens, and history. K-8 students from Title I schools and their families enjoy free transportation, activities, lunch, and a complimentary family membership, giving families opportunities to enjoy the best of our seasonal festivals.
Cheekwood GROWS is a free, immersive, and multi-faceted experience for third graders, designed to teach gardening, healthy eating, and cooking skills. Over the course of a semester, students learn how to grow, harvest, and cook with their own food.
Our gardens and estate are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, and nationally as a Level II Arboretum. Cheekwood is recognized by Fodors as one of the 12 Most Beautiful Gardens in the American South and has been featured as a USA Today Top 10 Botanical Garden three times.
Our Community Partners
Alignment Nashville
Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
Barbershop Harmony Society
Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society
Belmont University Spanish Department
Blackbird Academy
Casa Azafran
Casa Mexico
Catholic Charities
Community Achieves
Communities in School
Consulate General of Japan in Nashville
Cumberland River Compact
Daffodil Society of Nashville
ECON Club Equal Chance for Education
Fisk University
FUTURO, Inc.
Garden Club of Nashville
Governors Early Literacy Foundation
Gujarat Cultural Association of Nashville
H.G. Hill Middle School
Habitat for Humanity
Intersection
James Lawson High School
Japan-America Society of Tennessee
Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee
Lane Motor Museum
Martin Luther King, Jr. Magnet High School
Master Gardeners of Davidson County
Master Gardeners of Williamson County
Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation
Metro Nashville Police Department
Metro Nashville Public Schools STEAM
Expeditions Metro Water Services
Nashville Bonsai Society
Nashville Herb Society
Nashville Jazz Workshop
Nashville Musician’s Union
Nashville Public Library
Nashville Rose Society
Nature Conservancy
PENCIL Foundation
PJ Library
Robert Churchwell Museum Magnet Elementary School
Root Nashville
Song Suffragettes
Southern Word
Tennessee Craft
Tennessee Language Center
Tennessee Urban Forestry Council
Turnip Green Creative Reuse
University School of Nashville
Vanderbilt Blair School of Music
Vanderbilt Treatment & Research Institute for Autism-Related Disorders (TRIAD)
Vanderbilt University Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
Vanderbilt University