Musicians & Speakers

2026 Bandshell Schedule

(times and artists subject to change)

Playlist

Get ready for Nashville Earth Day lineup with our Spotify playlist.

EarthTalks Tent Speakers

(Times tentative)

A diverse lineup of local experts will speak on a variety of environmental issues, including home composting, sustainable cooking, gardening, recycling, and more.

11:30 – 11:45 AM

What Happens to Nashville's Food Waste After Pickup

Catarina Muschaweck
Compost Nashville

11:50 AM - 12:05 PM

From Surplus to Sustenance: Fighting Food Waste & Hunger

Courtney Blaise
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN

12:10 - 12:25 PM

Natural Burials

JC
Larkspur Conservation

12:30 - 12:45 PM

The Importance of Environmental Advocacy

Copper Jackson
Tennessee Naturalist Program

12:50 - 1:05 PM

Sustainable Cleaning Without the Greenwashing

Megan Gill
Local eco-entrepreneur

1:10 - 1:25 PM

Your Sustainable Journey: 3 Changes That Actually Stick

Karissa Hampton and Stephanie Roach
Urban Green Lab

1:30 - 1:45 PM

Turning Turf into Habitat

Ivan Chester
Habitat Landscapes

1:50 - 2:05 PM

Voices of Resilience

Karissa Hampton and Stephanie Roach
Urban Green Lab

2:10 - 2:25 PM

Recycling Reality Check: What Actually Gets Recycled Here

Molly Morrissey
WM

2:30 - 2:45 PM

Community Science: How Residents Help Protect Nature

Jess Martin
Harpeth Conservancy

2:50 - 3:05 PM

Magic of Soil

Jyoti Jankowski
Save Soil

3:10 - 3:25 PM

Pollinators and The Food We Eat

Monika Pretz, PhD
Tennessee Environmental Council

3:30 - 4:00 PM

Earth Day Trivia

Mariah Ragland
Radical Rabbit

EarthTots Schedule

(Times tentative)

Local experts will engage with kids at the Kidsville Tent with activities.

11:00 – 11:20 AM

Trivanee Bianchi

Save Soil

11:20 AM - 11:40 PM

Mr. Bond’s Science Guys

Interactive science demonstration

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Small World Yoga

Family yoga session

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM

Elephant Sanctuary

Ashley Dehnke

12:30 - 12:45 PM

Bruins4Peds

Dominic Seta

12:50 - 1:05 PM

Metro Nature Outreach

Jessa Tremblay

1:20 - 1:40 PM

Nashville Area Beekeepers Association

2:00 - 2:20 PM

Bailey and Daisy Series

Shawn Stewart

2:20 - 2:40 PM

Entomology

Kaushalya Amarasekare

2:10 - 2:25 PM

Small World Yoga

Ashley Haley