Antiques & Garden Show of Nashville 2026

Oh, my goodness, friends! We just returned from this year’s Antiques & Garden Show of Nashville…and it did NOT disappoint. This year’s theme was American Elegance…a blue and white theme for the show that was stunning.

This show is one the the most respected shows of it’s kind…drawing celebrities and local gardeners who simply love the beauty and the inspiration found there.

The Antiques & Garden Show of Nashville began in 1990 with a mission to give back to the Nashville community. In the past 36 years, over $12 million has been raised with this event to it’s two original charities–Cheekwood Estate and Gardens and ECON charities. Such a great reason to attend!

Each year it is a joy to go and then share with all of you the beauty, inspiration, gardening, and finds there. The theme and focus changes each year. But, many of the vendors who have become friends through the years are there to welcome you with open arms, great stories and new to you merchandise.

There are welcoming parties, world known guest lecturers, and more events that you can enjoy if time and your budget allows over the 4 day event.

For me? A few hours fills me up and allows me to take home both inspiration and purchases for my home and garden.

Join me for a recap of the 2026 Antiques & Garden Show of Nashville…

The entrance is always welcoming and this year’s did not disappoint. The American Elegance blue and white theme for the show began at the entrance. Stunning.

Upon entering the event hall, there is always a huge garden landscape that is stunning. This year’s was a boxwood garden filled with white flowers, flanked on either end with a gate house with a central focus of a fountain.

Beautiful.

There are always carpeted walkways throughout the event with skirted tables topped with fresh flower vases in the middle.

Park benches are randomly spaced for sitting and pondering and perusing the gardens. So very lovely. This year’s seating was a little more elegant in some areas of the show.

More Featured Gardens…

As you move into the show, there are always other gardens that are featured. This year boasted a rectangular garden that had this beautiful sculpture in the center.

A mixture of rustic and refined were in this garden. Fencing with natural wood bark added the rustic to the refined blue boxes and lattice that surrounded the garden space.

On one side of the sculpture was a sitting area with table and chairs…perfect for a meal. On the other were two lounge chairs perfect for a nap in the garden.

A Hartley greenhouse is always my favorite feature of this garden show…

A Hartley greenhouse is usually featured each year at the Antiques & Garden show.

The difference this year? It was tucked behind a garden feature to make it feel more a part of the garden rather than the main feature.

If you look closely, you can see the entrance of the Hartley peeking through the garden surrounding it.

Even the cedar shakes on the other side of the outside helped to settle the greenhouse into a more rustic and natural setting.

Inside the greenhouse was a beautiful table setting. Wouldn’t you love to have guests with feet under that table? I am even in love with the stone pavers and gravel flooring.

And then of course, the gardening area of the greenhouse holds the best area for potting plants. Wouldn’t you love to pot new plants here?

Here’s the fountain in the garden area surrounding the Hartley.

Spectacular Vendors

The arrangement for the show always has the gardens as a central focus in the center with vendors meandering around them in the middle and all along the edges of the show. The vendors’ design often continues the inspiration and imagination.

This antique camper is even used as decoration among the vendors. Isn’t it amazing?

Stunning showpieces displayed by the vendors were exquisite. Some huge…and others smaller…but all beautiful.

And then the stories shared by vendors and antique dealers are always the best…

I loved the story of this statue of St. Francis shared by the Antiques dealer who owned him. As a part of a Canadian fishing camp for generations, it was thought that patting the statue’s head would bring good luck to those who fished there. After the camp was sold, it burned, but this statue of St. Francis of Assisi survived. Since the owner was a neighbor of the antiques dealer…she offered the statue to him when she moved. As the antiques dealer shared the story, perhaps his reluctance to part with it was evidenced in his $4,500 price tag…I think sharing his story was more important than selling him. I think I would want to keep him, too.

I’m always in awe of the stories shared and the beauty offered by this show. Simply too good to miss if you are close enough to drive in or plan ahead to come from afar for this event.

My visit to favorite vendors did not disappoint. Back home with my tiny potted plants brought me joy.

Sweet additions to bring life and joy to my home during the darker days of winter. A perfect addition.

Schedule and Speakers

Each year speakers are always well known. This year David Lauren from the Ralph Lauren Foundation was one of the featured speakers. More well known guests, speakers, and lecturers always draw a crowd for fundraising purposes…and they never disappoint. I’m sure with beautiful weather this year, the crowds joining in over the four days of the show were huge. It appeared that way on the day we were there.

I usually arrive early on Friday during the time when many are in lecture halls for speakers and events that I don’t plan to attend. When those sessions let out at noon…walking space might be a bit more difficult. Afternoons are also easier times when the crowds seem to thin out a bit. But, you choose which time works best for you…and those tickets are good for all three days when the show room floor is open.

Crowds are slimmer on Sunday, but then the vendor shops are looking more sparse then, too. But, on the flip side? You might get a great deal from vendors who would might rather give you a great deal on Sunday than ship items home. A win for both of you.

Hope you loved joining me here, friends. If you’d love to see previous shows, you can find where I have shared them here before.

• 2025 Antiques & Garden Show
• 2024 Antiques & Garden Show
• 2023 Antiques & Garden Show

The dates for the 2027 show haven’t been finalized yet…but, check their website for the updates.

I’ll be adding it to my calendar as soon as I know!

Thanks for joining me for this year’s tour. Hope you loved it!

Happy inspiration, friends,