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SOUTHERN FESTIVAL
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A PROGRAM OF HUMANITIES TENNESSEE

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY PRESENTS

OCTOBER
17 & 18
2026


WELCOME!
 
Vanderbilt University Presents:
The Southern Festival of Books,
a program of Humanities Tennessee

OCTOBER 17 (9am to 6pm)
OCTOBER 18 (10am to 5pm) 2026
 
Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
Tennessee State Library and Archives
Tennessee State Museum

Free!

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VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (R) PRESENTS 38TH ANNUAL SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS A PROGRAM OF HUMANITIES TENNESSEE OCTOBER 17&18 BICENTENNIAL CAPITOL MALL STATE PARK A CELEBRATION OF THE WRITTEN WORD NASHVILLE TN

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