It’s not just Artist Drive and the Salt Creek Trail anymore. Many downtown businesses also are offering trick-or-treating this year.
Candy collection starts at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31. Trail trick-or-treating will end at 7 p.m. and trick-or-treating elsewhere in Nashville will end at 8 p.m.
On the trail, which runs between the CVS and the YMCA, trick-or-treaters can stop at a variety of themed candy stations, manned by volunteers from the community. Park at the Y and you can catch a shuttle back to your car at the end.
In case of rain, the “trail” could be moved inside the Y (which is what happened last year). That decision will be made on Halloween.
The trail is sponsored by the Brown County YMCA and Brown County Parks and Recreation — both of which still need candy donated for use on the trail. Take donations to the Y or to parks and rec’s office at Deer Run Park.
Artist Drive, one of the only real walkable neighborhoods in Brown County, has been a trick-or-treating hot spot for years.
Local businesses are a new addition to the trick-or-treat options.
Participating businesses will be:
Acorn Cottage, 91 Franklin St.
Angry Robot, inside the Heritage Mall, 41 S. Van Buren St.
Bali Makasih Island Imports, 157 S. Van Buren St.
Bathology, 58 W. Main St.
Birds Nest Cafe, 36 Franklin St.
Bone Appetit, 211 S. Van Buren St.
BP gas station, 270 S. Van Buren St.
Brown County Playhouse, 70 S. Van Buren St.
Brown County Pottery, 58 Franklin St.
Brown County Rock Shop & Gem Mine, 79 N. Van Buren St.
Brown County Visitors Center, 211 S. Van Buren St.
C Dawn Livery, corner of Franklin and Van Buren streets
Carmel Corn Cottage, 82 N. Van Buren St.
Casa Del Sol, 101 E. Washington St.
Country Heritage, 225 S. Van Buren St.
CVS Pharmacy, 292 S. Van Buren St.
Educated Otter, 59 E. Main St., Suite F
Emerald Pencil, 23 N. Jefferson St.
Fallen Leaf Books, 45 S. Jefferson St.
FiNDS Funky Resale, 84 S. Honeysuckle Lane
Furniture, Decor & More, 227 S. Van Buren St.
Head Over Heels, 49 S. Van Buren St.
Health For U, 146 E. Main St.
Heritage Candy Store, 41 S. Van Buren St.
Hidden Valley Inn, 201 N. Van Buren St.
Hillbilly Footwash, 67 W. Franklin St., Unit 8
HobNob Corner Restaurant, 17 W. Main St.
J Bob’s, 16 N. Van Buren St.
Jones Law Office, 54 S. Jefferson St.
Madeline’s French Country Shop, 100 S. Van Buren St.
Michael’s Flowers, 31 N. Jefferson St.
Moondance Vacation Rentals, 30 E. Washington St.
My Sister’s Shoppe, 75 S. Jefferson St.
Nashville General Store and Bakery, 118 E. Washington St.
Nashville Spice Company, 58 E. Main St. No. 4
New Harmony Soap Company, 59 E. Main St., Suite G
New Leaf Gallery, 118 S. Van Buren St.
Ooey Gooey Cinnamon Rolls and Cafe, 211 S. Van Buren St.
Plum Natural Products, 90 W. Franklin St., No. 4
Precise Books & Payroll, 138 S. Jefferson St.
Reynolds Leather & Gifts, 40 N. Van Buren St.
Rich Hill’s Magic and Fun Emporium, 75 S. Van Buren St.
Robinson’s at the Redbud, 146 E. Main St.
Scentual Journeys, 146 E. Main St.
T-Shirt Shop, 191 S. Van Buren St.
The Candy Emporium, 58 W. Main St.
The Crystal Source, 110 S. Van Buren St.
The Mercantile Store, 108 E. Washington St.
The Totem Post, 78 S. Van Buren St.
The Wild Olive, 37 W. Main St.
Touch of Silver, Gold and Old, 87 E. Main St.
Two downtown churches are open to trick-or-treaters as well: Nashville Christian Church on South Van Buren Street and Nashville United Methodist Church on South Jefferson Street.
A shuttle also will pick trick-or-treaters up at the corner of Jefferson and Main streets and deliver them back to their vehicles at the Y between 5 and 7 p.m. This is also the corner where ghost stories and a fire will be offered between 7 and 9 p.m. at the Village Green Pavilion.
The expanded trick-or-treating is the final event in a weeklong series of new Halloween Town activities organized by the Brown County Convention and Visitors Bureau this year.
