Kindling Arts

07/22/2026

Kindling Arts Festival 2026: UTOPIAS opens tomorrow night, featuring 22 unique artistic experiences across 8 venues in West Nashville!

Read more about the delicious new musical FAIRY FLOSS in this Festival feature by Amy Prough Stumpfl in the Nashville Scene!
Hear directly from the show's co-creators Madeleine Kintzing Hicks and Kara McLeland about their tasty, q***r, and wildly inaccurate musical “fanfiction” account of the local Nashville history behind the invention of cotton candy. 🍭🎭

“We let them live in this candy-coated, maximalist world. To have that kind of q***r joy without so much of the weight of history on it just feels really important right now. And to be able to take that kind of big creative swing is pretty wonderful.” - Kara McLeland

PLUS: Read more about the Festival’s theme of UTOPIAS from co-artistic director Daniel Jones, and see which other projects Amy Stumpfl is excited about in the line-up! With 22 unique projects spanning theater, dance, comedy, burlesque, immersive performances, and interactive workshops, this weekend’s Festival has something for every palette. Come imagine what’s possible through collective action and build a better, more joyful world together!

Read the full write-up at the link below and grab your festival tickets today! Many performance already selling out! Full info at: https://www.kindlingarts.com/

The ninth annual festival will take place July 23 through 26 across Nashville

05/22/2026

We’re so grateful to hold a space in Nashville’s vibrant arts community where it’s wonderful to embrace the weird. Having the trust of local artists to share their most daring new creations via Kindling’s platform truly means the world to us. 

In our 9th year, we’re celebrating artists who imagine what’s possible if we let ourselves dream beyond the limits of what is with U T O P I A S.

We will again feature more than 20 performances and events from July 23-26, 2026 (Thursday - Sunday) at multiple venues across West Nashville.

We’ll be announcing this year’s line-up soon, but in the meantime, you can reserve your spot for this summer at the lowest price 👇

Early Bird pricing is now available for this summer’s festival –– this is the best price you’ll get on our passes, which allows you to maximize your festival experience and see as much art as you can.

🎟️$135 VIP / $99 Standard
🔗link in bio to grab your ticket!

05/15/2026

LAST DAY TO GET OUR *BEST* DEAL ON FESTIVAL PASSES ⏰

This year’s Kindling Arts Festival: Utopias will feature more than 20 performances and events from July 23-26, 2026 (Thursday - Sunday) at multiple venues across West Nashville, including some exciting new spots we’ve never used before! And this is your chance to join us at our best price:

⭐ $85 for a Standard Pass
💫 $120 for a VIP Pass

Pre-sale pass sales end TONIGHT. Grab your pass at the link in our bio 🔗

P.s. we only sell a limited amount of passes for the full festival, and they’re going FAST 🔥

05/06/2026

If your May arts calendar is feeling a little bare, might we make a few suggestions? ✨

Immersive experiences. New dance works. Delightful comedy. Swipe through for multiple opportunities to support your local arts community.

P.s. presale tickets are live, too, in case you want to get an early start on your July calendar and get the *best* deal on festival passes. Presale ends May 15th. Link in bio 🔗

05/06/2026

If your May arts calendar is feeling a little bare, might we make a few suggestions?  ✨

Immersive experiences. New dance works. Delightful comedy. Swipe through for multiple opportunities to support your local arts community.

P.s. presale tickets are live, too, in case you want to get an early start on your July calendar and get the *best* deal on festival passes. Presale ends May 15th. Link in bio 🔗

04/25/2026

LAST CALL FOR DISCO BALL 🪩

Tonight is the night to follow the call of The Disco Ball. Step into the fantasy at 8PM TONIGHT at , let your wildest dreams unfold!

We can’t wait to gather our community, uplift artists, and raise funds to support all the radically unique local work that will debut this summer in Kindling Arts Festival 2026: Utopias. It takes a broad network of supporters to keep this vital, uncensored platform growing, so thank you for being a part of the magic.

Standard Admission tickets available online and at the door for just $50 –– grab a ticket at the link in our bio ⭐ 🎟️

VIP & Patron upgrades available online till 5PM. Don’t delay if you want a reserved seat up front!

04/24/2026

Something sweet comes to The Disco Ball: Wildest Dreams 🍭

Join , Andrew Newton, and a trio of particularly opinionated Teeth as they treat you to a preview of their wonderfully whimsical and gloriously gay musical love story with Nashville roots, written by & of 🌈

One of the most exciting (and hilarious) productions coming to Kindling Arts Festival 2026 – you won’t wanna miss it! 

Tickets start at $50 –– every purchase supports 2026 

VIP & Patron packages available ✨ 
Link in bio for tix 🔗