In partnership with the Kingdom Cafe, the Civic Design Center is building the biggest parklet in Nashville to celebrate reclaiming parking space for pedestrians and unveil the new parklet in front of The Kingdom Cafe.

We have been hosting PARK(ing) Day in Nashville for 14 years. New to PARK(ing) Day? PARK(ing) Day is a global, public, participatory art and design project which started in San Francisco in 2005. It is a day where people across the globe temporarily repurpose street parking spaces into tiny parks and places for art, play, and activism. Learn more about past interventions in Nashville.

In our 4th year of the Parklet Design Competition, we are not only bringing another permanent parklet to Nashville, but we are committed to celebrating the North Nashville community where the parklet is being built. We couldn’t do it without RC Matthews, whose construction team is donating time and materials to bring this parklet to the neighborhood.

During the Block Party, we will have hyperlocal food and retail vendors that represent North Nashville! There will also be live music and mural painting the morning of the event! Please check back here for more information about vendors and activations.