Nature Fest

Join us at Nature Fest on September 8th from 10am to 5pm! The 34th annual festival will be held at the beautiful 700-acre Bowie Nature Park in Fairview, TN. This year we are celebrating the Honey Bee! Observe a live beehive through glass, learn how to be a beekeeper in your own backyard and how to harvest your own honey, and learn about pollinator friendly plants! Bring the whole family and enjoy music, living history, free kids games and crafts, hayrides, inflatables, shopping, food and more!

Bowie Park

Prior to the death of Dr. Evangeline Bowie in 1992, the City of Fairview was graciously deeded the land that is now Bowie Nature Park. It was her wish that the city make a public nature park out of the 722-acre forest that she had created from land that, at the time of her purchase in the 1950s, was so barren and eroded it was losing over 30 tons of topsoil annually. Her land management techniques included hiring a bulldozer to build terraces, dig lakes and create a hydrology system. Her hydrology system was so well designed that it has amazed even the most highly regarded land management experts. This plan also included the planting of over 500,000 Loblolly Pine Trees.

In 2003, Bowie Park Nature Center was completed and opened. The center offers the opportunity for park visitors to learn more about Bowie Nature Park itself with nature exhibits, brochures and art. In 2008, Bowie Nature Park and the legacy of land provided by Dr. Bowie were placed in a conservation easement where it is protected by the Land Trust For Tennessee.

Fairview Area Chamber of Commerce

The Fairview Area Chamber of Commerce is honored to annually host Nature Fest. Visit the chamber's website, www.fairviewchamber.org, and become a member today!