Events
What’s happening across Nashville’s entrepreneur community.
EC Event
2026 NEXT Awards + Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame, Presented by Amazon
Entrepreneurship’s biggest night, honoring the up-and-comers and the game-changers. Tickets on sale now.
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EC Event
OCT 1
Coffee & Connections + Free CoWork Day
THURS, OCT 1 | 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Coffee, pastries and open networking for founders, then stay for a free day of coworking at EC.
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Community Event
OCT 2
BrainTrustLIVE 2026
FRI, OCT 2 | 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Music City Center
A one-day conference where founders skip the highlight reel and talk about the hard chapters. Open to all.
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EC Event
OCT 8
Lunch N’ Learn: Getting More Yeses
THURS, OCT 8 | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Apply the science of influence to build trust, communicate value, and help the right customers say yes, in person and online.
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Community Event
OCT 17
#HackTN26 Hackathon
SAT, OCT 17 – SUN, OCT 18 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Featheringill Hall, Vanderbilt University
A 32-hour sustainability hackathon with Oracle at Vanderbilt. Teams of 3-6, mentors, meals, and a $2,000 prize pool.
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EC Event
OCT 19
2026 NEXT Awards + Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame, Presented by Amazon
MON, OCTOBER 19 | 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Entrepreneurship’s biggest night, honoring the up-and-comers and the game-changers. Tickets on sale now.
GET TICKETSLGBTQ+ Founders Circles Happy Hour
THURS, OCT 22 | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Frankie J's
Network with Nashville's LGBTQ+ founders at a happy hour hosted by Founders Circles and the Tennessee Pride Chamber.
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Community Event
NOV 6
Girls Rock STEM+ Summit
FRI, NOV 6 | 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
LEAD Neely's Bend School
A free, hands-on STEM career exploration day for girls in grades 6–12, hosted by Play Like a Girl on National STEM Day.
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Community Event
NOV 18
Next Level Women’s Conference 2026
WED, NOV 18 | 7:15 AM – 1:00 PM
Janet Ayers Conference Center, Belmont University
Half-day conference on women in business and leadership, with keynote Karin Hurt and workshops from Middle Tennessee leaders.
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