December 5–7, 2025 | Nashville
The 15th Annual Summit, Healing Land, Healing Communities, will highlight the power of sustainable farming and fresh food access to restore land, strengthen communities, and support health.

November 18, 2025 | Omni Hotel, Nashville
The Music City Drop challenges participants to rappel 20 stories to raise awareness about hunger and food waste, with a goal of providing 600,000 meals through Move For Hunger.

October 30, 2025 | Nashville
The Tennessee Justice Center and Second Harvest will host the Middle Tennessee Regional Anti-Hunger Conference, a one-day gathering focused on strengthening food access through programs like WIC, SNAP, and Child Nutrition.

October 25–31, Hands On Nashville celebrates the power of service with volunteer opportunities across 160+ local organizations. Volunteers keep the city moving forward and this week is a chance to step up and make a difference.

September 15-October 31

Second Harvest and News 2 WKRN-TV are partnering again to fight childhood hunger. In 2024, local schools helped provide over 200,000 meals and this year’s drive aims to do even more. See how you can help!

No registration is required to volunteer with One Generation Away for their mobile food pantry on September 27th.

Join The Nashville Food Project for a fun night of food trivia on Tuesday, August 12 at 6:00 PM! Questions will test your knowledge about Nashville’s foodways, gardening, farming, food waste, celebrity chefs, and more.

Join The Nashville Food Project - virtually on Tuesday, July 29 at noon - to learn more about the work we do in our community. Whether you're new to our organization, a more seasoned volunteer, or a program participant, there's something for you to learn about the big picture of our vision and how we work towards it each day. We’ll offer a live presentation via Zoom, and plenty of time for Q&A.

Hunger rises for families with low incomes in the summer when school meals aren't available. There is more that can be done to make sure Tennessee children have better access to food during the summer months when school is out. Join us virtually on Thursday, July 17th, 2025, at 1:00 PM CST

Nourish, presented by Kroger, is the annual fundraising dinner of The Nashville Food Project, bringing together Nashville's most innovative chefs for an evening of delicious food and fine wine.

The Young Lawyers Division is proud to partner with the Metro Nashville Public Schools' HERO Program to host a food drive from June 15-30, 2025, supporting students experiencing housing instability. These HERO students often live in hotels, shelters, or shared housing with other families. The HERO Program, in collaboration with the nonprofit Nashville Community Connections, works to ensure that school remains a steady and positive part of their lives.

Generous Helpings is an annual tasting event hosted by Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee to support their Grocery Rescue Program. Held at Marathon Music Works in Nashville, this 21+ evening brings together local restaurants, chefs, and food lovers for a night of delicious food, craft beer, and fine wine. Guests sample a wide variety of dishes from some of Nashville’s best-known spots like Edley’s BBQ, Thai Esane, Goo Goo, and more. The event raises funds to help Second Harvest rescue millions of pounds of surplus food from grocery stores and redistribute it to families in need across Middle Tennessee. Sponsored by Kroger as part of their Zero Hunger, Zero Waste initiative, Generous Helpings is more than a culinary celebration—it’s a powerful way for the community to come together and fight hunger while reducing food waste.

Derby Day on Main is an annual fundraiser by Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee to combat childhood hunger in Greeneville and Greene County. Held at the General Morgan Inn during the Kentucky Derby, it features themed games, contests, and a live Derby broadcast. Proceeds support programs like summer feeding for food-insecure children. The 2024 event raised $31,000, and the next is set for May 3, 2025.

The Nashville Food Project's "Let Love Grow" event will take place on February 5, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Butcher & Bee in Nashville. This fundraiser celebrates a three-year partnership with Tito’s Handmade Vodka through the Block to Block initiative, supporting sustainable agriculture and green spaces. Guests will enjoy a multi-course, family-style dinner, garden-inspired cocktails, and other beverages.

Tickets are $150 per person, with all proceeds benefiting The Nashville Food Project's community agriculture programs.

Rise Against Hunger’s 2025 Nashville Community Event will take place on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM CST at Von Elrod's Beer Hall & Kitchen. Participants will package thousands of meals to support global hunger relief efforts, empowering communities and ensuring access to essential resources.

Registration is available on Rise Against Hunger's website. Proceeds and efforts contribute to their mission of ending hunger worldwide.