Total Eclipse 2017 In Tennessee: Adventure Science Center Preps For Festival

NASHVILLE, TN — A little more than a month remains until the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse brings midday darkness to the Music City and Nashville's Adventure Science Center has finalized its plans for a weekend-long festival celebrating this celestial rarity.

The Music City Solar Eclipse Festival will take over the museum August 19, featuring "explorations into science and technology, fun activities and games with local organizations, live music from local musicians, chances to win great prizes, and awesome local food trucks," according to the museum. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)

The festival runs 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. August 19 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. August 20 and 21, though the museum itself will be closed from 1 to 1:30 p.m. August 21 during the totality of the eclipse. Tickets for the indoor portion of the festival are $49 for adults and $29 for kids and include viewing glasses for everyone, t-shirts for the kids and admission to "ECLIPSE: The Sun Revealed" in the Sudekum Planetarium. The outdoor portion of the festival is free.

Nashville is the largest city in the path of totality for the coast-to-coast eclipse. Check times and duration for your neighborhood.

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