From Christmas prep to supporting local craft breweries, our latest Weekender edition is full of fun stuff to do.

Today’s newsletter is 505 words — a 2-minute read.

🎄 Christmas Village: The long-running Nashville holiday shopping festival features more than 250 merchants and supports charitable causes. | The Fairgrounds Nashville, 500 Wedgewood Ave. | Friday-Sunday | Details

🎨 Big Night for the Arts: The Arts + Business Council of Greater Nashville celebrates its 20th anniversary with an immersive evening of art, performances, food and creative experiences. | Studio 615 | Saturday, 5:30-11pm | Tickets

🧌 Shrek the Musical: The beloved animated film comes to life on stage with a wisecracking Donkey, feisty princess and fairy tale misfits. (Nate's thought bubble: My boys loved this production last weekend, and the singing was incredible.) | Collins Alumni Auditorium | Friday and Saturday, 7:30pm; Sunday, 2:30pm | Tickets

🎭 The End of the Tour: This workshop production of Mary McCallum's new play honors the courage and bonds of Black women who served in Vietnam. | Darkhorse Theater, 4610 Charlotte Ave. | Saturday, 3pm | Details

🌽 Fixin's Fest featuring The Cornbread Cook Off: A Nashville food festival features a cornbread cook-off, local side dishes, music and line dancing. | Harding House Brewing Co., 410 39th Ave. N. | Sunday, 12pm | Details

🍺 7th Annual Real Ale Round Up: Sample Tennessee craft beers and vote for your favorites at this annual celebration of real ale. | Nashville Farmers' Market, 900 Rosa L. Parks Blvd. | Saturday, 12-4pm | Details

🍂 Fall Festival Market: A free fall market features local vendors, handmade goods, seasonal items, food and drinks. | Assembly Food Hall, 5055 Broadway Pl. | Free | Sunday, 11am-4pm | Details

🏈 Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars: The Titans host their AFC South rivals at Nissan Stadium. | Nissan Stadium, 1 Titans Way | Sunday, 12pm | Tickets

With Yazoo closing its taproom, it's a good reminder to support Nashville's craft breweries while we can.

The good news: New Heights Brewing celebrates its 10th anniversary Saturday with $5 beers, special stout flights, flash tattoos and food from The Mac Shack. | 928 Rep. John Lewis Way S. | Noon–10pm | Details

Three more breweries worth a visit during our beautiful weekend weather:

🍺 Blackstone Brewing: Nashville's oldest operating craft brewery has been pouring beer since 1994. Its taproom features a converted school bus serving food. | 2312 Clifton Ave. | Details

🍕 Smith & Lentz: This East Nashville favorite offers an impressive assortment of lighter beers, including crisp pilsners, kölsches and lagers that pair perfectly with their sourdough pizzas. | 903 Main St. | Details

🥜 Xül Beer Co.: The Nashville newcomer, by way of Knoxville, developed a cult following for its PB&J Mixtape, a gluten-free sour beer that tastes remarkably like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. | 5012 Centennial Blvd. and 754 Douglas Ave. | Our story

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This newsletter was edited by Jen Burkett.