More than 40 food trucks and artisan vendors are at Opry Mills Mall this weekend as Foodees Fest kicks off its three-day run in Nashville. The festival started Friday and continues through Sunday at 433 Opry Mills Drive, mixing street food, crafts and small-business shopping into one free, family-friendly event.
Admission costs nothing, a point organizers emphasize because the festival is vendor-supported rather than ticket-funded. As foodeesfest.com puts it, “Admission is completely free because we are a vendor-supported festival.” The Nashville stop runs Friday from 1 to 9 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to the seed report from Nashville Lifestyles…