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Nashville Events
Nashville Boat & Sports Show
Held in mid January
Location: Nashville Convention Center
601 Commerce St.
Nashville, TN 37203
314- 567-0020
Nashville Tennessee boats, marine, tackle and most any water minded activity of sport product can be found at the Nashville Boat & Sports Show. The show is held for five days.
Nashville Antique and Garden Show
Normally held the third week of January
Location: Nashville Convention Center
615-352-9064
Antiques & Garden Show of Nashville Tennessee offers approximately 150 antique, horticultural booths and landscaped gardens. Special lectures are offered by experts in their fields in home and garden style.
Annual Bluegrass Music Awards & National Convention
Usually held the first week of February
Location: Sheraton Music City Hotel
660-665-7172
Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival
Held in late March - early April
Location: Nashville
615-256-3554
Call for exact location
Tin Pan South Songwriters spotlights the songwriters and songs that contribute so much to our lives through music. The weeklong festival is named in honor of New York's fabled Tin Pan Alley and celebrates the strength of Nashville's songwriting community.
Old Time Fiddles Championship
Held in late March
Location: Clarksville (approximately 1 hour from Nashville)
931-552-6149
Clarksville is host each year to the Old Time Fiddlers Championship. The event attracts people from around the country to one of the largest championships of its kind.
Gospel Music Week
Held the third week in April
Location: Nashville Convention Center
1205 Division Street
Nashville, TN 37203
615-242-0303
Gospel Music Week is normally held in conjunction with the Dove Awards. This is a Gospel Music Industry event that attracts artists, record companies, radio and concert representatives, among others.
Dove Awards
Held the third week in April
Location: Nashville Convention Center
1205 Division Street
Nashville, TN 37203
615-242-0303
The Dove Awards is a night honoring those voted Christian music's best by the members of the Gospel Music Association.
Mule Days
Held the first weekend in April
Location: Columbia, TN (located 45 miles south of Nashville)
931-381-3833
A week-long celebration of the mule. Thousands of visitors come to Columbia to take part in the numerous activities ranging from working mule and best of breed events, to horse shows, arts and crafts booths, and a flea market.
Franklin Main Street Festival
Held on the fourth weekend of April
Location: Downtown Franklin (about 10 miles south of Nashville)
Franklin Main Street Festival is held annually in Downtown Franklin.
Nashville Film Festival
Usually held in mid April
Location: Regal Green Hills Cinemas in Nashville
615-742-2500
Nashville Tennessee Film Festival, formally known as the Nashville Independent Film Festival is a five day festival celebrating independent films.
Iroquois Steeplechase
Held the second Saturday in May
Location: Steeplechase Grounds, Nashville
615-322-4814
The Nashville Tennessee Iroquois Steeplechase is held traditionally the second Saturday in May. Horse people and spectators from all over the world congregate to see the race.
Colonial Fair
Held the first week of May
Location: Moss-Wright Park
615-859-7979
Nashville Tennessee Annual Colonial Fair features nearly 800 meticulous artisan craftsmen and their wares, colorful costumes and characters and period food and entertainment.
Market Fair at Mansker's Station
Held the first weekend in May
Location: Mansker's Station
The Market Fair at Mansker's Station is an opportunity to meet all sorts of people, portraying all sorts of characters, as they would have acted in the 18th Century. Entertainers, Merchants and the like are only a small portion of what might show up at the fair.
Nashville River Stages
Usually held in May
Location: Riverfront Park
615-406-4363
Nashville River Stages is held at Riverfront Park, every May, for three days of great music and great artists all weekend long with over 50 bands performing on five stages.
Music City Championship
Held the last week of May
Location: Springhouse Golf Club
The Champions Tour has raised millions of dollars for dozens of local charities including the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Boy & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Tennessee Lions Charities, and Family & Children's Services.
U.S. 11 Antique Alley
Held the third weekend in May
Location: 502 miles along U.S. 11
877-871-1386
A 502-mile festive roadside sale is held on U.S. Highway 11 from Meridian, Mississippi through Birmingham, Alabama, and towns in Dade County, Georgia, then Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Knoxville, Tennessee, and on to Bristol, Virginia.
Tennessee Crafts Fair
Held the first weekend in May
Location: Centennial Park, Nashville
615-385-1904
The Tennessee Crafts Fair has been held in Nashville's Centennial Park the first weekend in May every year since 1972. A showcase for the work of craft artists living and working in Tennessee, the event also heralds the outdoor summer season and attracts over 50,000 people each spring.
Fan Fair
Usually held in June
Location: Downtown Nashville
This festival allows Country fans to meet More than 200 artists of their favorite artists for autographs and photos and enjoy more than 40 hours of live performances.
American Artisan Festival
Held in mid June
Location: Centennial Park
American Artisan Festival held in Centennial Park in mid June. Some 160 artists from around the country have been carefully selected to represent their areas of expertise which include blown, stained, and etched glass; furniture, instruments, and clocks; wall hangings, weavings, and baskets; jewelry; decorative clay pieces, and quilts. Music and a variety of foods are available in the park.
Loretta Lynn's Songwriter's Festival
Held the third week of June
Location: Downtown Nashville
Loretta Lynn's Songwriter's Festival is held the third week of June and offers 3 days of Live Original Performances on Multiple Stages, Publicity, Music Trade Show, Valuable Workshops, Exhibits, Food, Fun, Networking, Beverages, Canoeing, Fishing, Horseback Riding, Bicycling, Panel Forum, and Camping, with some very special Original Band Performances.
Cumberland Feast and Auction
Held in late June
Locations: Rock Harbor Yacht Club
Traditionally the Cumberland Feast signals the start of a week-long schedule of shows and activities that make up the city of Nashville's 4th of July Celebration.
Independence Day at Riverfront Park
Held on the fourth of July
Location: Riverfront Park
Nashville celebrates Independence Day along the banks of the Cumberland River.
Celebration of Cultures
Held the second Saturday of July
Location: Scarritt-Bennett Center
Scarritt-Bennett Center is host to the Celebration of Cultures. This event is an entertaining and educational international family festival, which showcases the growing cultural diversity of Middle Tennessee. The event includes music, dancing, arts and crafts, an international market, food, storytellers, and much more for the entire family.
Uncle Dave Macon Days Festival
Held after the fourth of July
Location: Nashville
Uncle Dave Macon Days Festival, beginning the Thursday after July 4th, was established to honor the memory of Uncle Dave Macon, who lived near Murfreesboro and is considered one of the first Grand Ole Opry superstars. There are numerous highly charged acoustic, instrumental and dance competitions.
Miss Martha's Ice Cream Crankin
Held the first Sunday in August
Location: First Presbyterian Church of Nashville
You can always count on the first Sunday in August to be hot, and for many years, Nashville families have counted on Miss Martha's Ice Cream Crankin to help them beat the heat. Held on the lawn of First Presbyterian Church of Nashville, the Crankin' invites families from all over to sample delectable frozen delights, fresh from a homemade ice cream maker.
World's Longest Yard Sale
Held in early August
Location: A variety of locations throughout Tennessee
Labeled as the World's Longest Yard Sale, this yard sale runs down Highway 27 Corridor into Three States- Kentucky, Alabama and Tennessee. The length of this sale is said to be close to 500 miles long.
Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration
Held the later part of August
Location: Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration Grounds, Shelbyville - about 30 miles from Nashville
The historic Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration Grounds in Shelbyville, TN is home to The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, which takes place each year in late summer for the 11 days ending on the Saturday night before Labor Day.
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