Friday, May 23
Musicians Corner feat. Brittney Spencer, Styrofoam Winos, Alicia Blue & more, 5 p.m. at Centennial Park
Full Moon Pickin’ Party, 6 p.m. at Percy Warner Park
Saturday, May 24
Tennessee Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Castle Park in Arrington (also May 25-26)
Musicians Corner feat. Sixpence None the Richer, Josh Rouse & more, noon at Centennial Park
Growing Together Farmers Market presented by The Nashville Food Project, 9 a.m.-noon at the Christ Lutheran Church in Southeast Nashville (every Saturday until Nov. 22)
Sunday, May 25
Musicians Corner feat. North Mississippi Allstars, She Returns From War, Karina Daza & more, noon at Centennial Park
Tuesday, May 27
12 South Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m. at Sevier Park (every Tuesday through October)
Thursday, May 29
A tiny bit of information about the roadside icons marking Nashville’s biggest corridors
NightLight615 movie series: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, 7 p.m. at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
Friday, May 30
12th annual Margarita Festival, 6-9 p.m. at OneC1ty
Musicians Corner feat. The Arcadian Wild, Striking Matches & more, 5 p.m. at Centennial Park
Saturday, May 31
Musicians Corner feat. Cut Worms, Eric Slick, Abigail Rose & more, noon at Centennial Park
Tuesday, June 3
Shakespeare in the Gardens, 6 p.m. at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens
Wednesday, June 4
Under the Stars: An Evening With Rodney Crowell, 7 p.m. at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens
Thursday, June 5
CMA Fest at multiple venues, through June 8
Grimey’s in the Garden feat. Sunny Dada and His Afrokokoroot Afrobeat Ensemble, 6 p.m. at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens
Nashville Scene Presents Movies in the Park: Inside Out, 5 p.m. at Elmington Park
Friday, June 6
Movie Night in the Gardens: The Princess Bride, 7:30 p.m. at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens
Musicians Corner feat. the Nashville Symphony, Gabe Lee, Abigail Osborn & more, 5 p.m. at Centennial Park
NightLight615 movie series: Wedding Crashers, 7 p.m. at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
Singer-songwriter and Tennessee native Valerie June, pictured with artist Lawrence Argent’s “Reflection” in Shelby Park. June — whose Owls, Omens, and Oracles was released in April — will play Musicians Corner in Centennial Park on Saturday, June 7.
Saturday, June 7
Musicians Corner feat. Valerie June, Kenny Sharp & more, noon at Centennial Park
Big Band Dances feat. Rory Partin and His Big Band, 7 p.m. at Centennial Park (every Saturday through Aug. 9)
Ode to Otha feat. Otha Turner Boys Fife & Drum, Stacy Mitchhart & more, 2-9 p.m. at 1711 Sweetbriar Ave.
Thursday, June 12
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival at Manchester’s Great Stage Park, through June 15
Nashville Scene Presents Movies in the Park: The Sandlot, 5 p.m. at Elmington Park
Friday, June 13
Full Moon Pickin’ Party, 6 p.m. at Percy Warner Park
Musicians Corner feat. Noah Gundersen and His Band, Matthew Perryman Jones & more, 5 p.m. at Centennial Park
Full Moon Hike, 7:30-9 p.m. at Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary (also July 11 and Aug. 8)
Saturday, June 14
Cornelia Airpark Concerts feat. The Watson Twins, Highway Natives & Off the Wagon, 5:30 p.m. at Cornelia Fort Airpark
Musicians Corner feat. Eddie 9V, Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears & more, noon at Centennial Park
Black on Buchanan, 3-6 p.m. on Buchanan Street
Music City Freedom Fest Juneteenth celebration, June 14-15 at Hadley Park
Sunday, June 15
Walk Bike Nashville’s Open Streets, noon-5 p.m. in downtown Nashville
Thursday, June 19
Juneteenth615, 5 p.m. at Fort Negley
Nashville Scene Presents Movies in the Park: The Goonies, 5 p.m. at Elmington Park
Friday, June 20
NightLight615 movie series: Mean Girls (2004), 7 p.m. at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Games, June 20, 24 & 26 at Geodis Park
Telescope Night, 9:30 & 10:30 p.m. at Dyer Observatory
Saturday, June 21
International Day of Yoga, 5:30 p.m. at Centennial Park
Tuesday, June 24
The Driver Era: Obsession Tour, 8 p.m. at Ascend Amphitheater
Wednesday, June 25
Outlaw Music Festival feat. Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Nathaniel Rateliff & more, 3:45 p.m. at FirstBank Amphitheater
Movies in the Park
Thursday, June 26
Nashville Scene Presents Movies in the Park: Twisters, 5 p.m. at Elmington Park
Meg Elsier + Liz Cooper: June Gloom Tour, 7:30 p.m. at Soft Junk
Friday, June 27
Nashville Pride Parade and Festival feat. Kim Petras, 4 Non Blondes, Big Freedia, Dragonette & many more, June 27-29 the Bicentennial Capitol Mall
Nashville Flea Market, June 27-29 at The Fairgrounds Nashville
Saturday, June 28
Brentfest feat. Cruzin Keys Dueling Pianos & Rubiks Groove, 6-9 p.m. at Crockett Park in Brentwood
Fisk Food & Jazz Festival feat. Marcus Anderson, Lin Roundtree & more, 4-9:30 p.m. at Fisk University
Thursday, July 3
NightLight615 movie series: Top Gun: Maverick, 7 p.m. at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
Thursday Night Out feat. Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, 6-8 p.m. at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens
Friday, July 4
Let Freedom Sing! Music City Fourth of July, downtown Nashville
Friday, July 11
Big Time Rush: In Real Life Worldwide, 7 p.m. at Ascend Amphitheater
Full Moon Pickin’ Party, 6 p.m. at Percy Warner Park
Kesha
Tuesday, July 15
Kesha & Scissor Sisters: The Tits Out Tour, 7 p.m. at Ascend Amphitheater
Thursday, July 17
NightLight615 movie series: Pirates of the Caribbean, 7 p.m. at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
Friday, July 18
The Head and the Heart: Aperture Tour, 7 p.m. at Ascend Amphitheater
Sunday, July 20
Goo Goo Dolls w/Dashboard Confessional: Summer Anthem Tour 2025, 7:30 p.m. at Ascend Amphitheater
Walk Bike Nashville’s Open Streets, noon-5 p.m. in downtown Nashville
Tuesday, July 22
Coldplay Music of the Spheres World Tour, 6:30 p.m. at Nissan Stadium
Friday, July 25
Nashville Flea Market, July 25-27 at The Fairgrounds Nashville
Alabama Shakes, 7:30 p.m. at Ascend Amphitheater
Saturday, Aug. 2
Volbeat: Greatest of All Tours Worldwide w/Halestorm, 7 p.m. at FirstBank Amphitheater
Monday, Aug. 4
Styx & Kevin Cronin + Don Felder: The Brotherhood of Rock Tour, 6:45 p.m. at FirstBank Amphitheater
Friday, Aug. 8
Tomato Art Fest, Aug. 8-9 in Five Points
Full Moon Pickin’ Party, 6 p.m. at Percy Warner Park
Sunday, Aug. 10
Live & Collective Soul: Summer Unity Tour, 6 p.m. at FirstBank Amphitheater
Tuesday, Aug. 12
The Weeknd After Hours Til Dawn w/Playboi Carti, 7 p.m. at Nissan Stadium
Thursday, Aug. 14
Tennessee State Fair/Wilson County Fair, Aug. 14-23 at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center in Lebanon
Deep Tropics
Friday, Aug. 15
Deep Tropics feat. Chris Lake, Subtronics, Alison Wonderland & more, Aug. 15-16 at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
Toto, Christopher Cross & Men at Work, 6:45 p.m. at Ascend Amphitheater
Sunday, Aug. 17
Walk Bike Nashville’s Open Streets, noon-5 p.m. in downtown Nashville
Thursday, Aug. 21
Summer Shakespeare 2025: The Merry Wives of Windsor, Aug. 21-Sept. 21 at OneC1ty
Friday, Aug. 22
Alison Krauss & Union Station feat. Jerry Douglas, 7:30 p.m. at Ascend Amphitheater
Saturday, Aug. 23
Water Lantern Festival, 4:30 p.m. at Centennial Park’s Lake Watauga
Nashville’s roadside animal landmarks, some of the city’s best patios and more reasons to get outdoors this season
