Best Religious Leader

Darren Mayberry Wright

Oct 8, 2026
10 hrs ago

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Best Religious Leader: Darren Mayberry Wright

Second Place: Soccer Moses

Third Place: Bishop Joseph W. Walker

Past Best of Nashville wins: Darren Mayberry Wright also took Best Religious Leader in the Readers' Poll in 2025.

Winners

Miranda Lambert’s Casa Rosa was voted Best Bachelorette Attraction/Activity in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll,

Best Bachelorette Attraction/Activity

Miranda Lambert’s Casa Rosa

Vanderbilt Commodores were voted Best College Sports Team in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll.

Best College Sports Team

Vanderbilt Commodores

Dolly Parton

Best Community Role Model

Dolly Parton

Chattanooga

Best Day Trip

Chattanooga

Welded was voted Best Group Activity in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Benditta Jewels and Studio Goddess.

Best Group Activity

Welded

Hany Mukhtar

Best Nashville SC Player

Hany Mukhtar

Percy Warner Park

Best Park

Percy Warner Park

Ole Red Nashville Airport

Best Place to People Watch

Ole Red Nashville Airport

Shelby Bottoms Greenway

Best Place to Ride a Bike

Shelby Bottoms Greenway

YMCA

Best Place to Swim

YMCA

Cheekwood Estate & Gardens

Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners

Cheekwood Estate & Gardens

Pawster

Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners

Pawster

Connection United Methodist Church was voted Best Place to Worship in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by Christ the King Church and Cross Point Church.

Best Place to Worship

Connection United Methodist Church

Roman Josi

Best Predators Player

Roman Josi

Darren Mayberry Wright

Best Religious Leader

Darren Mayberry Wright

Nashville SC’s Tempo was voted Best Sports Mascot in Nashville in the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best of Nashville Readers’ Poll, followed by the Nashville Predators’ Gnash and the Tennessee Titans’ T-Rac.

Best Sports Mascot

Tempo — Nashville SC

Cam Ward

Best Titans Player

Cam Ward

The Big Drag Bus

Best Transportainment

The Big Drag Bus

SoundWaves at Gaylord Opryland Resort

Best Water Activity

SoundWaves at Gaylord Opryland Resort

Chattanooga and Gaylord Opryland Resort (tie)

Best Weekend Getaway

Chattanooga and Gaylord Opryland Resort (tie)