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Daily Nashville Events
Tuesday, May 12
- 🐦 Bird Banding Research | Warner Park Nature Center | 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
- 🚂 America the Beautiful: National Parks & Landmarks by Rail (through Sept. 6) | Cheekwood | 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- 🧘 Chair Yoga | Bordeaux Library Branch | 10:30-11:30 a.m.
- 🧑🌾 12 South Farmers Market | Sevier Park | 4-7 p.m.
- 🏛️ 2026 Preservation Awards | The Grand Lodge of Tennessee | 4:30 p.m.
- 😌 Aromatherapy + Restorative Yoga | Thistle Farms | 4:30-5:30 p.m.
- 🧑🏫 After-School Tutoring Volunteer | Plaza Mariachi | 5:30-6:30 p.m.
- 🀄 Beginner Mahjong Lesson & Open Play | Frothy Monkey | 6-8 p.m.
- 📕 Sheldon Simeon - Ohana Style Book Signing | Dream Hotel Nashville | 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- ⚾ Nashville Sounds vs. Iowa Cubs | First Horizon Park | 6:35 p.m.
- 🎸 Mac DeMarco | Ryman Auditorium | 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 13
- 🔨 Build The Forge! Volunteer | The Forge Nashville | 9 a.m. & 1 p.m.
- 🎨 Watercolor Wednesdays | Madison Library Branch | 10:30-11:30 a.m.
- 🫑 Wedgewood-Houston Farmers Market | The Outfield | 4-7 p.m.
- 🔭 STEM Innovation Awards | Adventure Science Center | 5:30-7 p.m.
- 🌿 The Wellness Edit | 14TENN | 6-8:30 p.m.
- 🗣️ Nashville Spanish-English Conversation Group | Game Point Cafe | 6:30-9:30 p.m.
- 🤘 Bilmuri and The Home Team | The Pinnacle | 7 p.m.
- 😆 Zanies Comedy All Stars | Zanies | 7 p.m.
- 🎸 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Opry House | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎶 Herbie Hancock | Ryman Auditorium | 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 14
- 🖼️ The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse (through May 31) | Frist Art Museum | 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
- 🍎 Grocery Volunteer | The Store (Centennial) | 12:30-5 p.m.
- 🥬 Bellevue Farmers Market | Red Caboose Park | 4-7 p.m.
- 🍿 NHF Lecture Series: Women on Screen with Demetria Kalodimos | Second Presbyterian Church | 4:30-5:30 p.m.
- 🍔 Battle of the Burger 2026 | The Yard | 6-8 p.m.
- 🤘 Black Label Society | Ryman Auditorium | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎭 BloodSuckingLeech | Noah Liff Opera Center | 7:30 p.m.
- ✨ Brave New Works Lab 2026 | OZ Arts | 8 p.m.
- 📽️ Movies Under the Giant Guitar: “Jurassic Park” | The Outfield | 8 p.m.
Friday, May 15
- 👟 Warehouse Sorting Volunteer | Soles4Souls | 8 a.m. & Noon
- 🚗 Legends of Hot Rodding | The Fairgrounds Nashville | 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
- 🎶 Jobi Riccio: Face the Feeling Album Release | Grimey's | 5-6 p.m.
- 🎸 Musicians Corner | Centennial Park | 5-9 p.m.
- 🎤 Sidewalk Sessions: Rebecca Lee Daniels | PNC Plaza | 6 p.m.
- 🖌️ An Evening Paint Date | Warner Park Nature Center | 6-8 p.m.
- ⚾ Nashville Sounds vs. Iowa Cubs | First Horizon Park | 6:35 p.m.
- ⭐ Bush | FirstBank Amphitheater | 7 p.m.
- 💃 Lover: The Unofficial Eras Tour Tribute | Williamson County Performing Arts Center | 7-9 p.m.
- 🎻 Beethoven's Eroica Symphony | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | 7:30 p.m.
- 🩸 BloodSuckingLeech | Noah Liff Opera Center | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎭 Brave New Works Lab 2026 | OZ Arts | 8 p.m.
- 🎵 The First Note Concert Series | National Museum of African American Museum | 8-10 p.m.
Saturday, May 16
- 🚲 Tour de Nash | Riverfront Park | 7 a.m.-2 p.m.
- 🚒 Touch-a-Truck 2026 | Adventure Science Center | 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 🚗 Goodguys 1st Legends of Hot Rodding | The Fairgrounds Nashville | 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
- 🌿 Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Native Plant Sale | Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary | 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- 🏰 Tennessee Renaissance Festival (through May 31) | 2135 Newcastle Rd., Arrington | 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
- 🍺 Half-toberfest | Breeden's Orchard | 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
- 🎉 Gluten-Free on 12 South | Buttermilk Ranch | 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
- 🎪 Bellevue Community Picnic | Bellevue Middle School | 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
- 🎸 Musicians Corner | Centennial Park | Noon-6 p.m.
- 🍻 Brew Fest | Game Terminal | 2-6 p.m.
- 🌹 Nashville Rosé Fest | East Park | 3-7 p.m.
- 🎶 Drew & Ellie Holcomb | Ryman Auditorium | 8 p.m.
- 🎵 2000’s Rave | Brooklyn Bowl | 9 p.m.
Sunday, May 17
- 🐾 Mutt Strutt 5K | Shelby Bottoms Greenway | 7:45 a.m.
- 🍺 Half-toberfest | Breeden's Orchard | 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- 🦕 Sensory Friendly DinoTrek (through July 19) | Nashville Zoo | 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
- 🐱 Yoga with Rescue Cats | The Catio | 10 a.m.
- 🧀 Sundays in Bloom Afternoon Tea | Frist Art Museum | 12-5:30 p.m.
- 🎪 Water for Elephants | TPAC | 1 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
- ⚾ Nashville Sounds vs. Iowa Cubs | First Horizon Park | 1:05 p.m.
- 🎭 BloodSuckingLeech | Noah Liff Opera Center | 2 p.m.
- 📚 Silent Book Club | Noelle | 4-6 p.m.
- 🤗 Bestie Speed Dating | Cherries | 5 p.m.
- ⚽ Nashville SC vs. Los Angeles FC | GEODIS Park | 7 p.m.
- 🔪 The Psychology of Serial Killers | City Winery | 7:30 p.m.
Monday, May 18
- 🥯 Spread the Love with Maíz de la Vida (through May 31) | Bagelshop | 7 a.m.-2 p.m.
- ✏️ Napier Family Resource Center Volunteer | Napier Elementary School | 9-11:30 a.m.
- 🦕 DinoTrek (through July 26) | Nashville Zoo | 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
- 🎨 Art Night at the Library | Hermitage Library Branch | 6-7:30 p.m.
- 🎵 Open Jazz Jam | Poindexter | 6-9 p.m.
- 📕 Jesmyn Ward with ZZ Packer | Fisk University | 6:30 p.m.
- 😆 New Material Monday | Zanies | 7 p.m.
- 🕺 Motown Mondays | The 5 Spot | 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
Tuesday, May 19
- 🥾 Hike the River Loop | Bells Bend Outdoor Center | 7:30-8:45 a.m.
- 🧷 Diaper Bank Sorting and Packaging Volunteer | Nashville Diaper Connection | 9-11 a.m.
- 🏫 Homeschool Day | Tennessee State Museum | 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
- 📚 Madison's “Twice as Nice” Used Book Sale | Madison Library Branch | 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
- 🛍️ Spring Market | Cherries | 4-9 p.m.
- 🍽️ Free Community Dinner | Trinity Community Commons | 4:30-6:30 p.m.
- 😋 Tennessee Flavors | Nashville State Community College Southeast Campus | 6-8 p.m.
- 🎻 Amanda Shaw Album Release | American Legion Post 88 | 6-11 p.m.
- ❤️ Singles Spring Fling | Urban Cowboy | 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- 🎸 Electric Callboy | The Pinnacle | 7 p.m.
- 😆 Oddity Improv | The Franklin Theatre | 7 p.m.
- 🤘 Godsmack | FirstBank Amphitheater | 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 20
- 📚 Symphony Storytime | Shelby Bottoms Nature Center | 10-10:30 a.m.
- 🚲 Nashville Connector Group Bike Ride | Public Square Park | 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 🎸 Getting Started with Guitar | Inglewood Library Branch | 4-5 p.m.
- 🫑 Wedgewood-Houston Farmers Market | The Outfield | 4-7 p.m.
- 📺 Survivor 50 Finale Viewing Party | East Nashville Beer Works | 5:30-10 p.m.
- 👋 H.E.A.R.T. Collective Group Volunteering | Community Resource Center | 6-7:30 p.m.
- 🎶 Meet and Three | Harken Hall | 6:30 p.m.
- ⭐ Jesus Christ Superstar | Turner Theater | 7 p.m.
- 🎵 The Brightness of Light with Renée Fleming | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎸 Mixtape x Noise Pollution: The Music of AC/DC | The Basement East | 8 p.m.
- 🎤 Diljit Dosanjh | Bridgestone Arena | 8 p.m.
- 💃 Alyssa Edwards | Marathon Music Works | 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 21
- 🚂 America the Beautiful: National Parks & Landmarks by Rail (through Sept. 6) | Cheekwood | 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- 🖼️ Women in the Arts with Jim Hoobler | Second Presbyterian Church | 4:30-5:30 p.m.
- 🐶 Read with Me: Nashville Therapy Pets | Southeast Library Branch | 4:30-5:30 p.m.
- 📕 Banned: A Book Happy Hour | The Blue Room | 6 p.m.
- 🌪️ DVL Training - Volunteer Leadership in Disasters | Virtual | 6-7:30 p.m.
- 🎵 Music in the Café: Adam Paul | The Frist’s Café Cheeserie | 6-7:30 p.m.
- 🎨 Paint It Forward Vol. 3 | CASS Contemporary | 6-8 p.m.
- 🐦⬛ The Black Crowes & Whiskey Myers | Bridgestone Arena | 6:30 p.m.
- 🀄 Beginner Mahjong Lesson | Pharmacy Burger | 6:30-9 p.m.
- 🎸 Alter Bridge with Sevendust & Tim Montana | The Pinnacle | 7 p.m.
- 🤠 History of Country Music | Chief’s on Broadway | 7:30 p.m.
- 🪦 Cemetery Prom | The Amsterdamian | 8 p.m.
Friday, May 22
- 🛍️ Nashville Flea Market | The Fairgrounds Nashville | 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
- 🎨 International Surrealism from Tate: Fifty Years of Dreams opens (through Aug. 30) | Frist Art Museum | 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
- 🧑🎨 Anila Quayyum Agha: Interwoven opens (through Aug. 30) | Frist Art Museum | 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
- 🐐 Wishing Chair Productions presents Rock A Billy Road | Main Library Branch | 10:30-11:30 a.m.
- 🥫 Grocery Volunteer | The Store (Belmont) | 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
- 🎶 Musicians Corner | Centennial Park | 5-9 p.m.
- 🎵 Ryman Sidewalk Sessions with Brassfield | PNC Plaza | 6 p.m.
- 🍽️ Sound Lounge + Comfort Food Potluck | Trinity Community Commons | 6-9 p.m.
- 👖 Jorts Fest | Eastside Bowl | 6-11 p.m.
- 😆 Godfrey | Zanies | 7 & 9:15 p.m.
- 🎭 Inebriated Shakespeare Presents: Othello | The Blue Room | 7 p.m.
- 🏆 K-LOVE Fan Awards | Gaylord Opryland | 7-10 p.m.
- 🎶 Trace Adkins | Ryman Auditorium | 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
- 🐟 Camp Craftmore Gone Fishing | Bloomsbury Farm | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
- 🏰 Tennessee Renaissance Festival (through May 31) | 2135 Newcastle Rd., Arrington | 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
- 🍴 Nashville Foodie Fest | Plaza Mariachi | 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
- 🐉 How To Train Your Dragon in Concert | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | 11 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.
- 🧘 Saturday Yoga | Crazy Gnome Brewery | Noon-1 p.m.
- 🎶 Musicians Corner | Centennial Park | Noon-6 p.m.
- 👖 Jorts Fest | Eastside Bowl | 1-11 p.m.
- 🦁 Spring Zzzoofari Slumber | Nashville Zoo | 4 p.m.-overnight
- 🌷 An Evening in Bloom: A Dinner Benefitting Thistle Farms | Banter Supper Club, Kingston Springs | 5-7 p.m.
- 🎸 Cornelia Airpark Concerts | Cornelia Fort Airpark | 5:45-9 p.m.
- 🤠 Chris Stapleton's All-American Road Show | Nissan Stadium | 6 p.m.
- 📖 In Conversation with Clint Black | Ford Theater | 6 p.m.
- ⚽ Nashville SC vs. New York City FC: API Heritage Night | GEODIS Park | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎵 Krewella | Marathon Music Works | 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 24
- 🛍️ Nashville Flea Market | The Fairgrounds Nashville | 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
- 👋 Ryman Community Day | Ryman Auditorium | 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
- 🏰 Tennessee Renaissance Festival (through May 31) | 2135 Newcastle Rd., Arrington | 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
- 🛒 Sunday Food Distribution Volunteer | Dream Streets West | 10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- 🎵 Music at the Market: Izzy Pomerants | Nashville Farmers' Market | 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
- 🎶 Musicians Corner | Centennial Park | Noon-6 p.m.
- 🎭 Seussical: The Musical ends | Nashville Children’s Theatre | 2 p.m.
- 🐉 How To Train Your Dragon in Concert | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | 2 p.m.
- 🎤 Live Beats Lab: Music Production & Vocals | Main Library Branch | 2:15-4:45 p.m.
- 🍨 Boozy Sundae Decorating Class | Tipsy Scoop | 3-4 p.m.
- 😆 Verna Comedy Open Mic | Verna Café & Bar | 5:30 p.m.
- 🎂 The Million Dollar Bob Dylan Birthday Bash | Skinny Dennis | 7 p.m.
- 🏆 13th Annual K-LOVE Fan Awards | Opry House | 7-10 p.m.
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