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Events calendar WHAT TO DO & WHERE TO GO FROM MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY
May 28-31 June 2 June 8 June 14-17 Nashville Sounds vs. Iowa Cubs Vintage Baseball Nashville Unleashed Show Nashville Sound vs. Herschel Greer Stadium. Recreation of 1860s Wine tastings, dinner, New Orleans Zephyrs $8 and up; milb.com baseball games at the and live music every Saturday Herschel Greer Stadium. Carnton Plantation House. at Natchez Hill Vineyard. $8 and up; milb.com 12 p.m, free; 6:30 p.m., $25 and up;
May 31 battleoffranklintrust.org nashvilleunleashed.com Brew at the Zoo June 21 Live music, food trucks, Full Moon Pickin’ Party and beer tastings JUNE 6 June 10-13 Live bluegrass and jam at the Nashville Zoo. SUMMER NIGHTS AT THE HILL Nashville Sound vs. sessions at Percy 6:30 p.m., $50; Naturalist-led astronomy Omaha Storm Chasers Warner Park. rhizomeproductions.com and wildlife classes. Herschel Greer Stadium. 7 p.m., $15; 6:30 p.m., $10; $8 and up; milb.com friendsofwarnerparks.com owlshill.org May 31-June 2 Nashville Songwriters Festival June 22 Shows by writers behind Nissan Taste of Music City some of country’s top hits. Samples from local 12 p.m., $20 and up; restaurants at songwritersfestival.org CMA Music Festival Riverfront Park. 5 p.m., $55; June 1 June 6-9 tasteofmusiccity.com Downtown Nashville Art Crawl The big concert with artists such Free art shows and food as Taylor Swift and Luke Bryan sells June 27-30 along 5th Avenue on the first Nashville Sound vs. Saturday of every month. out months ahead, but you’ll catch Oklahoma City RedHawks 6 p.m., free; impromptu shows from some of Herschel Greer Stadium. nashvilledowntown.com country’s best musicians at down- $8 and up; milb.com town venues as hundreds of stars descend on Music City. cmafest.com
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JUNE 30 JULY 23 Vintage Baseball SUMMER NIGHTS AT THE HILL Recreation of 1860s Naturalist-led astronomy Music City baseball games at the and wildlife classes. Carnton Plantation House. 6:30 p.m., $10 and up; Hot Chicken Festival 12 p.m free; owlshill.org battleoffranklintrust.org July 4 July 27 The local speciality is on display as July 1-3 MAFIAoza’s Music city area restaurants such as Prince’s Nashville Sound vs. Brewer’s Festival and 400 Degrees serve up their Tastings of local beers Round Rock Express best version of hot chicken. Wash Herschel Greer Stadium. at Riverfront Park. $8 and up; milb.com 12-4 p.m., $35 and up; it down with Yazoo Brewering musiccitybrewersfest.com Company tastings at East Park. July 4-6 nashvillehotchickenfestival.com Let Freedom Sing July 30-August 2 Music by The Band Perry Nashville Sound vs. and fireworks show at Las Vegas 51s The Lawn at Riverfront Park. Herschel Greer Stadium. 12 p.m., free; $8 and up; milb.com ugust - eptember UGust - visitmusiccity.com A 15 S 15 A 23 24 Shakespeare in the Park MUSIC CITY FESTIVAL and August 3-6 Works by the Bard performed BBQ CHAMPIONSHIP July 11-14 Nashville Sound vs. at Centennial Park. Barbecue samples from Nashville Sound vs. Tucson Padres 6:30 p.m. (Thursdays- more than 100 pitmasters Memphis Redbirds Herschel Greer Stadium. Sundays), $10; at River front Park. Herschel Greer Stadium. $8 and up; milb.com nashvilleshakes.org 4 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. $8 and up; milb.com Saturday, $10 and up; AUGUST 7 August 16-20 musiccitybbqfestival.com July 19 SUMMER NIGHTS AT THE HILL Nashville Sound vs. Full Moon Pickin’ Party Naturalist-led astronomy Round Rock express AUGUST 25 Live bluegrass and and wildlife classes. Herschel Greer Stadium. Vintage Baseball jam sessions at 6:30 p.m., $10; $8 and up; milb.com Recreation of 1860s baseball Percy Warner Park. owlshill.org games at the Carnton 7 p.m., $15; ugust Plantation House. friendsofwarnerparks.com A 23 12 p.m., free; August 10 Full Moon Pickin’ Party battleoffranklintrust.org Tomato Arts Festival Live bluegrass and jam July 22-25 Tomato-inspired art, live sessions at Percy Warner Nashville Sound vs. music, and local food Park. 7 p.m., $15; August 30-September 1 Albuquerque Isotopes vendors in East Nashville. friendsofwarnerparks.com Nashville Sound vs. Iowa Cubs Herschel Greer Stadium. 10 a.m., free; Herschel Greer Stadium. $8 and up; milb.com tomatoartfest.com $8 and up; milb.com
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