NASHVILLE SETS THE TONE ANNUAL EVENTS Whether you’re interested in music, art, history, food, culture, or fashion, The Antiques & Garden Show Music City will give everyone something to sing about. Nashville is of Nashville accessible, friendly, and authentic, with diverse neighborhoods, a February unique musical heritage, and a creative culture that pervades the city. Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival No wonder Music City hosted 14.8 million visitors last year! April St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon & 1/2 Marathon “BEST PLACES TO GO IN 2018” BY CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER April “BEST HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS IN 2018” BY BRITISH AIRWAYS Musician's Corner “30 TOP USA CITIES TO VISIT IN 2018” BY TRIPADVISOR May-June Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival June CMA Fest The Bluebird Cafe is the venue June for Nashville’s top songwriters. Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th Other venues in town known July 4 for hosting singer/songwriters Live on the Green Music Festival include The Listening Room Cafe August-September and 3rd & Lindsley. Music City Food + Wine Festival September Home to the GRAMMY®Award- Americana Music Festival winning Nashville Symphony, the September Schermerhorn Symphony Center CMA Music Awards hosts a wide range of classical, November Visit the historic Ryman pops, and jazz concerts and other Franklin American Mortgage Auditorium, once home to the special events. Music City Bowl Grand Ole Opry. The auditorium December has hosted artists from Charlie One of Nashville’s newest venues, Jack Daniel’s® Music City Midnight Chaplin and Hank Williams to Ascend Amphitheater is located New Year’s Eve in Nashville Jack White and Taylor Swift. in Nashville’s SoBro district, and December 31 features a wide range of acts. With more than 180 live music JONNY P venues and a diverse music Anchored in The Gulch since 1974, culture, there’s a tune for Station Inn is Nashville’s foremost everyone in Nashville. home for bluegrass. Music City’s honky tonks line Looking for rock, Americana, Lower Broadway and feature alternative, hip hop, or other live music 7 days a week with no genres? Check out Exit/In, cover charge. Mercy Lounge, The Basement, + The US census Bureau estimated Marathon Music Works, and the Metropolitan Statistical Area The show that made country more for a range of performances population in 2017 was 1,903,045. music famous and the world’s around town. + Over 40% of the US population longest-running radio show, the lives within 600 miles. Grand Ole Opry honors country music with a mix of country + The Nashville International Airport has 460 daily arrivals legends and contemporary chart- and departures. toppers. -- FACTS FAST -- FOR GROUP TOUR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT: STACI FLORES ([email protected]) OR LOUANNA HENTON ([email protected]) HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS Nashville has a rich history preserved at multiple attractions around the city. Ranging from music, to politics, to unique Southern heritage, Music City has a multitude of stories to tell. + Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage: Home of The People’s President + Belle Meade Plantation + Cheekwood Estate & Gardens + Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum + The George Jones + Grand Ole Opry NEW RESTAURANTS & BARS + Hatch Show Print Nashville’s culinary scene is hotter + Folk + Historic RCA Studio B than ever. 113 new restaurants + Mop/Broom Mess Hall + Musicians Hall of Fame opened in 2017, and 131 have + Tailor Nashville and Museum opened in 2018. While Nashville is + Chaatable + The Johnny Cash Museum primarily known for Hot Chicken, + Geist + Patsy Cline Museum BBQ, and traditional southern + Woolworth on 5th + The Parthenon “meat and threes,” new chef- + Flamingo Cocktail Club + + Ryman Auditorium driven restaurants have received + Tennessee State Museum high praise and continue to push Falcon Coffee Nashville as a culinary destination. + Stay Golden ARTS & CULTURE + Liberty Common + The Green Pheasant Nashville’s creative community + Chopper has transformed Music City into an artistically diverse destination. Below are some of the arts offerings throughout the city. + 25 Art Galleries Downtown + 21c Museum Hotel + Belcourt Theatre + First Saturday Art Crawls + Frist Art Museum + OZ Arts Nashville + Schermerhorn Symphony Center NEW HOTELS + Tennessee Performing Arts Center In 2017, 9 hotels opened with + The Parthenon at Centennial 1,219 rooms. In 2018, 15 properties Park opened with over 2,000 rooms. Check out some of Nashville’s newest lodging options: + Bode Nashville + Bobby Hotel + Candlewood Suites MetroCenter + Fairlane Hotel + Tri-Brand Marriott + Hilton Green Hills + Vandyke Bed & Beverage + Noelle + Dream Nashville Hotel + The Unbound Collection by Hyatt + Westin Nashville + Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites KINGS OF LEON & CHRIS STAPLETON + JW Marriott FOR GROUP TOUR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT: STACI FLORES ([email protected]) OR LOUANNA HENTON ([email protected]).