Summer in the City
Summer in Nashville is hot. In fact, the only thing hotter than summer in Nashville right now is . . . Nashville itself. Lately it seems like every single hot list includes Music City. Travel + Leisure recently named Nashville one of the “Best Places to Travel in 2014” and Condé Nast lists Nashville as one of their 2014 “destinations you don’t want to miss out on.” A great story in the Wall Street Journal earlier this month outlined “A pitch-perfect long weekend in Nashville” covering everything from hot honky-tonks to haute cuisine.
It’s true, Nashville is a great place to visit – but it’s an even better place to live. When you live here, you don’t have to try to squeeze in all of Nashville’s fabulous offerings into one long weekend. You can explore great neighborhoods like 12th South or East Nashville, or see where you can go on the Nashville bus system. Students have the added advantage that many of Nashville’s offerings – like the bus system – are free or discounted to students.
Whether you’re coming to Nashville for a campus visit, getting here early for first-year move in on August 16, staying on campus for summer research, or you’re in the city for some other reason, here is a list of summer happenings that are helping to keep Nashville hot.
Event – Movies at Elmington Park: Frozen
June 26
Elmington Park
Exhibit – Watch Me Move: The Animation Show
June 6 – September 1
Frist Center for the Visual Arts
Concert – Katy Perry
June 27, 7:30 pm
Bridgestone Arena
Theatre – Passing Strange
June 13 – June 30
Street Theatre Company
Concert – Vince Gill
June 26, 7:30 pm
Ryman Auditorium
Sports – Nashville Sounds Baseball
Through August 27
Greer Stadium
Concert – Yonder Mountain String Band
July 3
Ryman Auditorium
Event – Music City Hot Chicken Festival
July 4
East Park
Concert – 2014 Music City July 4th Celebration, featuring Billy Currington, Ashley Monroe, and the Nashville Symphony Orchestra
July 4
Downtown Nashville
Event – Full Moon Pickin’ Party at Percy Warner Park
July 11, August, 8, September 5
Percy Warner Park
Concert – Beck
July 14 & 15
Ryman Auditorium
Exhibit – Miranda Lambert: Backstage Access
May 16 – November 9
Country Music Hall of Fame
Event – Ice Day
July 26
Nashville Zoo
Theatre – Grease
June 12 – July 20
Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre
Concert – Ray LaMontagne
July 25
The Woods Amphitheater at Fontanel
Event – Franklin Art Crawl
First Friday of each month
Downtown Franklin
Concert – Miley Cyrus
August 7
Bridgestone Arena
Theatre – As You Like It
August 14 – September 14
Shakespeare in the Park, by the Nashville Shakespeare Festival
Sports – NFL Preseason Football: Green Bay Packers vs. Tennessee Titans
August 9
LP Field