Our local Redditors may consider February in Nashville to be “a cold bucket of suck,” but we aren’t buying it. There’s plenty to do this month, from taking advantage of amazing Black History Month celebrations to finding something special (or totally ordinary) to do on Valentine’s Day. Plus, Restaurant Week kicks off at the end of the month! Here’s our guide to having the best February possible in Nashville.
Be sure to visit the Nashville Public Library’s Civil Rights Room during Black History Month. (Getty Images / Paul Natkin)
✊🏾 Celebrate Black History Month
- The Nashville Black Market kicks off its 2025 season with a Black History Month Expo at the Nashville Fairgrounds, Feb. 8-9. It’s a street fair-meets-family reunion with vendors, DJs, art installations, and more.
- At TPAC, Step Afrika! blends HBCU-style percussion with traditional African dance on Feb. 7. From Feb. 14-23, Nashville Rep presents “The Mountaintop,” a play that imagines the last night of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.
- The Nashville Public Library is hosting a full month of activities at many branches around town. You can also visit the Civil Rights Room at the Downtown branch to learn more about Nashville’s role in the fight against racial segregation.
- Take a civil rights walking tour from Nashville History on Tour, United Street Tours, or Nashville Sites. The latter is also available virtually.
💘 Love the One You’re With on Valentine’s Day
- If you’re coupled up: Frothy Monkey’s “Frothy Love” Dinners, Feb. 13-15. They’re offering a three-course meal for $65 per couple.
- If you’re coupled up but don’t want to talk to each other: Father John Misty at the Ryman on Feb. 14.
- If you celebrate Galentine’s/Palentine’s Day: On Feb. 4, Amelia’s Flowers is hosting Petals & Prosecco, where you and your pals can sip some bubbly and make bouquets for your own damn selves.
- If you’re looking for love: Pinewood Social brings back Lucky Strike Singles Night on Feb. 14.
- If you’re alone and want to throw things: Toss some darts at a divey tavern like Mickey’s or the Villager. This can be done any time you require.
Expect plenty of stage diving at 615 Indie Live. (Von Reisch Photography)
🎶 February Shows
- On Feb. 1, 615 Indie Live kicks off its first year as Nashville’s only music festival celebrating and supporting indie music venues. A $15 wristband lets you see more than 50 acts at 14 venues across the city.
- Oscar-winning film composer Hans Zimmer brings his orchestra to Bridgestone on Feb. 2, featuring performances from movies you love, like “Batman Begins,” “The Lion King,” and “Gladiator.”
- Two Nashville Symphony performances we recommend this month: “West Side Story” with live orchestra from Feb. 13-15, and iconic violinist Itzhak Perlman on Feb. 18th.
- Nashville’s newest venue, The Pinnacle, opens its doors Feb. 27th with a show from the luminous Kacey Musgraves.
😋 Explore Nashville’s Restaurant Scene
February marks the return of Dine Nashville: The Music City Way, a month-long celebration of our city’s thriving restaurant scene benefiting Big Table and CORE — two organizations that support food and hospitality industry workers in need.
- All month, you can attend truly mind-blowing collaborative chef dinners pairing up some of the best chefs in town, from restaurants including Fancypants, Husk, International Market, Bad Idea, and Tailor.
- The James Beard Foundation comes to town Feb. 20 for Taste America: Nashville, a walk-around tasting at Saint Elle with food stations hosted by local James Beard Award semifinalists as well as one winner: André Prince Jeffries of Prince’s Hot Chicken.
- Restaurant Week takes place Feb. 24-March 2, seven days of prix fixe breakfast, lunch and dinner offerings from great joints all over town, including Folk, White Limozeen, and 615chuTNey.
