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Daily Nashville Events
Monday, May 4
- 🧶 Spring Fair Volunteer | Tennessee Craft | 7-10 a.m.
- 🦕 DinoTrek (through July 26) | Nashville Zoo | 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
- 🖌️ Creative Monday | Madison Library Branch | 3-6 p.m.
- ✏️ PENCIL’s A Little Night of Music Benefit Concert | Opry House | 6 p.m.
- 🎵 Open Jazz Jam | Poindexter | 6-9 p.m.
- 😆 Nateland Live | Zanies | 7 p.m.
- 🎸 Fender Presents: Tele Town | Ryman Auditorium | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎤 Mom’s Night Out with The Mama’s Den | City Winery | 7:30 p.m.
- 🕺 Motown Mondays | The 5 Spot | 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
Tuesday, May 5
- 🥕 Food Pantry Volunteer | Inspiritus Food Pantry | 8:15 & 10:15 a.m.
- 🌱 Take and Grow Tuesdays | Main Library Branch | 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
- 🎥 May the Fifth Be With You | Beaman Park Nature Center | Noon-2 p.m.
- 🧑🌾 12 South Farmers Market | Sevier Park | 4-7 p.m.
- 🎉 Cinco de Mayo Celebration! | Plaza Mariachi | 4 p.m.-Midnight
- 🍽️ Free Community Dinner | Trinity Community Commons | 4:30-6:30 p.m.
- 🎂 Cinco de Mayo x Chef Julio’s Birthday Bash | Maíz de la Vida | Various times
- 🍷 Au Naturel - Wine Tasting | The Authentique | 6 p.m.
- ⭐ LEGO Night: Star Wars Edition | Monday Night Brewing - Preservation Co. | 6-9 p.m.
Wednesday, May 6
- 🚂 America the Beautiful: National Parks & Landmarks by Rail (through Sept. 6) | Cheekwood | 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- 🍽️ Distribute Meals to Neighbors Volunteer | Historic First Community Church | 9:30-11:30 a.m.
- 🎉 Nissan Free Wednesdays | National Museum of African American Music | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
- 🐶 READing Paws | Edmondson Pike Library Branch | 4-6 p.m.
- 🎤 ON THE SPOT! Songwriter Mic & Happy Hour | The 5 Spot | 5 p.m.
- 🎶 Ryman Sidewalk Sessions with Matt Mann & the Shine Runners | PNC Plaza | 5:30 p.m.
- 🖼️ Wildflower Watercolor Workshop | Fait La Force Brewing | 6-9 p.m.
- 🎵 Bruno Mars | Nissan Stadium | 7 p.m.
- 🪕 Steep Canyon Rangers | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 7
- 🎒 Pack Meals for Older Adults Volunteer | FiftyForward | 1-3 p.m.
- 🧑🌾 Bellevue Farmers Market | Red Caboose Park | 4-7 p.m.
- 🤖 Living Life with Robots: Panel & Conversation | Bordeaux Library Branch | 5:30-7:30 p.m.
- 🎶 Music in the Café: Tim Gartland Group | The Frist’s Café Cheeserie | 6-7:30 p.m.
- 📚 May Readers Dinner | 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- 😆 Up Close featuring Tommy Davidson | Aura Event Center | 7 p.m.
- 🍽️ Call of the Wild Dinner | Nashville Zoo | 7-10 p.m.
- 💃 Free Salsa Night! | Plaza Mariachi | 7 p.m.-Midnight
- 🎤 Michael Feinstein’s Tribute to Tony Bennett | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎸 SatchVai Band Ft Joe Satriani & Steve Vai | Ryman Auditorium | 8 p.m.
- 🎵 Sammy Virji | The Pinnacle | 8 p.m.
Friday, May 8
- 🖋️ Write Handwritten Cards Volunteer | Big Brothers and Sisters of Middle Tennessee | 10 a.m. & Noon
- 🍻 Fridays by the River ends | Shelby Park | 3-8 p.m.
- 🧘 Sound Bath | Donelson Library Branch | 5-5:45 p.m.
- 🍓 Strawberry Jam Concert & Fireworks | Portland, TN | 5-9 p.m.
- 🦇 Evening Cave Tour | Warner Park Nature Center | 6-8 p.m.
- 📝 Rhythm & Rhapsody Fundraiser: Rosanne Cash & Neko Case | The Old School | 6-10 p.m.
- 🎶 Russell Dickerson | Ascend Amphitheater | 7 p.m.
- 😆 Marcus D Wiley | Zanies | 7 p.m.
- 🎤 Michael Feinstein’s Tribute to Tony Bennett | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎤 Amy Grant | Ryman Auditorium | 8 p.m.
- 🎵 Sleeping With Sirens | Marathon Music Works | 8 p.m.
- 🎸 Emma Zinck | Tin Roof | 8-9:30 p.m.
- 🤣 Adult Swim: A Comedy Variety Show | East Nashville Beer Works | 8-10 p.m.
Saturday, May 9
- 🎉 85th Annual Middle Tennessee Strawberry Festival | Portland, TN | 7 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
- 🏇 Iroquois Steeplechase | Percy Warner Park | 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
- 🧜 Moms & Mermaids Breakfast | Aquarium Restaurant | 9-11 a.m.
- 🍓 2026 Strawberry Fest | Nashville Farmers' Market | 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
- 🖼️ 11th Annual Spring Arts & Crafts Show | Red Caboose Park | 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
- 🐈 Spring Vendor Fair | The Catio | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
- 🏰 Tennessee Renaissance Festival (through May 31) | 2135 Newcastle Rd., Arrington | 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
- 💐 Blooms for Mom: Mother’s Day U-Pick Bouquet | Breeden’s Orchard | 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
- 🛒 25th Anniversary Block Party | Turnip Truck, East | 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
- 🪁 Nashville Spring Festival | Nashville Chinatown | 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
- 🖌️ Art N’ Soul | Thistle & Rye | 7-9 p.m.
- 🤠 Celebrating 10 Years | Urban Cowboy | 6 p.m.-Midnight
- 🎤 An Evening With David Byrne | Ascend Amphitheater | 8 p.m.
- ⚽ Nashville SC vs. D.C. United | GEODIS Park | 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 10
- 🌺 Mother's Day Plant Sale | Cheekwood Estate & Gardens | 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- 🧗 Moms Climb Free | The Adventure Park | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
- 🏰 Tennessee Renaissance Festival (through May 31) | 2135 Newcastle Rd., Arrington | 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
- 🖼️ Hendersonville Arts Festival | Sanders Ferry Park | 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
- 🪁 Nashville Spring Festival | Nashville Chinatown | 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
- 🚢 Mother's Day Brunch Cruise | General Jackson Showboat | Noon
- 🎵 Musician Spotlight: Mike Webb | Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | 1-1:45 p.m.
- 🎨 Family Sunday | Frist Art Museum | 1-5 p.m.
- 💃 Mother’s Day Sunday Square Dance | Skinny Dennis | 2-5 p.m.
- 🧘 Be Well Sunday | Main Library Branch | 2:30-3:30 p.m.
- 🍨 Boozy Sundae Decorating Class | Tipsy Scoop | 3-4 p.m.
- 🎷 Jazz on the Cumberland | Wasioto Park | 5:30-8 p.m.
- 🤘 DETHKLOK & Amon Amarth | The Pinnacle | 7 p.m.
- 🎤 Juvenile | Marathon Music Works | 8 p.m.
Monday, May 11
- 🏃 Move! Music City Spring Fun Run Volunteer | West Park | 8 a.m.-Noon
- 🦕 DinoTrek (through July 26) | Nashville Zoo | 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
- 🎥 MPDP Community Movie Day | The Belcourt Theater | 9:30 a.m.-Noon
- 🖌️ Creative Monday | Madison Library Branch | 3-6 p.m.
- ♿ FREE Wheelchair Dance Open House! | MOVE Inclusive Dance | 4:45 & 5:30 p.m.
- 🌳 Eastwood Neighbors Community Cleanup | Tabla Rasa Toys | 6:30-7:30 p.m.
- 😆 Nateland Live | Zanies | 7 p.m.
- 🎵 Erica & Blaine | Third Coast Comedy Club | 7 p.m.
- 🎤 Mae Martin: The Possum | TPAC | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎥 Louder Than Guns | The Belcourt | 8 p.m.
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.
- 🎭 Blood Sucking Leech | 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.
- 🩸 Blood Sucking Leech | Noah Liff Opera Center | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎭 Brave New Works Lab 2026 | OZ Arts | 8 p.m.
- 🎸 Marilyn Manson w/ VOWWS | The Pinnacle | 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.
- 🎵 2000s 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.
- 🧀 Café Cheeserie 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.
- 📚 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.
- 🎭 Blood Sucking Leech | Noah Liff Opera Center | 7:30 p.m.
- 🔪 The Psychology of Serial Killers | City Winery | 7:30 p.m.
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