47th Annual l'Et du Vin Dinner & Live Auction
JW Marriott Nashville · special dinner
Nashville's marquee wine charity gala hits year 47 tonight - fine pours, live auction, the room where the city's wine money shows up.
This week in Downtown
Time-limited things in Downtown. This week and soon.
The scene here runs on a clock. These are the live and coming-up here-then-gone windows in Downtown -- pop-ups, one-night dinners, limited runs and events with a real deadline. Pulled straight from what the machine tracks. Nothing undated, nothing already closed.
Live for Saturday, August 1 · 24 windows in Downtown
7 Paintings Immersive Dinner Experience
Fairlane Hotel · immersive dining
Seven courses, seven paintings, one night inside a hotel that already knows how to set a mood.
A Landmark Repurposed: From Post Office to Art Museum - Closing Day
Frist Art Museum · exhibition closing
Last call today to see the Frist's architectural origin story before the show comes down for good.
Barry Manilow: The Last Nashville Concert
Bridgestone Arena · concert
Billed explicitly as his final Nashville show - whether you're a devotee or a witness-to-history type, this is tonight only.
Bob Dylan with Lucinda Williams and Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band
Ascend Amphitheater · concert
Dylan on the river with Lucinda Williams and Jimmie Vaughan opening - a bill that doesn't need the hard sell.
Whisk & Bloom: The Art of Matcha Class
Bluestone Lane · tasting/workshop
Bluestone Lane turns caf into matcha studio for one 45-minute afternoon session today.
All the Feelings Tour: Metric, Broken Social Scene & Stars
Ryman Auditorium · concert
Three pillars of early-aughts Canadian indie on one Ryman bill - this tour exists because a very specific era of feelings refuses to die.
Dogstar
Ryman Auditorium · concert
Keanu Reeves's actual band plays the actual Ryman - not a novelty, just a genuinely strange cultural footnote worth being present for.
National ICEE Day: Free ICEEs Downtown
Bridgestone Arena · limited food/drink
Free ICEEs outside Bridgestone for three hours - it's August in Nashville, so this qualifies as public service.
Tame Impala - The Deadbeat Tour
Bridgestone Arena · concert
Two nights of Kevin Parker's psychedelic arena machine - if night one sold out, night two won't wait.
Art Between the Avenues
The Arcade · gallery/exhibition
Pop-up gallery activating Nashville's historic Arcade passages - local work, great architecture, free to walk through.
Holy Smoke! 2026
Rocketown · festival
Rocketown's annual faith-and-music festival takes over the venue for two days - a downtown institution doing what it does loudest.
Pasta alla Norma Class + Lunch
Yolan · tasting/workshop
Hands-on pasta class at one of Nashville's best Italian rooms - you make the Norma, then you eat it.
The Black Keys: Peaches 'n Kream Tour
The Pinnacle · concert
Two nights of the Keys at The Pinnacle - Nashville's getting both rounds of whatever this era of the band turns out to be.
Tape B x Levity
Ascend Amphitheater · concert
Tape B brings its live set to Ascend for a one-night amphitheater show on the riverfront.
Vince Gill Residency
Ryman Auditorium · performance
Gill's rotating setlist residency at the Mother Church wraps its first weekend tonight, then returns Aug 6-8 - no two nights alike.
American Football at Ascend
Ascend Amphitheater · concert
The emo-math-rock architects play Ascend with $1/ticket going to PLUS1 - a rare Nashville appearance for a band that doesn't tour lightly.
Gladys Knight
Ryman Auditorium · performance
A genuine legend at the Ryman - one night only, and the kind of show you'll regret skipping.
All-Inclusive Jack Daniel's Distillery Tour, Tastings, and Lunch
Bob's Steak & Chop House · tasting
Two-week window for a full Jack Daniel's distillery run with tastings and a sit-down lunch - the most civilized way to do the whiskey trail.
Maren Morris - Hero 10th Anniversary
Ryman Auditorium · performance
Morris performs her breakthrough album Hero front-to-back plus career hits - a rare full-album night at the Ryman marking a decade since the debut.
PBR Stampede Days
Bridgestone Arena · event
Professional bull riding rolls into Bridgestone for a three-day rodeo - big bulls, heart-stopping action, very Nashville.
Del McCoury Band & The Travelin' McCourys
Ryman Auditorium · performance
About as bluegrass-authentic as it gets - one night at the Ryman with the McCoury family doing what they do better than anyone.
Jack Johnson
Ascend Amphitheater · concert
Jack Johnson does his perennially mellow, reliably sold-out outdoor-show thing at Ascend - summer's unofficial closing ceremony.
Brandi Carlile - The Human Tour
Bridgestone Arena · performance
Carlile brings The Human Tour to Bridgestone with Gregory Alan Isakov in tow - expect a big, emotionally devastating night.
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