August is here! Just because school is about to be in session doesn’t mean that the fun stops! There are plenty of awesome things to do as Summer comes to a close. As always, if we missed your favorite, add it in the comments!
Athletics
Arrington Vineyards
Arrington has dates all month long for their Jazz in the Courtyard and Bluegrass in the Barn concert series!
Ascend Amphitheater
August 12th: LSD Tour ft. Lucinda Williams, Steve Earl and Yoakam
August 19th: Jason Mraz and Brett Dennen
August 21st: Cake and Ben Folds
August 24th: 3 Doors Down and Collective Soul
August 25th: NeedToBreathe
August 28th: Charlie Puth and Hailee Steinfeld
August 29th: Leon Bridges
August 31st: Widespread Panic
Adventure Science Center
August 1st and 2nd: GSK Science in the Summer
August 4th: Super Science Saturday: Blast Off
August 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th: Early Explorers
August 7th & 11th: Print It: Build-a-Bot Workshop
August 9th: Print It: Become an Action Figure
August 11th: Second Saturday
August 12th & 16th: Design It: Suminagashi Paper-Marbling
August 14th & 18th: Spirograph Keychain
August 18th: Sensory-friendly Planetarium Show
August 18th: Family Day at OZ
August 19th: Make It: Custom LED Patches
August 21st & 25th: Make It: Glowing Crystal
August 25th: Member Morning
August 25th: Yoga Under The Stars
August 25th: Family Fun Labs: Blast Off
August 30th: Teacher’s Night Out
Bridgestone Arena
August 1st: Rod Stewart
August 2nd: Sugarland
August 17th: Professional Bull Riders: Music City Knockout
August 24th: Keith Urban
August 25th: Def Leppard and Journey
August 30th: Michael W. Smith
Cheekwood
Through August 30th: Thursday Night Out (Dogs welcome in August!)
Through September 2nd: Cracking Art
August 15th: Homeschool Day
August 16th: Cheekwood Cocktail Crawl
August 24th: Songwriters and Symphony Under The Stars
Country Music Hall Of Fame
The Country Music Hall Of Fame is a busy place! In addition to the events listed here, make sure to check out the dates for their exhibits, Creative Zones, and concerts!
August 3rd: Family Program: Beginning Banjo
August 4th: Family Program: Beginning Ukelele
August 4th: Hatch Show Print Block Party
August 5th: Family Program: Make Letterpress Art
August 10th: Family Program: Singing In Harmony for Beginners
August 11th: Community Pop-Up: Musical Petting Zoo at the Tomato Art Fest
August 11th: Family Program: Songwriting 101
August 17th: Family Program: Country Costumes
August 17th: Community Pop-Up: Musical Petting Zoo at Watkins Park Community CEnter
August 18th: Preschool Program: Song and Story Time
August 18th: Family Program: Sew Bold Bookmarks
August 24th: Family Program: Beginning Guitar: Taylor Swift Style
August 25th: Family Program: Line Dancing Workshop
August 25th: Family Program: Making Waves at Historic RCA Studio B
August 31st: Family Program: Beginning Guitar Waylon Jennings Style
Festivals, Block Parties, Concerts, and Special Events
Multiple Dates: Summer Movie Series at Tailgate Brewery
Multiple Dates: Yoga + Coffee
Multiple Dates: Free Yoga at Elmington Park!
August 9th: Live On The Green
August 9th – 12th: Shakespeare In The Park
August 10th – 11th: Tomato Art Fest
August 16th – 19th: Shakespeare In The Park
August 18th: Cornelia Fort Pickin’ Party
August 19th: Jazz on the Cumberland
August 23rd – 26th: Shakespeare In The Park
August 24th: Full Moon Pickin’ Party
August 25th: The Nations Annual Chili Cookoff
August 28th: Kamayan Feast
August 3oth: Live On The Green
August 30th – September 2nd: Shakespeare In The Park
Frist Art Museum
In addition to these events, check out the list of exhibits!
August 2nd: Music at The Frist: Sam Frazee and Hiptet
August 3rd: Music at The Frist: Sonja Porter Hopkins
August 9th: Music at The Frist: Mandolin Master Mike Compton
August 11th: Scout Us Out! Scouts Day
August 16th: Workshop: Drop-in Drawing
August 16th: Music at The Frist: The Contrarian Ensemble
August 17th: Music at The Frist: Vocalist Luna Morena
August 18th: Art Deco Affair
August 20th: Senior Mondays
August 23rd: Music at The Frist Tramaine Arte’Mis
August 23rd: PechaKucha Night, vol 29
August 24th: Music at The First: Singer-songwriter Rae Hering
August 30th: Music at The Frist: Jazz Guitarist Geary Moore
August 31st: Music at The Frist: PT Gazell, harmonica virtuoso
Grand Ole Opry
Remember to check out the lineup at this historic venue, y’all!
The Nashville Ballet
August 4th: Academy Audition
August 11th: School of Nashville Ballet Open House
August 20th: Children’s Division Free Trial Week
Nashville Flea Market
August 24th – 26th at the Nashville Fairgrounds
Nashville Symphony
The Nashville Symphony is taking a well-deserved break for the month of August! Check back in September to see what shows are kicking off the Fall lineup!
Nashville Zoo
August 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th &31st: Kroger Safari Fridays
August 17th: August Member Night
August 18th: Meet Me At The Zoo: Princesses
August 31st: Zoovie Night
Ryman Auditorium
August 3rd: Dave Barnes
August 5th: Alejandro Escovedo and Hayes Carll
August 6th: Gordon Lightfoot
August 9th – 11th: Joe Bonamassa
August 12th: Amanda Shires
August 14th: Heather Land
August 15th: Happy Together Tour
August 17th: Toto
August 19th: Justin Townes Earle
August 22nd: ACM Honors
August 25th: Whitey Morgan
August 26th: Hasan Minhaj