The end of the school year and the beginning of Summer! May is one of the busiest months of the year, rivaled only by the holidays. If you’re looking for a way to spend day of fun, Nashville has got you covered this time of year! If we missed your favorite May event, make sure to add it in the comments. As always, double check the info we provide as event details can always change!
May 3rd: The National With Big Thief
May 4th: Brantley Gilbert
May 6th: Beck With Preservation Hall Jazz Band
May 10th: Vance Joy
May 12th: Odesza
May 18th: Willie Nelson and Family with Allison Krauss
May 19th: Portugal. The Man with Jack Harlow
May 20th: Steely Dan with The Doobie Brothers
May 31st: Poison with special guests Cheap Trick and Pop Evil
May 1st: Homeschool Lyceum
May 3rd: Spirograph Keychain
May 5th: Honeyfest
May 7th: Early Explorers
May 8th: Homeschool Science Lyceum
May 10th: Print it: Geometric Planters
May 12th: Print it: Geometric Planters
May 12th: Second Saturday
May 14th: Early Explorers
May 17th: Make it: Conductive Sewing
May 21st: Early Explorers
May 24th: Code it: Spirograph Keychain
May 26th: Yoga Under the Stars
May 28th: Early Explorers
May 29th: Teacher Professional Development
May 4th: Foo Fighters
May 9th: Justin Timberlake
May 26th: U2
Varies Dates: Hoppy
May 1st: May Day Celebration
May 2nd: The Big Payback
May 3rd: Hoppy Hour
May 4th: Hoppy Hour
May 10th: Hoppy Hour
May 11th: Hoppy Hour
May 15th: Glowga
May 17th: Hoppy Hour
May 18th: Hoppy Hour
May 2nd: Musical Petting Zoo at the Nashville Public Library: Green Hills Branch
May 5th: Musical Petting Zoo at the Tennessee Craft Fair
May 5th: Family Program: Perk Up Your Pictures
May 5th: Hatch Show Print Block Party
May 6th: Family Program: Make Letterpress Art With Hatch Show Print
May 12th: Family Program: Learn Garageband
May 12th: Songwriter Session: Gretchen Peters
May 12th: Musical Petting Zoo: Musicians Corner Kidsville
May 13th: Creative Zone: Hip Hats and Glamorous Gloves
May 19th: Preschool Program: Song and Story Time: American Landscapes
May 19th: Songwriter Session: Robbie Fulks
May 19th: Family Program: Country Costumes: Time McGraw and Faith Hill Style
May 20th: Creative Zone: Adorn A Microphone
May 25th: Outlaws and Armadillos: Country’s Roaring 70s
May 25th: Creative Zone: Make and Outlaw Bandana
May 26th: Creative Zone: Make an Outlaw Bandana
May 26th: Family Program: Songwriting 101: Willie Nelson Style
May 26th: Songwriter Session: Joe Ely
May 27th: Creative Zone: Outlaw Style: Vests
May 28th: Creative Zone: Outlaw Style: Vests
May 29th: Creative Zone: Outlaw Style: Vests
May 30th: Creative Zone: Make an Outlaw Bandana
May 31st: Creative Zone: Make an Outlaw Bandana
Festivals, Block Parties, Concerts, and Expos
Various Dates: Tennessee Renaissance Festival
May 1st: Backyard BBQ and Beer in Germantown
May 4th: Sevier Park Fest
May 4th – 6th: Better Home Expo at The Fairgrounds
May 4th – 6th: Tennessee Craft Fair
May 5th: 9th Annual Strawberry Festival
May 10th – 19th: The Nashville Film Festival
May 12th: Steeplechase
May 12th: Steven Tyler at the Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater
May 12th: Far Out Nashville Festival
May 24th – 26th: Music City Jazz Festival
May 25th: Full Moon Pickin’ Party
May 26th: Kidsville at the Parthenon
May 31st: Movies in the Park
May 1st: Art History Course: Rome, from Foundation to Constantine
May 2nd: The Big Payback
May 3rd: Workshop: Wines of Ancient Rome
May 4th: Music at the Frist: East Side Story
May 5th: Architecture Tour
May 6th: Film: Spartacus
May 11th: Shakespeare in the Galleries: The Roman Plays
May 11th: Music At The Frist: Singer-Songwriter Barbara Jenice
May 17th: Educator SPARK Evening
May 17th: Workshop: Drop-in Drawing
May 17th: Music at the First: The Contrarian Ensemble
May 18th: Music At The Frist: Pianist Embers Music
May 20th: Frist Member Morning
May 21st: Senior Mondays
May 24th: Martin ArtQuest Grand Reopening
May 24th: Music At The Frist: Classical Guitarist Grant Ferris
May 25th: Music At The Frist: Singer-songwriter Rae Hering
May 28th: Family Monday
Don’t forget to check out the lineup at this piece of Nashville history!
May 4th: Modern Masters: Kylián, Wheeldon, & Balanchine
May 24th – June 3rd: Emergence featuring the Bluebird Cafe at the Nashville BAllet Studio A
May 25th – 27th: At The Nashville Fairgrounds
May 4th: The Arturo Sandoval Sextet
May 6th: The Pointer Sisters
May 9th: Joshua Bell With The Nashville Symphony
May 10th – 12th: Brian Wilson
May 13th: Mother’s Day With Brian McKnight
May 15th: Side-By-Side Concert: FREE
May 18th – 19th: Tchaikovsky & Copland
May 20th: Organ and Brass Recital
May 24th – 27th: Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire in Concert
May 12th: Avian Awareness Day
May 14th: 26th Annual Gold Classic
May 25th: Zoovie Night
May 26th: Zzzoofari Slumber
May 2nd: Justin Moore
May 3rd: Opry Country Classics
May 5th: Live From Here
May 6th: David Byrne
May 10th: Opry Country Classics
May 11th: Dashboard Confessional
May 12th: Jimmy Eat World
May 13th: Spoon
May 17th: Opry Country Classics
May 18th: Trampled By Turtles
May 19th – 20th, 23rd: Margo Price
May 21st – 22nd: Fleet Foxes
May 24th: Opry Country Classics
May 29th: Americana For Charity
May 30th: Lea Michelle & Darren Criss
May 31st: Opry Country Classics
May 2nd: Stone Tour
May 3rd: Nashville House Concerts
May 4th – 6th: Modern Masters with the Nashville Ballet
May 5th: The Book of Mormon
May 10th: The Gipsy Kings
May 12th: Spotlight Awards
May 13th: Bubble Guppies Live!
May 16th: An Evening with Mark Bittman
May 19th: Crossing the Cumberlands
May 23rd: An Evening With The Ghost
May 24th – June 3rd: Emergence featuring the Bluebird Cafe
May 31st: Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs