Pick your dates
2027 weekends to avoid.
Big events fill the hotels and houses, close roads and push party rides off Broadway. Here are the 2027 dates to plan around, and the dates we’re still confirming.
The big ones
| Dates | Event | What it means for your group |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 10–14, 2027 | SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament, Bridgestone Arena | Downtown fills with fans across a full week; Broadway crowds and prices climb. |
| Apr 24, 2027 | St. Jude Rock ’n’ Roll Nashville | Race-morning road closures; plan Saturday morning around them. |
| Jun 10–13, 2027 | CMA Fest, the first at the new Nissan Stadium | One of the busiest weeks of the year downtown. Book months ahead or pick another weekend. |
| Jul 3–4, 2027 | Fourth of July weekend | One of the city’s biggest crowds downtown. July 4 falls on a Sunday. |
| Dec 31, 2027 | New Year’s Eve | Peak prices and downtown closures. It’s a Friday. |
Still to confirm
- Titans home games at the new stadium: the 2027 schedule isn’t out yet. Game days mean traffic and crowds downtown.
- Concerts and conventions that book the arena and stadium. We update this page monthly.
We recheck this calendar every month. If you know of a date we missed, tell us.
How to pick a good weekend
- Check this list before you send the save-the-date.
- Ask the house for the total with taxes and fees for two candidate weekends; the gap can be big.
- Have a rain plan for open-air rides: the Nashville Tractor has a roof.