Nashville Monthly Events: May 2026

💐 May in Nashville brings longer days, warmer nights, and a packed calendar of live music, festivals, and outdoor fun. From neighborhood food events and baseball games to big-name concerts and weekend markets, the city comes alive in every corner. Whether you’re planning your days around shows or just looking for something new to explore, May is one of the best months to experience Nashville at its most vibrant.

 

May 1: Home Sounds Game; Fridays by the River at Shelby Park; Taste of Tennessee; Bailey Zimmerman at Ascend; The Roundup at Copperline Ranch; Ani DiFranco at Ryman; The Devil Wears Prada Afternoon Tea (-5/31); Spring Tennessee Craft Fair; Hip Donelson Farmers Market

May 2: Josh Ritter at Ryman; La Fete des Dames: Celebrating Women Who Feed Nashville; Richland Park Farmers Market; Florence + The Machine at Bridgestone; Franklin Makers Market; America the Beautiful: National Parks & Landmarks by Rail; Speedway 5000; Girls on the Run 5K; Get MOVE’n 5K; Maiz de la Vida Block Party in The Gulch; Germantown Spring Block Party

May 3: Maddox Batson at The Pinnacle; Vintage Market at Skinny Dennis; Amqui Station Farmers Market; Sunday Salsa Series at Acme; Walk to Cure Arthritis Nashville

May 4: Home Sounds Game; Grateful Monday ft. The Stolen Faces; Nicky’s Family Night; The Paper Kites at Brooklyn Bowl; Moms Night Out at City Winery

May 5: Disclosure at The Pinnacle; Courtney Barnett at Ryman; 12 South Farmers Market; East Nashville Farmers Market; Cinco de Mayo at Lona; Failure at Basement East

May 6: Wedgewood Houston Farmers Market; Bruno Mars at Nissan; Bruno Mars Concert Water Taxi; Ryman Sidewalk Sessions; Bahamas at Basement East

May 7: Bring Me The Horizon at Bridgestone; Sammy Virji at The Pinnacle; Satchvai Band at Ryman

May 8: Russel Dickerson with Tyler Hubbard at Ascend; Hip Donelson Farmers Market; Frothy Monkey Coffee Cupping; Jerry Seinfeld at FirstBank; Fridays by the River at Shelby Park

May 9: Home NSC Game; An Evening with David Byrne at Ascend; Turnip Truck’s 25th Birthday Block Party; Strawberry Jubilee; Art n Soul; Iroquois Steeplechase; Richland Park Farmers Market

May 10: Mother’s Day; Vintage Market at Skinny Dennis; Momma Mia Boozy Disco Brunch; Wings for Life World Run; Amqui Station Farmers Market

May 11: Grateful Monday ft. The Stolen Faces; Nicky’s Family Night; Unprocessed at Basement East; Minimalism 10th Anniversary Tour at Franklin Theatre

May 12: 12 South Farmers Market; East Nashville Farmers Market; Home Sounds Game (-4/18); Chef Sheldon Simeon Book Signing at Stateside Kitchen

May 13: Wedgewood Houston Farmers Market; Grapes & Guitar at Blue Aster; Bilmuri at The Pinnacle; Herbie Hancock at Ryman; Napalm Death at Eastside Bowl

May 14: Battle of the Burger at The Yard; Movies Under the Giant Guitar: Jurassic Park; Bourbon Pairing Experience & Dinner at Thistle & Rye – Knob Creek

May 15: Hip Donelson Farmers Market; Musicians Corner Free Concert Series; Frothy Monkey Coffee Cupping; Ryman Sidewalk Sessions

May 16: Whiskey, Wine & Whiskers; Nashville Rose Festival 2026; Tour de Nash; Touch-a-Truck; Treaty Oak Revival at Bridgestone; Sass Strut 5K; Richland Park Farmers Market; National BBQ Day

May 17: Home NSC Game (Military Appreciation); Vintage Market at Skinny Dennis; Mutt Strutt 5K; Nashville Women’s Triathlon 

May 18: Grateful Monday ft. The Stolen Faces; Nicky’s Family Night; Tenx9 Nashville Storytelling Night

May 19: Tennessee Flavors; 12 South Farmers Market; East Nashville Farmers Market; Electric Callboy at The Pinnacle; Godsmack at FirstBank; Los Retros at Basement East

May 20: Wedgewood Houston Farmers Market; Meet and Three at Harken Hall; Alyssa Edwards at MMW; The Music of AC/DC at Basement East

May 21: Concert for a Cause; Round Pond Wine Dinner at Blue Aster; Alter Bridge at The Pinnacle; The Revivalists at Harken Hall; Jarrod Walker at Basement East

May 22: Hip Donelson Farmers Market; Ryman Sidewalk Sessions; Musicians Corner Free Concert Series; Noah Gundersen at Basement East; Trace Adkins at Ryman; Godfrey at Zanies

May 23: Chris Stapleton with Lainey Wilson and Allen Stone at Nissan; Zzzoofari Slumber; Home NSC Game; Chris Stapleton Concert Water Taxi; Cornelia Airpark Concerts; Richland Park Farmers Market

May 24: Amqui Station Farmers Market; Vintage Market at Skinny Dennis; Umphrey's McGee at The Caverns; Brunch at The Factory at Franklin

May 25: Alex Warren at Bridgestone; Grateful Monday ft. The Stolen Faces; Nicky’s Family Night; Saving Private Ryan at Franklin Theatre 

May 26: Home Sounds Game; 12 South Farmers Market; East Nashville Farmers Market; The Mountain Goats at Brooklyn Bowl; The Kid Laroi at MMW

May 27: Home Sounds Game; Wedgewood Houston Farmers Market; Cold at Basement East; Chicago at Grand Ole Opry

May 28: Home Sounds Game; Hellbender on the River; Tequila Tasting Classes at Saint Anejo; Music City Rodeo (-5/31)

May 29: Home Sounds Game; Hip Donelson Farmers Market; Frothy Monkey Coffee Cupping; Musicians Corner Free Concert Series; Ryman Sidewalk Sessions

May 30: Chris D’Elia at Ryman; Home Sounds Game; Hometown Half Marathon, 5K & 10K; Nashville Wellness Festival; Richland Park Farmers Market

May 31: Home Sounds Game; Amqui Station Farmers Market; Vintage Market at Skinny Dennis; Yoga Buzz at Acme Feed & Seed

 

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