Nashville Monthly Events: May 2025

🌻 Welcome to Nashville in May – where the city comes alive with festivals, concerts, and community celebrations! From music legends like Metallica, Pearl Jam, and Billy Idol to local gems like Musicians Corner and the Nashville Rosé Festival, this month is packed with something for everyone.

🍓 Whether you're planning a weekend full of live shows, looking to stroll through vibrant farmers markets, or ready to celebrate Mother's Day and Memorial Day in style, Nashville has no shortage of ways to soak up the spring sunshine. Dive into our curated list of can't-miss events happening each day in May – and get ready to mark your calendar!

Here are some event highlights for May 2025 in Nashville:

May 1: Enchanted Castles at Cheekwood (-8/17); Metallica at Nissan Stadium; Ryman Sidewalk Session: Tatum Scott; BLOOM at PROOF (-5/26); Battle of the Burger at The Yard;  First Day of Pool Season at White Limozeen; Maddie & Tae at The Ryman; MJ at TPAC (-5/11); Nashville Farmers Market (-5/31)

May 2: Spring Tennessee Craft Fair (-5/4); Hip Donelson Farmers Market; Fridays by the River; Drew & Ellie Holcomb at The Ryman; Bingo Loco at Skydeck; First Friday Franklin Art Crawl; Alex Warren at Brooklyn Bowl; Friday Night Market In The BORO & Food Truck Festival

May 3: Whisker Walk & Run: 5K & 10K; Metallica at Nissan Stadium; ABEDNEGO 10-Year Anniversary Party; Get MOVE’n 5K; Richland Park Farmers Market; Hammer Down Race; Trousdale at Basement East; Theo Von at Bridgestone; Franklin Farmers Market; Lost Hearts at Exit/In; Strawberry Jam Festival (-5/4)

May 4: Amqui Station Farmers Market; Donot Stop Half Marathon, 5K, and 10K; Chris Porter at Zanies; Family Star Wars Day at Adventure Science Center; Cinco De Mayo Weekend at Proof

May 5: Cinco De Mayo; A Big Night for A Little Sister: A Benefit Show w/ Cage The Elephant, Kacey Musgraves, Brothers Osborne & More at Brooklyn Bowl; Family Movie Monday at Fat Bottom; Gang of Four at Basement East 

May 6: Pearl Jam at Bridgestone; Home Sounds Game (-5/11); East Nashville Farmers Market; 12 South Farmers Market; Rufus Du Sol at Ascend; Lea Michele at Ryman; Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at GEODIS; Trivia Tuesday at The Factory

May 7: Gulch Dog Park + King of Pops; Wedgewood-Houston Farmers Market; Ryman Sidewalk Session: Isabel Pless; Screenings on the Steps: Top Gun; Yoga in the Park at Centennial

May 8: 7th Annual Nashville on the Move Sounds Game Client Event; Pearl Jam at Bridgestone; G-Eazy at Marathon Music Works; Trivia Night at Big Machine

May 9: Hip Donelson Farmers Market; Wilco at The Pinnacle; Fridays by the River; Tipsy Scoop Grand Opening; Joywave at Eastside Bowl; Amy Grant at Ryman

May 10: Iroquois Steeplechase; The Mother of All Markets; Shinedown at Bridgestone; Nashville SC Home Game; Girls on the Run 5K; Strawberry Jubilee Festival; Richland Park Farmers Market; Gryffin at The Pinnacle; Savannah Bananas at Nissan Stadium 

May 11: Mother’s Day; Amqui Station Farmers Market; Spring Market at The Union Station Nashville Yards; Nashville Women’s Triathlon; Paul Simon at The RymanTrivium and Bullet for My Valentine at The Pinnacle

May 12: Converge with/ Generation of Vipers & Waxed at Basement East; The Beast St Band plays Bruce Springsteen; Family Movie Monday at Fat Bottom; Friendship at Belcourt Theatre 

May 13: East Nashville Farmers Market; 12 South Farmers Market; Paul Simon at The Ryman; Alice in Chains at The Pinnacle; Trivia Tuesday at The Factory; Spring Bird Banding Research at Percy Warner Park; Yoga in the Park at Centennial 

May 14: Wedgewood-Houston Farmers Market; Nashville SC Home Game; Bad Nerves with Spiritual Cramp at Basement East; Big Damn Music Jam at 3rd & Lindsley; The Round at The Factory; Screenings on the Steps: Dirty Dancing

May 15: 13th Annual YUM!East; Memphis May Fire at Brooklyn Bowl; Nashville Entrepreneur Day; Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening

May 16: Ryman Sidewalk Session: Hayley Payne; Hip Donelson Farmers Market; Musicians Corner at Centennial (-5/17); National Barbecue Day; Spring Farm Dinner at Williamson Family Farm, (-5/17); Carly Pearce at The Ryman; Gavin Adcock at The Pinnacle; Dram at Exit/In

May 17: BeerFest at Game Terminal; Nashville Rosé Festival 2025; Billy Idol at Bridgestone; Whiskey, Wine & Whiskers; Nashville SC Home Game; Cornelia Airpark Concert; Richland Park Farmers Market; Queen’s Empire Ball

May 18: Amqui Station Farmers Market; Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert; Tracy Lawrence at The Ryman; Nashville Beatles Brunch; The Dolly Show at City Winery; The Sound of Music at Belcourt Theatre; Yoga in the Park at Centennial 

May 19: The Wrecks at Brooklyn Bowl; Tiera Kennedy with Sophia Scott at Basement East; Family Movie Monday at Fat Bottom

May 20: Home Sounds Game (-5/25); AC/DC at Nissan Stadium; East Nashville Farmers Market; 12 South Farmers Market; Brian Wight at Exit/In; Trivia Tuesday at The Factory 

May 21: Ryman Sidewalk Session: Noah Anthony; Wedgewood-Houston Farmers Market; Halsey at Ascend; Tucker Wetmore at The Ryman; Screenings on the Steps: Clueless

May 22: Frequency: Party in the USA; Gillian Welch & David Rawlings at The Ryman; Smells Like Nirvana at City Winery; Hairball Silver Anniversary Tour at Brooklyn Bowl

May 23: Eric Church at The Pinnacle (-5/24); Musicians Corner at Centennial (-5/25); Hip Donelson Farmers Market; Full Moon Pickin’ Parties

May 24: Zzzoofari Slumber at Nashville Zoo; Richland Park Farmers Market; Mini KISS at Exit/In; Franklin Farmers Market; Trivecta at Skydeck

May 25: Memorial Day Rooftop Party at W Nashville; Amqui Station Farmers Market; The Dead Deads at Exit/In

May 26: Memorial Day; Memorial Day Cookout at East Nashville Beer Works; Memorial Day Dash 5K

May 27: East Nashville Farmers Market; 12 South Farmers Market; Kaitlyn Butts & Wyatt Flores at Grand Ole Opry; Trivia Tuesday at The Factory; Yoga in the Park at Centennial 

May 28: Wedgewood-Houston Farmers Market; Allison Russell with Kara Jackson at The Ryman; Screenings on the Steps: Almost Famous; Julia Cole at Ole Red

May 29: Thursday Night Out; Indigo Girls with the Nashville Symphony (-5/31); Larkin Poe with Katie Pruitt at The Ryman; Brooke Eden at Basement East; How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days at Bicentennial Park; Opry Country Classics

May 30: Music City Rodeo, Followed by Jelly Roll; Ryman Sidewalk Session: Connor Daly; Hip Donelson Farmers Market; Margarita Festival; Cody Jinks at FirstBank; The Steeldrivers 20th Anniversary at The Caverns

May 31: Music City Rodeo, Followed by Tim McGraw; barre3 at Steeplechase; Couture on Tour: An Emily in Paris Experience; Richland Park Farmers Market; Hometown Half Marathon, 5K, & 10K; Nashville SC Home Game; Trisha Paytas at The Ryman; Franklin Farmers Market; Kidsville at Musicians Corner

View more local events here.  |  Photo from Nashville Farmers' Market