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Daily Email - Friday - 8/8/2025

August 08, 2025

We were gonna ease you into this email, but nah—let’s cannonball straight in. There’s free shows, new announcements, and more line dancing than your podiatrist would approve of. If that doesn’t scream “drop everything,” we don’t know what does.

On 8/23, Watermelon Fest takes over the Nashville Farmers’ Market with live music, watermelon cocktails, kids’ zone chaos, cooking demos, Aztec dance, food trucks, and yard games. Plus, our winner’s getting a farmers market gift basket!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Start your morning strong at Dash at the Castle 5K on 8/16! Run through GEODIS Park, soak in stadium views, and enjoy post-race fun with snacks, music, and giveaways for all ages.*

  • Fights are bigger at D&B — especially when UFC 319 hits 8/16. Watch Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev throw down on a 40ft screen with sound so big you’ll feel every hit. Burgers, wings, nachos, beer. Repeat.*

  • TEDxNashvilleWomen just dropped the full lineups for Wired and Artist Edition. From sexual liberation to chart-topping artists, this isn’t your average TED Talk. Two events. One weekend. Win your way in.*

  • Of Monsters and Men hit the Ryman on 11/10. Expect soaring folk-pop anthems, Icelandic charm, and at least one moment where you swear the whole room is levitating. Tickets on sale 8/15.

  • Margo Price is rolling into the Ryman on 11/20 with Rattlesnake Milk in tow. Country soul meets cosmic grit, in Mother Church no less. And you can win tickets.*

FREE STUFF FRIDAY

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TRY SOMETHING NEW

🎵 Pat McLaughlin Band

TONIGHT at 3rd & Lindsley 

Pat McLaughlin brings his shape-shifting mix of roots, groove, and grit to the stage tonight. A Nashville mainstay with a passport’s worth of stories. Snag last minute tickets.*

🎻 Honky Tonk Tuesday 10 Year Anniversary

8/26 at Eastside Bowl

Elle King and Emily Nenni join The Cowpokes for a special edition of Honky Tonk Tuesday featuring flash tattoos, line dancing, vintage vendors, and a kickass after-party. Tickets are under $15!

🌊 Fridays by the River

9/5-10/17 at Shelby Park

FBTR’s pop-up beer garden returns to Shelby Park starting 9/5 for six straight Fridays of beer, wine, food trucks, live music, and neighborly hangs. Free entry, better vibes.

🍵 A Very Downton Tea

9/11 at Cheekwood’s Café 29

Afternoon tea goes full Crawley for Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale—champagne, themed tea blends, 1920s jazz, scones, clotted cream, and giveaways worthy of the manor. Pinkies up!

🎸 Things to Do on Broadway

When the Honky Tonks Call

Want to impress your out-of-town friends by knowing the best events downtown has to offer? Show them a fun night on honky tonk highway with our list of best things to do on Broadway. We promise you’ll have fun, too.

Labor Day Weekend at WET Deck

Celebrate Labor Day weekend poolside at W Nashville’s WET Deck. Enjoy Tulum-inspired vibes with a Southern twist, featuring BBQ ribs, beer can chicken and all-new cookout specials. DJs will be spinning from 12 to 4 p.m., setting the tone for a weekend of bites, beats and rooftop views.

LOCALS ONLY

  • The Print Shop Restaurant in Smyrna is closing its doors this weekend. Send good wishes with a going away party and one last dinner service.

  • Music City Brewers Fest is looking for volunteers for 8/23! Deadline to register is tonight at 11:59pm.

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Look out for a new weekend newsletter tomorrow morning!