Happy Mardi Gras, y’all! Our calendar is more jam-packed than Tipitina’s on Fat Tuesday. We’re here to help you sort out what to do in Nashville this week, and refrain from telling you what NOT to do. Surely, you’ll make good decisions, but if you can't be a good example, at least be a great cautionary tale.

Also, don’t sleep on your last chance to win tickets to the Billy Strings shows this weekend at Bridgestone Arena. We’ve got tickets for this Friday, and a SOLD OUT Saturday show!

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• Celebrate Mardi Gras in Music City with the Spirit of New Orleans at Harken Hall on February 28th. The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra brings big band swing, funk, and blues together for a high-energy, soul-filled night straight from the Crescent City. Laissez les bons temps rouler!*

• Experience Symphonie Fantastique at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, led by resident conductor Nathan Aspinall. Featuring Berlioz, Britten, and Ligeti, this dramatic program delivers a powerful journey through passion, obsession, and orchestral brilliance. Grab your seats now.*

• Band As One Nashville with Trisha Yearwood & Friends arrives at the Grand Ole Opry on March 22nd. A star-studded benefit concert featuring top artists like The War & Treaty, Ashley McBryde, Charles Kelley, Lukas Nelson, Hailey Whitters, and more, to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research and support.*

• Enjoy Romance in the Air at Nashville Flea Market on February 27th through March 1st with romantic gifts, vintage finds, handcrafted treasures, and unique décor, perfect for any belated Valentine’s gifts or treating yourself while supporting local makers.*

• Plus other just announced shows from Curren$y, Ani DiFranco, Fighter Fest w/ Sheryl Crow & The Jim Brown Band, and more!

MADRI GRAS IN NASHVILLE

Want to shake things up this Fat Tuesday? We’ve rounded up Nashville’s phat-est Mardi Gras festivities, from bead-tossing bashes to brass-filled dance parties. Whether you’re in it for the king cake, the cocktails, or just an excuse to yell “C'est la vie” this guide has your game plan. Let the good times roll.

TOD - THE CRESCENT CITY HOODOO ALL-STARS at RUDY’S JAZZ ROOM

TOD - MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION at ACME (FREE)

TOD - FAT TUESDAY at FAT BOTTOM

TOD - MARDI GRAS at BOURBON STREET BLUES & BOOGIE BAR (4PM & 8PM)

2.28 - LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL with THE FABULOUS EQUINOX ORCHESTRA

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• In honor of Michael Jordan’s birthday (February 17th), Mother’s Ruin Presents their 5th Annual Toast To The G.O.A.T. belated birthday party on February 26th. Throw on that MJ throwback jersey and shine up your J’s for a night you won’t want to miss.

• Nashville hip-hop artist iNTRO talks with WPLN about his latest project, Duality of Man, and insists that “I’m not just one thing, and neither are you.”

• Cheekwood Estate & Gardens reopens March 7th for spring festivities, one of which is Cheekwood in Bloom: Red, White & Blooms, which will run from March 7th through April 12th.

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