march is when nashville comes out of hibernation.

patios reopen, festivals start popping up, and suddenly there’s something happening almost every day - from st. patrick’s celebrations and crawfish boils to concerts, markets, and spring events.

below is your march highlight reel 👇

• 100+ march events (this email = highlights only)
• st. patrick’s celebrations across the city
• spring markets + flea markets returning
• concerts, comedy, symphony + live shows
• crawfish boils, whiskey tastings + food events
• festivals + outdoor spring events starting back up

it’s official! the 2026 cma fest lineup has been announced, which means one thing:

it’s time to start planning your june in nashville.

early lineup highlights

• luke combs
• lainey wilson
• jelly roll
• chris stapleton

the four-day festival brings some of country music’s biggest artists to stages across the city, with performances at nissan stadium, ascends amphitheater, riverfront park, and more.

tickets for the main stadium shows are expected to go quickly - especially once the lineup starts circulating.

👉 tickets + full lineup are now available.

these are the spots popping up in group chats, on your feed, and in everyone’s weekend plans:

🍻 spring patio energy

von elrod’s — massive beer garden + one of the city’s biggest st. patrick’s celebrations
tennessee brew works — crawfish boils + downtown patio views
streetcar taps & garden — germantown patio + crawfish weekends

🛍 markets + vintage

nashville flea market — monthly market at the fairgrounds
skinny dennis vintage market — weekly vintage + local vendor pop-ups

🎶 big shows coming to town

barry manilow — bridgestone arena
new edition + boyz ii men + toni braxton — bridgestone arena
tin pan south — songwriter festival across the city

cheekwood in bloom — march 8 – april 12
hosted by cheekwood estate & gardens

tin pan south songwriter festival — march 24 – 28
hosted across venues throughout nashville

👉 full schedules + smaller events are inside the app.

official st. patrick’s day parade — march 14
hosted by irish network nashville | five points

east nash stache bash — march 14
east nashville neighborhood celebration

von patrick’s day — march 14
hosted by von elrod’s beer hall

lucky’s st patrick’s day bar crawl — march 14

kiss me i’m irish bar crawl — march 14 + march 17

st patrick’s music city half marathon — march 14

✨ even more bar crawls + events are listed inside the app.

barry manilow — march 7
bridgestone arena

kc and the sunshine band — march 6
ryman auditorium

priscilla block — march 4
ryman auditorium

bad omens — march 17
bridgestone arena

new edition + boyz ii men + toni braxton — march 20
bridgestone arena

randy rogers band — march 21
ryman auditorium

cooper alan — march 28
ryman auditorium

cece winans — march 29–30
grand ole opry house

special performances

suffs (broadway musical) — march 3–8
tennessee performing arts center

dancing with the stars live — march 11
grand ole opry house

dolly parton’s threads: my songs in symphony — march 19–21
nashville symphony | schermerhorn symphony center

tammy wynette tribute — march 30
ryman auditorium

skinny dennis vintage market — march 8, 15, 22, 29
skinny dennis | east nashville

100 taylor art market — march 21
100 taylor arts collective

nashville flea market — march 27–29
fairgrounds nashville

annual crawfish boil — march 7–8
tennessee brew works

streetcar crawfish boil — march 7
streetcar taps & garden | germantown

streetcar crawfish boil — march 28
streetcar taps & garden | sylvan park

whiskey warmer — march 28
615 festivals | westhaven (franklin)

whiskey & wags — march 28
two rivers mansion

women’s day art auction + community run — march 8

yoga with rescue dogs — march 14, 21 & 22

spring hikes — march 21
hosted by tennessee state parks

gaslamp antiques anniversary celebration — march 21
gaslamp antiques

assimilating and moving state 1 — march 26–28
oz arts nashville

intro to metalsmithing workshop — march 27
margaret ellis jewelry

nashville predators home games — march 5
bridgestone arena

sec men’s basketball tournament — march 11–15
bridgestone arena

nashville sc match — march 21
geodis park

nashville sounds opening games — march 31
first horizon park

these are the new spots that have recently opened or soft-launched around the city — expect buzz, waitlists, and a lot of instagram stories.

zaytinya — the gulch
mediterranean restaurant from chef josé andrés serving mezze, kebabs, and shared plates inside the w nashville.

jinya ramen bar — capitol view
tokyo-style ramen known for slow-simmered broths and pork chashu bowls.

luogo — the gulch
upscale italian restaurant from the team behind pelato, with handmade pasta and a cozy date-night vibe.

moto moda — wedgewood-houston
pizza, vintage motorcycles, and a very cool patio scene.

bill’s sandwich palace — east nashville
classic deli-style sandwiches with serious local buzz.

this is just a snapshot of what’s happening this month.

the full march calendar (80+ events) - including trivia nights, happy hours, markets, fitness classes, and pop-ups happening every day is live inside the nashville times app.

save this email, send it to a friend, and i’ll see you around the city 🖤

if you’re a planner, these are the major nashville events worth saving dates for now.

we just published a mark your calendars blog featuring:
- the biggest festivals + weekends of the year
- events locals plan trips, time off, and friends around
- what sells out early vs. what you can wait on

(this is separate from the march calendar — it’s your long-range planning cheat sheet)

this email is the highlight reel.
the nashville times app has 80+ march events, 600+ events for the year, weekly repeats, filters by date + neighborhood, and last-minute additions you won’t see here.

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