Festivals near Nashville

Nicknamed Music City, Nashville more than earns the title: here music spills from the neon of Lower Broadway down to the legendary studios of Music Row, and every honky-tonk seems to shelter a future star. As the world capital of country, the city draws hundreds of thousands of fans each summer to the CMA Music Festival, a flagship gathering that takes over Nissan Stadium and downtown. Come fall, Americanafest carries the torch through the intimate clubs of the Gulch and East Nashville, celebrating the folk, roots and alt-country soul of a scene the whole world comes to hear up close.

But Nashville is far more than the twang of guitars: Deep Tropics unleashes its electronic beats and immersive art at Centennial Park, proof that the city has a bass-driven nightlife pulse of its own. Pop and rock headliners stop by Freely Fest, bridging hushed singer-songwriter rooms and big open-air stages. To spot the lineup made for you at a glance, FestT calculates your FestiScore — the affinity between a lineup and your favorite artists — and keeps dates, headliners and ticketing up to date in real time.