Make Nashville Your July 4th Long Weekend Getaway

Make
Nashville Your July 4
th
Long Weekend Getaway
Weekend Festivities
include free concerts, fireworks, Opry shows, art crawls and more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – If
there’s one thing Nashville knows how to do, it’s throw a party. With
so much going on during July 4
th
week, why limit your celebration to just one day? Amp up your week in
Nashville starting on June 30 with AmericanaramA Festival of Music
feat. Bob Dylan and His Band, WILCO, My Morning Jacket and more, take
in a summer night baseball game at Greer Stadium, explore
breath-taking exhibits at Cheekwood and Frist Center for the Visual
Arts, catch a star-studded Opry show, and much more.
This year’s
July 4
th
celebration, “Let Freedom Sing,” won’t disappoint with two days
of free live music and incredible fireworks at The Lawn at Riverfront
Park July 4
th
and 5
th.
The musical lineup includes local rising duo Striking Matches,
Nashville’s own singer/songwriter Joey DeGraw,
GRAMMY®-winning
blues musician Keb’Mo’, and headliner Republic Nashville’s
Platinum-selling family trio, The
Band Perry. The Grammy®-winning Nashville
Symphony Orchestra will choreograph live music with the fireworks
show, which is promised to be the largest and longest show in the
city’s history
.
Culminating with an additional
fireworks show, July 5th will continue the celebration
with performances by Nashville-based
singer/songwriter group
Ten Out of Tenn, and L.A.
actor Chris Mulkey and his band Deluxe
and more at The Lawn at
Riverfront Park.
The Grand Ole Opry is adding to the
star-spangled Nashville Independence Day action with several days of
shows and events surrounding the 4th. The Opry’s
All-American All-Star Week runs July 2 – 6. Opry appearances are
set to feature a line-up of country greats each night including
Alison Krauss celebrating her 20th Opry anniversary July
3; Carrie Underwood, The Band Perry, July 5; and Carrie Underwood,
July 6. Other Opry activities on select nights during the week will
include Opry Plaza Parties featuring food, games, and free music
outside the Opry House.
Celebrate all
week:
  • Cheekwood’s
    Light’s
    Exhibit – May
    24-Nov 20
  • AmericanaramA
    Festival of Music feat. Bob Dylan, Wilco and My Morning Jacket at
    The Lawn at Riverfront Park –
    Sunday,
    June 30
  • Nashville
    Sounds vs Round Rock Express at Greer Stadium –
    July
    1, 2 and 3
  • Alison
    Krauss’s 20
    th
    Opry anniversary with special guests at Grand Ole Opry –
    July
    3
  • Nashville
    Dancin’
    presented by Dollar General will feature a free
    concert at Riverfront Park beginning at 1:45 p.m. – July 4
  • Music City
    Hot Chicken Festival at East Park –
    July
    4
  • July
    4th Let Freedom Sing!
    at The
    Lawn at Riverfront Park –
    July 4-6
  • Carrie
    Underwood and The Band Perry at Grand Ole Opry –
    July
    5
  • Carrie
    Underwood at Grand Ole Opry –
    July
    6
  • First
    Saturday Art Crawl throughout Fifth Avenue of the Arts downtown –
    July 6
Please visit
www.visitmusiccity.com/july4th
for more information.
Summer packages are now available
online.
Hotel and attraction packages are also available by calling the
Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp at (800) 657-6910 or online
at www.visitmusiccity.com.

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