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Events 2012

Marathon Runners

Country Music Marathon

Music City takes to the streets in aid of charity each year when thousands of runners descend on the city to run the Country Music Marathon (or a half marathon), vying for trophies and prizes. The runners are encouraged by the strains of...  see full details



Pig Race

Fan Fair

June is the month for country music lovers to ensure they are in Nashville, particularly during the four-day Fan Fair, when the Country Music Association lines up a feast of four big concerts and numerous other events to add up to Country Music's...  see full details



Bonnaroo Music Festival

Bonnaroo is an American music festival that attracts premier artists, and which has rapidly grown into one of the country's coolest, and most popular outdoor festivals. Each year, Bonnaroo draws up to 80,000 young hipsters looking to recreate the 'Woodstock Experience' to a 700-acre...  see full details



Nashville Oktoberfest

For those seeking a change from the chorus of music festivals that abound in Nashville all year round, why not check out Germantown's version of the always-popular Oktoberfest? Filled with everything you'd expect to see in Bavaria, from authentic German food and beer, to...  see full details



Music and Molasses Festival

Music and Molasses Festival

The country comes to the city with a celebration of the harvest season at Nashville's Agricultural Museum each year. There is music, of course, with two stages offering a homely selection of Bluegrass. Visitors can learn to make molasses like the old-timers, with demonstrations...  see full details



Nashville, music city

Tin Pan South

America’s largest music festival dedicated to songs and songwriters is held in Nashville each year, highlighting all that is lyrical and legendary in the cultural heritage of Tennessee. Tin Pan South is named for New York’s fabled Tin Pan Alley, and features more than...  see full details