Every June, country music fans descend upon Nashville for the CMA (Country Music Awards) Festival.
Ever since a friend introduced us to this exciting music festival fifteen years ago, we have been going almost every year, but the last time was in 2019. How lucky we were that this year is the CMA Festival's 50th anniversary! The 4-day event was totally packed. We went on a Saturday, and the weather was perfectly hot, as it is every June. There were many fun activities, including line dancing lessons. We enjoyed people watching and listening to the free concerts at five stages set up throughout the downtown area.
Riverfront stage set up on the Cumberland River
Hard Rock Cafe Stage
AT&T (aka Batman) Building in the distance
Line Dancing lesson
Nashville is popular for Bachelor/bacherlorette parties!
We love Nashville, even though we are more of a jazz and blues fan. The vibe is wonderfully fun, with live music wafting from almost every cafe, bar or lounge. A lot more restaurants and food court or food hall have opened in the last year, much to our delight. Most eateries and restaurants were busy. One of the restaurants recommended to us at the visitor center was Sixty Vines. The open space concept with an energetic vibe made the wait more bearable. It has an extensive selection of wine on tap. How about that! We enjoyed a fabulous dinner there.
There is no doubt Nashville is the perfect summer getaway!
I had no idea that the festival is so big. It looks like a great place to visit during the festival. We are not big time country fans either but we love live music of almost any kind.
Miranda Lambert certainly skewered those selfie fans recently! In answer to your question from my Florida post last week, the pufferfish was taken on Lover's Key and the starfish on Barefoot Beach in Bonita Springs. :)
Enjoyed your blog so much! Brought back a lot of happy memories. We enjoyed CMA which use to be FanFair for 15 years. Not too crazy about the new country/rap but times change. Nashville will always be one of my favorite cities.
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I had no idea that the festival is so big. It looks like a great place to visit during the festival. We are not big time country fans either but we love live music of almost any kind.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun festival.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos, Eileen.
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ReplyDeleteWhat fun. That auditorium is fabulous!! #WWOT
ReplyDeletethat surely seems like a fun festival.
ReplyDeleteMiranda Lambert certainly skewered those selfie fans recently! In answer to your question from my Florida post last week, the pufferfish was taken on Lover's Key and the starfish on Barefoot Beach in Bonita Springs. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm close to Nashville but not a country fan. I'll let my son go.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a very fun time. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your blog so much! Brought back a lot of happy memories. We enjoyed CMA which use to be FanFair for 15 years. Not too crazy about the new country/rap but times change. Nashville will always be one of my favorite cities.
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