Looking for something fun and FREE to do
in Nashville? The list begins below.
Be sure to call ahead and confirm dates,
times, location, and the fact that the event is free--things may
change without notification.
 Centennial Park in the winter
Events & Places to Visit
Free WiFi Coming to Downtown Nashville
Jan. 12, 2010: Free WiFi is coming to downtown Nashville. The Nashville Technology Council has announced that it is spearheading a project to provide free public wireless Internet service. The initial network, running along Broadway from approximately the Hard Rock Cafe to the Sommet Center, will go live by early February. |
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Free Weekly Trivia Games in Nashville
Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
1010 Demonbreun Street
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 259-7468
Tuesdays Game starts @ 7:30 pm
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FREE Wi-Fi is now available in Centennial Park. Bring your laptop (with wireless card) and access the Internet through free wireless Internet is provided compliments of the Metro Parks Department. Centennial Park has always been one of the coolest, hippest places to take a stroll. Now it's even cooler. You can cruise the Web while sitting outdoors. The wireless network is called "Metro-Parks" and is operational during park hours. For more information, call 615-862-6222 or visit Nashville Parks.
Music in the Lobby. On Thursday and Friday evenings from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., the Frist Center for the Visual Arts features free music from university students and faculty and various area performers in the Grand Lobby. Visitors can visit the galleries (free to members), shop in the gift shop, and listen to some of Nashville's finest local music while relaxing in a bistro seating area and enjoying a variety of wines and other beverages from the cash bar. See more information and schedule.
FREE Bluegrass: Station Inn -- Bluegrass is king at this club seven nights a week. The Sunday bluegrass jams are free. No reservations, no smoking, but there is popcorn for a buck. 402 12th S. (615) 255-3307 |
More free events from the Tennessean's Ms. Cheap
The Osborne Brothers outside the Grand Ole Opry
Performance Hall.
Great FREE Places to Visit Around Nashville
Bicentennial
Mall near the Farmer's Market
Centennial Park: An urban park on West End Avenue, with
the world's only full scale reproduction of the Parthenon. The monumental museum dates from the 100 year celebration of Nashville's
birthday. A lovely park with a running and bike path, fields for
playing touch football and soccer, and benches for reading. Red
tulips in April. (Note: Centennial Park is free, but the Parthenon
itself requires an admission fee.)
Tennessee
State Capitol Building: designed by William Strickland and
occupied by the Union Army during the Civil War (see photo
from 1864).
Radnor Lake State Natural Area offers
hikes, canoe floats, and specialty events each month. A variety
of activities are available, free of charge from Radnor Lake State
Natural Area. Reservations for programs open at 9:00 A.M. on the
dates listed and will be taken until full. Please
call 377-1281 to sign up.
Warner
Park Nature Center: Hikes, star parties, and nature programs
for all ages. Call 352-6299 for events or check web site.
Model Train Display: The Nashville Garden Railway Society's 4500-square foot layout is located in Nashville's 100 Oaks Shopping Center, directly in front of the second floor escalator. The display is open to the public on Sundays from noon until 4 p.m. (And on many Saturdays 11a.m.-5 p.m. when volunteer members are available.) 100 Oaks Shopping Center, 719 Thompson Lane.
Free art exhibits
Tennessee State Museum
505 Deaderick Street. Phone: 741-2692
Permanent collection includes paintings, quilts, and displays
on TN history--with particular emphasis on the Civil War.
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sun.
Free.
Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery
23rd & West End Avenues. Phone: 322-0605
Hours: noon-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sat.
Free. Call for hours during holidays.
Van Vechten Art Gallery at Fisk University:Corner
of Jackson Street and D.B. Todd Blvd. Phone: 329-8720
[Currently closed to the public due to renovations; scheduled to reopen July 17, 2009. Call for hours and more information: 615-329-8720.] Small, intimate, and superbly arranged with stellar works
by such masters as Cezanne, Renoir, O'Keefe, it totals than 100
pieces from the Alfred Stieglitz Collection. The separate woodcut
collection in the staircase gallery should not be missed--it is
an exceptionally beautiful and unique display of works by African
Americans. Admission is free, although donations are accepted
(and much encouraged by this reviewer--you'll hardly find a better
value anywhere for your contribution.)
A free weekly
entertainment guide published by The Tennessean, Metromix is available at Nashville-area restaurants, shops,
nightclubs, and news racks and online at Metromix.
More resources to help you in your hunt
for great FREE stuff to do in Nashville, Tennessee.
 Nashville
Farmers Market (monthly market festivals)
 Guide
to Tennessee Wildflowers
 Guide
to Nashville Parks
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