This year, Labor Day falls on Monday, September 1, 2025, and what better place to spend your three-day holiday weekend than Music City? Whether you’re a local or a tourist, there are plenty of fun happenings taking place around town. Here is Nashville Guru’s guide to Labor Day Weekend in Nashville, including events, activities, food and drink specials, concerts, and helpful guides.
Events
Musicians Corner FREE FEST
- When: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, August 29-31, 2025
- Where: Centennial Park
- What: Outdoor music festival featuring local artists, food trucks, Kidsville, Musicians Corner Pub, and vendors
- Price: Free admission
Labor Day Weekend at WET Deck
- When: Friday through Sunday, August 29-31, 2025
- Where: WET Deck at W Nashville (2nd floor)
- What: Festive pool party featuring Tulum-inspired vibes with a Southern twist of BBQ ribs, beer can chicken, and tasty cookout specials made for poolside lounging
- Price: $50
Peach, Please! Poolside Party at Solstice
- When: Sunday, August 31, 2025
- Where: Grand Hyatt Nashville
- What: Luxurious rooftop pool party with welcome drinks, food and beverage offerings, complimentary two-hour valet, live DJ sets, and vendor pop-ups
- Price: $45
Mountain Dew: The Tennessee Original Takeover
- When: Thursday and Friday, August 28-29, 2025
- Where: Ole Red
- What: Special takeover event featuring Mountain Dew decor, fun cocktails and mocktails, interactive photo booths, custom Dew swag, giveaways, and an incredible music lineup
- Price: Free admission
Labor Day Weekend at The Pool Club
- When: Thursday, August 28, 2025, through Monday, September 1, 2025
- Where: The Pool Club at Virgin Hotels Nashville
- What: Jam-packed weekend of poolside views, DJ beats, fresh bites, refreshing drinks, and hours spent lounging in the sun; there will also be a few events taking place, including Sunset Disco, Boom Bap, Rooftop Brunch, and Luau Pool Party
- Price: Admission costs vary based on the event
Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix 2025
- When: Saturday and Sunday, August 30-31, 2025
- Where: Nashville Superspeedway
- What: Family-friendly experience featuring INDY NXT and INDYCAR drivers, local food, a Fan Zone, and more
- Price: Weekend Package – $65.30+ | Saturday Single-Day Tickets – $37.31+ | Sunday Single-Day Tickets – $46.64+
Labor Day Brunch at The Restaurant at W Nashville
- When: Saturday, August 30, 2025 | 9:00am to 2:00pm
- Where: The Restaurant at W Nashville
- What: Celebrate Labor Day weekend with a special brunch buffet featuring live music, American brasserie fare with French-influenced Southern classics, and craft cocktails
- Price: Free admission
Rooftop Lounge Dinkville Pickleball
- When: Friday through Sunday, August 29-31, 2025
- Where: Bobby Hotel Nashville
- What: Custom pickball court, creatively crafted cocktails, tasty summer bites
- Price: Reservations are $40-$80+
Broadway Block Party
- When: Sunday, August 31, 2025
- Where: Bridgestone Arena
- What: Inaugural Broadway Block Party women’s college volleyball tournament—this marks the first women’s collegiate volleyball tournament at Bridgestone Arena
- Price: $26-$93+ (all three games will be available to watch with one ticket purchase)
Big Machine’s 20th Anniversary Bash on Lower Broadway
- When: Friday, August 29, 2025
- Where: Lower Broadway
- What: Celebratory event featuring performances from top artists, including Sheryl Crow, Riley Green, Carly Pearce, and many more
- Price: Free admission | VIP tickets available
Hoppers Bar Tours LLC: Labor Day Weekend Sip & Stroll
- When: Friday through Sunday, August 29-31, 2025
- Where: Cerveza Jack’s (beginning location)
- What: Celebrate Labor Day with epic drink specials, zero cover, and nonstop party vibes at the top bars in Nashville
- Price: $59+ (21 and over only)
John Merritt Classic
- When: Saturday, August 30, 2025
- Where: Nissan Stadium
- What: Nashville tradition celebrating Coach John Merritt’s legacy, uniting alumni, students, and fans nationwide (Tennessee State Tigers vs. North Carolina A&T)
- Price: Ticket prices start at $42+
Nashville Sounds Games
- When: Tuesday to Sunday, August 26-31, 2025
- Where:Â First Horizon Park
- What: The Nashville Sounds are having a homestand during Labor Day weekend—enjoy baseball, drinks, ballpark food, and family-friendly fun.
- Price: $19+
Nashville SC Game
- When: Saturday, August 30, 2025
- Where: GEODIS Park
- What: Nashville SC game against Atlanta United FC
- Price: $21+
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire
- When: Friday and Saturday, August 29-30, 2025
- Where: Bridgestone Arena
- What: Family-friendly show featuring Monster Truck favorites like Mega Wrex, Tiger Shark, HW 5-Alarm, Bone Shaker, Bigfoot, Gunkster, and Skelesaurus
- Price: $39.95+
Pinewood Social’s Labor Day Luau
- When: Sunday, August 31, 2025
- Where:Â Pinewood Social
- What: Afternoon of great sips, bites, a Jimmy-Buffett-approved DJ set, swimming, and more
- Price:Â Free admission
Zzzoofari Slumber
- When: Saturday, August 30, 2025
- Where: The Nashville Zoo
- What: Overnight camping event under the stars for families and escorted children (ages 4-12)
- Price: $25-$65 (depending on age and membership)
Summer Shakespeare
- When: Thursday, August 28, 2025, through Monday, September 1, 2025
- Where: oneC1TY
- What: Summer production of The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Beki Baker
- Price: Admission is free, but a $10 donation is suggested
College Football Watch Party at The Lawn at Nashville Yards
- Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025, and Saturday, August 30, 2025
- Where: The Lawn at Nashville Yards
- What: Watch football outdoors on an LED TV Wall with food trucks, beer specials, lawn games, lots of seating, and more
- Price: Free admission
Live Music at The Lawn at Nashville Yards
- Date: Friday, August 29, 2025
- Where: The Lawn at Nashville Yards
- What: Enjoy live music outdoors with food trucks, beer specials, lawn games, and more
- Price: Free admission
Hazy Days of Summer Festival
- Date: Sunday, August 31, 2025
- Where: Jackalope Brewing Company
- What: BOGO beers, merch giveaways every hour, DJs, live music, and two new flagship brews: Jackalope Light and Jackalope Hazy IPA
- Price: Free admission
Be Like Blippi Week at Adventure Science Center
- Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025, through Monday, September 1, 2025
- Where: Adventure Science Center
- What: Celebration of curiosity, play, and hands-on discovery inspired by global children’s sensation Blippi
- Price: $18-$22
Brunch N Beats at Stateside Kitchen
- When: Friday through Sunday, August 29-31, 2025
- Where: Stateside Kitchen at Dream Nashville
- What: Lively brunch featuring delicious dishes, live DJ sets, and large-format cocktails
- Price: Admission is free
Burn Book Brunch at Stateside Kitchen
- When: Sunday, August 31, 2025 | 10:00am to 4:00pm
- Where: Stateside Kitchen at Dream Nashville
- What: Mean Girls-themed brunch with bottomless mimosas, early 2000s bops, and the opportunity to spill the tea on a page in the Burn Book
- Price: Admission is free
Snitch Extended Holiday Hours
- When: Monday, September 1, 2025
- Where: Snitch at Dream Nashville
- What: Extended holiday hours from 2:00pm to 10:00pm—expect live music and creative cocktails
- Price: Admission is free
Canopy by Hilton Nashville “Final Encore of Summer” Room Package
- When: Thursday, August 28, 2025, through Tuesday, September 1, 2025
- Where: Canopy by Hilton Nashville
- What: Holiday room special including complimentary valet, a $100 food-and-beverage credit at Silo, a welcome amenity, and waived destination fee
- Price: Rates vary depending on room selection and dates
Activities
Pontoon Saloon
The Pontoon Saloon is Nashville’s premier party pontoon boat that offers private and public river cruises. The 50-foot party barge is a great option for the holiday weekend. Enjoy hours of fun on the Cumberland River!
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SoundWaves at Gaylord Opryland
Enjoy the long weekend at SoundWaves at Gaylord Opryland. This upscale, four-acre, three-level aquatic experience features fun indoor and outdoor rides, immersive music, restaurants, bars, and good times for the whole family. The only guaranteed access to SoundWaves is by reserving the SoundWaves Experience overnight package. This includes room accommodations, passes to the water experience, and exclusive early arrival to SoundWaves.
The Big Drag Bus
The Big Drag Bus is one of Nashville’s most popular parties on wheels with drag queens as your guides! Guests can buy beverages onsite or in advance while enjoying a cruise filled with games, performances, laughing, singing, and dancing around Downtown Nashville.
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Cheekwood
Take a drive eight miles southwest of Downtown Nashville and you’ll find Cheekwood! Expect a beautiful botanical garden, arboretum, museum, and more. Cheekwood was once listed as a USA Today Top 10 Botanical Garden and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. This popular attraction is closed on Mondays, but great to enjoy over the weekend.
Hiking and Kayaking
If you’re looking to get out in nature over the holiday weekend, why not try hiking or kayaking? There are a handful of state parks, lakes, and rivers that offer fun hiking and kayaking adventures around greater Nashville. If you’d rather stay in the Downtown Nashville area, Big Willie’s Nashville offers kayaking routes down the Cumberland River with amazing views of the city.
ResortPass
The temperatures for Labor Day weekend in Nashville are projected to be hot, so cool off in one of the many pools Nashville has to offer. Some of Music City’s most popular hotels offer day passes through ResortPass, including The Joseph, W Nashville, and Grand Hyatt Nashville. Day passes start at $25.
Catering + Food & Drink Specials
- DailyDish Events & CateringÂ
Order-by Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Pick-up Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025
Food: Enjoy the Labor Day menu, featuring all your BBQ favorites, including juicy pulled pork and chicken sliders, creamy macaroni salad, baked beans, and seasonal cobbler. Offerings are ideal for 4-8 people—place an order here
- Curry Boys (East Nashville)
Date: Monday, September 1, 2025
Food:Â BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich and Smoked BBQ Ribs
- STK Nashville (Gulch)
Dates: Friday, August 29, 2025, through Monday, September 1, 2025 (select times)
Drinks: $3, $6, and $9 signature cocktails and wines
Food: $3, $6, and $9 bites
- M.L. Rose (all locations)
Dates: Saturday, August 30, 2025Â
Food: 24 wings for $30
- Dos Santos (Wedgewood-Houston)
Dates: Friday, August 29, 2025, through Monday, September 1, 2025 (select times)
Drinks: $7 House Margs, $7 House Lagers, and $7 Basil Limeades
Food: $7 Poke Bites and $7 Tinga Chips
- Golden Sound (Gulch)
Dates: Wednesday through Sunday, August 27-31, 2025 (select times)
Drinks: 25% off all drinks
- The Hampton Social (SoBro)
Date: Monday, September 1, 2025
Food: Wild Berry French Toast, Lobster Rolls, and Steak & Eggs
- Taco Bamba (Green Hills)
Date: Friday, August 29, 2025, through Monday, September 1, 2025
Food: All-day breakfast
- Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint (all Nashville locations)
Order Date: ordering opens on Monday, August 18, 2025
Pickup Date: Friday, August 29, 2025, through Monday, September 1, 2025
Food: Catering menu features BBQ packages, appetizers, and tasty a la carte options
Concerts
The Supervillains
- Thursday, August 28, 2025
- Exit/In
- Get Tickets
Anderson East
- Friday, August 29, 2025
- Ryman Auditorium
- Get Tickets
Men I Trust
- Saturday, August 30, 2025
- The Pinnacle
- Get Tickets
The Starting Line
- Saturday, August 30, 2025
- Brooklyn Bowl
- Get Tickets
Coheed and Cambria
- Wednesday, September 3, 2025
- Ascend Amphitheater
- Get Tickets
Sports
Nashville Sounds vs. Charlotte Knights
- Tuesday through Sunday, August 26-31, 2025
- First Horizon Park
- Get Tickets
Nashville SC vs. Atlanta United FC
- Saturday, August 30, 2025
- GEODIS Park
- Get Tickets
HELPFUL GUIDES
Nashville during a holiday weekend can be overwhelming. To help navigate where to stay, what to do, and where to eat, here are a handful of helpful guides.
was surprised to see the John Merritt Classic missing from this year’s list of Labor Day activities. This game isn’t just football—it’s a Nashville tradition that honors Coach John Merritt’s legacy and brings together alumni, students, and fans from across the country.
The Classic celebrates the excellence of Tennessee State University and its HBCU opponents, making it one of the city’s most culturally significant events of the weekend. Beyond the game, it represents history, community pride, and a gathering point for thousands who contribute to the energy and economy of Nashville every Labor Day.
Leaving it off the list overlooks a cornerstone of our city’s culture. I hope future coverage gives this historic matchup the recognition it deserves.
Hi there!
Thank you for providing this information. We added the John Merritt Classic to the events section of the guide!
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Nashville Guru Team