Live music · Things to do

Tennessee Performing Arts Center

Broadway tours, ballet, and the Jackson / Polk theaters when you want a proper night out that is not a honky-tonk.

Official site 505 Deaderick St

Nearby

First Saturday of the month, downtown galleries on 5th Avenue of the Arts open late. Free wandering.

Downtown · First-timers $

Tours

Pink bus, Big Hair, and jokes you cannot unhear. A group activity, not a history lecture.

Downtown · Groups $$

Live music Things to do

The Mother Church of Country Music — a former tabernacle with pews, stained glass, and a calendar that is not only country.

Downtown · First-timers $$