Fast facts

• Festival dates: Thursday, June 6-Sunday, June 9
• Nine stages, including seven daytime and two nighttime
• All tickets and passes (including parking) will be mobile.
• Watch this video for what to pack + what leave at home.
• View all the festival maps in one place.

Tackling transit

• Nissan Stadium | A limited number of parking passes will go on sale Thursday, May 30 via Ticketmaster.
• WeGo Star’s CMA Fest Express | Travel roundtrip Saturday from six transit stations for $15. The return train will depart from Riverfront Station one hour after the event ends.
• Shuttles | Available to four-night pass holders across five daytime stops (8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.) + three nighttime stops (8 p.m.-1 a.m.).

Grab a bite

• Pride Kickoff Party | Tuesday, May 28 | 6-10 p.m. | Hi-Wire Brewing, 820 Division St. | Free+ | Expect vendors, games, and intermittent performances at this celebration benefiting Nashville Cheer, Just Us at Oasis Center, and LaunchPad Nashville.
• Writer’s Night & Open Mic | Tuesday, May 28 | 7-10 p.m. | Honeytree Meadery, 918 Woodland St. | Free | Music City Movement hosts this weekly open mic night — sign up online or in person.

• Family Program: Musical Instrument Petting Zoo | Wednesday, May 29 | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S. | Cost of admission | Budding musicians have the opportunity to bow a fiddle, pluck a banjo, and strum a ukulele under guidance from instructors.

• Spring Butterfly Bonanza | Thursday, May 30 | 1:30-3 p.m. | Warner Park Nature Center, 7311 Hwy. 100 | Free | Join other nature enthusiasts on this walk to identify the butterflies of Warner Park.
• The Future of Food Conversation Series | Thursday, May 30 | 6-7:30 p.m. | The Nashville Food Project, 5904 California Ave. | Free | Hear from community members about models of work they see unfolding in our community that are transforming our food system into one that nurtures racial justice.

• Waldo’s Chicken and Beer’s 5th Birthday Bash | Friday, May 31 | 5 p.m. | Waldo’s Chicken and Beer, 1200 4th Ave. N. | Cost of purchase | Join the restaurant for live music, yard games, and $5 O.G. sandwiches and frozen slushies.

• The new It’s Sugar location is open inside Opry Mills. Fill your bag with popular brands like Sour Patch Kids, Nerds, M&M’s, and Trolli near Entry 5, across from Saltgrass Steak House.

• The Frist Art Museum presents "¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now” in the Upper-Level Galleries from Friday, June 28 through Sunday, Sept. 29. The exhibition includes 119 works exploring how graphic arts have been utilized to engage the public around social concerns.

• Carly’s Closet, a pop-up shop filled with pieces from country artist Carly Pearce’s closet, returns to CMA Fest for the third year. Visit Music City Center’s second level on Saturday, June 9 (2-4 p.m.) for free admission + a special acoustic performance and “Hummingbird” album signing.

• U.S. News & World Report rounded up 150 of the “Best Places to Live in the US in 2024-2025,” and it’s no surprise that Nashville took home a top 50 placement. Music City received an overall score of 6.4, with editors specifically noting the city’s “desire to create.” Bonus: Check out these 17 things made right here in Nashville.

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