Record-breaking numbers

• Lodging — $2.6 billion
• Food + beverage — $2.5 billion
• Amusement + recreation — $2.5 billion
• Transportation — $2.0 billion
• Retail — $1.1 billion

• 11.2 million overnight visitors (up 3.9% from 2022)
• 5.6 million people who took day trips (up 3.4%)

For the locals

The future of tourism

• You Had To Be There: Storytelling And Improv Comedy Hour | Thursday, Sept. 12 | 6 p.m. | Third Coast Comedy Club | $18+ | Storytellers use their personal stories to set the scene at this off-the-cuff comedy show.
• Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration | Thursday, Sept. 12 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Frist Art Museum | Cost of admission | Kickoff Hispanic Heritage Month with a chocolate tasting, gallery tours, and talks at the "¡Printing the Revolution!” exhibit.

• Taylor Swift Night | Friday, Sept. 13 | 7-11 p.m. | Game Terminal | $18 | Join the barcade for friendship bracelet stations, karaoke, themed drinks, and a costume contest.
• Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway | Friday, Sept. 13 | 8 p.m. | Ryman Auditorium | $34+ | The Grammy Award–winning bluegrass act will be joined by opener Tophouse.

• Second Saturday Bagel Run | Saturday, Sept. 14 | 8 a.m. | Bagelshop | Free | Join Donelson Run Club for a 3-mile run or walk, followed by a visit to Bagelshop, where you’ll receive a discount.
• Emo Brunch | Saturday, Sept. 14 | 12 p.m. | City Winery | $25 | Fill the void at this brunch that celebrates emo music and features a DJ + Jack The Underdog.
• Men + Women’s Stein Holding Prelims | Saturday, Sept. 14 | 7 p.m. | Bavarian Bierhaus | $10 | See if you can really hold your beer at this local qualifier that could earn you a spot in the Tennessee State Steinholding Championship — women start at 7 p.m., men at 7:30 p.m.

• Sunday Market | Sunday, Sept. 15 | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | Carter Vintage Guitars | Cost of purchase | The monthly market boasts local vintage vendors, handmade jewelry, live artwork, a coffee bar, and more.

• Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball selected Nashville Municipal Auditorium to host its fourth championship season series. Previously, the women’s basketball competition took place in Las Vegas + Dallas. The 24-game series goes down Feb. 5-March 2, 2025 — you can make a deposit if you want to score tickets.

• Heading to Nissan Stadium for a Titans game, maybe Sunday’s home opener? WeGo Public Transit announced all bus routes will be free on home gamedays. There are four stops directly in front of the stadium, and it will also have free shuttles for people parking downtown.

• Ready to get moving? Crew Training Club is now open in Five Points. The female-owned studio focuses on rhythm-based cycling, strength, and sculpting classes. Pro tip: Get 10% off a session through Sept. 15.

• Rising country star Megan Moroney will bring her “Am I Okay?” tour to The Pinnacle — the forthcoming concert hall in downtown’s Nashville Yards development. Tickets go on sale next Friday, Sept. 20 at 10 a.m. for the two shows on April 9 + April 10, 2025.

• The Nashville area closed on 3,086 homes in August, a 6% decline compared to a year prior. That wasn’t the only decrease last month, the average price of a single family home was $485,000 — the first time the figure has been below the half million mark in four months. (Nashville Post)

• 2,166,921. That was the total number of Nashville MTA riders in the fourth quarter of the 2023-2024 fiscal year. During the same time period, WeGo bus ridership surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time.

• Metro officials launched the RESET program, aka “Raising Economic Security to Enjoy Thriving.” The initiative offers free financial counseling and benefit assistance for older adults in Davidson County. The program works with local partners to ensure this population knows which benefits they can receive and how to apply.

• Prepare to get scared at Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery. The restaurant will host its “Haunted Distillery: A Halloween Cocktail Experience” for four nights next month — Oct. 18, 19, 25 + 26. The pop-up will feature themed cocktails, bites, and real-life haunted tales from the century-old distillery building.

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