Kick back at your own personal waterpark for the day. | Photo via Swimply
In this summer heat, we’re swimply swooning over Swimply — aka the Airbnb of private pools. Get a reprieve from the scorching sun with these ready-to-rent pools that are bound to suit your swimming style.
Sliding and splashing | 35 guests max and $140 per hour
This spacious backyard pool area offers a 50-ft slide, diving board, in-pool basketball and volleyball, TVs, and lighting for evening swims. Hungry? Splurge a little for the hot dog roller and snow cone machine.
If you ask us, this lakeside view is a major perk. | Photo via Swimply
Lakeside lounging | 19 guests max and $88 per hour
Overlooking Old Hickory Lake, this pool is on the shallow side at 3.5-ft deep and has a connected hot tub. Turn your pool day into a full lake day by adding on the one-hour boat ride.
Heads up: Swimply provides the address after a pool is booked.
Lorde Listening Party | 4-5 p.m. | Grimey’s | Free | Be among the first to hear Lorde’s new album and enter a free raffle for a signed lithograph.
Summer School Series | 6-7 p.m. | Poindexter Coffee | Free | Join Belmont professor Eric Holt for a talk on the rising costs and changing landscape of live music.
Thursday, June 26
Pizza Nights | 6 p.m. | Bagelshop | Cost of purchase | Hang out at the Donelson bagel spot with pizza, salad, and surprise specials supplied by Frankies.
“Yellowstone” Trivia | 6:30 p.m. | Grandpa Bar | Free+ | Put your Dutton family and ranching knowledge to the test.
Friday, June 27
Pascal Le Boeuf’s Farewell Party | 8 p.m. | Rudy’s Jazz Room | $25+ | The Grammy-winning composer and Vanderbilt professor takes the stage with special guests before he heads to MIT this fall.
Saturday, June 28
Nat Zegree’s 100 Years of Disney | 8 p.m. | The Franklin Theatre | $35+ | Celebrate a century of Disney music at this high-energy tribute show spanning classics to modern favorites.
A heat advisory remains in effect for most of Middle Tennessee through Friday, June 27 at 7 p.m. With highs in the mid-90s and heat indexes up to 107°, you might find today’s story on rentable pools and this roundup of local water attractions especially useful.
Open
Five Points Pizza’s new walk-up slice window is now open at Canopy by Hilton Nashville in the Gulch. Swing by for cheese, pepperoni, and rotatiting veggie slices from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, or order select 14-inch pizzas inside the hotel at Silo.
Eat
In other cheesy news, Prince St. Pizza plans to open its first Tennessee location at Fifth + Broadway in early 2026. The restaurant specializes in Neapolitan-style pies and Spicy Spring slices — a Sicilian-style favorite so beloved you can even have it shipped to your door.
Watch
Punch your free ticket to the Predators’ NHL Draft watch party at Bridgestone Arena on Friday, June 27. Doors open at 4 p.m. for Smashville Loyal members and 5:30 p.m. for the public. Expect giveaways, games, and alumni autographs as Nashville makes three first-round picks: No. 5, 23, and 26.
Civic
Nashville Public Library’s Main Branch will stay closed until Monday, July 28 following this month’s parking garage fire. Learn more about the restoration work and how to access books and services during the closure.
Plan Ahead
It’s sweltering out there now, but Little Big Town is thinking ahead to cooler days. The group just announced a four-night holiday residency at Ryman Auditorium this December. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 27.
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Maren Morris stopped by Van Leeuwen’s Gulch shop yesterday to scoop her new Orange Dreamsicle flavor collab, inspired by her album of the same name. Visit any location this summer to try it, and catch Morris at The Pinnacle in September.
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