Chapter Sixteen

Sports & Events

Predators, Titans, Sounds, Nashville SC, the Steeplechase.

Predators Game (NHL)

Bridgestone Arena, downtown. Best paired with Etch.

Predators game at Bridgestone Arena downtown. Best paired with Etch in SoBro before the puck drops.

Downtown · Bridgestone Arena, Downtown Nashville

Sounds Game (AAA Baseball)

First Horizon Park, Germantown. April–September.

Sounds game at First Horizon Park in Germantown. April–September. Best paired with Geist two blocks away.

Germantown · First Horizon Park, Germantown, Nashville

Titans Game at Nissan Stadium

NFL Sundays on the East Bank, skyline across the river.

Tennessee Titans football at Nissan Stadium on the East Bank, with the downtown skyline as a backdrop across the Cumberland. Tailgate on the river, walk over the pedestrian bridge from Broadway.

Nashville · 1 Titans Way, Nashville, TN 37213

Nashville SC at GEODIS Park

MLS in the largest soccer-specific stadium in the U.S.

Nashville SC plays Major League Soccer at GEODIS Park in Wedgewood-Houston — the biggest soccer-specific stadium in the country. Loud, colorful supporters' section.

Wedgewood-Houston · 501 Benton Ave, Nashville, TN 37203

Vanderbilt Rec Center Clinics

Tuesday-night kayak clinics in the indoor pool.

Vanderbilt's Recreation and Wellness Center runs adult skill clinics, including weekly Tuesday-night kayak clinics in the indoor pool — introductory whitewater technique, wet exits, the kayak roll. Open to the broader Nashville community.

Nashville · Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center, Nashville

Iroquois Steeplechase

Second Saturday in May at Percy Warner Park. Big hat, big day.

Annual horse race at Percy Warner Park, second Saturday in May. Running since 1941. Big hat, big day. Tickets sell out — buy in winter for spring.

Nashville · Percy Warner Park, Nashville, TN