3 Best Performing Arts Venues in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville Symphony

Downtown
Nashville’s Symphony orchestra performs around 140 concerts a year, typically at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, and often collaborates with visiting artists or other members of the Nashville arts community.

Tennessee Performing Arts Center

Downtown

This multicultural center with elegant concert halls is the home of the Nashville Ballet, Nashville Opera, Tennessee Repertory Theatre, and various touring performers. The center's Andrew Jackson Hall also hosts touring Broadway shows, and the building also houses the Tennessee State Museum.

The Franklin Theater

The Franklin Theater’s iconic neon sign is the centerpiece of downtown Franklin. Opened in 1937 and refurbished in 2011, the theater now offers an ongoing lineup of concerts, live theater performances, and movies (mostly second-run and classics). You can purchase beer and wine at the concession stand, as well as “Showtime” chocolate bars, created exclusively for the Franklin Theater by local chocolatier Schakolad.

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