Nashville Annual Events: April

Take a look at some of Nashville's favorite Easter Events centered around children, from annual Easter Egg Hunts to some of the local & favorite Easter related places to take the kids that are unique to Nashville.

Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau celebrates the month of April with Awesome April, a musical tribute to the city that promises a major event each weekend.

Mule Days is held the first weekend of April, in Columbia and is week-long celebration of the mule. Thousands of visitors come to Columbia to take part in the numerous activities ranging from working mule and best of breed events, to horse shows, arts and crafts booths, and a flea market.

Gospel Music Week is normally held the 3rd week of April in conjunction with the Dove Awards. This is a Gospel Music Industry event that attracts artist, record companies, radio and concert representatives, among others.

The Dove Awards is a night honoring those voted Christian music's best by the members of the Gospel Music Association, held in the 3rd week of April.

CMT Music Awards is an annual event and a popular one at that. It is normally a sell out every year and it is the only fan-voted country music award ceremony around. The show is usually held in mid April but the voting normally starts in the February.

Over 10,000 runners converge on Music City every April, normally held the 3rd weekend of the month, to run in this 26 mile Marathon and the 1/2 mile Marathon. It even comes with roadside bands and entertainment.

The Southern Women's Show, held annually in April, is the ultimate must do annual event for local women. The event lasts four days and offers makeovers, shopping, new decorating ideas, getting tips on health and fitness, sampling delicious foods, collecting exciting travel ideas, attending fabulous fashion shows and educating your self on the latest in financial planning. This event is all about women, their health and lifestyles!

World's Biggest Fish Fry, held annually in Paris, Tn for more than fifty years, offers More than 10,000 pounds of catfish and parades, arts & crafts show, auto shows and more. All-you-can-eat catfish dinners are served at the fairgrounds.

Charlie Daniels' Championship Rodeo is normally held the 4th weekend of April at the MTSU Livestock Center in Murfreesboro and offers IPRA sanctioned rodeo with barrel racing, calf roping, steer wrestling, bareback bronco riding, team roping, saddle bronco riding, bull riding and plenty more family fun.