Nashville Annual Events: June

CMA Music Festival is Nashville's hottest and biggest annual country music event.

Titans Fans pack Greer Stadium every summer for a chance to watch some of their favorite players compete in this annual softball game.

Have any great Father's Day ideas yet? We're sure that you might have a least one lingering around, but if you need more, we've found some of the best places to go with dad this Father's day and also a few nifty ideas as to what to buy your Nashville Dad too.

Beachaven Winery has Jazz on the Lawn concerts that are held on most Saturday Nights from April- October, offer free admission with free parking too. Of course you're encouraged to buy a bottle of Beachaven wine to enjoy with the music.

Sumner Crest Winery Summer Festival is held on the third Saturday of the month from May to November, and is a great way to spend a relaxing evening. Pack a picnic and your favorite blanket or lawn chair, buy a bottle of Sumner Crest wine for the evening and a couple to take home for the upcoming week, sit back and enjoy the music.

Normally held the first week of June, Nashville Pridefest is Tennessee’s largest gay and lesbian celebration.

The festival returned to life in 2006 as the Madison Bluegrass Festival-Competition and is currently held annually in the first part of June at the old historic Amqui Station in Madison.

Art After Hours, Nashville's first monthly, citywide art crawl offers a chance for art lovers to enjoy art after work (from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.) at some of Nashville's best art galleries. This fun fun event takes place on the first Thursday of each month, and "It's Free!"

The Bonnaroo Music Festival, held every June, debuted in 2002 on a 600 acre farm in rural Manchester, Tennessee, located 60 miles south of Nashville. This event features a diverse, Woodstock hippie-oriented atmosphere, for three days of never-ending music. Rolling Stone Magazine called Bonnaroo "The American rock festival to end all festivals."

Some of Middle Tennessee's finest bluegrass musicians perform under the light of a full moon - really! True to the Bluegrass form they will also have numerous jam sessions taking place at any given time in addition to performances on the main stage. Full Moon Pickin' Parties normally runs annually from May through October.