New and Noteworthy

Don’t miss the CMA Music Festival/Fan Fair June 11-14, 2015 and June 9-12, 2016. The world’s largest country music festival delivers a full range of concert experiences with equal parts nighttime fireworks and daytime sizzle. Your group will enjoy non-stop music and autograph opportunities from their favorite hit-makers in downtown Nashville. cmafest.com

Let Freedom Sing! July 4th in Music City If there's one thing Nashville knows how to do, it's throw a party. We're offering free live music, family fun and incredible fireworks. All events are free. All are in downtown Nashville. And all are where you want to be. So, come early. Stay late. Celebrate in Music City visitmusiccity.com/july4th

Your group can be a part of country music’s biggest night during the CMA Awards in November, broadcast live from the Bridgestone Arena. cmaawards.com

Ring in the new year and rock out the old at the Jack Daniel's Bash on Broadway: New Year's Eve in Music City celebration. Party with thousands of your closest friends in downtown Nashville. Put on your party hat, count down to midnight fireworks and make some noise. visitmusiccity.com/newyearseve

The “Mother Church of Country Music” and Pollstar's Theatre Venue of the Year, the Ryman Auditorium is expanding! The expansion will add a café, new event space, a multi-media history tour, in addition to renovations of the box office, restrooms and the concessions and merchandising area. The new daytime tour will be a state-of-the-art, highly interactive multi-media experience. ryman.com

Don’t miss the Italian Style: Fashion Since 1945 exhibit at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, June 5-September 7, 2015, which chronicles the birth and growth of the Italian fashion industry from the post- World War II recovery years to present day. Based on new archival research, this elegant and comprehensive exhibition explores the development of both women’s and menswear and highlights key designers and the outstanding techniques, materials and expertise for which Italy has become renowned. fristcenter.org

Antique Archaeology, made famous on the hit TV show ”American Pickers,” has opened in Music City just a few blocks away from downtown Nashville. Here you will find your favorite Antique Archaeology gear, including their latest Nashville exclusive designs, plus new picks that you may have seen on the show. Tune up your guitar and stay a while! antiquearchaeology.com

New at the Nashville Zoo is Kangaroo Kickabout! This is an interactive experience allowing Zoo guests to enter the home of dozens of kangaroos. While guests follow a winding walkway, the Australian marsupials are free to hop the pathways, lounge on grassy patches or graze anywhere in the habitat. nashvillezoo.org

The Nashville Municipal Auditorium is home to the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, which honors musicians from stars to studio players that represent all genres of music, with emphasis on 1960s and 1970s popular music. The exhibit space is divided into cities that have a history of recorded music (such as Detroit, Memphis, Nashville etc.); each exhibit includes the very instruments these musicians used to record many of their great hits, from Hank Williams Sr. to The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Motown to Southern Rock. The new Roy Orbison Exhibit features items from deep within the Orbison vault, including: prescription sunglasses that became Orbison's trademark, the 1961 Gibson guitar used in recording "Oh Pretty Woman," model airplanes and boats Roy enjoyed building, and much more. musicianshalloffame.org

NASHVILLE: The Legends Continue - New in 2015, The Legends Continue package gives you some of the best attractions in Nashville including the iconic Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum, The Johnny Cash Museum, Songwriter Session at the Hall of Fame with an ABC television show NASHVILLE songwriter, and an evening meal at a notable Nashville restaurant. opry.com/groups

The Grand Ole Opry’s 90th Birthday Bash! - The Opry turns 90 on October 3, 2015, but we will be celebrating this legendary radio show all month long! Come see the show that made country music famous at the Grand Ole Opry House and celebrate the day with autographs, music, and festivities. The Opry Plaza will be buzzing with birthday events on October 3, 2015, so you will want to reserve your group today. opry.com/groups

Amy Grant and Vince Gill's beloved Christmas show will be back at the Ryman Auditorium December 2015! And, with the Ryman Christmas Magic Package, groups can enjoy reserved seats at both this show and a Grand Ole Opry show. Packages are available December 1 through December 23, 2015. opry.com/groups

Experience Nashville's exploding craft brew scene with one of our new brew tours: Music City Brew Tours or the Nashville Brew Bus! These tours offer your group a behind-the-scenes look at some of Nashville's best breweries. Nashville Brew Bus's knowledgeable tour guides will be on hand to educate your group on Nashville beer history - past and present. At each brewery, guests will be led by the brewers themselves on a tour of the facility with tastings of their best beers. With fully-customizable tours available, the Nashville Brew Bus has something to offer every beer drinker, from the novice to the aficionado! rhizomeproductions.com and musiccitybrewtours.com

Sweet Magnolia Tours offers Singing Step-On Guides. See Nashville through the eyes of a Nashville singer/songwriter who is experiencing what trying to make it in this town is all about! Get the inside scoop on the struggles and victories of the music industry while also enjoying a driving tour of Nashville, which will include historic downtown Nashville, Honky Tonk Highway, world-famous Music Row, homes of the stars, and beautiful Centennial Park (home to our renowned Parthenon). Your singing guide will conclude with a 30-minute performance of their original songs and the real life stories behind them. sweetmagnoliatours.com