Nashville sports teams span four professional leagues: the NFL’s Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium, the NHL’s Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Broadway, Major League Soccer’s Nashville SC at Geodis Park and the Triple-A Nashville Sounds at First Horizon Park. Vanderbilt and Tennessee State add college football, and something is in season every month.

This guide is for visitors building a trip around a game: what’s in season when, how each venue works, the bag and parking rules that trip people up, and which game is worth your Saturday. Two caveats matter right now. Titans parking at Nissan Stadium is pass-only, with no cash lots on game day, and 2026 is the Titans’ last season in the current stadium; the new enclosed Nissan Stadium is scheduled to open for the 2027 season.

Last updated October 12, 2026. Prices, rules and details checked October 2026.

The Short Version

Pick the experience first, then the team. Each one gives you a very different night out.

If you want…	Go to	Know this first
The best atmosphere for one night	Predators at Bridgestone Arena	The season runs October to April, and the arena is on Broadway, so walk
The biggest event in town	Titans at Nissan Stadium	Stadium lots need a Titans-issued pass; most visitors walk the pedestrian bridge
A modern stadium and a loud crowd	Nashville SC at Geodis Park	Clear bags only, up to 12x12x6 inches; parking sells online about 10 days out
A cheap, easy family evening	Sounds at First Horizon Park	Triple-A baseball from spring to September, next to Bicentennial Mall
SEC football	Vanderbilt at FirstBank Stadium	A 1922 stadium on campus, with visiting SEC fans in force
An HBCU game day with a famous band	Tennessee State at Nissan Stadium	Homecoming is October 17, 2026, against Morgan State
A round of golf	Metro’s six public courses	$34 for 18 holes on a weekday, $44 on weekends

Which Nashville sports teams are in season when?

Nashville’s calendar never goes completely quiet, but the best months for a sports trip are September to December, when football, hockey and the end of the soccer season overlap. This is how the year usually runs; check each team’s schedule for your dates.

Month	What’s on
January	Predators; the Titans’ final 2026 home game is January 3, 2027, against Pittsburgh
February	Predators; Major League Soccer’s season starts late in the month
March	Predators; the SEC men’s basketball tournament at Bridgestone Arena in mid-March; Nashville SC; the Sounds opened on March 31 in 2026
April	Predators (the regular season ends in April); Nashville SC; Sounds
May	Nashville SC; Sounds; the Iroquois Steeplechase (May 8, 2027); NASCAR at Nashville Superspeedway in late May
June to August	Nashville SC; Sounds; Titans preseason in August
September	Titans; Vanderbilt and Tennessee State football; Nashville SC; the Sounds’ season ended September 20 in 2026
October	Titans; Predators (the 2026-27 opener was October 1); Vanderbilt; Tennessee State; Nashville SC’s regular season wraps up
November	Titans; Predators; Vanderbilt; Tennessee State; MLS playoffs
December	Titans; Predators; the Music City Bowl on December 30, 2026

For a single weekend with the most choice, aim for October or November: a Titans Sunday, a Predators game on Friday or Saturday night, a college game on Saturday afternoon and, early in the period, a Nashville SC match. For weather and crowds month by month, see our guide to the best time to visit Nashville.

How do Nashville’s sports venues compare?

Four of the venues sit within a few miles of Broadway; only the NASCAR track is a real drive. Here’s what you need to know about each before you buy a ticket.

Venue	Teams and events	Where	From Lower Broadway	Bags
Bridgestone Arena	Predators, SEC men’s basketball tournament, concerts	501 Broadway, downtown	You’re there	No backpacks; nothing over 12x12x6 inches
Nissan Stadium	Titans, Tennessee State, Music City Bowl	East Bank, across the Cumberland	15 to 20 minutes on foot over the pedestrian bridge	Clear bags up to 12x12x6; small clutch 4.5×6.5
Geodis Park	Nashville SC	The Fairgrounds, about 3 miles south	10 to 15 minutes by car	Clear bags up to 12x12x6; small clutch 4.5×6.5
First Horizon Park	Nashville Sounds	North of downtown, by Bicentennial Mall	About 25 minutes on foot, or a short ride	See the Sounds’ know-before-you-go page
FirstBank Stadium	Vanderbilt football	Vanderbilt campus, West End	10 to 15 minutes by car	See Vanderbilt’s game-day page
Nashville Superspeedway	NASCAR	Gladeville, about 30 miles east	About 45 minutes by car	See the track’s fan guide

The big practical difference is transport. Bridgestone Arena and Nissan Stadium are walkable from downtown hotels, which is why a Predators or Titans weekend works so well without a car. Geodis Park, FirstBank Stadium and the Superspeedway need a car or a rideshare, and rideshare prices surge as every game lets out, so either wait out the rush over a drink nearby or book your ride back before the final whistle.

Nashville sports teams, ranked for visitors

This ranking is about the experience of going, not the quality of the teams, which changes every season. It weighs atmosphere, how easy the game is to fit into a trip and what it costs in time and money.

1. Nashville Predators (NHL) at Bridgestone Arena

A Predators game is the best single sports night in Nashville, and it isn’t close. Bridgestone Arena sits at 501 Broadway, at the top of the honky-tonk strip, so a game slots into a night downtown with no driving, no parking and no shuttle. You eat on Broadway, walk in for puck drop, and walk back out into live music when it’s over. The crowd, the city calls it Smashville, wears gold, sings, and treats a Tuesday game against a mediocre opponent like a playoff night.

The 2026-27 season is 84 games long, so the Predators host about 42 home games between the October 1 opener against Minnesota and the end of the regular season in April. Single-game tickets went on general sale on September 1 through Ticketmaster; prices move with the opponent, the day of the week and demand, so weeknight games against non-rivals are the cheapest way in. Weekend games against division rivals and the league’s marquee teams sell fastest, so if your dates are flexible, a Tuesday or Thursday game is the easier ticket. Buy from the team’s official ticketing page, or compare with resale only after you’ve checked the face value, because fees on resale sites can add a lot.

The arena’s bag rule catches visitors every week: backpacks of any size are banned, bags larger than 12 by 12 by 6 inches are banned, and anything between a small purse and that limit goes through an x-ray. Diaper bags and medical bags are allowed with screening. There’s no bag storage at the arena, so leave the backpack at the hotel. If you’re driving in, Metro-owned downtown garages charge $10 to $15 for event parking, but if you’re staying downtown, there’s no reason to drive.

Two traditions to know. Country singers often perform the national anthem, and you may see a catfish thrown onto the ice, a long-running and officially unsanctioned Predators ritual. Don’t try it yourself. The Predators began play in 1998 in an arena that opened in 1996, and their run to the 2017 Stanley Cup Final, when tens of thousands watched outside on Broadway, cemented the city’s hockey identity. After the game, the honky-tonks fill with jerseys; our guide to Nashville’s honky-tonks covers which bars are worth the line.

2. Tennessee Titans (NFL) at Nissan Stadium

A Titans Sunday is Nashville’s biggest regular sporting event, and the whole city plays along: the crowds start on Broadway on Saturday night, the pedestrian bridge fills with jerseys on Sunday morning, and the honky-tonks are packed again after the game whether the team won or not. The franchise moved from Houston to Tennessee in 1997 as the Oilers and became the Titans in 1999, and the stadium sits on the East Bank of the Cumberland River, directly across from downtown. The 1999 season gave the franchise its defining moments: the Music City Miracle, a last-second kickoff-return touchdown against Buffalo in the January 2000 playoffs, and a Super Bowl loss to the St. Louis Rams that ended a yard short of the end zone. Those memories are part of why a Titans Sunday still feels like a civic event.

The Titans’ remaining 2026 home games are October 25 against Cleveland, November 15 against Jacksonville, December 6 against Washington, December 20 against Indianapolis and January 3, 2027, against Pittsburgh. That last one is the final regular-season Titans game scheduled for the current stadium, which will be demolished after the new one opens. NFL tickets are the most expensive in town and resale prices swing wildly with the opponent and the team’s record, so set a budget and watch prices for a week or two before you buy. Sunday afternoon games usually kick off at noon Central, with later slots in mid-afternoon and prime-time games in the evening, and the league can move late-season games to a different time on short notice, so keep your Sunday plans loose.

Parking is the trap. For Titans home games, every Nissan Stadium lot requires a Titans-issued parking pass, there are no cash lots on stadium property, and cars without a pass are turned away. If you don’t have a pass, park downtown, where Metro-owned garages charge $10 to $15 for events, and walk across the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, a 15 to 20 minute walk from Lower Broadway that’s half the fun. If tailgating is part of your plan, it starts with that pass, so sort it out early or join friends who have one.

Nissan Stadium’s clear bag policy applies to every event: clear bags up to 12 by 12 by 6 inches, plus a small non-clear clutch about the size of a hand (4.5 by 6.5 inches). Dress for the weather, because the current stadium is open-air, and early-season games in September can be brutally hot while December games can be raw. Book hotels early for Titans weekends; our guide to where to stay in Nashville explains which areas put you within walking distance of the bridge.

3. Nashville SC (MLS) at Geodis Park

Nashville SC is the city’s newest major-league team and its best-value big-stadium experience. The club joined Major League Soccer in 2020, playing its first match at Nissan Stadium on February 29 of that year, and moved into Geodis Park at the Fairgrounds in 2022. With 30,109 seats, it bills itself as the largest soccer-specific stadium in the United States and Canada, and it was built for noise: steep stands close to the field and a supporters’ section that sings for 90 minutes.

The regular season runs from late February to October, with the playoffs after. Late-season home matches in 2026 include Sporting Kansas City on October 14 and the Philadelphia Union on October 28. Matches are a mixed crowd of families, young professionals and serious soccer fans, and the atmosphere is friendlier and less beery than an NFL Sunday.

Geodis Park is about 3 miles south of downtown, so you’ll need a car or a rideshare. Parking goes on sale online about 10 days before each event, with lots on the stadium campus and additional off-campus lots run by PMC; buy ahead rather than hoping to find a space. The bag rule mirrors Nissan Stadium’s: clear plastic, vinyl or PVC bags up to 12 by 12 by 6 inches, and a non-clear clutch no larger than 4.5 by 6.5 inches. Non-complying bags can be stored for a fee at a bag check outside, which beats walking back to the car.

One local wrinkle: Geodis Park shares the Fairgrounds with the Nashville Flea Market, which runs on the fourth weekend of each month (the third in December). When a weekend match lands on a flea-market weekend, expect heavier traffic around the grounds and leave earlier than you think you need to.

4. Nashville Sounds (Triple-A baseball) at First Horizon Park

The Sounds are the easiest, cheapest and most relaxed game in town. They play Triple-A baseball, one step below the major leagues, as the Milwaukee Brewers’ top affiliate, so the players on the field may be in the big leagues next month. First Horizon Park opened in 2015 just north of downtown, near Bicentennial Capitol Mall and the Farmers’ Market, on the historic Sulphur Dell ballpark site, and it’s known for its guitar-shaped scoreboard.

The 2026 season ran 75 home games from March 31 to September 20; check the Sounds’ site for the 2027 schedule once it’s released. Tickets are typically the least expensive pro sports tickets in Nashville, and the ballpark leans into family nights, promotions and post-game fireworks on selected dates. It’s the right call for families, for a low-key date night, and for anyone who wants a game without planning their whole day around it. Triple-A teams play six-game series from Tuesday to Sunday with Mondays off, so a long weekend usually offers three or four chances to catch a game.

It’s about a 25-minute walk from Lower Broadway, or a short ride, and Germantown’s restaurants are a few blocks away for dinner before or after. Check the Sounds’ know-before-you-go page for the current bag rules before you leave the hotel.

5. Vanderbilt football at FirstBank Stadium

Vanderbilt plays in the Southeastern Conference, college football’s most intense league, at FirstBank Stadium on its West End campus. The stadium opened in 1922 as Dudley Field and is one of the oldest continuously used venues in the SEC, and recent rebuilding has modernized it. It’s the easiest way to see SEC football without a road trip to a college town, and when a big-name conference rival visits, its fans arrive in force and fill whole sections, which makes for a lively, mixed crowd.

The 2026 season opened with a three-game home stand against Austin Peay, Delaware and NC State in September; the rest of the home schedule, including the SEC games that sell best, is on the Commodores’ site. Kickoff times are often set only a week or two ahead by television, so book hotels before you know whether it’s a noon game or a night game.

The stadium is 10 to 15 minutes from downtown by car, and the surrounding West End and Midtown neighborhoods have plenty of restaurants and bars for before and after. Vanderbilt basketball, in the quirky Memorial Gymnasium with its benches on the baselines, is a winter alternative worth knowing about. In spring, Vanderbilt baseball, a national power that won College World Series titles in 2014 and 2019, plays on campus at Hawkins Field and is one of the best-value college tickets in town.

6. Tennessee State football at Nissan Stadium

Tennessee State University, one of the city’s three historically Black colleges and universities, plays its home football games at Nissan Stadium, and a TSU game day is a different event from an NFL Sunday. The Aristocrat of Bands, TSU’s marching band, won a Grammy in 2023, the first collegiate marching band to do so, and its halftime show is the reason many people come.

The remaining 2026 home games at Nissan Stadium are October 17 (homecoming, against Morgan State), October 24, November 7 and November 14. Homecoming is the big one, a citywide weekend with a parade, reunions and tailgates, and it’s worth building a trip around if you can. The same stadium rules apply as for Titans games, including the clear bag policy, so plan accordingly.

7. The big one-off events

Beyond the regular seasons, a handful of events bring national crowds to Nashville every year, and each is worth knowing about when you pick your dates.

• SEC men’s basketball tournament: mid-March at Bridgestone Arena (March 11 to 15 in 2026), with the tournament committed to Nashville through 2035. Downtown fills with fans from across the South, and hotel prices rise with them.
• Music City Bowl: Wednesday, December 30, 2026, at 2pm Central at Nissan Stadium, televised on ESPN, usually matching an SEC team against a Big Ten or ACC opponent.
• NASCAR at Nashville Superspeedway: a late-May race weekend in Gladeville, about 45 minutes east. In 2026 it ran May 29 (Truck Series), May 30 (O’Reilly Auto Parts Series) and May 31 (the Cracker Barrel 400, NASCAR Cup Series).
• Iroquois Steeplechase: hats, tailgates and horse racing at Percy Warner Park; the 2027 running is Saturday, May 8.
• Super Bowl LXIV: Nashville hosts in 2030, at the new enclosed stadium.

Belmont and Lipscomb also play Division I basketball on their campuses, and both make inexpensive winter outings if you’re staying near Music Row or Green Hills.

What does a Nashville game day cost?

Ticket prices move too much to quote reliably. They depend on the opponent, the day of the week, the team’s form and, for most games, dynamic pricing that adjusts as demand rises and falls. What you can plan for are the costs around the ticket, and those are more predictable than the ticket itself.

• Tickets: in rough order from cheapest to most expensive, typically the Sounds, college football, Nashville SC, the Predators and the Titans. Start with the team’s official ticketing page, and if you buy resale, compare the total with fees, not the headline price.
• Parking: $10 to $15 for event parking in Metro-owned downtown garages; Titans stadium lots are pass-only; Geodis Park parking is sold online about 10 days ahead.
• Getting there: walking from a downtown hotel costs nothing; rideshares surge after every game, sometimes to several times the normal fare.
• Food and drink: stadium prices are high everywhere, so eat before. Cocktails, wine and spirits at Nashville bars carry 24.75% in taxes, against 9.75% on beer, which adds up over a pregame and a postgame.
• Bags: bring a clear bag and you avoid Geodis Park’s paid bag check entirely.

The cheapest good night out is a Sounds game with dinner in Germantown; the most expensive is a Titans Sunday on a holiday weekend, when hotels, parking and resale tickets all peak at once. Everything else sits in between, and the single biggest saving is staying close enough to walk.

A sample sports weekend in Nashville

October and November are the best months to stack several games into one weekend. This plan assumes a Predators home game on Friday and a Titans home game on Sunday, which happens several times a season; check both schedules before you book.

When	Plan
Friday evening	Dinner downtown, Predators at Bridgestone Arena, then the honky-tonks on Broadway
Saturday morning	A late breakfast, then a walk across the pedestrian bridge for the skyline and a look at the East Bank construction
Saturday afternoon	Vanderbilt or Tennessee State football, or a round at Harpeth Hills if neither is at home
Saturday night	A show at the Ryman or a listening room
Sunday	Titans at Nissan Stadium, walking over the bridge with everyone else

If the dates don’t line up, a Nashville SC match midweek or a Sounds game in spring makes a good substitute. For Saturday night, our guide to live music in Nashville covers the Ryman, the listening rooms and how to get tickets, and our Nashville itinerary shows how to fit the city’s other highlights around the games.

Taking kids to a game

For a first game with children, choose the Sounds. The ballpark is relaxed, there’s room to wander, the tickets cost the least, and nobody minds if you leave in the sixth inning. Fireworks nights and promotions make it an event without the intensity of a big-league crowd.

The Predators are the next step up. Weekend afternoon games suit younger children better than late weeknight starts, and hockey arenas are loud, so ear protection is worth packing for small kids. Bridgestone Arena allows diaper bags after screening, but its no-backpack rule applies to children’s backpacks too. Nashville SC matches draw plenty of families, and the 90-minute game with one break fits younger attention spans.

Be careful with heat. Nissan Stadium, Geodis Park and First Horizon Park are all open-air, and an early-season game in direct sun can be hard on children; bring hats and water and look at where the shade falls when you choose seats. For the rest of the family-friendly list, see our guide to things to do in Nashville with kids.

Sports history to see in Nashville

Nashville’s sports history runs deeper than its pro teams, which only arrived in the late 1990s. First Horizon Park stands near Sulphur Dell, the ballpark site where Nashville played professional baseball for most of a century, home of the old Nashville Vols until the 1960s. FirstBank Stadium’s 1922 origins as Dudley Field make it one of the oldest venues in the SEC.

Tennessee State’s Tigerbelles are one of the great stories in American track and field: the women’s team coached by Ed Temple produced Wilma Rudolph, who won three gold medals at the 1960 Rome Olympics, and a long line of Olympians after her. The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, inside Bridgestone Arena, covers that and the rest of the state’s sporting history; check its hours before you go.

None of these will fill a day on their own, but they add depth to a game weekend. For more of the city’s sights, see our list of things to do in Nashville.

Game-day rules: bags, parking and getting there

Most game-day problems in Nashville come down to three things: the wrong bag, the wrong parking plan, and underestimating the ride home. Here’s the short list.

• Bags: Nissan Stadium and Geodis Park allow clear bags up to 12 by 12 by 6 inches plus a hand-sized clutch. Bridgestone Arena bans backpacks of any size and anything over 12 by 12 by 6, with no storage on site. The simplest rule: bring a clear bag or nothing.
• Titans parking: pass-only in every stadium lot for Titans games, with no cash lots. Without a pass, park downtown and walk the pedestrian bridge.
• Geodis Park parking: buy online, roughly 10 days before the match, on campus or in off-campus lots.
• Downtown garages: Metro-owned garages charge $10 to $15 for event parking; street meters have time limits that won’t cover a game.
• Rideshares: prices surge as games end. Walk a few blocks away from the venue before you request a car, or wait 30 minutes over a drink.
• Weather: Nissan Stadium, Geodis Park and First Horizon Park are open-air. September day games are hot, with highs averaging 84°F, and late-season games can be cold and wet.

Our guide to getting around Nashville covers buses, rideshare pickup zones and the rest of the city’s transport options.

How to buy tickets without overpaying

Every team in this guide sells through its own website or an official ticketing partner, and that’s where to start. Single-game tickets for the Predators’ 2026-27 season went on general sale on September 1, after a presale for members; the Sounds put single-game tickets on sale at least a month before opening day; Nashville SC, Vanderbilt and the Titans release their own on-sale dates. Most venues now use mobile tickets, so make sure the tickets land in your phone’s wallet or the team app before you leave home.

A few habits save money and trouble. Compare the total price, fees included, rather than the headline price, because fees on resale sites can add a large slice to the bill. Weeknight games and games against less popular opponents are usually the cheapest in every sport. For high-demand games, such as a Titans rivalry, a Predators weekend against a big-market team or an SEC heavyweight at Vanderbilt, buy early or be ready to pay. And avoid buying from strangers on social media or outside the venue: transfer scams are common, and a screenshot of a ticket is not a ticket.

If you’re traveling as a group, check whether the team offers group tickets or a group area, which can be cheaper per person and keeps everyone together. Bachelorette and birthday groups often build a weekend around a Predators game for exactly that reason.

Where to watch a game with a drink

On game days, Lower Broadway becomes one long pregame and postgame party, and plenty of honky-tonks have screens. The catch is that they’re music bars first: the band plays over the commentary, and nobody turns down a live act for a third-quarter drive. That’s perfect before and after a Titans or Predators game and frustrating if you actually want to watch an away game.

For a road game, look for a dedicated sports bar a few blocks off Broadway, or in Midtown, the Gulch or East Nashville, where the sound is on and the crowd is local. On Titans away Sundays, many neighborhood bars show the game, and reservations help for big matchups. For dinner before or after, see our list of the best restaurants in Nashville.

Golf in Nashville: public courses, fees and tee times

If your sports trip includes playing rather than watching, Metro Nashville Parks runs six public golf courses, and they’re the best value in the area. Green fees, in effect since April 1, 2025, are $34 for 18 holes on a weekday and $44 on weekends, with 9-hole rounds at $17 and $22. Golfers 60 and over pay $24 for 18 holes and $12 for nine, Monday to Thursday. Carts cost $8 per player per 9 holes, so a weekday 18 with a cart comes to $50.

The six courses spread across the county. Harpeth Hills, on the southwest side beside Percy Warner Park, takes tee times up to seven days ahead. Percy Warner, in the park itself, is a short 9-hole course. McCabe sits in West Nashville at the end of Murphy Road; Shelby is in East Nashville beside Shelby Park; Two Rivers is near Donelson and the Opryland area; and Ted Rhodes, in North Nashville, is named for the Nashville-born golfer who helped break the color line in professional golf.

Tee times are booked by phone or in person at each course, so call ahead rather than counting on an online booking. Middle Tennessee’s mild winters mean golf is possible most of the year, though July and August afternoons are brutally hot; book the first tee times of the day in summer. Pair a round at Harpeth Hills with a walk in the Warner Parks; our guide to outdoor things to do in Nashville covers the trails next door.

Where to stay for a game weekend

For Predators and Titans games, stay downtown or in SoBro: Bridgestone Arena is on Broadway, and the pedestrian bridge to Nissan Stadium starts in SoBro, so you can skip the car entirely. For Vanderbilt football, Midtown and West End hotels are a short ride from the stadium. For Nashville SC, downtown works well, with a 10 to 15 minute ride to the Fairgrounds.

Book early for Titans weekends, the SEC basketball tournament in March and any weekend when a big concert overlaps a home game, because rates climb fast. Budget for Nashville’s hotel taxes, which come to 16.75% plus a flat $2.50 per room per night, so a $300 room is about $353 after tax.

What changes when the new Nissan Stadium opens

The Titans are building a new, enclosed Nissan Stadium next to the current one on the East Bank. Plans call for about 60,000 seats under a roof, at a cost of $2.1 billion, about $1.26 billion of it public money. Construction is scheduled to finish around February 2027, the Titans’ first season there is planned for 2027, and the current stadium will be demolished once the new one opens. The project anchors a 300-acre East Bank redevelopment with hotels and more than 1,500 homes.

For visitors, the roof is the headline. It’s expected to bring year-round events and bigger concerts to the East Bank, and it was decisive in Nashville winning Super Bowl LXIV, which the city hosts in 2030. Until it opens, everything in this guide about Nissan Stadium refers to the current open-air stadium, so pack for the weather. The East Bank around the stadium is an active construction site until then, and walking routes can shift from one game to the next, so follow the posted signs and the stewards rather than your memory of last season.

Nashville Sports Teams FAQ

What sports teams are in Nashville?

Nashville has four professional teams: the Tennessee Titans (NFL) at Nissan Stadium, the Nashville Predators (NHL) at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville SC (MLS) at Geodis Park and the Nashville Sounds (Triple-A baseball) at First Horizon Park. Vanderbilt plays SEC football at FirstBank Stadium, and Tennessee State plays its home football games at Nissan Stadium.

Where do the Tennessee Titans play?

The Titans play at Nissan Stadium on the East Bank of the Cumberland River, across from downtown, and the 2026 season is their last in the current open-air stadium. A new enclosed Nissan Stadium is under construction next door and is scheduled to open for the 2027 season, with Super Bowl LXIV following in 2030.

How do you get to a Titans game without a parking pass?

Park downtown and walk. Every Nissan Stadium lot requires a Titans-issued parking pass on game days, with no cash lots, so drivers without one should use a downtown garage, where Metro-owned garages charge $10 to $15 for events, then cross the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, about 15 to 20 minutes from Lower Broadway.

What is the bag policy at Bridgestone Arena?

Bridgestone Arena bans backpacks of any size and any bag larger than 12 by 12 by 6 inches. Bags between a small purse and that size are x-rayed and inspected, while diaper bags and medical bags are allowed after screening. The arena has no bag storage, so it’s simplest to leave anything bigger than a small purse at your hotel.

When is hockey season in Nashville?

The Predators’ regular season runs from October to April. The 2026-27 season is 84 games long and opened at Bridgestone Arena on October 1 against the Minnesota Wild, which means roughly 42 home games over the winter. Single-game tickets are sold through Ticketmaster, with prices that vary by opponent and day.

Can visitors play golf in Nashville?

Yes. Metro Nashville Parks runs six public courses: Ted Rhodes, Two Rivers, McCabe, Shelby, Harpeth Hills and Percy Warner. Green fees are $34 for 18 holes on weekdays and $44 on weekends, with carts at $8 per player per 9 holes. Tee times are booked by phone or in person, and Harpeth Hills takes reservations up to seven days ahead.

Is the new Nissan Stadium open yet?

No. The new enclosed Nissan Stadium, planned at about 60,000 seats and $2.1 billion, is scheduled to finish construction around February 2027, with the Titans’ first season there in 2027. Until then, Titans, Tennessee State and Music City Bowl games are played in the current open-air stadium next door.

Related Nashville Guides

• Nashville Honky-Tonks: where to go before and after the game on Broadway
• Where to Stay in Nashville: the best areas for walking to Bridgestone Arena and Nissan Stadium
• Where to Eat in Nashville: dinner before the puck drops or the gates open
• Getting Around Nashville: rideshares, buses and parking on game days
• Best Time to Visit Nashville: weather and crowds month by month

Sources and verification

Schedules, venue rules and fees in this guide were checked on October 3, 2026 against the teams, venues and agencies listed below; the guide is based on that research and does not claim first-hand visits.

• Nashville Predators: 2026-27 schedule announcement
• Bridgestone Arena: bag policy
• Tennessee Titans: Nissan Stadium guest guide
• Nissan Stadium: clear bag policy
• Tennessee Titans: schedule and new stadium
• Nashville SC: 2026 matchday guide
• Geodis Park: A to Z guide
• Nashville Sounds: 2026 schedule
• Vanderbilt Commodores: 2026 kickoff times
• Music City Bowl: 2026 game date
• Nashville Superspeedway: 2026 race weekend
• Metro Nashville Parks: golf courses and fees
• Iroquois Steeplechase
• Nashville Downtown Partnership: parking garages

Photo credits

• Predators at Bridgestone Arena, 2017: photo by Stephen Yeargin from Nashville, Tenn., United States, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
• Nissan Stadium from the Cumberland, 2022: photo by Antony-22, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Geodis Park, 2022: photo by cornfield948, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
• First Horizon Park at night: photo by Shane Raynor, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
• First Horizon Park entrance, 2021: photo by NatureBoyMD, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
• FirstBank Stadium, 2026: photo by Quintin Soloviev, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
• Geodis Park Gate C, 2022: photo by cornfield948, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
• Nissan Stadium, 2026 (featured image): photo by Quintin Soloviev, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

Photos are from Wikimedia Commons and have been resized for the web. The chart is our own, drawn from the figures in this guide.