NISSAN Taste of Music City is Nashville's largest food and drink festival with a local focus! Come for lunch...stay for dinner and everything in between while sampling delicious dishes from approximately 50 of the area's best restaurants. Taste all of the best local breweries in Nashville and Tennessee in the Beer Garden and walk through the Jack Daniel's Distillery Tour Experience. Enjoy live music all day, a family friendly Kids Zone, and street performers on Nashville's beautiful "green" Deaderick Street & Public Square Park. Saturday Festival - FREE Admission and pay as you go for food & drink samples.
KICK OFF EVENT Friday: June 3 | 5PM - 8PM Public Square Park Kick
off the festival weekend with this Friday preview featuring all local
breweries. There will be selections onsite for sampling. Admission is
$25 (includes all samples). Kick-off Event is 21 and Up Only
NISSAN TASTE OF MUSIC CITY FESTIVAL Saturday: June 4 | 11AM - 10PM Deaderick Street & Public Square Park This
is an all day festival with free admission. Attendees will purchase
tasting tickets at ticket booths located throughout the event to
exchange at participating vendors for samples of food, wine, beer,
non-alcoholic beverages, and more.
PARKING Event Parking is available for $3 under the Metro Courthouse in parking garage, located at 101
James Robertson Pkwy | Nashville, TN 37201.
RAIN OR SHINE EVENT Please No Pets
Savor Nashville has attracted some of the most famous and notable chefs and food personalities from across the country. Not only will the festivities include a number of our city's top culinary experts, but is attracting visits from other famous faces interested in showcasing their talents to Nashville's growing audience of fine dining enthusiasts.
CELEBRITY CHEF DINNER Saturday: June 4 | 7PM Hilton Nashville Downtown Numerous celebrity chefs will be paired with local culinary talents to design a high-end dinner where each pair of chefs creates a course for an inventive gourmet meal. In addition, you'll enjoy wine pairings by Concannon Vineyard and live entertainment from Grammy Award winning songwriters, Tim Nichols, Craig Wiseman, and friends.
Visiting celebrity chefs include: Lydia Shire, Norman Van Aken, Larry Forgione, Robert Del Grande, and Bob Kinkead. All are winners of the prestigious James Beard Award and have numerous accolades.
CHALLENGE TO THE CHEFS: SHRIMP & GRITS COOK-OFF Sunday: June 5 | 2PM - 4PM The Hutton Hotel Local chefs will compete in this shrimp and grits cook-off, where the visiting celebrity chefs from Saturday's dinner will judge to determine the winners. Guests will get to sample the chefs' creations, while enjoying Martini & Rossi mimosas. Plus, guests will get to vote on their favorite, for the People's Choice Award.
