More Than Movies In The Park This Year

Morgan Levy

If you’ve lived in Nashville for at least a year, you’re familiar with the Nashville Scene’s annual Movies In The Park series. Family-friendly films, trans-fat laden ballpark concessions and the lingering scent of bug spray… Yet somehow, Movies In The Park is simultaneously a great first date, a place to hang out with friends and something to entertain your kids for approximately two hours each week during those seemingly eternal summer months. Biggest perk? It’s free. And this year there’s more entertainment in parks around Davidson and Williamson counties than we know what to do with. We’ll give you the scoop, you can pick and choose. With enough strategy, we think you could keep the kids entertained every night of the week. Or go on a lot of dates.

NASHVILLE SCENE’S MOVIES IN THE PARK

  • 5-28, sunset: Jurassic Park; Centennial Park
  • 6-4, sunset: The Birds; Centennial Park
  • 6-11, sunset: The Goonies; Centennial Park
  • 6-18, sunset: Dirty Dancing; Centennial Park
  • 6-25, sunset: Shrek 3; Centennial Park

TANGO IN THE PARK

  • 5-30, 8pm: Tango Essentials and Milonga; Centennial Park
  • 6-13, 8pm: Tango Essentials and Milonga; Centennial Park
  • 6-29, 7pm: Tango Essentials and Milonga; Centennial Park
  • 7-11, 8pm: Tango Essentials and Milonga; Centennial Park
  • 7-25, 8pm: Tango Essentials and Milonga; Centennial Park
  • 8-8, 8pm: Tango Essentials and Milonga; Centennial Park
  • 8-22, 8pm: Tango Essentials and Milonga; Centennial Park
  • 9-5, 8pm: Tango Essentials and Milonga; Centennial Park
  • 9-19, 7pm: Tango by Moonlight; Centennial Park

FRANKLIN CITY PARKS: MOVIES & CONCERTS IN THE PARK

  • 6-9, 6:30pm: Concert – Rickelton Crow; Aspen Grove Park
  • 6-14, 8pm: Movie – Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone; Pinkerton Park
  • 6-17, 5pm: Concert – Nashville Jazz Orchestra feat. Annie Sellick; Pinkerton Park
  • 6-21, 8pm: Movie – Open Doors; Pinkerton Park
  • 7-5, 8pm: Movie – The Wizard Of Oz; Pinkerton Park
  • 7-14, 6:30pm: Concert – Williamson County Community Bank; Aspen Grove Park
  • 7-19, 8pm: Movie – Happy Feet; Pinkerton Park
  • 8-3, 8pm: Movie – Field Of Dreams; Pinkerton Park
  • 8-9, 8pm: Movie – ET; Pinkerton Park
  • 8-25, 6:30pm: Concert – Amp’d; Aspen Grove Park

13TH EDDY ARNOLD AMPHITHEATRE CONCERT SERIES

  • 5-18, 7pm: Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Crockett Park
  • 6-1, 7pm: Dean Hall Blues Band; Crockett Park
  • 6-8, 7pm: Paul Ross Band; Crockett Park
  • 6-15, 7pm: John England & the Western Swingers; Crockett Park
  • 6-22, 7pm: The Original Charades; Crockett Park
  • 6-29, 7pm: The WannaBeatles; Crockett Park
  • 7-4, 7pm: Fireworks Celebration feat. The Kadillacs; Crockett Park
  • 7-13, 7pm: The Tams; Crockett Park

DRAGON MUSIC SUNDAY

  • 5-18, 3pm: Metro Parks’ Jambands, Will Kimbrough; Fannie Mae Dees Park
  • 6-1, 3pm: Metro Parks’ Jambands, J. Fred Knobloch & Jelly Roll Johnson; Fannie Mae Dees Park
  • 6-15, 3pm: Metro Parks’ Jambands, Delicious Blues Stew; Fannie Mae Dees Park
  • 6-29, 3pm: Metro Parks’ Jambands, David Olney & Sergio Webb with Jack Irwin; Fannie Mae Dees Park

BIG BAND DANCES

  • 6-7, 7pm: Rory Partin; Centennial Park
  • 6-14, 7pm: The Moonlighters; Centennial Park
  • 6-21, 7pm: Bill Sleeter; Centennial Park
  • 6-28, 7pm: Music City Swing; Centennial Park
  • 7-5, 7pm: Radio Daze; Centennial Park
  • 7-12, 7pm: Paul Ross; Centennial Park
  • 7-19, 7pm: Music City Swing; Centennial Park
  • 7-26, 7pm: The Usual Suspects Orchestra; Centennial Park
  • 8-2, 7pm: J Bradley Big Band; Centennial Park
  • 8-9, 7pm: Debbie Bailes Band; Centennial Park
  • 8-23, 7pm: Radio Daze; Centennial Park
  • 8-30, 7pm: Rory Partin; Centennial Park
  • 9-6, 7pm: The Moonlighters; Centennial Park

TALES AT TWILIGHT

  • 6-13, 7pm: I Love a Parade with Rachel Sumner; Red Caboose Park
  • 6-20, 7pm: Howard Pink and His Musical Garden Hose; Red Caboose Park
  • 6-27, 7pm: Flumpa The Frog; Red Caboose Park

RED CABOOSE CONCERTS

  • 7-11, 7pm: James Nixon R&B Revue; Red Caboose Park
  • 7-18, 7pm: Brenda Russell & Rock ‘n’ Roll Royalty; Red Caboose Park
  • 7-25, 7pm: Delmer Holland and the Blue Greek Ramblers Old Time String Band; Red Caboose Park
  • 8-1, 7pm: The Moonlighters Band; Red Caboose Park
  • 8-8, 7pm: Stephan Dudash; Red Caboose Park
  • 8-15, 7pm: Stardust Combo Band; Red Caboose Park
  • 8-22, 7pm: Stardust Combo Band; Red Caboose Park
  • 8-29, 7pm: The WannaBeatles Band; Red Caboose Park

Photo by Brent and MariLynn.

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