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☕ Keeping it cozy this January in Nashville
January 2, 2026 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
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On today’s City Cast Nashville podcast, we’re chatting about all the things we’re excited to do, hear, and eat in January, from new bar openings to can’t-miss comedy shows and ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. I have even more January ideas below!
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What To Do
Friday, Jan. 2
- 🥕 Rutherford County Winter/Spring Farmers Market | Lane Agri-Park | 8 a.m.-Noon
- 🚶 Marshmallow Hikes | Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary | Various times
- 🫖 Holiday Teas ends | Cheekwood | 1:30-3 p.m.
- 🍵 Afternoon Tea | Shelby Bottoms Nature Center | 2-3 p.m.
- 🎥 Friday Flicks | Bordeaux Library Branch | 2-5 p.m.
- 👋 Holiday LIGHTS Volunteer | Cheekwood | 4:30 & 6:30 p.m.
- 🧑🎨 Art Crawl | Downtown Franklin | 6-9 p.m.
- 🎶 Opry at the Ryman: Opry 100 | Ryman Auditorium | 7 p.m.
- 😆 Malik S | The Lab at Zanies | 7 p.m.
- 🎸 The Purple Madness | City Winery | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎵 Zoso: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience | Brooklyn Bowl | 8 p.m.
- 🎙️ Rachel Horter | W Nashville | 8-11 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 3
- 🥕 Franklin Farmers Market | The Factory | 8 a.m.-Noon
- 🍽️ DPC Fish & Loaves Meal Ministry Volunteer | Downtown Presbyterian Church | 8:30-10:30 a.m.
- 🧑🎄 A Country Christmas + ICE! ends | Gaylord Opryland
- ☕ Early Bird Coffee Social | Shelby Bottoms Nature Center | 9 a.m.-Noon
- 🐈 Nashville Cat Club | Nashville Fairgrounds | 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
- 🚶 Marshmallow Hikes | Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary | Various times
- 🥾 Hike for Your Health | Warner Park Nature Center | 9:30-11 a.m.
- 🎭 Shakespeare Allowed! | Inglewood Library Branch | Noon-3 p.m.
- 💚 Wicked Sing-Along Drag Brunch | The Lab at Zanies | Noon
- 🪇 Musical Instrument Petting Zoo | Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | 1-3 p.m.
- 🍸 Secret Message Party aka Singles Night | The Blue Room | 7 p.m.
- 🎸 The Stolen Faces | Brooklyn Bowl | 8 p.m.
- 🎤 Sweet Megg | Skinny Dennis | 9 p.m.
- 🎭 The 14th Annual Black Tie Affair [MasQuerade Edition] | Quattro Evento Receptions | 9 p.m.-3 a.m.
Sunday, Jan. 4
- 🐈 Nashville Cat Club | Nashville Fairgrounds | 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
- 🎨 New African Masquerades and This Face Behind This Mask Behind This Skin exhibits close | Frist Art Museum | 1-5:30 p.m.
- 🤩 Musician Spotlight: Colin Linden | Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | 1-1:45 p.m.
- 🕸️ Charlotte’s Web closes | Nashville Children’s Theatre | 2 p.m.
- 🎲 Family Tabletop Gamers Meetup | Madison Library Branch | 3-4:30 p.m.
- 🏀 Vanderbilt Women's Basketball vs. LSU | Memorial Gym | 4 p.m.
- 🧑🎄 Holiday LIGHTS ends | Cheekwood | 4:30-10 p.m.
- 🎄 The Dancing Lights of Christmas ends | Wilson County Fairgrounds | 5-10 p.m.
- 📖 First Sunday Silent Book Club | Hanna Bee Coffee | 6-8 p.m.
- 🦋 Resonate: Symphonic Sound Bath | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | 7 p.m.
- 🎵 Sunday Writers Night With Jack Settle | Bluebird Cafe | 8 p.m.
Before I go, here are the new state laws that have gone into effect this year.
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