It's almost time for CMA Fest! Watch out for these downtown Nashville road closures
Country music stars both established and on the rise will take over Nashville next week as Music City hosts its annual CMA Fest.
Around 90,000 music lovers are expected to attend the festival daily, which runs from June 5-8.
CMA Fest will feature several heavyweights in country music with four nights of shows at Nissan Stadium featuring Jason Aldean, Darius Rucker, Kelsea Ballerini, Shaboozey, Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley and Luke Bryan.
In addition to main stage performances at Nissan Stadium, the festival will features stages across downtown Nashville featuring up-and-coming artists from Ascend Amphitheater to the Reverb Stage next to Bridgestone arena.
With tens of thousands of fans expected each day, the festival will cause several road closures in the week leading up to its June 5 opening.
Here's when and where the closures will occur:
First Avenue South from Demonbreun Street to Broadway
First Avenue from Molloy Street to Demonbreun Street. This road will reopen June 4
Alley behind Acme Feed from First Avenue to Second Avenue
Alley between Acme and Pesca Lot
Demonbreun Street westbound from Fourth Avenue to Rep. John Lewis Way will be closed rom 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Demonbruen Street from Fourth Avenue to Rep. John Lewis Way will be closed from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Rep. John Lewis Way from Demonbreun Street to Broadway will close from 6 a.m. through 8 p.m. June 9.
First Avenue from Broadway to Church Street will close starting at 7 a.m. through 7 p.m. June 9.
Demonbreun Street westbound from Fourth Avenue to Rep. John Lewis Way will be closed from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
South First Street from Woodland Street to Russell Street.
Russell Street from Second Street to Titans Way
Titans Way from Russell Street to Victory Avenue.
Victory Avenue from Titans Way to South Second Street.
Symphony Place from Third Avenue to Fourth Avenue will be closed until 5 p.m. June 10.
Demonbreun Street westbound from Fourth Avenue to Rep. John Lewis Way
Broadway from Second Avenue to Fourth Avenue
Demonbreun Street from Fourth Avenue to Rep. John Lewis Way from 5 a.m. June 4 to 3 a.m. June 9.
First Avenue from Korean Veterans Boulevard to Demonbreun Street will be closed from 5 a.m. June 4 to 3 a.m. June 9.
Molloy Street from First Avenue to Second Avenue will be closed from 5 a.m. June 4 to 3 a.m. June 9.
Demonbreun Street from South Second Avenue to First Avenue will be closed from 5 a.m. June 4 to 3 a.m. June 9.
Rep. John Lewis Way from Korean Veterans Boulevard to Demonbreun Street will be closed 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Demonbreun Street from Rep. John Lewis Way to Sixth Avenue will be closed from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Demonbreun Street from Fourth Avenue to Rep. John Lewis Way will be closed from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
A shuttle service will run daily during the festival from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m.
Here are the pickup and drop-off locations.
Nissan Stadium: Woodland Street at S. First Street
Downtown: Sixth Avenue between Korean Veterans Boulevard and Demonbreun Street
Downtown: Commerce Street at Rep. John Lewis Way
On June 7, WeGo Public Transit will have a special event train from Lebanon to downtown Nashville for the concert at Nissan Stadium. The train will leave the Lebanon station at 4 p.m. and arrive at the Riverfront Station at 5 p.m.
Return trips to Lebanon depart one hour after the concert. Advance tickets can be purchased at ticketsnashville.com for $15 plus a $2 processing fee.
SpotHero is offering advanced reserved parking. For additional CMA Fest parking, visit NashvilleDowntown.com.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Watch out for these CMA Fest 2025 road closures in downtown Nashville
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