Know before you go: Hot weather, road closures and entertainment at Nashville Pride 2022

Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean
·3 min read

Pack the sunscreen, carpool with friends, and check out the free parade at Tennessee's largest pride festival this weekend in Nashville.

Here's everything to know about Nashville Pride 2022:

Parade starts the fun

The parade kicks off the festivities for the weekend at 10 a.m. Saturday on the corner of Broadway and Eighth Avenue. The parade will march down Lower Broadway to Second Avenue. It is free to attend.

The Nashville Pride 2022 Parade route starts at Broadway and Eighth Avenue and finishes at Second Avenue.
The Nashville Pride 2022 Parade route starts at Broadway and Eighth Avenue and finishes at Second Avenue.

The parade grand marshals are TJ Osborn, Leslie Jordan, Greg Cason and Alberta Hardison. The parade will take place across one mile and is expected to last two and a half hours. It will feature 112 entries and over 18,000 participants.

How to get to the fest

Festival organizers recommend using rideshare or biking to the festival to ease the strain on downtown parking and traffic volumes.

There are three designated rideshare pickup and drop-off locations:

  • Rep. John Lewis Way N between Harrison Street and Junior Gilliam Way

  • Bus/vehicle pull off area on James Robertson Parkway between Sixth Avenue N and Seventh Avenue N

  • Rep. John Lewis Way N between Harrison Street and Junior Gilliam Way

The festival map also shows a bike parking area near Seventh Avenue and Harrison Street.

The Nashville Pride festival map shows the three stages, main gates and where to buy food and drinks.
The Nashville Pride festival map shows the three stages, main gates and where to buy food and drinks.

Sunny skies and high temperatures

Saturday will be sunny and hot, with a high near 100, the National Weather Service Nashville forecasted. The evening will be mostly clear with a low around 77.

There is a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday, which will otherwise be mostly sunny and hot. The high will be near 101, NWS said.

A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms will continue into a mostly cloudy Sunday night with a low around 72.

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Road closures all weekend

Tuesday, June 21 - Thursday, June 23

  • Sixth Avenue North from Jefferson Street to Harrison Street (6 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.)

  • Seventh Avenue North from Jefferson Street to Harrison Street (6 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.)

  • Jackson Street Connector from Sixth Avenue N to Seventh Avenue N (4 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.)

Friday, June 24 - Monday, June 27

  • Sixth Avenue North from Jefferson Street to Harrison Street (12 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.)

  • Seventh Avenue North from Jefferson Street to Harrison Street (12 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.)

  • Jackson Street Connector from Sixth Avenue N to Seventh Avenue N (4 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.)

  • Harrison Street from Sixth Avenue N to Seventh Avenue N (4 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.)

Saturday, June 25

  • Broadway from 12th Avenue S to Eighth Avenue S (7 a.m. - 12 p.m.)

  • Broadway from Eighth Avenue S to Second Avenue S (9 a.m. - 2 p.m.)

Entertainment

The highly anticipated lineup of entertainment includes WALK THE MOON on Saturday and Tanya Tucker on Sunday. The schedule of musical acts will take place across three stages on the festival grounds.

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More than 225 local and regional vendors will be available, including food trucks and merchandise tents.

There will be a kids and family zone with face painting and carnival games, and a youth area featuring a community mural.

How to buy tickets

Saturday or Sunday general admission tickets are available for $5 each, and an all-weekend ticket is also available for $10. There are additional VIP packages available for purchase at nashvillepride.org.

Tickets will also be available for purchase at the festival main gate on Harrison Street.

Safety and security

Vanderbilt first aid and medical staff will be on site at the festival and along the parade route for medical emergencies. Any alerts regarding the festival will be sent out on the Nashville Pride social media accounts.

Nashville Pride uses a private security contractor during the parade and festival.

Reach reporter Molly Davis at mdavis2@gannett.com or on Twitter @mollym_davis.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Nashville Pride festival 2022: What to know about Tennessee's pride