Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Cowboy boots can add flair to an outfit but are also sturdy enough for hard work and long journeys. Inspired by fashionable footwear featured in the Museum galleries, young designers will create boot patterns to reflect their own personalities. All ages. Taylor Swift Education Center. Included with Museum admission. Free to Museum members.
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Local Event: Family Program: Boot Scootin’ Cowboy Boots

Davidson County

Nashville

Tennessee

Family Program: Boot Scootin’ Cowboy Boots

 Cowboy boots can add flair to an outfit but are also sturdy enough for hard work and long journeys. Inspired by fashionable...

Multi-instrumentalist Fats Kaplin plays banjo, button accordion, guitar, mandolin, pedal steel, a wide variety of regional fiddle styles, and instruments from Turkey and the Middle East. He has shared recording studios and stages with Beck, Elvis Costello, the Manhattan Transfer, Buddy Miller, Mitski, John Prine, Jack White, Tinariwen, and Trisha Yearwood. Kaplin is a member of Kane Welch Kaplin and, as a composer and arranger, has collaborated with Paul Burch &amp; the WPA Ballclub, Kristi Rose, and Jack White and Third Man Records. Ford Theater. Included with Museum admission. Program ticket required. Free to Museum members.

Local Event: Musician Spotlight: Fats Kaplin

Musician Spotlight: Fats Kaplin

Multi-instrumentalist Fats Kaplin plays banjo, button accordion, guitar, mandolin, pedal steel, a wide variety of regional...

Bow a fiddle, pluck a banjo, and strum a ukulele! The Musical Instrument Petting Zoo offers budding musicians a chance to try new and familiar instruments. Instructors will offer guidance as you try your hand at all the instruments at the zoo. All ages. Taylor Swift Education Center. Included with Museum admission. Free to Museum members.

Local Event: Family Program: Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

Family Program: Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

Bow a fiddle, pluck a banjo, and strum a ukulele! The Musical Instrument Petting Zoo offers budding musicians a chance to try...

Create a velvet painting inspired by the Velvet Elvis craze of the 1970s using black velvet, pastels, and black light paint. Velvet paintings, which originated in the Kashmir region of India and were popularized in Mexico, often featured animals, landscapes, or musicians, and velvet paintings of Elvis Presley are still the most well-known version of this art form. Bring your imagination and make velvet art with us! All ages. Taylor Swift Education Center. Included with Museum admission. Free to Museum members.

Local Event: Family Program: Velvet Art

Family Program: Velvet Art

Create a velvet painting inspired by the Velvet Elvis craze of the 1970s using black velvet, pastels, and black light paint....

Bow a fiddle, pluck a banjo, and strum a ukulele! The Musical Instrument Petting Zoo offers budding musicians a chance to try new and familiar instruments. Instructors will offer guidance as you try your hand at all the instruments at the zoo. All ages. Taylor Swift Education Center. Included with Museum admission. Free to Museum members.

 Bow a fiddle, pluck a banjo, and strum a ukulele! The Musical Instrument Petting Zoo offers budding musicians a chance to try...

Singer-songwriter JD Shelburne wrote the title track to his 2025 album, Raised on the Good Stuff, as well as his songs “Baby’s Talkin Babies,” “Every Little Town,” and “Little Heartbreaker.” He has opened shows for Riley Green, Craig Morgan, David Lee Murphy, Marty Stuart, Steve Wariner, and ZZ Top and has collaborated with Crystal Gayle and the Oak Ridge Boys. Shelburne made his Grand Ole Opry debut in 2025. Ford Theater. Included with Museum admission. Program ticket required. Free to Museum members.

Local Event: Songwriter Sessions: JD Shelburne

Songwriter Sessions: JD Shelburne

Singer-songwriter JD Shelburne wrote the title track to his 2025 album, Raised on the Good Stuff, as well as his songs “Baby’s...

Make a postcard to send to a friend! With a simple wooden stylus and guidance from Museum educators, create a printing plate to use in our circa-1940s proof press, then print your own postcard. All ages. Taylor Swift Education Center. Included with Museum admission. Free to Museum members.

Local Event: Family Program: Make a Postcard with Hatch Show Print

Family Program: Make a Postcard with Hatch Show...

Make a postcard to send to a friend! With a simple wooden stylus and guidance from Museum educators, create a printing plate to...

Family Program: Make a Postcard with Hatch Show Print

Buddy Cannon began his career playing bass for Bob Luman and Mel Tillis before shifting his focus to composing. His first #1 song was Tillis’s 1978 recording of “I Believe in You.” Cannon also wrote Vern Gosdin’s 1988 chart-topper “Set ‘Em Up Joe” and George Strait’s 1990 #1 “I’ve Come to Expect It from You,” and he won a Country Music Association Song of the Year award for “Give It Away,” recorded by Strait. Cannon started producing in the 1990s and has worked with Kenny Chesney on seventeen albums, including the multi-platinum No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems (2002). Additionally, Cannon has produced Country Music Hall of Fame member Willie Nelson since 2008, including the Grammy-winning releases Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin and A Beautiful Time. The Museum’s Jon Freeman will host this interview, which will feature photos, video clips, and recordings. Offered in support of the exhibition Kenny Chesney: Living in Fast Forward, presented by Blue Chair Bay Rum. Ford Theater. Included with Museum admission. Program ticket required. Free to Museum members.

Local Event: Interview: Buddy Cannon

Interview: Buddy Cannon

Buddy Cannon began his career playing bass for Bob Luman and Mel Tillis before shifting his focus to composing. His first #1...

Join Hatch Show Print for an immersive experience working with hand-carved printing blocks pulled from the shop’s iconic Wall O’ Wonder. Our expert educators will walk you through the process of creating a unique bandana by hand-inking and printing on fabric using iconic imagery cut into printing blocks by the designers at Hatch Show Print. The designers are carving new blocks every week and also selecting 100-year-old blocks that are still in use in the shop in their work. A wide selection of these blocks finds their way into the classroom for special appearances only! Participants will leave with completed prints, bandanas, care instructions — a unique set of accessories, all made by hand at Hatch Show Print! No experience necessary. All materials are provided, including two blank bandanas (100 percent cotton), in-person instruction, and a handout with tips for creating and printing your design and follow-up care instructions for the bandanas. This program is open to people 18 years of age or older. Space is limited to 8 adults. $125 per person.

Local Event: Let’s Go Bandanas! Bandana Making Workshop

Let’s Go Bandanas! Bandana Making Workshop

Join Hatch Show Print for an immersive experience working with hand-carved printing blocks pulled from the shop’s iconic Wall...

Daniel Grindstaff is an accomplished banjo player who has performed with Dailey &amp; Vincent, Jim &amp; Jesse, the Osborne Brothers, Marty Raybon, and Ricky Skaggs. His 2024 collaboration-heavy album, Heroes &amp; Friends, featured contributions from Paul Brewster, Andy Leftwich, and Dolly Parton. In March, Grindstaff released Daniel Grindstaff &amp; the Uptown Troubadours with upright bassist Kent Blanton, fiddler Derek Deakins, and guitarist Kevin Richardson. Ford Theater. Included with Museum admission. Program ticket required. Free to Museum members.

Local Event: Musician Spotlight: Daniel Grindstaff

Musician Spotlight: Daniel Grindstaff

Daniel Grindstaff is an accomplished banjo player who has performed with Dailey & Vincent, Jim & Jesse, the Osborne Brothers,...

Cowboy boots can add flair to an outfit but are also sturdy enough for hard work and long journeys. Inspired by fashionable footwear featured in the Museum galleries, young designers will create boot patterns to reflect their own personalities. All ages. Taylor Swift Education Center. Included with Museum admission. Free to Museum members.

Local Event: Family Program: Boot Scootin Cowboy Boots

Family Program: Boot Scootin Cowboy Boots

Cowboy boots can add flair to an outfit but are also sturdy enough for hard work and long journeys. Inspired by fashionable...

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Family Program: Boot Scootin’ Cowboy Boots

JUL

18

10:00 AM

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN

Musician Spotlight: Fats Kaplin

JUL

19

1:00 PM

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN

Family Program: Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

JUL

20

10:00 AM

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN

Family Program: Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

JUL

21

9:00 AM

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN

Family Program: Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

JUL

22

10:00 AM

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN

Family Program: Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

JUL

23

10:00 AM

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN

Family Program: Velvet Art

JUL

24

9:00 AM

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN

Family Program: Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

JUL

24

10:00 AM

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN

Family Program: Velvet Art

JUL

25

10:00 AM

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN

Songwriter Sessions: JD Shelburne

JUL

25

12:00 PM

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN

Family Program: Make a Postcard with Hatch Show Print

JUL

25

1:00 PM

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN

Interview: Buddy Cannon

JUL

25

2:30 PM

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN

Let’s Go Bandanas! Bandana Making Workshop

JUL

26

10:00 AM

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN

Musician Spotlight: Daniel Grindstaff

JUL

26

1:00 PM

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN

Family Program: Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

JUL

27

10:00 AM

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN

Family Program: Musical Instrument Petting Zoo