Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Young artists will create their own colorful suncatchers, inspired by the signature stained-glass windows at the Ryman Auditorium. Formerly known as the Union Gospel Tabernacle, the Ryman Auditorium began its journey to becoming the “Mother Church of Country Music” in 1945, when it became home to the Grand Ole Opry. Since that time, it has been the spot of many iconic moments, from twice-weekly radio broadcasts to early performances by Country Music Hall of Fame members Roy Acuff and Dolly Parton. Visitors can learn more about the Ryman Auditorium in the museum’s permanent exhibition, Sing Me Back Home. (All ages)

Local Event: Family Program: Suncatchers

Davidson County

Nashville

Tennessee

Family Program: Suncatchers

Young artists will create their own colorful suncatchers, inspired by the signature stained-glass windows at the Ryman...

Museum visitors will be able to join in some Halloween fun during a party celebrating the spooky and silly parts of the season. Attendees will be able to create a festive mask, design a pail for gathering candy and contribute to the museum's collaborative art project. (All ages)

Local Event: Family Program: Halloween Hootenanny

Family Program: Halloween Hootenanny

Museum visitors will be able to join in some Halloween fun during a party celebrating the spooky and silly parts of the season....

Music fans often wear buttons, bracelets and other accessories to show support for their favorite artists. Come make your own button celebrating Country Music Hall of Fame members from the Carter Family to Toby Keith. Which iconic musician will adorn your button? (All ages)

Local Event: Family Program: Bedazzled Buttons

Family Program: Bedazzled Buttons

Music fans often wear buttons, bracelets and other accessories to show support for their favorite artists. Come make your own...

Steel guitarist Eddy Dunlap has recorded with Gracie Abrams, Luke Bryan, Wyatt Flores, Mickey Guyton, Noah Kahan, Jon Langston, Jon Pardi, Parmalee, Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and Clay Walker and has toured with Walker, Country Music Hall of Fame member Vince Gill, Ben Haggard and William Michael Morgan. Dunlap is a member of western swing band the Time Jumpers, has played in the Country Music Association Awards and CMT Music Awards house bands, and is a substitute steel guitarist in the Grand Ole Opry house band.

Local Event: Musician Spotlight: Eddy Dunlap

Musician Spotlight: Eddy Dunlap

Steel guitarist Eddy Dunlap has recorded with Gracie Abrams, Luke Bryan, Wyatt Flores, Mickey Guyton, Noah Kahan, Jon Langston,...

Bruce Cockburn’s guitar playing has placed him in the company of the world’s top instrumentalists. The Ottawa, Ontario, native has been honored with 13 JUNO Awards, inductions into both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and he has been made an Officer of the Order of Canada. A recipient of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, he has written more than 400 songs on his 35 albums, which have sold more than nine million copies worldwide. In 2020, Cockburn celebrated his 50-year anniversary as a recording artist. Livingston Taylor’s career as a professional musician spans more than five decades, encompassing performance, songwriting, recording and teaching. Taylor maintains an active touring schedule of over 100 shows a year, delighting audiences with his wit, warmth and an expansive repertoire drawn from his albums and beloved classics. Taylor has penned Top 40 hits recorded by his brother James Taylor, and he has shared the stage with artists such as Jimmy Buffett, Fleetwood Mac, Joni Mitchell and Linda Ronstadt.

Local Event: Bruce Cockburn in Concert with Special Guest Livingston Taylor

Bruce Cockburn in Concert with Special Guest...

Bruce Cockburn’s guitar playing has placed him in the company of the world’s top instrumentalists. The Ottawa, Ontario, native...

Bruce Cockburn in Concert with Special Guest Livingston Taylor

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.

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...

Join the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum for an exclusive conversation about beloved singer, songwriter, humorist and Country Music Hall of Fame member Roger Miller. Hosted by the museum’s Erin Osmon, the panel will consist of some of the people who knew Miller best: the late musician’s wife, Mary Miller, a former member of Country Music Hall of Fame member Kenny Rogers’s band the First Edition; Country Music Hall of Fame member and Miller’s close friend Bill Anderson, who first met Miller in Atlanta in the 1950s when both were struggling songwriters; and Randy Hart, Miller’s musical director and bandleader of eight years who currently serves as staff pianist and assistant music director at the Grand Ole Opry. The panelists will discuss their memories of Miller, as well as his unique artistry; wide-ranging career in music, television, and film; and influence on country music. The talk will be illustrated with archival images, audio and video from the museum’s collection. Offered in support of the exhibition Roger Miller: Wit, Wisdom, and Wonder, supported by All Access Coach Leasing.

Local Event: Panel Discussion: Roger Miller's Wit, Wisdom, and Wonder

Panel Discussion: Roger Miller's Wit, Wisdom,...

Join the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum for an exclusive conversation about beloved singer, songwriter, humorist and...

Panel Discussion: Roger Miller's Wit, Wisdom, and Wonder

Throughout country music history, numerous artists and musicians have counted a cowboy hat as a part of their signature look. Using hats on view throughout the museum as inspiration, aspiring designers will make and decorate their own paper hats. (All ages)

Local Event: Family Program: Hip Hats

Family Program: Hip Hats

Throughout country music history, numerous artists and musicians have counted a cowboy hat as a part of their signature look....

Eamon McLoughlin is the Grand Ole Opry house band’s fiddle player. He has performed with a wide range of acclaimed artists, including Sabrina Carpenter, Post Malone and Jeannie Seely. McLoughlin tours with Rodney Crowell and Country Music Hall of Fame member Emmylou Harris and has worked in the studio alongside notable acts such as Kaitlin Butts, Anderson East, Country Music Hall of Fame member Toby Keith, Ashley Monroe and Hailey Whitters. He also performs with his band, 50 Shades of Hay, in and around Nashville and plays the Station Inn weekly with the group New Monday.

Local Event: Musician Spotlight: Eamon McLoughlin

Musician Spotlight: Eamon McLoughlin

Eamon McLoughlin is the Grand Ole Opry house band’s fiddle player. He has performed with a wide range of acclaimed artists,...

Visitors can make a postcard to send to a friend or to a veteran. With a simple wooden stylus and guidance from our museum educators, create a printing plate to use in our circa-1940s proof press and print your own postcard. To show appreciation for military members and their families, museum guests will have the opportunity to mail their postcards to active-duty troops overseas through A Million Thanks, a non-profit organization that provides support to military members. (All ages)

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

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

Visitors can make a postcard to send to a friend or to a veteran. With a simple wooden stylus and guidance from our museum...

Family Program: Make a Postcard for Hatch Show Print

For more than 40 years, the Jayhawks have created music that embodies the spirit and soul of classic American songwriting. The Jayhawks emerged from Minneapolis in the post-punk era of the Replacements, Hüsker Dü and Soul Asylum, helping pioneer today’s Americana movement through a series of classic albums that introduced audiences to their unique musical stew of country, folk, soul, Britpop and rock &amp; roll. In the tradition of the Band and Tom Petty &amp; The Heartbreakers, the Jayhawks have toured with and served as backup band for some of music’s most acclaimed visionaries, including Ray Davies, Roger McGuinn and Country Music Hall of Fame member Johnny Cash. Today, members Gary Louris, Marc Perlman, Karen Grotberg and Tim O’Reagan continue to record and tour worldwide. With over 12 studio albums and three live albums, the Jayhawks are still building a legacy of music that stands the test of time. The band teamed up with legendary producer Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed) to create their upcoming album Sanctuary Park, set to be released late summer 2026.

Local Event: Sanctuary Park Tour: Celebrating 40 Years of The Jayhawks with Special Guest Mary Gauthier

Sanctuary Park Tour: Celebrating 40 Years of...

For more than 40 years, the Jayhawks have created music that embodies the spirit and soul of classic American songwriting. The...

Sanctuary Park Tour: Celebrating 40 Years of The Jayhawks with Special Guest Mary Gauthier

Sing, dance and play as a family at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum the second Saturday of each month. Designed for families with children 5 years old and younger, Fam Jam is a participatory music-making experience, led by Museum educators and a guest artist, that introduces young children to country music instruments and encourages child development through moving, singing and listening. This session will spotlight the mandolin and feature Anne Buckle, a songwriter and children's author, a descendant of Country Music Hall of Fame members the Carter Family, and an accomplished fiddle player who has shared the stage with Country Music Hall of Fame member Charlie Daniels, toured with the rock band Augustana and opened concerts for the Chicks. Family music-making promotes language acquisition and development of cognitive, social and motor skills. (Ages 0-5)

Local Event: Family Program: Fam Jam

Family Program: Fam Jam

Sing, dance and play as a family at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum the second Saturday of each month. Designed for...

Guitarist and singer-songwriter Jim Hurst’s distinctive style combines flatpicking and fingerstyle techniques. He is a two-time International Bluegrass Music Association Guitar Player of the Year and has played with Holly Dunn, Sara Evans, Claire Lynch and Trisha Yearwood. Hurst tours extensively as both a solo artist and with the Jim Hurst Trio, and he also teaches at workshops and music camps throughout North America and Europe. Presented as part of the museum’s annual Bluegrass and Beyond celebration, supported by Rick and Kit Crump in honor of George A. and Marjorie S. Crump.

Local Event: Bluegrass and Beyond: Jim Hurst Band

Bluegrass and Beyond: Jim Hurst Band

Guitarist and singer-songwriter Jim Hurst’s distinctive style combines flatpicking and fingerstyle techniques. He is a two-time...

Visitors can come get your groove on during this fun and easy dance lesson! Professional dance instructors Caitlin and J. B. Rafferty will teach the Tennessee Two-Step, a variation of the two-step dance made popular in country music. No dance skills necessary. (All ages)

Local Event: Family Program: Tennessee Two-Step

Family Program: Tennessee Two-Step

Visitors can come get your groove on during this fun and easy dance lesson! Professional dance instructors Caitlin and J. B....

Carson Peters, Henry Burgess, Jake Goforth, James McDowell and Taylor Parks are the bluegrass group Carson Peters &amp; Iron Mountain. The band has appeared on the Grand Ole Opry numerous times, and later this year they will open shows on Braxton Keith’s Real Damn Deal Tour. They released their latest record, Hold on Heart, in March. Presented as part of the museum’s annual Bluegrass and Beyond celebration, supported by Rick and Kit Crump in honor of George A. and Marjorie S. Crump.

Local Event: Bluegrass and Beyond: Carson Peters & Iron Mountain

Bluegrass and Beyond: Carson Peters & Iron...

Carson Peters, Henry Burgess, Jake Goforth, James McDowell and Taylor Parks are the bluegrass group Carson Peters & Iron...

Bluegrass and Beyond: Carson Peters & Iron Mountain

Hatch Show Print

Participants will hand–ink and print on paper and fabric using some of Nashville’s most recognizable imagery, cut into printing blocks by the designers at Hatch Show Print. As one of the oldest poster and design shops in America, it's still printing show posters for musicians, bands and performers, one at a time, via letterpress printing. At the Block Party, adults work with a selection of hand-carved printing blocks and become familiar with the process of relief printing. Instructors will cover the basics of composing an image, with consideration given to creating layers and using color. Participants will learn how we sling the ink, roll the brayers and design like it’s 1879, making each piece by hand. All materials are provided, including a blank tea towel or tote bag. Attendees may also bring a T-shirt or other clean, washable item on which to print.

Local Event: Hatch Show Print Block Party

Hatch Show Print Block Party

Participants will hand–ink and print on paper and fabric using some of Nashville’s most recognizable imagery, cut into printing...

Shaun Cassidy is an American writer, producer, actor and Grammy-nominated singer. After originally making his name as a performer, Cassidy went on to create, write and produce a number of critically acclaimed television series including "American Gothic," "Roar," "Cold Case," "Cover Me," "The Agency," "Invasion" and "Emerald City." Cassidy spent five years as executive producer and writer for the hit NBC/Netflix series, "New Amsterdam," and he is currently writing the book for a forthcoming Broadway musical. The son of Tony award-winning actor Jack Cassidy and Academy award winner Shirley Jones (and half-brother of the late singer/actor David Cassidy), Cassidy grew up in Los Angeles and New York City. While still in high school, he signed a contract with Warner Bros., which led to three multi-platinum albums and the #1 hits “Da Doo Ron Ron,” “That’s Rock N’ Roll,” “Hey Deanie” and “Do You Believe in Magic?” From 2020-2024, Cassidy took his self-penned music and storytelling show, "The Magic of a Midnight Sky," to the stage, playing to standing room only crowds nationwide. In 2025, he embarked on the biggest tour of his career, The Road to Us, thrilling audiences in almost 60 cities throughout North America.

Local Event: Shaun Cassidy - UNWRAPPED: Songs & Stories for the Holidays

Shaun Cassidy - UNWRAPPED: Songs & Stories for...

Shaun Cassidy is an American writer, producer, actor and Grammy-nominated singer. After originally making his name as a...

Shaun Cassidy - UNWRAPPED: Songs & Stories for the Holidays

Participants hand–ink and print on paper and fabric using some of Nashville’s most recognizable imagery, cut into printing blocks by the designers at Hatch Show Print. As one of the oldest poster and design shops in America, it's still printing show posters for musicians, bands and performers, one at a time, via letterpress printing. At the Block Party, adults work with a selection of hand-carved printing blocks and become familiar with the process of relief printing. Instructors will cover the basics of composing an image, with consideration given to creating layers and using color. Participants will learn how we sling the ink, roll the brayers and design like it’s 1879, making each piece by hand. All materials are provided, including a blank tea towel or tote bag. Attendees may also bring a T-shirt or other clean, washable item on which to print.All materials are provided, including a blank tea towel or tote bag. Attendees may also bring a T-shirt or other clean, washable item on which to print.

Local Event: Hatch Show Print Family Block Party

Hatch Show Print Family Block Party

Participants hand–ink and print on paper and fabric using some of Nashville’s most recognizable imagery, cut into printing...

Inspired by Country Music Hall of Fame member Dolly Parton’s East Tennessee roots, create your own artistic interpretation of the Appalachian Mountains using watercolors and crayons. Participants will also learn about wax resist techniques in art in this self-directed activity. (Recommended for ages 5 and up, but all are welcome)

Local Event: Family Program: Appalachian Watercolor

Family Program: Appalachian Watercolor

Inspired by Country Music Hall of Fame member Dolly Parton’s East Tennessee roots, create your own artistic interpretation of...

“Slick” Joe Fick is one of Nashville’s most in-demand bassists and is widely known among fellow musicians for his virtuosic slap technique and acrobatic showmanship. He has performed or recorded with early rock pioneers Sonny Burgess, Country Music Hall of Fame member James Burton, Cordell Jackson and Wanda Jackson, as well as with Country Music Hall of Fame vocal group the Jordanaires. Fick portrayed Country Music Hall of Fame Member Elvis Presley’s bassist, Bill Black, in the 2005 film "Walk the Line" and played upright bass on the soundtrack to the 2022 film "Elvis." In 2009, he moved to Nashville and became a full-time member of the Don Kelley Band, performing five nights a week at Robert's Western World. Fick stepped into the role of band leader in 2020, fronting Kelley's Heroes, a continuation of the Don Kelley Band.

Local Event: Musician Spotlight: Joe Fick

Musician Spotlight: Joe Fick

“Slick” Joe Fick is one of Nashville’s most in-demand bassists and is widely known among fellow musicians for his virtuosic...

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Family Program: Suncatchers

OCT

31

10:00 AM

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

Family Program: Halloween Hootenanny

OCT

31

1:00 PM

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

Family Program: Bedazzled Buttons

NOV

1

10:00 AM

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

Musician Spotlight: Eddy Dunlap

NOV

1

1:00 PM

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

Bruce Cockburn in Concert with Special Guest Livingston Taylor

NOV

1

7:30 PM

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

Family Program: Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

NOV

7

1:00 PM

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

Panel Discussion: Roger Miller's Wit, Wisdom, and Wonder

NOV

7

2:30 PM

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

Family Program: Hip Hats

NOV

8

10:00 AM

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

Musician Spotlight: Eamon McLoughlin

NOV

8

1:00 PM

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

Family Program: Make a Postcard for Hatch Show Print

NOV

10

10:00 AM

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

Sanctuary Park Tour: Celebrating 40 Years of The Jayhawks with Special Guest Mary Gauthier

NOV

13

7:30 PM

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

Family Program: Fam Jam

NOV

14

9:30 AM

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

Bluegrass and Beyond: Jim Hurst Band

NOV

14

11:00 AM

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

Family Program: Tennessee Two-Step

NOV

14

11:00 AM

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

Bluegrass and Beyond: Carson Peters & Iron Mountain

NOV

14

1:00 PM

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

Hatch Show Print Block Party