Getting Around CMA Fest
MAPS & MORE
Located in downtown Nashville, all official CMA Fest stages and activities are easy to navigate! Discover transportation options below. Visit our Maps and More page for more information about locations.
SHUTTLES
Access to complimentary daily and nightly CMA Fest shuttles is available for four-night stadium pass holders. Shuttles stop approximately every 20 to 30 minutes, though times may vary based on traffic. Every stop is ADA accessible!
DAYTIME SHUTTLE STOP LOCATIONS (8:30AM – 8:00PM):
Fan Fair X (Music City Center): on 6th Ave S at Demonbreun
Ascend Amphitheater: on Korean Veterans Boulevard at 1st Ave S
Bridgestone Arena Plaza: on Broadway between Rep John Lewis Way and 6th Ave S
Walk of Fame Park / Fan Alley: on 4th Ave S between Broadway and Demonbreun St
Nissan Stadium: on the South corner of Woodland St. and S 1st St
NIGHTTIME SHUTTLE STOP LOCATIONS (8:00PM – 1:00AM):
Nissan Stadium: on the South corner of Woodland St. and S 1st St
Korean Veterans Boulevard: on Korean Veterans Boulevard between 2nd Ave S and 3rd Ave S
Commerce St: on Commerce St near 3rd Ave N
GETTING TO NISSAN STADIUM
Due to ongoing construction in the area of CMA Fest, parking availability is extremely limited. Festival organizers kindly encourage general ticket purchasers to utilize rideshare or public parking, or pedestrians may walk across the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, Woodland Street Bridge or Korean Veterans Blvd Bridge. Limited parking passes for Nissan Stadium will go on sale to the public Thursday, May 30 at 10:00AM CT on Ticketmaster. Parking will only be sold in advance. There will be no parking sold on-site during the event! The four-day parking pass will be delivered as individual tickets, so it can be transferred to other drivers in your group. After purchase, your pass can be accessed and managed from the CMA Connect App. Parking lots at Nissan Stadium open at 8:00AM each morning and allow one exit and re-entry before 4:00PM. Vehicles must be cleared two hours after the show ends each night.
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DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE PARKING
For other parking located in downtown Nashville near CMA Fest, visit NashvilleDowntown.com for an interactive map and parking guide.
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WeGo Public Transit will operate a special event train on Saturday, June 8, 2024, from Lebanon to downtown Nashville for the CMA Fest concert at Nissan Stadium. The train will depart from Lebanon Station at 4 p.m., Hamilton Springs at 4:08 p.m., Martha at 4:15 p.m., Mt. Juliet at 4:25 p.m., Hermitage at 4:35 p.m., Donelson at 4:45 p.m. and arrive at Nashville’s Riverfront Station at 5 p.m. The return train to Lebanon departs Riverfront Station one hour after the concert. Tickets can only be purchased in advance for $15 plus a $2 processing fee at ticketsnashville.com, beginning a month before event.
DECIDE TO RIDE
In 2021, Anheuser-Busch, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), and Uber announced a first-of-its-kind industry coalition centered on the shared goal of ending drunk driving. The coalition kicked off with a campaign called Decide to Ride that focuses on changing behavior and connecting with consumers before they even take the first sip and sharing a simple call to action – if you drink, don’t drive, Decide to Ride.
CMA Fest rideshare pickup and drop off locations:
- North Side of Korean Veterans Blvd from 1st Ave to 7th Ave
- 7th Ave S from Broadway to Commerce St
- Interstate Dr between Woodland St and Shelby Ave
- Crutcher St at S 2nd St
PROHIBITED VEHICLES
Scooters including shared urban mobility devices (Lime, Bird, Volt, etc.) are NOT permitted at CMA Fest. Bikes, skateboards, roller-blades and hover-boards are also not permitted. For more information about prohibited items, visit our FAQs page.
