Our history

The Nashville Sports Council is established to help promote and drive sports tourism in the Music City.

The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is the first live sporting event held at the (then) new Nashville Arena.

A new Nashville tradition is established. The first Music City Bowl is held at Vanderbilt Stadium with Virginia Tech beating Alabama 38-7.

The (then) Country Music Marathon adds another event to downtown Nashville, bringing together thousands of runners and volunteers from around the country.

The first SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament at Gaylord Entertainment Center (Bridgestone Arena)

The NCAA Women's Final Four takes place at Bridgestone Arena. UConn tops Notre Dame in the title game. Nearly 53,000 fans attended the Final Four.

The NHL All-Star Game takes place at the home of the Nashville Predators, Bridgestone Arena.

Nashville hosts the Quarterfinal of the prestigious Davis Cup between Team USA and Team Belgium.

The First and Second rounds of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament are held at Bridgestone Arena.

The NFL Draft takes place on lower Broadway in downtown Nashville with over 600,000 fans in attendance.

The 23rd edition of Nashville's Holiday Tradition. Two teams from the SEC and Big Ten battle it out in one of college football's premier bowl games.

SEC football coaches will help preview the 2021 college football season in downtown Nashville.

Top golfers from universities around the country will converge in the Music City along the championship journey.

The U.S. Olympic team will be decided in Nashville as the championships return to Nashville after 25 years.

The SEC women's basketball champion will be crowned inside Bridgestone Arena and punch their ticket to March Madness.