Celebrating 4th of July in Nashville (Music City)

The 4th of July in Nashville, Tennesse is billed as one of the biggest Independence Day celebrations in the United States.

But does it live up to the hype, I wondered?

I’d experienced two 4th of July fireworks displays in Austin, Texas since moving here.

For one of the largest states in the union, the annual pyrotechnics show over Ladybird Lake leaves something to be desired. 

Would the capital of Tennessee, a city similar in size to Austin, be any different? 

Beyond the promise of a big fireworks display, I’d been curious about Nashville since settling in Austin. The cities share a love of music.

Nashville, aka “Music City,” is famous for country music, while Austin bills itself as the “Live Music Capital of the World.”

Not being a traveler to visit just one city per trip, I used my first visit to Boston in June as an opportunity to spend the 4th of July in Nashville before returning home.