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SummerFest Comes to Opryland and Music City USA This Summer

By Carol Muse Evans

There’s one cool place for families to get away this summer, all under one roof.

Summerfest continues all summer at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee, Music City USA. And it’s fun, music, games and activities for the whole family — young and old. 

Thursdays jump-start every weekend with a county party and jamboree, presenting music from a Nashville country band, with entertainment and activities such as lassoing cowboys and card sharks. Did we mention dancing? And Tennessee artisans will display their crafts.

Every Friday night, kids, teens, parents and grandparents can dance to beach music.  Opryland becomes a boardwalk for ice cream and cotton candy, and fun games like Limbo, Twister and Beach Blanket Bingo are held on the property.

Saturdays are topped off with a Mardi Gras celebration and carnival. Cajun food and drink will get you in the mood to enjoy the live music, beads and coins, party hats, jugglers, magicians, jesters, stilt-walkers and more Mardi Gras fun.  And every evening’s event begins with a parade.

Other fun throughout the summer includes the hotel and garden tours, kids’ activity stations, scavenger hunts, relaxation stations, wine and cheese tastings for mom and dad, golf, swimming, and more. You can learn more about other Nashville activities at www.musiccityusa.com.

Special summer packages begin at $114 per person. For more information, call 888-OPRY-872 or visit www.gaylordopryland.com.

Carol Muse Evans is Family Travel Editor for Travellady.com, an Alabama freelance writer and publisher of BIRMINGHAM PARENT magazine.

Photos courtesy of GAYLORD OPRYLAND

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