GRAND OLE OPRY HOUSE PARKING

Nashville, Tennessee is known as “Music City” due to its rich country music heritage, particularly its most famous folk and country music show, the Grand Ole Opry. Located in the city’s Music Valley neighborhood at the Grand Ole Opry House, the venue receives visitors from around the world every year, making it important to book convenient Grand Ole Opry House parking in advance with ParkWhiz. The show was created by radio announcer George D. Hay in 1925 for the Nashville radio station WSM as the “WSM Barn Dance”, with the name “Grand Ole Opry” coined in 1927. The show proved very popular with musicians and fans alike, enough that it moved successively from its original location at a radio studio to what is now the Belcourt Theatre in 1934, and then the Dixie Tabernacle in 1936, and the Nashville War Memorial Auditorium in 1939 before staying at what is now the Ryman Auditorium from 1943 to 1974. The show moved to a new purpose-built theatre in 1973, its current home at the Grand Ole Opry House. The venue was renovated following a flood in 2010, increasing backstage amenities for performers. Since 1999, the show has been held at the Ryman Auditorium for three months each year, when the program is known as “Opry at the Ryman”. The show continues to attract top talent to perform each year, subsequently increasing its fanbase. This can make it difficult to find a Grand Ole Opry House parking space unless you think ahead and book with ParkWhiz.