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Nashville Half Marathon & 5K Community Notification

Road Closure Notice

Saturday, October 25, 2025

Race Start Time: 7:00 AM

The Nashville Half Marathon & 5K will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2025, starting at 7:00 AM and finishing at approximately 11:30 AM. In an effort to minimize the event’s impact on your business or residence, we are taking this opportunity to inform you about road-impact relating to the event supporting the American Cancer Society. Please see the map below for usage route roads and estimated times of impact.

Below are suggested alternate streets for accessing various areas. If you need access across any of the route-street, there will be police officers to guide you. Officers at the intersections will do their best to work traffic across roads when there are breaks in the line of walkers / runners. We ask all drivers to proceed with caution.

  • Broadway and Church St. to access Downtown area.
  • 4th Ave So, and 8th Ave So (during breaks in runners/walkers) to travel North/South.
  • 12th Ave S to avoid Music Row closures
  • Jefferson St to travel to East and West Nashville

This letter serves as a courtesy notice to inform you that on-street parking will be TEMPORARILY restricted in the areas listed below on the day of the race. Please plan to park your vehicle in an alternate location during the Nashville Half Marathon & 5K on October 25, 2025. Any vehicles left in No Parking areas, during the dates and times listed above, will be ticketed, and towed at the owner’s expense. Participants will be using downtown public garages for event parking.


NO PARKING AREAS:

  • Gay St/ Gay St Connector from 3rd Ave N to 1st Ave N @ Church St
  • 4th Ave N. from Harrison St. to 3rd Ave N.
  • Titans Way
  • 1st Ave S./N. from Demonbreun St. to Union St.
  • Victory Ave
  • Union St. from 1st Ave to 2nd Ave
  • S. 1st St. from Victory Ave to Davidson St.
  • 2nd Ave from Demonbreun St. to Commerce St.
  • Music Square East from Dorothy Place to Buddy Killen Roundabout
  • Demonbreun St. from Buddy Killen Roundabout to 1st Ave North

If you have any questions about the event or this notification please contact: · Race Contact please email hello@runnash.com or contact Cristina Young 615-480-5044 · For inquiries about the traffic control plan or security for this event, please contact Curtis Watkins at Curtis@associatedprotective.us or 615-387-1850 · For additional information regarding the STREET CLOSURES for this event, please contact Cody Baker at cody.baker@nashville.gov , or by calling 615-862-8686 · For additional information regarding the PARADE PERMIT process, please contact Gordon Richard at gordon.richard@nashville.gov, or by phone at 615-862-8597

Music City Turkey Trot Community Notification

The Music City Turkey Trot 5k Run/Walk and 1 Mile will take place on Thursday, November 27th starting at 8:00 AM and finishing at approximately 10:00 AM. To minimize the event’s impact on your business or residence, we are taking this opportunity to inform you about road impact relating to the event. Please see the map below for usage route roads and estimated times of impact. Please see the map below for usage route roads and estimated times of impact.

If you have any questions about the event or this notification, please e-mail hello@runnash.com. For inquiries about the traffic control plan or security for this event please contact Comprehensive Security, Mikie Adams at 615-974-0087 or at madams@comprehensivesecurityllc.com.

Below are suggested alternate streets for accessing various areas. If you need access across any of the route-street, there will be police officers to guide you. Officers at the intersections will do their best to work traffic across roads when there are breaks in the line of walkers/runners. We ask all drivers to proceed with caution.

  • Broadway and Church St. to access the riverfront area.
  • 1st Ave So, 2nd Ave So, 4th Ave So, and 8th Ave So (during breaks in runners/walkers) to travel North/South.
  •  James Robertson or Woodland Street to cross the river East or West