This is Nashville’s #1 country line & partner dancing festival! We’re bringing you fun & high energy dance instruction for a weekend of dancing, boot stomping live music, and memories to last. Plan to dance A LOT and be surrounded by others learning just like you! Plus: social dancing, dance competitions, food trucks, full bar, live music, and more. Bring your boots and we can’t wait to see you there!

You can get your tickets to 2025 by clicking here!

Yes there will be main full bars and satellite bars throughout the festival. 21+ ONLY You must have your ID checked during check in to receive your alcohol wristband each day. We encourage responsible social drinking for all of our guests that are of legal age. You MUST have a valid ID, there are no exceptions. Remember to tip your bartenders.

BNA Nashville International Airport 1 Terminal Dr, Nashville, TN 37214

There are multiple hotels within walking distance to the venue! Some options are: Holiday Inn Express & Suites - 2461 McGavock Pk, Nashville, TN 37214 Best Western Suites - 201 Music City Cir, Nashville, TN 37214 Gaylord Opryland Resort - 2800 Opryland Dr, Nashville, TN 37214

Yes, we will have food trucks at the venue available for our guests as well as a full restaurant at Scoreboards Bar & Grill!

Charging packs for your phone. A notebook if you want to take notes in class. A warm jacket. We will also have NDF sweatshirts available for sale. A backpack is a great idea to bring with you when you aren't in your room for the day. Your bag will need to be checked with security before entering the event. Cash for bartender tips and water bottles/etc.

There will be ample on site parking! Please check the map and look for directional signage at the event.

As much as we love our furry friends, and some not so furry, we unfortunately will not allow pets at Nashville Dance Fest.

This is an ALL ages event. Children under 8 years of age are allowed in for free but must be with a ticketed adult. Children 8 years and older will need a ticket. There are no youth tickets available. Inside of The Nashville Palace building they have a policy that all persons under 21 will be marked with large X's. They must leave the building by 10pm. There will be social dancing floors outside in the festival grounds until midnight.

Water will be for sale at each main bar and satellite bar. Vendors will also have water for sale. Outside in the festival grounds there will be complimentary water available for workshops at each dance floor. Once workshops end at 6pm, we will break down our complimentary water stations.

All tickets are final sale and cannot be exchanged or refunded. By purchasing a ticket to this event, you agree to this purchase policy. Before purchasing your tickets, we urge you to confirm the title, time, and location of the event. While we will never cancel an event because of weather or environmental conditions; conditions may necessitate a postponement to a later date. In the event of a weather postponement we will work diligently with our local partners to give as much advanced notice as possible and secure a make-up date. Your tickets will automatically transfer to the new date. If the participant is unable to attend the make-up date, we will provide a ticket credit that can be used for any future Kickstart Country events.

Great! No bad habits ;) That is NO problem! We all started somewhere and we are more than happy to help you get comfortable and confident. These events are a great place to meet other people who also started in a similar place of their journey.

Not at all, we rotate during classes and have fill ins as needed. So come with or without your drinking buddies and friends and meet people here!

ALL LEVELS! This event will have something to offer to someone who has never been on a dance floor, doesn't own boots, and has never gotten to take a lesson or danced before. We will have classes that go over basics and breaking it down for brand new dancers. This event is also INCREDIBLE for advanced and high level competitors in the social and bar community. We will be deep diving with pros into concepts and fine tuning your dance as well as stunt, lift, and aerial classes.

There is a fee per each competion and pricing is available on the Dance Place link here

Home of the Honky Tonk World Championships!!! There will be elite showdowns for both team and partner competitions. We will also have the following types of standard competitions: Line Dance Strictly Partner Dance Jack & Jill Partner Dance Click here to learn more or register. Come compete for one-of-a-kind buckles.

Starting August 1st 2024 you can find links to demos, step sheets, and more on our competition page, under the line dance section. www.nashvilledancefest.com/competitions

We strongly suggest wearing shoes that are already broken in. We suggest shoes that fit well, leather boots will be common and so will dance shoes - both work great. The biggest suggestion we have is nothing with solid rubber bottoms. We have had students suggest Toms, dance shoes, Walmart brand shoes with soft bottoms.

Yes, but be safe and make sure both partners agree to doing the lifts. Every guest will sign a release form before the event to attend. If you drop a partner during a competition, you will be disqualified.

All event staff will not be allowed to compete in any of the standard competitions. We want YOU to win! However, staff ARE allowed to compete in the the Honky Tonk World Championships where the dance level is ELITE. You better bring the heat to compete at this level.

No problem, we know not everyone can take the weekend off. If you are unable to join us for the day time workshops you can purchase a Concerts and Social Dancing pass that begins at 5pm, just in time to come watch the competitions. This pass will give you access to all the evening concerts, social dancing floors, and watching competitions.