Hundreds of Metro police officers will be highly visible as they work New Year’s Eve
assignments downtown, at the Bicentennial Mall and the Gulch area to help ensure the safety
of Nashvillians and visitors attending “Nashville’s Big Bash” festivities.
The MNPD strongly urges those celebrating the New Year to be vigilant and keep personal items close. If
persons SEE SOMETHING suspicious or concerning, they are urged to immediately SAY
SOMETHING to a nearby officer. Only clear bags will be permitted in Bicentennial Mall
State Park; no backpacks, coolers, duffel bags, etc.
Bicentennial Mall State Park is the site of the official “Bash.” Event gates open at 5
p.m. A program featuring Jelly Roll, Keith Urban, Kane Brown and others will be televised
nationally during the evening before concluding at 12:30 a.m. Persons planning on attending
the show are urged to be aware of the “house rules” concerning prohibited items:
https://www.visitmusiccity.com/newyearseve/house-rules.
Road closures around Bicentennial Mall, north of Jefferson Street, include 6th and 7th
Avenues North and Junior Gilliam Way. Broadway downtown will be closed from
Representative John Lewis Way to 1st Avenue.
RIDESHARE
Rideshare drop off and pick up locations this year will be on Jefferson Street between
5th and 7th Avenues, and on Rosa Parks Boulevard between Harrison and Jefferson Streets.
LOST ITEMS
Two separate plans are in place to reunite persons with lost valuables (cell phones,
wallets, purses, etc.). Those who lose an item(s) while attending Bicentennial Mall events
can go to the Visitor’s Center at Bridgestone Arena on New Year’s Day from 12 noon to 5
p.m. The Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation will be operating this initiative.
Those who lose valuables in the downtown or Gulch areas can go to the lobby of
police department’s Central Precinct, 601 Korean Veterans Boulevard, throughout New
Year’s morning until 12 noon to see if their item(s) were turned in. The MNPD will have
dedicated staff at the Central Precinct to assist in reuniting folks with lost items.
PARTNERSHIPS
The MNPD’s New Year’s Eve planning is in partnership with the FBI, Tennessee
Highway Patrol, Nashville Fire Department, Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, Tennessee
State Parks, Nashville’s Office of Emergency Management, and the Nashville Department of
Transportation.
