35 verified parking spots in SoBro, Nashville: 3 free, 14 validated and 18 paid. Nothing is listed until we've reviewed it, and locals help keep it current.
3 free
14 validated
18 paid
Free parking
7th Ave S Street Parking (Peabody dead end)
Free street parking, both sides, but do not touch the gated lot
FreeStreet parking6 locals confirmed
A YeeHaw Brewing employee sent this one in. 7th Ave S dead-ends into a gravel lot just off Peabody, and the street parking on both sides down to the end is free. Walking distance to YeeHaw, White Duck Taco and the south end of Music City Center. The catch is partway down the block: there is a gated area reserved for YeeHaw employees, and they tow if you park inside it or block the entrance. Read the block before you leave the car. Reported 8/12/26.
Where 7th Ave S between Peabody St and the dead end, both sides
Source: Local confirmed
Nashville Childrens Theatre Lot
Free lot for Nashville Children's Theatre, enter from Middleton St
FreeTheatre lot
Nashville Children's Theatre has its own dedicated lot and says parking is always free. Enter from Middleton St between 2nd Ave and Hermitage Ave. The theatre is on the Richard Fulton campus, next to the Old Howard School Building, and says the lot has room for everything from minivans to caravans. The page doesn't say whether you can park there when you aren't seeing a show. Read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the theatre at 25 Middleton St.
Where NCT lot, enter from Middleton St between 2nd Ave and Hermitage Ave
Street parking only, and the block is usually not fighting for it
FreeStreet parking1 local confirmed
New Heights has no lot of its own, so you are parking on the street. The good news is who else is on the block: this stretch of Rep. John Lewis Way S, the old 5th Ave S, is light on businesses competing for the same curb, so there is usually room even when the taproom is full. We walked it on 8/20/26 and found no meters, no pay stations and no posted restrictions. That is what we saw on one visit, not a promise about every block down here, so still read the curb where you land. The taproom opens at 2pm on weekdays and noon on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and there is no kitchen, so check whether the food truck is out before you plan dinner around it. Pin is the brewery, not a parking space.
Where Street parking on Rep. John Lewis Way S and the surrounding blocks, 928 Rep. John Lewis Way S
Source: Local confirmed
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Validated parking
1 Kitchen (1 Hotel Nashville valet)
The hotel validates 2 hours of valet when you dine at 1 Kitchen
ValidatedHotel valet
1 Kitchen is the restaurant inside 1 Hotel Nashville at 710 Demonbreun St. The restaurant told us by phone on 11/4/26 that the hotel validates 2 hours of valet for diners. It didn't say whether those 2 hours are free or what you pay after, so ask your server how to validate when you sit down. This is for 1 Kitchen diners, not a cheap place to park for Broadway or a show at Music City Center. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the hotel.
Where 1 Hotel Nashville valet, 710 Demonbreun St
Source: 1 Kitchen told us by phone 11/4/26
Crema Downtown (lot out front)
90 minutes free in Crema's lot, grab a kiosk receipt
ValidatedCafe lot
Crema's own page says parking in its attached lot is free for 90 minutes, and to grab a receipt from the kiosk by the stairs. It doesn't say what happens after 90 minutes or whether you have to buy something. Crema is open 6:30am to 6pm weekdays, 7am to 6pm Saturday and 7am to 4pm Sunday. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the cafe at 15 Hermitage Ave; the lot is attached.
Four Seasons Nashville valet (Mimo, Riviere Rooftop, Bacco)
Free valet up to 3 hours when you dine at Mimo, Rivière Rooftop or Bacco
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The Four Seasons says valet is free for up to three hours for guests dining at Mimo or Rivière Rooftop, and up to six hours for spa guests. Otherwise valet is $61, and the hotel doesn't offer self-parking. Bacco, also at 100 Demonbreun St, lists complimentary parking for 0 to 3 hours on its own page but doesn't say how you claim it, so tell the valet where you're eating. Neither page says what happens past the free window or whether there's a ticket to stamp. Hotel page read 11/3/26, Bacco's page read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the hotel at 100 Demonbreun St.
JW Marriott Nashville valet (888 and Bourbon Steak)
Up to 4 hours of free valet if you're eating at 888 or Bourbon Steak
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Two restaurants in the JW Marriott Nashville give diners free valet at the hotel for up to 4 hours. 888 Japanese Restaurant & Vinyl Lounge says the host validates your valet ticket when you check in for your reservation, so hand it over at the stand instead of waiting until the check comes. Bourbon Steak's site says complimentary valet is provided for up to 4 hours, but it doesn't say how you validate, so ask your host. Neither restaurant says what happens past 4 hours or whether bar-only guests qualify, so if you're just stopping in for a drink, ask first. Both restaurants' pages read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the hotel valet.
10 free on-site spots, then 2 hours validated for dining guests
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Kosho publishes its own parking terms and they are better than most of downtown. There are 10 complimentary on-site spots, first come first served, and dining guests get 2 hours of parking validation. That validation is the part worth planning around, because 10 spots at a restaurant that only opens 5pm to 9pm on weeknights and 10pm on weekends will be gone on a Friday. Ask about validation when you sit down rather than on your way out. One catch worth knowing: these terms live only inside a graphic on their parking page, so they do not show up in a search and most people arriving here have no idea the validation exists. What their page does not say is which garage the validation covers, so ask inside. We are also not calling the street parking on this block free, because nothing first-party says it is and this stretch may sit inside Metro's paid zone. Terms read off koshobytabu.com/parking on 8/22/26 and checked again 11/12/26. Pin is the restaurant.
Where 538 6th Ave S, on-site spots at the restaurant
First hour free, the rest free with the clinic's validation
ValidatedVet clinic1 local confirmed
Little Urban Vet's own parking page says parking is always free for one hour, and any time beyond that is free with validation. Turn off Hermitage Avenue at Cork and Barrel onto Academy Place and the garage is immediately on your left. Bring your parking pass inside and the clinic validates it. A quick visit fits in the free hour, but if the appointment runs long, get the pass validated before you leave. This is for clinic visits, not a free place to leave your car downtown. Pin is the garage side on Academy Place.
Where Garage on Academy Place, first left off Hermitage Ave at Cork and Barrel. Clinic at 64 Hermitage Ave
Merge's second shop opened 11/2/26 at 803 Lea Ave in SoBro. Its own page says there's free 30-minute validated parking but doesn't say which lot or how you claim it, so ask at the counter when you order. Merge also says street parking on Lea is free and there's a paid lot directly across the street. Metro lists SoBro street parking as metered 24 hours, so check the curb for a meter before you count on free. Thirty minutes is a coffee stop, not a work session. Merge page read 11/9/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the shop.
Nashville Entrepreneur Center (Trolley Barns Garage)
Three free hours for EC visitors in the Trolley Barns Garage
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The Entrepreneur Center gives visitors three free hours in the red brick garage behind the Trolley Barns, 15 Lea Avenue, per the EC's own contact page. Scan the validation QR at the EC front desk. Metropolis runs the garage, so have your plate number handy if you don't have an account. The front desk is open Monday to Thursday 8 to 5 and Friday 8 to 4, closed weekends, so the validation only works when someone's there. The EC admits the signage isn't obvious: walk down the sidewalk to the front door at 41 Peabody, which faces Harper's. Pin is the garage.
Where Red brick garage behind the Trolley Barns, 15 Lea Ave. EC at 41 Peabody St
Pinewood gives its guests three free hours in the Trolley Barns Garage off Lea Avenue, per Pinewood's own site. Park, then scan the validation QR at the host stand. Three hours covers dinner and a round of bowling, but a full night by the pool can run longer, and Pinewood doesn't publish what the garage charges after. This is for Pinewood guests, not free downtown parking. Pin is the garage.
Where Trolley Barns Garage, 15 Lea Ave. Pinewood at 33 Peabody St
1.5 hours validated for Two Hands or Maiz de la Vida diners
ValidatedGarage (Metropolis)
Two restaurants in the Prima Tower validate 1.5 hours in the Prima parking garage, entered off 8th Ave S and Paseo Place, and each one covers different floors. Two Hands guests park on the second or third floor; floors above the third are residents only. Scan the Metropolis QR code at your spot to pay, then get the validation code from the host stand. That's on Two Hands' own page, and the restaurant told us the same by phone on 11/4/26. Maiz de la Vida guests can use the first, second or third floor: create a Metropolis account, since the garage reads your plate, then scan the QR code inside the restaurant after you eat. Maiz told us that by phone on 11/4/26 too. Neither says what you pay past 1.5 hours. Both pages read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is Google's entry for Prima at 620 8th Ave S.
Where Prima garage, unmarked spaces on floors 2 and 3
$15 for up to 3 hours, $25 for 6, with Hall of Fame validation
ValidatedPublic garage
Country Music Hall of Fame visitors park here for a flat $15 for up to 3 hours or $25 for up to 6 hours with the museum's validation. Members get another $5 off, so $10 or $20. Pick up the validation code at the Museum Info Desk inside the Conservatory before 5pm. The museum rate only runs 9am to 6pm. The museum's page doesn't name the operator, give the garage's regular rate, or say what you pay past 6 hours. The museum offers the same deal at the Walk of Fame Parking Garage on 4th Ave S. Google lists this garage at 208 3rd Ave S, and the museum says 210. The museum's page was updated 10/19/26 and read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is Google's entry for the garage.
Free valet at The Joseph if you're eating at Yolan, with validation
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Yolan's own page says its guests get complimentary valet at the front drive of The Joseph, the hotel Yolan is inside, and that validation is required. The page doesn't say how long the free valet covers, where you validate, or what valet costs if you're not eating at Yolan, so ask your server before the check comes. Yolan lists its address as 403 4th Ave S, and Google lists the hotel at 401 Korean Veterans Blvd. The page isn't dated and was read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the hotel.
Where Front drive of The Joseph, 401 Korean Veterans Blvd
Validated inside The Southern Steak, 3 hours free. No sticker, no free parking.
ValidatedRestaurant1 local confirmed
The Southern actually validates. Self-park in the Symphony Place Garage, the Pinnacle garage on 3rd Ave S right next to their patio, then ask your server for a validation sticker and the first 3 hours are free. Past 3 hours you are on the garage's own rate, which is not published. Clearance in there is 6 feet 9 inches, so a tall vehicle wants somewhere else.
$15 for up to 3 hours, $25 for 6, with Hall of Fame validation
ValidatedPublic garage
Country Music Hall of Fame visitors park here for a flat $15 for up to 3 hours or $25 for up to 6 hours with the museum's validation. Members get another $5 off, so $10 or $20. Pick up the validation code at the Museum Info Desk inside the Conservatory before 5pm. The museum rate only runs 9am to 6pm. Several drivers say in Google reviews that the validation didn't take at the pay machine here and they were charged the full rate. Keep your validation, and if the machine won't accept it, go back to the museum before you pay. The museum's page doesn't name the operator, give the garage's regular rate, or say what you pay past 6 hours. The museum gives the address as 161 4th Ave S. Google calls it the Hilton Hotel and Walk of Fame Garage and lists it at 121 4th Ave S. The museum offers the same deal at the SoBro Tower Garage on 3rd Ave S. The museum's page was updated 10/19/26 and read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the 161 4th Ave S address the museum gives.
Metropolis garage at 217 2nd Ave S. Drive-up rates on Metropolis's page on 10/14: $8 up to 1 hour, $17 up to 2, $22 up to 4, $28 up to 6, $36 up to 12, $60 for the day. Metropolis prices move, so check the screen before you pay. No reservations here. The page doesn't mention hours or overnight parking. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the address.
Metropolis's 222 2nd Ave Garage, with the entrance at 206 2nd Ave S. Drive-up rates on Metropolis's page on 10/14: $10 up to 1 hour, $20 up to 2, $25 up to 4, $35 up to 8, $45 up to 12 and for the day. Metropolis prices move, so check the screen before you pay. No reservations here. Two restaurants validate here. The Hampton Social at 201 1st Ave S, which backs onto this garage, told us by phone on 11/4/26 that its guests pay $8.56 for up to 3 hours, and that there's no street parking to fall back on. If you're eating at ZuZu at 215 1st Ave S, its own page says it has no valet but will validate 3 hours if you park at the 222 Parking Garage. It doesn't say how, so ask your server. Rates read 10/14/26, ZuZu's page read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the entrance.
Metropolis parking at 520 Lea Ave, open 24 hours. Drive-up rates on Metropolis's page on 10/14: $4.56 up to 30 minutes, $7.29 up to 1 hour, $13.67 up to 3, $18.22 up to 4, $27.33 for the day. Metropolis prices move, so check the screen before you pay. No reservations here. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the entrance.
Metropolis lot on Rutledge Hill, entrance at 35 Hermitage Ave. Drive-up rates on Metropolis's page on 10/14: $9.11 up to 1 hour, $18.22 up to 4, $27.33 up to 12, $45.56 for the day. Metropolis prices move, so check the screen before you pay. No reservations here. The page doesn't mention overnight parking. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the lot.
Metropolis lot, entrance at 717 Ewing Ave. Metropolis's page on 10/14 shows a range for each stay: $4.80 to $7.20 up to 1 hour, $9.60 to $14.40 up to 4, $12 to $18 up to 10, $19.20 to $28.80 for the day. It doesn't say what decides where in the range you land, so check the screen before you pay. No reservations here. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the lot.
$20 valet or $12 to $20 self-park, depending on the night
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City Winery's own parking page says the lot runs as valet or self-park depending on the night, and the reminder email they send 72 hours before your show tells you which. Valet is $20 a car, starts around 4pm at the main entrance, and takes cash or card. Self-park typically runs $12 to $20 depending on time and demand, paid through the QR codes posted in the lot, no cash. PMC manages it. The page doesn't say whether you need a show or dinner reservation to park, or how long the price covers, and it isn't dated. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the building.
$5 valet at lunch, $10 at dinner, free for Etch loyalty members
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Etch runs valet from a booth on the corner of Demonbreun St and Almond St, in front of the Encore Tower. It's $5 at lunch and $10 at dinner, and members of Etch's loyalty program get validated parking free. The page doesn't say how long valet covers, whether you have to be eating at Etch to use it, or how members validate, so ask when you check in. Etch warns of long waits on concert, game and event nights downtown. Its page was updated 4/1/26 and read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the restaurant, not the valet booth.
Where Valet booth at Demonbreun St and Almond St, in front of Encore Tower
The arena's own page sells this one, so it is not a gamble: $25 for any Bridgestone Arena show and for Predators games, bought in advance through the arena. A church lot two blocks off Broadway, which is why it beats circling the honky tonk garages on a show night. Bridgestone does not publish whether the $25 holds for every event or whether spots are left day-of, so buy ahead rather than driving down and hoping. The church's own parking page adds the rest. All its lots are open to the public and managed by Towne Park: Lot A across 7th Ave behind the Customs House, Lot B at 7th Ave and McGavock, and Lot C, the big lot behind the church. You pay by scanning the QR on the signs, and Towne Park's price changes with whatever is happening downtown, so check the screen. Parking is reserved for church on Sundays 7:45am to 12:45pm and at the top of Lot C on Wednesdays 6pm to 9:30pm, and it's free for church services and events. Lot D, the gated lot by the playground, is accessible parking only. Worth knowing generally: camping and staying overnight on arena property is prohibited. Church page read 11/3/26.
Metropolis self-park lot, entrance at 125 3rd Ave S, a block off Broadway. Metropolis's page on 10/14 shows a range for each stay: $10.89 to $16.33 up to 1 hour, $18.14 to $27.22 up to 2, $25.40 to $38.10 up to 3, $36.28 to $54.42 up to 12. It doesn't say what decides where in the range you land, so check the screen before you pay. Parking.com lists it as open 24/7 with no overnight parking. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the lot.
Metro's lots at the Howard Office Building on the Richard H. Fulton campus. Entrance and exit are on Lindsley Avenue. The posted sign reads free visitor parking 6am to 6pm Monday through Friday, pay parking all other times, so a weekday errand at the county clerk costs nothing and a Friday night show does not. After hours it is Metro ParkSmart zone HOB at $2.00 an hour. Pay by the QR code on the sign or text TN1208 to 53242. Credit card transactions carry a convenience fee on top. One thing we have not confirmed: this sign posts a single rate with no tier ladder, while Metro's on-street zones climb to $5 an hour after the second hour. We do not know yet whether a long session here stays at $2, so check the app total before you walk away. This is the cheap option for a show at 3rd & Lindsley, a few minutes away on foot. Getting there means crossing 2nd Avenue, so use the lit crosswalk. The pin sits on the office building itself. Do not look for a gate on 2nd Avenue, turn in from Lindsley.
Where Howard Office Building lots, Fulton campus, entrance and exit on Lindsley Avenue
$20 covers a 9 hour shift, $15 for anything under 5
PaidConvention center garage6 locals confirmed
The largest covered garage downtown, three levels, 1,800 spaces, sitting across from Bridgestone's south entrance, which makes it the default on an arena night. Primary entrance P3 is at 7th and Demonbreun, with P1 and P2 along 6th Ave. Rates effective June 2, 2025 go by bracket: $15 up to 5 hours, $20 from 5 to 9, $25 from 9 to 12, $30 from 12 to 18, and $45 overnight. That $20 bracket is the one to know if you work down here, because it covers a full shift and undercuts most of the Broadway garages. Lose your ticket and it is $45. There is no in and out on one ticket, so stepping out to move the car means paying twice, and no trailers. Special event rates get posted at the entrance and run higher, so a convention or a show is not this card. Monthly parking is closed to new applicants, and the contact for the waitlist is contractedparking@nashvillemcc.com. Twelve ChargePoint EV stations, four per level, at standard rates. Pay by card on the way out. Rates read off the venue's own page on 2026-08-03.
Where 701 Demonbreun St, main entrance at 7th and Demonbreun
Ascend's directions page points concertgoers to this garage, and says show parking runs from 2 hours before the event to 2 hours after it ends. PMC runs it, open 24 hours, and calls it a 3-minute walk to Ascend. Pay with PMC Pay from your phone, no app needed. Neither page lists a price, and Ascend links to AXS to buy ahead. PMC lists it at 50 Peabody St; Google has it at 77 Guthrie St. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the garage itself.
Where 50 Peabody St (PMC's address; Google lists 77 Guthrie St)
Metropolis lot, entrance at 425 6th Ave S. Drive-up rates on Metropolis's page on 10/14: free up to 15 minutes, $15.50 up to 2 hours, $35 up to 4, $41.50 up to 8, $65 up to 12. Metropolis prices move, so check the screen before you pay. There's another lot under the Platinum name across the street at 424; this card is for 425. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the entrance address.
Garage at 574 Demonbreun St. The operator's page on parking.com lists it as open 24/7 but says overnight parking isn't allowed. It says drive-up rates apply without posting them, so check the price at the entrance. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the garage.
Metropolis self-park lot, entrance at 314 3rd Ave S. Drive-up rates on Metropolis's page on 10/14: $21.95 up to 3 hours, $43.80 up to 12, $65.85 for the day. Metropolis prices move, so check the screen before you pay. Parking.com lists it as open 24/7 with a 7 foot 2 inch height limit and no overnight parking. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the lot.
The Symphony sells prepaid parking for each concert through ParkWhiz at nearby lots, and its own page puts the price at $10 to $35 a pass. Each lot's operator sets the price and fees may be added. Passes are one concert at a time, and the Symphony says lots fill, so book ahead. Subscribers get a discount through the Buy Discounted Parking link on their mobile tickets. The page doesn't name the garages, so check which lot your pass is for before you drive. Symphony page read 11/9/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the concert hall, not a lot.
Metered 24 hours, but two streets here are $2 flat
PaidMetered street parking
SoBro is Zone 2 in Metro's Central Parking District, which Metro publishes as 24 hour enforcement. The free-after-6 window that Midtown, Music Row and Hillsboro Village get does not exist here, and that catches people out constantly. Metro does not publish which days are enforced or how holidays work, so the pay station is the last word. Rates ladder up: $2 an hour for the first two hours, $5 for hours three and four, $6 past five, ten hour cap. The exception worth knowing is Metro's SoBro economy zone, a flat $2 an hour, which its zone map places on Palmer Pl and on Lea Ave between Rutledge St and 2nd Ave S. Once your session runs out the car has to leave the zone for at least thirty minutes, so you cannot just keep feeding it. For a Bridgestone show or a Music City Center event a garage usually beats the meter anyway. And if you do get a ticket: Metro will waive a single parking violation if you left the car and got home by rideshare, taxi, transit or a designated driver, as long as you have proof like a receipt and file within 24 hours. Rates and zone map read off nashville.gov on 2026-08-03.
SmartPark Symphony Place garage at 150 3rd Ave S, handy for Bridgestone Arena and the Schermerhorn. Rate varies and day-rates can reset late at night, so read the signage. Worth knowing: if you are eating at The Southern Steak & Oyster on the ground floor, ask your server for a validation sticker and your first 3 hours are free. Clearance is 6 feet 9 inches.