Regular ARS convention attendees already know this, but we want to reassure those who have never attended one that you will NOT feel out of place or awkward at a rose convention. We LOVE first time attendees and first time rose exhibitors!! Even if you are attending by yourself, it won’t take you long to find someone you will enjoy hanging out with. With a stunning rose show that will give you an opportunity to add roses to your wish list, great and diverse programs, a fabulous variety of vendors and lots of enthusiastic and FUN people, we think we will have something for everyone.
Of course, Nashville is known for music, primarily country music, being home to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Ryman Auditorium and the Grand Ole Opry. The Grand Ole Opry is always a popular destination for those visiting Nashville and offers a weekly shows featuring at least 8 artists. Plan to attend the Friday night, October 2, show after the Convention Reception, only 15 minutes from the Sheraton Hotel.
We are offering NRS Bus Tour on Monday, October 6, that will feature the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and Cheekwood Estate and Gardens.
We have several members of the Nashville Rose Society (as well as a few other folks) who are planning to open their gardens to attendees. These will not be a part of the NRS Bus Tour but something you could do on your own.
Nashville is also well known for food! If you want to try some chic and trendy spots we have a lot of options. Food Network personality Maneet Chauhan and her husband have a local popular restaurant, Chauhan Ale and Masala House. Other well known and rising chefs include Kelly English (Restaurant Iris), Tandy Wilson (Nashville’s City House), Trevor Moran (Locust), Josh Habiger (Bastion), Jake Howell (Peninsula) and Philip Krajeck (Rolf & Daughters, Folk).
Some fun and interesting tours/areas to check out include the Belle Meade Historic Site and Winery, President Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage, The Parthenon (The world’s only exact-size replica of the original Parthenon in Athens) located downtown in Centennial Gardens, and Music City Walk of Fame.
For night owls, Lower Broadway, Printer’s Alley, The District and Music Valley offer great options. Lower Broadway is where you will find the live music as well as retail shopping and tourist attractions. A night owl but not really into music and/or the bar scene? – maybe the always popular Nashville Ghost Tours might be for you.
We hope you will consider joining us at the Medley Of Roses – 2026 American Rose Society National Convention & Rose Show and perhaps spending a little extra time exploring our part of the city. We will soon have information for places to visit and things to do around Tennessee and nearby states. Keep some days open to venture out!
We look forward to meeting you – or seeing you again – and sharing our roses and our city with you.
We invite you to honor the person who helped your love of gardening take root — especially the growing of roses and the joy found in tending a garden.
Lynn’s early life was intwined not only with music, but also with horses. She was an accomplished equestrian who competed quite successfully, earning over 700 trophies. Lynn commissioned a replica of a life-sized horse that reinforced and complimented her love of music and horses. Maverick was painted as a Palomino (at Lisa and Melissa’s grandfather’s suggestion) with beautiful pink roses inset with rhinestones. He wears Lynn’s grandmother’s gorgeous custom-made ornate silver parade saddle that is over 100 years old. When it came time to name the horse, it was Grandpa who suggested the name Maverick, after the parade horse he had in his younger days. 
