Ways to Support Centennial Park
You can support the vibrancy of Centennial Park and ensure it remains a welcoming destination for recreation, culture, education, and community connection for all.
Our community deserves a dedicated space that gives each of us the opportunity to unwind, learn, explore, and gather together. This place is Centennial Park.
Centennial Park Conservancy is the nonprofit support organization for Centennial Park and the Parthenon. We partner with Metro Parks to sustain the vibrancy of this thriving public space and create opportunities for the community to support the ongoing needs of the Park.
Your Support Makes Possible:
An Oasis of Urban Green Space
As Nashville’s central park, Centennial Park offers a refuge for visitors to escape the bustle of our thriving city and retreat into an 132-acre ecosystem of beautifully cultivated urban green space.
A Home for Cultural Discovery
The beauty of Centennial Park serves as a backdrop for diverse arts and culture experiences that are free for all ages, including performances, visual arts, and festivals that inform and inspire our community.
A Healthy
Community
Centennial Park advances physical and mental health by offering recreation, exercise, relaxation, meditation, and gatherings that promote a healthy, dynamic community.
Together, we can continue revitalizing historic structures, preserving natural and recreational green space, presenting enriching events, and sustaining the gem that is Centennial Park for future generations.
Explore our giving opportunities below.
Individual Giving Opportunities
Gifts make all the difference. Donate now to help maintain the Park’s beauty and activity for our community.
Make a Donation
Membership matters! Be rewarded for your commitment with special member benefits to enhance your Centennial Park experience.
Become a Member
Our Centennial Circle and Leadership Circle groups make a generational impact on the Park’s future sustainability.
Join a Patron Circle
Other Ways to Support
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Sponsor
Give back to your community and receive brand exposure for your organization.
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Volunteer
Meet people and give your time to help maintain the Park or help work at an event.
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Shop
Get official merchandise and gifts and spread the word of your favorite Park.
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Host an Event
Hold your wedding, private reception, or corporate event at the historic Parthenon!
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Attend
Be a guest of a festival, fundraiser, or performance and experience the Park.
Frequently
Asked
Questions
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Centennial Park Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works in partnership with Nashville’s Metro Parks to support Centennial Park and the Parthenon. The organization underwrites and presents a variety of enriching programs that make a widespread imprint on the Nashville community and our visitors.
Key programs include Nashville Parthenon exhibition and educational initiatives, Musicians Corner, Kidsville, and Nashville Earth Day. Centennial Park Conservancy is also partnering with Metro Parks on the Centennial Park Revitalization, a multi-phase transformation of the park that will preserve and enhance Nashville’s central park to better serve current and future generations.
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Amid the demands of modern life, we deserve a dedicated space that gives each of us the opportunity to unwind, learn, explore, and commune together. This place is Centennial Park.
Sustaining the vibrancy of this cherished urban oasis requires dedicated individuals, corporations, and foundations to partner with us and Metro Parks to ensure Centennial Park and Parthenon are continually preserved and revitalized to meet the needs of today and the future.
Donors help advance these areas of Centennial Park:
1. Public Green SpaceWe collaborate with Metro Parks to identify, fund, and address ongoing revitalization projects as well as maintenance and preservation needs in Centennial Park, thereby improving the community green space for present and future generations.
2. Cultural Arts
We fund compelling art exhibitions, lectures, and performances in the Parthenon museum for 330K visitors each year, and present free live music concerts at Musicians Corner for 100K people annually.
3. Environment
We inspire positive environmental change at Nashville Earth Day, the city’s official Earth Day celebration, and fund many local sustainability projects including bees, trees, gardens, waterways, and nature conservation.
4. Education
We support families by presenting 100+ free educational children’s events through Kidsville in Centennial Park. We also underwrite over 2,000 hours of Parthenon educational programming and STEAM tours for 360+ schools each year.
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The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County's Parks and Recreation Department offers a variety of facilities and programs throughout Davidson County including Centennial Park and its cultural institutions: the Parthenon, Centennial Art Center, and Centennial Performing Art Studios. Centennial Park Conservancy serves to support these public spaces through cultural and educational activations and by raising funds to ensure they are sustained and accessible to all. Currently, Metro Parks oversees 15,114 acres of open space, including 184 parks and 85 miles of greenways. It is the department’s mission to sustainably and equitably provide everyone in Nashville with an inviting network of parks and greenways that offer health, wellness and quality of life through recreation, conservation and community.
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Not entirely. In order to best preserve and revitalize Centennial Park and the Parthenon, Centennial Park Conservancy and Metro Parks collaborate in a public-private partnership to fill gaps in funding. Through individual, corporate, and foundation philanthropic giving opportunities, the Park is able to retain its beauty and enhance amenities that serve the public.
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Yes! Centennial Park Conservancy members receive free admission to the Parthenon and a host of other benefits. To learn more about our membership levels, please visit our membership site. We offer a Friend Membership for $25 for students, seniors, teachers, and military.