Nashville, TN Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- 11:00 p.m. to 30 min before sunrise
- Enforcing agency
- Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation
- Coverage area
- All parks under board supervision, general services district
- Maximum fine
- $50 per violation, general penalty schedule
- Exception
- Permitted with general or special board permission
Summary
Metro Nashville parks close at 11 p.m. and reopen a half hour before sunrise; entering or remaining without board permission violates the parks and recreation code across Davidson County's general services district.
No person shall, under any circumstances, enter for the purpose of remaining therein or remain in any park between the hours of eleven p.m. and one-half hour before sunrise without general or special permission from the board.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 53 | Charter: Republication 9).
Full Breakdown
The Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation closes every park it supervises between 11:00 p.m. and a half hour before sunrise. Entering or remaining in a park during those hours without general or special board permission is unlawful under Metropolitan Code of Laws § 13.24.080. The chapter reaches every park under board supervision throughout the general services district, effectively all of Davidson County outside the six satellite cities, not just the urban core. Violations fall under the code's general penalty schedule, punishable by a fine up to $50 per Metropolitan Code § 1.01.030, with each night's violation a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Violating the park curfew is a code misdemeanor punished under the general penalty schedule: a fine up to $50, with each night's continued violation counted as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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