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.
Bicentennial Mall State Park is the site of the official "Bash." Event gates open at 4:30 p.m. The Park opens at 5 p.m. A program featuring Thomas Rhett, Lainey Wilson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Elle King 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.
Road closures around Bicentennial Mall, north of Jefferson Street, include 5th, 6th, and 7th Avenues North, Junior Gilliam Way, and Harrison Street. Broadway downtown will be closed from Representative John Lewis Way to 1st Avenue.
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 and 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 to police. 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.