2025 Music City Rose Show presented by the Nashville Rose Society

Rose Study Garden – Photo Courtesy of Cheekwood Estate & Gardens
Mass Arrangement – Best in Show 2024 NRS Rose Society Show exhibited by Barbara Taube
The 2025 Music City Rose Show presented by the Nashville Rose Society will be held at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens – Massey Auditorium on Saturday, September 13 (1:00pm – 5:00pm), and Sunday, September 14 (11:00am – 4:00pm).

The rose preparation area at Massey Hall will open at 6 a.m. on Saturday. Horticulture entries will be placed on the exhibition tables by show personnel from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Challenge exhibits will be placed by the exhibitor. Judging will begin at 10:30 a.m.

The back gate opens at 6 a.m. on Saturday, September 13, 2025. If you plan to enter the back gate 6-8 a.m., please contact Gene Meyer so your name will be on a list for the guard. The back gate is accessed off of Cheek Road. The front gate opens at 8 a.m.

Click here for a copy of the Rose Show Schedule.

The Rose Show will be open to the public from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Weekend Events are FREE to the Public (all in Massey Auditorium)

Saturday, September 13 at 2:30 p.m.- Seminar on the “Basics of Growing Roses”, presented by: Ron Daniels, ARS Master Rosarian and NRS Past President.

Following the seminar Ron will have a “Meet the Author & Book Signing” for his book Rose Therapy.

We look forward to seeing you at the Nashville Rose Society Annual Rose Show!