When is Bonnaroo 2027?

Mid-June 2027 (dates TBA), at Great Stage Park in Manchester, Tennessee.

What's worth doing near Great Stage Park?

Slack-day detours like Nashville, Sewanee & Monteagle, Foster Falls - the stops worth changing a travel day for. Roamward builds the scenic route around the event.

When should I book lodging for Bonnaroo?

Rooms near the venue for a marquee event sell out months ahead - aim to lock lodging 3-6 months out, or base an hour away and drive in scenic. Roamward flags the booking window as the date nears.

Is Bonnaroo worth a road trip?

For out-of-state fans, yes - the drive in and the detours around Manchester, Tennessee are half the trip. Vote the TN gems and plan it at roamward.app/event/bonnaroo/2027.

Where should I eat near Great Stage Park?

Start with The Mercantile Cafe in Downtown Manchester, Five Senses in West Murfreesboro, Marina's on the Square in Downtown Square. Roamward weights this from The Bonnaroo farm in Manchester, with Nashville nearby, not just the host city.

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Bonnaroo 2027

Mid-June 2027 (dates TBA) · Great Stage Park · Manchester, Tennessee

Four days of music and camping on a Tennessee farm - one of the countrys great festival campouts. Around it: Nashvilles honky-tonks, the Cumberland Plateau, and the road to the Smokies.

Vote TN gems Event info

Part of the Bonnaroo series - see every year →

When to book

301 days out

Plan6–12 mo out
Book3–6 mo out
Lock infinal 6–10 wk
On the groundevent week

You’ve got time. Start with the scenic route in and vote the TN gems worth a slack day — the lodging pressure comes later.

Straight talk: “book now or it’s gone” gets overstated. We flag both surge risk and the cooldown deals when a market runs soft.

Host-state Gem Hunt

Help decide the detours fans should not miss.

Why this trip works

Built around real travel intent.

The camping-festival crowd and RV travelers, plus anyone pairing Bonnaroo with Nashville and the Tennessee mountains.

Campground days

Plan the on-farm rhythm, then a real meal and a shower stop in Manchester.

Nashville before or after

The honky-tonks and hot chicken an hour northwest.

Up the plateau

Sewanee, Monteagle, and waterfalls on the Cumberland Plateau nearby.

Worth the slack day

Bonnaroo side quests.

Vote the middle-Tennessee gems worth a detour and build a farm-fest-plus-Nashville route around it.

Nashville

Broadway, hot chicken, and the Ryman an hour northwest

Sewanee & Monteagle

plateau overlooks and a storybook campus south

Foster Falls

a 60-ft waterfall on the South Cumberland plateau

Where to eat

Restaurants around Bonnaroo.

Most fans base in Nashville: hot chicken, meat-and-threes, and BBQ, plus genuine picks in Murfreesboro and Manchester near the farm.

Venue focus: The Bonnaroo farm in Manchester, with Nashville nearby

Downtown Manchester$

The Mercantile Cafe

Southern · Casual pick

A downtown scratch cafe and bakery minutes from the Bonnaroo farm.

Order: Bonnaroo burger

West Murfreesboro$$$

Five Senses

American · Nice dinner

Mitchell Murphree's seasonal, French-technique kitchen blending global and Southern.

Order: Seasonal seafood special

Downtown Square$$

Marina's on the Square

Italian · Solid sit-down

A warm downtown trattoria for handmade Italian classics near MTSU.

Order: House-made lasagna

Lower Broadway$$

Acme Feed & Seed

Southern · Solid sit-down

A four-story honky-tonk pairing Southern plates and live music on Broadway.

Order: Fried catfish

The Gulch$

Arnold's Country Kitchen

Southern · Casual pick

James Beard American Classic cafeteria that is the gold standard for the meat-and-three.

Order: Roast beef with sides

Wedgewood-Houston$$$$

Bastion

Fine Dining · Splurge

Michelin-starred 24-seat back room hidden behind a lively cocktail bar.

Order: Tasting menu

East Nashville$$

Bolton's Spicy Chicken & Fish

Southern · Solid sit-down

A no-frills 1997 institution beloved for cayenne-crusted chicken and hot fish.

Order: Spicy fish sandwich

East Nashville$$

Butcher & Bee

Mediterranean · Solid sit-down

Vegetable-forward Middle Eastern small plates with a standout whipped feta.

Order: Whipped feta with honey

Germantown$$$

Chauhan Ale & Masala House

Indian · Nice dinner

Maneet Chauhan's playful Indian-Southern fusion in a converted brick garage.

Order: Tandoori hot chicken

Germantown$$$

City House

Italian · Nice dinner

James Beard winner Tandy Wilson's Italian-Southern kitchen with wood-fired pizza.

Order: Belly ham pizza

12 South$$

Edley's Bar-B-Que

BBQ · Solid sit-down

Award-winning family barbecue known for brisket burnt ends and the Tuck Special.

Order: Brisket burnt ends

East Nashville$$

Five Points Pizza

Pizza · Solid sit-down

The neighborhood anchor for blistered New York-style slices and a late-night window.

Order: Pepperoni pie

Midtown$$

Hattie B's Hot Chicken

Southern · Solid sit-down

The modern hot-chicken standard-bearer with a heat ladder to Shut the Cluck Up.

Order: Hot chicken with pimento mac

Germantown$$$

Henrietta Red

Seafood · Nice dinner

Julia Sullivan's airy oyster-and-cocktail room with a rotating raw bar.

Order: Raw oyster selection

East Nashville$$$

Lockeland Table

American · Nice dinner

A soulful neighborhood restaurant of wood-fired pizza and seasonal farm plates.

Order: Wood-fired pizza

Edgehill$$$

Locust

Fine Dining · Nice dinner

Michelin-starred Japanese-influenced room built around dumplings and kakigori.

Order: Dumplings and kakigori

The Gulch$$

Maiz de la Vida

Mexican · Solid sit-down

James Beard-nominated masa maestro hand-nixtamalizing heirloom corn.

Order: Quesabirria tacos

East Nashville$$$

Margot Café & Bar

French · Nice dinner

Margot McCormack's market-driven French-Italian bistro since 2001.

Order: Daily changing prix fixe

Downtown$$

Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint

BBQ · Solid sit-down

Whole-hog West Tennessee pit barbecue smoked over hickory from Pat Martin.

Order: Whole-hog pulled pork

East Nashville$

Mas Tacos Por Favor

Mexican · Casual pick

A food-truck-turned-cult-favorite counter for fried avocado and fish tacos.

Order: Fried avocado tacos

Lower Broadway$$$

Merchants

American · Nice dinner

A restored historic building offering a refined sit-down escape from the honky-tonks.

Order: Filet and shrimp

Germantown$$

Monell's

Southern · Solid sit-down

Communal family-style feasting in a 1905 Victorian mansion with skillet-fried chicken.

Order: Skillet fried chicken

The Gulch$$$

O-Ku

Sushi · Nice dinner

Upscale sushi room sourcing pristine fish for inventive rolls and nigiri.

Order: Chef's nigiri omakase

The Gulch$$

Otaku Ramen

Ramen · Solid sit-down

Southern-soul-meets-Tokyo ramen bar famous for Tonkotsu and a hot-chicken bun.

Order: Tonkotsu ramen

The Gulch$$

Peg Leg Porker

BBQ · Solid sit-down

Carey Bringle's acclaimed spot for Tennessee dry-rubbed ribs and its own whiskey.

Order: Dry-rubbed ribs

Nolensville Pike$$

Prince's Hot Chicken

Southern · Solid sit-down

The family that invented Nashville hot chicken in the 1930s, still frying it to order.

Order: Hot chicken quarter, medium

Germantown$$$

Rolf & Daughters

Italian · Nice dinner

Philip Krajeck's modern peasant food of house-made pasta and seasonal plates.

Order: Garganelli verde

North Nashville$

Swett's

Southern · Casual pick

Family-run since 1954, a soul-food cafeteria feeding locals for generations.

Order: Fried chicken and yams

Midtown$$$$

The Catbird Seat

Fine Dining · Splurge

Michelin-starred counter-seated tasting menu that pioneered Nashville's high-end scene.

Order: Chef's tasting menu

Nashville$

VN Pho & Deli

Vietnamese · Casual pick

A Charlotte Pike staple widely called the best pho and banh mi in the city.

Order: Beef pho

Updated 2026-07-02. Measured venue distances appear only for checked restaurant pins; drive-time ranking comes after the broader precise-location pass.

Plan the logistics

Where to stay, and what to know.

Where to stay

Bonnaroo week spikes lodging around Manchester, Tennessee. When rooms by the venue are gone or overpriced, the smarter play is to base an hour out and drive in along a scenic route - Roamward matches the stay to the drive. Lodging links below search stays around the event — the iOS beta adds the on-road companion.

Know before you go

Event week brings road closures, shuttle-only zones, and timed entry. We surface the passes, reservations, and closures that matter - and point you to the official source for tickets and schedules.

Bonnaroo →

Where to stay

Find a place to stay near Manchester, Tennessee.

Hotels, cabins, and rentals close to the action — compare and book for your trip.

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Event-trip guides

Roamward turns the trip around the event into the trip you remember.

Use the event and route guides on the web now, then open the external iOS beta for verified stops, shared trips, and poster-style trip cards.

Built for the shotgun seat: games, check-ins, and the next great stop — while the driver drives.

Open the iOS beta Open Gem Hunt

Build a trip around an event like this.

Save catalog-backed stops to My Trips on the web now. The iOS beta is testing the on-road companion: verified check-ins, badges, shared trips, and your growing map of America.