Where to watch Thanksgiving week's rivalry football games in Nashville

Where to watch Thanksgiving week's rivalry football games in NashvilleStory byHadley Hitson, Nashville TennesseanWed, November 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM UTC·5 min read

It's rivalry week in college football, and that means watch parties abound.

Memphis and Navy football will square off on Thanksgiving Day, followed by the Mississippi State-Ole Miss Egg Bowl and Georgia-Georgia Tech on Nov. 28. The No. 18 Tennessee and No. 12 Vanderbilt showdown and the Alabama-Auburn Iron Bowl will kick off in succession at 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Central Time on Nov. 29.

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No matter which team you're cheering for, Nashville is full of spots to watch each game surrounded by fellow fans.

If you're on the search for the perfect place in Nashville to root for your team, here's a roundup of the best bars, breweries and restaurants with plenty of televisions, drink deals and gameday bites for Thanksgiving weekend football.

Yee-Haw Brewing Co.

Yee-Haw Brewing Co. CEO Jennifer Podhajsky poses for a photo at their new Knoxville location, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023.

The Johnson City-based brewery has a substantial taproom in downtown Nashville, outfitted with two jumbotrons, a few dozen televisions, two stages and an outdoor beer garden.

Fans of any and all teams are welcome, but be warned, a giant blow-up of Smokey and crowds cheering with Vol Lager may greet you. There's a varied selection of beer and on-site food from White Duck Taco and Daddy's Dogs

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Yee-Haw is open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. through the weekend at 423 6th Ave.

Bringle's Smoking Oasis

Customers get freshly sliced meats from a carving station at Bringle's Smoking Oasis in the Nations in Nashville. The pastrami in the foreground, served here July 27, 2023, is hard to find at other Nashville BBQ spots

Named for Nashville pitmaster Carey Bringle, of Peg Leg Porker fame, Bringle's Smoking Oasis offers West Texas-style barbecue, beer specials, frozen drinks and plenty of big screens for football.

Located at 4901 Centennial Blvd. in The Nations, the spot has a large outdoor space that fills up with all sorts of college football fans on gamedays, many of whom are rooting for SEC teams.

Bringle's will not be open on Thanksgiving Day, but it will welcome patrons from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Nov. 28 and 29.

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Sidecar Bar and Sonny's Patio & Pub

The Nashville home bar of the Auburn Tigers, Sidecar Bar, in Germantown will host College Football Saturday on Nov. 29, where fans can gather to watch games all day long.

Sidecar Bar will have specials like a $25 beer buckets and $6 Fruity Pebble shots, plus it offers bar snacks like chicken tenders and loaded fries.

This spot will be dedicated specifically to the Iron Bowl come 6:30 p.m., and other games will be on next door at Sonny's Patio & Pub, which is also owned by Good Time Design.

It's open at 1318 6th Ave. N. from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Fridays and 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Saturdays.

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Noble's Kitchen and Beer Hall

With 48 beers on tap and two locations across Nashville, Noble's classifies itself as a "gameday HQ" for Music City.

The East Nashville location at 974 Main Street features two stories, a patio, dozens of televisions and multiple projector screens for extra-large gameday viewing. Noble's also recently opened a waterfront location at 2292 Rosa L. Parks Blvd., which will be open on Thanksgiving Day.

Specials include $21 beer buckets until 6 p.m., $16 mimosa steins all day and $8 bloody Marys on weekends.

TailGate Brewery

TailGate operates seven locations across Middle Tennessee: West, Nashville, Music Row, Germantown, East Nashville, South Nashville, Hendersonville, Murfreesboro and at Nashville International Airport. All will be open through Thanksgiving the weekend for football watch parties.

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They're dog-friendly and have a mix of indoor and outdoor seating.

Across locations, TailGate offers pizza by the slice, wings, salads and a mix of seasonal and classic beers on tap. For a full list of locations and hours, visit tailgatebeer.com.

Neighbors

A classic sports bar, Neighbors has five locations across the Nashville area, including Sylvan Park, Germantown, the Gulch, Franklin and Murfreesboro.

Menus slightly vary from place to place, but each spot has wall-to-wall televisions, sports memorabilia on the walls and half-price pints from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Friday.

All Neighbors locations will be open on Thanksgiving Day from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and throughout the rest of the weekend for all of your Egg Bowl, Iron Bowl and UT-Vandy face-off needs.

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Odie's

The patio area at Odie’s Bar in Midtown, which is a collaborative venue between the music group, Old Dominion, and Good Times Design Hospitality and Entertainment Group Tuesday, April 22, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn.

Old Dominion's bar in Midtown has a heated and covered patio, 32-ounce cocktails for $22, lots of TVs, two big screens on gamedays. Odie's won't be open on Thanksgiving Day but will host watch parties and live music on Nov. 28 and 29.

It's located at 1919 Division St., and only allows patrons 21 and up after 3 p.m.

Barstool Nashville

Sports media mogul Dave Portnoy's downtown Nashville bar is a hotspot for gamedays with over 50 TVs, VIP table reservations available, pitcher cocktails and a specialty Tennessee shot, of which $1 per shot goes to The University of Tennessee NIL Collective.

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Barstool will be open for all of Black Friday's games on Nov. 28 and will have a watch party for the Ohio State-Michigan, Miami-Pittsburgh, Vanderbilt-Tennessee, LSU-Oklahoma and Alabama-Auburn games on Nov. 29.

It's located at 123 2nd Ave. S.

M.L. Rose

M.L. Rose Craft Beer & Burgers in Mt. Juliet.

If you're looking for a table to yourself surrounded by televisions playing football and a menu of burgers, beer and other fried snacks, M.L. Rose is the gameday spot for you.

There are eight locations to choose from in Middle Tennessee: Capitol View, Inglewood, Sylvan Park, Melrose, Franklin, Murfreesboro, Mt. Juliet and Gallatin.

All restaurants are closed Thanksgiving Day, but will be open and ready for football on Nov. 28 and through the weekend.

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Chapstick

Chapstick Sports Bar opened to packed crowds in September 2025, attached to its sister bar The Lipstick Lounge in East Nashville.

This East Nashville sports bar is a newer addition to Nashville's sports scene. The team behind prominent lesbian-owned karaoke bar The Lipstick Lounge launched it at 1400 Woodland St. in September.

While the bar aims to showcase as many different sports games as possible, this weekend will be vastly dedicated to football, both college and NFL. Chapstick offers brunch on Saturdays and Sundays, burgers quesadillas and wraps. It will also be open on Thanksgiving.

Hadley Hitson covers business news for The Tennessean. She can be reached at [email protected]. To support her work, subscribe to The Tennessean.

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