Rebild U.S. 2026 Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN

Annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee

It is no easy task to have a short time to arrange a Rebild Annual Meeting anywhere. It makes the adrenaline pump a little too fast at times, but a task is a task and a challenge is a challenge.

After four visits to Nashville and numerous phone calls and emails to potential contacts since our meeting in San Diego, an exciting and interesting program has been finalized. Thanks to valuable inputs from Rebild friends and others.

A big change from many previous years is that we’ll stay at the same hotel for the pre tour, meetings, and post tour for the whole period. In that way and in this case, we’ll save time on the road and do less packing and unpacking. The reason is that Nashville and the surrounding area have so much to offer, and also because chartered buses could break the bank.

Even though there are many planned visits to cool sightseeing locations, it also leaves more time for the participants to explore on their own and on their own time.

Holiday Inn Downtown Stadium on First Street will be our home base, and it is located in walking distance, 1,2 miles, from downtown Music City. Free exercise. Using a Uber or Lyft to get forward and back to the hotel costs only $6-7. It gives the participants much more freedom and has made the whole event much more affordable. So affordable, that you may consider bringing a friend or another family member to this festive and relaxed annual event in the company with fun and nice people.

Our hotel is a three-star hotel, and for Nashville $179.00 per night, incl breakfast buffet and plus taxes is a really good deal. Here you’ll also find a nice bar, free coffee all day long, and the deepest pool in town, eight feet. There is free parking for the ones, who want to travel by car.

Worth bearing in mind is that the original name of the hotel was “King of the Road”. Singer-song writer Roger Miller built the hotel in the sixties and named it after one of his many hits, “King of the Road”. It drew several artists to the hotel including Johnny Cash, Elvis, Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton, and you name it. You will walk in the shades of so many memories, maybe even feel like a star.

Note: Since nothing is set in stone during these peculiar times, changes may occur and then we’ll take it from there.

Really, really hope to meet you in Nashville in April 2026. Remember, you are always welcome to contact me via phone, 859-248-0690, or email sune.ky@icloud.com .

Rebild greetings,

Sune Frederiksen, Convention chair

Note: No hotel rooms are included in any of the already affordable prices. Participants are responsible for booking their own rooms at Holiday Inn Downtown Stadium, Nashville.

Program

Monday, April 6

Arrival during the day for the ones, who have signed up for the pre tour, and for everyone else, who would like to.

Tuesday, April 7

9:00 AM: Pre tour to Tennessee State Museum, Belle Meade Historic Plantation, incl. lunch and National Museum of African American Music. Charter bus.

Get back to hotel on your own.

New arrivals register. Evening meal on your own. Socialize, meet and greet in the lobby.

Wednesday, April 8

Arrivals all day long. This is a day on your own. Relax, check out the surroundings and the free shuttle bus for downtown only. Learn about the inexpensive use of Lyft and Uber. Lunch and supper on your own. Participants may want to check out shows and sports events. Folks may want to gather in the bar/lobby area later on.

Thursday, April 9

9:00 AM: Board meeting in the Cumberland Room A.
9:00 AM: Chapter presidents and representatives meet in the Lobby board room.

Any time: Participants can get on the Hop On Hop Off bus for an exciting sightseeing tour with a knowledgeable driver as tour guide. Thirteen stops that will take you to the Tennessee State Capitol, Farmers Market, Music Hall of Fame and Grammy Museum, Johnny Cash Museum, etc. Lunch on your own. Take your time and inhale the Nashville atmosphere.

7:00 PM: Reception at Cumberland Room B, some beverage, hors d’oeuvres, meet and greet, some speakers and live concert by upcoming stars sister-brother duo Brenna and Theo MacMillan. Brenna performed at Rebild some years ago.

Friday, April 10

Morning allocated for yourself.

1:30 PM: Bus leaves for tour of Grand Ole Opry and 4:30 pm: Opry Mills Outlet Stores.
5:00 PM: Bus goes back to hotel. Evening meal on your own.
7:00 PM: Concert at the Grand Ole Opry for the ones who have reserved a ticket. Go back to hotel on your own using a Lyft or Uber.

Saturday, April 11

9:00 AM: Annual Meeting in the Cumberland Room A.
11:30 AM: Grand View University presentation, Pres. Rachelle Keck.

After meetings you are on your own for lunch, etc.

5:45 PM: Meet in lobby/bar area for small talk and a beverage.
6:30 PM: Use elevator to get to the Sky View Room and join us for “Dinner, Dance and Danes”. Three-course dinner, beverages, silent auction, DJ, short speeches, and the famous Mister Max Sports Coat auction and the Tennessee Walker auction.

Sunday, April 12

Farewell to those, who are leaving.

9:30 AM: Post tour begins. Vans and self-transportation will bring us to Mammoth Cave, near Glasgow for a historic tour of the longest cave system in the world. Then lunch and the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green. Supper on your own back in Nashville.

Monday, April 13

11:00 AM: Leave the hotel by shuttle or Lyft.
12:00 PM: Tour of Ryman Auditorium (Mother Church of Country Music).
2:00 PM: Lunch at a Honky Tonk.
3:00 PM: Tour of Country Music Hall of Fame.
6:00 PM: Farewell dinner at a Honky Tonk, not included.

Tuesday, April 14

7:00 AM; Breakfast begins.
Check out before 11:00 AM. Pay your bills. See you in Rebild July 4.

Registrations

Preferred by March 1, 2026. The reason is that some of the sightseeing places will only guarantee group discount up to four weeks before the visit, and will only accept cancellations four weeks before. Later registrations will be accepted.

In the USA, it is possible to register by sending a check, if that is preferable.

Send registration and money order or check to: Rebild, PO Box 488, Berea, KY 40403.

Otherwise go to www.rebildfesten.dk/en .

Hotel

The hotel will only guarantee the $179.00 rate till March 1, 2026 depending on traffic. If there is much traffic, the hotel price per night may go up by $50.

Address: Holiday Inn Downtown Stadium, 211 N. First Street, Nashville, TN 37213.
Phone: 1-615-254-1551.
Click here to make your hotel reservation.