Oracle is inviting Nashville residents to a three-day celebration this week to mark the groundbreaking of its future global headquarters on the city’s East Bank, with free community events featuring live music, food trucks, family activities, and interactive technology experiences.
The company announced Tuesday that it will host open houses Thursday, November 12, and Friday, November 13, followed by a Community Day block party on Saturday, November 14. All events are free and open to the public at 2161 Waterside Drive in Nashville.
The celebration follows Oracle’s Tuesday groundbreaking ceremony for its planned global headquarters, which was attended by Oracle CEOs Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia, Governor Bill Lee, Governor-elect Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Deputy Governor and Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter, and Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell (pictured above).
Today we celebrate the groundbreaking for our future global headquarters on the East Bank of the Cumberland River in Nashville. This marks an important next step in our plan to create thousands of jobs in Nashville as the campus takes shape.
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— Oracle (@Oracle) November 11, 2026
The Thursday and Friday open houses will run from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. each day, giving visitors an opportunity to explore 3D models of the future campus, meet Oracle employees, and learn about career opportunities.
Thursday’s event will feature live music from The Nashville Band, while Greenwood Rye will perform Friday. Both evenings will include food from Martin’s BBQ and Goo Goo Cluster, along with appearances from local nonprofit partners.
Saturday’s Community Day will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and feature live music from Thomas Rhett and Friends, featuring Rhett Akins, along with food trucks and children’s activities.
Across all three days, visitors can get an up-close look at a Formula 1 race car, try the Oracle Red Bull Racing simulator, and experience interactive demonstrations showcasing artificial intelligence.
Other activities will allow visitors to explore how connected technology helps healthcare teams coordinate patient care and how AI can be used to identify workplace safety issues and verify orders.
Oracle’s planned headquarters campus will span approximately 78 acres along the Cumberland River and include retail space, a 120-room Nobu hotel and restaurant, public green spaces, walking paths, and a pedestrian bridge connecting the East Bank with Germantown. The company expects the first buildings to open in 2030.
The celebration comes as Oracle faces questions about its progress toward meeting the employment commitments it made when announcing its Nashville headquarters relocation in 2021.
In April, data from LayoffHedge showed Oracle had produced a net gain of just seven jobs in Nashville between 2022 and January 2026.
Oracle originally pledged to create 8,500 jobs by 2031 and invest $1.2 billion in Nashville. The company also received $240 million in tax subsidies, including $65 million from the state and $175 million from the city.
At the time, Oracle Senior Vice President Scott Twaddle told The Tennessee Star that the company had “grown our talent base in Nashville considerably,” adding that hiring would continue to increase as campus development progressed.
Oracle has maintained that it remains committed to creating thousands of high-quality jobs in the region.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network.
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