The Nashville Predators have announced their theme nights for the 2026-27 season, including two nights devoted to Hall of Fame inductee goaltender Pekka Rinne .
On Nov. 3 against the Carolina Hurricanes , the Predators will host a ceremony to "send Rinne off" to the Hall of Fame in Toronto ahead of the induction ceremony on Nov. 9. Then on March 30 against the Buffalo Sabres , the Predators will give away a Rinne bobblehead to the first 10,000 fans.
Returning this season is the Predators' Music City Hockey series , which features giveaways for notable musicians with ties to Nashville. Included this year is bluegrass musician Billy Strings , who will have a bobblehead giveaway on Feb. 18. Additional artists and giveaways will be announced at a later date .
This year, the Predators have added three dates to their "Smashville Sports Series" theme nights. Wrestling night, including a championship belt bag giveaway, will be on Dec. 15. Outdoorsmen night, with a fishing vest giveaway, will be on Oct. 13. There also will be a NASCAR night on Jan. 26.
Other theme nights for this season include:
Faith & Family Night – Oct. 25
Star Wars – Oct. 27
Smashville Holiday Special: Halloween – Oct. 31 (presented by ICEE)
Hockey Fights Cancer – Nov. 3 (benefiting the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt)
Smashville Holiday Special: Catfish Gravy Boat Giveaway – Nov. 7 (presented by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store)
Gold Friday – Nov. 27
PTO: Preds Time Off – Nov. 30 and Jan. 20
Smashville Holiday Special: Hockey Holidays – Dec. 22 (presented by Ticketmaster)
New Year's Day – Jan. 1
Pride Night – Jan. 5
University of Tennessee Night – Jan. 12
Women of Smashville Night – Jan. 14
Heart Day – Feb. 13
Military Week – March 4 & 6 (presented by Ford)
Regions Extra Tracks – March 20
Pediatric Cancer Night – April 1 (benefiting the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt)
Kids Day – April 3 (presented by Presidio)
Fan Appreciation – April 10 (presented by Bridgestone Americas)
After the Predators open rookie camp on Sept. 11, followed by full training camp on Sept. 16, Nashville opens the regular season on Oct. 1 against the Minnesota Wild at Bridgestone Arena.
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Alex Daugherty is the Predators beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Alex at jdaugherty@gannett.com , follow him on X at @alexdaugherty1 or check out our Predators exclusive Instagram page @tennessean_preds .
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