2026 USBG National Chapter of the Year · One of 50 chapters
USBG Nashville · National Chapter of the Year
For the people behind Nashville's bars — and everyone invested in what they build.
Become Part of ItOne of 50 chapters across the country. Nashville put in the hours.
Nashville hospitality professionals.
Bars hosting programming in their neighborhoods.
Peer support gatherings held at Guild Houses across Nashville.
Hours of professional education.
Hours contributed by members.
National Community Outreach Award, then National Chapter of the Year.
The Nashville chapter has been my guiding force for restarting the Knoxville Chapter. Being part of a bigger community and network is what USBG is all about — and that's what I am trying to bring to the Scruffy City.
USBG Nashville is the place that changes that.
More members means more programming. It's that direct.
Member dues fund the programming. Circle Back, education events, all of it.
Mental health support and education programming that didn't exist here five years ago.
People who show up to programs meet each other. Some become regulars.
Once a year, everyone who showed up is in the same room. That's Shift Change.
Late nights, last-minute callouts, the kind of exhaustion that doesn't go away on your days off. Circle Back is that room.
"I walked in thinking I'd stay twenty minutes. I stayed two hours. Nobody solved anything. Nobody tried to. That was the point."
A Guild House is a bar that has committed to hosting the work. Education events happen there. Circle Back sessions happen there. The membership shows up.
The people who work there know it.
"Quote from the owner or head bartender about why they joined."
"Our goal is to encourage and empower our team to grow in the hospitality business. One of the pillars of this growth is community."
Benjamin R. · Bar Manager, Tall Tales
If your bar is already doing the work, we'd like to talk.
"The USBG gives me hope."
"I've gotten the latest bar open after four years on the lease and am tied to mast in what feels like a million hours a week. I love the updates, events, community, and supportiveness that the USBG represents. It shows that a parallel existence is happening — and gives me hope that once I get the bar on rails, I'll have something worthwhile to look forward to. It shows that Nashville is a real place worth rooting for."
"I joined the USBG when I moved to Atlanta 15 years ago. I would not be who I am today without the community, knowledge, support, and friendship that the guild opens you to."
"Quote from a member."
Once a year, the people who did the work get to be in the same room. Shift Change is that night.
A night that holds all of it —
If this resonated, tell us about yourself. We read everything.
Membership comes with benefits. That's not the main reason people join.
