Family Events in Middle Tennessee

Tue, Sep 22 · 10:30am–11:30am

Storytime in the Children’s Gallery

Tennessee State Museum · Nashville

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Parents' Night Out: Child Care, Pizza & GLOW Splatter Den

$40Ages 6–12

Fri, Sep 25 · 5:30pm–8:30pm

Parents' Night Out: Child Care, Pizza & GLOW Splatter Den

Hammer & Stain · Mount Juliet

Fri, Sep 25 · 6pm–10pm

Full Moon Pickin’ Party – September

Percy Warner Equestrian Barn · Nashville

Factory Farmers Market Factory at Franklin

Sat, Sep 26 · 9am–1pm

Factory Farmers Market Factory at Franklin

The Factory At Franklin

Weekly · 2 more dates

Sat, Sep 26 · 10am–4pm

TN Maker Fest

The Wond'ry at Vanderbilt · Nashville

Sat, Sep 26 · 10am–7pm

Tennessee Hippie Festival

Hop Springs · Murfreesboro

Sat, Sep 26 · 10am–5pm

Hispanic Heritage Day

Discovery Center at Murfree Spring · Murfreesboro

Sat, Sep 26 · 10am–4pm

Columbia Comic Book & Toy Expo

National Guard Armory · Columbia

Sat, Sep 26 · 4pm–8pm

Antique & Classic Cars Show

Gallatin Civic Center

1 more date

12th Annual Oktoberfest at Oaklands Mansion

Sat, Sep 26 · 4pm–8pm

12th Annual Oktoberfest at Oaklands Mansion

Oaklands Mansion · Murfreesboro

Sun, Sep 27 · 10am–12pm

Family Program: Design Your Own Award

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum / Ford Theater · Nashville

Wed, Sep 30 · 8am–5pm

Annual Fall Fun at Fernwood

Fernwood Garden Center · Columbia

Daily · 3 more dates

The Great Pumpkin Festival featuring Monsters in the Museum

Thu, Oct 1 5:30pm – Sat, Oct 3 7:30pm

The Great Pumpkin Festival featuring Monsters in the Museum

Discovery Center at Murfree Spring · Murfreesboro

Fri, Oct 2 · 2pm–3pm

Afternoon Tea

Shelby Bottoms Nature Center · Nashville

1 more date

Movies at the Mansion featuring "Hocus Pocus"

$10

Fri, Oct 2 · 5:30pm–10pm

Movies at the Mansion featuring "Hocus Pocus"

Two Rivers Mansion · Nashville

Sat, Oct 3 · 7am–11:30am

Grey Ghost 5K/10K

Oaklawn Mansion · Spring Hill

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Sat, Oct 3 · 10am–12pm

Celebree Birthday Fall Festival

Celebree School · Franklin

FreeAges 3–8

Sat, Oct 3 · 11am–1pm

Lego Club

Hendersonville Public Library

3 more dates

Family Program: Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

Sat, Oct 3 · 1pm–3pm

Family Program: Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum / Ford Theater · Nashville

Sun, Oct 4 · 10am–12pm

Family Program: Bedazzled Buttons

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum / Ford Theater · Nashville

Sun, Oct 4 · 1pm–5pm

Pumpkin Splash ( K - 5th )

Gallatin Civic Center

Wed, Oct 7 · 10am–10:30am

Nature Storytime

Shelby Bottoms Nature Center · Nashville

Monthly · 1 more date

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$10

Wed, Oct 7 · 6:30pm–8:30pm

Robbery at The Rockvale Theatre

The Palace Theater · Gallatin

Fri, Oct 9 · 10am–12pm

Family Program: Embellished Instruments

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum / Ford Theater · Nashville

Fri, Oct 9 · 5pm–6pm

Community Square Dance

Shelby Bottoms Nature Center · Nashville

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Sat, Oct 10 · 9:30am–10:15am

Family Program: Fam Jam

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum / Ford Theater · Nashville

Sat, Oct 10 · 10am–1pm

Fall Fun Fest

The Mall at Green Hills · Nashville

Sat, Oct 10 · 10am–4pm

2026 Black Barn Fall Market

Events at East 96 · Lascassas

Sat, Oct 10 · 11am–12pm

Family Program: Square Dancing

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum / Ford Theater · Nashville

Sat, Oct 10 · 12pm–4pm

STEAM-a-Palooza

Discovery Center at Murfree Spring · Murfreesboro

See Details for CostAges 8+

Sat, Oct 10 · 4:15pm–5:05pm

Laser ELO

Adventure Science Center · Nashville

Sat, Oct 10 · 5pm–11:59pm

Hauntings at The Hermitage

The Hermitage · Nashville

$75Ages 13+

Sun, Oct 11 · 10am–12pm

Hatch Show Print Family Block Party

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum / Ford Theater · Nashville

Sun, Oct 11 · 1pm–5pm

Family Sunday

Frist Art Museum · Nashville

3rd Birthday Celebration of the Wonders Center

Mon, Oct 12 · 10am–4pm

3rd Birthday Celebration of the Wonders Center

Wonders Center Science Museum · Dickson

All Access Night: Monsters in the Museum

Thu, Oct 15 · 6pm–8pm

All Access Night: Monsters in the Museum

Discovery Center at Murfree Spring · Murfreesboro

See Details for CostAges 5+

Fri, Oct 16 · 10am–12pm

Family Program: Adorn a Microphone

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum / Ford Theater · Nashville

Fri, Oct 16 · 8pm–11:59pm

FreeAges 13+

Movies on the Patio:

Columbia Aquatics & Recreation Center

Sat, Oct 17 · 9am–4pm

Middle TN Classic Karate Tournament

Gallatin Civic Center

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Sat, Oct 17 · 9am–12pm

International Archaeology Day

The Parthenon · Nashville

Sat, Oct 17 · 10:30am–2pm

A Day with Dr. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza

Discovery Center at Murfree Spring · Murfreesboro

$95

Sun, Oct 18 · 10am–12pm

Autumn Wreath Workshop

Belle Meade Historic Site and Winery · Nashville

Haunted Museum Storytelling Festival 2026

Sat, Oct 24 · 10am–2:30pm

Haunted Museum Storytelling Festival 2026

Tennessee State Museum · Nashville

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: A One-Man Show

Sat, Oct 24 · 6pm–10:30pm

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: A One-Man Show

The Hermitage · Nashville

Sat, Oct 24 · 7pm–9pm

Rose Hill Cemetery Tour

The Athenaeum · Columbia

Frankenstein with the Nashville Symphony

Tue, Oct 27 · 7:30pm–9:30pm

Frankenstein with the Nashville Symphony

Nashville Symphony - Schermerhorn Symphony Center

See Details for CostAges 12+

Fri, Oct 30 · 2pm–3pm

Sketching the Marbles (October)

The Parthenon · Nashville

Fri, Oct 30 · 6:30pm–9pm

Gallatin Rotary Club Presents: Free Family Movie Nights at The Palace

The Palace Theater · Gallatin

2 more dates

Sat, Oct 31 · 10am–2pm

Halloween Brunch

1799 Kitchen & Bar Room · Franklin

Sat, Oct 31 · 1pm–3pm

Family Program: Halloween Hootenanny

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum / Ford Theater · Nashville

Fri, Nov 6 · 8am–4pm

Battle of the Badges for Sumner County

Gallatin Civic Center

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FreeAges 13+

Fri, Nov 6 · 5pm–7:30pm

Craft Night: Junk Journals

Shelby Bottoms Nature Center · Nashville

Thu, Nov 12 · 3:30pm–7pm

Veterans and Military Family Night

Adventure Science Center · Nashville

Thu, Nov 12 · 6pm–8pm

All Access Night: Fall on the Farm

Discovery Center at Murfree Spring · Murfreesboro

Sat, Nov 14 · 6am–4pm

2026 Columbia Rotary Pancake Day

Memorial Building · Columbia

Sat, Nov 14 10am – Sun, Nov 15 4pm

Gallatin Comic Con

Gallatin Civic Center

Sat, Nov 21 · 9am–4pm

Christmas Harvest Craft Show

Gallatin Civic Center

Sat, Nov 21 · 1pm–3pm

Makerspace: Biomimicry

Shelby Bottoms Nature Center · Nashville

Tue, Nov 24 · 6pm–8pm

Be Like Blippi

The Fisher Center · Nashville

Wed, Nov 25 · 1pm–3pm

Fall Crafts

Shelby Bottoms Nature Center · Nashville

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Ongoing festivals

These run over a range of dates, not just one day, so come whenever works for your crew.

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Mon, Sep 14 10:30am – Sun, Nov 1 11:59pm

White House Pumpkin Patch

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Sep 16 – Oct 31

Fall Harvest Festival

Lucky Ladd Farms · Eagleville

Thu, Sep 17 6:30pm – Sat, Nov 7 11:59pm

Ghost Tours

The Hermitage · Nashville