Things to Do With Kids in Nashville
Nashville is a great city for families! This guide pulls together the best activities for families across Davidson County and the eight counties around it: not just the zoo and the science center, but also the free nature center walks, the park festivals, and the trampoline parks and play cafes you fall back on when it rains.
Open now covers what you can walk into today. Coming up are the calendar events worth planning around. Every listing names its town and its county, says whether it's indoor or outdoor, and links to the venue's own page for hours and current pricing. We go through the calendar regularly, so what you see here is fresh and new.
Planning around a season? Our pumpkin patches near Nashville and Nashville Halloween events pages cover the fall in more detail.
Places to go any day
Open year round rather than on a date, so they're there whatever week you're reading this.
Go kartsGo kart tracks around Nashville and Middle Tennessee: indoor and outdoor karting, the height rules that decide who drives, and what to know before you go.
Ziplines & adventure parksZiplines, ropes courses and treetop adventure parks around Nashville: what each one is like, which suits younger children, and what to know before you book.
Trampoline parksTrampoline parks around Nashville and Middle Tennessee: where they are, what activities they include, and links to online booking and waivers.
Indoor playgroundsIndoor playgrounds and play places around Nashville: soft play, toddler areas, quieter sessions, and what to know before you go.33 things to do
Open now
White House Pumpkin Patch
White House Pumpkin Patch
Fall Harvest Festival
Lucky Ladd Farms · Eagleville
Ghost Tours
The Hermitage · Nashville
Nashville Fall Festival
Nashville Fall Festival Grounds
Cheekwood Harvest
Cheekwood Estate & Gardens · Nashville
Hidden Bee Animal Rescue 2026 Pumpkin Patch
Hidden Bee Animal Rescue · Columbia
The Wilson Family Farm Pumpkin Patch
The Wilson Family Farm · College Grove
LST 325 WWII Ship in Residence
Sanders Ferry Park · Hendersonville
MOTHER GOOSE
Nashville Children's Theatre
Bottom View Farm Pumpkin Patch
Bottom View Farm · Portland
Shuckles Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch at Fiddle Dee Farms
Shuckles Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch at Fiddle Dee Farms · Greenbrier
Pumpkin Paradise
Pumpkin Paradise · Columbia
Honeysuckle Hill Farm Pumpkin Patch
Honeysuckle Hill Farm · Springfield
Gentry’s Farm Pumpkin Patch
Gentry’s Farm · Franklin
Walden Farm Pumpkin Patch
Walden Farm · Smyrna
A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD
Nashville Children's Theatre
STEAM Festival 2026
Discovery Center at Murfree Spring · Murfreesboro
Fall Break Family Days
Belle Meade Historic Site and Winery · Nashville
Boo at the Zoo, presented by Middle Tennessee Honda Dealers
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
PIGFEST
Veteran's Park · Hendersonville
Día de los Muertos
TPAC - Tennessee Performing Arts Center · Nashville
Glow Wild
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR SHOW
Nashville Children's Theatre
KEN LUDWIG’S TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Nashville Children's Theatre
Coming up
Nashville Greek Festival
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church · Nashville
Music City Sports Card & Autograph Show featuring CAL RIPKEN JR, JOHNNY BENCH, OZZIE SMITH & More!
Williamson County AgEXPO Park · Franklin
Young Friends Family Social: Popsicles in the Park
Warner Park Nature Center · Nashville
Japanese Moon Viewing
Cheekwood Estate & Gardens · Nashville
$10 Tuesdays in Sept at the Wonders Center & Science Museum
Wonders Center Science Museum · Dickson
Storytime in the Children’s Gallery
Tennessee State Museum · Nashville
Ride Smart Franklin
Hayes House · Franklin
Annual Fall Fun at Fernwood
Fernwood Garden Center · Columbia
Daily · 3 more dates
Archery for Beginners
Wilderness Station at Barfield Crescent Park · Murfreesboro
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best things to do with kids in Nashville?
For a first visit, the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere, Adventure Science Center and Cheekwood Estate & Gardens are each worth a half-day. If you live here, the free programs at the Metro Parks nature centers and the public libraries are the ones families come back to week after week.
What is there to do with kids in Nashville when it rains?
Libraries, museums, children's theater, and year-round play places like trampoline parks and indoor playgrounds. Every event on this site is marked indoor or outdoor, so you can filter the calendar to indoor only and see what's on today.
What is there to do with toddlers in Nashville?
Storytimes and nature center sessions are built for under-fives and most are free. The zoo, Cheekwood's children's garden and the science center's younger galleries all work well with a toddler in tow, and several indoor playgrounds have areas set aside for the very youngest.
Are there free things to do with kids in Nashville?
Plenty, and some of them are the best days out in the region. Nature center walks, library storytimes, park festivals and seasonal city events are all free. Filter the events page by cost to see only those.
Does this cover Middle Tennessee outside Nashville?
Yes. We cover nine counties: Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Sumner, Wilson, Robertson, Maury, Cheatham and Dickson. Every listing names its town and county so you can find what's a reasonable drive.
How often is this list updated?
Daily. Listings are synced from venues and publishers across the region every day and reviewed by a person before they appear, so what you see here is what's actually on.