# Things to do with kids in Nashville

> 54 family events in the next 30 days plus 57 places and ongoing programs in the Nashville–Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin area (TN). Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about
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This weekend (Fri, Oct 30 – Sun, Nov 1): 12 events, listed at https://grassyknees.com/nashville/this-weekend.md

## Seasonal guides

- [Halloween events for kids in Nashville](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/halloween): 14 listings (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/nashville/halloween.md)
- [Christmas and holiday events for kids in Nashville](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/christmas): 20 listings (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/nashville/christmas.md)
- [Ice skating with kids in Nashville](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/ice-skating): 5 listings (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/nashville/ice-skating.md)

Towns with listings: Nashville (75), Murfreesboro (22), Franklin (3), Hermitage (3), Antioch (2), Fairview (2), Ashland City (1), Columbia (1), Hendersonville (1), Smyrna (1).

## Events in the next 30 days

### Nashville (44)

- [Boo at the Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/boo-at-the-zoo--listing-531607a2233c9024ac5ea295) — Oct 24 – Nov 1 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Nashville Zoo at Grassmere · All ages · From $19 · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 24. Nashville Zoo's evening Halloween event runs nightly through November 1. Children ages 2 to 12 collect treats at 10 trick-or-treat stations (a souvenir bag is included), and…
- [Cheekwood Harvest](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/cheekwood-harvest--listing-62dc69d844d171a0e225ea9e) — Oct 24 – Nov 1 · 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Cheekwood Estate & Gardens · All ages · From $14 · checked Oct 24. Cheekwood's six-week fall festival fills the 55-acre botanical garden with about 100,000 pumpkins and enters its final week. Families follow the new Marigold River, a ribbon of…
- [Halloween Spooktacular at Edmondson Pike Library](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/halloween-spooktacular-at-edmondson-pike-library--listing-78cd18142391cc2111180d19) — Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Nashville Public Library — Edmondson Pike Branch · Free · checked Oct 24. The Edmondson Pike Branch of Nashville Public Library hosts a free Halloween Spooktacular on Saturday afternoon, October 24, from 2 to 4 pm. Children come in their favorite…
- [Mother Goose (Snuggery Series) at Nashville Children's Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/mother-goose-snuggery-series-at-nashville-children-s-theatre--listing-46e6cdb47a86696ea9a0a5b3) — Oct 24 – Oct 25 · Nashville Children's Theatre · Ages 0–5 · Paid · checked Oct 24. The final weekend of Mother Goose, part of Nashville Children's Theatre's Snuggery Series for children from birth to age 5. In this interactive, silly show, Mother Goose takes…
- [Shelby Bottoms Ghostbusters](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/shelby-bottoms-ghostbusters--listing-7f38cba79a4c98dbd1239a8d) — Sat, Oct 24 · 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Shelby Bottoms Nature Center · Ages 12+ · checked Oct 24. A Halloween-weekend evening program for ages 12 and up at Shelby Bottoms Nature Center in East Nashville. A naturalist leads a playful "ghost hunt" through the history and…
- [The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Shadow Puppet Show (Wishing Chair Productions)](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow-shadow-puppet-show-wishing-chair-productio--listing-de9015c01c0a0a16becfea6a) — Sat, Oct 24 (+2 more dates) · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Nashville Public Library — Main Library (Childrens Theatre) · Free · checked Oct 24. Nashville Public Library's resident puppet company, Wishing Chair Productions, performs Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as a shadow-puppet show in the Children's…
- [Trick-or-Treat at Belle Meade](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/trick-or-treat-at-belle-meade--listing-d0466ecea62af13ec52681e1) — Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Belle Meade Historic Site & Winery · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Belle Meade Historic Site & Winery holds its annual Trick-or-Treat on Sunday, October 25, from 1 to 4 pm, with free admission for adults and children. Families in costume follow…
- [Homeschool Monday at the Frist](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/homeschool-monday-at-the-frist--listing-658a7912893e8c5b7341d7cc) — Mon, Oct 26 · 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM · Frist Art Museum · With admission · checked Oct 24. On the last Monday of most months, the Frist opens its galleries and the Martin ArtQuest art-making space with priority access for homeschooling families. On October 26, children…
- [Fall Migration Bird Banding at Warner Park Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/fall-migration-bird-banding-at-warner-park-nature-center--listing-85dd9df3322ff41c2ca40d19) — Tue, Oct 27 (+2 more dates) · 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Warner Park Nature Center · All ages · checked Oct 24. Families can watch real ornithology at the Warner Park Nature Center's long-term bird-banding station, which has operated since 1982. Trained, federally licensed researchers and…
- [Spooky Stations Trick-or-Treat at the Main Library](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/spooky-stations-trick-or-treat-at-the-main-library--listing-2809ed4faefd1826bfc2cd2c) — Tue, Oct 27 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Nashville Public Library — Main Library · Free · checked Oct 24. The Main Library downtown sets up trick-or-treat stations throughout its Children's area on the Tuesday morning before Halloween, October 27, from 10 am to noon. Kids come…
- [Halloween Party at Donelson Library](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/halloween-party-at-donelson-library--listing-a62a89c755e4d0c8b33f0cfb) — Thu, Oct 29 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Nashville Public Library — Donelson Branch · Free · checked Oct 24. Donelson Library's Halloween party gives young children a chance to trick-or-treat, dance and make a craft with their favorite librarians. Kids wear a costume and come ready to…
- [The Puppet Truck presents Hansel and Gretel](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/the-puppet-truck-presents-hansel-and-gretel--listing-8dc7fddb40187430c6f3cfdb) — Thu, Oct 29 · 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM · Nashville Public Library — Hadley Park Branch · Free · checked Oct 24. Nashville Public Library's Puppet Truck brings the Brothers Grimm tale of Hansel and Gretel to the Hadley Park Branch, told with the library's charming Peeko Puppets. Children…
- [A Haunted House in Warner Woods](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/a-haunted-house-in-warner-woods--listing-aa96937f25d0cf9e9c4f8bc1) — Fri, Oct 30 · 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Warner Park Nature Center · Ages 16+ · checked Oct 24. A Halloween-season evening hike for teens and adults at the Warner Park Nature Center. Participants hike a short trail deep into the forest, work together to solve a nature…
- [Anime Dance Party at the Main Library](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/anime-dance-party-at-the-main-library--listing-ac0e195b39c3eb91f4223b43) — Sat, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM · Nashville Public Library — Main Library (The Commons) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The Main Library hosts an Anime Dance Party on Halloween afternoon in The Commons on the third floor. Kids, teens and grown-ups dance to favorite songs from favorite anime…
- [Creature Casualties: Halloween Nature Trivia](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/creature-casualties-halloween-nature-trivia--listing-d498bca7a369f49a29f00d13) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Warner Park Nature Center · Ages 8+ · checked Oct 24. On Halloween morning, Warner Park Nature Center naturalist Elyse Dilks hosts a 90-minute trivia program about the real-life "creature casualties" of the forest in Warner Parks…
- [El Día de los Muertos at Cheekwood](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/el-dia-de-los-muertos-at-cheekwood--listing-c4dd04729a26c91325ae8eae) — Sat, Oct 31 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Cheekwood Estate & Gardens · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. Cheekwood's 27th annual El Día de los Muertos festival, billed as the region's largest Day of the Dead celebration, fills the estate for two days. Families tour ofrendas…
- [Halloween at Adventure Science Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/halloween-at-adventure-science-center--listing-1120cc5a4b4a792eccf0047d) — Sat, Oct 31 · 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Adventure Science Center · All ages · From $18 · checked Oct 24. On Halloween Saturday, Adventure Science Center invites kids to come in costume for a full day of trick-or-treating with candy stations spread throughout the building, plus…
- [Mr. Bond's Science Guys: Spooky Science Show](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/mr-bond-s-science-guys-spooky-science-show--listing-0105cd281a281ede8ab4c287) — Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM · Nashville Public Library — Inglewood Branch · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. On Halloween at noon, Mr. Bond's Science Guys bring a seasonal science show to the Inglewood Branch library. The hour-long show reveals the science behind dense, eerie fog, makes…
- [Teen Fest: Halloween at the Frist](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/teen-fest-halloween-at-the-frist--listing-9430c88b7da733490ce9382f) — Sat, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Frist Art Museum · Free · checked Oct 24. The Frist's Teen Arts Action Group hosts a free Halloween afternoon for teens in the museum Auditorium. Teens come in costume to enter the costume contest (no masks or weapons)…
- [Día de los Muertos at Adventure Science Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-at-adventure-science-center--listing-53c44b2930e259eda5cd41ab) — Sun, Nov 1 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Adventure Science Center · All ages · From $18 · checked Oct 24. Adventure Science Center marks Día de los Muertos on Sunday, November 1. From 10 am to 1 pm, Catrinas and Catrines from Dakinitri Studio stroll the building handing out Mexican…
- [Squirrel Survival Games](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/squirrel-survival-games--listing-430ef1a6a2aab6953f160827) — Tue, Nov 3 · 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM · Warner Park Nature Center · Ages 8+ · checked Oct 24. Could your child survive a Tennessee winter as a squirrel? In this staff-made game at the Warner Park Nature Center, players gather and store food through the fall, adapt to the…
- [Rakugo Japanese Storytelling with Fukuhime-san](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/rakugo-japanese-storytelling-with-fukuhime-san--listing-873c30c30055adf416ceb934) — Wed, Nov 4 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Nashville Public Library — Pruitt Branch · Free · checked Oct 24. Rakugo performer Fukuhime-san visits from Tokyo to perform at the Pruitt Branch library. Rakugo is traditional Japanese comic storytelling that began in the Edo period about 400…
- [ice! featuring Home Alone at Gaylord Opryland's A Country Christmas](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/ice-featuring-home-alone-at-gaylord-opryland-s-a-country-christmas--listing-6a3af1cd56b40ba30f00ecb4) — Nov 6 – Jan 2 · Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center · Paid · checked Oct 24. Gaylord Opryland's 43rd annual A Country Christmas centers on ice! featuring "Home Alone," a 19,000-square-foot frozen attraction kept at 9 degrees and carved from about 2…
- [Helping Wildlife Through Winter](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/helping-wildlife-through-winter--listing-3e921281bd035c8bb0b58ac4) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Warner Park Nature Center · All ages · checked Oct 24. Staff from Harmony Wildlife Rehabilitation Center visit the Warner Park Nature Center to show families how local animals get ready for cold weather. The program looks at how…
- [Junior Naturalist: Beginning Birds](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/junior-naturalist-beginning-birds--listing-bb6002d8caa99c8baa2c8055) — Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM · Shelby Bottoms Nature Center · Ages 6+ · checked Oct 24. A Saturday-morning birding introduction for young naturalists ages 6 and up at Shelby Bottoms Nature Center. Children learn the basics of birding — what is flying around the…
- [Searching for Owls of Warner Parks](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/searching-for-owls-of-warner-parks--listing-0c5fc13c4cefe3a2143a2432) — Sat, Nov 7 · 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Edwin Warner Park (Warner Parks) · Ages 13+ · checked Oct 24. Warner Parks is home to Great Horned, Barred and Eastern Screech Owls, and in migration and winter even tiny Northern Saw-whet Owls. On this dusk walk, naturalist Graham Gerdeman…
- [Wax Paper Fall Leaf Collecting](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/wax-paper-fall-leaf-collecting--listing-869a87b6b04f461fb3aa0365) — Sat, Nov 7 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Shelby Bottoms Nature Center · Ages 7+ · checked Oct 24. At this autumn craft program at Shelby Bottoms Nature Center, children ages 7 and up head outside with staff to collect a few fallen leaves around the nature center, then seal…
- [Frist Arts Fest](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/frist-arts-fest--listing-1b3b21532085dcfa5fb54d7d) — Sun, Nov 8 · 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Frist Art Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. The Frist's free-for-kids Arts Fest fills the museum with indoor art-making, performances and music celebrating its newest exhibitions, including Shimmer: Dreaming the Posthuman…
- [STEM with the Adventure Science Center at Edgehill Library](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/stem-with-the-adventure-science-center-at-edgehill-library--listing-544a57287795a259a1c561ca) — Tue, Nov 10 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Nashville Public Library — Edgehill Branch · Free · checked Oct 24. Learning specialists from Adventure Science Center lead a hands-on STEM session at the Edgehill Branch library each month; the November session is Tuesday the 10th from 4 to 5…
- [Veterans and Military Family Night at Adventure Science Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/veterans-and-military-family-night-at-adventure-science-center--listing-1d56a5f4a5aede3e29cbe0bf) — Thu, Nov 12 · 3:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Adventure Science Center · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Adventure Science Center and Operation Stand Down host a free evening for veterans and military families on Thursday, November 12, from 3:30 to 7 pm, timed around Veterans Day…
- [A Child's Calendar Puppet Show (Wishing Chair Productions)](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/a-child-s-calendar-puppet-show-wishing-chair-productions--listing-0213491ed349d1250945a6d4) — Fri, Nov 13 (+5 more dates) · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Nashville Public Library — Main Library (Childrens Theatre) · Free · checked Oct 24. Wishing Chair Productions, Nashville Public Library's puppet troupe, turns John Updike's collection of children's poems, A Child's Calendar, into a musical puppet show that…
- [Glow Wild Holiday Lights at Nashville Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/glow-wild-holiday-lights-at-nashville-zoo--listing-665f131e599001205e33a59e) — Nov 13 – Jan 3 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Nashville Zoo at Grassmere · All ages · From $27 · checked Oct 24. Glow Wild is Nashville Zoo's new holiday light show, open nightly from November 13 through January 3. Families walk through illuminated wildlife figures and festive displays to…
- ["Leave the Leaves" Day at Shelby Bottoms](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/leave-the-leaves-day-at-shelby-bottoms--listing-8376fdada735a560fc295e10) — Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Shelby Bottoms Nature Center · All ages · checked Oct 24. Metro Parks' "Leave the Leaves" Day celebrates the value of fallen leaves, hosted this year at Shelby Bottoms Nature Center. Fireflies, butterflies, moths, soil, turtles and…
- [Curious Naturalist at Warner Park Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/curious-naturalist-at-warner-park-nature-center--listing-34b817d0907132b9a40eb23b) — Sat, Nov 14 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Warner Park Nature Center · All ages · checked Oct 24. Curious Naturalist is a drop-in Saturday morning program at the Warner Park Nature Center, where a staff naturalist sets out a different nature mystery each time and helps…
- [Early Winter Birds of Edwin Warner Park](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/early-winter-birds-of-edwin-warner-park--listing-daeb01a4e2a4aacf571c80e5) — Sat, Nov 14 · 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM · Edwin Warner Park (Warner Parks) · Ages 13+ · checked Oct 24. Mid-November is when migratory birds that spend the winter in Middle Tennessee settle in. On this early-morning bird walk, naturalist Graham Gerdeman leads participants through…
- [Star Party at Bells Bend Outdoor Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/star-party-at-bells-bend-outdoor-center--listing-c366f5c5dc5ec3afc8772d11) — Sat, Nov 14 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Bells Bend Outdoor Center · All ages · checked Oct 24. Members of the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society bring their telescopes and displays to Bells Bend Outdoor Center for an evening of stargazing. Families can line up at many…
- [The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show at Nashville Children's Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/the-very-hungry-caterpillar-show-at-nashville-children-s-theatre--listing-5dcb58c61f479b18fd8dfc7f) — Nov 14 – Jan 3 · Nashville Children's Theatre · Ages 3–8 · Paid · checked Oct 24. Jonathan Rockefeller's The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show brings four Eric Carle books to the stage with 75 larger-than-life puppets designed to match Carle's illustrations, so…
- [How America Found Its Sound (Nashville Symphony Family Series)](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/how-america-found-its-sound-nashville-symphony-family-series--listing-80c6214434d91773ac650913) — Sun, Nov 15 · 3:00 PM · Schermerhorn Symphony Center · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Nashville Symphony's How America Found Its Sound, an original composition by the Symphony, takes families on a musical journey through how the music of many cultures came…
- [Adventure Club: Irish Harmony Dance](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/adventure-club-irish-harmony-dance--listing-4356eabdc8fbc56776f52a82) — Wed, Nov 18 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Nashville Public Library — Thompson Lane Branch · Free · checked Oct 24. At this Adventure Club session at the Thompson Lane Branch, children meet Irish dancers who thrive on lively footwork, compete with their teams and keep the centuries-old ceili…
- [All Aboard the Archives! Model Train Show](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/all-aboard-the-archives-model-train-show--listing-7e2f35656eb5f09d75e292f1) — Fri, Nov 20 · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Nashville Public Library — Main Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Metro Archives staff at the Main Library are model train enthusiasts, and on Friday, November 20, from 11 am to 3 pm they set up a model train show featuring trains belonging to…
- [Holiday LIGHTS at Cheekwood](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/holiday-lights-at-cheekwood--listing-3e2d89a8f8292d6f6de3b0ef) — Nov 20 – Jan 3 · 4:30 PM – 10:00 PM · Cheekwood Estate & Gardens · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 24. Cheekwood's holiday light walk sets the gardens glowing with more than a million lights along a one-mile walking path, from November 20 through January 3. Highlights include the…
- [Autumn Colors Walk at Shelby Bottoms](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/autumn-colors-walk-at-shelby-bottoms--listing-a2cff093af1d7ebf8dcf4b40) — Sat, Nov 21 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Shelby Bottoms Nature Center · All ages · checked Oct 24. A one-hour guided afternoon walk through Shelby Bottoms park to look at the peak fall colors and learn about the plants that produce them. A nature center naturalist leads the…
- [Ken Ludwig's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas at Nashville Children's Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/ken-ludwig-s-twas-the-night-before-christmas-at-nashville-children-s-t--listing-94cc5d5b9d843ad83a8598d2) — Nov 21 – Dec 27 · Nashville Children's Theatre · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. Nashville Children's Theatre's holiday show is Ken Ludwig's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, a family comedy that starts from the famous poem — except that one mouse is…
- [Makerspace: Biomimicry](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/makerspace-biomimicry--listing-c02a016e9b5b5f28bbc97b9d) — Sat, Nov 21 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Shelby Bottoms Nature Center · All ages · checked Oct 24. Shelby Bottoms Nature Center sets up a pop-up makerspace about biomimicry, the process of designing inventions modeled on animals and nature. Drop in to take on engineering…

### Murfreesboro (7)

- [Barfield Bash Halloween Carnival and Not So Haunted Hayride](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/barfield-bash-halloween-carnival-and-not-so-haunted-hayride--listing-1f24549936f7c0f166eceb9a) — Sat, Oct 24 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Barfield Crescent Park, Murfreesboro · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 24. Barfield Crescent Park hosts the Barfield Bash, a Halloween carnival for all ages, on Saturday, October 24 from 5 to 9 pm. Families buy tickets to play ghostly games for ghost…
- [Harvest Days at Cannonsburgh Village (50th annual)](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/harvest-days-at-cannonsburgh-village-50th-annual--listing-8fa056e145ba473bd4b769de) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Cannonsburgh Village, Murfreesboro · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Cannonsburgh Village, the City of Murfreesboro's re-created pioneer village on South Front Street, holds its 50th annual Harvest Days fall festival on Saturday, October 24, from…
- [Toddler Spooktacular at Patterson Park](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/toddler-spooktacular-at-patterson-park--listing-f3d31ddb2f8fbe21fc147278) — Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Patterson Park Community Center, Murfreesboro · Ages 2–5 · checked Oct 24. Patterson Park Community Center invites toddlers ages 2 to 5 and their grown-ups to a Toddler Spooktacular on Friday morning, October 30, from 10 to 11:30 am. The city's listing…
- [Community BioBlitz at the Discovery Center Wetlands](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/community-bioblitz-at-the-discovery-center-wetlands--listing-a83ce17bff2cf44369f444f5) — Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, Murfreesboro · All ages · checked Oct 24. Discovery Center at Murfree Spring invites families to a community BioBlitz, a hands-on citizen-science morning in which participants of all ages team up to find and document as…
- [Family Campout at Barfield Crescent Park](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/family-campout-at-barfield-crescent-park--listing-cdff1b344659ab4d74d67b67) — Sat, Nov 7 · 2:00 PM – 9:00 AM · Wilderness Station at Barfield Crescent Park, Murfreesboro · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 24. Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation's Wilderness Station runs an overnight Family Campout at Barfield Crescent Park from 2 pm Saturday, November 7 to 9 am Sunday, November 8. It is…
- [All Access Night: Sensory-Friendly Evening at the Discovery Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/all-access-night-sensory-friendly-evening-at-the-discovery-center--listing-5a5fb4e52f4996b65e4b02c7) — Thu, Nov 12 (+1 more date) · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, Murfreesboro · Free · checked Oct 24. All Access Night is the Discovery Center's monthly sensory-friendly evening designed for families with children who have special needs. The museum closes to the general public…
- [Thanksgiving Break Campology: Operation: Ocean](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/thanksgiving-break-campology-operation-ocean--listing-debd17c7a884c425cf6182ac) — Mon, Nov 23 (+2 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, Murfreesboro · From $65 · checked Oct 24. Discovery Center's Thanksgiving-break day camp for kindergarten through 5th grade turns each day into a marine-science mission. Campers test water samples, decode nature's hidden…

### Other towns in the Nashville–Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin area (3)

- [Pumpkinfest in Downtown Franklin](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/pumpkinfest-in-downtown-franklin--listing-b2259f33a121b1c74c69506b) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Main Street, Historic Downtown Franklin · All ages · checked Oct 24. The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County's 41st annual Pumpkinfest, billed as Middle Tennessee's largest family fall festival, takes over Main Street in historic downtown…
- [Christmas by Lamplight Tour at The Hermitage](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/christmas-by-lamplight-tour-at-the-hermitage--listing-dc3e2ea9ad13713588b80e26) — Fri, Nov 20 · 6:00 PM · Andrew Jackson's Hermitage · Paid · checked Oct 24. A special evening Christmas tour of Andrew Jackson's Hermitage by lantern light. Guests explore the mansion and surrounding grounds after dark while a guide shares early…
- [Mixed Media Nutcracker Craft at Hermitage Library](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/mixed-media-nutcracker-craft-at-hermitage-library--listing-333ebca85915776effb73b04) — Sun, Nov 22 · 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM · Nashville Public Library — Hermitage Branch · Free · checked Oct 24. Kids and teens at the Hermitage Branch library build their own nutcracker-inspired buddy from reuse materials: popsicle sticks, paint pens, craft foam, rhinestones, faux fur and…

## Places and ongoing programs

### Nashville (31)

- [Adventure Science Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/adventure-science-center--listing-966fdbfb65577a450fc2c763) — Monday, Thursday and Friday 9 am–3 pm; Saturday and Sunday 9 am–5 pm; closed Tuesday and… · Adventure Science Center · From $18 · checked Oct 24. Adventure Science Center is Nashville's hands-on science museum, with interactive exhibit galleries for children and families and the Sudekum Planetarium, a 63-foot dome theater…
- [Andrew Jackson's Hermitage](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/andrew-jackson-s-hermitage--listing-e25c864540a8baf79be0535c) — Daily 8:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m. (last tickets sold at 5:00 p.m.; be in line for the mansion by… · Andrew Jackson's Hermitage · From $19.95 · checked Oct 24. The Hermitage was the home of President Andrew Jackson and covers more than 1,120 acres of historic grounds, gardens, exhibits and trails around the preserved mansion. General…
- [Babies and Books: Wonder Baby at Inglewood Library](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/babies-and-books-wonder-baby-at-inglewood-library--listing-5a1f59fb5f3129256cf4907f) — Mondays 10:00–10:45 AM. Check the library calendar for skipped weeks around holidays. · Nashville Public Library — Inglewood Branch · Free · checked Oct 24. Wonder Baby is a program for babies up to 24 months: stories, songs, sign language, puppets and creative play aimed at early learning. Caregivers also get time to swap tips and…
- [Baby Story Time at the Main Library](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/baby-story-time-at-the-main-library--listing-8de3a3017f5c22ec4a0c1d16) — Mondays 9:30–10:30 AM, Children's Services, 2nd floor. Check the library calendar for… · Nashville Public Library — Main Library · Free · checked Oct 24. A weekly baby storytime in the Main Library's Children's Services area. Infants and caregivers share tickle rhymes and wiggle songs, and librarians pass along practical…
- [Bells Bend Outdoor Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/bells-bend-outdoor-center--listing-18793b1233f9716d6134995b) — Outdoor Center Tuesday–Friday 12:00–4:00 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., and by… · Bells Bend Outdoor Center · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Bells Bend Outdoor Center is the base for Bells Bend Park, a rural park in a bend of the Cumberland River with more than 6 miles of hiking trails from two trailheads. Admission…
- [Centennial Ice Rink at Centennial Sportsplex](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/centennial-ice-rink-at-centennial-sportsplex--listing-1f787a236c3e553bc6ce9f96) — Public skate sessions are posted on the DASH Centennial Ice Rink schedule. · Centennial Sportsplex · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. Centennial Ice Rink is the dual-sheet rink at Metro's Centennial Sportsplex and the Nashville Predators' longtime practice ice. Since May 1, 2026 its ice operations are managed…
- [Centennial Sportsplex Indoor Pools](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/centennial-sportsplex-indoor-pools--listing-7f3938ccca6668d7c8ed1a0f) — Open swim times vary; see the Sportsplex Aquatics Google Calendar (subject to change). · Centennial Sportsplex · All ages · From $9 · checked Oct 24. Centennial Sportsplex has two indoor pools: a warm recreation pool (about 86 degrees, 3.5 to 5 feet deep) and a 50-meter competition pool (7 to 14 feet). Public swim shares lanes…
- [Cheekwood Estate & Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/cheekwood-estate-and-gardens--listing-c46b10648d917306deba6716) — Tuesday–Sunday 9 am–5 pm (holiday daytime hours 9 am–3:30 pm during Holiday LIGHTS, Nov… · Cheekwood Estate & Gardens · From $13 · checked Oct 24. Cheekwood is a 55-acre botanical garden, arboretum and art museum on the 1930s Cheek family estate in west Nashville. For families, the two-acre Bracken Foundation Children's…
- [Children's Gallery at the Tennessee State Museum](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/children-s-gallery-at-the-tennessee-state-museum--listing-75eb609adbd7f61c2a924f4c) — Children's Gallery: Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; Sunday 1:00–4:30 p.m. Museum… · Tennessee State Museum · Ages 3–8 · Free · checked Oct 24. The Tennessee State Museum's Children's Gallery is designed for ages 3–8 to explore Tennessee history and culture hands-on. Kids walk a giant floor map of the state, try on…
- [Children's Gallery Storytime at the Tennessee State Museum](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/children-s-gallery-storytime-at-the-tennessee-state-museum--listing-23f7ea180c86c457d24e5838) — Every Tuesday and Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the Children's Gallery; ASL-interpreted on… · Tennessee State Museum · Free · checked Oct 24. A twice-weekly storytime held inside the museum's Children's Gallery, so families can stay afterward to play in the hands-on Tennessee-themed gallery. On every fourth Saturday of…
- [Climb Nashville West Climbing Gym](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/climb-nashville-west-climbing-gym--listing-b0f1a688a1928287b1a09bc8) — Monday–Friday 6:00am–10:00pm; Saturday 9:00am–9:00pm; Sunday 11:00am–6:00pm. · Climb Nashville West · From $22 · checked Oct 24. Climb Nashville West is an indoor rock-climbing gym on Charlotte Avenue. First-time visitors get an all-day pass with shoes, harness, a belay lesson and access to classes, so…
- [Coleman Park Community Center Indoor Pool](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/coleman-park-community-center-indoor-pool--listing-996c6e708ed1ef57be566bcc) — Center hours Monday–Thursday 6:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m.; Friday 6:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.; Saturday… · Coleman Park Community Center · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Coleman Park Community Center in the Flatrock area is one of Metro Parks' year-round indoor pools, with locker rooms, alongside a gym, indoor and outdoor walking tracks, an…
- [Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/country-music-hall-of-fame-and-museum--listing-63de723b40e0c1e100c45f8d) — Open daily 9 AM–5 PM CT. · Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum shows instruments, stage wear, recordings and films from country music's history and runs hundreds of programs a year, including family…
- [Fort Negley Park and Visitors Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/fort-negley-park-and-visitors-center--listing-c54ee76e72a66e1c3878c5d7) — Park open year-round dawn to dusk for self-guided walks. Visitors Center Tuesday–Friday… · Fort Negley Park · All ages · checked Oct 24. Fort Negley is the largest inland stone fortification built during the Civil War. A half-mile blacktop path circles the fort, with about a quarter mile of boardwalks inside and…
- [Lane Motor Museum](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/lane-motor-museum--listing-d23ae518cdaf76a16ebb0dd3) — 2026 hours: Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10 am–5 pm; closed Tuesday and… · Lane Motor Museum · From $3 · checked Oct 24. Lane Motor Museum holds an unusual collection of cars, motorcycles and other vehicles, many of them European. For kids there is an indoor play area with toys, coloring and room…
- [Learn to Skate at Ford Ice Center Bellevue](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/learn-to-skate-at-ford-ice-center-bellevue--listing-1a25e98575d7b48d7c6bb4de) — Tuesday & Thursday 5:00–6:00 pm; Winter 1 session week of Oct 26 – Dec 19, 2026. · Ford Ice Center Bellevue · From $175 · checked Oct 24. TPH Nashville Skating Academy's Learn to Skate runs in 7-week sessions of 60-minute classes: 30 minutes of instruction followed by 30 minutes of supervised practice. Levels run…
- [Martin ArtQuest at the Frist Art Museum](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/martin-artquest-at-the-frist-art-museum--listing-3e85ed1e7fe451e7d470abbf) — Same hours as the museum: Monday 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; Thursday 10 a.m.–8 p.m.; Friday and… · Frist Art Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Martin ArtQuest is the Frist Art Museum's interactive art-making space, where visitors of every age draw, animate, make prints and paint at accessible stations. Activities change…
- [Metro Parks Theater Academy Youth Classes](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/metro-parks-theater-academy-youth-classes--listing-c83e8d5099554bfa8bd8d129) — Session-based classes (fall, winter/spring, summer); days and times not printed on the… · Centennial Performing Arts Studios (Centennial Black Box Theater) · Ages 3–18 · With admission · checked Oct 24. Metro Parks Theater Academy runs youth theater classes by age: Broadway Babies (3.5–4), Primary Musical Theater (5–9), Secondary (10–13) and Upper-Level Musical Theater (14–18)…
- [Nashville Children's Theatre Drama School: Company](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/nashville-children-s-theatre-drama-school-company--listing-5d378e8ef3b2f9ca51d60bd1) — Fall and spring semesters; spring registration opens in November 2026 · Nashville Children's Theatre · Ages 8–18 · checked Oct 24. NCT's Drama School Company trains young actors with professional Teaching Artists in acting, voice, movement and musical theatre. The fall semester (Company In Studio) ends in a…
- [Nashville Zoo at Grassmere](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/nashville-zoo-at-grassmere--listing-a0860d4df0e5a21739766e4d) — Open daily 9:00 am–4:00 pm from October 13, 2026 to March 11, 2027; 9:00 am–6:00 pm from… · Nashville Zoo at Grassmere · All ages · From $16 · checked Oct 24. Nashville Zoo at Grassmere is a nonprofit, AZA-accredited zoo on the historic Grassmere farm in south Nashville. The new Leopard Forest habitat is open. Families can add…
- [Public Ice Skating at Ford Ice Center Bellevue](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/public-ice-skating-at-ford-ice-center-bellevue--listing-6fb7f424e29ad37adec10f89) — Building hours 6 a.m.–11 p.m. (subject to change); public skate session times are posted… · Ford Ice Center Bellevue · All ages · From $10.98 · checked Oct 24. Ford Ice Center Bellevue is a twin-rink ice skating facility run by the Nashville Predators, with public ice skating, hockey and figure skating for children and adults. Opened in…
- [Radnor Lake Barbara J. Mapp Aviary Education Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/radnor-lake-barbara-j-mapp-aviary-education-center--listing-bcef67b7a28f83ca992add6c) — Open Wednesdays and Saturdays 10 am–1 pm · Barbara J. Mapp Aviary Education Center, Radnor Lake State Natural Area · Free · checked Oct 24. The aviary at Radnor Lake State Natural Area houses non-releasable birds of prey, including a Great Horned Owl, a Golden Eagle and three Bald Eagles, that the park uses for…
- [Sensory Story Time at Edmondson Pike Library](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/sensory-story-time-at-edmondson-pike-library--listing-b1e4c2f129020a91dcdf70b9) — Selected Fridays 4:00–5:00 PM (about monthly). Check the library calendar for skipped… · Nashville Public Library — Edmondson Pike Branch · Ages 2–5 · Free · checked Oct 24. A storytime for neurodivergent children and their caregivers in a calm, safe space. The group sings, dances, reads, explores and plays; a visual schedule and fidget toys are…
- [Shelby Bottoms Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/shelby-bottoms-nature-center--listing-7bf1c3f3003e24178fcff699) — Nature Center Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday 12… · Shelby Bottoms Nature Center · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Shelby Bottoms Nature Center sits at the main trailhead of Shelby Bottoms Greenway in East Nashville, next to Shelby Park. Naturalists at the desk help identify animals and…
- [Story Time with Wishing Chair Productions at the Main Library](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/story-time-with-wishing-chair-productions-at-the-main-library--listing-bcebd304da0f101fdfcd2bf4) — Tuesdays at 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 AM in the Children's Theatre, 2nd floor. Check the… · Nashville Public Library — Main Library · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The Main Library's long-running puppet storytime in its Children's Theatre. Library Pete, Dr. Ev and Mr. B sing, juggle and read books, and puppet friends such as Tommy Dog…
- [The Parthenon in Centennial Park](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/the-parthenon-in-centennial-park--listing-bfaeae4ae9810d216f80951a) — Monday 9:00 AM–4:00 PM; Tuesday–Saturday 9:00 AM–4:30 PM; Sunday 12:30–4:30 PM. Closed… · The Parthenon · From $10 · checked Oct 24. Nashville's Parthenon is a full-scale replica of the Athenian original, built for Tennessee's 1897 Centennial Exposition, and the centerpiece of Centennial Park. Inside stands a…
- [Toddler Story Time at the Main Library](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/toddler-story-time-at-the-main-library--listing-a235604db29d699a5c00828f) — Mondays 10:30–11:30 AM, Children's Services, 2nd floor. Check the library calendar for… · Nashville Public Library — Main Library · Ages 1–3 · Free · checked Oct 24. Toddlers and their caregivers meet in Children's Services for stories and rhymes, with librarians sharing early-literacy practices along the way. It follows the Monday baby…
- [Travellers Rest Historic House Museum](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/travellers-rest-historic-house-museum--listing-c51e80c048507485ebb3744c) — Grounds and exhibits Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 AM–4:30 PM; house tours at 11 AM, 1 PM and 3… · Travellers Rest Historic House Museum · From $10 · checked Oct 24. Travellers Rest is a historic house museum in south Nashville. Admission includes self-guided access to the grounds and the Battle of Nashville and A Past Uncovered exhibits…
- [Two Rivers Skate Park](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/two-rivers-skate-park--listing-f94ba53e6e5b69a29e3664e8) — Hours not printed; Metro parks are generally open dawn to 11 p.m. (confirm). · Two Rivers Skate Park · All ages · checked Oct 24. Metro Parks' public skate park at Two Rivers Park welcomes skateboards, inline and roller skates, BMX bikes with skate-park-friendly pegs and non-motorized scooters. Helmets…
- [Warner Park Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/warner-park-nature-center--listing-cae6f85428540c4b0895d870) — Nature Center Tuesday–Saturday 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; closed Sunday, Monday and most… · Warner Park Nature Center · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Warner Park Nature Center is the education hub of Percy and Edwin Warner Parks. Inside the small natural history museum, kids can go inside a giant tree, walk under the creek and…
- [Youth Climb Team at Climb Nashville West](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/youth-climb-team-at-climb-nashville-west--listing-a869396053580e6c063da1c3) — Rec Team once per week; Select Team twice per week; Comp Team three to four days per… · Climb Nashville West · Paid · checked Oct 24. Climb Nashville's youth Climb Team treats climbing as an individual sport practised in a supportive team with coaches. Families choose one of three levels: Rec Team meets once a…

### Murfreesboro (15)

- [Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/bradley-academy-museum-and-cultural-center--listing-bbd25f24f19f4009198e8feb) — Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sunday–Thursday closed (rentals only). Closed on… · Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center, Murfreesboro · From $1 · checked Oct 24. Bradley Academy began in 1806 as Murfreesboro's first school; the current 1917 building opened in 1918 as the school for African American students. Today it is a small city…
- [Campfire Story Time at the Discovery Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/campfire-story-time-at-the-discovery-center--listing-e7a4780aa8d710b93dfc720c) — Most Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. (one Friday in December); see the calendar for… · Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, Murfreesboro · With admission · checked Oct 24. Campfire Storytime is a read-aloud held in the museum's Great Outdoors exhibit, with a weekly theme (for example, Monsters in the Museum with The Little Old Lady Who Was Not…
- [Climb Murfreesboro Climbing Gym](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/climb-murfreesboro-climbing-gym--listing-b1b171a0aeac43109279fd16) — Monday–Saturday 9:00am–9:00pm; Sunday 11:00am–6:00pm. · Climb Murfreesboro · From $22 · checked Oct 24. The Murfreesboro location of The Climb Gyms is an indoor climbing gym on Memorial Boulevard. Passes follow the same structure as the Nashville gyms: an introductory first-time…
- [Discovery Center at Murfree Spring](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/discovery-center-at-murfree-spring--listing-3a22062e9b0e07df85bed6fe) — Tuesday–Saturday 10 AM–5 PM; Sunday 12 PM–5 PM; closed Mondays and major holidays… · Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, Murfreesboro · Ages 0–12 · From $15 · checked Oct 24. Discovery Center in Murfreesboro is a hands-on children's museum with exhibits designed for ages 0–12, including the award-winning Farm to Table exhibit, the Great Outdoors…
- [Discovery Center Creekkeepers After-School Program](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/discovery-center-creekkeepers-after-school-program--listing-12fb14b4c1156eaa6a700592) — Alternate Thursdays, 4:30–6:30 p.m. · Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, Murfreesboro · Free · checked Oct 24. Creekkeepers is a free after-school environmental-science club for 6th–8th graders about the streams around Murfreesboro. Meetings include trail-cam studies, habitat cleanup and…
- [Discovery Design Time at the Discovery Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/discovery-design-time-at-the-discovery-center--listing-644bc4c3d0e4bf4551f7646d) — Thursdays, 3:00–4:00 p.m. (not every week; see dates). · Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, Murfreesboro · With admission · checked Oct 24. Discovery Design Time is a weekly tech-and-art session. A recent session used tablets with Osmo interactive drawing accessories to trace art tools from ground pigments to digital…
- [Historic Cannonsburgh Village](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/historic-cannonsburgh-village--listing-f9c47a4bfdbe07968a4c4edd) — Fall/Winter (Nov–March): Tuesday–Friday 9 a.m.–3 p.m., weather permitting; closed… · Cannonsburgh Village, Murfreesboro · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Cannonsburgh Village is a free, city-run pioneer village showing about 100 years of early Tennessee life, from the 1830s to the 1930s. Families can walk among a gristmill, a…
- [Home School Swim Team at Patterson Park Indoor Pool](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/home-school-swim-team-at-patterson-park-indoor-pool--listing-1141fa95745a5b9de51fb816) — Every Tuesday and Thursday 1–2 pm, August 11, 2026 through May 13, 2027. · Patterson Park Community Center, Murfreesboro · Ages 6–14 · From $5 · checked Oct 24. A drop-in homeschool swim team at Patterson Park's indoor pool for ages 6–14. Swimmers build endurance and work on technique in the competitive strokes, twice a week through the…
- [Junior Ranger Program at Stones River National Battlefield](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/junior-ranger-program-at-stones-river-national-battlefield--listing-67bd6d50be4e9c883543f276) — Visitor center hours are listed on the park's Hours & Seasons page (not shown in the… · Stones River National Battlefield, Murfreesboro · All ages · checked Oct 24. Stones River National Battlefield preserves the site of the 1862–63 Civil War battle on the edge of Murfreesboro. Children of all ages can earn a Junior Ranger badge by…
- [Patterson Park Indoor Pool](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/patterson-park-indoor-pool--listing-77ba5e50f47ba8ee2e7daad0) — Pool hours Monday–Friday 6 a.m.–9 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sunday 1–5 p.m. Rec Pool… · Patterson Park Community Center, Murfreesboro · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 24. The indoor pool at Patterson Park Community Center has a zero-depth entry that slopes gently to two feet, an interactive water play system and a triple-loop slide that drops into…
- [SPARK! Drop-In for Little Explorers at the Discovery Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/spark-drop-in-for-little-explorers-at-the-discovery-center--listing-16cb97bf3a8abacfbd9cda93) — Selected Monday mornings, 9:00–11:00 a.m. (the museum is otherwise closed Mondays). · Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, Murfreesboro · From $4 · checked Oct 24. SPARK! is the Discovery Center's drop-in morning for its youngest visitors. Each session combines free play, a hands-on lesson and a themed craft. Upcoming themes include The…
- [Sports*Com Indoor Pool](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/sports-com-indoor-pool--listing-bf851c687309f107784ebe2c) — Open Swim Monday–Friday 7–8:45 pm (shallow end only on some days); no weekend open swim… · Sports*Com, Murfreesboro · From $5 · checked Oct 24. The Sports*Com indoor pool in Murfreesboro is an 8-lane pool running from a 4-foot shallow end to a 10-foot deep end, with a 1-meter diving board and accessible entry for…
- [Tasty Tuesday Kids' Cooking at the Discovery Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/tasty-tuesday-kids-cooking-at-the-discovery-center--listing-e9226e6217801ffcd26db5c2) — Tuesdays, 3:00–4:00 p.m. · Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, Murfreesboro · With admission · checked Oct 24. Tasty Tuesday is a hands-on kids' cooking program in the Discovery Center's FRANKE Kitchen. Instructors lead children through measuring, mixing and watching reactions like rising…
- [Turtle Talk at the Discovery Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/turtle-talk-at-the-discovery-center--listing-31c33a59bb4b74f586d7fbf8) — Wednesdays and Fridays, 3:00–3:30 p.m. · Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, Murfreesboro · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Turtle Talk is the Discovery Center's weekly children's program about turtles. Each week rotates through hands-on activities such as interactive turtle demonstrations, crafts and…
- [Wilderness Station Nature Center at Barfield Crescent Park](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/wilderness-station-nature-center-at-barfield-crescent-park--listing-0c2340f2b61ab13ed4b48561) — Sunday noon–5 p.m.; Monday 9 a.m.–noon; Tuesday–Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 2026 holiday… · Wilderness Station, Barfield Crescent Park, Murfreesboro · All ages · checked Oct 24. The Wilderness Station is Murfreesboro's nature center inside Barfield Crescent Park and the base of Outdoor Murfreesboro, the city's environmental-education team. Education…

### Other towns in the Nashville–Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin area (11)

- [Baby Explorers at Fairview Library](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/baby-explorers-at-fairview-library--listing-ba6101ca4adf418a8b5ecc80) — Wednesdays 9:30–10:30 AM (meeting room). · Williamson County Public Library — Fairview Branch · Free · checked Oct 24. A weekly play session for babies 24 months and under and their caregivers in the Fairview Branch meeting room, a chance for the youngest children to play and for parents to meet.
- [Beaman Park Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/beaman-park-nature-center--listing-66db4876fa153300f817891e) — Nature Center Tuesday–Friday 12 p.m.–4 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.–4 p.m., and by appointment… · Beaman Park Nature Center, Ashland City · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Beaman Park Nature Center is on a forested ridge in northwest Davidson County. A fully accessible quarter-mile Boardwalk Trail runs along the ridgetop with views into deep…
- [Bilingual English-Spanish Story Time at Hermitage Library](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/bilingual-english-spanish-story-time-at-hermitage-library--listing-4370fefc64a4f4bd7c268b9f) — 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 10:30–11:00 AM. Check the library calendar for skipped weeks… · Nashville Public Library — Hermitage Branch · Ages 0–5 · Free · checked Oct 24. A storytime in English and Spanish with stories, songs and activities. Families can introduce a new language to their children or practise their own. Hora de cuentos bilingüe…
- [Carter House Guided Tours](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/carter-house-guided-tours--listing-3f0902f6b7fe33e08da11c11) — Monday–Saturday 9:00 am–5:00 pm; Sunday from 10:00 am; last guided tour begins at 4:00… · Carter House, Franklin · From $14 · checked Oct 24. Carter House, built in 1830, was a working farm that ended up in the middle of the Battle of Franklin on November 30, 1864; the house and outbuildings still show the scars. The…
- [Excel Swim School at Franklin Recreation Complex](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/excel-swim-school-at-franklin-recreation-complex--listing-8e041816e869db50f11dd2d5) — Session-based; class days and times listed in the online registration system. · Franklin Recreation Complex · Ages 3+ · Paid · checked Oct 24. Excel Aquatics runs Williamson County Parks & Recreation's learn-to-swim classes, including at the Franklin Recreation Complex indoor pool. Classes progress in levels toward…
- [Historic Rock Castle](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/historic-rock-castle--listing-4b6edc1747616147625d9fe9) — Tours April through mid-December: Tuesday–Friday 10 am, 11:30 am, 1:30 pm and 3 pm… · Historic Rock Castle, Hendersonville · checked Oct 24. Rock Castle State Historic Site is an 18-acre site overlooking Old Hickory Lake, built around one of the oldest buildings in Middle Tennessee. It is seen by guided tour at set…
- [Historic Sam Davis Home](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/historic-sam-davis-home--listing-2cf49b8d7e83a4a8cdcbb5a3) — Monday–Saturday 10 am–4 pm, February–December (last guided tour 3 pm); closed January · Historic Sam Davis Home, Smyrna · From $12 · checked Oct 24. Historic house museum in Smyrna seen by guided tour; a cheaper grounds-only ticket is also sold. The last guided tour starts at 3 pm. Check the museum calendar for extra closures.
- [Homeschool Hangout at Fairview Library](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/homeschool-hangout-at-fairview-library--listing-711353f6c421f794bf2dfa65) — Mondays 1:30–2:30 PM. · Williamson County Public Library — Fairview Branch · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A weekly meet-up for homeschool families at the Fairview Branch to socialize, swap ideas and hang out. Activities change each week and include crafts, STEM activities, book…
- [Learn to Skate at Ford Ice Center Antioch](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/learn-to-skate-at-ford-ice-center-antioch--listing-fc73013ff287225ba468b36e) — Monday & Wednesday 5:00–6:00 pm; Saturday 9:30–10:30 am; Winter 1 session week of Oct 26… · Ford Ice Center Antioch · From $175 · checked Oct 24. TPH Nashville Skating Academy's Learn to Skate runs in 7-week sessions of 60-minute classes: 30 minutes of instruction followed by 30 minutes of supervised practice. Levels run…
- [President James K. Polk Home and Museum](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/president-james-k-polk-home-and-museum--listing-e0c0da320043bf9b46f21ea7) — Monday–Saturday 9:00 am–5:00 pm; Sunday 1–5 pm. Closed Monday, November 2, 2026 for a… · President James K. Polk Home and Museum, Columbia · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. The President James K. Polk Home and Museum in Columbia is owned by the State of Tennessee and operated by the nonprofit James K. Polk Memorial Association. Visits start at the…
- [Public Ice Skating at Ford Ice Center Antioch](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/public-ice-skating-at-ford-ice-center-antioch--listing-23aabe00ac92187dc997ece5) — Building hours 6 a.m.–11 p.m. (subject to change); public skate session times are posted… · Ford Ice Center Antioch · All ages · From $10.98 · checked Oct 24. Ford Ice Center Antioch is a twin-rink ice skating facility run by the Nashville Predators, with public ice skating, hockey and figure skating for children and adults. Opened in…