# Things to do with kids at Shelby Bottoms Nature Center > 7 upcoming family events and 1 ongoing programs and visits at Shelby Bottoms Nature Center, 1900 Davidson St, Nashville, TN 37206, in the Nashville–Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin area. 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 25, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/nashville/venues/shelby-bottoms-nature-center ## Events ahead - [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… - [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… - [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… - ["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… - [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… - [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… - [Fall Crafts at Shelby Bottoms Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/fall-crafts-at-shelby-bottoms-nature-center--listing-d5ddf69a72734a02c9b6f6c6) — Wed, Nov 25 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Shelby Bottoms Nature Center · All ages · checked Oct 24. During Thanksgiving week, the Shelby Bottoms Nature Center opens its classroom for an open-house style craft afternoon. Several craft stations are set up to celebrate the colors… ## Ongoing programs and visits - [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. 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