Kid Focused Events

Nashville parents: registration for The Center for Courageous Kids (CCK) summer sessions is now available!

Davidson County families with children starting kindergarten next school year are invited to our annual Countdown to Kindergarten Fair. Join MNPS for a day full of free, family fun!

Celebrating bringing jazz to 10,000 students!

Cowboy boots can add flair to an outfit but are also sturdy enough for hard work and long journeys. Inspired by fashionable footwear featured in the museum galleries, young designers will create boot patterns to reflect their own personalities.

Visitors can explore the art of clogging with dance instructor Clyde “Bubba” Richardson of the Grand Ole Opry Square Dancers.

Music fans often wear buttons, bracelets and other accessories to show support for their favorite artists. Visitors can make their own button celebrating a country musician whose careers began in the 1990s, such as Tim McGraw or Shania Twain.

The Tennessee State Library & Archives is delighted to offer a full-day summer camp, Historians in Training: Junior Archivist, to 8–12-year-old students. The camp will run from June 9 – 13, 2025.

The Titans are hosting a Youth Football Camp open to all children ages 7-14.

The Titans are hosting a Youth Football Camp open to all children ages 7-14.

The Titans are hosting a Youth Football Camp open to all children ages 7-14.

Mother's Day Hootenanny with Farmer Jason
Saturday, May 10
10 am - 12:30 pm
Music Starts 11 am
$10 per person
Children 2 and under FREE. 

Spring is a time to celebrate our planet, the growth of new flowers, warmer weather and time off from school.

Throughout country music history, numerous artists and musicians have counted a cowboy hat as a part of their signature look. Using hats on view throughout the museum as inspiration, aspiring designers will make and decorate their own paper hats.

Throughout country music history, numerous artists and musicians have counted a cowboy hat as a part of their signature look. Using hats on view throughout the museum as inspiration, aspiring designers will make and decorate their own paper hats.

First Steps, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing education and care for children with special needs and medical conditions alongside their typically developing peers, invites families from across the community to come together fo

Saturday, April 19 | 10 - 11:30 am
$25/ adult / child pair
$15 additional adult (ages 14+)
$12 additional child (13 and under)

Tickets to each class are sold separately

29th Annual Chukkers for Charity, a fundraiser benefiting Rochelle Center and Saddle Up!, has grown into a prestigious family-friendly polo event that attracts a lively, diverse audience.

2025 Program Schedule

Spring: Wednesdays, March 19 - April 23 Registration opens January 15
Cost: $165 adult / child pair | $125 additional child

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Suitable for Ages 5+
Session I: Feathered Friends 10-11:30 am
Learn about the characteristics, habitats, adaptations and migrations of birds.

Markets for Makers is coming back to Nashville!

Join us for the fifth annual Get MOVE'n 5K benefitting MOVE Inclusive Dance, a local nonprofit dance studio for people of all abilities. All funds raised from the event directly impact the lives of our dancers and their families.

THERE IS ALWAYS FUN TO BE HAD AT NASHVILLE ZOO.

Saturday, April 19th, 2025 | 3:00PM
Watertown's community celebration at Three Forks Park!

Easter Bunny - Egg Hunts - Bounce Houses - Cupcake Booth - Easter Punch - Easter Egg Art - Petting Zoo - Face Painting

Phillips Toy Mart has been family-owned and operated since 1946 providing Middle Tennessee families a fun place to visit and shop for toys! Each spring the bunnies are back for a limited time getting ready for Easter.

Join us for Kidsville at the Parthenon on select Saturdays each month from 11 to 11:45 AM. Families with children ages 12 and under can enter the Parthenon for free on select dates and times.

Friday, July 4, 2025 | 4:00 PM - Fireworks at Dusk
Theme: Stars, Stripes and Squirtguns

Open every day, year round, EXCEPT Thanksgiving day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.

Every Saturday 11-11:45 AM
Kidsville at the Parthenon is a FREE weekly program that combines storytelling, educational activities, arts & crafts, musicians and special guests & more!

April 26-27, 2025

May 10th Parade | May 14 Down In The Dirt Free Kick-off Party Featuring High Hopes Rodeo | May 16 - 17, 2025 Franklin Rodeo

Monday, Thursday, Friday, 9am to 3pm
Saturday, Sunday, 9am to 5pm