Upcoming Kid Friendly Events in Nashville Tennessee

THERE IS ALWAYS FUN TO BE HAD AT NASHVILLE ZOO.

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

A hit on Broadway, A Year with Frog and Toad was nominated for three Tony Awards – including Best Musical.

Join us for Kidsville at the Parthenon on select Saturdays. Families with children ages 12 and under can enter the Parthenon for free on select dates and times.

October 1 - 4, 2026

The Oktoberfest is Nashville’s oldest running festival and a Tennessee tradition since 1980, and has grown to be the South’s largest Fall Festival.

Celebrating our 17th year in 2026, the National Banana Pudding Festival celebrates the ultimate Southern Treat: Banana Pudding.

Attendees will bow a fiddle, pluck a banjo and strum a ukulele. The Musical Instrument Petting Zoo offers budding musicians a chance to try new and familiar instruments.

Music fans often wear buttons, bracelets and other accessories to show support for their favorite artists.

Music fans often wear buttons, bracelets and other accessories to show support for their favorite artists.

Little Preds Learn to Play presented by CAT Financial is a low-cost opportunity to try the sport of hockey in a brand new set of gear to keep. This program runs at Ford Ice Center Bellevue from Oct. 28 to Dec. 9 with registration closing on Oct.

Visitors can sing, dance and play as a family at the museum the second Saturday of each month.

October 10, 2026 @ 5:00 PM - 11:59 PM

October 16 - November 1, 2026

Nashville's Favorite Family Halloween Event -Get ready for a hauntingly good time! Don't miss these festive features:

Museum visitors can channel their inner country music star to create an inventive mic using color, gems, sequins and their own creativity.

Saturday & Sunday, October 17-18, 2026
100+ Local Vendors, 25+ Food Vendors, LIVE entertainment, photography and quilt displays, Kiddie Korner, and so much more! Admission is FREE.

Race Day Schedule

6:30-7:45am Packet Pickup
7:55am Kids Dash (Meet at the Start Line and we will walk participants out to the starting area)
8:00am National Anthem and Race Start!

Saturday, October 17, 2026, 10am-2pm | Indian Lakes on Center Stage Plaza

Visitors can create friendship bracelets to trade with friends or keep as a reminder of their museum experience.

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.

41st Annual PumpkinFest | 2026
October 24 @ 10:00 am - October 25 @ 6:00 pm

Bring your pup to an event designed especially for them. Enter our costume contests, browse the dog-friendly vendors, and delight your furry friend with special treats.

Saturday, October 24h, from 11 AM – 3 PM at Charlie Daniels Park!

On October 25, 2025 @ 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM, the Tennessee State Museum will celebrate its 26th annual Haunted Museum Storytelling Festival.

Young artists will create their own colorful suncatchers, inspired by the signature stained-glass windows at the Ryman Auditorium.

Come to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum for Halloween fun! We’re throwing a party to celebrate the spooky and silly parts of the season.

Museum visitors will be able to join in some Halloween fun during a party celebrating the spooky and silly parts of the season.

Saturday, November 7, 2026
10:00am – 1:00pm

Buy your tickets online and save!
$15 Adults (Ages 13+) / $17 at the door
$10 Children 12 and under / $12 at the door
(Ages 2 and under are free)

Come ride the train with Santa and his elves that will come thru every car and visit with all. There will also be Victorian Carolers coming thru the train singing Christmas songs.

Race Day Schedule
6:30-7:45am Packet Pickup
7:55am Kids Dash (Meet at the Start Line and we will walk participants out to the starting area)
8:00am National Anthem and Race Start!

Join us for Marshmallow Hikes!

November 28
December 12, 19, 22, 29, 30 & 31
January 2 & 9