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

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.

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

October 16 - November 1, 2026

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

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!

So excited for you to join us for this special screening of a beloved Halloween Classic! Tickets for the event are $15/person.
All children under 16 years old must be accompanied by an adult.

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.

Music fans often wear buttons, bracelets and other accessories to show support for their favorite artists. Come make your own button celebrating Country Music Hall of Fame members from the Carter Family to Toby Keith.

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)

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. Instructors will offer guidance as you try your hand at all the instruments at the zoo.

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.

Visitors can make a postcard to send to a friend or to a veteran. With a simple wooden stylus and guidance from our museum educators, create a printing plate to use in our circa-1940s proof press and print your own postcard.

From the radiant Peppermint Path and breathtaking Star Field to the majestic 28-foot Pixel Pine casting a glow over the Bradford Robertson Color Garden, enjoy elegant and creative light displays along a one-mile walking path where every step ignit

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