Free Events in Nashville
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More filtersPumpkins in the Park at Cumberland Park
Metro Parks' free riverfront Halloween afternoon with pumpkin decorating, games and trick-or-treat stations. Costumes welcome. Free parking under t...
First Day Hike at Long Hunter State Park
Tennessee State Parks kick off the year with free ranger-led hikes, and Long Hunter's flat Couchville Lake loop is the most family-friendly of the...
Beaman Park Nature Center
Quiet 1,500-acre park in the northwest corner of the county with hardwood ridges and a creek kids can wade. The nature center runs free family hike...
Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
An open-air history lesson at the foot of the Capitol: a granite state map, a 200-foot timeline wall and 31 fountains kids can run through. The adj...
Bledsoe Creek State Park
Compact lakeside park in Sumner County with six miles of easy trail and constant bald eagle sightings. Campground, playground and fishing pier. Fre...
Cedars of Lebanon State Park
Cedar glades, limestone sinkholes and an easy interpretive trail east of the city. Seasonal pool, disc golf and cabins. Ranger programs run on week...
Centennial Park
Nashville's central park: a one-mile walking loop, a duck-filled lake, a sunken garden and the Parthenon in the middle of it all. The Cockrill Spri...
Crockett Park
Brentwood's flagship park with ball fields, tennis, a large playground and the Eddy Arnold Amphitheater. Cool Springs House hosts community program...
Cumberland Park
Riverfront play park across the bridge from downtown, with a splash pad, climbing wall, sand play and skyline views. Shaded seating for parents and...
Elmington Park
Sloping West End green space with a fenced playground and open fields for kites and pickup soccer. Handy stop before or after Centennial Park. Free...
Fort Negley Park & Visitor Center
The largest inland Civil War fortification in the country, with an elevated boardwalk loop and skyline views. Free interpretive center explains the...
Hadley Park
Historic North Nashville park with a community center, indoor gym, pool and playground. Youth athletics and after-school programs run year round. F...
Harpeth River State Park
The Narrows of the Harpeth is the classic family float and the short bluff overlook hike above it. Paddle outfitters run shuttles in season. Free a...
Linebaugh Public Library
Rutherford County's flagship library with story times, STEAM labs and a summer of programming that carries into the school year. The children's roo...
Long Hunter State Park
Percy Priest Lake shoreline with the flat, paved Couchville Lake loop — the single best easy hike near Nashville for small kids. Swim beach and boa...
Montgomery Bell State Park
Three lakes, an inn, cabins and miles of forest trail 40 minutes west of Nashville. Rowboat rentals and a swim beach in warm months. Good first ove...
Nashville Public Library - Bellevue Branch
Bright neighborhood branch with weekly baby, toddler and preschool story times. Craft afternoons and LEGO club fill the after-school hours. Free an...
Nashville Public Library - Donelson Branch
Donelson's branch runs story times, teen programs and seasonal maker afternoons. Good-sized children's area with puzzles and puppets. Everything is...
Nashville Public Library - East Branch
East Nashville's historic Carnegie branch with a busy children's room and weekly story times. Family programming often ties into neighborhood event...
Nashville Public Library - Edmondson Pike Branch
One of the larger branches, with a dedicated program room used for story times, puppet shows and STEAM clubs. Big parking lot and easy stroller acc...
Nashville Public Library - Goodlettsville Branch
Small-town feel branch with baby lapsits and preschool story hours. Craft kits are usually available to take home. Everything is free.
Nashville Public Library - Green Hills Branch
Green Hills branch pairs weekly story times with school-age book clubs and craft sessions. Quiet reading nooks make it a good homework stop. Free a...
Nashville Public Library - Hermitage Branch
Family-heavy branch out east with strong early-literacy programming. Story times most weekday mornings plus after-school activities. Free with a li...
Nashville Public Library - Madison Branch
Madison's branch offers bilingual story times and a well-used children's collection. Seasonal craft programs run during school breaks. Free to attend.
Nashville Public Library - Main Library
The downtown main branch is worth a trip on its own for the Wishing Chair Productions marionette theater and the second-floor children's room. Stor...
Nashville Public Library - Southeast Branch
Modern branch serving Antioch and Cane Ridge with a large children's wing. Weekly story times and regular family movie afternoons. Free parking and...
Pinkerton Park
Franklin's most-used family park, with the castle-style Wonder Playground, a paved greenway loop and a footbridge to downtown. Picnic shelters and...
Radnor Lake State Park
A protected natural area minutes from Green Hills, with an easy lake trail where kids reliably spot turtles, herons and deer. The Barbara J. Mapp A...
Sevier Park
12 South's neighborhood park with a big shaded playground, splash pad and community center. Farmers market and events on the lawn in warm months. F...
Shelby Park & Shelby Bottoms Greenway
Five miles of paved greenway along the Cumberland River, plus a nature center with live animals and free naturalist programs. The Shelby Park playg...
Tennessee State Museum
Free state history museum with a Children's Gallery, mammoth skeleton and hands-on discovery carts. Exhibits run from prehistoric Tennessee through...
Two Rivers Park
Big east-side park with a large accessible playground, skate park, greenway access and the Wave Country pool next door. Wide-open fields for pickup...
Warner Park Nature Center
The hub for Percy and Edwin Warner Parks: 3,100 acres of forest, an organic garden and a nature center full of live snakes and turtles. Free natura...
Williamson County Public Library
Franklin's main library has one of the best children's departments in the region, with a train table, puppet stage and daily programming. Teen spac...
Wilson County Public Library
Lebanon's library runs weekly story times and school-break craft days for Wilson County families. Genealogy room upstairs for the grown-ups. Free a...
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