Family Friendly Events in Middle Tennessee

Touch-a-Truck @ Adventure Science Center

Adventure Science Center 800 Fort Negley Boulevard, Nashville

SATURDAY, APRIL 13  | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM (QUIETER HOUR FROM 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM) Our wildly-popular, annual Touch-a-Truck event returns this spring. Children (and adults!) will have a chance to see and touch heavy machinery utilized in the construction industry and speak with the people who operate them. We will have a variety ...

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Free

Arts in April (Free Day) @ Discovery Center

The Discovery Center 502 S.E. Broad Stree, Murfreesboro

  Join Discovery Center to celebrate the diversity of Tennessee through art! Engage with local artists at interactive stations around the museum, visit the Dow Street Music School Petting Zoo, enjoy the Murfreesboro Little Theater as they perform "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales," or create your own masterpiece with special activities ...

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Free

Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival

Public Square Park 1 Public Square, Nashville

The Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival is a family-friendly celebration of spring and Japanese culture on the front lawn of the Metro Courthouse at Nashville Public Square. Admission is free. The festival will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the Cherry Blossom Walk, hosted by Sister Cities of Nashville. Festival highlights include Japanese music and dance, a ...

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Free

Arbor Day – Pinkerton Park

Pinkerton Park 495 Murfreesboro Rd, Franklin

Feeling stumped? Join us for our Arbor Day Celebration for story time, reading of the proclamation, demonstrations by the City's Urban Forestry team and some animals from the Nashville Zoo. Come enjoy free popcorn and hot dogs provided by the City of Franklin Parks and Middle Tennessee Electric while supplies last! 

Free

JCPenney Kids Zone Event

Cool Springs Galleria 1800 Galleria Blvd, Franklin

  During the April Kids Zone event, kids can will make an Owl Dream Catcher. Date: Saturday, April 13 Time: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. They will also receive a collector’s pin, and a special lanyard to hold their Kids Zone pins. Parents receive a special 10% off coupon offer that can be combined with other coupons ...

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