Family Friendly Events in Middle Tennessee

ArtFest, A Free Family Music, Art, and Dance Festival

The Springfield Center 401 N Main St., Springfield

Join us at ArtFest from 10 am - 3pm for a family friendly experience for families of all ages! Movement based storytellers will make your children part of an interactive story. Discover hip hop dancing and experience Bollywood, Capoeira, & Salsa dancing! FREE face painting, balloon twisting, & art projects are available for everyone. Enjoy ...

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Hendersonville Art Festival

Sanders Ferry Park 513 Sanders Ferry Rd, Hendersonville, TN, United States

The Hendersonville Arts Festival will be a vibrant art focused event and showcase American handcrafts and fine art while uniting art lovers, collectors, tourists, and the local community for an elevated and accessible art experience. Selected artisans from across the country will feature works including ceramics, glass, wood, metal, photography, painting, printmaking, sculpture, jewelry, mixed ...

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Tennessee Renaissance Festival

The 2024 Tennessee Renaissance Festival will be open on May 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 25th, 26th, 27th. The festival's hours of operation are 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. The festival is an outdoor event held in an open, natural setting.  Delight in the streets of Covington Glen, our outdoor renaissance market place, as ...

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$25 – $38

Nashville Shores Waterpark Opening

Nashville Shores 4001 Bell Road, Hermitage

The Nashville Shores Waterpark, located on the shores of Percy Priest Lake, will open each weekend beginning Saturday, May 11, in preparation for the 2024 season. Join us to celebrate and enjoy all that Nashville’s largest waterpark offers. Brave the waves in our gigantic wave pool, plunge down ten thrilling water slides, enjoy a ride ...

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Kite Fest

12847 Old Hickory Blvd. 12847 Old Hickory Blvd., Antioch

Join us for the biannual Kite Fest at Mill Ridge Park! Kites and flying tutorials, picnic snacks, and lawn games are provided by Friends of Mill Ridge Park! Fly with us between 11:00-3:00 PM on Saturday, April 27 and May 11. Bring a park blanket or chair. A portable toilet is onsite. Located at 12965 ...

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Block Party & Touch A Truck – LaVergne

Veteran's Memorial Park - Fairview 7106 Black Pine Rd, Fairview, TN, United States

On Saturday, May 11, 2024 the City of La Vergne will host its annual Block Party at Veterans Memorial Park located at 115 Floyd Mayfield Drive.  There will be food trucks, vendor booths, and activities for the whole family. Measures will be in place to properly social distance vendors and members of the community.  Touch A Truck ...

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Franklin Rodeo Parade

Saturday, May 11, 2024 Noon Downtown Franklin – Rain or Shine Please refer to the staging map and information at the bottom of the page. Once you submit your entry, our parade committee is notified that you have been added to the list of entries.   Parade Route        

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Finding Nemo Kids @ The Franklin Theatre

The Franklin Theatre 419 Main Street, Franklin, TN, United States

Rated: G Length: One Act - 35 min Disney’s Finding Nemo KIDS is a 30-minute musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new music by award-winning songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Marlin, an anxious and over-protective clownfish, lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his kid Nemo, who longs ...

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$16 – $20

Decoration Day at Stones River National Cemetery

Stones River National Battlefield 1563 North Thompson Lane, Murfreesboro, TN, United States

On May 1, 1865, thousands of formerly enslaved people marched to a Union cemetery near Charleston, South Carolina. The marchers laid fresh-cut flowers at the graves, sang songs and celebrated their freedom, purchased at such a great cost during the Civil War. In the years following the end of the war, African American communities, such ...

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