October is filled with special events, festivals and Halloween fun. Use this list of events to make your October plans in advance. Check our Calendar throughout the month as we add new events all season long!
- Slide into the corn bin or ride the Niblet Express at Keller’s Corny Country when the season opens on October 1.
- Plan a fall break getaway to The Island in Pigeon Forge.
- The Croods 2: A New Age is featured at Family Movie Nights @ The Streets of Indian Lake on October 1.
- Take a trip to Go USA Fun Park and race your family on go karts!
- Mt Juliet’s Movie in the Park gets spooky with Frankenstein on October 1.
- Spend a day at Gentry’s Farm opening weekends from October 2 – October 31.
- The Celebrate Nashville Cultural Festival is October 2.
- Take your pooch to the 3rd Annual Bark ‘n Splash Bash in Spring Hill on October 2.
- Take a trip to the Sam Davis Home for a Car Show on October 2.
- The Gallatin Main Street Festival is on October 2.
- Enter the pirate parade at Honeysuckle Hill Farm on October 2.
- The 2021 Candlelight Cemetery Tour takes place in Gallatin on October 2.
- The Nashville Exotic Pet Expo returns to The Nashville Fairgrounds on October 2 & 3.
- Go fly a kite every Saturday in October at Mill Ridge Park.
- Honor the South’s favorite Dessert at the National Banana Pudding Festival on October 2 & 3
- Have some fun outside at Storytime on the Lawn at The Tennessee State Museum every Saturday in October.
- Take a Battlefield Caravan Tour at Stones River National Battlefield every weekend in October.
- Buzz into Bicentennial State Park for the Tennessee Honey Festival on October 3.
- Make Embellished Instruments at Country Music Hall of Fame October 7, 8 & 10.
- Find some unique treasures at the Tennessee Craft Fair October 8,9 & 10.
- Have some yummy s’mores at the Family Campfire on October 8.
- Explore Tombstones at Twilight at Oaklands every Friday in October.
- Plan a day during fall break for slipping, sliding or skating on the ice at Ford Ice Center Bellevue.
- The Nashville Predators have 6 home games in October. Get in on the fun at Bridgestone.
- The Nashville Ballet presents “Peter Pan” at TPAC October 8-10.
- Take advantage of Kids Day Out @ Wilderness Station on October 9.
- Celebrate the written word at the 33rd Annual Southern Festival of Books October 9 & 10.
- Celebrate Farm Day at Bells Bend Outdoor Center on October 9.
- Experience Gnu Tales: Improvised Fairy Tales on October 9.
- Play BINGO on the Lawn @ Smyrna Library on October 9.
- Head to Spring Hill Library for an Art Class: Grid Drawing with Bob Jones on October 9.
- Have some fall fun on October 9 at the Providence Pumpkin Bash.
- Attend the Kite Festival in Franklin on October 9 & 10.
- Take a drive to the 2021 Tims Ford State Park Heritage Day and Fall Festival on October 9 & 10.
- Hunt for Spectacular Spiders at Warner Park on October 14.
- Plan a Family Hike with a Metro Nashville Police Officer @ Shelby Bottoms Nature Center & Greenway on October 14.
- Take part in the most popular event of the season, Boo at the Zoo, October 15-30.
- Get spooked at the Haunting on Front St. October 15 & 16.
- Take a pony ride at The Market at Fountains @ Fountains at Gateway on October 15.
- Join the Spirit Legends Tour at Two Rivers Mansion on October 15 & 17.
- Decorate a Spooktacular Haunted House at American Girl on October 15 & 22.
- Enjoy traditional fry bread and lots more at the TN State PowWow & Native American Indian Education Festival October 15-17.
- Let the older teens get scared at Frightensburgh October 15 & 16.
- Take a Ghost Tour at the Sam Davis Home October 15-23.
- Food and Fun at the GOODfest and Fall Market on October 16.
- Celebrate International Archaeology Day @ The Parthenon on October 16.
- Hocus Pocus plays at the Palace Theater on October 16 @ 4PM and 7PM.
- Enjoy an Antique Car Show and more at Wilson Bank and Trust’s Oktoberfest on October 16 & 17.
- Head to Walk of Fame Park for the Best of Nashville Festival on October 16.
- Visit Bell Buckle for the Main Street Arts and Craft Fair October 16 & 17.
- Take a photo with the Sanderson Sisters at the Palace Theater during Ghoul’s Night Out in Gallatin on October 16.
- Get spooked at Haunts at the Font on October 16.
- Join Peppa Pig’s Adventure at TPAC on October 17.
- Have a Pumpkin Splash on October 20.
- Take a Autumn Full Moon Hike @ Shelby Bottoms Nature Center & Greenway on October 20.
- Explore the Castle of Villains at Rock Castle on October 22.
- Attend the Fall Family Block Party in White House on October 22.
- Travellers Rest will scare you with tales of Twisted Tennessee on October 22.
- The Fall Family Festival comes to Springfield on October 22.
- Have some Halloween fun at the Barfield Bash on October 22 & 23.
- Nashville Childrens Theatre is back! See The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical October 22-31.
- Take Murfreesboro’s scariest haunted hayride at Old Scream Road on October 22 & 23.
- The Halloween Pooch Parade is on October 23 at Cheekwood.
- Experience the Inaugural Ghost Tour of Oaklands Mansion on October 23.
- If the weather turns against you, spend some time inside at the Sudekum Planetarium.
- Celebrate the season at Centennial Craft Fest on October 23 & 24.
- Raise a pint or a brat at the Wilson County Oktoberfest October 23 & 24.
- Compete in a costume contest at Halloween in the Park in Mt Juliet on October 23.
- Celebrate Halloween in the Park in Goodlettsville on October 23.
- Paint a pumpkin at Linebaugh Library on October 23.
- Enjoy Halloween in the Park in Smyrna on October 23.
- Enjoy a hay ride and more at Harvest Days at Cannonsburgh on October 23.
- Get half price admission at Discovery Center during STEAM-a-Palooza on October 23.
- See a special screening of Beetlejuice at the Palace Theater on October 23.
- Make reservations in advance for the Ghost and Lantern tour in Goodlettsville on October 23.
- Drive thru Newton Nissan for a Trunk or Treat on October 23.
- Watch The Addams Family – Halloween Movie at The Palace on October 23.
- Hear some spooky tales at the Haunted Museum Ghost Story Festival on October 23.
- See Hocus Pocus at the Capitol Theatre on October 26.
- Trick or Treat at Drakes Creek on October 28.
- Attend the Spooktacular Toddler Halloween Party at Patterson Park Community Center on October 28.
- Make a yarn monster at Cannonsburgh Village on October 28.
- The Great Pumpkin Festival returns to The Discovery Center on October 28.
- Take a Ghost Tour at The Hermitage October 28 – 31.
- Have a Spook-Tacular Halloween at Rainforest Cafe on October 28.
- Be amazed by the Cirque-tacular’s Spooktacular at The Franklin Theatre October 29 & 30.
- Trick or Treat on the Gallatin Square on October 29.
- Explore the Haunted Corn Maze at Red Cedar Farms October 29-31…if you dare!
- Spend a rainy afternoon looking at cars at Lane Motor Museum.
- Celebrate El Dia de los Muertos at Cheekwood on October 30 & 31.
- Trick or Treat at the Portland Flea Market on October 30.
- Learn to make a Corn Husk Doll at The Country Music Hall of Fame on October 30.
- See the Great Pumpkin at Pumpkinfest in downtown Franklin on October 30.
- Wear your costume to The Adventure Science Center for the Fall into Science Festival on October 30.
- Trick or Treat at Honeysuckle Hill Farm on October 30.
- Sign up way in advance for Family Night at the Museum : A Victorian Halloween on October 30.
- Plan some Halloween fun at Bicentennial by Night: Halloween Spooktacular on October 30.
- Paint your pumpkin at a picnic at Mill Ridge Park on October 31.
- Head to Stones River Town Centre for the Halloween Boo Bash on October 31.
- Join the Pumpkin Carving Party at Bledsoe Creek State Park on October 31.
- Pony rides, zip lines, hay rides and more are scheduled at the Widji Pumpkin Fest on October 31.
*All events subject to change. Some events may be weather dependent. Please check with venue before heading out.
