Family Friendly Events in Middle Tennessee

Winter’s End Evening Hike and Picnic @ Warner Park Nature Center

Warner Park Nature Center 7311 Highway 100, Nashville, TN

Age level: All ages Registration opens March 3; email wpnc@nashville.gov to register. Celebrate our 50th anniversary and the beginning of spring! Pack up a picnic dinner and join us on a family-friendly hike, where our destination will be a hidden campfire on the hill. What wonderful evening creatures will we see or hear as we ...

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Searching for Wee Folk on St. Paddy’s Day @ Warner Park Nature Center

Warner Park Nature Center 7311 Highway 100, Nashville, TN

March 17, 2023 Time 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Description Age level: All ages Registration opens March 4; email wpnc@nashville.gov to register. Don your green on St. Patrick’s Day to search for Wee Folk in the forest. Keep your eyes open as we parade together through the Nature Center campus and nearby trails. Admire all the shades ...

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Visit Vaughn’s Gap Cave @ Warner Park Nature Center

Warner Park Nature Center 7311 Highway 100, Nashville, TN

Age level: 10 and up Registration opens March 2; email wpnc@nashville.gov to register. Join us at the Nature Center to explore this unique habitat. Prepare to get dirty as we squeeze, climb and scramble through May Cave To get to the cave, we will walk a mile, on and off trail. This tour is physical ...

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Quarry Quest @ Warner Park Nature Center

Warner Park Nature Center 7311 Highway 100, Nashville, TN

March 15, 2023 Time 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Description Age level: 8 and up Registration opens March 1; email wpnc@nashville.gov to register. Calling all rock hounds and fossil finders for an early springtime adventure! We will investigate the rocks and fossils of Warner Parks during an exploration of the quarry and learn about the geologic processes ...

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Weather Watchers @ Warner Park Nature Center

Warner Park Nature Center 7311 Highway 100, Nashville, TN

March 14, 2023 Time 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Description Age level: 6 and up Registration opens February 28; email wpnc@nashville.gov to register If you are curious about the weather, fascinated with storms, or simply enjoy watching the different shapes of clouds roll across the sky then you should definitely join this spring break program! Mark Rose, ...

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Winter Star Party @ Warner Parks

Warner Park Nature Center 7311 Highway 100, Nashville, TN

January 28, 2023 Time 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Description Age level: All ages Registration currently open; email wpnc@nashville.gov to register. January offers the brightest nights of the year for star gazing, especially during the new moon! This quiet and still winter month tends to greet us with crisp, clear nights that feature a sky filled with ...

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Winter Solstice Celebration

Warner Park Nature Center 7311 Highway 100, Nashville, TN

Age level: All ages Registration not required Celebrate the beginning of Winter and the longest night of the year during this annual special event featuring seasonal wreath making, a luminary trail through the forest, campfires, s’mores, astronomy, music, and much more! Leaders: Warner Parks Staff and Volunteers

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