Where Every Family Matters
Main Street Saturday Market in downtown Murfreesboro is a weekly farmers market on the square every Saturday starting May through October 25, 2025 from 8 a.m. until noon. See their Facebook page for updates. MORE FARMERS' MARKETS!
Enjoy noshing while watching mermaids swim to music at the Aquarium Restaurant THIS Saturday.
Browse some fresh and local produce every Saturday at The Factory of Franklin (230 Franklin Road, Franklin) from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. MORE FARMERS MARKETS!
Celebrate spring in the German Maifest (or Mayfest in English) tradition on a restored classic passenger train at Tennessee Central Railway Museum (220 Willow St., Nashville). The train ride features a live roaming German band, German beers, German-style food and more. Cost is $75 for coach, $140 for kids 12 and younger. Boarding begins at 9
Bring the kids to explore three pumpkin houses and a scarecrow trail! Mom and Dad can enjoy weekend beer gardens, too.
Book-lovers rejoice! It's that special time of year for celebrating authors and all-things books with performances, publishers, kids activities and more THIS weekend!
One of the largest three-day sports cards and collectibles shows in the country returns to The Fairgrounds Nashville (625 Smith Ave., Nashville) Oct. 17 - 19. Browse over 700 tables of sports cards, memorabilia, Pokémon, TCG, autographs and other collectibles. Admission is $10, $30 VIP (2 hr early entry on Friday, 1 hr early on
Young artists are invited to imagine new concepts, explore various mediums and to create original works of art on Saturdays at the Little Art House in Sylvan Park (338 46th Ave., N Nashville)! Each week will be a new and exciting art project resulting in a work of art to take home. Happens at 10
Little theater-lovers can giggle, wiggle and explore a world turned delightfully inside out … and backwards!
Blaze the trail, hike, and learn about animals, bugs, trees and wildflowers in our state while being led by a Tennessee State Naturalist at The Wilderness Station (401 Volunteer Road, Murfreesboro) from 10 - 11 a.m. MORE THINGS TO DO! Subscribe to our weekly Newsletter for parenting tips, top things to do,
Tots and their guardians can enjoy drop-in style hands-on activities and storytime (10, 10:45 and 11:30 a.m.) in the Bracken Foundation Children’s Garden at Cheekwood (1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville) on Tuesdays and Saturdays, June 10 – August 31, and then Tuesdays through Saturday beginning Sept. 2, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Plus, join
Make a toy snowplow at your local Lowe's with your mini DIYer this Saturday!
Plenty of kid goat cuddling is available this month at Noble Dairy Farm! Check it out.
Wear costumes and come out THIS Saturday for Fall Kids Fest at The Avenue Murfreesboro! Activities, inflatables, food trucks and lots more.
Enjoy all things fall during pumpkin patch and corn maze season at Lucky Ladd through Oct. 31.
The whole family is invited to put on their finest pajamas and come out to Parnassus Books (3900 Hillsboro Pike Suite 14, Nashville) for a special storytime from 10:30 - 11 a.m. For ages 0 - 7. MORE THINGS TO DO!
Families can join the Brentwood Library (8109 Concord Road, Brentwood) in the Story Room for stories, songs and crafts on Saturdays from 10:30 - 11 a.m. For ages 3 and older.
Register to join at Nashville's Parthenon this Saturday. Hear a story, then make some art!
Costume contest, inflatables, trick-or-treating, hay rides, petting zoo, food trucks, vendors and more at Charlie Daniels Park (1075 Charlie Daniels Pkwy., Mt. Juliet) from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. MORE THINGS TO DO!
Take a vault tour and see hundreds of unique cars up close.
Get ready for a tail-wagging good time at Barktober Fall Fest at Tanger Outlets ( 4060 Cane Ridge Pkwy, Nashville) from 12 - 3 p.m.! Celebrate spooky season on The
Stroll along the shaded grounds of Two Rivers Mansion (3130 McGavock Pike, Nashville) while sampling more than 100 different beers and 90 selections of wine from 12 - 5 p.m. This year’s festival will also feature seasonal fall beers, from pumpkin to fall ciders. In addition to wine and beer tastings, the festival also features
Come make custom friendship bracelets at the Country Music Hall of Fame in the Taylor Swift Education Center on select Mondays from 1 - 3 p.m. and select Saturdays from 1 - 3 p.m.. Trade your creation with a friend to symbolize your connection or keep it as a reminder of your experience. Included with
Join at Warner Park Nature Center (7311 Hwy 100, Nashville) from 1 - 3 p.m. for a unique opportunity to work alongside the Nashville Collage Collective as you create an
This all-ages story runs through THIS Thursday, Oct. 30 at Nashville Children's Theatre.
Come learn all about the fungus kingdom and what makes it unique at Shelby Bottoms Nature Center (1900 Shelby Bottoms Greenway, Nashville)! You'll go for a mushroom hike, break out
Studio Tenn's 16th Season opens with this gripping stage adaptation based on Bram Stoker’s classic novel. It tells the story of Count Dracula’s arrival in England — and the trail of terror he leaves in his wake. The show runs at The Factory's Turner Theater (230 Franklin Road, Franklin) Wednesdays - Sundays, Oct. 9 -
Prepare for an evening of spontaneous comedy using the language and themes of William Shakespeare in TPAC's Johnson Theater (505 Deaderick St., Nashville). Based on one audience suggestion (a title of a show that has never been written), The Improvised Shakespeare Company creates a fully improvised Shakespearean masterpiece right before your eyes. Tickets start at
Get your game on every 3rd Saturday at Linebaugh Public LIbrary (105 West Vine St., Murfreesboro) from 2 - 4 p.m. with video game tournaments. September kicks it off with a Super Mario Party Jamboree Minigame bracket tournament! Then in October, they ’ll be playing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch. MORE THINGS TO
ee pe pThe winner of the 2024 Tony Award for Best Musical comes to TPAC's Jackson Hall (505 Deaderick Street, Nashville) Oct. 14 - 19. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1967, Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade and their Greaser family of ‘outsiders’ battle with their affluent rivals, the Socs. Adapted from S.E. HINTON’s seminal novel
Live music, vineyard views and tasty food in Arrington.
From "Fame" to "Suffragette City," you’ll be singing and clapping along.
Bring a pumpkin to paint for fun, or enter it into the annual Painted Pumpkin Contest at Linebaugh Public Library (105 W Vine St., Murfreesboro) from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
See the "Boys in Gold" face off at GEODIS Park (501 Benton Ave., Nashville) as Nashville SC continues its sixth year in Major League Soccer. Children 3 years or older require a ticket to attend matches. Tickets vary for each game. Check out their theme nights HERE. For tickets, click HERE. On Sept. 16, Nashville Soccer
Cuddle with baby goats and get your music fix, too.
Zipline, work the ropes and traverse through the treetops!
Bring the kids to the zoo for trick-or-treating, animal shows, ferris wheel rides and more through Nov. 1.
Have you ever wondered what goes on inside one of the most historic homes in middle Tennessee once the sun sets and darkness falls?
Explore the spooky landscape of Cragfont by lantern!
Embark on a distinctly spooky voyage at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage (4580 Rachel's Ln., Hermitage). Experience the mansion, grounds and cemetery by lantern light. Along the way, you will hear some of the tragedies and mysteries that befell the Jackson family, unusual experiences of Andrew Jackson and unexplained incidents. Learn more about the infamous Dickinson Duel,
Come out to Adams Bell School Grounds for music and folklore.
Studio Tenn's 16th Season opens with this gripping stage adaptation based on Bram Stoker’s classic novel. It tells the story of Count Dracula’s arrival in England — and the trail of terror he leaves in his wake. The show runs at The Factory's Turner Theater (230 Franklin Road, Franklin) Wednesdays - Sundays, Oct. 9 -
Prepare for an evening of spontaneous comedy using the language and themes of William Shakespeare in TPAC's Johnson Theater (505 Deaderick St., Nashville). Based on one audience suggestion (a title of a show that has never been written), The Improvised Shakespeare Company creates a fully improvised Shakespearean masterpiece right before your eyes. Tickets start at
It's spooky season for sure with the Haunted Woods, Zombie Paintball Hayride and Hill Billy Hollar.
Top songwriters of Bluebird Café fame play and tell the stories behind their hits as guests picnic and enjoy the stellar hilltop at the Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory (1000 Oman Drive, Brentwood). After the performance, when the stars begin to shine, the telescope is opened for visitors to cap their night with views of celestial wonders.
Enjoy this musical comedy retelling the Faust legend, set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C. during a time when the New York Yankees dominated Major League Baseball. Produced by Murfreesboro's Center For the Arts, this play runs Oct. 10 - 26 at the Center for the Arts (110 West College Street, Murfreesboro) on Thursdays, Fridays
Based on the novel The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo by Michael Butterworth, this offbeat murder-mystery farce features mistaken identities, $6 million in diamonds and a dearly departed uncle in a wheelchair. A hapless English shoe salesman must take said dearly departed on a vacation to Monte Carlo. Why? And what happens next?
Ten-time Grammy nominee and Grand Ole Opry member Jamey Johnson joins the Nashville Symphony for their first collaboration on Thursday, Oct. 17 and Friday, Oct. 18 inside the Schermerhorn Symphony Center (1 Symphony Place, Nashville). Jamey is set to perform his 5x platinum-certified single “In Color” with orchestrations from the symphony, along with other hit
ee pe pThe winner of the 2024 Tony Award for Best Musical comes to TPAC's Jackson Hall (505 Deaderick Street, Nashville) Oct. 14 - 19. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1967, Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade and their Greaser family of ‘outsiders’ battle with their affluent rivals, the Socs. Adapted from S.E. HINTON’s seminal novel
