The couple that plays together stays together! Get a sitter and take a look at some of our favorite things to do for parents this coming weekend.
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Top THINGS TO DO for Parents THIS Weekend
Gallatin Shamrock Run 5K & 10K
Saturday, March 14 at 7:15 a.m.
Join for the 18th running of the Gallatin Shamrock Run 5K and 10K through Historic Downtown Gallatin (146 N Water Ave., Gallatin). This primarily flat course is great for runners and walkers of all ages and abilities. Wear your best St. Patrick’s Day gear! The 10K starts at 7:15 a.m. and the 5K starts at 7:30 a.m. Cost is $35 – 45.
Cheekwood in Bloom
Tuesdays through Sundays from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Cheekwood’s annual festival of flowers honors America’s 250th anniversary with red-and-white tulips, purple-blue violas and hyacinths. On select weekends, enjoy live jazz as student musicians from Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music perform in the gardens. Cheekwood in Bloom runs through April 12; the estate will be open six days a week for the festival.
Complexions Contemporary Ballet
Saturday, March 14 at 2 p.m. (buy one adult ticket, get one child ticket free!) & 7 p.m.
Experience an exciting new genre with their singular approach to reinventing dance and contemporary ballet inside TPAC’s Polk Theater (505 Deaderick St., Nashville). Armed with a rich Alvin Ailey lineage and a cadre of 16 stunning dancers, Complexions has been hailed as a “matchless American dance company.” Performances are at 2 p.m. (buy one adult ticket, get one child ticket free!) and 7 p.m.
Glow in the Park
Saturday, March 14 from 5 – 9 p.m.
Saturdays mean you can zipline through trees lit with colored LED lights as music plays at The Adventure Park at Nashville (801 Percy Warner Blvd., Nashville). Be sure to bring protective gloves (or you can purchase them on site). Your ticket start time begins with a required 30-minute safety session before you get two hours of self- guided climbing in the trees. Cost is $47.
Andrew Jackson’s 259th Birthday
Sunday, March 15 from 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Make plans to join in for a celebration of President Andrew Jackson’s 259th birthday with half-price Grounds Passes for the day at The Hermitage (4580 Rachel’s Lane, Hermitage). The celebration from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. will include children’s activities, gallery talks, the annual presidential wreath-laying ceremony with the Tennessee National Guard at the President’s Tomb and a keynote address. Cost is $9.50 for adults, $6 for youth 5 – 12 and children 4 and younger are free.
Diana Ross at The Ryman
Sunday, March 15 at 7 p.m.
See the “Queen of Motown” perform live at the Grand Ole Opry House (600 Opry Mills Drive, Nashville) at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $70.
