Look forward to getting you and your littles out of the house this weekend! Mark your calendars for one of our top Things to Do with Kids (listed in no particular order).
Click on the links for more information about each event.
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Top THINGS TO DO for Kids THIS Weekend:
Kids Arts Festival of Tennessee
Saturday, March 21 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Come out to Bicentennial Park (400 5th Ave. N, Franklin) for the 10th annual festival celebrating art from Tennessee kids! The event feature art on display, stage performances, demonstrations and more. And, at the event, Franklin Tomorrow will launch America’s 250th Mural Mosaic Project: paint and personalize your own tile for a mural celebrating America. Six hundred tiles are needed to complete the mosaic and there’s no cost to participate.
All American Reptile & Plant Expo
Saturday, March 21 | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 22 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Check out exotic animals and plants up close and learn more about them at the The Fairgrounds Nashville Expo 1 building (401 Wingrove St., Nashville) on Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22. You can see snakes, geckos and lizards, turtles and tortoises, frogs, tarantulas and more. Tickets are $15 for ages 13 and older; $8 for kids ages 6 – 12. Parking is $10.
DinoTrek at Nashville Zoo
Daily through July 26
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Dinosaurs are in Nashville! Nashville Zoo’s Jurassic adventure is DinoTrek — a prehistoric educational exhibit featuring nearly 50 dinosaurs. New species to DinoTrek include Stegosaurus and Allosaurus. Returning favorites include Brachiosaurus, Coelophysis, Dilophosaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex, and more! Access to DinoTrek is $5 per person (children under 2 are free) and is not included with Zoo admission (adults $27; ages 2 – 12 $23; under age 2 is free). membership, U-RIDE or Adventure Pass. Tickets can be purchased online, at Entry Village or near the exhibit.
Cirque Italia Water Circus
Friday, March 20 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 21 | 1:30, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 22 | 1:30 & 4:30 p.m.
Monday, March 23 | 7:30 p.m.
Cirque Italia Water Circus brings its Gold Unit to Tennessee: A European-style circus with water, the traveling circus mounts their giant white-and-blue tent at the Sumner County Fairgrounds (222 Fairground Road, Gallatin), with a water stage at center. Cirque Italia’s traveling stage holds 35,000 gallons of water for acrobats, contortionists and more to perform over and around. Parking is $10.
Bingo’s Birthday at Nashville Children’s Theatre
Friday, March 20 | 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, March 21 | 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, March 22 | 9:30 a.m.
This immersive “Barnyard Bash” is especially for children ages 0–5 and full of mischief, music and farmyard fun. Bingo’s Birthday runs inside the Copeland Studio at Nashville Children’s Theatre (25 Middleton St., Nashville) through May 17. Tickets are $17.50; a Snuggery four-pack is $60.
Nashville Predators Hockey
Thursday, March 19 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 21 | 1 p.m.
Get out your fang fingers and catfish because the Nashville Predators are back on their home ice at Bridgestone Arena (501 Broadway, Nashville)! This week is military appreciation week. Find ticket info for each game here.
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Baby Goat Cuddling
Saturday, March 21 | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The 2026 season is underway! Head to Noble Springs Dairy Farm (3144 Blazer Road, Franklin) to spend time kid goat cuddling and meeting other farm animals. Your family can pet and cuddle kid goats and enjoy spending time on the farm. Plan on joining a guided educational tour at 11 a.m., if you’d like. Get tickets online ($12; ages 2 and younger are free).
TOTS! at Cheekwood
Tuesdays through Saturdays | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Storytimes at 10, 10:45 and 11:30 a.m.
Tots and a parent can enjoy hands-on activities and storytime in the Bracken Foundation Children’s Garden at Cheekwood (1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville). Tots! happens Tuesdays through Saturdays through May 30. Turtle Talks (turtle feeding and a turtle Q&A happens in the Children’s Garden at 11:45 a.m. The March 17 -21 theme for Tots! is “Tulips.” The program is included with General Admission (adults $20 – $26; ages 3 – 17 $13 – $19; ages 2 and younger free) or free with membership.
Kidsville Outdoors in the Park
Saturday, March 21 | 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Join in for Kidsville outdoors at Centennial Park playground (2500 West End Ave., Nashville) on Saturdays in March. This Saturday, celebrate the beginning of Spring with a reading of the book, Busy Spring: Nature Wakes Up by Taylor and Morss, then make nature journals and play on the playground looking for signs of spring.
FREE.
Community Day at Glen Leven Farm
Saturday, March 21 | 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
This weekend, come learn about bees and local honey at The Land Trust for Tennessee’s Glen Leven Farm (4000 Franklin Pike, Nashville). This month, Glen Leven Farm is serving as a pickup location when you pre-reserve a tree from Tennessee Environmental Council for Tennessee Tree Day! While you’re there, use the field guide to hike the Nature Trail, see what’s blooming in the Education Garden, and say hello to the resident miniature donkeys, Figaro and Chaplin. FREE.
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