What in the world are y’all doing this upcoming fall weekend?! Check out our top Things to Do with kids (listed in no particular order) for your coming weekend fun!
Click on the links for more information about each event.
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Top THINGS TO DO for Kids THIS Weekend
PHOTO: Artist rendering courtesy of Gaylord Opryland.
A Country Christmas + ICE!
Friday, Nov. 6 through Jan. 2
Tickets vary per event and attractions aren’t limited to overnight guests
Gather your family to celebrate the holidays for the 43rd annual A Country Christmas at Gaylord Opryland (2800 Opryland Drive, Nashville). Explore acres of twinkling lights, more than 17 hours of exciting activities, shows and events: including ice skating/tubing, photos with Santa and horse-drawn carriage rides. Plus, enjoy ICE!, the walk-through exhibit with a new Home Alone theme (tickets start at $24.39) and the return of the cirque show, “Pomp, Snow and Cirqueumstance” (on select days Nov. 24 through Dec. 31 and tickets start at $44.39).
Thrill to the movie accompanied by the Nashville Symphony!
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban In Concert
Friday, Nov. 6 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 7 | 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 8 | 2 p.m.
Tickets start at $62 plus $12 fee
Relive the magic of your favorite wizard in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert. Based on the third installment of the classic saga, the thrilling tale is accompanied by the music of a live symphony orchestra as Harry soars across the big screen inside the Schermerhorn Symphony Center (1 Symphony Place, Nashville).
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Murfreesboro’s Center for the Arts for two weekends, Nov. 6 – 15.
The Wizard of Oz at Center for the Arts
Friday, Nov. 6 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 7 | 2 & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 8 | 2 p.m.
(runs through Sunday, Nov. 15)
Tickets are $26.59
Follow Dorothy Gale, a young farm girl from Kansas who is swept away by a tornado into the magical Land of Oz. Produced by Murfreesboro’s Center For the Arts, the show runs at the Center for the Arts (110 West College Street, Murfreesboro) on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. Rated G.
All aboard! Walk through restored 1950s-era stainless steel passenger cars, cabooses and amore THIS Saturday.
Fall Open House at Tennessee Central Railway Museum
Saturday, Nov. 7 | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
FREE
Enjoy this special community event geared for families at Tennessee Central Railway Museum (220 Willow St., Nashville). Tour restored passenger train cars and cabooses, browse dealer tables, operate model railroads and more.
Bring your little readers to this annual literacy event where visitors follow a story map through the park to hear children’s books read aloud at various stops.
Celebrate Reading at Nashville Zoo
Saturday, Nov. 7 | 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 8 | 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Included with Zoo admission
Visit Nashville Zoo to hear children’s stories throughout the park. Follow the “Celebrate Reading” map, as it takes visitors through the Zoo to hear different storybooks read at various reading stops. During the event enjoy activities for young reading enthusiasts and animal encounters throughout the Zoo (weather dependent).
Bring the whole family THIS Saturday for miniature train rides, hayrides, pony rides and a petting zoo in Franklin.
Franklin Parks’ Free Family Day
Saturday, Nov. 7 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
FREE
This free festival features wagon rides, hay rides, pony rides and a petting zoo at The Park at Harlinsdale Farm (239 Franklin Road, Franklin). Festival attendees can also enjoy cane pole fishing in the pond.
“Hoo” wants to go to Owl Hill Nature Sanctuary’s annual family-friendly celebration dedicated to native owls THIS Saturday?
Owl Day at Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary
Saturday, Nov. 7 | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
$15 for adults and $10 for children ages 12 and under ($2 more at the door!)
Enjoy this celebration of all things owl at Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary (545 Beech Creek Road S, Brentwood)! Meet the non-releasable program owls and enjoy entertaining and informative talks on each species at 10:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Hike through owl territory, make an owl craft and dissect owl pellets.
Bring your little campers to this beginner-friendly overnight camping experience hosted by Outdoor Murfreesboro at The Wilderness Station at Barfield Crescent Park.
Family Campout in Murfreesboro
Saturday, Nov. 7 | starting at 2 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 8 | ends at 9 a.m.
$10 for ages 13 and older; $5 for ages 5 – 12 and children 4 and younger are free with paying adult
It’s still backpacking, but made as family friendly as possible! Meet at The Wilderness Station (401 Volunteer Road, Murfreesboro) for an easy one-mile hike into the campground. Various activities will be planned throughout the night for you to choose to participate in or just relax in front of the campfire. Dinner and breakfast will be provided and are included in your registration fee. Enjoy guided night hikes, children’s activities and games, campfire fun and more. Registration is required.
Register for Kidsville online or the day-of in the lobby of the Parthenon.
Saturday, Nov. 7 | 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
FREE; register online or in the lobby the day of
Families with children ages 12 and younger can enter the Parthenon (2500 West End Ave., Nashville) for storytelling, arts & crafts and special guests. This Saturday, come for an exploration of the book, Exactly As Planned by Tao Nyeu with Imagination Library, then make art inspired by the story. A Kidsville team member will be taking registrations at the entrance of the Parthenon beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Enjoy this free, family-friendly event held THIS Saturday at their historic 64-acre property located 10 minutes south of downtown Nashville.
Community Day at Glen Leven Farm
Saturday, Nov. 7 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
FREE
Head to Glen Leven Farm (4000 Franklin Pike, Nashville) to explore the scenic property, hike the 1.5-mile Nature Trail and say hello to their friendly miniature donkeys, Figaro and Chaplin.
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