Family Weekend Guide

Big family outings around Nashville

4 festivals, farms, shows and attraction events worth planning a day around over the next 4 weekends.

Updated

Age
Area
Cost
Weather

Weekend of Oct 16–18

Big outings

Oct 16 – Nov 1

Cheekwood Harvest

Cheekwood Estate & Gardens — Nashville · Davidson Co. · Nashville

Pumpkin Village with interactive pumpkin houses, a scarecrow trail, weekend live music and children's activities at the botanical garden.

  • Ages 0-2
  • Ages 3-5
  • Ages 6-10
  • 11+
  • Big outing
  • Paid: Weekend gardens admission $23 adults, $16 youth 3–17; 2 and under free
Details at Cheekwood ↗
Oct 16 – Nov 1 · 5pm–9pm

Boo at the Zoo at Nashville Zoo

Nashville Zoo at Grassmere — Nashville · Davidson Co. · Nashville

Nightly trick-or-treat trail for ages 2–12, animal shows, Fall Fun Zone and carnival games; Día de los Muertos night Nov. 1.

  • Ages 0-2
  • Ages 3-5
  • Ages 6-10
  • 11+
  • Big outing
  • Paid: $23 Fri–Sun, $19 Mon–Thu (ages 2+); under 2 free; parking $10
Details at Nashville Zoo ↗
Oct 17 – Oct 31 · 10am–8pm

Shuckle's Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch

Shuckle's Corn Maze (Fiddle Dee Farms) — Greenbrier · Robertson Co. · North of Nashville

Weekends only: pick-your-own pumpkins, an 8-acre corn maze, hayrides, animal corral, magic shows and 30+ attractions, about 30 minutes north of downtown.

  • Ages 0-2
  • Ages 3-5
  • Ages 6-10
  • 11+
  • Big outing
  • Paid: $20 plus tax; ages 2 and under free
Details at Shuckle's Corn Maze ↗

Weekend of Oct 23–25

Big outings

Oct 16 – Nov 1

Cheekwood Harvest

Cheekwood Estate & Gardens — Nashville · Davidson Co. · Nashville

Pumpkin Village with interactive pumpkin houses, a scarecrow trail, weekend live music and children's activities at the botanical garden.

  • Ages 0-2
  • Ages 3-5
  • Ages 6-10
  • 11+
  • Big outing
  • Paid: Weekend gardens admission $23 adults, $16 youth 3–17; 2 and under free
Details at Cheekwood ↗
Oct 16 – Nov 1 · 5pm–9pm

Boo at the Zoo at Nashville Zoo

Nashville Zoo at Grassmere — Nashville · Davidson Co. · Nashville

Nightly trick-or-treat trail for ages 2–12, animal shows, Fall Fun Zone and carnival games; Día de los Muertos night Nov. 1.

  • Ages 0-2
  • Ages 3-5
  • Ages 6-10
  • 11+
  • Big outing
  • Paid: $23 Fri–Sun, $19 Mon–Thu (ages 2+); under 2 free; parking $10
Details at Nashville Zoo ↗
Oct 17 – Oct 31 · 10am–8pm

Shuckle's Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch

Shuckle's Corn Maze (Fiddle Dee Farms) — Greenbrier · Robertson Co. · North of Nashville

Weekends only: pick-your-own pumpkins, an 8-acre corn maze, hayrides, animal corral, magic shows and 30+ attractions, about 30 minutes north of downtown.

  • Ages 0-2
  • Ages 3-5
  • Ages 6-10
  • 11+
  • Big outing
  • Paid: $20 plus tax; ages 2 and under free
Details at Shuckle's Corn Maze ↗

Weekend of Oct 30–Nov 1

Big outings

Oct 16 – Nov 1

Cheekwood Harvest

Cheekwood Estate & Gardens — Nashville · Davidson Co. · Nashville

Pumpkin Village with interactive pumpkin houses, a scarecrow trail, weekend live music and children's activities at the botanical garden.

  • Ages 0-2
  • Ages 3-5
  • Ages 6-10
  • 11+
  • Big outing
  • Paid: Weekend gardens admission $23 adults, $16 youth 3–17; 2 and under free
Details at Cheekwood ↗
Oct 16 – Nov 1 · 5pm–9pm

Boo at the Zoo at Nashville Zoo

Nashville Zoo at Grassmere — Nashville · Davidson Co. · Nashville

Nightly trick-or-treat trail for ages 2–12, animal shows, Fall Fun Zone and carnival games; Día de los Muertos night Nov. 1.

  • Ages 0-2
  • Ages 3-5
  • Ages 6-10
  • 11+
  • Big outing
  • Paid: $23 Fri–Sun, $19 Mon–Thu (ages 2+); under 2 free; parking $10
Details at Nashville Zoo ↗
Oct 17 – Oct 31 · 10am–8pm

Shuckle's Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch

Shuckle's Corn Maze (Fiddle Dee Farms) — Greenbrier · Robertson Co. · North of Nashville

Weekends only: pick-your-own pumpkins, an 8-acre corn maze, hayrides, animal corral, magic shows and 30+ attractions, about 30 minutes north of downtown.

  • Ages 0-2
  • Ages 3-5
  • Ages 6-10
  • 11+
  • Big outing
  • Paid: $20 plus tax; ages 2 and under free
Details at Shuckle's Corn Maze ↗