Free things to do this weekend in and around Nashville
Nashville's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, September 11, 2026 to Sunday, September 13, 2026.
(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)
• Outside Cinema: Rio - Friends of Mill Ridge Park - Friends of Mill Ridge Park - 12965 Old Hickory Blvd, Antioch, TN 37013, United States, Friday, September 11, 2026, 7:30pm
• Story Time at Breeden's Orchard - Breeden's Orchard - 631 Beckwith Rd, Mount Juliet, TN 37122, United States, Friday, September 11, 2026 and Saturday, September 12, 2026, 10 AM
• Musicians Corner Fall Series - Musicians Corner - West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, USA, Friday, September 11, 2026, Friday, September 18, 2026, and Friday, September 25, 2026, See website for details.
• Storytime in the Children’s Gallery - Tennessee State Museum - Tennessee State Museum - Rosa L Parks Boulevard, Nashville, TN, USA, Saturday, September 12, 2026, 10:30 a.m.
• Music at the Nashville Farmers' Market - Nashville Farmers' Market - 900 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, United States, Saturday, September 12, 2026, See website for details.
• Green Hills Park Festival 10th Anniversary! - Green Hills Park - Lone Oak Road, Nashville, TN, USA, Saturday, September 12, 2026, 3PM - 9PM
• Car Show at Historic Sam Davis Home and Plantation - Historic Sam Davis Home and Plantation - 1399 Sam Davis Road, Smyrna, TN 37167, United States, Saturday, September 12, 2026, See website for details.
• FREE fall and holiday mini photo sessions with Shoott! - Nashville area - Shoott - Broadway, Nashville, TN, USA, Saturday, September 12, 2026 and Sunday, September 13, 2026, See link for times
• Parthenon Architecture Audio Tour - Nashville Parthenon - 2500 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203, United States, Friday, September 11, 2026 to Sunday, September 13, 2026, Any time.
• Vanderbilt University Preschool Language and Brain Study - Vanderbilt University - West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, USA, Friday, September 11, 2026 to Sunday, September 13, 2026, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. We can schedule visits any time during the week, including evenings and weekends.