Weekly Email - Tuesday - 08/05/2025

August 05, 2025

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100+ THINGS TO DO IN AUGUST

While the kids may be headed back to school, there are still plenty of extracurricular activities for the family to get into! Catch these can’t-miss events this month.

  • FULL MOON PICKIN PARTY It’s the second to last concert of the summer, so make sure to enjoy bluegrass under the stars, local food trucks, and cold brews at Percy Warner Park on August 8th.

  • WILLIAMSON COUNTY FAIR Enjoy carnival games and prizes, thrilling rides, farm animals, and delicious fair food now through August 9th at Williamson County AG Expo Park!

  • BABY GOATS & GOAT CUDDLES Pack a picnic or grab a cheese board and come to Noble Spring Dairy ready for some goat cuddles and explore the farm! Visits are available every Saturday.

  • NASHVILLE SHORES Summer isn’t over yet, folks. Our online and IG giveaways offer TWO WAYS TO WIN a family 4-pack of passes to the water park. Check them out!

  • PBR: NASHVILLE STAMPEDE DAYS Back at Bridgestone Arena August 15th - 17th - don’t miss the Nashville Stampede Days, sure to deliver an action-packed weekend of professional bull riding!

  • DASH AT THE CASTLE 5K Bring the family to GEODIS Park on August 16th to join the Nashville SC for the Dash At The Castle 5K - all ages welcome. Every registration includes a ticket to the NSC vs. Orlando City match on August 23rd (90s Night!) + the chance to win door prizes, DJ entertainment, and refreshments!

  • WATER LANTERN FESTIVAL Decorate your lantern, light the candle, and watch the magic unfold as it floats away with the others at sunset on August 23rd at Centennial Park - such a beautiful experience!

  • ONE WORLD, ONE SKY Little ones ages 2 - 7 will love this planetarium show at Adventure Science Center, watching Big Bird, Elmo, and their friend Hu Hu Zhu journey through the stars! This show runs August 28th - September 1st.

UPCOMING FREE FAMILY FESTIVITIES

🐦‍⬛ Purple Martin Watch Party

August 6th at Percy Warner Parks

Witness the annual phenomenon of thousands of Purple Martins as they gather downtown for their pre-migration roost; it’s quite the sight!

🏛️ Kidsville At The Parthenon

Every Saturday through August 23rd at Centennial Park

Children under 12 can participate in free activities, crafts, storytelling, and special guest programming each week at Kidsville! Be sure to register in advance.

🎶 Nissan Free Wednesdays

First Wednesday of the month at National Museum of African American Music

Explore the expertly curated collections dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans. The first Wednesday of each month is free admission!

🍅 Tomato Art Fest

August 8th & 9th at Five Points

It’s the 22nd Annual Tomato Art Fest! Celebrate the 2-day event with the Tomato 5K, parade, preview party, live music, kids’ activities, Bloody Mary Garden, and tons of local vendors to shop from and support!

🍑 4th Annual Peach Cobbler Festival

August 9th at Hop Springs Beer Park

Indulge the senses with fresh peaches, cobblers, drinks, scented items, themed items - everything peach! There will live music, inflatables, petting zoo, train rides, carnival rides, face painting, comedy and magic shows, and free goodie bags for the first 200 adults - see you there!

🎥 Summer Movie Nights: 10 Things I Hate About You

August 9th at East Nashville Beer Works

Wrap up the outdoor summer movie series with a free showing of 10 Things I Hate About You this Saturday.

🐾 Reading Paws

August 14th at Nashville Library Old Hickory Branch

Every Second Thursday, the Nashville Library Old Hickory Branch hosts Reading Paws - giving kids pre-k to 5th grade the opportunity to cuddle up with a canine friend who listens while you read!

📚 Friday Storytime

Every Friday at Breedens Orchard

Breedens Orchard invites kids of all ages to join them every Friday morning for storytime - a free, fun-filled, educational experience in the beautiful surroundings of their orchard!

2025 Watermelon Festival

Enjoy watermelon cocktails, cooking demos and tastings, traditional Aztec dance performances, live music, and a kids’ zone with free face painting and balloon twisting, screenprinting crafts, yard games, and more at the Nashville Farmers Market Watermelon Festival on August 23rd. Enter to win a farmers market gift basket!

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