Family Events

A Bellevue farm-style fall festival with a corn maze, sunflower field, pumpkin patch, petting zoo and hayrides. It runs through Nov. 1: Fall Break Thursday and Friday (Oct. 15-16) open …

Six weeks of pumpkin houses, a storybook scarecrow trail and fall color across the gardens, plus weekday TOTS! programming for the preschool crowd.

Seventeen nights of trick-or-treating, animal shows and a Fall Fun Zone after dark at Nashville Zoo. Under 2 free; advance tickets required.

Drop in to watch licensed researchers band and release migrating birds up close.

A gentle Tuesday-morning session of stories and songs for newborns to 18 months and their caregivers.

Tuesday is toddler day: songs, stories and shakers for ages 18 months to 3 years and their caregivers.

A hands-on music class for ages 4-10 that explores rhythm, movement and beginner instruments. Registration is required.

Reggie, a certified therapy dog, listens while kids 12 and under practice their reading. It runs every Tuesday from 4 to 5, so it is a good weekly habit for …

Ghostly crafts, gooey experiments and Halloween surprises for kids ages 6 to 12. It is an after-school Halloween warm-up without the scares.Where: John P. Holt Brentwood Library, Brentwood, Tenn.Details and …

A Halloween night at the zoo with trick-or-treat stations for ages 2-12, animal shows at 5:45, 6:45 and 7:45 p.m., character meet-and-greets from 6 p.m., a carousel, a Ferris wheel …