Drop in at the Warner Park Nature Center and work through a nature mystery with a naturalist: wildlife, plant life, and whatever else the day turns up. All ages, no registration, free, and you can come and go inside the two-hour window, which is exactly right for a toddler's attention span. Adults and families both …
Second-Saturday fossil hunting at Fort Negley Park, led by a volunteer geologist. Kids work through hands-on activities and a guided exploration of the fossil collection area beside the visitors center, learning about the 400-million-year-old marine fossils under Nashville, and they take some home. Sessions start every half hour at 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, and 11:30 a.m. …
Drop into the Nature Tent at the Highland Trailhead in Beaman Park and spend as long as you like learning about bats. All ages welcome, free, no registration, come and go. A drop-in tent is a forgiving format with small kids: if it goes sideways at minute ten, you have lost nothing.
Free live music at the Nashville Farmers' Market on Rosa L. Parks Boulevard on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with Steve Reeths playing. The market format does a lot of the parenting for you: the music is free and open-air, the food hall is steps away, and nobody minds a kid wandering off …
Experience the wonders of the summer night sky with Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory and the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society.
Gates open 1 hour prior to first pitch for most events. Children 2 and under are free and do not require a ticket. Sections 105-121 are behind protective netting. Sections 108-118, rows N-V are under the overhang. ADA accessible seating is available in sections 102, 106, 107, 115, 119, 120, and 206. Parking information can …