A past weekend. Written after the fact from what local sources listed and the weather that actually happened.
Nashville stayed brutally hot, cloudy Saturday and a touch of drizzle Sunday. The weekend held pajama storytime, a ballet open house, friendship bracelets and a peek into a car museum vault.
What the weather did
Saturday
100° / 74°
Cloudy, no rain.
Sunday
98° / 76°
Drizzle, 0.02 in of rain.
The weather rule that weekend: Outside before 11, shade or AC from 12 to 5, back out after sunset.
The Martin Center opened its doors for a Nashville Ballet open house with tours, crafts, Q&A sessions and a season preview performance, a peek behind the curtain for young dancers.
Martin Center for Nashville Ballet · Price not listed · Indoors
Westhaven Town Center in Franklin hosted Porchfest, with free live music around the neighborhood by day and a ticketed evening concert featuring World Turning, a Fleetwood Mac tribute.
Magli Green located in Westhaven Town Center · Price not listed · Outdoors, open sun
Also Saturday: Dozer Day at the Comer Barn in Gallatin let kids age 2-14 run real dozers, backhoes and loaders with trained operators and dig for treasure. ($10 to $15 · Outdoors, open sun)
Also Saturday: Touch-A-Truck at Inglewood Library brought the Nashville Fire Department so kids could explore a fire truck and meet the firefighters. (Price not listed · Indoors)
Sunday picks
Outside before 11, shade or AC from 12 to 5, back out after sunset. A passing shower, too.
The Country Music Hall of Fame ran friendship bracelet making in the Taylor Swift Education Center. Kids could trade their creations or keep one as a souvenir.
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum · Price not listed · Indoors
Lane Motor Museum opened its vault for tours of the cars stored downstairs, beyond the roughly 150 on display. Car-loving kids got the rare behind-the-scenes look.
Metro Parks listed its Fall 2026 youth choir at the Easley Center Recreation Center, a booked-ahead program for young singers.
Easley Center Recreation Center · $50 · Indoors
Also Sunday: RoboTEC Robotics Club at the Technology Engagement Center in Murfreesboro had youth ages 10 and older building and coding robots through team challenges. (Price not listed · Indoors)
Also Sunday: Little Sliders Club at Slick City in Opry Mills set aside slide time just for kids ages 7 and younger, with crafts and kid friendly music. ($14.99 · Indoors)
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