A past weekend. Written after the fact from what local sources listed and the weather that actually happened.
Nashville stayed mostly dry, cloudy Saturday near 72 and a touch of drizzle Sunday as it reached 79. The weekend held a cultural festival in Centennial Park, a LEGO fan show, puppets, a yard sale train and a laser show.
What the weather did
Saturday
72° / 64°
Cloudy, no rain.
Sunday
79° / 64°
Drizzle, 0.02 in of rain.
The weather rule that weekend: Great weather. Stay outside as long as the kids will let you.
A restored stainless steel passenger train carried riders on a 90-mile round trip to one of Tennessee's most popular multi-yard sales, with lunch and shopping on the square.
Tennessee Central Railway Museum · $30 to $60 · Indoors and out
Kids could bang a drum, pluck a guitar and strum a ukulele with instructors guiding them at the Country Music Hall of Fame. It was included with admission.
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum · Included with museum admission; free to museum members. · Indoors
Celebrate Nashville filled Centennial Park with dance and music stages, food from around the world, hands-on kids' activities and a teen area. The festival was free.
Centennial Park · Price not listed · Outdoors, open sun
Also Saturday: Home Depot Kids Workshops had kids building a witch candy box with store staff in a free first-of-the-month session. (Price not listed · Indoors)
Also Saturday: The Great Pumpkin Festival featuring Monsters in the Museum brought costumes, face painting, games, crafts and a Monster Mash Disco to Discovery Center in Murfreesboro. ($8 to $15 · Indoors)
Sunday picks
Warm afternoon: do the open-sun stuff in the morning and save shade for later. A passing shower, too.
Little Sliders Club gave kids 7 and younger their own time at Slick City in Opry Mills, with main slides for ages 4 to 7 and a junior area for the littlest.
Vault tours at the Lane Motor Museum opened the downstairs storage, where most of its collection of more than 580 cars and motorcycles sits out of public view.
The Brick Fan Event filled The Fairgrounds Nashville with LEGO displays, fan creations, STEM building zones, games and contests, plus vendors selling hard-to-find sets.
The Sudekum Planetarium's Dark Side of the Moon laser show used its new Skylase FX system; the listing recommended it for ages 10 and older.
TPAC, James K. Polk Theater · $11 · Indoors
Also Sunday: Fall for Cheekwood brought tractor hayrides, a hay slide, sack races, face painting and lawn games to Cheekwood, included with general admission. ($20 · Outdoors, open sun)
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