Summer in Nashville is in full swing! What are you doing to beat the heat? Whether you love the sweltering heat of an outdoor block party or you prefer climate-controlled entertainment, we’ve got you covered! Here is our July round-up of family friendly events in the Nashville area!
Looking for more fun? Check out our roundups of local swimming holes and beaches, movies for kids and families, summer reading programs, splash pads and pools, family friendly hikes, indoor play places, frozen treats, parks, and restaurants where kids eat free.
Athletics
Ascend Amphitheater
July 6th: Foreigner – Juke Box Heroes Tour
July 11th: Coheed and Cambria & Taking Back Sunday
July 13th: Chicago/Reo Speedwagon
July 18th: Halsey: Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
July 23rd: Niall Horan with Special Guest Maren Morris
July 28th: Weezer/Pixies
Adventure Science Center
July 1st: Print It: Become An Action Figure
July 2nd: Early Explorers
July 4th: Red, White and BOOM
July 5th: Print it: Become an action Figure
July 7th: Super Science: Dive In
July 8th: Design it: Suminagashi Paper-Marbling
July 9th: Early Explorers
July 10th – 11th: GSK Science In The Summer
July 12th: Design it: Suminagashi Paper-Marbling
July 14th: Second Saturday – Extended Hours!
July 15th: Make It: Custom LED Patches
July 16th: Early Explorers
July 17th – 18th: GSK Science In The Summer
July 23rd: Early Explorers
July 24th – 25th: GSK Science In The Summer
July 26th: Make it: Custom LED Patches
July 26th: Way Late Play Date: Star Wars vs. Star Trek (21+)
July 28th: Member Morning
July 28th: Yoga Under The Stars
July 28th: Family Fun Labs: Dive In
July 30th: Early Explorers
Bridgestone Area
July 7th: Sam Smith
July 10th: Imagine Dragons
July 13th: The Adventures of Kesha and Macklemore
July 20th: The Smashing Pumpkins
July 21st: Shania Twain
July 26th – 29th: Corteo
Cheekwood
Through August 3rd: Summer Camp
Thursdays through August: Thursday Night Out — art, live music, drinks, and food trucks — don’t miss it!
July 19th: Cocktail Crawl
July 21st: Nashville Bonsai Exhibit
Country Music Hall Of Fame
The Country Music Hall Of Fame is a busy place! In addition to the events listed here, make sure to check out the dates for their exhibits, Creative Zones, and concerts!
July 2nd – 14th: Family Program: String City: Nashville’s Tradition of Music and Puppetry
July 6th: Community Pop-up: Musical Petting Zoo at the Gallatin Public Library of Sumner County
July 7th: Family Program: Leather-crafting Workshop
July 7th: Community pop-up: Musical Petting Zoo at Nashville Public Library, Old Hickory Branch
July 7th: Hatch Show Print Block Party
July 8th: Family Program: Make letterpress art with Hatch Show Print
July 10th: Community Pop-up; Musical Petting Zoo at Lebanon-Wilson County Public Library
July 13th: Family Program: Embellished Banjos
July 14th: Family Program: Beginning Banjo Workshop: Ralph Stanley Style
July 17th: Community pop-up: Musical Petting Zoo at Spring Hill Public Library
July 17th: Community pop-up: Musical Petting Zoo at Brentwood Public Library
July 19th: Community pop-up: Musical Petting Zoo at Nashville Public Library, Hadley Park Branch
July 21st: Family Program: Songwriting Camp Showcase
July 21st: Song and Story Time: Shel Silverstein
July 21st: Family Program: Perk Up Your Pictures!
July 23rd: Community pop-up: Musical Petting Zoo at Stokes Brown Public Library
July 27th – 28th: Family Program: Postcards from the Boondocks
Festivals, Block Parties, Concerts, and Special Events
Multiple Dates: Free Yoga at Elmington Park!
Multiple Dates: Yoga + Coffee
Multiple Dates: Summer Movie Series at Tailgate Brewery
July 3rd: July 3rth East Nashville Block Party
July 4th: Music City Hot Chicken Festival at East Park
July 4th: Let Freedom Sing! Downtown Nashville’s 4th of July Bash!
July 7th: Nashville Circus Spectacular at Riverfront Park
July 8th: Waterfest at Cumberland River Compact
July 15th: National Ice Cream Day!
Frist Art Museum
If you’re a music fan, don’t forget to check out their July line-up!
July 10th: Art Appreciation Course: Looking at Art
July 12th:Curator’s Tour: Chaos and Awe
July 15th: Frist Member Morning
July 16th: Senior Mondays
July 19th: Workshop: Drop-in Drawing
July 30th: Family Monday
Grand Ole Opry
Remember to see who’s playing at this historic venue, y’all!
The Nashville Ballet
July 28th: National Dance Day
Nashville Flea Market
July 27th – 29th: Nashville Fairgrounds
Nashville Symphony
July 5th – 8th: Star Wars: A New Hope – In concert
July 13th: America
July 17th: Buddy Guy
July 22nd: Music City Beatles Bash
July 24th: Chaka Khan
Nashville Zoo
July 6th: Kroger Safari Fridays
July 7th: Summer Splash Holiday
July 13th: Kroger Safari Fridays
July 13th: July Member Night
July 20th: Kroger Safari Fridays
July 27th: Kroger Safari Fridays
July 27th: Red, White & Zoo (21+ event)
Ryman Auditorium
July 1st: Glen Campbell Legacy
July 2nd: Pretenders
July 5th: Vince Gill
July 10th: Donny & Marie
July 12: Hot Rize 40th Anniversary Bash
July 13th: Janelle Monáe
July 14th: Indigo Girls
July 15th: Buddy Miller and Friends
July 17th: Echo & The Bunnymen and Violent Femmes
July 18th: Ted Nugent
July 19th: Rhonda Vincent
July 20th – 21st: Punch Brothers
July 22nd: Jim Lauderdale, William Fitzsimmons and the Secret Sisters
July 23rd: Steve Miller Band with Peter Frampton
July 24th: Boy George and Culture Club
July 25th: O.A.R.
July 26th: Ricky Skaggs
July 27th – 28th: Anita Baker
Ju;y 29th: Mark O’Connor Band and Brandy Clark
July 31st: Lily Tomlin
TPAC
July 22nd: Stokley and Friends