Kidsville Children's Area

Activities for Kids — Storytime, Music & More

Come Play with Us!

The Children’s Area is coordinated by Centennial Park Conservancy’s Kidsville, which utilizes the arts and play to help educate children and enhance the development of healthy and successful futures for Nashville’s youngest residents by connecting families to enriching opportunities for growth through education, experience, and exploration. A host of local organizations will be present offering activities safely in-person in addition to virtual programming online.

The focus of the Children’s Area is to provide an opportunity for children from different backgrounds to play together and engage with each other as the first step in cultural awareness and respect. It will also provide interactive activities with a global, inclusive, and learning focus, as well as an opportunity for relevant Middle Tennessee Children’s Organizations to share information about their services.

Located near the Sunken Garden.

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2024 Kidsville Stage Schedule

10:00 am

on the stage

Imagination Library

Presented by United Way of Nashville

[ Stortelling ]

10:30 am

on the stage

BPlus

[ Dance ]

11:00 am

on the stage

Imagination Library

Presented by United Way of Nashville

[ Storytelling ]

11:30 am

at the Puppet Truck

Ali Baba and
the Forty Thieves

[ Puppet Show ]

12:30 pm

on the stage

Nashville Ballet

[ Ballet ]

1:00 pm

on the stage

Abuelo Tomasa

Presented by Cazateatro Theater Group

[ Stortelling ]

1:30 pm

on the stage

Africa Nashville

[ West African Music & Dance ]

2:00 pm

on the stage

Tupulaga O Samoa

[ Samoan Dance ]

2:30 pm

on the stage

Abuelo Tomasa

Presented by Cazateatro Theater Group

[ Stortelling ]

3:00 pm

at the Puppet Truck

Ali Baba and
the Forty Thieves

[ Puppet Show ]

3:30 pm

on the stage

KCMA
Rhythm Group

[ Kurdish Music ]

4:00 pm

on the stage

Metro Parks
Dance Theater

[ Dance Theater ]

4:30 pm

on the stage

Coach Ron & Baru

for Kids with Special Needs

[ Music and Movement ]

Look who's coming!

Explore the wonders of science and technology with us with exciting hands-on activities.

Jump into the spotlight with Bach to Rock® Nashville West! Our music school is the place for tomorrow’s pop stars, songwriters, and musicians.

Our mission is to connect individuals and families to hope, to healing, and to one another.

The Family Center is on a mission to break intergenerational cycles of childhood trauma and create resilient communities where all children thrive through parenting groups, 1:1 family coaching, trainings, and seminars.

The Frist Art Museum will provide a printmaking activity and promote current and upcoming exhibitions including María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold and Journey Through Japan: Myths to Manga.

Nashville Ballet performs on the Children’s Area Kidsville Stage.

Come visit Nashville Children’s Theatre for bubbles, costumes, crowns, and more!

The Nashville Symphony will have musical crafts and instruments to try!

Inspiring a Love of Reading — In partnership with the Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation and the Dollywood Foundation, Imagination Library of Middle Tennessee delivers an age-appropriate, high-quality book each month straight to children’s mailboxes at no cost to families.