Family Events

Ten days of livestock shows, six stages of music, Fiddlers Grove historic village and more than 60 carnival rides, right up the road in Lebanon. Kids 5 and under get in free.

Ten days of the real thing at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center in Lebanon: carnival rides, livestock shows, agricultural exhibits, live music on several stages, competitions for every age, and fair food you will regret in the best way.Gate hours: Monday–Thursday 4 to 9 p.m., Friday 4 to 10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to …

The best single day of the fair, and the last one. Special Needs Day opens at 9 a.m., followed by School Day Events at 9:30 and a 10 a.m. block that includes the Brick Olympics and a LEGO League Robotics Challenge — a genuine free-to-watch STEM draw parents usually have to drive to Nashville for.Also …

Two hours with the HO-scale layout and the man who knows it best, inside Mt. Juliet's small and genuinely charming train and history museum.