Kidsville Family Festival

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Performances

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Arts & Crafts

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Dance

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Food Trucks

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Face Painting

• Performances • Arts & Crafts • Dance • Food Trucks • Face Painting

Saturday, September 26, 2026
10 AM - 3 PM

Kidsville Family Festival returns to Centennial Park for a fun-filled day of performances, crafts, games, face painting, food trucks, character meet and greets, and much more.  The event is free and welcoming to children of all ages.

We are now accepting applications for festival vendors.

Vendor Applications
Food Vendor Applications

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2026 FESTIVAL

Entertainment

  • Character and Mascot meet-and-greets

  • Dance performances

  • Live Music

  • Family-friendly yoga classes (Small World Yoga)

Family Activities

  • Inflatable games

  • Free face painting

  • Storytime and reading featuring guest readers including Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

  • The Growing Season Active Play Zone featuring the Leaf Jumping, Pumpkin Ring Toss, and Corn Play Bin

Partner Booths & Local Vendors

  • Dozens of partner booths with fun, engaging activities from local organizations including including:
    Mr. Bond’s Science Guys, Smart Art, Country Music Hall of Fame, and more.

  • Shopping from local vendors and artisans

Food & Refreshments

  • The Kidsville Family Festival will feature a variety of food vendors and local food trucks, including:
    Kiwi Scoops Real Fruit Ice Cream, Retro Sno, and Ladybird Taco.

Stage Performance Schedule

Characters & Mascots Schedule

Reading Tent Schedule:

Teddy Bear Giveaway

The first 100 children will receive a free teddy bear.

Giveaway Details:

  • 100 Free bears are first-come, first-served, one per child 13 years and under.

  • Gates open at 10 am.

  • You may begin lining up at 9:45 am.

  • Child must be present at the event.

  • Recipients cannot be affiliated with festival producers, sponsors, vendors or partners.

Two young girls watching ballerinas perform on an outdoor stage during a festival at Centennial Park, with various sponsor logos on the stage backdrop.

PERFORMANCES

Children and an adult engaging in arts and crafts at an outdoor event, with other people and tents in the background.

ARTS & CRAFTS

Group of people in a park setting, with individuals dressed as princesses posing for photos with children and families, surrounded by trees and a sunny atmosphere.

MEET & GREETS

Children and adults at an outdoor event with inflatable games and play structures.

GAMES & ACTIVITIES

A woman receives food from a smiling server at a colorful food truck with a menu on the side, located outdoors with trees and a building in the background.

FOOD TRUCKS

A young girl holding a stuffed tiger toy at an outdoor event with people in the background.
Outdoor event with costumed performers entertaining children and adults in front of a stage with a banner labeled 'Kidsville.'
Outdoor festival with families and children watching a puppet show on a sunny day.
A barista wearing sunglasses and a cap hands over two iced beverages to a customer at an outdoor coffee stand. Coffee beans and an espresso machine are visible on the counter.
Children watching ballet dancers perform on an outdoor stage at a park event. The event banner features logos for Centennial Park Conservancy, Nissan, and Tennessee Arts Commission.
Outdoor festival with people enjoying activities, including a man lifting a child and a woman smiling, surrounded by other attendees, trees, and a performance stage.
Outdoor community event with people dancing, children participating, trees, and vendor tents on a sunny day.
A woman face painting a child's face with colorful designs at an outdoor event.
People gather in front of a pink food truck serving acai bowls, shaved ice, and lemonade in a park.
People at an outdoor fair looking at children's books on a table.
Children and adults interacting at a Nashville Public Library booth for library card sign-up and information. The booth features colorful posters, a spin wheel, and staff assisting visitors.
Outdoor children's event with a performer and kids dancing on a sunny day.
Children playing next to a large boombox.
A family with three children and a dog sits on the grass at an outdoor picnic. The parents and children are wearing hats, and food trays are on the ground in front of them. People and a yellow food truck are visible in the background.
A food truck with a colorful menu sign serves a dish to a customer. The person inside the truck is handing food through a window to a customer standing outside. The customer is wearing sunglasses and holding the meal. The food truck is parked outdoor
Children meeting people dressed as fairy tale characters at a park event.
Outdoor market with people browsing stalls under canopies in a park setting, trees in the background, children and adults walking and interacting.
A couple sitting on grass in a park with a baby, surrounded by people and trees.
Children participating in an outdoor dance activity led by two instructors on a sunny day. A stage and banners are visible in the background.
Four children in colorful dance costumes posing playfully in front of a wire fence outdoors.
A young girl in a green fairy costume, with wings and flower details, stands outdoors at a fair, smiling at the camera. Another person is visible in the background holding a balloon.
Children and adults dancing at an outdoor event
People gathered outdoors watching a performance on stage, surrounded by trees and buildings.
People at a stall with stuffed animals at an outdoor fair.

2026 Kidsville Family Festival Partners

Festival Presenting Sponsors

Amazon logo with black text and an orange arrow curved like a smile underneath
Logo for Advance Financial 24/7 Foundation with a red and yellow circular emblem, the words "Advance Financial" in bold red and black, "24/7" in yellow, and "Foundation" in cursive black.
Logo for Dettwiller Foundation featuring a stylized letter D with wheat stalks and the foundation's name in gold and black text.
HCA Healthcare Foundation logo with blue and orange text
Logo with a red circle containing a white horse head profile, and the word 'JACKSON' in purple capital letters.
Finance Financial Partners logo with a blue and black icon and black text.
Vanderbilt University logo with a large gold 'V' and black text beneath it.

Festival Sustaining Sponsors

Logo for Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee with stylized figures and black and gray text.
Logo of the Tennessee Arts Commission featuring stylized star shapes and text that reads 'Tennessee Arts Commission'

Festival Supporting Sponsors
Memorial Foundation logo with stylized classical column image
Logo of Primrose Schools in Middle Tennessee featuring a roosting bird within a circular emblem and the name of the school district.
Logo for Tennessee Titans Community, featuring the team logo with a flaming T and the words 'ONE COMMUNITY' in blue and black.
WW logo with green W and yellow W on a white background.

Festival Media Partners

"AZUL 615 Magazine" logo with blue text, red number 615, and three red stars inside the "a."
Blackbird Media logo with stylized blackbird icon
Logos of FOX 17 WZTV Nashville, myTV 30, and CW 58 WKRN.
Lamar Advertising Company logo with green background and white text.
Lightning 100 logo with a yellow lightning bolt, text reads "Nashville, TN - 100.1 FM."
Nashville Scene logo, with "Nashville" in vertical white text on a black background and "Scene" in white text on a red background.
Nashville Parent logo in red text
Logo for Totally Hits 93.3 FM, a Nashville radio station, with the words 'Totally Hits' in bold black and red and orange gradient accents.
Logo with a stylized yellow Batman mask featuring a star and circular elements, the number 102.1 in yellow, and the phrase 'RHYTHM OF MUSIC CITY' in black.
El Jefe logo with WMGC 96.7 FM, 810 AM, 105.3 FM text
The Tennessee Tribune newspaper logo in ornate red lettering on a transparent background.

In-Kind Partners

Logo of 6th Man Movers with text inside a green-bordered square.

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