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 27, 2025
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.

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Kidsville Family Festival 2025!

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Kidsville Family Festival 2025!

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2024 FESTIVAL

Entertainment

  • Meet-and-greets with princesses from Dreams Do Come True Princess Parties

  • Science Shows with The Science Guys

  • Family-friendly yoga class with Small World Yoga

  • The Dancing People Nashville Dance Party with Music City Soul

  • Mascot Meet-and-Greets: Tempo the Coyote from Nashville SC; Socket, Nashville’s Sustainability Outlet; Trashsquatch from Nobody Trashes TN

Family Activities

  • The first 100 children will receive a free teddy bear from Teddy Bear Mobile Nashville (more details below)

  • Free face painting powered by ICE! Gaylord Opryland

  • Storytime and reading with Ardnek 3D, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Fairytales Bookstore, and Reading With Netta

  • Craft projects with Creativity Kits from Turnip Green Creative Reuse

  • "Design Your Own Instrument" activity with the Country Music Hall of Fame

  • Bach To Rock Instrument Petting Zoo

Partner Booths & Local Vendors

  • Partner booths with engaging activities from local organizations

  • Shopping from local vendors and artisans including Just Us print studio, and AngelPuff Fairy Hair

    Interested in being a vendor in 2025? Learn More

Food & Refreshments

  • The Kidsville Family Festival will feature a variety of food vendors and local food trucks, including Paninis & More, Chivanada, Retro Sno, The Snowy Churro and The Rollin Thai.

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.
Outdoor festival with puppet show, audience of children and adults sitting on grass, bouncy castle in background, blue sky.
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.
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 community event with people dancing, children participating, trees, and vendor tents on a sunny day.
Outdoor children's event with a performer and kids dancing on a sunny day.
Crowd of children and adults participating in an outdoor park event with performers leading activities, surrounded by tents and trees.
Children playing and running on grass in a park with adults watching; diverse, sunny day, group activity.
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.
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 participating in an outdoor dance activity led by two instructors on a sunny day. A stage and banners are visible in the background.
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.

2024 Kidsville Family Festival Partners

Festival Presenting Sponsor

Stylized black car with rounded edges and minimalist design on a white background.

Festival Supporting Sponsors

CAT Financial logo with a yellow triangle under "CAT" text.
"ICE! Gaylord Opryland" logo with icy blue letters and snow caps.
Logo of Pogo Pass with blue and yellow text
Primrose School of Nashville 12 South logo with phone number 615.801.0083.
Publix Super Markets Charities logo
SafeSplash Swim School logo with colorful circle design

Festival Media Partners

Blackbird Media logo with stylized blackbird icon
Nashville Scene logo, with "Nashville" in vertical white text on a black background and "Scene" in white text on a red background.
Logos of FOX 17 WZTV Nashville, myTV 30, and CW 58 WKRN.
"AZUL 615 Magazine" logo with blue text, red number 615, and three red stars inside the "a."
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."
Logo of Mix 92.9 with red and blue text on a white background
El Jefe logo with WMGC 96.7 FM, 810 AM, 105.3 FM text
Nashville Parent logo in red 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.
Logo with "Dreams do Come True Princess Parties" and a castle background.