Family Friendly Events Near Hermitage, TN
Family friendly events in Hermitage, TN are thin on the ground once you have done the parks. Ten minutes west, Touch of Brews runs one Saturday a year on the lawn at Two Rivers Mansion, and for Hermitage families it is the closest thing to a hometown festival.
- From Hermitage
- About 10 minutes
- Distance
- Roughly 4 miles
- Route
- Lebanon Pike west
11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Getting over there
Hermitage to Two Rivers Mansion in Ten Minutes
Three ways out of 37076, depending on which side of Hermitage you start from.
Straight Down Lebanon Pike
The simple one. Lebanon Pike, which is US 70, runs west out of Hermitage and into Donelson. Turn north on McGavock Pike and the mansion gates are right there. No interstate, no downtown traffic, about ten minutes door to door.
Old Hickory Boulevard to Briley
Coming from the Old Hickory side, cut over to Briley Parkway and take it south to the McGavock Pike exit. Slightly longer in miles, usually faster if Lebanon Pike is busy on a Saturday.
Central Pike to Lebanon Pike
From the Central Pike and Hermitage Park side, head north to pick up Lebanon Pike, then west. You will pass most of the Hermitage restaurant strip on the way, which is worth knowing if you want breakfast before the gates open.
Why 37076 turns out for this one
A Hometown Festival Day Without the Downtown Drive
Most of what Nashville puts on in the fall happens downtown, which for a Hermitage family means a highway, a garage, and a long walk with a cooler.
You Park on the Grass
On site parking at the mansion, so the walk from the car to your blanket is short. Coming home to Hermitage afterward takes minutes, not an hour of crawling out of a downtown garage.
Six Bands, One Stage
Music from 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. with no overlapping sets to choose between, so you can put a blanket down once and hear the whole day from it. See who is playing.
The Whole Household Comes
Kids 12 and under free with a ticketed adult, a free Kids Zone all day, and leashed dogs welcome at no charge. Nobody stays home and nobody sits in the car.
The 2026 bill
Six Acts Worth the Ten Minute Drive
One stage, no overlapping sets, from late morning until the lights come on.
What the day looks like
What Hermitage Families Find When They Get There
Closer to home
Things to Do in Hermitage, TN Any Weekend
The festival is one Saturday. For the other fifty one, most of the family friendly things to do in Hermitage are outdoors, and all four of these are inside 37076.
Andrew Jackson's Hermitage
4580 Rachels Lane, Hermitage, TN 37076
The 1,120 acre estate the neighborhood takes its name from, open daily with mansion tours, museum exhibits, and grounds you can spend a couple of hours walking. The site tells the full history of the property, including the lives of the people enslaved there, and it is one of the most visited historic homes in the country.
Ravenwood Park and the Stones River Greenway
Stones River Greenway, Hermitage, TN 37076
Former golf course and farmland turned parkland, with paved greenway trail, open space, and views toward the lake. Deer are common early in the morning. There is a second Ravenwood Park playground area nearby with a sports court and a climbing structure that is one of the better ones on this side of town.
Hermitage Park
3788 Central Pike, Hermitage, TN 37076
A small, well used city park with a paved loop, a covered picnic pavilion, and a playground, sitting right beside the Hermitage branch library and the community center. Easy default for an hour with young kids.
Long Hunter State Park
2910 Hobson Pike, Hermitage, TN 37076
On Percy Priest Lake, with the Day Loop trail running about four miles along the water through cedar and hickory woods. Parts of the paved trail work for strollers and wheelchairs. The most genuinely scenic hour you can spend without leaving 37076.
Breakfast and Lunch on Lebanon Pike
Nadeen's Hermitage Haven at 3410 Lebanon Pike is the local diner institution, serving breakfast all day, and it is directly on the route to the festival. Also on that stretch: Los Tres Amigos 3 at 4119 Lebanon Pike, JB Sushi and The Dancing Dog in the plaza at 3441 Lebanon Pike. Fuel up in Hermitage, then drive ten minutes west. Or skip breakfast and eat at the festival: Nashville food trucks and a makers market run all day on the grounds.
Start and end in 37076
How to Build the Whole Saturday from Hermitage
You do not have to leave at dawn or stay until the last note. Here is a version of the day that works with a young family.
Breakfast on Lebanon Pike
Nadeen's Hermitage Haven serves breakfast all day and sits directly on the route west. Get it out of the way before anybody is hungry and cranky in a parking field.
Burn Some Energy at Ravenwood Park
Twenty minutes on the playground or the greenway before you get in the car buys you a much calmer afternoon on a blanket. The park sits on your way out of Hermitage either way.
Drive West and Park on the Grass
Ten minutes down Lebanon Pike, north on McGavock Pike, and into on site parking. Arriving before the 11 a.m. gates puts you in the shade and near the front of the Kids Zone line.
Blanket Down, Stay as Long as It Works
Music runs to 8:30 p.m. and the festival closes at 9, but there is no wrong time to leave. Families with little ones often catch the afternoon sets and head home before dark, which from Hermitage is a ten minute drive rather than an hour.
Hermitage questions
Getting There from 37076
How far is Touch of Brews from Hermitage, TN?
About ten minutes. Two Rivers Mansion sits at 3130 McGavock Pike in Donelson, roughly four miles west of Hermitage. Take Lebanon Pike, which is US 70, west and turn onto McGavock Pike.
What is the closest festival to Hermitage, Tennessee?
Touch of Brews at Two Rivers Mansion in Donelson is the closest large festival to Hermitage, about ten minutes west on Lebanon Pike. It runs Saturday, September 26, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Are there family friendly events near Hermitage, TN?
Yes. Touch of Brews is an all ages music festival ten minutes away in Donelson where kids 12 and under get in free with a ticketed adult and leashed dogs are welcome at no charge. Closer to home, Hermitage has Ravenwood Park, Hermitage Park beside the public library, and Long Hunter State Park on Percy Priest Lake.
Can I bike to the festival from Hermitage?
The Stones River Greenway runs through both Hermitage and Donelson, passing Ravenwood Park in Hermitage and Two Rivers Park beside the festival grounds. Check current trail conditions and closures with Metro Parks before planning a long ride, since sections can close for maintenance or flooding.
Is there parking, or should we rideshare?
There is on site parking at Two Rivers Mansion, so driving from Hermitage is straightforward. Rideshare from Hermitage is a short trip as well, and drop off is at the same address. Full directions and parking.
What time should a family from Hermitage arrive?
Gates open at 11 a.m. and music runs from 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Leaving Hermitage around 10:30 a.m. puts you on the lawn early enough for the shadiest spots and the shortest Kids Zone lines.
Hermitage business details were checked in August 2026. Hours change, so confirm before you make the trip.
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Where the Festival Sits Relative to Hermitage
Get turn by turn directions · Full Donelson directions and parking guide · What is around the venue
Sept 26, 2026 · 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. · Two Rivers Mansion, Donelson
Ten Minutes West, One Whole Saturday
Early Bird tickets are $30 all in through August 31. Kids 12 and under are free, and so are the dogs.
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