Country Music Hall Of Fame & Museum Offers Free Admission To Local Youth This Summer

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The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is offering free admission for local kids and discounted admission for up to two accompanying adults, as well as increased daily programs for families this summer.

Museum visitors can explore, discover and create all summer at family-friendly programs and activities. Young explorer and sensory kits, scavenger hunts, coloring pages and gallery interactives are always available, and the museum will also offer drop-in programming and workshops for diverse family audiences throughout the week.

Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, increased daily programming and workshops for families will include:

  • Mondays and Tuesdays, all day – Take-home kits are available to inspire visitors to make instruments out of repurposed materials such as spoons, rubber bands, plastic eggs and more.
  • Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to Noon – The Musical Instrument Petting Zoo will offer budding musicians a chance to try new and familiar instruments in a drop-in setting.
  • Thursdays through Sundays, 10 to Noon – Attendees will explore, discover and create arts and crafts related to museum artifacts and exhibitions in a drop-in setting.
  • Saturdays, 1 to 2 p.m. – Visitors can express themselves through music, dance or art in drop-in and workshop-based programs. Attendees can explore line dancing, create a friendship bracelet, learn to play ukulele and more.
  • June 24 – 29, at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. – Marionettes, rod puppetry, shadow animation and an ever-changing set tell the story of country music as it relates to Nashville’s transformation into Music City during String City: Nashville’s Tradition of Music and Puppetry. Visitors will experience this exciting true story through nearly 100 puppets, ranging from the Staple Singers to Johnny Cash to Taylor Swift.

The free and discounted admission for Tennessee children ages 18 and under will apply to those living in Davidson and its bordering counties – Cheatham, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson. Proof of residency is required, and visitors are encouraged to reserve tickets in advance on the museum’s website. The museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Timed tickets are available for museum entry between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., with a limited number of museum admission tickets available each day.

Lorie Hollabaugh
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