The Nashville Farmers Market is right beside the Bicentennial Mall, 900 8th Avenue N., and both places are excellent family-friendly venues. Try some of the foods, including traditional Southern barbecue and Jamaican and Indian specialties, which are quite popular in Nashville. The Bicentennial Mall is great for people watching and window shopping.
The Wildhorse Saloon is a Nashville institution, offering free line dancing classes with the club entrance fee of $5 to $10. The half-hour lesson starts at 8:30 p.m., and is open to anyone of legal drinking age.
Highly recommended by both the New York Times and Frommers Travel Guide, Prince's Hot Chicken Shack, 123 Ewing Drive, and Las Paletas, 2907 12th Avenue South, offer two items that go perfectly together. They're also an affordable option for pocketbooks of all sizes. Prince's Hot Chicken serves fried chicken and classic side dishes such as baked beans and coleslaw. Las Paletas offers fresh fruit and vegetable popsicles in classic and as well as adventurous flavors, including strawberry, hibiscus or avocado. Prices at both restaurants are well under the $10 range.
The public library in downtown Nashville often hosts free puppet shows at the Children's Theater on weekends. The puppet shows make use of the historical marionettes that are part of the Nashville library Tichenor Marionette Collection.
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts and the Nashville Jazz Workshop host free jazz concerts as part of a concert and education series called "Jazz on the Move." The concerts take place on Sunday afternoons and feature a variety of artists.
