FREE RiverGate Kids Club
All ages can be dazzled by a show from Great Scott Magic. RiverGate Mall, 1000 RiverGate Pkwy., Goodlettsville; 11 a.m.; 859-3456. See The Cheap Moms there!

Dress like a cow and eat for free at Chick-fil-A. It's customer appreciation day!!!!! Yeah!!!! Check out their website.

FREE American Girl Club
Girls of all ages can bring their favorite dolls and enjoy activities celebrating American Girl Kit Kittredge. Barnes & Noble, 300 Indian Lake Blvd., Hendersonville; 12 p.m.; 264-0183

FREE Afternoon in the Fork
Enjoy live music and shopping at village merchants. Leiper’s Fork Village, Natchez Trace Pkwy., Leiper’s Fork; 1 - 3 p.m.; 972-2708

FREE Antique Amusements
Kids of all ages can play antique games from the 19th century. Ft. Negley Visitors Center, 1100 Fort Negley Blvd., Nashville; 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 862-8470

\FREE Backfield in Motion NFL Football Clinic
Kids ages 9 - 17 can pick up football-playing tips and skills from pro athletes. Montgomery Bell Academy, 4001 Harding Road, Nashville; 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.; 227-9935

FREE Boat Day with SRWA
All ages can learn the different characteristics of canoes and kayaks, boating basics, paddling techniques and more from the Stones River Watershed Association. Manson Pike Trailhead, 1208 Searcy St., Murfreesboro; 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 893-2141

FREE Hendersonville Barnes & Noble Storytime
Cookie Mouse visits to share stories and pose for pictures. Barnes & Noble, 300 Indian Lake Blvd., Hendersonville; 11 a.m.; 264-0183

FREE Summer Saturdays: Hold Your Horses!

Uncle Dave Macon Days SEE BELOW

FREE Kids’ Movie Night
Bring chairs and lawn blankets for an outdoor screening of Rascals. Lawnchair Theatre, 4144 Old Hillsboro Road, Leiper’s Fork; movie starts at dusk; 598-5741

FREE Movie in the Park
All ages can enjoy a screening of Alvin and the Chipmunks. Rotary Soccer Park, 300 Soccer Way, Smyrna; 6:30 p.m. soft playground activities begin, movie starts at dusk; $1; 459-2553

FREE War of the Stars Pro Series
Be a spectator during this national BMX racing event. Hamilton Creek Park, 2019 Bell Road, Antioch; Fri 6:30 p.m., Sat 11 a.m., Sun 8 a.m.; 397-0231

FREE Dangerous Book for Boys Club
Boys ages 8 - 12 can discuss topics from the Dangerous Book for Boys. Barnes & Noble, 300 Indian Lake Blvd., Hendersonville; 12 p.m.; 264-0183

FREE Hendersonville Barnes & Noble Storytime
All ages can explore outer space with music, stories, crafts and snacks. Barnes & Noble, 300 Indian Lake Blvd., Hendersonville; 11 a.m.; 264-0183

FREE Miss Sally’s Silly Storytime
All ages can listen to a reading of Read All About It. Barnes & Noble, 515 Opry Mills Drive, Nashville; 11 a.m.; 514-5000

FREE Summer Saturdays: Old MacDonald’s Farm

FREE War of the Stars Pro Series

FREE Pottery Barn Sing-Along
All ages can join children’s entertainer Rachel Sumner for music and movement fun. Pottery Barn Kids at The Mall at Green Hills, 2126 Abbott Martin Road, Nashville; 10 - 10:30 a.m. and 11 - 11:30 a.m.; 385-2567.

FREE Family Program: Hansel and Gretel
The Nashville Public Library’s Puppet Truck presents an original musical adaptation of the classic fairy tale. Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Fifth Ave. S., Nashville; 1 p.m.; 416-2001

FREE Hendersonville Barnes & Noble Storytime
All ages can enjoy stories, music and crafts about things that “go.” Barnes & Noble, 300 Indian Lake Blvd., Hendersonville; 11 a.m.; 264-0183

FREE Magic Treehouse Book Club
All ages can meet for discussions and activities based on the Magic Treehouse series. Barnes & Noble, 300 Indian Lake Blvd., Hendersonville; 12 p.m.; 264-0183

FREE Summer Saturdays: All About Goats

FREE Tire World/Rotary/DARE Car Show
View more than 200 cars including hot rods, imports, Corvettes and more. Veteran’s Memorial Park, 115 Floyd Mayfield Drive, La Vergne; 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.; spectators are free, cost is $10 to enter a car for competition; 459-4145

FREE Performance Marine Wakeboarding Tournament
Local competitors performing wakeboarding stunts behind the newest wakeboarding boats. Nashville Shores, 4001 Bell Road, Hermitage; Sat - Sun 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; 889-7050

FREE Hendersonville Barnes & Noble Storytime
Preschoolers can enjoy stories, music and crafts about superheroes. Barnes & Noble, 300 Indian Lake Blvd., Hendersonville; 11 a.m.; 264-0183

Summer Saturdays
July 5 - Aug. 9
Farm fun awaits families at the Tennessee Agricultural Museum during its annual Summer Saturdays series. From buggy rides and butterfly stations to goat feeding and storytelling, all ages can dig in and enjoy a bevy of activities from July 5 - Aug. 9. The schedule of activities includes:
• July 5: Farm Chores & Summer Fun Discover heirloom gardening secrets, watch spinners turn lamb’s wool into thread, shell corn for chickens, churn butter and more.
• July 12: Hold Your Horses! Enjoy a buggy ride, meet Tennessee Walking Horses, watch the Mounted Patrol train their equine partners and more.
• July 19: Old MacDonald’s Farm Groom and feed spotted mules and pint-sized donkeys, visit sheep, help the blacksmith and take a donkey ride ($3).
• July 26: All About Goats Feed and milk goats, enjoy storytelling, and get your face painted ($3).
• Aug. 2: Wild Wings & Creeping Things Learn about birds, butterflies and bugs from experts who study and protect them. Visit large birds of prey.
• Aug. 9: An Apple for the Teacher — Chicken for the Preacher! Sample apples from the orchard, learn to make an apple pomander and watch an artisan carve an apple-head doll. Visit the observation bee hive, and take home a lady bug activity book.

Summer Saturdays take place from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Admission is free. The museum is located at 440 Hogan Road, Nashville. Call 837-5197

Uncle Dave Macon Days
July 11 - 13
Shine your dancin’ shoes for the 31st Annual Uncle Dave Macon Days, an old-time music and dance festival that’s fun for the whole family. Root for your favorite competitors in banjo, clogging and buckdancing. Visit the arts and crafts show and let the kids loose in the children’s area for period activities.

Saturday’s motorless parade, featuring horse- and mule-drawn carriages, is one of festival’s highlights. The free event takes place at Cannonsburgh Village, 312 S. Front St., Murfreesboro. Festivities begin Fri at 5 p.m., Sat at 9 a.m. and Sun at 2 p.m. Call 800-716-7560

Regal Free Family Film Festival

Head into the cool environs of a Regal Cinemas this month during the Free Family Film Festival. The following theaters offer free G and PG movies on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m.:

Streets of Indian Lake Stadium 16
300 Indian Lake Blvd., Hendersonville
824-6817
July 1 - 2: Barnyard and Evan Almighty
July 8 - 9: Alvin and the Chipmunks and Flushed Away
July 15 - 16: Mr. Bean’s Holiday and Open Season
July 29 - 30: Happy Feet and Shrek the Third

Opry Mills Stadium 20 & IMAX
570 Opry Mills Drive, Nashville
514-3462
July 1 - 2: Wallace and Gromit and Open Season
July 8 - 9: Charlotte’s Web and Night at the Museum
July 15 - 16: Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium and Alvin and the Chipmunks
July 22 - 23: Doogal and Firehouse Dog
July 29 - 30: March of the Penguins and Happy Feet

Sumner County Fair
July 28 - Aug. 2
Old-fashioned family fun highlights this year’s Sumner County Fair. Take a spin on classic amusement rides, enjoy live music and visit competitors in livestock, baking and craft categories. Wednesday, July 30 is Children’s Day, with free admission for ages 15 and younger until 4:30 p.m.

The day also features a magic show and other activities including the Little Miss and Junior Miss Beauty Contests. The fair takes place at the Sumner County Fairgrounds, 200 Fairground Road, Gallatin. Operating hours vary daily. Admission is $3 ages 6 and older, free ages 5 and younger. Call 452-3172

TRY THESE FREE GREAT WAYS TO GET WET

The Gaylord Opryland Resort has a new Friday night ''Poolapalooza'' Pool Party at 6 p.m. on Fridays in June, where you (21 and older) can swim and listen to a poolside concert at the Cascades pool. The first one is this Friday featuring BMI Songwriter of the Year Jeffrey Steele. The party is free and so is parking. 1-888-672-0091.

Most of our area lake beaches charge a $4 per car access fee, but Lock 3 Beach on Old Hickory Lake off Walton Ferry Road in Hendersonville is free all the time, and has a swimming beach and picnic tables. 822-4846.

Enjoy some water fun at the Don Fox Community Park, 955 Baddour Parkway in Lebanon, where there's a wading pool designed for young children, water umbrellas and other fun spraying features. There's a 2½-mile paved trail, a track, an exercise station and plenty of picnic tables. 449-0303. We have been there and it is fun to meet a bunch of people there.

Take a free canoe float on Radnor Lake. This Otter Creek Road state park offers night hikes, early morning and evening canoe floats and miles of lovely wooded trails to explore. 373-3467

Farmers Market Free Fun

Make a trip to the Nashville Farmers' Market at 900 Eighth Ave. N. It's fun to walk the stalls outside and enjoy the restaurants inside. And it's also a good place to take pictures, with blooming flowers or luscious fresh fruit as a backdrop. The market's Summer Grill Party on July 19 and the Ugly Tomato Festival is Aug. 16. For more information, call 880-2001