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Midtown date night: hot chicken, then the park
Midtown is the date night that feels like a trip and is ten minutes from a lot of Nashville houses. Hot chicken on 19th, then Centennial Park. The museum closes in the afternoon. The park is the night plan.
Care.com's average starting rate for a Nashville babysitter is $20.68 an hour as of October 2026. Four hours is $82.72. Three hours is $62.04. Your sitter may charge more on a Saturday. These totals use the average starting rate so you can compare nights, not so you can skip asking your sitter what they charge.
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The free guide is five Nashville dates under $150, sitter included. The trial is two local plans a month, picked around your kids and your sitter.
Midtown
Hot chicken and the Parthenon
$119.96 for two, sitter included
From the free guide, checked October 22, 2026. A half bird and a dark quarter at Hattie B's, then a walk around the lake while the Parthenon is lit. The park is free. This total does not include museum tickets. Ask for medium if you still want to be able to talk.
When: Any night. Hattie B's Midtown is open until 10 Sunday through Thursday and midnight Friday and Saturday.
What the total includes| Sitter, 4 hours | $82.72 |
| Half bird with one side | $14.00 |
| Dark quarter with one side | $8.75 |
| Sales tax, 9.75% | $2.22 |
| Tip at the counter, 10% | $2.27 |
| Parking, lot or meter | $10.00 |
| The park | $0.00 |
| Total for two | $119.96 |
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Midtown
See the statue while the museum is open
$92.04 for two, sitter included
Adult admission is $15, on the Parthenon's own hours page October 23, 2026. Tickets are sold inside, not online. Two adults and a three-hour sitter. The park around the building is free if you only want the outside.
When: Daytime. Monday 9 to 4. Tuesday through Saturday 9 to 4:30. Sunday 12:30 to 4:30. Closed on Metro holidays.
What the total includes| Sitter, 3 hours | $62.04 |
| Two adult tickets at $15 | $30.00 |
| Total for two | $92.04 |
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Cards add a 2.3% fee at the ticket counter. Cash skips it. October 26, 2026 the museum closes at 4. November 5 it closes at noon.
Midtown
Aperitif hour at Patterson House
$148.44 to $170.04 for two, sitter included
The bar is on the fifth floor of 700 8th Avenue South. The entrance is on Paseo Place. That address and those hours were on the bar's site October 23, 2026. An aperitif hour from 4 to 6 was listed when we checked October 21. Cocktail prices that day were about $16 to $20. This total is two drinks each. Valet is extra, and they do not post the price, so it is not included.
When: Open daily 4 pm to 1 am. Paid valet Wednesday through Saturday, 4 to 11, at 718 Division Street.
Low and high, from the prices we could verify| Line | Low | High |
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| 4 cocktails, before tax | $64.00 | $80.00 |
| Tax on wine and spirits at the bar, 15% | $9.60 | $12.00 |
| Tip, 20% | $12.80 | $16.00 |
| Sitter, 3 hours at $20.68 | $62.04 | $62.04 |
| Total for two | $148.44 | $170.04 |
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Mostly walk-in. They take a few reservations. Go at 4 if you want a seat without a wait.
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Checked October 21 to 23, 2026. Hours, covers, and menus change. Look at the menu before you leave the house.