Family Events

Free to walk the grounds, with live music, games, crafts and door prizes. Self-guided mansion tours are $5 if you want to go inside.

An evening of shopping, dining and entertainment around downtown Murfreesboro — easy to fold a family walk into.

Frogs, toads and salamanders, hands-on, on a quiet Monday morning at the Discovery Center.

A full day of programming at the Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, included with admission.

A bird-focused hands-on morning for young children at the Discovery Center, timed nicely for the start of fall migration.

An hour with the Discovery Center's chinchilla and a look at how it forages. $5 per person.

Two hours of hands-on air-and-wind science for the youngest visitors, on a Monday morning when the museum is quiet.

An evening opening of the Discovery Center built around a fall farm theme — designed as a sensory-friendly, low-crowd visit.

Explore the pioneer village by flashlight — log cabins after dark, fall crafts, games, music and sweet treats. $5, ages 5 and under free.

Military helicopters, a LifeFlight aircraft, experimental planes, flight simulators and first-responder vehicles — and kids get to sit in a lot of them.