The Saturday night run of Cannonsburgh's after-hours event. Same setup as Friday — flashlights\, a hunt through the dark corners of the log cabins\, fall crafts and games\, music\, and something warm to drink — with the advantage that nobody has school the next morning.
\nWhen: Saturday\, October 17\, 2026\, 6 to 9 p.m.
\nWhere: Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village\, Murfreesboro
\nCost: $5 per person\, free for ages 5 and under. Tickets online in advance or at the gate.
Costumes welcome. It is a flashlight hunt\, not a haunted house — gentle enough for younger kids.
URL:https://murfreesboro.com/event/cannonsburgh-village-after-dark-saturday-2026/ CATEGORIES:Family Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T160000 DTSTAMP:20260810T230331Z CREATED:20260810T230141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260810T230331Z UID:10041325-1792681200-1792684800@murfreesboro.com SUMMARY:Creature Connection: Tarantula Web Making DESCRIPTION:The Discovery Center's Creature Connection sessions put one animal at the center of an hour\, and late October belongs to the tarantula. It is a genuinely good way to take the scary edge off spiders for a kid who has decided they are terrifying.
\nWhen: Thursday\, October 22\, 2026\, 3 to 4 p.m.
\nWhere: Discovery Center at Murfree Spring\, Murfreesboro
\nCost: $5 per student\, $5 per chaperone
SPARK! is the Discovery Center's Monday-morning program for the preschool and early-elementary crowd — two hours of hands-on science on a single theme\, in a building that is otherwise quiet. October's pumpkin edition is exactly what it sounds like\, and exactly as messy as you would hope.
\nWhen: Monday\, October 26\, 2026\, 9 to 11 a.m.
\nWhere: Discovery Center at Murfree Spring\, Murfreesboro
Registering online in advance is strongly encouraged. Dress everyone for mess.
URL:https://murfreesboro.com/event/discovery-center-spark-great-pumpkin-2026/ CATEGORIES:Family Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261030T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261030T180000 DTSTAMP:20260810T230237Z CREATED:20260810T230039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260810T230237Z UID:10041317-1793372400-1793383200@murfreesboro.com SUMMARY:Trick or Treat Around the Historic Rutherford County Square DESCRIPTION:Downtown Murfreesboro turns the Public Square into a trick-or-treat loop the afternoon before Halloween. For families with small kids it is arguably better than the neighborhood version: it happens in daylight\, the sidewalks are flat and continuous\, and there is not a driveway or dark yard in sight.
\nWhen: Friday\, October 30\, 2026\, from 3 p.m.
\nWhere: Public Square\, Murfreesboro
Costumes expected. Go early — the square gets shoulder to shoulder as the afternoon wears on.
URL:https://murfreesboro.com/event/trick-or-treat-rutherford-county-square-2026/ CATEGORIES:Family Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261106T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261106T200000 DTSTAMP:20260810T230346Z CREATED:20260810T230208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260810T230346Z UID:10041328-1793984400-1793995200@murfreesboro.com SUMMARY:Sip\, Shop & Stroll: Downtown After Five Holiday Edition DESCRIPTION:The holiday edition of the downtown after-five evening\, and effectively the start of the season around the square. Shops stay open\, the lights are on\, and it is an easy first outing of the holiday stretch before the calendar gets crowded.
\nWhen: Friday\, November 6\, 2026\, from 5 p.m.
\nWhere: 225 West College Street\, Murfreesboro