Programs are subject to change.
Tasty Tuesdays | 4:00 PM
November 5 - Cool Kitchen Tools
November 12 - Mini Pizza Hand Pies
November 19 - "Eggs"ploration
November 26 - Pumpkin Smoothies
December 3 - Roll Up Party Sandwich
December 10 - Decorate Cookies
December - 17 Peppermint Cotton Candy
Turtle Talk | 3:30 PM
Discovery Design Time | 4:00 PM
October 30 - Pumpkin Marbling
November 6 - Kaleidoscopes
November 13 - Sew a Pet
November 20 - Balanced Mobiles
November 27 - Cranky Contraptions
December 4 - Pop-Up Cards
December 11 - Musical Strokes
December 18 - Painted Ornaments
Campfire Story Time | 10:30 AM & 2:00 PM
October 31 - Pick a Circle, Gather a Square: a Fall Harvest of Shapes by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky
November 7 - Tools Rule by Aaron Meshon
November 14 - How Do You Lift a Lion? by Robert E Wells
November 21 - What Do Wheels Do All Day? by April Jones Prince
December 5- Just One Flake by Travis Jonker
December 12 - The Gingerbread Man by Eric Kimmel
December 19 - The Most Perfect Snowman by Chris Britt
Investigation Station | 4:00 PM
October 31 - Pumpkin Slime
November 7 - Racing Butter Balls
November 14 - Rolling Pin Pulley
November 21 - Archimedes Screw
December 5 - German Windmill Carousel
December 12 - Circuit Cards
December 19 - Melting Snowman
December 26 - Snowball Launcher
Turtle Talk | 3:30 PM
Wetland Walk | 4:00 PM
Join the Campology Crew for a week of building challenges from building bricks to toothpicks.
Even though Tennessee will only have a partial solar eclipse, Discovery Center will have a full day of fun with special Solar Eclipse STEAM activities!
Ahoy, mateys! It’s time to sail into Spring Break Campology!
Take a look into the diverse history of our nation’s innovation during our February School’s Out Play Day!
Join us for activities using some fun technology like VEX robotics, Osmo Learning Games, and squishy circuits.
Join us for the week or even just a day of kitchen chemistry, edible experiments, and more inside our updated FRANKE Kitchen.
Sign up for a Campology session where campers use their STEAM skills to explore Snowy Mountains, go deep into the jungle, or even visit the Jurassic Period. These Thanksgiving Break camps are ready to roll into wilderness adventures!
Celebrate how individuals can come together and joyfully light up our community at this wonderful Tennessee STEAM Festival event!
The Discovery Center’s signature Tennessee STEAM Festival kick-off event returns this year! This free outdoor event (rain or shine) features local artists, scientists and engineers for all-ages, hands-on fun.
This Fall Break Camp, sign your child up for a week where they are the heroes through STEAM activities inspired by first responders and everyday helpers.
Arts in April celebrates the diversity of Tennessee through performing and visual arts. This event allows visitors young and old to experience the arts through the cultural lens of local artists who share their unique heritage with performances and hands-on activities. Free and open to the public.
“ Click ” into our next Campology School’s Out Play Day which will have your camper using KNEX in new ways and expressing their ideas. Campers will get the opportunity to build structures, race cars, and much more.
"3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!!" Come to the biggest pajama party in Murfreesboro with STEAM activities focused on New Year Celebrations! Included with admission, free for members.
Can we build a fun camp around learning how to fix household things? You bet we can! Join Campology for a week of fixer upper activities that introduce tools, how to use them, and other fun Makerspace projects.
Come get lost in our orbit of fun activities as Discovery Center Campology launches into a camp week all about the moon. Campers will get the chance to explore the new STARlab, learn about the phases of the moon, and more.
Time for holiday fun! Join the Discovery Center for a day of holiday celebrations with crafts and experiments, decorating the giant gingerbread house, and taking holiday photos. Free and open to the public.
Join us throughout December for a month full of winter and holiday-themed activities every Tuesday through Sunday! Each day brings a new activity to engage in and explore. Included with admission.
Come build and program with Campology and our robotic friend, VEX. Campers will work as a team to build a robot, learn the commands, and code VEX using block-language.
Celebrate how individuals can come together and joyfully light up our community at this wonderful Tennessee STEAM Festival event! Join us at the Discovery Center in collaboration with the Rutherford Arts Alliance for our inaugural Lantern Parade.
The Discovery Center’s signature Tennessee STEAM Festival kick-off event returns this year! This free outdoor event (rain or shine) features local artists, scientists and engineers for all-ages, hands-on fun.
This Fall Break Camp, we are focusing on the “A” in STEAM! Join Campology for a week Falling for Art and the science and engineering that go-along with different techniques, mediums, and more!
Arts in April celebrates the diversity of Tennessee through performing and visual arts. This event allows visitors young and old to experience the arts through the cultural lens of local artists who share their unique heritage with performances and hands-on activities. Free and open to the public.
Looking for a fun and safe way to kick off spring? Stop by the Discovery Center - where mess = success! Get creative and messy with FREE outdoor activities such as making oobleck, elephant toothpaste, and more!
Your favorite children’s books are coming to life at our Storybook STEAM Day! Join us for special demonstrations and activities featuring a variety of story books. Plus, the Nashville Opera will present their show “Goldie B. Locks and the Three Singing Bears” at 3 p.m. Included with admission, free for members.
Oct. 4-8
There’s no better way to spend fall break than with a bucket of popcorn and binge-ing your favorite streaming services, except STEAM-ing up those movies, shows, and music at Discovery Center’s Fall Break Camp! Put down the tablet and turn off the TV, this week of camp will focus on science experiments, engineering builds, and creative projects as we explore the world of on-demand media.
