Tuesday – Saturday | 10 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Fairytale STEAM
April 2-6: Beanstalk Growing
April 9-13: Rapunzel Hair Weights
April 16-20: Dragon Fire
April 23-27: Little Red Basket Weaving
April 30-May 4: Frog Prince Origami
Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May 5- 11: Extremophile Search - Celebrate Filipino-American microbiologist Roseli Ocampo-Friedmann and the search for extremophiles.
May 12-18: Mr. Tornado - Explore Tornadoes and the F-Scale named after Tetsuya "Ted" Fujita, also known as "Mr. Tornado."
May 19-25: Hawaiian Voyaging Traditions - Learn about Star Navigation and Nainoa Thompson, the first Hawaiian in over 500 years to practice open-ocean navigation without instruments.
May 26-31: Otter Art - Create your own Otter Algae Craft and learn about Dr. Isabella Aiona Abbott, a pioneering Hawaiian scientist who discovered over 200 algae species.
Programs are subject to change.
Wednesdays & Fridays | 3 p.m.
Join Discovery Center staff for a turtle feeding! Included with admission. Programs are subject to change.
Thursdays | 11 a.m. & 3 p.m.
Join Discovery Center staff for story time in our Great Outdoors! Included with admission. Programs are subject to change.
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.
