The Tennessee STEAM Festival brings science, technology, engineering, art and math to life at events across the state! Many of the events take place in Murfreesboro, below is a complete listing of Middle Tennessee STEAM activities.

The Tennessee STEAM Festival aspires to build interest and excitement in STEAM, and cultivate the next generation of citizen and professional science advocates and practitioners by leveraging local partnerships from across the region. The Discovery Center, whose commitment to Murfreesboro and the surrounding region marked its 30th year in 2017, is leading the statewide effort.

By connecting curiosity to careers we aim to fill gaps in the existing workforce and inspire our future workforce to seek careers in STEAM fields in Tennessee's fast-growing and diversifying economic climate. Evaluation from the National Science Festival Alliance has shown that these events increase awareness of STEAM careers.

The inaugural Tennessee STEAM Festival took place in October 2017. The Festival went well beyond the walls of children's museums and science centers and into our businesses, universities, schools, and neighborhoods. From families to young adults, Tennesseans of all ages and backgrounds interacted with scientists, engineers, and designers and just about every sort of expert in between.

MID TN 60 Rutherford County Farmer's Market - We All Live DownstreamOct 12, 2018 Rutherford County Farmers' Market Fall Market and Arts FestivalOct 12, 2018 Rutherford County Farmer's Market - iNaturalistOct 12, 2018 Rutherford County Farmer's Market - Make a Mason Bee House!Oct 12, 2018 Adventureworks Zipline Forest at Fontanel - Zipline ScienceOct 12, 2018 Rutherford County Farmer's Market - iSPY Preschool Nature Series: Grow as We Go (Ages 1+ with adult)Oct 12, 2018 Earth Experience Museum - National Fossil DayOct 12, 2018 Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum - From Cutting Wax to Building Tracks: a Century of Recording from the Phonograph to the iPadOct 12, 2018 Sri Ganesha Temple - Relax in Your Inner Spa through MeditationOct 12, 2018 Boro Art Crawl, Courthouse Square - Heart of Tennessee Murfreesboro LovesOct 12, 2018 Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory - Telescope Nights (Ages 8+)Oct 12, 2018 Rutherford County Farmer's Market - 3D GIS Technology in ActionOct 12, 2018 Wilderness Station - Owl Hoots Night Hike (Ages 5 to Adult)Oct 12, 2018 Nashville Flight Training - Girls In Aviation Day (Ages 8-18)Oct 13, 2018 Murfreesboro City School's Extended School Program (ESP) @ Discovery Center, GLOBAL CARDBOARD CHALLENGE: Hot Wheels EditionOct 13, 2018 Lipscomb University - Music City BEST Practice DayOct 13, 2018 Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum - Egg Yolks and Brushstrokes: Make your Own Egg Tempera Paint (Ages 5+)Oct 13, 2018 Breeden's Orchard - STEAM DayOct 13, 2018 Nashville Zoo at Grassmere - STEAM Fest/BioBlitzOct 13, 2018 MTSU, Art Department @ Todd Hall - Figure Drawing WorkshopOct 13, 2018 Lane Motor Musuem - Eureka! Innovative Ideas Ahead of Their TimeOct 13, 2018	Wilderness Station - Wildlife Painting (Ages 13+)Oct 13, 2018 Lane Motor Museum - Learning Lane LaboratoryOct 13, 2018 Adventure Science Center - Second SaturdayOct 13, 2018 Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum - Adorn a MicrophoneOct 14, 2018 Belcourt Theatre - A Nightmare on Elm Street & the Science of DreamsOct 14, 2018 Murfreesboro City Schools, Hobgood Elementary - "If I Had A Hammer"Oct 15, 2018 Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum - Making Waves at Historic RCA Studio BOct 15, 2018 Murfreesboro Parks and Rec. - To Be or Not to Be (Ages 12-17)Oct 15, 2018 Rutherford County Farmer's Market - A Drop in the BucketOct 16, 2018 Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Nissan/TN College of Applied Technology Assembly ChallengeOct 16, 2018 Rutherford County Farmer's Market - iSPY Preschool Nature Series: Who Lives in a Tree? (Ages 1+ with Adult)Oct 16, 2018 Trevecca University - Near Space Research Balloon LaunchOct 16, 2018 Sinking Creek Farm - Nature as ArtOct 16, 2018 Nashville Public Library, East Branch - Soldering Wearable LED Badges (Ages 12-18)Oct 16, 2018 The Webb School - STEAM After School (Grades 3-8)Oct 16, 2018 Taco Garage - The Physics and Math of TacosOct 16, 2018 Rutherford County Farmer's Market - The Thai Art of GarnishingOct 16, 2018 Murfreesboro Parks and Rec., North Murfreesboro Greenway - Fall Frolic and Foliage Hike (Adults)Oct 17, 2018	Nashville Public Library, Main Branch - E-Textiles (Ages 12-18)Oct 17, 2018 MTSU @ Arrington Vineyards - October Skies at Arrington VineyardsOct 17, 2018 Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum - Make an Outlaw BandanaOct 18, 2018 Cumberland River Compact @ The River Center - Emerland Ash Borer in NashvilleOct 18, 2018 Nashville Wildlife Conservation Center @ Shelby Bottoms Nature Center - Tennessee WildlifeOct 18, 2018 Nashville Public Library, Watkins Park Branch - Musical Petting Zoo at Nashville Public Library, presented by Country Music Hall of FameOct 18, 2018 Rutherford County Farmer's Market - Less is More & Extension Chili LunchOct 19, 2018 Murfreesboro City Schools, Overall Creek Elementary - Gallery WalkOct 19, 2018 Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum - Relief Printmaking with Hatch Show Print (Ages 5+)Oct 19, 2018 Rutherford County Farmer's Market - iSPY Preschool Nature Series: Less is More (Ages 1+ with Adult)Oct 19, 2018 Shelbyville-Bedford County Public Library - LEAP Workshop presented by Discovery CenterOct 19, 2018 MTSU Todd Hall Foundry - Aluminum Casting WorkshopOct 19, 2018 Middle Tennessee State University - October Sky Family Movie NightOct 19, 2018 Lipscomb University - Music City BEST Game DayOct 20, 2018 Lanes, Trains, and Automobiles - Bowling Off STEAM! Presented by Discovery CenterOct 20, 2018 Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum - Song and Story Time: Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away read by author Ketch Secor (Ages 3-5 with Adults)Oct 20, 2018 Nashville Public Library - 3rd Annual Creatives' DayOct 20, 2018 Murfreesboro Parks and Rec - Perform Murfreesboro Makeup Workshop (Ages 12-17)Oct 20, 2018 Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum - Explore Steel Guitar (Ages 7+)Oct 20, 2018 Discovery Center at Murfree Spring - National Chemistry Week: "Atoms and Molecules in S-P-A-A-A-C-E"Oct 21, 2018 Frist Art Museum - Paris 1900: City of Entertainment at The FristOct 21, 2018