Fall Fun in Middle Tennessee 2019:

• Sat., Oct. 5 

Fall Festival and Fish Fry

Good Shepherd Children’s Home, 203 Woodcraft Dr., Murfreesboro

11 a.m.–6 p.m.  Plenty of events for kids and entertainment all day. Fish fry at 3 p.m., $10 a plate. Benefit auction at 4 p.m.

More information at gsch.net.
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• Fri., Oct. 18 

Spooky Splash

Patterson Park, 521 Mercury Blvd., Murfreesboro

6–9 p.m.  There will be open swim, craft time, pizza and pudding. Bring a white T-shirt to tie-dye. Cost is $5 in advance or $7 at the door.

Reserve a spot by calling 615-893-7439.
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• Oct. 18–21 

Pumpkin Decorating 

Linebaugh Library, 105 W. Vine St.

Choose your favorite character from a children’s book and decorate a real pumpkin to look like that character. No carving allowed. Pumpkin can be decorated using any materials. For information, call 615-893-4131.
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• Fridays and Saturdays 

Shadow Chasers of Middle Tennessee Ghost Walks

7 S. Public Sq., Murfreesboro

 Walking tour of downtown Murfreesboro leaves from Big B Cleaners on the square every 30 minutes starting at 7 p.m. with the last tour beginning at 9:30 p.m.

Tour lasts about an hour and costs $5.
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• Oct. 18–19, 25–26 

Sam Davis Home Ghost Tours

1399 Sam Davis Rd., Smyrna

6–10 p.m.  Spooky hayride, ghost stories and tour of the house in the dark. $15, $13 for seniors/veterans/current military, $10 for college students with ID/children 6–10.

For information, visit samdavishome.org.
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• Oct. 18–20, 25–27

Judgment House

Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, 2433 Mt. Herman Rd., Murfreesboro

6–8:30 p.m. An annual walk-through production that presents a true-to-life judgment story.

Free for all ages.
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• Oct. 24–26 

Flashlight Nights at Oaklands Mansion

900 N. Maney Ave., Murfreesboro

from 7–10 p.m.

Explore and experience mourning customs and superstition of the Victorian era. Bring your own flashlight to the tour. Cost is $10 for adults and students ages 2 and up and $5 for children ages 6–11. Children under 2 are free. More information at oaklandsmansion.org.
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• Fri.–Sat., Oct. 25–26

Barfield Bash Twilight Trail & Carnival

Barfield Crescent Park, 697 Veterans Pkwy., Murfreesboro

5–9 p.m. 

The Twilight Trail is a fun and not-frightening activity followed by games, puppet shows, stories and visiting live animals at the park. Carnival is free, $4 for hayride.

For information, call 615-893-2141.
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• Sat., Oct. 26 

Harvest Days

Cannonsburgh Village, 312 S. Front St., Murfreesboro

10 a.m.–5 p.m. Old-time demonstrations, storytelling, hayrides, apple cider making, clogging and dancing and children’s activities. Call 615-890-0355 for more info.
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• Sat., Oct. 26 

Goblins and Goodies at the Park

Veterans Memorial Park, 115 Floyd Mayfield Dr., La Vergne

from noon–3 p.m.  Includes a hayride, games and hike along the park trail to trick-or-treat from local businesses.

Free admission.
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• Sat., Oct. 26 

Shabby Lane’s Fall Treats & Holiday Sneak-A-Peek

Lane Agri-Park Community Center

315 John R. Rice Blvd., Murfreesboro

10 a.m.–4 p.m.  Join over 90 vendors for shopping, trick-or-treating, games, costume contest and food.

Free admission.
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• Sat., Oct. 26 

Halloween in the Park

Sharp Springs Natural Area Park, 1000 Espey Dr., Smyrna

3–8:30 p.m. 

Smyrna Parks and Recreation presents the annual Halloween in the Park, with games, a free inflatable, a pie eating contest, booths and vendors. A costume contest will be held in age categories: 3 and under at 3:15 p.m., 4–5-year-olds at 3:45 p.m., 6–7-year-olds at 4:15 p.m., 8–9-year-olds at 4:45 p.m., 10–14-year-olds at 5:15 p.m., and ages 15 and up at 5:45 p.m.

Free to attend, $2 hayrides.
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• Sun., Oct. 27

Abiding Faith Fall Festival

Abiding Faith Lutheran Church, 10411 Old Nashville Hwy., Smyrna

10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

A morning worship service at 10:30 a.m. kicks off the community fall festival at Abiding Faith, followed by a lunch with barbecue and hot dogs, live music, a petting zoo, face painting, balloon animals, bounce houses, obstacle courses, cornhole, volleyball, horseshoes, basketball and more.

Free food and fun.
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• Sun., Oct. 27

Harvest Hoedown

World Outreach Church, 1921 New Salem Rd.

World Outreach hosts its annual Hallelujah Harvest Hoedown Celebration from 1–4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27. Several hundred volunteers from the church work to create a fun environment for kids and adults with games, inflatables, popcorn, candy, music and more during this massive event.

Free and open to the public.
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• Thurs., Oct. 31 

Trick-or-Treat on the Square

Murfreesboro Public Square

3–6 p.m. Kids collect goodies from downtown businesses.
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• Thurs., Oct. 31 

Trick-or-Treating at the “Old Maney Mansion”

900 N. Maney Ave., Murfreesboro

The mansion is normally locked at these hours but is ready for trick-or-treaters on Halloween night from 4–6 p.m.
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• Oct. 11–13, 18–20, 24–27 

Boo at the Zoo

Nashville Zoo at Grassmere, 3777 Nolensville Pk., Nashville

from 5–9 p.m.

With games, Howl-O-Ween Hayride, trick-or-treat and scary tours.

Tickets are $19 for adults and teens and $14 for children 2–12. 

Members save $2 per ticket.
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• Ongoing

Lucky Ladd Farms

4374 Rocky Glade Rd., Eagleville

Wednesday–Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sundays noon–5 p.m.

Featuring a corn maze, pumpkin patch and fall concessions. Lots of activities for kids and adults; $13.99 for adults, $11.99 for seniors over 65 and kids 2–12

For more information, package and group rates, visit luckyladdfarms.com.
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• Weekends through Nov. 3 

Brown Farms Corn Maze

7231 Cainsville Pk., Lascassas

Open Fridays 5–10 p.m., Saturdays 1–10 p.m. and Sundays 1–5 p.m. $8 for adults, $6 for children ages 5–12, age 4 and under are free. Corn maze, pumpkin patch, animals and concessions. Strollers can be brought inside the corn maze.

Brown Farms Corn Maze is a four-mile-long corn maze that is divided into two sections. The attraction also has a hayride. This year’s corn maze theme is the Wild West, with images of a bucking bronco and the Grand Canyon against the sunset.

“We are keeping it all the same as last year, and we have dropped our prices,” said Manager Rebekah Brown.
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• Through Oct. 31 

Walden Pumpkin Farm

8653 Rocky Fork Rd., Smyrna

Open 3–6:30 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; 9 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Saturdays and noon–4 p.m. Sundays until Oct. 31. Pick a pumpkin and other fall items, enjoy the hayride and visit the farm animals. Food and beverages including pumpkin fudge and chocolate-dipped cheesecake are available for purchase.

Free admission and free parking. More information at waldenfarm.biz.
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