Families can fly on over to the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport (1930 Memorial Blvd., Murfreesboro) for its 4th Annual STEAM Fest on Tuesday, Oct. 14th and Saturday, Oct. 18th. The two events this year — an art show on Oct. 14 and the festival on Oct. 18 — happen in partnership with Discovery Center’s Tennessee STEAM Festival, which runs Oct. 10 – 26 at various venues.
New this year! An Art Show
The Art Show on Tuesday, Oct. 14 from 4 – 6 p.m. features 65 pieces of art created by Murfreesboro City Schools 5th grade students from 13 schools. The young artists were challenged to create an airline “livery” as if their school were an actual airline. An airline livery are the logos, colors, and paint schemes that airlines create to advertise and adorn their aircraft. The Airport invites the public to view the art on display at the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport Terminal lobby beginning at 4 p.m. Oct. 14th and running through November.
The STEAM fest
The Airport also invites the public to engage in the annual STEAM Fest from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18th to learn how airplanes fly, take a flight lesson in an aircraft flight simulator and see larger charter aircraft and smaller planes up close.
“The Murfreesboro Municipal Airport invites the public to both the art show and the STEAM Fest to see first-hand how math, science, technology, and art are used on a daily basis,” said Airport Director Chad Gehrke. “This year’s STEAM Fest offers more vehicles, more games, and more fun activities than ever. You never know how this fun experience might inspire the next pilot, drone operator, police office, firefighter, or engineer to create innovative designs and solve problems.”
Vanderbilt LifeFlight along with U.S. military drones and a Blackhawk helicopter will be on the airport ramp for viewing. Middle Tennessee State University Aerospace will have aircraft, drones and open its aircraft engine lab for tours.
Festival goers will be able to participate in a variety of games and fun activities while enjoying free hot dogs as City of Murfreesboro departments display vehicles and equipment used daily to maintain the City and keep residents safe. Vehicles from Murfreesboro Police, Murfreesboro Fire Rescue, Solid Waste and Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation will be on hand. In addition, the Experimental Aircraft Association will teach kids how planes fly and show off the aircraft that fly in and out of the airport daily.
Plus, Paper Airplane Making for Kids!
Once again, the popular Paper Airplane Station will let kids and adults make paper airplanes and the Civil Air Patrol will educate the community on its mission, and the support CAP provides to the community.
The list of participants at the Murfreesboro Airport STEAM Festival event includes:
- The 101st Airborne Division: AH-64 Drone Division
- TN Army National Guard: UH-60 (Blackhawk)
- Cirrus Aircraft
- ConiAir Charter aircraft
- Murfreesboro City Police: Law Enforcement Technology
- Murfreesboro City Fire and Rescue: Ladder 6
- Middle Tennessee State University: jet and piston engines on display to see all the inner workings of the engine and show off the aircraft that train future airline pilots and drone operators
- Vanderbilt LifeFlight: see one of their active service medical evac helicopters
- Microsoft Flight Simulator: fly the same plane you just sat in right out of MBT
- Murfreesboro Street Department
- Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department
- Murfreesboro Parks & Recreation
- Civil Air Patrol
- The Veterans of Foreign Wars and more
For more information on the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport, visit the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport webpage at murfreesborotn.gov/95/Airport.
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