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Tennessee State Museum to Host Haunted Museum Storytelling Festival

A free event, the Haunted Museum Storytelling Festival brings together some of the state’s finest storytellers to deliver chilling ghost stories from Tennessee’s past for all ages.

Tennessee State Museum to Host Haunted Museum Storytelling Festival -  Williamson SourceThe Tennessee State Museum’s popular and long-running Haunted Museum Storytelling Festival will return to the confines of the Museum (located at 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville) on Saturday, October 23, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The festival was presented virtually last year.

A free event, the Haunted Museum Storytelling Festival brings together some of the state’s finest storytellers to deliver chilling ghost stories from Tennessee’s past for all ages. Guests can also enjoy snacks, crafts-on-the go, demonstrations of the Museum’s 18th Century printing press, and games on the lawn. There will also be performances by the Nashville Puppet Truck, who will be onsite to present The Ordeal of Dr. Trifulgus, an adaptation of author Jules Verne’s short story that tells the dark tale of a bitter old doctor who learns a valuable lesson. Recommended for ages eight and up. This show is recommended for ages 8-and-up.

Visitors to the Museum can also partake in a special Haunted Museum-themed Scavenger Hunt. Social distancing and masks are encouraged. Click here for more information.

 

 

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Michael Aldrich is Nashville Parent's Managing Editor and a Middle Tennessee arts writer. He and his wife, Alison, are the proud parents of 4-year-old Ezra and baby Norah.