Events Calendar

Murray State welcomes all student families to Family Weekend! Visit this link for a complete schedule of events.

Come on out and learn how kids in the 1850s made dolls. We'll have yarn and corn husks available for those who want to make their own. At the Homeplace 1850s in Land Between The Lakes. Admission fees apply.

Wood was the most common material on the 1850s farm and working with it was often second nature to the historic farmer. Try your hand at the wood lathe, carving and carpentry the way it used to be done. At the Homeplace 1850s in ... Continue...

October is breast cancer awareness month and we invite you to join us for a night of remembrance and celebration!

This event takes place at the Kentucky Opry, located just off US 641 North in Draffenville. For additional information about this show, call 270-527-3869.

Live music from Buzzard Rock Cafe and Low Down Buzzard Bar along the shores of Lake Barkley. Come join the fun each weekend through October 6!

Come join the fun at Thirsty Turtle Tavern at Green Turtle Bay Resort in Grand Rivers. Live music will be featured throughout the season. No cover charge!

CC River Folk Festival is a beloved family-friendly music festival in Kentucky that offers a foot-stompin' good time for all ages! Music Lineup on the Calvert City Memorial Park Amphitheater Stage.

The Black Walnut is a plant with a variety of uses. Not only can they be eaten, they can also be used to make a potent permanent dye! Join us as we take the fall walnuts and turn them into a dark liquid that can be used to dye ... Continue...

LakeChem Community Federal Credit Union is proud to sponsor Harvest Fest at Murray's Central Park. All events are free of charge. Some of the events include food trucks, pumpkin painting, petting zoo, inflatables, class fall ... Continue...

Lunch or Dinner is served! During the spring and summer months on Fridays, visit Memorial Park in Calvert City for a variety of food truck eatery options! During those cooler fall months, you can visit the same park for dinner! ... Continue...

Enjoy two days of family-friendly festival fun! The parade will be held Saturday at 10am. Family-friendly movie night at the Hazel Community center. Enjoy live music from Sticky Sweet Sugar Beats from 4pm to 7pm. A car show ... Continue...

Enjoy daily programs and special features during Wolf Week at Woodlands Nature Station! Some of our normal daily programs that are features on this calendar are changing for this special week. Here are some of the highlights ... Continue...

Come join the fun at Thirsty Turtle Tavern at Green Turtle Bay Resort in Grand Rivers. Live music will be featured throughout the season. No cover charge!

This one is for the Band! They've asked and now you shall receive! Two hours of "The Beatles", all request music!! Try and "stump" the band! Hear your favorites, and some you may have never heard before. Sure to be an ... Continue...

The KY Dam FALL Paddle Up is a family-friendly paddle event in partnership with the City of Calvert City, Calvert Area Development Association, and the Tennessee RiverLine! Save the date on October 7 for a paddle on the ... Continue...

The West Kentucky Chuck Wagon Races kick off this year October 4-8! Schedule of events: Wed. Oct. 4 - Barrel Racing - 7pm Thur. Oct. 5 - Team Sorting - 6pm Fri. Oct. 6 Classic Cowgirl Ranch Rodeo - 5pm Open Ladies' Ranch ... Continue...

Have you ever seen a snake? Now's your chance! Meet our resident snakes as we learn the different types of snakes, we have here in LBL! You'll get to learn how to identify a venomous snake and discover what role they play in the ... Continue...

Fall is a great time for camping. Meet up close, some frequent visitors to your campsite and their special role in Land Between the Lakes. At Woodlands Nature Station in Land Between The Lakes. Admission fees apply.

Everyone loves having fun and today it's playtime for our bobcat! Watch as he reacts to an interesting new food item or an exciting new toy and learn more about how the Nature Station cares for its rescued wildlife through fun ... Continue...

Visitors to the homeplace love to talk about their memories of wood cook-stoves and the old cast iron skillets that have been passed down through the generations. Come and experience traditional cooking methods and learn how to ... Continue...

Did you know that an apprenticeship to become a cooper would take seven years? Oftentimes, farmers would seek out the help of a skilled cooper for barrels and buckets, but today, we're going to give it a shot for ourselves. Come ... Continue...

Who's hungry like a wolf? Our red wolves, of course! Visit with our red wolves, one of the most endangered mammals in the United States and watch them "wolf" down a tasty treat. Find out how they became so endangered and what ... Continue...

Conquer your fears as we dispel many of the myths and misconceptions that surround many of the misunderstood critters in LBL like snakes, spiders, and coyotes. At Woodlands Nature Station in Land Between The Lakes. Admission ... Continue...

This event takes place at the Kentucky Opry, located just off US 641 North in Draffenville. For additional information about this show, call 270-527-3869.

How do owls find their way in the dark? How do bats catch bugs? Join us as we explore natures nightlife, discussing some of the nocturnal critters around the world and meeting one of our own nocturnal animals. At Woodlands ... Continue...

One of the region's best fall festivals in Grand Rivers, Kentucky. Too much to list here, so visit https://www.grandrivers.org for a complete listing of all activities and events!

Take a cruise to Shop-O-Rama in Calvert City! Fun and fellowship with friendly car enthusiasts is just a bonus!

Fall is filled with spiders! Argiope, orb weavers, daddy long legs, trap doors and more are trying to finish the long year and setting up for the next. Discover the spiders around you and how to identify them! At Woodlands ... Continue...

Over 225 Vendors will be on site with music going on all two days with Special Musical Entertainment on Friday and Saturday Nights. Carnival rides and games available Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Country Ham Contest, Car and ... Continue...

Hit the downtown Benton area for a spooky time! Kids activities, golf cart parade, costume contests, candy cart row and more!

Enjoy between 40 and 60 vendors selling baked goods, produce, crafts, and so much more. The event is held each Saturday through October in downtown Murray.

This season marks the first for Murray State Football in the Missouri Valley Conference, the toughest league in NCAA Division I FCS. The Racers will host regional rival Southern Illinois for Homecoming. For tickets, visit ... Continue...

Come join us at the homeplace as we celebrate fall with our Apple Festival. From making apple butter to carving apple faces, we will do all things Apples. At the Homeplace 1850s in Land Between The Lakes. Admission fees ... Continue...

Land Between the Lakes has a large diversity of trees! Learn some simple tips and techniques on how to identify the trees in your own backyard while you join a naturalist on a 1-mile guided hike. Program free to LBL visitors and ... Continue...

Everyone loves having fun and today it's playtime for our bobcat! Watch as he reacts to an interesting new food item or an exciting new toy and learn more about how the Nature Station cares for its rescued wildlife through fun ... Continue...

Have you ever touched a live snake? Here's your chance! Meet several of our resident snakes as we learn how these unusual creatures survive. We'll also discuss how to be safe around snakes when we're outside. At Woodlands Nature ... Continue...

Beautiful, artistic, and practical, quilts are a highly prized part of our farm. Come share your memories of quilting, whether recent or ancestral, and see how quilting was done by hand in the 1850s. Our quilting program will ... Continue...

The Good Wu Healing & Arts Festival will take place Saturday, October 14 from 9am to 5pm and Sunday, October 15 from 10am to 4pm at Calver City Civic Center and Doctor's Park. Enjoy holistic health, functional medicine, healing ... Continue...

Believe it or not, recreational camping started in the early 1800s. Come and see how the pioneers set up and used their campsite. Learn about the history behind one of America's favorite pursuits- escaping the city! At the ... Continue...

This event takes place at the Kentucky Opry, located just off US 641 North in Draffenville. For additional information about this show, call 270-527-3869.

Every hand is needed to help with picking, scouring and carding our wool fleeces. Then sit by the spinning wheel as it turns, turns, turns, and watch the spinner turn curly fleece into yarn. . At the Homeplace 1850s in Land ... Continue...

$9 ages 18+, $7 ages 5-17, 4 and under free. Includes same day NS admission. Calling all students! It's time for the Hogwarts House Cup Challenge! Win points for your House by coming dressed in your House Colors, completing ... Continue...

Amelia's Run for Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates is held on the third Saturday of October. The event honors the memory of our dear friend, Amelia Brown Wilson while raising awareness and funds for KODA. The run features a 10km, ... Continue...

The Kentucky Comedy Festival is coming up Thursday, October 19 through Saturday, October 21 at the newly renovated Wrather Hall on on the campus of Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky! Tickets for each night are available ... Continue...

PL Outdoorsman in Buchanan is excited to host several bowfishing tournaments in 2023. The entry fee is $100 for four man teams, open trailer, and side pots. 100% payout! All tournaments are 7pm to 3am. Tournament dates ... Continue...

Aurora's Sawing Logs and Chainsaw Carving Competition & Wacky Women's World coming October 20 - 21, 2023 at Kenlake State Resort Park & Tennis Center. Wacky Women's World Friday Oct. 20th: 11AM - 5PM Saturday Oct. 21st: ... Continue...

Happy Halloween to the Nature Station's animals! Jack-o-lanterns make great containers to stuff with festive feasts for our critters. Help us prepare some super snacks for the wolves, vultures, and more. Then watch as the animals ... Continue...

Join our naturalists for a program dedicated to our favorite nocturnal hunters - our owls! Meet our resident owls up close and learn how they survive in their nocturnal world, and what makes each species unique! At Woodlands ... Continue...

Beautiful, artistic, and practical, quilts are a highly prized part of our farm. Come share your memories of quilting, whether recent or ancestral, and see how quilting was done by hand in the 1850s. Our quilting program will ... Continue...

It's hammer time at the 1850s farm! We will be demonstrating historical methods of blacksmithing on a bellows operated charcoal forge. Learn about metallurgy during the mid-1800's and explore how a farmer would repair and replace ... Continue...

This event takes place at the Kentucky Opry, located just off US 641 North in Draffenville. For additional information about this show, call 270-527-3869.

Discover the legend behind some of Hollywood's most famous monsters, then learn how Hollywood sometimes uses Mother Nature's real creatures. We will talk about real zombies, vampires, and aliens that haunt our woods. At ... Continue...

You don't need a full moon to learn about the legend of the werewolf and how it relates to real wolves. We will take a fun, non-scary look at werewolves through pop culture and history. Then, transform into a wolf by getting your ... Continue...

Come join the fun at Thirsty Turtle Tavern at Green Turtle Bay Resort in Grand Rivers. Live music will be featured throughout the season. No cover charge!

Let's take a tour of the backyard and learn the spooky sounds, superstitions, and stories of the animals in the backyard. We will find out the truth behind the myth, as we get a closer look at these amazing creatures. At ... Continue...

Everyone loves having fun and today it's playtime for our wolves! Watch as they react to an interesting new food item or an exciting new toy and learn more about how the Nature Station cares for its rescued wildlife through fun ... Continue...

What do you know about bats? Do bats actually drink blood? Can bats get caught in a human's hair? Join us for this fun and interactive program where we debunk some common myths of bats, and even learn how bats help us humans. ... Continue...

Come out and join us for our Halloween Quilting Bee! Learn the basics of quilting via our graveyard quilt, a popular method of remembering loved ones after they had died. At the Homeplace 1850s in Land Between The Lakes. ... Continue...

Opossums sure are awesome! Join us as we meet Billie, our resident rescued opossum, up close and personal and learn about how you DEFINITELY want one of these underrated marsupials patrolling your backyard! At Woodlands Nature ... Continue...

The Grand Rivers Trunk-Or-Treat always takes place on Halloween from 5 PM - 7 PM at the Grand Rivers Community Center. Residents, businesses, and community members set up "treat stations" indoors and out that are decorated and ... Continue...

This event takes place at the Kentucky Opry, located just off US 641 North in Draffenville. For additional information about this show, call 270-527-3869.

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... squirrel? How much do you know about our most common squirrel, the flying squirrel? Come meet our tiny high-flyer up close and see if YOU could survive as a squirrel! At Woodlands Nature ... Continue...

People have enjoyed nature's bounty for centuries and here in western Kentucky, our forests produce many treats! We'll go for a 1-mile hike to learn how to identify these items as they grow in the wild! At Woodlands Nature ... Continue...

Come out and meet the best television an 1850s farm has to offer: our Cayuga Ducks and Dominique Chickens! We'll discuss their purpose on the farm, toss them a few treats, and learn a bit of American history through these ... Continue...

This season marks the first for Murray State Football in the Missouri Valley Conference, the toughest league in NCAA Division I FCS. The Racers will host North Dakota. For tickets, visit goracers.com.

Let's take a closer look at our deer at the Nature Station, as we give a special treat for the evening. Learn about their lives in Land Between the Lakes. At Woodlands Nature Station in Land Between The Lakes. Admission ... Continue...

Without refrigeration, there aren't many ways to preserve a large amount of meat. Salt and Smoke are our methods of choice on the farm. So come take in the sights, scents, and sounds of the smokehouse! At the Homeplace ... Continue...

Discover some of the tips and techniques in reading nature to predict the weather, what works and what does not? We will try some fun interactive experiments to see if it is true! At Woodlands Nature Station in Land Between ... Continue...

Come out and join us for our Halloween Quilting Bee! Learn the basics of quilting via our graveyard quilt, a popular method of remembering loved ones after they had died. At the Homeplace 1850s in Land Between The Lakes. ... Continue...

This event takes place at the Kentucky Opry, located just off US 641 North in Draffenville. For additional information about this show, call 270-527-3869.

It's hammer time at the 1850s farm! We will be demonstrating historical methods of blacksmithing on a bellows operated charcoal forge. Learn about metallurgy during the mid-1800's and explore how a farmer would repair and replace ... Continue...

In the 1850s, leather was a staple good that was used to make sturdy shoes, saddles, bags, and even hinges on your windows in a pinch. Although leather can last a very long time, it still occasionally needs to be replaced, ... Continue...

The Holiday Artisan Market takes place on the second Saturday at the Grand Rivers Community Center with local crafters, and artists offering specialty gifts, gourmet baskets, and more for the holiday season. Admission is free for ... Continue...

Many programs are scheduled for Paleontology Day at Woodlands Nature Station! Here are the scheduled programs: 10:00 - Fun with Fossils (Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum) 11:00 - Make Your Own Dino! Kid's Craft 1:00 - ... Continue...

Get into the holiday spirit by shopping local! Local retailers and merchants will be hosting specials sales for the event so it's a great opportunity to get a jump start on those Christmas gifts.

When was the last time you thought about how your home was lit? Before electricity, people were solving this problem with a myriad of clever solutions. Come explore some of these ideas with us. You might just come away with ... Continue...

The days are growing cool. It is time to melt the wax and dip the candles that will bring light to the longer nights of late fall and winter. How many dips into the fragrant wax will it take to make a good sturdy candle? At the ... Continue...

Everyone loves having fun and today it's playtime for our wolves! Watch as they react to an interesting new food item or an exciting new toy and learn more about how the Nature Station cares for its rescued wildlife through fun ... Continue...

Have you ever seen a snake? Now's your chance! Meet our resident snakes as we learn the different types of snakes we have here in LBL! You'll get to learn how to identify a venomous snake and discover what role they play in the ... Continue...

This event takes place at the Kentucky Opry, located just off US 641 North in Draffenville. For additional information about this show, call 270-527-3869.

ub Scout Day activities are included with regular NS admission fees of $7 for ages 18 and up, $5 for ages 5-17, and free for ages 4 and under. The complete schedule will be available online by November 1. Call 270-924-2299 for ... Continue...

It's hammer time at the 1850s farm! We will be demonstrating historical methods of blacksmithing on a bellows operated charcoal forge. Learn about metallurgy during the mid-1800's and explore how a farmer would repair and replace ... Continue...

This season marks the first for Murray State Football in the Missouri Valley Conference, the toughest league in NCAA Division I FCS. The Racers will host former OVC foe Youngstown State for the final home game of the season. ... Continue...

Everyone loves having fun and today it's playtime for our eagles! Watch as they react to an interesting new food item or an exciting new toy and learn more about how the Nature Station cares for its rescued wildlife through fun ... Continue...

LBL has two species of rabbits that hop through the under brush. Let's discover more about their natural history and meet our resident rabbit. At Woodlands Nature Station in Land Between The Lakes. Admission fees apply.

The Holiday Season is coming and we here at the Homeplace are getting ready by making decorations. Find out how the holidays were celebrated during the 1850's and try your hand at making a traditional ornament. We will be using ... Continue...

Enjoy this early morning 5K on Thanksgiving Day at Murray's Central Park! Check in is at 6am, race starts at 7:30am.

Come join us for a fun holiday craft, utilizing some natural art supplies gathered from around Land Between the Lakes! At Woodlands Nature Station in Land Between The Lakes. Admission fees apply.

Who's hungry like a wolf? Our red wolves, of course! Visit with our red wolves, one of the most endangered mammals in the United States and watch them "wolf" down a tasty treat. Find out how they became so endangered and what ... Continue...

Aldo our Baby Bigfoot has run off again! He's hiding somewhere in the backyard! Come out and help us find where he's hiding, show your baby bigfoot sighting to one of our Naturalists and get a prize! At Woodlands Nature ... Continue...

Stop by our birding booth, as our naturalist shows you some of the more frequent visitors that come to the bird feeders in winter. Learn some tips and techniques to ID them, attract them, and help scientists monitor their ... Continue...

The eagle has landed! Lots of bald eagles migrate to the Land Between the Lakes area for the winter. Many arrive in November. Join us as we share some eagle-viewing hotspots and share tips on how to look for these breathtaking ... Continue...

Join our naturalists for a program dedicated to our favorite nocturnal singers - our owls! Meet our resident owls up close and learn how they survive in their nocturnal world, and what makes each species unique! At Woodlands ... Continue...

Step back in time to the smell of pine needles and gingerbread and to stockings hung by the fire with care, to a simple 1850 Christmas. Wander around the farm, and visit the homes to see how the farm family decorated for the ... Continue...

This event takes place at the Kentucky Opry, located just off US 641 North in Draffenville. For additional information about this show, call 270-527-3869.

Beautiful, artistic, and practical, quilts are a highly prized part of our farm. Come share your memories of quilting, whether recent or ancestral, and see how quilting was done by hand in the 1850s. Our quilting program will ... Continue...

Winter is one of the best times to watch wildlife! Some of the most common and diverse species are waterfowl. Let's learn about ducks, geese, birds of prey, pelicans, grebes, cormorants, and more as they settle in to LBL's ... Continue...

Most of us have either witnessed winter's icy wrath ourselves, or have family who did. In the 1850s, the stakes were high if you couldn't get warm. Don't fret, though. The methods of the past can still help you stave off winter's ... Continue...

Everyone loves having fun and today it's playtime for our wolves! Watch as they react to an interesting new food item or an exciting new toy and learn more about how the Nature Station cares for its rescued wildlife through fun ... Continue...

Have you ever seen a snake? Now's your chance! Meet our resident snakes as we learn the different types of snakes we have here in LBL! You'll get to learn how to identify a venomous snake and discover what role they play in the ... Continue...

Have you ever wondered how our modern spacecraft can navigate quickly and accurately to Earth orbit and beyond? Find out in EXPLORE, the lavish 2017 full dome production from Creative Planet. It's the story of humanity's ... Continue...

This exciting documentary-style show features the use of immersive visualizations and real images to present the amazing achievements of modern astronomy, advanced terrestrial and orbital observatories, the basic principles of ... Continue...

This is staff favorite. Very broad in scope, the show begins with some brief history of how we have progressed in our understanding of the universe. In the past one hundred years we have grown exponentially and with the aid of ... Continue...

Some of this debris collides with the Earth daily and is harmless. Some of the other objects may also collide with us, but we surely hope not. But we know it has happened before as you will learn in the show. Dedicated nightly ... Continue...

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center created Earth, Moon & Sun to help children explore the relationship between our home planet and its most familiar neighbors. Children are helped in their exploration by Coyote, a character ... Continue...

Traveling with Light presents different scenarios that reveal the complexity of light and its direct influence on our planet. The Sun is the closest star to Earth and generates the energy that provides the light and heat ... Continue...

On a clear, dark night, most of us, at one time or another, have gazed upon the stars and wondered about all those tiny points of light. Many of us are able to identify different patterns and constellations in the stars. But, ... Continue...

Children love a good underdog story. This full-dome presentation is about the newest baby star in the sky - Little Star. He quickly discovers he is just an average star, but he yearns to become special and have planets of his ... Continue...

Children and adults will enjoy this animated laser show where Aesop the owl will lead you on a light-hearted look at the Greek mythology associated with some of the constellations. This includes the stories behind the mighty ... Continue...

Living networks connect and support life forms large and small - from colonies of tiny microbes and populations of massive whales to ever-expanding human societies. In the California Academy of Sciences' latest original ... Continue...

Meet Nature Station's resident wildcat! Learn about how bobcats live, how common they are in Land Between the Lakes, and maybe even see Bobcat play with his food! He certainly gets excited about feeding time! At Woodlands Nature ... Continue...

Come face-to-face with our resident owls and hawks as our staff introduces these birds to you up close before bringing them in to their night-time shelter! At Woodlands Nature Station in Land Between The Lakes. Admission fees ... Continue...

Jack Harlow will be making a stop at Murray State's CFSB Center as a part of his No Place Like Home tour Friday, December 1. Harlow is known for his hit singles "What's Poppin'", "First Class" and his latest album "Jackman".

This event takes place at the Kentucky Opry, located just off US 641 North in Draffenville. For additional information about this show, call 270-527-3869.

Get into the Christmas spirit with this cheerful event. Tree lighting, Christmas character sightings, FREE hot chocolate, and a lighted Christmas parade!

This event takes place at the Kentucky Opry, located just off US 641 North in Draffenville. For additional information about this show, call 270-527-3869.

This Christmas themed 5K, 10K, and Fun Walk is a great way to show your Christmas spirit! Pull out that Christmas decor, ugly Christmas sweaters and get to jogging. Pre-Register available or register when you get there that ... Continue...

This event takes place at the Kentucky Opry, located just off US 641 North in Draffenville. For additional information about this show, call 270-527-3869.

This costume dinner party is an interactive evening of a "A Christmas Carol." Join us for a night of music, drink, entertainment, and a Scrooge of a night!

This community Christmas event is FREE for the public to attend. Walk the court square for lots of kid friendly activities including Christmas craft making, holiday sweets and treats, a visit with Santa.

A variety of arts and crafts vendors set up at this event providing an opportunity to shop for locally made gifts during the holiday season! Visit the WACPAC Facebook page for more details!

This event takes place at the Kentucky Opry, located just off US 641 North in Draffenville. For additional information about this show, call 270-527-3869.

This event takes place at the Kentucky Opry, located just off US 641 North in Draffenville. For additional information about this show, call 270-527-3869.