Celebrate Independence Day
All ages can make firecracker crowns in Creation Station, try a red, white and blue snack and decorate their wagons or strollers for a mini-parade. Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, 502 S.E. Broad St., Murfreesboro; 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.; $6; 890-2300 or www.discoverycenteronline.org.
Dive-In Movie
Families can watch a screening of Independence Day outside on the beach. Nashville Shores, 4001 Bell Road, Hermitage; 8:30 p.m.; free with gate admission ($21.99 - $26.99); 889-7050 or www.nashvilleshores.com.
FREE Friday Night Family Game Night
All ages can meet at the café for an evening of board games. Barnes & Noble, 2615 Medical Center Pkwy., Murfreesboro; 6 p.m.; 895-8580 or www.bn.com.
Outlaws Baseball
Cheer for the Nashville Outlaws when they play the Danville Dans. Hawkins Field, 2601 Jess Neely Drive, Nashville; 7 p.m.; $8 advance, $9 game day; 866-1040 or www.nashvilleoutlaws.com.
Sounds Baseball
Cheer for the Nashville Sounds when they challenge the New Orleans Zephyrs. Greer Stadium, 534 Chestnut St., Nashville; 7:05 p.m.; $8 - $12 advance, $10 - $14 game day; 690-4487 or www.nashvillesounds.com.
FREE Summer Concert Series
Bring a picnic and lawn chairs and enjoy a family friendly concert. Red Caboose Park, 656 Colice Jeanne Road, Bellevue; 7 p.m.; 862-8424 or www.nashville.gov/parks.
