In the early days of Murray's evince the main source of entertainment was the home talent programs. The 4th of July was celebrated with much exuberance.
About 1908 a roller coaster was setup across the street from Badgers meat market. The car was pulled to the top of one incline by a team of horses and then released to go down the one incline and up the other until it stopped.
There were medicine shows such as "Uncle Toms Cabin" put on by Billy Bennett and his troupe of Milaca, Minnesota.
Another year the attraction was a balloon ascension. The balloon was inflated just back of the old Murray bank building south of the depot, and the man that went up in the balloon landed in the middle of Tar pond, just east of town, wet, but otherwise unharmed.
Occasionally a travelling moving picture operator came to Murray in the early 1900s, and showed a one night stand. Mrs. Emma Stewart and her son, Albert, were probably the first operators of a regular moving picture

Chatauqua 1910

Street Carnival 1909

There were carnivals held right in the main streets uptown,-
The home talent plays were very popular.
The Chautauqua was a popular form of enter­tainment and drew large crowds. Herbert Wick, a Murray boy, worked with the Chautauqua for a number of years. The tent was usually put up by the old school house.
The first annual Lions Club Jamboree was held Aug. 19, 1932. It was a potluck community dinner. Later, a public wedding was the main attraction on the last evening. For two years the prize at the drawing was a team of horses.
Amateur nights were held every Saturday night in the late 1930's at the park. An article in the Murray Journal in 1937 stated that if the crowds continued to increase additionalparking space would have to be made available to ac­commodate them.

Band concerts were held in the park uptown for many years for the enjoyment of all

Jamboree Wedding 1940 -- Carl Gore and Bernice Nelson

Street Carnival ran for 5 days