Events for Tennessee Homeschoolers (April 13 – 19)

April 12, 2026 Homeschool Roster

FIELD TRIPS

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MONDAY, April 13, 2026
FIELD TRIP: Our last SoundWaves field trip for the school year.

A Classical Conversations Open House will be held in Bartlett at 9 a.m.

Show your Tennessee State issued I.D. and get free admission at the National Civil Rights Museum from 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Fair Theater { 116 East Market Steet, Somerville, 38068 } is holding auditions for Guys and Dolls from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The Latta Theatre { 205 West Court Avenue, Selmer, 38375 } is holding auditions for Matilda at 6 p.m.

TUESDAY, April 14, 2026
Tennessee Tuesday free admission at the Memphis Zoo from 9 am. to 6 p.m. (close of gates). Advanced reservations are required for all guests.

Mid-America Baptist University { 5640 Airline Road, Arlington, 38002 } if holding a Preview Day at 8 a.m.

Veritas Classical Schools Collierville Campus { Collierville First Baptist Church, 830 New Byhalia, Collierville 38017 } is holding an Open House from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Call (901) 830-6173 for more information.

Ocoee Riverside Farm { 1087 Reynolds Bridge Road, Benton 37307 } is holding Homeschool Days from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Germantown Community Library { 1925 Exeter Road, Germantown, 38138 } is holding Homeschool Hangout at 10:30 a.m. for kids and teens.

Discovery Park of America { 830 Everett Boulevard, Union City, 38261 } is holding Homeschool Day from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Check out its new Muse ticketing system.

Gaze into the stars for “Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity”, a free planetarium show at the University of Lambuth M.D. Anderson Planetarium { 299 Maple Street, Jackson, 38301 } at 5:30 p.m.

The Latta Theatre { 205 West Court Avenue, Selmer, 38375 } is holding auditions for Matilda at 6 p.m.

Memoria Press is holding College Bound, a webinar for parents with children who are college bound, at 6:30 p.m. ET. Registration is required.

Catch up on your home school news by reading the Homeschool Roster Weekly for April 13 – 19, 2026.

WEDNESDAY, April 15, 2026
Deadline for the Bird Dog Foundation College Scholarship Essay Contest.

LeBonheur Summer VolunTEEN Program applications are due.

The Mid-South Ice House { 10705 Ridgeway Industrial Drive, Olive Branch, Mississippi, 38654 } is offering discounted admission for Homeschool Skating from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Veritas Classical Schools DeSoto Campus { New Prospect Baptist Church, 310 Highway 305 North, Olive Branch, Mississippi 38654 } is holding an Open House from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Call (901) 830-6173 for more information.

The Country Music Hall of Fame { 222 Representative John Lewis Way South, Nashville 37203 } is holding a homeschool program at 10 a.m.

Ocoee Riverside Farm { 1087 Reynolds Bridge Road, Benton 37307 } is holding Homeschool Days from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

It’s Homeschool Day at SOAR Adventure Tower ( 3794 Carothers Parkway, Franklin, 37067 } from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Curtis Watkins Farms { 1705 Loudon Highway, Philadelphia, 37846is holding Homeschool Day Farm Field Trip from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Learn more.

The Brown Bag Homeschool Hangout will be held at the Jackson-Madison County Library { 433 E Lafayette St, Jackson, 38301 } from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. for children ages 11 – 19. Come out and enjoy games, crafts, puzzles, socialize. You can even bring your schoolwork.

Sky Zone Jackson { 65 East Park Square, Jackson, 38305 } is holding Homeschool Hop from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

THURSDAY, April 16, 2026
The Metal Museum { 374 Metal Museum Drive, Memphis, 38106 } offers free admission to Tennessee residents with a Tennessee state issued photo ID for visitors 18 years of age or older. Visitors under the age of 17 without a state issued photo ID must be accompanied by a current Tennessee resident with a valid photo ID.

How to Start a Cottage Food Business in Tennessee, a free seminar, will be held at A New Life Herbs and Café { 17745 US-64, Somerville, 38068 } at 10 a.m. Registration is required.

Ocoee Riverside Farm { 1087 Reynolds Bridge Road, Benton 37307 } is holding Homeschool Days from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

An Aviation Camp 2026 Information Meeting will be held at the Somerville-Fayette County Library {
216 West Market Street, Somerville, 38068 } at 6 p.m. The camp is for children, ages 14 – 16 years old and will be held s summer July 6 – 11, 2026.

FRIDAY, April 17, 2026
Deadline for the Hardeman County Arts Council Scholarship.

A Classical Conversations Challenge A Open House will be held in Jackson at 8:30 a.m.

SATURDAY, April 18, 2026
The Kingsport ARTS Festival, a free event, will be held in Kingsport from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. See more spring events happening across Tennessee.

Germantown Community Theatre { 3037 Forest Hill Irene Road, Germantown, 38138 } is holding auditions for Once Upon a Mattress – Youth Edition from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Hattiloo Theatre { 37 Cooper Street, Memphis, 38104 } is holding auditions for Black Nativity from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Registration is required.

SUNDAY, April 19, 2026
See more spring events happening across Tennessee.

Germantown Community Theatre { 3037 Forest Hill Irene Road, Germantown, 38138 } is holding auditions for Once Upon a Mattress – Youth Edition from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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