100 Things to do in Memphis all Summer
Summer is awesome in the South. But kids can only take so much porch sittin’ and sweet tea sippin’. That’s why we’ve come up with a list of 100 Things to Do all over the city to help keep the “I’m bored” cries at bay.
1 Watch a 901 FC soccer game
2 Have the best time at the Amuse Museum
3 Try to escape from the Memphis Escape Rooms
4 Paw Patrol Live is coming!! Calling all good citizens! The PAW Patrol is yelping for help as they face their greatest challenge yet. Mayor Humdinger has dognapped Robo Dog and cloned him, causing chaos all over the world. It’s up to the pups to catch those clones, rescue Robo Dog, and show that when the going gets “ruff,” lending a paw makes you the ultimate TOP HERO! Don’t miss PAW Patrol Live! at the Landers Center July 27-28.
5 Burn off energy at Jumping World.
6 Ride a bike
7 Get outside and play with Memphis Parks
8 Go to the library and read a book
9 The Dixon Gallery and Gardens is currently free to explore
10 Go to a Redbirds game (there are fireworks at Saturday home games)
11 Celebrate Christmas in July
12 Create a time capsule
13 Memphis Botanic Garden is always a favorite
14 Children’s Museum of Memphis
15 Museum of Science and History (which will forever be the Pink Palace)
16 Take a road trip
18 Eat a cold sweet treat (summer bucket list to try them all?)
19 Try a new cuisine
20 See live music at Orion Concert Series at the Shell
21 Attend one of Memphis Moms’ Park Hop Play Dates
23 Go to the Stax Museum
24 Have a water balloon fight (make sure you also drink from the hose)
25 Have a watermelon seed spitting contest
26 Have a family board game night
27 Buy something at a yard or estate sale
28 Make a root beer float
30 Creation Station at Bellevue Baptist
31 Paint Pottery (this place delivers!)
32 Create art at The Art Project
33 Build a Fort
34 Plant something and watch it grow
35 Watch a movie in Overton Square on Thursday nights
36 Or attend one of the many other events happening there, like the Princess Festival
37 Attend a concert in the Grove at GPAC
38 Play kickball
39 Swim in a lake
40 Catch fireflies
41 Make smores
42 Play video games at Nerd Alert in Collierville
43 Have a cannonball contest at one of the local pools
44 See some art at the Brooks Museum
45 Visit the Crystal Shrine Grotto, one of Memphis’s hidden gems
46 Go see a show at the Orpheum
47 Or one at Playhouse On the Square
48 Moms, take your son on a date
49 Set up a tent INSIDE and camp in your living room
50 Check out Putt Putt Family Park
51 Go roller skating
52 Or attend Sunset Skate Night downtown, Thursdays from 6-9
53 Spend a week at a local summer camp
54 Or be brave and send them to a sleep away camp
56 Do a neighborhood lemonade stand
57 Go to Jumping Jellybeans
58 Check out Slimetastic
59 Tots Play World for the smaller crowd
60 Order an inflatable water slide for the neighborhood
61 Check out a local fireworks display over 4th of July
62 Hike in Shelby Forest
63 Then eat at the Shelby Forest General Store
64 Shop at A. Schwab and order something from the soda fountain
65 Ride the trolley downtown
66 Walk to Arkansas on the Big River Crossing
67 Duckpin Bowling at Rock ‘n Dough in the Edge District
68 Junior pickleball Tuesdays at Bluff City Pickleball (3-6 pm)
69 Play Cosmic Bowling at Billy Hardwick’s
70 Attend Crafts and Drafts 2024 at Crosstown on June 15
71 Make art with sidewalk chalk
72 Make it a 90s summer with sprinklers and a slip ‘n slide
73 Memphis Moms’ Period event on June 22 at Novel bookstore
74 Head to your local library for story time
75 Play a board game at Boards to Beers
76 Play chess at Memphis Chess Club
77 Learn how to hula hoop
78 Or juggle
79 Watch the Summer Olympics!
80 Juneteenth Celebration in Health Sciences Park
81 And then go to the National Civil Rights Museum
82 Go to a drive in movie
83 Go to the Zoo
84 Memphis Rock ‘n Soul Museum (created in 2000 by the Smithsonian; how have I never been?)
85 Lay on the grass and look at the stars
86 Send a postcard
87 Make homemade ice cream
88 Go fishing
89 See the ducks march at the Peabody
91 Get outdoors at Lichterman Nature Center
92 Check out the Metal Museum
93 Chucalissa, another hidden gem and one of my kids’ favorites
94 Take a ride on a riverboat
95 See where the magic started at Sun Studios (kids must be 5 for this one)
96 Zip line at Go Ape USA
97 Axe throwing
98 Eat a picnic
100 Go kayaking or paddle boarding at Shelby Farms
Whew! So many fun things to do this summer! What are your summer plans? Can’t wait to see them! Tag us on Instagram when you do something fun!
