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Stuff to Do

Please check out the EMM Calendar for an up-to-date list of special events, festivals, story time, and more. If you’ve got little ones, make sure you check out the activity ideas for Preschoolers and Babies & Crawlers.
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Memphis Stuff to do

Museums & Such

Many Memphis museums offer free or discounted admission on certain dates.  Check out this post for more info.
• Children’s Museum of Memphis | EMM Review
• Memphis Zoo
• Dixon Gallery & Gardens | EMM Review
• Brooks Museum of Art | EMM Review (Wacky Wednesday) and the new Inside Art exhibit for kids
• Pink Palace Museum | EMM Review
• Fire Museum of Memphis | EMM Review
• Mud Island River Park (open April – October) EMM Review
• C.H. Nash Museum at the Chucalissa Archaeological Site
• Sharpe Planetarium
• National Ornamental Metal Museum | EMM Review
• The Cotton Museum
• Memphis Railroad & Trolley Museum | EMM Review
• Graceland | EMM Review
• Music: Stax Museum of American Soul Music | Memphis Rock ‘n Soul Museum | Blues Hall of Fame
• Belz Museum of Asian & Judaic Art

Indoor Fun

• Bass Pro Shops: aquariums, ponds, gun shooting range, archery range, small arcade, Ducks Unlimited hunting museum, Uncle Buck’s Fishbowl (bowling) & Grill EMM Review, The Lookout EMM Review
• The Rec Room arcade/game room EMM Review
• Golf & Games Family Park: (aka Putt Putt): miniature golf, BattleZone (water fight), Sky Trail, arcade, batting cages, go karts, laser tag, bumper boats, and more.
• Pump It Up (Bartlett) indoor inflatables | EMM Review
• Incredible Pizza | Chuck E. Cheese: arcade, indoor games the Chuck E. Cheese in Cordova has a toddler play area
• Kid’s Play indoor preschooler fun | EMM Review now closed
• Bowling: Winchester Bowl | Cordova Bowling Center | Billy Hardwick’s All Star Lanes | Andy B’s (Bartlett) | FunQuest (Collierville) | Bass Pro Shops EMM Review | Main Street (see below)
• Main Event Entertainment: bowling, arcade, laser tag, billiards, restaurant EMM Review
• Roller Skating: Cordova Skate Center  | EMM Review
• Ice Skating: Mid-South Ice House (Olive Branch) | Memphis Zoo on Ice (mid-November – late January) | Fourth Bluff Ice Rink (seasonal)
• FunQuest (Collierville) roller skating, bowling, laser tag
• Indoor Trampolines: SkyZone Memphis  EMM Review | Jumping World  EMM Review | GetAir  EMM Review
• ClimBRIDGES indoor rock climbing | EMM Review
• Autobahn Indoor Speedway | EMM Review
• Arts & Crafts: Seize The Clay paint your own pottery, glass fusing | Paint a Piece paint your own pottery | The Art House (some open studio times) | The Art Project drop-in kid art studio EMM Review

Playgrounds/Outdoor Fun

• Recommended playgrounds
• Shelby Farms Park and Woodland Discovery Playground at Shelby Farms EMM Review
• Horses: Shelby Farms Park stables | Showcase Equestrian Center (Eads)
• My Big Backyard at the Memphis Botanic Garden EMM Review
• Memphis Skate Park (10,000 square foot park at Tobey Field near Central and Hollywood)
• Paintball: Paintball Park | CHF Paintball (Hernando, MS) | Battlefront Lasertag & Paintball at Shelby Farms Park
• Boating: Canoe or kayak the Wolf River (rentals available) | rent a paddle boat, take an airboat on the Mississippi River
• Farms: Menagerie Farms (Collierville) | Cedar Hill Farm (Hernando, MS)
• Go Ape Treetop Adventure (Shelby Farms Park) open March – October EMM Review
• Outdoor Scavenger Hunt: Crazy Dash Digital Adventures | 3Quest Challenge | Wacky Walks

Bookstores, Toy Stores & Libraries

• Knowledge Tree – toys, homeschool and teacher supplies, storytimes, Lego and Star Wars events
• Village Toymaker – toys, storytimes
• East Memphis area library branches:

Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Poplar-White Station Branch Library
Randolph Branch Library

Sports to Watch

• Memphis Grizzlies professional basketball
• Memphis Redbirds minor league baseball  EMM Review
• Memphis Roller Derby All-female, amateur, flat-track roller derby league
• Memphis Blast Minor-league football
• University of Memphis Tigers You name it, they play it
• Mississippi Riverkings Professional minor league ice hockey team, part of the Central Hockey League. Games are in Southhaven, MS. EMM Review
• Memphis Polo Club A 30 minute drive from East Memphis, the Memphis Polo Club plays and trains on 200 acres of beautifully landscaped countryside. Weekend tournaments are open to the public.
• Memphis International Speedway

Other Stuff That’s Fun

• Peabody Ducks
• Main Street Trolley  EMM Review (currently closed)
• Chick-fil-A: food and indoor play! Midtown, Mendenhall/Poplar, 240/Poplar
• McDonalds (2030 Germantown Rd, Germantown, TN) – indoor play area
• Wolfchase Galleria (Germantown) – six screen cinema, carousel and jump area, plus a play area for toddlers.  And check out their Kidgit Club for special events and gifts.
• Take your kids out for a treat – ice cream, donuts, cupcakes and more!

Movies, Theaters, Music & Shows

• Movies: Malco Theaters including the Summer Drive In  EMM Review | Palace Cinema  EMM Review
• Pink Palace IMAX Theater
• The Orpheum
• Buckman Performing Arts Center
• Germantown Performing Arts Center
• Playhouse on the Square
• Theatre Memphis
• Levitt Shell | EMM Review
• Hattiloo Theater
• Harrell Performing Arts Center
• Germantown Community Theater
• The Cannon Center
• FedExForum