SciPlay at Tom Lee Park

Mar 8, 2025 -Jul 12, 2025

River Garden Park
51 Riverside Drive
Memphis, TN 38103
United States

Mar 8, 2025 – Jul 12, 2025 at 10:00am to 11:30am
Mar 8, 2025 at 10:00am – 11:30am
Apr 12, 2025 at 10:00am – 11:30am
May 10, 2025 at 10:00am – 11:30am
Jun 21, 2025 at 10:00am – 11:30am
Jul 12, 2025 at 10:00am – 11:30am
  • Bring Your Kids
  • Outside
Price:

Free

Get ready to unleash your inner scientist while exploring the best playground in the Southeast. Join University of Memphis’s CAESAR for free hands-on science experiments and water activities monthly on Saturdays from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. at the playground in Tom Lee Park. It’s scientifically proven fun for all ages!

See what’s in store below:

  • Saturday, March 8 - Kick off Groundwater Awareness Week by making your own edible aquifer in a cup.
  • Saturday, April 12 - Celebrate Children and Nature Awareness Month by crafting a water cycle bracelet.
  • Saturday, May 10  - It’s Wetlands Month! Explore a watershed model and play an estuary game. This event is held at River Garden (51 Riverside Dr) due to festivals in Tom Lee Park.
  • Saturday, June 21 - Celebrate National Rivers Month with a lesson on streams.
  • Saturday, July 12 - Did you know that July is Smart Irrigation Month? Put your skills to the test with a fun water conservation game.