Here Comes the Sun Community Day
May 11, 2024
10:00am - 2:00pm
Welcome the warm weather and celebrate the approach of summer at the Dixon! Enjoy art-making, garden tours, musical performances, and more at this community gathering designed for all ages. Admission is free!
Click here for the schedule in English and Spanish.
FREE ADMISSION
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SCHEDULE
On the South Lawn:
- 10:00 am - 2:00pm
Art Activities: Suncatchers and Sunscreen Science
Games, Chalk, and Kites - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Community Partner Tables
Seed giveaways with the Memphis Public Libraries
Fossils with MoSH
Reading Blanket with Desayuno con Libros
Games with Sunfish Children’s Theater - 10:00 - 11:00 am
Yoga with Laura Gray McCann - 10:30 - 11:30 am
Taijiquan with Milan Vigil - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Solar Telescope Viewing
In the Cutting Gardens:
- 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Garden Activities: Scavenger Hunt, Catch a Rainbow, Tulip Spinners, Plant and Bloom - 11:00 am- 12:00 pm
Ask a Gardener - 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Artist Demonstration with Amy Hutcheson
In the Red Chair Area:
- 10:00 am - 2:00pm
Purchase a hot dog from Park + Cherry
On the Back Porch:
- 10:00 - 11:45 am
Music by Jeff Hulett - 12:15 - 2:00 pm
Music by Turnstyles
Activity Supplies generously provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee