Celebrate Tennessee's 229th birthday a day earlier this year on Saturday, May 31 with free, family-friendly activities Tennessee State Library & Archives, the Tennessee State Museum, and Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. Participating agencies, locations, and highlights are outlined below. A complete schedule will be available on each department's website.
Tennessee State Museum
The Tennessee State Museum will open at 10 a.m. to the public and offer highlight tours, Storytime with reigning Miss Tennessee Carley Vogel, period games on the front lawn, and a cupcake celebration. Highlight Tours will be provided at 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Vogel will read in the Children's Gallery at 10:30 a.m. The cupcake celebration, which will include Vogel reading the Tennessee State poem, "Oh Tennessee, My Tennessee" by Commander William Porter Lawrence, will begin at noon in the Museum's Grand Hall. See the full schedule at TNMuseum.org.
Tennessee State Library & Archives
On Statehood Day, the Tennessee Library & Archives will showcase Tennessee's founding documents and new exhibits. The Library & Archives will also host living history interpreters and indoor and outdoor activities — including a scavenger hunt. Tennessee's three priceless original constitutions will also be presented, displayed, and guarded by the Tennessee Highway Patrol Honor Guard as part of the opening ceremony at the Library & Archives. See the full Library schedule at https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/plan-your-visit.
Bicentennial Mall State Park
Park rangers will offer free guided tours of Bicentennial Mall State Park. Get more information at https://tnstateparks.com/parks/bicentennial-mall.
