{2026} Homeschool Days near Greenville, SC

Takeoff Mini Golf & the Military History Museum

Homeschool day: Usually select dates in September and October
Time: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Cost: $11.50/ages 13+, $9.50/ages 4-12
More info: Homeschool day includes one round of golf at Takeoff Mini Golf, one STEM project where kids get build their own mini golf hole, and one educational session at Takeoff Mini Golf (~30 minutes) with an aviation and mini golf themed discussion.
Tickets
28 Airport Road Extension, Greenville

Climb@BlueRidge

Homeschool days: Second and fourth Monday of every month
Time: 2- 4 pm
Cost: $12/climber, which includes harness rental
Climb@Blueridge Homeschool Event
301 Bulls Road, Taylors | 864.895.1416

Roller Sports

Homeschool days: Skate for $4/a person every third Friday from 1-3 pm September-May.
Time: 1-3 pm
Cost: $4/person
Roller Sports Website
328 W. Main Street, Taylors | 864.268.7397

Roller Time Family Skate Center – Easley

Homeschool Days: February 5th & 18th, March 5th& 25th, April 16th & 29th, May 7th & 20th
Time: Noon-2 pm
Cost: $6
Roller Time Family Skate Center Website
719 Ross Avenue, Easley

Big Air Greenville

Mid-Day Madness days: Every Wednesday and Thursday when Greenville County Schools are in session
Time: 1- 3 pm
Cost: $18/person ($3 Big Air grip socks required)
Big Air Greenville Website

Upcountry History Museum

Homeschool days: January 23rd, February 27th, March 27th, May 22nd
Time: 1:30 pm
Cost: $14/adult, $11/elementary, middle, and high school student, $9/age 3+, free/kids 2 and under. If you are a museum member, adults are free and students are $7/each.des the homeschool days are designed for before booking.

540 Buncombe Street, Greenville
Upcountry History Museum

Stewart Farms

Stewart Farms in Enoree offers a pumpkin patch, hayrides, a honeybee observatory, storytelling, and corn maize during their fall homeschool day. 

Homeschool day: Fall 2026
Time: 9 am – 1 pm
Cost: Maize-only field trip is $6/person, Pumpkin patch trip is $10/person. A combo ticket is $14/person.
More info: No reservations are needed. See their Stewart Farms website for details. These days are not for homeschool co-op field trips, only for homeschool families.

600 Highway 92, Enoree, SC
Stewart Farms

Thompson Family Farms

Farm tour, fall crop souvenir and access to the pumpkin patch and flower field. There is also a scavenger hunt.

Homeschool day: Usually October
Time: Tours start every hour on the hour (10am, 11am, 12pm)
Cost: $8/student

13830 SC-11, Campobello, SC
Thompson Family Farm

Hunter Farms

Come out to the farm to enjoy the corn maze, hayrides, pumpkins, and other games and activities.

Homeschool day: TBA for 2026
Time: 10 am – 2 pm
Cost: $10/person

2401 Jameson Road, Easley, SC
Hunter Farms

Hot Wheels Skating Center

Homeschool days: Every Wednesday in the fall
Time and Cost: Noon-2 pm ($5) and 3-6 pm ($6)

Hot Wheels Skating Center
2345 S. Pine Street, Spartanburg

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South Carolina State Museum

Homeschool days: All days they are open
Time: Regular hours of the museum
Cost: Free general admission for homeschool families, which includes one adult (the primary educator) and their children. Discounted admission to the 4D theater and planetarium is $3/person.
SC State Museum Homeschool

301 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC | 803.898.4990

Zip ‘N Slip Snow Tubing

Homeschool day: January 28th & February 18th
Time: Two hour sessions are at 10 am, Noon and 2 pm. They limit the number of people on the hill to 100 tubers so please make reservations online.
Cost: Tickets will be $20/person for two hours of tubing (cost is usually $45). Children aged 3-5 are free with paid adult. Save time at the check-in window by printing out the waiver on the website.

10725 US-23, Mars Hill, NC 
Zip ‘N Slip Snow Tubing Park

Appalachian Ski

Homeschool days: Winter 2026
Cost: $40/per person for skiing, $45/per person for snowboarding; $16/per person for lessons

940 Ski Mountain Rd, Blowing Rock, NC | 828.295.7828
Appalachian Ski Mountain
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Eudora Wildlife Safari

Homeschool days: They are offering free admission in January every Saturday and Sunday to homeschool families that show proof of homeschooling with their association card. They will get their vehicle in free up to six people per car.
Time: Saturday 9 am – 4 pm, Sundays Noon-4 pm
Cost: Free

219 Salem Lane, Salley, SC | 803.564.5358
Eudora Farms
Kidding Around Review

Bee City Zoo

Homeschool days: February 26th and 27th, 2026
Time: 9 am – 5 pm
Cost: $7/person; must provide proof of homeschooling
Bee City Zoo

1066 Holly Ridge Ln, Cottageville, SC | 843.835.5912

Riverbanks Zoo

Homeschool days: Homeschool Mondays are for homeschool families with kids ages 2-5 with an adult and homeschool classes are available for kids ages 5-9 on select dates. See website link for full calendar.
Time: Classes are 75-90 minutes long
Cost: $36/child for session (3 classes) for Riverbanks Zoo members (non-members will pay this cost plus the cost of admission); Family Workshops are $25/family up to six people.
Riverbanks Zoo Homeschool

500 Wildlife Parkway, Columbia, SC | 803.602.0803

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Designed for students in 1st through 8th grade. Kids will get a day of STEAM learning plus a ride around the track.

Homeschool days: February 5th and May 6th
Time: 9:30 am – 1 pm
Cost: $21/student; students can bring their own lunch or purchase two slices of pizza and a drink for $5
STEAM Homeschool Days

ZMAX Dragway, 6570 Bruton Smith Boulevard, Concord, NC

Beech Mountain

Homeschool days: Monday-Friday non-holidays during the 2025-26 season
Time: During open hours
Cost: Tickets are $50/skier/snowboarder which includes, lift ticket and equipment rental; $20/skier/snowboarder for beginner group lesson (optional) and $30/skier/snowboarder who has their own equipment. Riders/skiers must be 8 years old+. Please plan to tip the instructor. 
More info: Must register three days ahead of time. More info here.
Distance from Greenville: 2 hours and 45 minutes

1007 Beech Mountain Pkwy, Beech Mountain, NC

Chimney Rock Park

Homeschool days: March 11th, May 20th,  September 23rd, 2026
Time: 9:30 am – 3 pm
Cost: Homeschool days are $14/adult, no charge for adult Annual Passholder Adult; $16/youth (ages 5-15) admission and programs, $10 Youth Annual Passholder
More info: Register here Chimney Rock Homeschool Days.
Distance from Greenville: 1 hour

431 Main Street, Chimney Rock, NC
Chimney Rock Homeschool Days

Dollywood 

The theme park and waterpark offers discounted admission prices and 20% off standard rooms at the Dollywood DreamMore Resort for homeschool families during the dates below. 

Homeschool days: TBA
Cost: $41/ticket for kids in grades K-12 and $51/ticket for each accompanying adult. Dollywood Splash Country rates are $37/ticket.
More info: To obtain the tickets, you need to call (888) 428-6789 at least 72 hours ahead of your visit. These tickets are not available at the gate. Here’s our story on Dollywood homeschool dates.
Distance from Greenville: 3 hours

2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd, Pigeon Forge, TN
Dollywood Website

The Lost Sea Adventure

Visit massive underground caverns and take a boat ride in an underground lake.

Homeschool days: Every Monday, August through May except holidays
Cost: $14/student and $24/adult
Distance from Greenville: 3.5 hours
The Lost Sea Adventure | Kidding Around Greenville Review

140 Lost Sea Road, Sweetwater, TN | 423.337.6616

Beyond the Lens

This is such a fun place to visit and explore. They have all kinds of old school games plus each room has a different theme – one is Bigfoot, another is optical illusions, another is Presidential. It’s so fun!

Homeschool days: Closed for renovations
Time: Closed for renovations
Cost: Techno Combo (Beyond The Lens & Flyride): Child Techno-Tainment Combo : $13.99, Adult Techno-Tainment Combo: $13.99; Child Beyond The Lens ONLY: $6.99, Adult Beyond The Lens ONLY: $6.99; Child Flyride ONLY: $7.99, Adult Flyride ONLY: $7.99 (The child must be at least 32 Inches to ride on Flyride)
More info: Upon arrival, let the front desk know you are homeschoolers looking for the homeschool rate. Please bring either the Letter of Intent or Association Registration.
Distance from Greenville: 3 hours
Beyond the Lens website

Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies

In addition to the Homeschool Days below, a walk-up rate of $10.99/child and $19.99/teaching adult any day is applicable if you show proof of homeschooling.

Homeschool days: February 18th, March 18th, April 15th, May 20th
Time: 12:30 pm; labs are at 2 pm on some dates and are an additional $12/person and kids must be nine years old.
Cost: $15/grades K-8th, $15/adults, $6/ages 2-5; walk-up homeschool rates just to the aquarium are $10.99/student and $20/teaching parent
More info: Reservations must be made 72 hours in advance.
Distance from Greenville: 3 hours
Ripley’s Aquarium Website

88 River Road, Gatlinburg, TN

Alcatraz East Crime Museum

A 25,000 sq feet museum, Alcatraz has more than 100 interactive exhibits. Guests will learn about the justice system, forensic science, and lots of other interesting things about crime and criminal history.

Homeschool days: January & February 2026 weekdays when school is in session
Time: Monday-Friday 10 am – 3 pm
Cost: $12/person or $10/person in groups of 10 or more
More info: Note that this rate is just during weekdays when school is in session; not available on holidays
Distance from Greenville: 3 hours
Alcatraz website

Georgia Aquarium 

Topics include everything from sustainability and conservation to what it’s like working in an aquarium to how technology is used in ocean exploration. 

Homeschool days: Every second Tuesday of the month September – March
Time: 9 am – 1 pm
Cost: $17/student and $32/adult; parking is $20.
More info: Tickets must be reserved in advance online here: ticketing Georgia Aquarium.
Distance from Greenville: 2.5 hours
Georgia Aquarium

225 Baker St NW, Atlanta, GA 

Wonderworks

Explore more than 100 exhibits and interactive experiences, like rock climbing, bubble making, a ropes course, and tons more. Both locations closest to Greenville in Pigeon Forge, TN and Myrtle Beach, SC offer these homeschool days and rates.

Homeschool Days: January and February 2026 when school is in session, Monday-Friday from open till 3 pm.
Cost: $14/person or $12/person if you are with a group of more than 10 people
More info: Must show proof of homeschooling. See Wonderworks online for more info.
Distance from Greenville: 3 hours to Pigeon Forge and 4 hours to Myrtle Beach

1313 Celebrity Cir, Myrtle Beach, SC
100 Music Rd, Pigeon Forge, TN
Wonderworks

Titanic Museum

Homeschool days: Every day
Cost: $14/person
More info: Homeschool info
Distance from Greenville: 3 hours

2134 Parkway, Pigeon Forge, TN

MagiQuest Pigeon Forge

Homeschool days: Likely August 2026
Cost: $10/person
More info: Admission includes 18 holes of Pirate Golf, Odyssey Mirror Maze, 60 minute game of MagiQuest with Loaner Wands; must present proof of homeschooling; register here
Distance from Greenville: 3 hours

2491 Parkway, Pigeon Forge, TN 

Great Wolf Lodge – Atlanta & Concord

Homeschool days: Concord – Feb. 23-27 (Code: 2602SVHS), Mar. 15-20 (Code: 2603SVHS); Atlanta – Mar. 1-6 (Code: 2603SVHS), Apr. 26 – May 1 (Code: 2604SVHS)
Additional info: A flyer will be available at check-in with exclusive attractions and retail discounts.
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Wilderness at the Smokies

Enjoy the largest indoor waterpark in Tennessee at this resort in the Smokies. Read our Wilderness at the Smokies review. 

Homeschool Days: 2026 homeschool days are:

• January 25-29
• February 8-12 & 22-26
• April 19-23 & 26-30
• May 03-07 & 10-14

Cost: As low as $134/night
More info: Use the code HOMESC to book online or via phone
Distance from Greenville: 3 hours
1424 Old Knoxville Hwy, Sevierville, TN
Wilderness at the Smokies

Biltmore

Homeschool Days at the Biltmore include storytelling, learning about artifacts and what it was like to live and work at the estate in the early 1900s. 

Homeschool days:  They usually have one in September, October, and November
Times: There are two 90 minute sessions, morning and afternoon, to choose from: 10:00am – 12:00pm and 1:30pm – 3:30pm.
Topics: TBD
Cost: You must have a ticket to do one of these programs and cost is TBD. If you have an annual pass, you don’t need to pay for an adult ticket if you don’t want to participate but you will be charged for student tickets.
More info: To register, call 866-851-4661. Kids need to be at least five years old to participate and the sessions are geared towards K-6th grade.

1 Lodge Street, Asheville
Biltmore Education