Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · PrintFest! Family Activity Day (UM Museum) Oxford · University of Mississippi Museum, 412 University Avenue · Free Free drop-in family event, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with hands-on art activities and live steamroller printmaking; free book provided by L.O.U. Reads.
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 · UM Museum Discovery Day: Homeschool Art Program Oxford · University of Mississippi Museum, 412 University Avenue · Free Drop-in art program for homeschool students and their guardians at the UM Museum, 10:45 a.m. to noon, with an optional docent tour at 10:45 a.m.
Fri, Dec 11, 2026 · Registration deadline: NASA Mississippi Space Grant Annual Teachers Conference Oxford · University of Mississippi Outreach and Continuing Education The deadline to register for the 2027 NASA Mississippi Space Grant Annual Teachers Conference. Seats are limited to 65 and are filled first-come, first-served, with priority for first-time attendees.
Wed, Dec 16, 2026 · UM Museum Discovery Day: Homeschool Art Program (December) Oxford · University of Mississippi Museum, 412 University Avenue · Free Drop-in art program for homeschool students and their guardians at the UM Museum, 10:45 a.m. to noon, with an optional docent tour at 10:45 a.m.
5 registration fee, refunded after full attendance Annual hands-on conference for Mississippi math, science and STEM teachers in grades 5-8, facilitated by NASA education specialists; attendees who complete it can earn 1.2 CEUs and a $75 stipend. Registration deadline December 11, 2026.
Sat, Feb 13, 2027 · UM Academic Quiz Tournament (UMAQT) Oxford · University of Mississippi, Oxford campus · $85 per 4-student team Quiz bowl tournament for grades 7-12 on the Ole Miss campus under NAQT rules, with a team max of 36 teams. Registration deadline is January 22, 2027 (late deadline February 5, 2027,
0 late fee per team).
Fri, Mar 5, 2027 – Sat, Mar 6, 2027 · FIRST Tech Challenge Mississippi Championship Oxford · University of Mississippi, University Avenue, University, MS State championship for Mississippi FIRST Tech Challenge robotics teams advancing from the qualifiers, team capacity 28. Hosted at the University of Mississippi.
5 per student Regional science fair for grades 1-12 in north Mississippi Region VII, with judging and awards for upper and lower fairs. Registration deadline is March 5, 2027; top grades 7-12 finishers advance to the state fair April 1, 2027.