Mempho is back, Jazz Fest is new and we say bye (sort of) to Oktoberfest
This week, there’s a theater fest for kids, Opera Memphis celebrates 70 years and Modest Mouse “floats on” over to Satellite Music Hall.
Elle Perry
Arts and Culture Editor
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October 2026
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MusicMemphis Jazz Festival announces schedule
Admission for the festival is free.
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Music De La Soul will no longer play Mempho Music Festival
Classic hip-hop group De La Soul will no longer play the 2026 Mempho Music Festival, festival organizers announced.
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Music Earth, Wind & Fire coming to Memphis area in 2027
The soul and funk band founded by Memphian Maurice White will be making a stop in the area on its 2027 tour.
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The Arts Beat Arts Beat: Creator behind ‘A Different World’ sequel to give talk in Memphis
Felicia Pride’s talk is a little more than a week after her “A Different World” sequel series debuted on Netflix. It’s currently the platform’s most-watched TV show.
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The To-Do List Outdoor fests from Evergreen to V&E to Broad Ave; plus, a Tom Lee parade
This week, the Mid-South Fair opens in Southaven, and there’s a vegan fest at the Pink Palace.
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September 2026
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Music The Indigo Girls, Linda Perry show at the Shell rescheduled
According to the Shell’s website, the concert was sold out.
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MusicMemphis producer Tay Keith died from accidental drug overdose
Metro Nashville police officers found him dead in his apartment Thursday, June 18, the department said.
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MusicArts Beat: 10 must-see October concerts
October concerts in the Memphis area include Lakecia Benjamin, The Avett Brothers, Amy Grant, Brittney Spencer, Bryson Tiller, Hayley Williams, and Morris Day and the Time and The S.O.S. Band.
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Music Gonerfest is here, and so are the unofficial afterparties
The Cooper‑Young record store’s annual festival returns to Wiseacre and the Overton Park Shell with a surge of late‑night shows.
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The Arts Beat Arts Beat: Summoning fall
What event or festival embodies fall in Memphis to you?
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The To-Do List Gonerfest, Weird Al, Morgan Freeman, Project Pat and ‘9 to 5’ times four
If you have trouble finding something to do in Memphis these days, well, we don’t know what to say.
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Visual Arts Memphis Art Museum commissions works for the roof down to the garage
On its grand opening day, the new Memphis Art Museum will have four site-specific installations.
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Arts & Culture Memphis poet wins Tennessee Book Award
A Memphis poet beat Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Jack White for a state writing award.
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Music Teen music lab named for late Memphis producer Tay Keith
The music-production space in Cloud901 in the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library was formally named the Tay Keith Music Lab.
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Music Memphis Jazz Festival lineup revealed
Grammy Award-nominated trumpeter, composer, producer and bandleader Theo Croker will headline the inaugural Memphis Jazz Festival.
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The To-Do List Hispanic Heritage celebrations, CY Fest and barbecuing for beginners
In this week’s To-Do List, folk star Valerie June comes home, parking spots become parks and Neo bends bullets at the Pink Palace.
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The To-Do List ‘Shellebrate’ 90 years of music, and share your Memphis hot takes
In this week’s To-Do List, there’s a new comedy club opening at Flyway, and 8Ball and MJG team up with an orchestra at the Orpheum.
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Arts & CultureArts Beat: B.B. King doc, casting for Craig Brewer Snoop Dogg biopic announced
B.B. King will be the subject of a new documentary and the cast of the Craig Brewer-directed Snoop Dogg biopic has been announced.
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Arts & Culture Final season of ‘P-Valley’ coming this year
Four years after announcing it would renew a third season, Starz has named the air date for “P-Valley,” a Mississippi Delta-based show based off a play by Memphian Katori Hall.
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Metro Meet The Daily Memphian’s fall 2026 interns
The Daily Memphian has welcomed a new cohort of interns for the fall 2026 semester.
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MusicArts Beat: Pink Palace Crafts Fair returns home
Jeff King, MoSH interim director, said the crafts fair is important because of its connection to local creatives and its legacy and history.
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The To-Do List Nu metal and power pop are at the Shell, and it’s Beyoncé's birthday
In this week’s To-Do List, get a sneak peek at the Memphis musicians playing AmericanaFest, and check out the openings of Satellite Music Hall and the Metal Museum.
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Music WYXR’s Raised by Sound Fest expands to two days
This year, one day just isn’t enough for WYXR’s fundraiser music festival. The two-day event is packed with free concerts and performances from Soccer Mommy, Late Night Cardigan and more.
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Visual Arts Brooks Museum will offer free admission for final month in Overton Park
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art admission will be free in September for Shelby County residents.
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