There are 121 article(s) tagged Memphis In May:

• May 2024

  • Great American River Run caps off Memphis in May

    More than 1,800 runners participated in the event’s 5K, 10K and half-marathon races that began and ended at King & Union Bar Grocery located at 185 Union Ave.

    By Kambui Bomani May 25, 2024

  • Battle of the Barbecue: Know before you go to MIM’s barbecue contest

    The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is back for the 46th year. We’ve got your guide to the food, tent etiquette, entertainment and more for this year’s event in Liberty Park. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 14, 2024

  • Sound Bites: Memphis in May barbecue judging secrets

    How do hundreds of judges choose the best smoked pork barbecue (and more!) from more than 120 teams at Memphis in May? Barbecue judge chairs Michelle and Brandon O’Guin sit down with Holly on this week’s podcast to discuss.

    By Holly Whitfield May 11, 2024

• April 2024

  • Sign up for the ‘Battle of the Barbecue’ guide

    Let the barbecue wars begin! Memphis will play host to not one, but two (!!), barbecue competitions in May — on the same weekend. So, we’re launching a new barbecue newsletter series with festival tips, recipes and more.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 24, 2024

• December 2023

  • Opinion: A call for Memphis in May and new festival promoters to work together

    “I urge both Memphis in May and Forward Momentum to set aside differences and engage in meaningful discussions. By uniting their expertise ... of enhancing Memphis through live events, we can forge a path towards a unified vision.”

    By Webb Wilson December 08, 2023

• October 2023

  • History of Downtown music festivals holds plenty of off-stage drama

    The music festival that began as an off-shoot of the Memphis In May International Festival 46 years ago has at times had a turbulent history as it has grown into a major attraction. 

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    Mempho producing a new music festival in Tom Lee Park in May

    By Bill Dries October 14, 2023

  • Beale Street Music Festival ‘paused,’ barbecue contest moves to Liberty Park

    Memphis in May confirmed in a Thursday, Oct. 12, press release that, at least for next year, the music festival would be “paused” and the barbecue fest would move to Liberty Park.

    By Bill Dries October 12, 2023

• August 2023

  • After more than 25 years, barbecue competitor plans to open smokehouse

    “I’m not saying (my barbecue) is the best,” Willie Burton said. “But it will be Memphis-style barbecue at its best.”

    By Sophia Surrett August 25, 2023

  • Morris: Tom Lee Park reflects the glory of Memphis

    “I hope we will all treat it with honor and respect because Tom Lee Park will change the way outsiders view our city and how we see ourselves.”

    By G. Scott Morris August 11, 2023

  • Guest Column: Time for Beale Street Music Festival to evolve

    “The leadership of Memphis in May has not changed since 1998. We should be grateful for their work over the years, keeping the festival going through all of the rain and mud and years. But it’s time for a change.”

    By Taylor Berger August 09, 2023

• July 2023

  • Carol Coletta on the opening of Tom Lee Park and future of Memphis in May

    Carol Coletta talks about the recent Memphis in May events in the new Tom Lee Park — how they went, how they were received, and what they’ll be like in the future.

    By Eric Barnes July 22, 2023

• June 2023

  • A legend takes a curtain call: Melissa Cookston hangs up her barbecue fork

    Melissa Cookston says goodbye to competition after this year’s Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. “I don’t want to be Brett Favre,” she says.

    By Jennifer Biggs June 02, 2023

• May 2023

  • ‘This race allows us to show off the assets of Memphis’

    Runners power along the Mississippi for the Great American River Run as this year’s Memphis in May crosses the finish line. 

    By Alicia Davidson May 29, 2023

  • Barbecue contest is up in smoke till next year

    This year’s Grand Champion is the first rib team to win Memphis in May’s World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in more than 20 years.

    By Holly Whitfield May 20, 2023

  • The best-kept secret of barbecue may be the VIPit Pass

    You can do Barbecue, capital B, with the hoi polloi or, for $500, you can get a concierge experience to the festival with the VIPit crew.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 19, 2023

  • Swine time: Ms. Piggie Idol 2023 in pictures

    Daily Memphian photographer Patrick Lantrip was on hand during the Ms. Piggie Idol competition on the second day of the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in Tom Lee Park on May 18, 2023.

    By Patrick Lantrip May 19, 2023

  • See the scene: Barbecue Fest 2023 begins with wrestling

    Daily Memphian photographer Patrick Lantrip captures the sights (but fortunately, not the smells) of Sauce Wrestling on the first day of the 2023 Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

    By Patrick Lantrip May 17, 2023

  • Barbecue Contest still cooking at Tom Lee Park

    Despite the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest’s smaller scale, Tom Lee Park was active Tuesday afternoon with contestants building booths and hauling in grills and smokers.

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    MIM Guide: Barbecue fest brings smoke back to the water

    By Alicia Davidson May 17, 2023

  • The good, the bad and the logistics of Beale Street Music Festival 2023

    Festival-goers and vendors had mixed reactions to how the iconic Memphis in May weekend event played out in 2023.

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    Herrington: Can Music Fest make it at the new Tom Lee Park? The early answer is promising

    By Alicia Davidson May 08, 2023

  • Recipe Exchange: Malaysia’s Nasi Lemak

    In honor of this year’s Memphis in May spotlight country, we bring you the national dish of Malaysia. This version includes a spiced fried chicken, anchovies sambal and coconut rice. 

    By Jennifer Biggs May 06, 2023

• March 2023

  • Memphis in May tells 35 barbecue teams they can’t compete due to space

    Memphis in May used a number of factors to decide what teams wouldn’t make the cut for this year’s scaled-down World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in Tom Lee Park.

    By Jennifer Biggs March 10, 2023

  • Memphis in May gets a good deal, compared to other festivals

    Records show the local festival pays far less than other city festivals to stage events in a taxpayer-owned park, and CEO Jim Holt says that revenue sharing with the city would be “difficult” for the nonprofit.

    By Samuel Hardiman March 08, 2023

• February 2023

  • Herrington: The Music Fest lineup is terrible! (Actually, it’s totally fine)

    It never looks great on paper, but you can always be guaranteed that great stuff will happen. Like a magisterial Jill Scott cracking jokes and dispensing love advice, Sturgill Simpson surprising with a lacerating, hard country-soul set or that time that a nervy Randy Newman surveyed the afternoon crowd and began playing an unedited version of “Rednecks.”

    By Chris Herrington February 28, 2023

  • Music Fest CEO says ‘surprise additions’ to lineup coming

    Scheduled performers include Earth, Wind & Fire, The Roots, The Lumineers, GloRilla, Jazmine Sullivan, and PJ Morton.

    By Jasmine McCraven February 27, 2023

  • Memphis City Council delays decision on Memphis in May damage-deposit impasse

    The city’s chief operating officer says the festival wants a limited-liabilty provision for damages to the park that the city has never granted for past festivals in Tom Lee Park. Everything else has been agreed to.

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    City council casts critical eye on city’s handling of Nichols investigation

    By Bill Dries February 07, 2023