There are 194 article(s) tagged Memphis events:

• September 2025

  • This Week in Memphis: We’re turning 7! And hot-air balloons take flight

    Also happening this week: Beale Street celebrates B.B. King’s 100th birthday, the city’s first Southern Trans Celebration brings advocacy Downtown.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 14, 2025

  • Cooper-Young Fest, Pride Fest (again) and the co-creator of the Ninja Turtles

    This week, Southaven launches its hummingbird fest, the Halloran Centre celebrates 10 years and Beale Street throws a 100th birthday party for B.B. King.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Jody Callahan, Kelsey Bowen, Alys Drake September 12, 2025

  • Five must-see Memphis concerts for September

    A rock star hits Graceland Soundstage, four soul and funk legends play FedExForum, a Broadway star comes to the Germantown Performing Arts Center and Southern Heritage Classic brings an award-winning jazz quartet to the Orpheum.

    By Elle Perry September 05, 2025

  • Smash Mouth is at the zoo, ZZ Top is at the Garden and the brat pack is back

    This week, art meets booze at the Dixon and the Brooks, and weenie dogs race at the Germantown Festival.

    By Bianca Phillips, Kelsey Bowen, Elle Perry, Chris Herrington, Alys Drake, Abigail Warren September 05, 2025

  • Civil Rights Museum announces Freedom Award honorees

    They include an educator, a former mayor of New Orleans and the CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

    By Lydia Williams September 04, 2025

• August 2025

  • This Week in Memphis: Labor Day is 901 Day, Memphis Rox doc premieres

    Also this week, the Running of the Weenies returns, and we look back on two tragic events that happened in 2022. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 31, 2025

  • Memphis artists tackle flora and the abstract in September shows

    Here’s a roundup of what’s coming to local art galleries in September.

    By Elle Perry August 29, 2025

  • Shinedown comes home, opera is everyday and Project Pat is on Beale

    This week, the sun sets on the Sunset Skate series, the Delta Fair brings thrills (and a lot more) and Slider Inn goes “Back to the Future.”

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Chris Herrington, Kelsey Bowen August 29, 2025

  • Darius Rucker’s at the Garden, and there’s a horror circus at the mall

    On The To-Do List this week: The Ostrander’s show must go on, Kelly English serves an art-inspired menu and the Stax Music Academy opens the fall Shell series with a summer-themed show. 

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen, Chris Herrington August 21, 2025

  • The Orpheum is alive with the ‘Sound of Music,’ and Labubus hit the runway

    On The To-Do List this week are the Memphis Chicken and Beer Fest and an Unapologetic anniversary. Plus, Like Really Creative is doing, like, a lot this week.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen, Alys Drake August 15, 2025

  • Book fair and recess for adults, speed dating for artists and a luau for dogs

    This week, Elvis Week begins and a Jeff Buckley documentary screens.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen, Chris Herrington August 08, 2025

• July 2025

  • Unleash your inner Sandra Dee, jam to Jerry Garcia tunes, party with Skinny

    This week, support kidpreneurs in Germantown, learn to homestead in Millington and get broken stuff fixed at the Central Library.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen July 31, 2025

  • Party in an Uptown alley, art-crawl in the Edge and dance at a coffee shop

    This week, GloRilla’s show goes on despite her arrest, the Last Vegan on Earth is in Crosstown and the “Most Epic Lemonade Stand in Memphis History” is in Collierville.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen, Chris Herrington, Alys Drake July 25, 2025

  • Asian Night Market is back, and Wilco’s Pat Sansone pops up

    This week, learn what happens if you fall inside a black hole, watch a summer cult classic and ease on down the road to see “The Wiz.”

    By Alys Drake, Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen July 23, 2025

  • Watch live bands on the ‘Pattiloo,’ and get a summer start on spooky season

    This week, a James Beard winner takes over Bar Limina, the Dixon highlights early 20th-century female artists and you can make your own music at Bar DKDC.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen July 11, 2025

  • Watch fireworks three days in a row, and turn it up to 41 with Spinal Tap

    This week the Hi-Tone Cafe hosts a market with queer vendors and free hot dogs. Plus a couple of guys named Lee join forces with a Sheikholeslami for an art show at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry July 03, 2025

  • Far-flung influencers travel from around world to see Memphis gardens

    Attendees of The Fling, a yearly event for gardening communicators and influencers, came to Memphis to tour the horticultural wonders the city has to offer, from home gardens to Annesdale Mansion.

    By Nick Lingerfelt July 03, 2025

• June 2025

  • This weekend brings outlaws, an Irish birthday and summer Shell shows

    This week, Memphis Listening Lab turns four, art pairs with wine at the Brooks and there’s ballroom dancing on the Bluff.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen June 26, 2025

  • The To-Do List: HoochieCon, Project Pat, Brewfest and summer solstice fun

    This week, Juneteenth events continue, the rained-out Mid-South Pride parade has a new date and Lukah releases a new album — with lasers.

    By Alys Drake, Bianca Phillips, Kelsey Bowen, Elle Perry June 19, 2025

  • The To-Do List: Black Pride, dog yoga and what to do for Bonnaroo FOMO

    This week, Juneteenth gets started early, the BoDeans are at the Shell and the Memphis Social Bicycle Club races — in drag. 

    By Alys Drake, Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Jody Callahan, Kelsey Bowen June 12, 2025

  • The To-Do List: Pride is on Beale, and ‘weird music’ is at Crosstown

    This week, Juneteenth kicks off early, Just City gives us a reason to laugh and you can sip booze in a bookshop for a good cause.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen, Alys Drake June 06, 2025

• May 2025

  • The To-Do List: Slowdown Cinema, dragon boats and Cooper-Young cats

    This week, watch a ghost movie at Elmwood, meet Chris Parnell at Comic Con and eat all the pasta at Memphis Italian Festival.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen, Abigail Warren May 30, 2025

  • The To-Do List: Garden secrets, water lanterns and Miranda Lambert

    This week, read in the Ravine with Cafe Noir, and try vegan dishes paired with music at Alex Wong’s Permission Party.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen, Chris Herrington, Alys Drake May 22, 2025

  • The To-Do List: SmokeSlam, Cosmic Carnival and Bill & Ted’s last adventure

    This week, Ruby Bridges is here for her namesake reading festival and GWAR brings shock rock (and lots of fake blood) to Minglewood.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen, Alys Drake May 16, 2025

  • This Week in Memphis: BBQ fest wars are back and MSCS graduations begin

    Also happening this week: Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris brings his budget to County Commission, and a new Pilates studio opens.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 11, 2025