Activities

Memphis is a great location for relaxation, excitement, and classic memory-making, with more than 60 unique attractions spread across the city. You’ll find lots to do on your next vacation or staycation in Memphis, with legendary music attractions and civil rights sites, an award-winning zoo, world-famous Beale Street, and the mighty Mississippi River at the core of hallmark Memphis experiences.

Entertainment

Orpheum Theatre

203 S Main St
Memphis, TN 38103
(901) 525-3000

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Orpheum Theatre

Main Event Memphis

7219 Appling Farms Pkwy
Memphis, TN 38133
(901) 372-5000

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Main Event Memphis

Andy B's Bartlett

6276 Stage Rd
Bartlett, TN 38134
(901) 386-7701

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Andy B’s Bartlett

FESTIVALS

Cooper-Young Festival

This is a beautiful festival with lots of wonderful music, food, beer, vendors, and incredible local talent.” Cooper-Young Fest is practically an official holiday in midtown. This neighborhood celebration has evolved to be one of Tennessee’s largest one-day events during the previous 30 years. Approximately 135,000 people are expected to attend the day-long event. Cooper Young Fest will take place from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on September 18, 2021. It is completely free to participate.

Hundreds of exhibitors sell anything from arts and crafts to pottery, jewelry, vintage items, clothing, t-shirts, cuisine, Memphis memorabilia, and much more.

“Get into festival mindset, prepare a game plan, and plunge right in.” It’s “midtown Christmas” and one of my favorite times of the year.

2120 Young Ave
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 276-7222

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Cooper-Young Festival

Water Lantern Festival

Water Lantern Festival is full of joy, happiness, hope, and wonderful memories that you will remember for the rest of your life. This is a fun event for the whole family to attend.Friends, family, neighbors, and a large number of strangers can all come together to create a calm, unforgettable experience. While they’re known by a variety of names, including lantern festivals, lights festivals, floating lanterns, water fests, and Chinese lanterns, only the Water Lantern Festival allows you to Light The Water in a unique way. Thousands of lanterns are now reflecting softly on the lake, creating a magical effect. Each adult ticket includes the following items:

Wristband to gain admission to the festival grounds and food trucks.
LED candle
Commemorative drawstring bag – Floating lantern kit
Lantern retrieval and water cleanup with a marker

The expense of collecting and removing the lanterns from the water after the event, as well as cleaning up any debris that may have been in or around the water, is included in the fee.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Riverside Park
500 W Mallory Ave
Memphis, TN 38106
[email protected]

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Water Lantern Festival

Memphis Hot Wing Festival

The World Championship Hot Wing Contest & Festival (WCHWCF) ®, which attracts roughly 80 teams each year, honors the almighty chicken (wing) in the same way as Memphis BBQ honors the pig. So, whether you want to enter our contest or are just a fellow hot wing fan, we cordially invite you to the 2021 World Wing Festival® for a taste bud blasting, entertaining, and delightful event. So bring your kids, bring your friends, and come out to try some of the world’s best wings!

As in previous years, Tiger Lane will be filled with the sweet smell of sizzling wings, boisterous people, fantastic music, and family-friendly activities. So, whether you’re a wing connoisseur looking to sample some of the best in town or a competitor looking to show off your best wings, this is the event for you!

Tiger Ln
Memphis, TN 38104
(901)949-2596

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Memphis Hot Wing Festival

Memphis Greek Festival

Pass the Baklava and Spanakopita, please! The Memphis Greek Festival is approaching, and the cuisine promises to be delicious! Consider this your time to engage with our Memphis Greek community, with sanctuary tours, inflatables for kids, live music, a marketplace, and more. Over the course of our two-day festival, we had over 15,000 attendees.

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
573 N. Highland
Memphis, TN 38122
(901) 327-8177

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Memphis Greek Festival

Memphis Food & Wine Festival

This is a gastronomic event you will not want to miss! The 5th Annual Memphis Food and Wine Festival at Memphis Botanic Garden will transport your taste buds to places they’ve never gone before, with 35 chefs and dozens of the top winemakers and vineyards around!

A single general admission ticket costs $200, a single table seat costs $250, and a table of eight costs $2,000.

750 Cherry Rd
Memphis, TN 38117
(901) 636-4100

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Memphis Food & Wine Festival

Memphis Urban Laughs Comedy Festival

You appear to be in need of a good chuckle, and the 6th annual Memphis Urban Laughs Comedy Festival will offer that for you over the course of four days. You’ll have the pleasure of witnessing the best local and globally known talents demonstrate their talents in categories such as “It’s the Ladies for Me,” “It’s the Youngins for Me,” “It’s the Pride for Me,” and more. There will also be possibilities for comedians to improve their skills through joke writing classes, marketing and branding workshops, and mental health clinics.

750 Cherry Rd
Memphis, TN 38117
(901) 636-4100

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Memphis Urban Laughs Comedy Festival