Good morning, Memphis! ☀️
Happy Tuesday! Today kicks off a month-long celebration, a murder mystery moves into the Orpheum, and the food trucks are circling Shelby Farms. Somebody also lined up 150 toddlers on tricycles and called it a triathlon. We'll explain.
Let's get into it.
Events
🎉 Hispanic Heritage Month Starts Today (We Made You a Guide)
Hispanic Heritage Month runs Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, and Memphis is ready to party. We put every festival, free concert and taco spot in one place: Your 2026 Guide to Hispanic Heritage Month in Memphis.
🗓️ Why today? Sept. 15 is Independence Day for five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Mexico celebrates tomorrow, Sept. 16, and Chile on Friday, Sept. 18.
🎺 Fest in show. The big ones are all free: mariachi and piñatas at Crosstown Concourse this Thursday; a Summer Avenue fiesta with a mechanical bull on Friday; and Cazateatro's Latin Fest 901 at Overton Square on Saturday.
Read the full guide here.
Arts
🕯️ Whodunit? Find Out at the Orpheum This Week
CLUE opens tonight at the Orpheum and runs through Sunday, Sept. 20. It's the stage comedy based on the 1985 movie (and yes, the board game).
🔎 Case closed fast. The whole show is 1 hour and 20 minutes with no intermission. Six guests, one mansion, a lot of secrets, and you're out before your parking meter is.
🎟️ Seats start under $50. Shows are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, plus 2pm and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Stick around Friday for a free post-show Q&A with the cast. Recommended for ages 12 and up.
Get tickets here.
Events
🛍️ Bartlett's West End Turns Into a Market Saturday
The Shelby Street Market takes over Shelby Street in Old Bartlett this Saturday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Think local makers, artisans and vintage sellers, all on one small-town street.
🧺 Make it, take it. Handmade goods, art and vintage finds fill the block around 2867 Shelby St., right by Side Porch Steakhouse. Come early, because the good stuff goes first.
🏘️ West side story. The market is a neighborhood push to shine a light on the west end of Bartlett and get neighbors talking. More than 280 people have already RSVP'd on Facebook.
Get the details here.
Food & Drink
🚚 Food Trucks Take Over Shelby Farms Saturday
The 901 Food Truck Festival rolls into Shelby Farms Park this Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Memphis Food Truckers Alliance has the lineup.
📍 Gate 10, not the lake. Head to the park's Gate 10 entrance at 6903 Great View Dr. N in Cordova. Trucks on the list so far include Artreanna's Italian Ice, Scrapped The Plate Bistro and Wings On The Fly, with more being added.
🍽️ Make it a double. Cooper-Young Festival is the same day, so pace yourself. Nobody said you can't do both.
See the truck lineup here.
Daily Picks
🗞️ Other News Around the 901
🃏 Trade you. The Mid-South Card Show hits The Venue at Bartlett Station (5868 Stage Rd.) Saturday, Sept. 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Buy, sell and trade sports cards and Pokémon. Free to get in, all ages.
🀄 Mahj-estic. The Brooks Museum League hosts the 3rd Annual Mahjong Madness Thursday, Sept. 17, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Brooks Museum. Open play for all levels, mimosas and snacks included. Tickets start at $75; bring your own set and current NMJL card.
🏗️ Small steps, big city. Save the date: a free public talk on incremental development, aka small, locally owned building projects, comes to Playhouse on the Square on Thursday, Sept. 24. Doors at 5:30, talk at 6 p.m. RSVP is requested.
🌮 Adiós, Collierville. Frida's Mexican Restaurant is closing its Collierville spot at Carriage Crossing after 10 years. The last day is Sunday, Sept. 20, with service until 9 p.m. The original Midtown location on Madison Avenue stays open.
🎉 Fifty and fabulous. The first-ever Lakeland 50+ Expo is Thursday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m. to noon at the IH Clubhouse, 4523 Canada Rd. It's free, with live music, dozens of businesses to meet and more than $1,000 in door prizes, including a 65-inch TV.
🎶 June in September. Grammy-nominated Valerie June plays Satellite Music Hall Thursday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. The West Tennessee native got her start in Memphis coffeehouses, and Memphis soul royalty Vaneese Thomas opens.
🎸 Goner but not forgotten. Gonerfest 23 runs Sept. 24 to 27, with Thursday through Saturday shows at Wiseacre's Broad Avenue brewery and a free Sunday finale at the Overton Park Shell. Detroit punk pioneers Death close out Saturday, and Henry Rollins is the emcee. Passes are $175; single nights run $60 to $70.
🚴 Tiny tri. The 17th annual Small Fry Tri takes over Bartlett Saturday, Sept. 19, at 9 a.m. Kids ages 2 to 6 run, bike and "swim" through a sprinkler, and every finisher gets a medal. It's $25 a racer, and only the first 150 racers get in.
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