
Happy Friday, Memphis!
We like making your life easier. Every Friday, we round up events and live music happening this weekend around the 901, so that all you have to do is decide who you're bringing.
Elvis Week opens at Graceland on Saturday, the Redbirds are home all three nights, and Tiger Lane is about to smell like fried chicken.
Let's dive in.
What's Happening This Weekend

All Weekend Long
🕺 Elvis Week 2026 (Graceland)
The world's biggest Elvis gathering runs Aug. 8–16 and marks 49 years since his passing. Fans arrive from all over the world. The free Meditation Garden walk-up opens 7:30–8:30 AM daily starting Saturday.
Friday: Ultimate ETA Kick-Off Party, 9 PM at The Guest House Ballroom ($26)
Saturday: Free Fan Welcome Mixer, 3 PM in The Guest House Lobby, then Elvis Vegas Nights at the Graceland Soundstage
Sunday: Elvis Gospel Show, the Ultimate ETA Semifinal Round and Elvis Bingo, 3–5 PM at the Jungle Room Bar
⚾ Redbirds vs. Nashville Sounds (AutoZone Park)
Your first-half International League champs close out a six-game homestand against the in-state rivals. Three different theme nights, and the kids zone inflatables are free all weekend.
Friday: 7:05 PM — Halfway to Mardi Gras, with a jersey for the first 1,500 fans and $5 margaritas
Saturday: 6:35 PM — Hunting & Fishing Night, camo hats for the first 1,500, postgame fireworks
Sunday: 1:05 PM — kids run the bases after the final out
✊🏾 Memphis Black Family Reunion (MLK Jr. Riverside Park)
Two days of live music, visual art, dance, food, youth activities and a local market — plus The People's Assembly, a community conversation about the future of the city. Free and open to everybody.
Saturday: 11 AM–8 PM
Sunday: 11 AM–8 PM
Friday, August 7
🎶 Happy Friday in The Grove — 5PM at GPAC in Germantown (free) — Josh Threlkeld leads a singalong with special guest Victor Sawyer and a Second Line
🪕 Bluegrass Jam on the Square — Collierville Town Square (free, 26th year)
🎩 Memphis Magic Night — 7:30PM at Bar DKDC ($20 online, $25 at the door)
😂 Who Wrote That?! Comedy Show — 9:30PM at Bar DKDC ($15, 18+)
Saturday, August 8
🫧 Memphis Bubble Run — 8AM at Shelby Farms Park (untimed, foam-covered and free to register)
🏃 Summer Fun Run 5K & Kids Dash — Hyde Lake at Shelby Farms Park (benefits Sweet Cheeks Diaper Ministry)
🌳 Second Saturday on the V&E Greenline — 9AM at Kirby Station (free)
💦 Summer Splash — 10AM at the Overton Park Greensward (waterslides, free, no registration)
✨ Shine & Slime Saturday — 10AM at Pizzazz Craft & Social Bar ($16)
🎨 Chelsea Wall Community Celebration — 11AM at 71 Chelsea Ave. (free — a mile of new murals)
🔮 8/8 Lion's Gate Portal Metaphysical Market — 12–6PM at the Hi Tone (free entry, both rooms)
🎒 Free Family Day at Stax — 1–4PM at the Stax Museum (free admission, school supplies and The Quéludes)
🌱 Project Grow — 1PM at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens
🐱 CatVideoFest 2026 — 2:30PM at the Pink Palace ($16 adults, $13 kids — one showing only)
🐯 Memphis Football Fan Fest — 3PM at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (free — open practice, autographs, shirts for the first 1,500)
🍗 Memphis Chicken & Beer Festival — 6PM at Tiger Lane ($45 GA, 21+, 90 beverage samples)
🎪 My Big Backyard Jam Session — 6–8PM at Memphis Botanic Garden ($20, free for kids 12 and under — opening party for the new Fun Studio)
Sunday, August 9
☕ Barista Olympics — 12PM at Ghost River Brewing ($25 to compete, free to watch)
🍖 Grill & Chill: Big Ole Hootenanny — Christ Church (slow-smoked pork, end-of-summer edition)
🦞 Cousins Maine Lobster truck — Lowe's in Olive Branch (rolls, tots and tacos)
🎷 Sunset Jazz at Court Square — 6–8PM downtown (free — the Alex Nollan Ensemble, food trucks and door prizes)
🎶 Live Music Around the City

🎸 Friday, August 7
Downtown
Tin Roof — Rodell McCord (7PM), Computermane in the Green Room (8PM), DJ Bori (10:30PM), The Jinx (10:30PM)
Silky O'Sullivan's — Even Odds Band (6PM), Dueling Pianos (7PM), DJ Tree (10PM)
BB King's — Jason Foree Band (12PM), Memphis Jones (4PM), BB King All-Stars (8PM)
Rum Boogie — Cowboy (4PM), The Sensations (8PM)
New Daisy Theatre — Premo Rice (5PM)
Blues City Cafe — Blind Mississippi Morris in the Band Box, no cover
Midtown
Minglewood Hall — Zoso: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience (8PM)
Lafayette's Music Room — Almost Elton John (7PM)
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts — Sunny Side New Orleans Jazz Band (7:30PM)
Hi Tone — DIY Memphis presents Fire In The Blood, Unreal City, Rotten Luck, Aversive Control and more in the Small Room (7PM)
B-SIDE — Memphis Snake Doctors (6:30PM)
East Memphis
Neil's Music Room — Full Metal Rackett (8PM)
Germantown • Bartlett • Lakeland • Collierville
Nashoba (Collierville) — Saddle Up, a '90s diva country show (8PM)
Knuckleheads Sidecar — The Boneyard, for Knuckleheads' birthday week (7PM)
Delta Blues Winery (Lakeland) — Memphis Funk-N-Horns (7PM)
South Memphis
Hernando's Hideaway — Ronnie McDowell for Elvis Week, two shows (4PM & 8PM)
🎤 Saturday, August 8
Downtown
Tin Roof — Heartbreak Hill (3PM), Rodell McCord (7PM), Computermane in the Green Room (8PM), DJ Bori (10:30PM), The Jinx (10:30PM)
Silky O'Sullivan's — New Era Band (6PM), Dueling Pianos (7PM), DJ Stringbean (10PM)
BB King's — Beale Street Blues Band (12PM), Flic's Pic's Band (4PM), Ashton Riker & The Memphis Royals (8PM)
Blues City Cafe — Robert Washington's Elvis tribute (5PM), then Blind Mississippi Morris in the Band Box, no cover
Rum Boogie — Red Thomas (4PM), The Sensations (8PM)
Midtown
Lafayette's Music Room — Basketcase (5PM), Aquanet (9PM)
B-SIDE — Alice Hasen, Mama Honey and Victim Of A Dog (9PM)
Growlers — barnacle boi's "Always, Elsewhere" tour with Von Storm, Tom Skeemask and more (7:30PM)
Bar DKDC — Hot Seat, with back-to-back sets from DJ Brilli, JayXavaire, Livin and Rhinestonee
Hi Tone — Superstition: dark wave dance night in the Small Room (10:30PM)
East Memphis
Neil's Music Room — Twin Soul, playing '80s rock (8PM)
Germantown • Bartlett • Lakeland • Collierville
Knuckleheads Sidecar — Hog and Hogs Luau, with Steve Hopper on steel drums (1PM) and Kevin & Bethany Paige (7PM)
Nashoba (Collierville) — Southbound (8PM)
Delta Blues Winery (Lakeland) — J.T. McCaffrey (7PM)
South Memphis
Hernando's Hideaway — Jonathan Plevyak & The Jukebox Boys, an Elvis Week kickoff (8PM)
🎶 Sunday, August 9
Downtown
BB King's — Beale Street Blues Band (12PM), Flic's Pic's Band (4PM), Memphis Soul Factory (8PM)
Rum Boogie — Red Thomas (3PM), The Sensations (7PM)
Silky O'Sullivan's — David & Jeremiah Bring The Thundah (6PM)
Blues City Cafe — Robert Washington's Elvis tribute (5PM)
Tin Roof — Rodell McCord (7PM)
Huey's Downtown — Tequila Mockingbird (3PM)
Midtown
Lafayette's Music Room — Duane Cleveland Acoustic (12–3PM), Alexis Jade (5PM)
Bar DKDC — Jazz Brunch with the Joe Restivo Trio
Huey's Midtown — Heartbreak Hill (3PM)
B-SIDE — Mystrio (7:30PM)
Growlers — Phases with Foxbody, Waiting For. and justaserg. (8PM)
East Memphis & Cordova
Huey's Poplar — T. Jarrod Bonta Quartet (3PM)
Neil's Music Room — The Mixers on '50s, '60s and '70s music (4PM)
Huey's Southwind — Deep Roots (6PM)
Huey's Cordova — Breeze Cayolle (8PM)
Germantown • Collierville • Lakeland • Millington • Southaven
Knuckleheads Sidecar — Sunday Funday Birthday Bash with Jase Harshman and Robby Davis (12:30PM) and Mandi and Angela (5PM)
Delta Blues Winery (Lakeland) — Over The Garage Band (2PM)
Huey's Germantown — Duane Cleveland Band (6PM)
Huey's Collierville — The Double Ds (6PM)
Huey's Millington — Jack & Noah (6PM)
Huey's Southaven — Bob Nelson & The Bobcats (6PM)
South Memphis
Hernando's Hideaway — Jason D Williams (5:30PM)
D'Bo's on Elvis Presley Blvd. — Soulful Sundays with Calvin Jerry Smith
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