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.

Let's dive in.

What's Happening This Weekend

All Weekend Long

🎬 Indie Memphis Film Festival (Halloran Centre & Malco Powerhouse)
The city's biggest film festival wraps up its 28th year in the South Main Arts District. Single tickets are $15 ($20 for the closing night film), and a festival pass is $140.

  • Friday, Saturday and Sunday: screenings all day; full schedule on the festival site

⚔️ Renaissance Faire at Wiseacre (Wiseacre OG Taproom, 2783 Broad Ave.)
Merchants, medieval combat, food, music and dancing at the Broad Avenue taproom. It's free and all ages, costumes are welcome, and canned food donations go to the Mid-South Food Bank.

  • Saturday and Sunday: starting at noon

🎭 Gold In Our Bones (Centenary United Methodist Church, 584 E. McLemore Ave.)
A new Orpheum-commissioned play made with the Soulsville and South City community, about a man confronting who profits from his ancestor's stolen song. Free, all ages, no tickets needed; doors open 30 minutes early.

  • Friday: 7 PM

  • Saturday and Sunday: 2 PM

🎹 Million Dollar Quartet (Theatre Memphis)
Closing weekend for the musical about the 1956 Sun Studio jam session with Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. Tickets are $15 to $62.

  • Friday: 7:30 PM

  • Saturday: 2 PM (final show)

🏠 Memphis Home & Lifestyle Show (Agricenter International)
Remodelers, builders and home vendors fill the Agricenter for the fall show.

  • Friday: noon to 6 PM

  • Saturday: 10 AM to 5 PM

  • Sunday: 11 AM to 4 PM

🦁 Narnia (Playhouse on the Square)
The family holiday show opens Friday and runs through Dec. 20.

  • Opening weekend: showtimes on the Playhouse site

Friday, November 6

Saturday, November 7

Sunday, November 8

🎶  Live Music Around the City

🎸 Friday, November 6

Downtown

  • Tin Roof — The Super 5 (7PM), Computermane in the Green Room (8PM), Denver Massey (10:30PM)

  • B.B. King's — Jason Foree Band (12PM), Memphis Jones (4PM), BB King All-Stars (8PM)

  • Rum Boogie — Cowboy (4–7PM), FreeWorld (8PM–12AM)

  • Blues City Cafe — CowBoy Neil and the Real Deal (8PM)

Midtown

  • Lafayette's Music Room — Almost Elton John (7PM)

  • Crosstown Arts — The Music of Stephen M. Lee, featuring dancer Naomi Lee (7:30PM)

  • Hattiloo Culture Box — Music Box featuring Tony B. Dickerson (doors 7:30PM, show 8PM)

  • Hi Tone — Conan Neutron & The Secret Friends (doors 8PM, show 9PM, small room)

  • B-SIDE — The Stolen Faces, a Grateful Dead tribute (9PM)

  • Bar DKDC — Private Dive's debut show (doors 9PM, band around 10PM), with DJs after

East Memphis

Germantown • Bartlett • Lakeland • Collierville

South Memphis

Tunica

🎤 Saturday, November 7

Downtown

  • Tin Roof — Emilee + Levi (3PM), Kota (7PM), Computermane in the Green Room (8PM), Denver Massey (10:30PM)

  • B.B. King's — Beale St Blues Band (12PM), Flic's Pic's Band (4PM), BB King All-Stars (8PM)

  • Ghost River (South Main) — Pam & Terry (2–6PM), Piano-Men (7–10:30PM)

  • Rum Boogie — Chris Gales (4–7PM), FreeWorld (8PM–12AM)

  • One11 Madison — Bird Williams (7PM and 9PM shows)

  • Blues City Cafe — CowBoy Neil and the Real Deal (8PM)

Midtown

East Memphis

Germantown • Bartlett • Lakeland • Collierville

South Memphis

🎶 Sunday, November 8

Downtown

Midtown

East Memphis & Cordova

Germantown • Bartlett • Collierville

South Memphis

  • Hernando's Hide-A-Way — The Sonny Wilsons with Amber Rae Dunn, a fundraiser for Dolly's Second Chance (doors 3PM, show 4PM)

Millington & DeSoto

That's it for this week!

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Enjoy your weekend, Memphis. We'll see you Monday!

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