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Things to do in Memphis

25 ideas for a day or a night in Memphis, by what you’re in the mood for.

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Nightlife · 8Tours & day trips · 5Live music · 4Outdoors · 3Sport · 2Arts & culture · 1Markets · 1Festivals & events · 1

Nightlife in Memphis

Earnestine & Hazel'sSouth MainBlues City CafeBeale StreetHi Tone CafeCrosstownLafayette's Music RoomOverton SquareWiseacre Brewing CoDowntownLoflin YardSouth MainSilky O'Sullivan'sBeale StreetSuperstition Vampire Masquerade BallFri 23 October, 10pm · Hi Tone Cafe · From $7.5

Tours & day trips in Memphis

Delta Blues Museum (Clarksdale, MS)Memphis (self-drive)Elvis Presley Birthplace (Tupelo, MS)Memphis (self-drive)Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park4 hrs · Memphis (self-drive) · FreeRowan Oak (Oxford, MS)4 hrs · Memphis (self-drive) · From $10Shiloh National Military ParkMemphis (self-drive)

Live music in Memphis

Shell on Wheels: The Four Way Restaurant Legacy ConcertFri 23 October, 5:30pm · The Four Way RestaurantCash Money & No Limit TourSat 24 October, 8pm · FedExForumThe Robert Cray BandSat 24 October, 8pm · Germantown Performing Arts CenterMorris Day & The Time + The S.O.S. BandSun 25 October, 7pm · Orpheum Theatre · From $64

Outdoors in Memphis

FreeBig River Crossing1.6 km · about 1 hrFreeShelby Farms Greenline20.8 kmFreeElmwood Cemetery Self-Guided Tourabout 1.5 hrs

Sport in Memphis

Memphis Grizzlies vs Utah Jazz (Home Opener)Wed 21 October, 7pm · FedExForumMemphis Tigers Football vs East CarolinaThu 22 October, 6:30pm · Memphis Tigers home game · From $21

Arts & culture in Memphis

Art on FireSat 24 October, 7pm · Dixon Gallery & Gardens

Markets in Memphis

FreeMemphis Farmers MarketSat 24 October, 8am · Memphis Farmers Market

Festivals & events in Memphis

FreeDía de Muertos Parade & Festival 2026Sat 24 October, 11am · Court Square and Halloran Centre
What’s On MemphisThis week in Memphis, day by dayTonight, this weekend, the Top 10 and the regular nights.Eat & drinkWhere locals eat in MemphisThe restaurants, cafés and bakeries locals love.

Things to do in Memphis, answered

What are the best things to do in Memphis?

Right now: Earnestine & Hazel's (nightlife), Delta Blues Museum (Clarksdale, MS) (tours & day trips), Shell on Wheels: The Four Way Restaurant Legacy Concert (live music) and Big River Crossing (outdoors). Each list is refreshed several times a day.

What can I do for free in Memphis?

Big River Crossing, Shelby Farms Greenline, Elmwood Cemetery Self-Guided Tour and Memphis Farmers Market, and 1 more.

What's on in Memphis this week?

What's On Memphis has this week day by day: tonight, this weekend, the Top 10 and the regular nights hotels and hostels run.