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Beale Street Music Festival
To the world, Memphis means great music.
Music lovers from around the globe gather at the Beale Street Music
Festival to celebrate this vital heritage, this deep river of sound.
Three magical days. Four big stages.
Thirty-three acres overlooking the Mighty Mississippi, right on
the heels of historic Beale Street. More than sixty top artists.
One outrageous party.
Blues, rock, gospel, R&B, alternative,
and soul a spine-tingling musical variety guaranteed to shake your
soul. With a growing fan base and worldwide media coverage, this
stellar event sells out annually. Get your tickets now. Then, get
ready to get down on the banks of the river.
International Week
Each year Memphis in May celebrates
the people and culture of an honored country. The activities and
programs offered all week increase our understanding of life around
the world. For a list of cultural events and opportunities, click
on the Events link in the left-hand menu of this screen.
Memphis in May International Festival
also plays a strong role in creating commercial exchange between
Memphis and the honored country, offering a gateway to international
business opportunities.
For Educators and Students
Each year Memphis in May's Education Program empowers the community
to learn about the people and culture of the honored country. Students
and teachers take a virtual journey via the annual curriculum guides,
activities, and student competitions.
This extensive program touches more
than 250,000 Memphis area students and adults. All Memphis area
public, private or home-schooled children will have the opportunity
to discover 12 different countries before graduating. Explore the
downloadable PDFs and International Week events for details about
these exciting opportunities.
World Championship Barbecue Cooking
Contest
It's the Super Bowl of Swine. The College
of Pig Knowledge. The Granddaddy of Grills. The Largest Pork Barbecue
Cooking Contest on the Planet.
The sweetest smelling cloud hovers
over Memphis—hickory, pork, tomato, mustard, vinegar, more
pork ... Three stuffed days of smoked heaven where contestants eat,
sleep, and live pig. All oink wildly, trying to win more than $61,050
in prizes.
Grillmasters and goodtimers will descend
on Tom Lee Park in downtown Memphis for serious competition that’s
seriously fun. Even the grills dress up for this party—like
fire trucks, airplanes, piggy banks, pot bellied stoves; you name
it, it’s probably here.
More than 90,000 pork lovers from around
the globe Australia, Russia, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Estonia, Canada,
France, Japan, New Zealand, Thailand and the United Kingdom gather
together to testify about their special sauces, rubs, ribs, and
whatnot in Pig-dom.
And, there’s the Main Stage, the
site of world-class musical entertainment and the Ms. Piggie competition
(grown men in snouts and tutus). You’ll see funny faces, famous
faces, and might end up having your face on one of these special
reports on NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, Southern Living Network, PBS, A&E,
TBS, Gourmet Magazine, Food & Wine, Martha Stewart Living TV,
or one of many other media reports.
Great Southern Food Festival
Grits. Catfish. Fried okra. Pecan pie.
Turnip greens. Cornbread. Fried green tomatoes. In the South, these
aren't just foods … they're staples, symbols of the good life!
Now there's a big, two-day celebration
honoring the food that's so great they named an entire region of
the U.S. after it.
The Memphis in May Great Southern Food
Festival combines great restaurants, sublime Southern music, unique
Southern fine arts & crafts, and some of the South's most outstanding
chefs and cooks with a 25-acre park in downtown Memphis and a savory
view of the Mississippi River.
The Great Southern Food Festival also
offers cooking contests and prizes, an interactive children's area,
strolling musicians and Southern entertainers, a catfish and hushpuppy
cooking contest, some of the South's best storytellers and musicians,
a whole lot of food, and so much more yummy things to do.
Sunset Symphony
This grand finale of Memphis in May
joins with our newest event, the Great Southern Food Festival, to
provide the much-anticipated dessert at the end of the festival.
Like the end of any great meal, it's sweetness that provides just
the right finishing touch.
With its beautiful setting on the banks
of the Mississippi and the wonderful music of the Memphis Symphony
Orchestra, this event is an all-time favorites. Family and friends
gather to enjoy each other, the music, and the delicious food from
vendors and picnic baskets in this ideal setting.
As a Memphis in May and Sunset Symphony
Tradition, a spectacular fireworks display lights up the Mighty
Mississippi. This incredible show illuminates the grand sounds of
the symphony.
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