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ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

Tickets

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Special Events

  • Ballet Memphis Studios
    7950 Trinity Raod • Memphis, TN 38018
    901-737-7322
    The Ballet Memphis Studios offers Pilates classes for all experience levels.

Cinema

  • CTI IMAX® Theatre
    3050 Central Avenue • Memphis, TN 38111
    901-763-IMAX
    The only IMAX Theater in the Mid-South, this theater features a four-story high screen, a six channel digital surround sound system, and crystal clear images that put you right in the picture. IMAX films take you on exciting adventures to spectacular places.

  • Malco Theatres
    5851 Ridgeway Center Parkway • Memphis, TN 38120
    901-761-3480
    Malco Theatres are a Memphis tradition for over 85 years!

Night Life

  • B.B. King's Blues Club
    143 Beale Street • Memphis, TN 38103
    901-524-5464
    Inspired by an authentic Delta juke joint, this club is "The Original B.B. King’s Blues Club" and it is filled with B.B. King photos and memorabilia. Enjoy B.B. King's favorite Southern dishes as you listen to the best of live Memphis music seven days a week while at this club.

  • Black Diamond
    153 Beale Street • Memphis, TN 38103
    901-521-0800
    Taste the best barbecue and pizza on Beale Street and listen to some of the best musicians in Memphis while at this favorite night spot that provides the best in local and national blues bands nightly.

Concerts & Performances

  • Germantown Performing Arts Centre
    1801 Exeter Road • Memphis, TN 38138
    Located in Germantown
    901-757-7256
    This performance arts center provides an exciting and diverse season which designed to appeal to a broad spectrum of musical tastes, ranging from jazz and bluegrass to comedy and the classics.

  • Orpheum Theatre, The
    203 South Main Street • Memphis, TN 38103
    901-525-7800
    A beautifully restored 1928 movie palace that hosts a wide array of events, such as touring Broadway productions, operas, ballets, concerts, and other special events, throughout the year.

  • W.C. Handy Performing Arts Park
    200 Beale Street • Memphis, TN 38103
    901-526-0110
    Named after the "Father of the Blues," this outdoor performing arts park features a 50-foot covered stage which is appropriate for simple presentations or complex musical performances. The park has hosted everything from the Handy Weekend Children's Festival to a Harley-Davidson street party, as well as comedy performances and local bands.

  • Ballet Memphis
    7950 Trinity Road • Memphis, TN 38088
    Located in Cordova
    901-737-7322
    The only full time professional dance company in Memphis, this nationally recognized ballet company performs classical and contemporary classics, with an emphasis on the region's history, heritage, and music, at the historic Orpheum Theatre from September through May.

  • Lindenwood Concerts
    2400 Union Avenue • Memphis, TN 38112
    Located at Lindenwood Christian Church
    901-458-1652
    Celebrating over 25 years, this professional concert series runs from September to May and includes nationally and internationally known musicians. Past performers have included the Vienna Choir Boys and the U.S. Marine Band.

  • Memphis Symphony Orchestra
    3100 Walnut Grove Road, Suite 501 • Memphis, TN 38111
    901-324-3627
    Providing quality entertainment for over 50 years, this 85-member orchestra plays more than 90 concert dates each year, including student matinees, operas, ballets, and visiting Broadway shows. Their season includes Classical, Pops, Chamber Orchestra, and Family concert series.

Plays & Productions

  • Circuit Playhouse, The
    1705 Poplar Avenue • Memphis, TN 38104
    901-726-4656
    The sister theatre to Playhouse on the Square, this theater is dedicated to the training of new actors, directors, and designers and it provides the best of Broadway and off-Broadway productions at an affordable price.

  • Playhouse on the Square
    51 South Cooper Street • Memphis, TN 38104
    901-726-4656
    The only professional resident theater company in Memphis, this entertaining theater provides a wide variety of live performances and productions throughout the year.

  • Theatre Memphis
    630 Perkins Extension • Memphis, TN 38117
    801-682-8323
    One of the oldest and most successful community theatres in the country, this theatre company has been providing entertaining, enlightening, and fun-for-the-whole-family professional Broadway plays and musicals since 1920.

  • Opera Memphis
    6745 Wolf River Parkway • Memphis, TN 38120
    Located at the Clark Opera Memphis Center
    901-257-3100
    The region's only professional opera company, this opera is composed of more than 100 members from the mid-South community and it is dedicated to producing, creating, and promoting quality opera and music theatre to residents throughout the region.

Festivals & Fairs

  • Beale Street Music Festival
    Riverside Drive • Memphis, TN 38103
    Held at Tom Lee Park in Downtown Memphis
    901-525-1515 (Ticketmaster)
    A 33-acre park on the banks of the Mississippi River is the location for this annual three-day music event. Visitors from all over the world will come to Memphis to hear some great music from over 60 top artists and eat from the several on-site beverage and food vendors.

Sporting Events

  • Memphis Motorsports Park
    5500 Taylor Forge Road • Memphis, TN 38053
    931-358-7223
    One of the nation’s most versatile motorsports facilities, this 3/4 mile, paved tri-oval and drag racing facility is complete with modern grandstands and luxurious skybox suites and it annually hosts NASCAR’s Busch and Craftsman Truck Series, as well as the popular NHRA O’Reilly Mid-South Nationals.

  • Pyramid, The
    One Auction Avenue • Memphis, TN 38105
    901-521-7909
    One of the most uniquely designed structures on earth, this 32-story facility is the third largest pyramid in the world and it soars even taller than the Statue of Liberty or the Taj Mahal. The 21,000 seat sports and entertainment venue is well known for hosting national basketball tournaments, concerts, and family shows.

  • Southland Greyhound Park
    1550 North Ingram Boulevard • Memphis, TN 72301
    Located in West Memphis, Arkansas
    870-735-3670, 800-467-6182
    World-class athletic greyhounds thunder around the track at speeds up to 40 miles per hour at this facility that provides live racing Monday through Saturday, plus simulcast greyhounds and thoroughbreds seven days a week, year round.

  • Kroger St. Jude Tennis Championship
    5111 Sanderlin Avenue • Memphis, TN 38117
    Located at The Racquet Club of Memphis
    901-765-4400
    Benefiting St. Jude Children's Hospital, this tennis tournament is a win-win situation and it features the world's top tennis players, all competing on state-of-the-art Plexipave indoor hard courts for $880,000 in total prize money to help the children of St. Jude. This event takes place each February and lasts for ten days.
    Sponsored By: Kroger

  • Memphis Grizzlies
    191 Beale Street • Memphis, TN 38103
    Beale Street Entertainment District
    901-205-2640 (Box Office)
    The National Basketball Association's official Memphis franchise, the Grizzlies play their regular season from October to April at FedExForum in downtown Memphis and provide exciting entertainment for all ages. FedExForum tours are also available for groups of 10 or more.

  • Memphis Redbirds & Auto Zone Park
    175 Toyota Plaza, Suite 300 • Memphis, TN 38103
    901-721-6000 (Ticket Office)
    The Memphis Redbirds are a farm team for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Redbirds' home games are played at AutoZone Park, which features the largest video board in minor league baseball, a 23-by-30 foot screen. Tours are also available for behind the scenes look at the finest ballpark built below the major leagues at Auto Zone Park.

Tours

  • Gibson Beale Street Showcase, The
    145 Lt. George W. Lee Avenue • Memphis, TN 38103
    Located Inside the Gibson Guitar Building
    901-544-7998
    Take a complete tour of the Gibson Beale Street Showcase in Memphis. This memorable tour of Gibson’s Memphis guitar factory consists of an intimate viewing of the facility as Gibson’s skilled luthiers craft some of the finest guitars in the world.

  • American Dream Safari
    343 Madison • Memphis, TN 38103
    901-527-8870
    Customized cultural expeditions exploring the heart&beat of Memphis from the backseat of a 1955 Cadillac are offered by American Dream Safari. Choose from 8 different tours and hop in the back of the caddy for a truly unique tour experience. This is not your ordinary gray line tour, guys. Also available are "Walking in Memphis" downtown tours that are a combination walking tour and trolley ride enabling you to explore the rich architecture and culture of downtown Memphis.

  • FedExForum Tours
    191 Beale Street • Memphis, TN 38103
    901-205-1234
    Tour the newest sports and entertainment venue in the Mid-South. FedExForum Tours are available for groups of 10 or more, Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on non-event days.

  • Lauderdale Courts: Former Home of Elvis Presley
    252 North Lauderdale • Memphis, TN 38105
    901-523-8662
    Second only to Graceland, Lauderdale Courts is the Memphis home Elvis lived in the longest. From September 1949 to January 1953 Elvis Presley and his parents, Gladys and Vernon, lived at 185 Winchester, Apartment 328 in Lauderdale Courts.

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