8 Ways To Celebrate Elvis' 87th Birthday
8 Ways To Celebrate Elvis' 86th Birthday
If Elvis was alive, he would be 87 years old on January 8, 2022.
Whether you're a card-carrying Elvis fan club member or just like an excuse to enjoy a special day, here are eight ways to honor the King's birthday on January 8.
How To Celebrate Elvis's Birthday:
1. Eat some Elvis-inspired treats, like Elvis's favorite sandwich
Birthday treats for everyone!
- Here's a post about a bacon-banana-peanut-butter sandwich that's super easy to make.
- Or, you can head over to Elvis Presley's Memphis (the entertainment complex across the street from Graceland ) to the "Gladys' Diner" restaurant and order your very own PB&B sammy.
- The Arcade restaurant in downtown Memphis was one of Elvis' favorite spots, and they still serve up a fried peanut butter and banana sandwich.
2. Tune in to the Graceland Official Birthday Proclamation Ceremony
Graceland throws down for The King with a week of events and parties. This year, most events are limited capacity (and therefore, sold out) or outdoors. Check out the details here. The annual birthday ceremony at Graceland will be broadcast online, if you want to tune in.
Graceland is open for tours with limited capacity and advanced reservations.
3. Say Happy Birthday "In Person" during free walk-up times
Free walk-up visits to the Meditation Garden at Graceland are suspended, but they're allowing such visits for just three days, January 7-9, 2022. You can walk by on those mornings from 7:30 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. or in the evenings from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Please wear a mask and follow all social distancing guidelines.
4. Listen to Elvis and Elvis-inspired Music
Find your favorite Elvis song (mine is "Suspicious Minds") on the Elvis Spotify station. Click here to listen.
5. Take Your Picture With Elvis
If you're downtown, stop by the statue on Beale between 2nd and Main for a photo opp with Elvis. Bonus points if you post it online and tag it #ilovememphis or #happybirthdayElvis so I can share it on Twitter or Instagram. Be sure to mask up and social distance.
6. Check out Lansky Bros. at 126 Beale Street, or online
Lansky Bros., the family business that dressed Elvis, still has their locations inside the Peabody Hotel, but the newest location is where their original store was on Beale Street. There is plenty of rock 'n' roll-inspired attire and even some blue suede shoes. You can also shop online.
7. Plan to visit Sun Studio
If you haven't visited Sun Studio yet, make a plan to get there in the future. The tour guides are some of the absolutely best around and though the building is small, it's full of life, history, and intrigue. I highly recommend.
8. Plan To Visit Other Memphis Music Attractions
So much of Memphis music influenced or was influenced by Elvis' work. Plan ahead to pay homage to his inspirations and legacy at these other museums in the future.
- The Rock 'n' Soul Museum is a Smithsonian-associated museum that tells the story of Memphis music across genres and time periods. I love how it looks at the city's musical history as a whole, and uses first-person accounts (mostly audio recordings) to really dig deep.
- Memphis Music Hall of Fame (Elvis was inducted in 2012) has a physical location at 126 Beale Street upstairs from Lansky Bros.
Happy Birthday Elvis! How are you celebrating?
Denise Skelton UK
Tony gordon
Jo Schwalm
Nikola Webster
Hi there,
I got the chance to visit Graceland for the first time last year. We also visited Sun Studio's: https://britonthemove.com/visit-graceland/ both are fantastic! I did not know that he would have been 86 this year. While we were there we got to pay our respects at the meditation garden where he rests. Nikki
Francine Romano
We just came home from Graceland on July 12 th 2021. It was some thing I wanted to do for years ! My husband gave miss this as a gift! It was a amazing sight to see something I will never forget! I love him for this gift. Seeing what his life was like! Seeing his house and things he left for his family Lisa Marie life with her daddy Priscilla and his wedding outfit and Priscilla‘s gown and little Lisa’s bedroom said it was something to see and the way he lived was not so extravagant it was very simple but he saved everything receipts his wallet his keys things of his life he died at such a young age but he left his music behind and now he is gone but he’s not forgotten I was only five years old when I started having and loving hisMusic he’ll always be someone special to everyone may God bless him and I always watch over his family
Holly Whitfield
Thank you for the wonderful note! I'm so glad you enjoyed your visit to Memphis.
Daniel Elder
My birthday is January 8th I am an Elvis baby will be there on the 13th to honor the man
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