Fieldaze Festival This Weekend: Free Fitness Classes, Watch Parties, Expo, and Races

THE RACES

Fieldaze’s main events are three competitions: a half marathon/5K race across Big River Crossing, a kayak race in Wolf River Harbor, and a cycling competition.  See more here.

You can sign up for any of these competitions until the start of the race! 

Peer Power Big River Crossing Half-Marathon and 5K Race

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 8:30 a.m.
Register Here.

“Huzzah! On The Harbor” 2-Mile Kayak Race in Wolf River Harbor

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m.
Register here.

Grit & Grind Gravel Grinder Bike Race

Sunday, Nov. 6 at 9 a.m.
Register here. 

More information, including all the routes and registration links are available on the Fieldaze website and here.

THE CLASSES

Take yoga, cycling, CrossFit, line dancing, salsa, and more each day during Fieldaze.  Register for your spot in the classes ASAP! Some are already full. Register here.

Note: Yoga Six and Rumble Boxing are both planning to open in 2023, so this is a great way to try out a class and get in on any founders memberships to save a little! 

FIELDAZE Q&A

What is FIELDAZE?

It’s three days of free fitness classes, competitions, an outfitters expo, and more events in downtown Memphis on November 4-6.

How much does it cost?

The fitness classes—everything from line dancing to CrossFit to yoga—are totally free! Almost all are at Wisacre’s downtown HQ. CrossFit is at Crossfit Hit & Run downtown). If you registered for one of the three big competitions, you paid an entry fee. Registration for those is closed. Tickets for the coffee festival, Grind City Coffee Expo, are $25-$35.

What are the other events? 

• Grizzlies Watch Party on Friday at 7 p.m.
• Wiseacre Kölsch Ale Release on Friday 
• Grind City Coffee Expo on Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. — read more about this here
• Fieldaze Expo Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Chinese Connection Dub Embassy Show Saturday 6 p.m.
• Brunch specials at Little Bettie at Wiseacre 
• Grizzlies Watch Party Sunday 5 p.m.
• plus DJs in between classes!

What Is the fieldaze Expo? 

New this year, the Fieldaze Expo is on Saturday November 5th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wiseacre. Meet local outfitters, wellness vendors, fitness studios, and grab some I Love Memphis merch! See the lineup.

Where Is It/Where Do I Park?

Most of the classes, watch parties, and events are at Wiseacre’s downtown taproom at 389 S. B.B. King Blvd. The races locations are listed above.

There is plenty of parking in downtown Memphis with a short walk to Wiseacre, along the street (couple of bucks) or in surface lots or garages. Explore Bike Share is free this weekend with code FIELDAZE22.

Note: Give your self extra time to park and walk, there’s lots of exciting development and construction downtown so some streets are closed. 

Half-Priced Parking On Saturday

There’s half-priced parking at the lot on Dr. MLK Jr. Ave between B.B. King and 2nd Street from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and a free shuttle running 7 a.m. to noon from that lot to Martryr’s Park where the Peer Power Big River Crossing Race is happening that morning.

Fieldaze Schedule

The whole schedule with registration links and more info is available on the Memphis Adventures website. Here's a quick rundown:

Friday, November 4
4-7p — Headliner Events Packet Pick-up
5-6p — Line Dancing with Adrienne*
5-9p — DJ Daniel Mathis
6-7p — CycleBar Pop-up Ride
7p — Grizzlies Watch Party

Saturday, November 5
7-8a — Yoga with Candace*
8-9a — Crossfit Hit & Run
8:30a — Peer Power BRX Half Marathon & 5K
9-10a — Envision Fitness*
9a-3p — Grind City Coffee Expo
10-11a — Pilates by Club Pilates
10a-4p — Fieldaze Expo
11-11:45a — HIIT by Shred415
12-4p — DJ Superman
2p — Huzzah! on the Harbor Kayak Race
3p — Rumble Boxing
4-5p — Swing Dancing with Cat's Ballroom*
5-6p — Line Dancing with Adrienne*
6-9p — Chinese Connection Dub Embassy
6-11p — Mighty Lights

Sunday, November 6
9a — Outdoors Inc Grit & Grind Gravel Grinder
9-10a — Yoga with Candace*
10-11a — Envision Fitness*
11a-12p — Yoga Six Restore
5p — Grizzlies Watch Party

* These free fitness events are made possible by the Downtown Memphis Commission.

More Things To Know 

Be sure to follow @naturallymem and @downtownMemphis on Instagram and Facebook for updates and more info. You can RSVP to the event and get more info via the Facebook event here.