30 Cool Things To Do In Memphis This June
June is heating things up and the events are too. Here's a guide of 30 things to do in Memphis this month.
June is heating things up and the events are too. Here's a guide of 30 things to do in Memphis this month.
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Of course this guide doesn't account for every single thing happening in Memphis this month. For even more events, consult these guides we update weekly:
- Huge List of 2025 Memphis Events, Festivals, and Shows
- Check out where you can find live music (updated monthly)
- The weekend guide is updated each week with exciting things to do on Friday-Sunday
- For even more events, just scroll though the blog's calendar
1. Hit Beale Street’s Most Colorful Parade for Pride
Memphis Pride Fest, the most colorful weekend of the year, runs June 5-8. The festivities include a weekend full of events from dance parties and drag brunches to the Memphis Pride Festival and the iconic parade down Beale Street on June 7 starting at 11 a.m. The procession features 110+ units and 2,500+ participants. For our full Pride Month guide, click here.
2. Try out Shelby Farms Parks' New Disc Golf Course
The Uplands Disc Golf Course at Shelby Farms Park is newly revamped and open for play! Located in the Uplands area of the park, this redesigned course features new tee pads, signs, baskets, and a scenic layout perfect for both beginners and seasoned players.
3. Grab your lawn chair or blanket and head to the Overton Park Shell for live music
The 2025 Orion Financial Free Concert Series is in full swing during the month of June with Memphis legends and notable traveling acts. The free concerts at the historic bandshell is a beloved tradition. June features 12 free concerts you need to hit. Sit back in the grass or in your lawn chair and enjoy nights of funk, soul, hip-hop, house music and more. Check out the full lineup here.
4. Hop On Over to Memphis Brewfest for the Ultimate Beer Tasting
Memphis Brewfest returns June 21, 2025, at its new home in Shelby Farms Park! Enjoy unlimited samples from 40+ local and regional breweries, live music, food trucks, and artisan vendors. Sip your way through 100+ craft beers, hard sodas, and specialty brews, each poured by the folks who make them. Check out the full brewery lineup here.
5. See Kimberly Akimbo at the Orpheum Theatre
Broadway’s most delightfully weird show lands in Memphis! The Orpheum’s Broadway season brings Kimberly Akimbo to Memphis on June 24–29, with eight show options. This Tony Award-winning musical follows a funny and heartwarming story about a teenage girl with a rare aging condition, navigating family secrets, friendship, and finding joy in the unexpected. Get your tickets here.
6. Keep the Pride Celebrations Going at Tri-State Black Pride
The celebrations continue with Tri-State Black Pride weekend on June 12-16. Tri-State Black Pride includes a Party en Blanc opening party, drag brunch, pool party, music festival, and more. For our full Pride Month guide, click here.
7. Celebrate Juneteenth in Memphis
Juneteenth, June 19, falls on a Thursday this year but expect events all throughout the month and weekend. Our full event guide is complete with concert series, festivals, historic tours, markets, and more.
8. Pull up to Beale for Bike, Jeep or Hot Rod Nights
Have a motorcycle, jeep, a nice ride, or just enjoy any of the mentioned? Beale Street hosts nights for all three each month in the summer. Bike night is on June 25th, jeep night on June 17th, and hot rods on June 24th.
9. Hit Whet Thursday at the Metal Museum
Whet Thursday is a free after-hours event held at the Metal Museum on the last Thursday of each month from May through September. June’s event will be themed Ballroom on the Bluff on June 26 featuring ballroom dance lessons, hands-on activities, food truck, drinks, and more. Details here!
10. Eat fresh and support local at a Memphis farmers market
Be sure to hit a farmers market in June–when even more local markets are opening for the season. Whether you’re looking for fresh fruits, veggies, flowers, meats, baked goods, prepared foods, or other local goodies–our markets have it! There are a number of local farmers markets offered daily and weekly that can be found in our guide here.
11. Explore the Outdoors through Experience Memphis Gardens
Experience Memphis Garden is a six-week garden event that features 250+ gardens across 35+ neighborhoods. This event runs through June 15 for 26 days of garden exploration and inspiration on Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
12. Horse Lover? Hit the Germantown Charity Horse Show
The Germantown Charity Horse Show (GCHS) is one of the largest all-breed shows in the United States bringing in horse enthusiasts from all over the country. This year, GCHS celebrates its 76th year on June 3-7. Admire the beauty of the horses and the skillful riders during the competitions.
13. Get a Scoop at the Memphis Ice Cream Festival
Head over to Broad Ave. to sample your way through Memphis' best ice cream on June 8. Wristband gives you unlimited samples and one scoop of ice cream.
14. Kick off 100 Days of Blues with a Gospel Brunch
Kick off 100 Days of Blues, a citywide celebration leading up to what would have been B.B. King's 100th birthday, with a soulful Gospel Brunch at B.B. King’s Blues Club on June 8th. Enjoy powerful live performances from the Tennessee Mass Choir and more while indulging in Southern favorites like fried catfish, chicken & waffles, mac & cheese, and bread pudding. Check out all of the 100 Days of Blues events.
15. Cosplay or Shop at Anime Blues Con
Anime Blues Con returns June 6-8. This 3-day convention that prides itself on offering fan events for all-ages celebrating the arts and culture of Japanese Anime (animation), Manga (comics), and Cosplay (costume-play). Notable events: Adult Pajama Party, cosplay contests, and more!
16. Shop and Sip at the Crafts & Drafts Summer Market
Head to Crosstown Concourse on June 7th for the annual Crafts & Drafts Summer Market. Beer tents will be up to grab a brewski while you shop with 85+ vendors. Free to attend and family-friendly. Crosstown has live music pop-ups planned. Don't forget to explore Crosstown and shop the on-site businesses too!
17. Go to the First Puerto Rican Coffee Club Pop Up
Café. Cultura. Comunidad. Memphis Whistle will host the first ever Puerto Rican Coffee Club on June 8th. Roxy's Cocina Nuyorican Cafe is a coffee club and cultural cafe that will host pop ups around the city bringing Afro-Caribbean flavors to Memphis. Enjoy Puerto Rican brunch options like brunch empanadas, chicken stew, fish fritters, and of course–coffee!
18. Hit a Peabody Rooftop Party
The Peabody Rooftop Parties keep on giving with four rooftop parties each Thursday night in June. The parties are 21+ only and feature a new band or DJ each week. This month includes Lucky 7 Brass Band, DJ A.D., DJ Sledro, Bluff City Bandits, and Memphis Soul Remedy, and more. Read more about the rooftop parties here.
19. Catch a Memphis Redbirds Game
Play ball! In June, there are 12 games at AutoZone Park to catch that includes two, six-day series against Indianapolis and Norfolk. Hit the Margaritaville Night, 90's night, or go for Saturday fireworks. Additional promos include Sunday brunch, Red Sox weekend, and more. Check out all the upcoming promotions and free giveaways HERE.
20. Participate in Worldwide Knit in Public Day
Celebrate Worldwide Knit in Public Day with Stitching Supply on June 14 at Chickasaw Oaks Mall! Enjoy interactive demos, exclusive indie yarns, games, raffles, free MemPops, and limited-edition patches at this free, community-focused fiber arts event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
21. Cool off at a splash park or pool
June means summer! And in Memphis that means it's getting hot, hot, hot. It's time to start planning ways to beat the heat. Memphis has a variety of water zones to cool off, including splash pads and pools. Here is our list of favorites and where you can find them.
22. Spend your Thursdays and Fridays at GPAC
Each and every Thursday, GPAC has brought back Concerts in the Grove featuring the area's best musicians. Then, every Friday, they have Happy Hour in the Grove with curated drink specials, food trucks, and more. Here are all the upcoming GPAC events.
23. Take views of the sunset to a whole new level at Canoes + Cocktails at Shelby Farms Park
Each Friday, you’ll see the best views of Memphis sunsets from iconic Hyde Lake! Enjoy a guided evening sunset paddle on the lake followed by specialty cocktails provided by Old Dominick, snacks from Cheffie's, yard games and music.
24. Experience the Edge of Sound at Memphis Concrète
Memphis Concrète returns with three days of boundary-pushing electronic music from local and national experimental artists on June 7-9. From ambient to industrial, catch sets by Strooly, Marianne, Noir Walls, and more at this genre-defying festival celebrating sound without limits.
25. Or Catch a Concert Coming to Memphis this Month
Every month, we break down some of the top shows coming to Memphis. June features shows like Origami Angel, the Outlaw Music Festival, and more. Check out this month's guide for our full roundup of must-see shows.
26. See A Bronx Tale at Playhouse on the Square
Beat the heat with an indoor production of A Bronx Tale, a story of a young man torn between his admiration for his father and the allure of becoming a mob boss based on the beloved play. The show runs at Playhouse on the Square from June 13 to July 13. More details here.
27. Sweat it out during a free riverfront workout class
Join a free workout class along the riverfront at Tom Lee Park, Shelby Farms Park, or Overton Park Shell this month. Overton Park Shell will host goat yoga on June 29 or hit yoga on the river every Tuesday at downtown's River Garden. Shelby Farms Park has a little bit of everything with mat pilates, adult and kid's yoga, line dancing, and more.
28. Confront the Past, Inspire the Future at Overcoming Hateful Things
Now open daily at the Pink Palace Museum, Overcoming Hateful Things explores the Jim Crow era through 150+ powerful artifacts that reveal how racism was embedded in American culture—and how we must remain vigilant against its legacy today. On view through October 19.
29. Kick Off Summer at the Paradox Block Party
Head to Paradox at PeCo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 7th for live music, an art show, free MemPops, and a sidewalk chalk competition with prizes for the most creative drawings. Chalk provided while supplies last.
30. Get Hoppy in Downtown for the First Memphis Brew Up
Celebrate local craft beer, live music, food trucks, and more during the first-ever Downtown Memphis Brew Hop on June 9-15! This week is all about celebrating downtown's brewing beer scene. Explore 9 downtown spots with special events, drink releases, bike races, and Father's Day fun all week long.
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