Hear ye, hear ye! Mark your calendars for August 17, 2024, as Wiseacre on Broad Avenue in Memphis transforms into a fantastical world of knights, maidens, and medieval marvels.

Beginning at 1 PM, this enchanting Renaissance Faire promises an afternoon of revelry, music, dancing, and thrilling medieval battles, all set against the backdrop of a noble cause. Be sure to bring some school supplies to donate–more on that important aspect later! Let's get into the event details first.

Because we’re all in this together🎶

Whew! Summer definitely flew by. It’s time for the kiddos to head back to school. But first, let’s end the summer the right way with these back to school events and drives in Memphis and the Mid-South! 

August in Memphis is our last taste of summer. As the events gear up for fall and the temperatures fall, slowly, very very slowly, here are 20 ways to have some fun this month while making the most of what’s left of summer.

The I Love Memphis Blog is turning 15 this month! Can you believe it? That’s a lot of weekend guides, restaurant features, hidden gems discovered, and celebrations of a city that we truly love.

Bon appétit! As the world gears up for the Paris 2024 Olympics, we are heading to Paris by way of these Memphis bakeries and restaurants that capture the essence and taste of French cuisine.

Here are ten restaurants guaranteed to À ravir les papilles (please your taste buds).

Across the great Mississippi River into West Memphis, you’ll find a stunning patch of sunflowers in bloom.

Ducks Unlimited Park, along with the Big River Park Conservancy, is a large conservation effort of the Mississippi River wetlands and it's where you can find the aforementioned sunflowers.

Discover new music and get to know the amazing people making that music with these I Love Memphis Music Features. Check out all the music features 

This blog was written in collaboration with our friends at Campfire Collective.

Lucy J’s Bakery opened in 2018 as a local non-profit organization dedicated to providing job training and living wage employment for parents who have lived – or who currently live — at the Dorothy Day House (DDH). The faith-based shelter provides temporary housing and support for unhoused families.