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Get your hands inspired on May 23 at Super Saturday: MCA Pottery, a creative workshop inspired by the beautifully crafted ceramics on view in the MCA (Memphis College of Art) exhibition. In celebration of this retrospective show, young artists will explore form and texture by sculpting their own mini pottery...
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The monuments at Elmwood Cemetery are more than stone. They are carefully carved messages left behind by families who wanted their loved ones to be remembered and understood. Wreaths, scrolls, clasped hands, grapes, anchors, doves, flowers, and countless other symbols appear throughout the cemetery, each with a meaning and a...
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Tram Tours on Saturdays are here! Have you ever wanted to take a history tour of Elmwood Cemetery from the comfort of a tram? Here's your chance! Elmwood is now offering Saturday Tram Tours on 4 days this spring to entice you to finally visit and see what makes the...
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Stars, Stripes, and Stories It's America's 250th anniversary! Join us for a guided cemetery walking tour exploring early American and Memphis history. Highlights include a Revolutionary War veteran, Elmwood’s Avenue of Flags, veterans of major U.S. wars, high-ranking politicians who shaped the course of Memphis history, suffragists, and Civil Rights...
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Join Historian R. Scott Williams for a book reading and discussion centered on his newest work, Townmania: Marcus Winchester and the Making of Memphis, a story of Memphis's founding father. This book explores ambition, race, politics, and identity in early Tennessee, uncovering a chapter of Southern history that shaped the...
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Experience Elmwood like never before during this interactive, roving cemetery tour. Guides will be stationed throughout the cemetery, inviting guests to explore at their own pace, discover historic sites, and hear powerful stories beneath the flags and memorials that honor service and sacrifice. This experience will be available from 6...
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What do deadly snowballs, poisoned cookies, shattered glass, and elevator pulleys have in common? Each played a role in a true and tragic story that now rests within the grounds of Elmwood Cemetery. Join us for a thrilling 90-minute walking tour that uncovers some of the most unusual, shocking, and...
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Memphis music is known around the world for its originality, authenticity, and soul. It was born from lived experience, shaped in neighborhood clubs and recording studios, and carried far beyond the Bluff City to change music forever. Now those stories come alive at Elmwood Cemetery. Join us for Memphis Music...
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Easter Bunny Photos 2026 Saturday, March 28 · 10AM – 2PM Sunday, March 29 · 12PM – 4PM Saturday, April 4 · 10AM – 2PM Hop on over to Saddle Creek for photos with the Easter Bunny! You’ll receive a FREE digital and printed photo as a memento. Leashed, well-behaved...
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Prepare to be inspired by the incredible Black history found at the most historic cemetery in Memphis! Celebrate Juneteenth with a guided walking tour of Elmwood Cemetery that highlights Black history and the stories of doctors, dentists, business leaders, attorneys, musicians, saints, and even the South’s first Black millionaire. Led...