This Labor Day, the Unite Memphis 5k is where everyone’s coming together to celebrate the heart of our city. It's not just about running—it's about having fun, making a difference, and showing what Memphis is all about. Let's all be a part of uplifting what makes our home and city great.
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 them.
This is a fight club we can talk about (and spectate!) and it's our newest obsession.
From the Middle Ages to Memphis, watch as people, clad in authentic full armor, wield swords, axes, and maces, engaging in intense one-on-one battles. Memphis Armored Fight Club is devoted to the study of medieval armored combat.
Nike and the FedEx St. Jude Championship partnered to create a Summer Series program featuring five events to celebrate Memphis’ vibrancy.
The FedEx St. Jude Championship is coming up on August 14-18 at TPC Southwind where the top 70 players in the FedExCup Playoffs compete. It’s a super fun event–even if you’re not a huge golf fan! It’s a Memphis-must to attend.
Unleash your need for speed at the new outdoor remote control park at Mid-South Hobbies, perfect for RC enthusiasts, those looking for a new hobby, or just a day of fun.
Open for 28 years, Mid-South Hobbies is a locally owned superstore for all things remote control vehicles, vintage model trains, craft kits, needlework, games, and toys. The list really goes on with their 16,000 square feet of space.
Recently, they expanded to build an outdoor track where people can take their remote cars and more for a drive.
Memphians interested in finding fun, safe, and easy alternatives to their single-occupancy vehicle commutes have a wonderful ally in Commute Options! An initiative of Innovate Memphis, Commute Options serves as a resource to improve the choice to use public transportation, rideshare, bicycling, and walking to work or school.
Whet Thursday is a free after-hours event held at the Metal Museum on the last Thursday of each month from May through September.
Overlooking the Mississippi River, the Metal Museum has one of the most underrated outdoor spaces in Memphis. Whet Thursdays, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., is all about immersing yourself in that space and celebrating the art of metalwork.
The Metal Museum is the only museum of its kind in the world, by the way. That’s something to be proud of.
Grit and grind. It’s everywhere!
On towels, heard in sportscaster’s shows, and seen all around Memphis. The phrase ‘grit and grind,’ however was born out of an accidental moment of frustration in a Grizzlies game in 2011, but was rebranded and embraced it as Memphis’s own basketball style.
Although it was accidental, the saying permeates the very nature of culture and basketball in Memphis. Whether you are the next Ja Morant or just trying to stay in shape, below is our guide for hooping across the city, because after all, you got next!
Enjoy the frightfully beautiful weather fall brings back the Overton Square Movie Series––Spooky Edition!
Every Thursday night a new featured film is played at the Chimes Square courtyard on Trimble Place. Is there anything better than watching a movie outside on a cool night? Grab your blankets, chairs, and popcorn and sit back and relax at one of these upcoming free movie nights–perfect for the whole family.
A solar eclipse, when the moon passes between the Earth and sun, is coming to Memphis on April 8. Here's a guide to what solar eclipse events are happening, when to expect the peak of it in Memphis, and how to get solar eclipse glasses.
While Memphis won’t experience a full eclipse, we’re close to it with it expected to block 97.9% of the sun. The moon is expected to pass through the beginning roughly at 12:38 p.m. until 3:15 p.m. That means the peak time is expected to be around 1:57 p.m.
