10 Outdoor Adventures Awaiting You at Shelby Farms

A girl running through a sprinkler at the Splash Pad at Shelby Farms Park.

Shelby Farms Park is one of Memphis’ greatest treasures, and a truly stunning outdoor amenity. At 4,500 acres, it covers an area roughly five times the size of New York City’s Central Park.

It’s an outdoor lover’s paradise, offering everything from wildlife viewing on scenic trails to kayaking in tranquil lakes to exploring the woods on horseback. Here are 10 ways you can enjoy the outdoors at Shelby Farms Park.

Memphis Watch Parties, Wings, and Wins: Your Guide To Super Bowl 59

Plate of zydeco hot chicken wings at Bayou.

Super Bowl LIX is on February 9, 2025. Go Chiefs? Go Eagles? Whether you're in it for the game (for the fans), commercials, Kendrick Lamar and SZA's half time show (for the music lovers), shots of Jalen Hurt in action (for the girlies), or to see snippets of Taylor Swift (for the Swifties), here's your guide to the big game's food, drink, and festivities in Memphis.

If you're hosting an event, email us at [email protected] with subject line "Super Bowl 2025".

365 Things to Do in Memphis #2: Cheer For The Memphis Tigers

Like me, you may have gone to The University of Memphis. You may just be a Tigers homer. You might cheer on our baseball, football, basketball, or soccer teams - or any one of the eighteen Division I teams that compete in the American Athletic Conference. Whatever your sport, judging from the crowds at the sporting events, the only words we know to the U of M fight song are "Go, Tigers Go!". Ha! It's ok - there's plenty of time to learn the words to the fight song before the next game.

10 Bars to Watch Memphis Tigers Football

Obviously the answer to this post’s title 'Where To Watch Memphis Tigers Football?’ is at the game.

But if it's an away game or if you’re looking to cheer on another favorite team of yours, here’s a list of great places you can probably watch the game in Memphis. Always call ahead to confirm that the game will be aired, find out if there's sound, the pub is open, etc.

 

ESPN’s College GameDay Comes To Memphis: What You Need To Know

Ed. Note: November 2, 2019 was absolutely one of my top 10 Memphis days in all my years here. The atmosphere on Beale Street was electric, the crowd was energetic, and the hosts of ESPN's GameDay had nothing but praise to bestow upon the city and the Tigers. I'm leaving this post up for a bit for posterity and because I've heard so many people reminisce on this day fondly. 

In case you’ve been off the Internet for several days: ESPN’s GameDay is coming to Memphis! The live show will broadcast from Beale Street on Saturday, November 2, from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.

365 Things to Do in Memphis #270: Memphis Madness

Photo by Andrea Zucker / Memphis Tourism. In the same way that Black Friday officially begins the Christmas season, so Memphis Madness officially kicks off the most wonderful time of the year in Memphis: basketball season. Assignment #270 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis is to catch the madness. The University of Memphis' annual basketball kick off isn't a game - it's a heady, loud blue and gray streaked night of full-tilt hoops insanity.

Run, Party, Eat at the Breakaway Bardog 5K + Monroe Avenue Festival

It's time for another year of the Breakaway Bardog 5K and the Monroe Avenue Festival in downtown Memphis! For a decade, several location organizations have come together to host this event: Bardog Tavern (downtown's dependable neighborhood pub) and Breakaway Running (local running store + running group organizer) join forces to raise money for St. Jude (world famous life-saving children's research hospital)...
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