Qué hay en Memphis, Estados Unidos, a lo largo del año

Máxima afluencia — Elvis' Birthday Celebration, Christmas and New Year

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  Elvis' Birthday Celebration

  6–11 Ene · normalmenteGran festivalMucha gente

  Graceland marks the birthday with four days of tribute concerts and talks, and a proclamation on the front lawn on 8 January. A smaller, colder cousin of Elvis Week, with easier rooms in Whitehaven. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Christmas and New Year (24 Dic – 1 Ene)

Temporada media — un mes normal

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Concurrido — Spring break en Estados Unidos

• Riesgo

  Spring storm season

  15 Mar – 31 May · normalmente

  Late winter and spring bring the line squalls that flood the streets and take the power out for days, and the Mississippi runs its highest in the same weeks. It is a few afternoons, not a season indoors. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — uno de sus mejores meses por clima

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  Beale Street Music Festival

  1–3 MayMucha genteReserva pronto

  Three days in Tom Lee Park on the river, the first weekend of May, and the opening act of Memphis in May. The park is grass and the river is right there, so a wet year turns it into a mud festival. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Spring storm season (15 Mar – 31 May (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Beale Street Music Festival, World Championship Barbecue

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  World Championship Barbecue

  13–16 MayFestival gastronómicoMucha gente

  Hundreds of teams cooking whole hog, shoulder and ribs over four days in mid-May, most of it behind team tents you need an invitation to enter. The public side is smaller than the smoke suggests. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Spring storm season (15 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)), Beale Street Music Festival (1–3 May)

Concurrido — Summer break en Estados Unidos, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Riesgo

  Summer heat and humidity

  20 Jun – 31 Ago · normalmenteCalor extremo

  The Mississippi valley goes sticky from late June, and heat advisories are routine through August. Beale Street comes alive after dark; midday walks along the river are hard going. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Independence Day, Summer break en Estados Unidos

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  Independence Day

  3–5 JulFiesta nacionalMucha genteCierres

  The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend. Claim a viewing spot early. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Summer heat and humidity (20 Jun – 31 Ago (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Elvis Week, Summer break en Estados Unidos

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  Elvis Week

  8–16 AgoFestival de músicaMucha genteReserva pronto

  The week around the anniversary of his death on 16 August, ending in a candlelight vigil that files past the grave at Graceland all night. Whitehaven hotels sell out and rates near Graceland double. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Summer heat and humidity (20 Jun – 31 Ago (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Southern Heritage Classic, Cooper-Young Festival

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  Southern Heritage Classic

  7–14 Sep · normalmenteEvento deportivoMucha gente

  An HBCU football game at the Liberty Bowl on the second Saturday of September, and around it a weekend of tailgates, a parade, concerts and homecoming parties. Black Memphis treats it as a family reunion. Fuente ↗

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  Cooper-Young Festival

  14–24 Sep · normalmenteFestival de artesMucha gente

  A free one-day street fair in Midtown's Cooper-Young neighbourhood, hundreds of artists' booths and two music stages, usually the third Saturday of September. Parking gives out early; walk or ride in. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — uno de sus mejores meses por clima

• Naturaleza

  Fall colour

  25 Oct – 20 Nov · normalmenteColores de otoño

  Later than most of the Midwest: Overton Park's old-growth forest and the bluffs above the Mississippi turn through the first half of November, well after the fairs have packed up.

Máxima afluencia — Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving break en Estados Unidos

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  Thanksgiving

  25–29 NovFiesta nacionalMucha genteCierres

  Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Fall colour (25 Oct – 20 Nov (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — St. Jude Memphis Marathon, Christmas and New Year

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  St. Jude Memphis Marathon

  5 DicEvento deportivoMucha gente

  A marathon weekend on the first Saturday of December that runs through the St. Jude hospital campus, with the half, 10K and 5K on the same morning. Downtown roads close early and hotels fill with runners. Fuente ↗

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  Christmas and New Year

  24 Dic – 1 EneNavidad y Año NuevoCierresMucha gente

  Christmas Day and New Year's Day are federal holidays: on 25 December most shops, museums and many restaurants close, and airports stay busy through the week between as families travel. New Year's Eve fills bars and restaurants, many at set-menu prices. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Thanksgiving (25–29 Nov)