Memphis, United States ympäri vuoden

Huippusesonki — Elvis' Birthday Celebration, Christmas and New Year

• Festivaali

  Elvis' Birthday Celebration

  6.–11. tammi · yleensäSuurfestivaaliRuuhkaista

  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. Lähde ↗

Yhä menossa: Christmas and New Year (24. joulu – 1. tammi)

Välisesonki — tavallinen kuukausi

Mikään uusi ei ala — helmikuu.

Vilkasta — Spring break, United States

• Riski

  Spring storm season

  15. maalis – 31. touko · yleensä

  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. Lähde ↗

Vilkasta — yksi vuoden parhaista sääkuukausista

• Festivaali

  Beale Street Music Festival

  1.–3. toukoRuuhkaistaVaraa ajoissa

  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. Lähde ↗

Yhä menossa: Spring storm season (15. maalis – 31. touko (yleensä))

Huippusesonki — Beale Street Music Festival, World Championship Barbecue

• Festivaali

  World Championship Barbecue

  13.–16. toukoRuoka- ja juomafestivaaliRuuhkaista

  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. Lähde ↗

Yhä menossa: Spring storm season (15. maalis – 31. touko (yleensä)), Beale Street Music Festival (1.–3. touko)

Vilkasta — Summer break, United States, koululomat 2 lähtömaassa, joista tänne tullaan

• Riski

  Summer heat and humidity

  20. kesä – 31. elo · yleensäÄärihelle

  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. Lähde ↗

Huippusesonki — Independence Day, Summer break, United States

• Juhlapyhä

  Independence Day

  3.–5. heinäKansallinen juhlapyhäRuuhkaistaSulkemisia

  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. Lähde ↗

Yhä menossa: Summer heat and humidity (20. kesä – 31. elo (yleensä))

Huippusesonki — Elvis Week, Summer break, United States

• Festivaali

  Elvis Week

  8.–16. eloMusiikkifestivaaliRuuhkaistaVaraa ajoissa

  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. Lähde ↗

Yhä menossa: Summer heat and humidity (20. kesä – 31. elo (yleensä))

Huippusesonki — Southern Heritage Classic, Cooper-Young Festival

• Festivaali

  Southern Heritage Classic

  7.–14. syys · yleensäUrheilutapahtumaRuuhkaista

  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. Lähde ↗

• Festivaali

  Cooper-Young Festival

  14.–24. syys · yleensäTaidefestivaaliRuuhkaista

  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. Lähde ↗

Vilkasta — yksi vuoden parhaista sääkuukausista

• Luonto

  Fall colour

  25. loka – 20. marras · yleensäRuska

  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.

Huippusesonki — Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving break, United States

• Juhlapyhä

  Thanksgiving

  25.–29. marrasKansallinen juhlapyhäRuuhkaistaSulkemisia

  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. Lähde ↗

Yhä menossa: Fall colour (25. loka – 20. marras (yleensä))

Huippusesonki — St. Jude Memphis Marathon, Christmas and New Year

• Festivaali

  St. Jude Memphis Marathon

  5. jouluUrheilutapahtumaRuuhkaista

  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. Lähde ↗

• Juhlapyhä

  Christmas and New Year

  24. joulu – 1. tammiJoulu ja uusivuosiSulkemisiaRuuhkaista

  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. Lähde ↗

Yhä menossa: Thanksgiving (25.–29. marras)