Memphis Greek Festival
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
Friday-Saturday, May 9-10, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
If you say, “It’s all Greek to me,” I will not laugh at your dad-joke at this weekend’s Memphis Greek Festival because this weekend is about the moms. (I’m not saying it’s time for Yo Mama Jokes. It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday in case you forgot.) So while you keep your dad-jokes to yourself at the Memphis Greek Festival, you can enjoy authentic Greek food, traditional music and dance, shopping, church tours, a kids zone, and more. Admission is only $3, or you can bring three cans of nonperishable food (per person) for free admission. Kids 5 and under get in free.
Memphis Art and Fashion Week
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
Through Saturday, May 10
On Friday at 6 p.m., you can catch the Runway at the Museum, where some 50 visionary designers from across the United States will show off their designs in a night of bold creativity and flair. Tickets are available for purchase here. The week’s events conclude with Cocktails with the Curator: Black Dandyism, where C. Rose Smith, assistant curator of photography, will delve into the history of Black dandyism in response to this year’s Met Gala theme. Tickets for the Saturday event at 3 p.m. can be purchased here.
Baby Day
Memphis Zoo
Saturday, May 10, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where do babies come from? The Memphis Zoo, of course. This Mother’s Day weekend, celebrate all babymakers and meet the zoo’s newest additions. Memphis photographer Karen Pulfer Focht is also signing her debut book, Memphis Zoo Babies, a collection of her photos that highlight the zoo’s mothers and babies in a new children’s book.
100 Year Anniversary of Tom Lee’s Heroic Act
1396 Jackson Avenue
Saturday, May 10, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Celebrate the 100th year anniversary of Tom Lee’s heroic act as Klondike Smokey City CDC opens up a pop-up museum that will display a detailed history of the first community incorporated in the city of Memphis for Black people, where Tom Lee lived. The day will also have singers, Memphis Symphony, New Ballet Ensemble, and more.
Art for All Festival
Crosstown Arts
Saturday, May 10, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
This year’s free Art for All Festival will have hands-on artmaking, performances, photo booth, games, face painting, and more.
Oktoberfest
Little Bettie
Saturday, May 10, noon
Yes, I’m aware that it’s May, but it’s time to celebrate Oktoberfest. Wiseacre’s Oktoberfest brew won a big prize at the World Beer Cup, which is apparently a thing. So now it’s time to celebrate by dusting off your steins and lederhosen.
Cemetery Salons
Elmwood Cemetery
Thursday, May 15, 6 p.m.
Elmwood Cemetery brings the 19th-century salon to 2025 with Cemetery Salons, a space for nurturing freedom of thought, gentle curiosity, and sensitization to wonder. On the third Thursday of each month, starting in May, the cemetery will feature opening remarks and a topic introduction from salonnière Kim Vodicka, followed by a brief performance or presentation related to the selected topic by special guests local to our community. The remaining time will be devoted to open discussion in the style of the classic salon, forming meaningful connections and forging links that guide us through life’s mysteries. This first salon will be dedicated to a performance by Lives of Perfect Creatures, a new project that combines esoteric prose-poetry with live capture mixes of vocal meditation, melodic percussion, and natural sounds. Reserve a free spot here.
There’s always something happening in Memphis. See a full calendar of events here.
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