There are 9 article(s) tagged Elvis Week:

• August 2023

  • Gallery: Fans gather, candles glow at annual vigil for Elvis

    The annual Candlelight Vigil for Elvis Presley, now also honoring Lisa Marie Presley, began at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Graceland.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 16, 2023

  • The To-Do List: Elvis, golf and party where Swifties can ‘Shake It Off’

    This week, Large Professor plays on the anniversary of hip-hop, Michael Oher signs his new book and Crosstown’s plaza becomes a water park.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Kambui Bomani, Kelsey Bowen August 15, 2023

  • Elvis Week 2023 honors Presley legacies

    This year, Elvis Week festivities will include music, panels, contests, screenings and ceremonies celebrating the lives of Elvis and Lisa Marie Presley.

    By Kambui Bomani August 07, 2023

• August 2022

  • Elvis lives on — or at least he did in a Herrington story written long ago

    It’s Elvis Week, so Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington talk about what was in the 12,000 calories Elvis reportedly consumed daily.

    By Jennifer Biggs August 15, 2022

  • ‘Hospitality on steroids:’ Tournament, Elvis Week are tourism gold for Memphis

    “Two signature events that bring lots of people to town who spend millions and millions of dollars in our community,” said Kevin Kane of Memphis Tourism. 

    By Jane Roberts August 13, 2022

• August 2021

  • Oh, snap: A week full of fun photos

    Our photographers captured some classic Elvis Week images, and also made it to an unusual school, an iconic store and some sporting events. Cast your ballot for the best one.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 21, 2021

• August 2020

  • Fans mourn Elvis in abbreviated ceremony, livestream

    Elvis Week ended with an abbreviated version of the annual candlelight vigil, commemorating the death of the iconic entertainer. 

    By Jared Boyd August 15, 2020

  • The Memphis 10: Elvis Week gets ‘modified,’ ‘immersive’ (and more)

    Those who are showing up for the pandemic version of Elvis Week are getting a first look at new interactive exhibits – "Elvis Movie Match Game," "Elvis Yourself" – that will become permanent fixtures at the complex across from Graceland.

    By Chris Herrington August 13, 2020

• July 2020

  • Graceland pares down Elvis Week in pandemic

    A free, reservation-only version of the Elvis Week Candlelight Vigil will feature social distancing and smaller crowds.

    By Wayne Risher July 16, 2020