Images of the King Contest Nightly preliminaries Sun thru Wed August 11-17. Finals Friday and Saturday the 16th and 17th. Seating for the show begins at 6:00. Show time is at 7:00. Images of the King.
Jamie Coyne’s Memphis Elvis Week Regional Contest. Airport Inn on Brooks Rd. Open rounds will take place August 11-14 from 1:00 to 5:00. Finals August 15th 1:00 - 5:00 Jamie’s Elvis Contest
VFW Post 4935 Presents Joe Kent Live August 11, 12 and 13, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM. VFW Post 4935, 1942 Lynnbrook Drive. An incredible tribute to Elvis as performed by Joe Kent, The Memphis Flash. (901) 348-0069. Adults $15.00
Graceland Tours If you plan to tour Graceland during Elvis Week, we strongly recommend that you make advance reservations for your preferred day and time for the mansion tour. Graceland Tours
Walk-Up Times for the Meditation Garden Daily throughout the year there is a period of time for free-admission walk-up visits to the Meditation Garden at Graceland, where the gravesites of Elvis and members of his family are located. The summer hours for free walk-up visits are 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM daily. Elvis Week they will be adding evening dates of August 7-18, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (except Candlelight Vigil night on August 15) and August 19, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM. This schedule is subject to change due to weather or other factors.
Elvis Week Art Contest & Exhibit (18th Annual) Exhibit in place August 8-15 in the ticket office pavilion in Graceland Plaza. Free admission. (800) 238-2000 or (901) 332-3322. EMAIL
Happy Hour at Heartbreak Hotel 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM daily. August 10,11,12 & 13. It’s Happy Hour at Elvis Presley’s Heartbreak Hotel near Graceland. Enjoy drink specials, camaraderie with your fellow Elvis fans and Elvis music performed by entertainer Chris MacDonald. No cover charge.
Elvis Videos on the Big Screen in Graceland Plaza August 11-18. All day and well into the night, a wide array of Elvis concert, television and movie clips will run on a big outdoor screen in Graceland Plaza, across the street from the mansion.
Elvis Trivia Contest August 14-16 in the event tent at Graceland Crossing. Hour-long preliminary rounds held August 14 & 15, 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM both days.
Elvis Moonlight Cruises August 10-12. 11:00 PM – 1:30 AM. Memphis Queen Line. Foot of Monroe and Riverside Drive. River cruise featuring live band playing ‘50s and Elvis music. Large 600-passenger showboat named City of Memphis with a sunken dance floor. Boards 10:30 PM returns 1:30 AM. Cash bar and concessions. Soft drinks and Elvis souvenir included in $24.75 admission. (901) 527-BOAT. Mailing address: P.O. Box 3188 Memphis, TN 38173-0188. Cruises
