Elvis Week 2024 will be held August 9-17. Thousands of fans from around the world will be in Memphis to celebrate the life, music, and legacy of Elvis Presley.
Graceland has announced the schedule for Elvis Week 2024, a nine-day celebration that will mark the 47th anniversary of Elvis’ passing. A pop culture phenomenon and annual pilgrimage for music lovers from around the world, Elvis Week offers a mixture of live performances, panels, contests, movie screenings, the annual Candlelight Vigil, and more, all celebrating the enduring legacy of Elvis Presley.
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Elvis Week August 9-17, 2024. Graceland, Memphis, TN. (Graphic: Business Wire)
Elvis Week 2024 highlights include Elvis: Return to Vegas on August 16, featuring Elvis on the big screen accompanied by a live band; Elvis: Back in Memphis Concert on August 13, a tribute to the music Elvis recorded in his hometown; Elvis Fan Choice Awards on August 14, a night offering some glitz and glamour where your Elvis favorites are revealed; Conversations on Elvis on August 15, starring a line-up of friends and colleagues sharing their Elvis stories; plus the annual Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest; and more!
Thousands of fans will participate in the cornerstone event, the annual Candlelight Vigil, on August 15, at Graceland’s front gate. Elvis music sets the tone of the evening as fans walk up the driveway to Meditation Garden. This event lasts throughout the night as thousands of participants gather on Elvis Presley Boulevard listening to music, remembering Elvis, and enjoying the memorials that are created by fans along the street. The Candlelight Vigil ceremony will also be streamed live online for fans around the world to watch.
Confirmed Elvis Week guests include Elvis’ friend Jerry Schilling; Elvis’ girlfriend Linda Thompson, along with her brother Sam Thompson, who will share their favorite family memories of spending time with Elvis, as well as each of their personal remembrances; Shirley Dieu, Joe Esposito’s girlfriend and Elvis’ friend from 1974-1977; Jerome Stump Monroe, drummer for the Sweet Inspirations who opened nearly every Elvis show from 1969-1977; Larry Geller, Elvis' hairstylist and spiritual advisor; former member of JD Sumner and the Stamps Quartet Larry Strickland; Memphis Boys drummer Gene Chrisman; member of Elvis’ Imperials Terry Blackwood; and more.
The world’s best Elvis tribute artists will kick-off the week with the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest Semifinal (8/10) and Final Round (8/12) plus two nights of An Ultimate Tribute saluting Elvis’ music from the 1950s and 1970s. Additional Elvis tribute artist events include Elvis Unplugged Starring Dean Z, Rockin’ the Jukebox and Elvis The Next Generation. Elvis tribute artists scheduled to appear include Dean Z, Pat Dunn, Shawn Klush, David Lee, Brandon Bennett, Jay Dupuis, Victor Trevino Jr., Ben Thompson, and Cote Deonath.
Additional Elvis Week 2024 events include a Fan Celebration on August 13, Brunch and a Movie on August 14, Elvis: Behind on the Music on August 17, 50s Flashback Party on August 17, plus after-parties, meet ‘n’ greets and more.
Various package and ticket options are available for purchase online. Elvis Week packages offer the best seats to events, can’t-buy experiences, exclusive merchandise, special photo/autograph opportunities, and more. See a list of packages
The Guest House at Graceland resort hotel is in the heart of the action and is home to many of the week’s shows, offering free live lobby entertainment and complimentary shuttle service throughout the Graceland campus. Rooms are still available for select nights of Elvis Week. Visit GracelandGuesthouse.com to make your room reservations.
For a complete line-up of all Elvis Week shows, events and activities, go to ElvisWeek.com.
All guests, times, prices, and details are subject to change.
About Graceland and Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.
Elvis Presley’s Graceland, in Memphis, is music’s most important and beloved landmark, with hundreds of thousands of fans from around the world visiting the historic home each year. Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE) manages the operations of Graceland and its related properties, including Elvis Presley's Memphis, Graceland's entertainment and exhibition complex over 200,000 square feet in size; the new 80,000 square feet Graceland Exhibition Center featuring rotating exhibits; the AAA Four Diamond Guest House at Graceland 450-room resort hotel; and the Graceland Archives, featuring thousands of artifacts from Elvis’ home and career. EPE also produces and licenses Elvis-themed live events, tours, and attractions worldwide. Graceland Holdings LLC, led by managing partner Joel Weinshanker, is the majority owner of EPE. Graceland is the only attraction worldwide to ever receive 11 USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards including “Best Holiday Historic Home Tour,” “Best Tennessee Attraction and Iconic Landmark,” “Best Musical Attraction,” “Best Historic Southern Attraction,” and the #1 “Iconic American Attraction.” The TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards named Graceland the most popular attraction in Tennessee and one of the top 25 landmarks in the world and Rolling Stone named it one of 10 Great American Music Landmarks. For more information on EPE and Graceland, visit www.graceland.com.
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Contacts
Alicia Dean | media@graceland.com
