MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Are you ready for the weekend — because it’s finally Friday!
The MidSouth Fair is now open until October 1.
All this weekend, there are fun activities planned with the Memphis Redbirds in its series against Charlotte. There is something different for all three of those weekend games.
Friday night is faith and family night. There will be a pregame concert, and it’s also an all-you-can-eat sliders night.
Saturday, the first 5,000 fans will get a basketball jersey themed after the Grizzlies City Connect uniform. Sunday, all kids 12 and under get a free ice cream sandwich.
This weekend is also the 51st annual Pink Palace Crafts Fair. It takes place at Audubon Park today until Sunday– Friday and Saturday hours are 10 until 6. Sunday, it runs from 10 until 5. One-day passes are $10 and the weekend pass is $20.
Saturday is the Water Tower Festival in Hernando. This is from 9 until 3 on the Historic Town Square. There will be arts, crafts, vendors and a BBQ competition.
Saturday is also the High Point Arts Fair from 9 until 3 at the Shelby County Greenline Crossing. Admission is free.
Latin Fest 901 is also this Saturday at Overton Square. This is a free event from noon until 6. There will be music, dancing food and drinks.
The Chief Clarence L. Cash Jr. Firefighter Foundation is having the first annual Car and Bike Show on Saturday in honor of Chief Clarence L. Cash Jr., the first African American Fire Chief of the Shelby County Fire Department who passed away in March 2022.
The event will take place at Tiger Lane. Car and bike registration is from 8 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. and the show is from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.
The Peabody Vance Community Festival is Saturday from noon until 5 p.m. at 306 South Dudley Street in the Medical District. Guests can enjoy music, games, bouncers, yoga classes, face painting and more.
The World’s Biggest Bounce Park is now open at Wolfchase Galleria. The FUNBOX bounce house is 25,000 square feet and has tons of different obstacles, slides, mountains, and rock climbing. Tickets for Saturday are sold out, but tickets are still available for Sunday. They cost $9 per person for a 90-minute jump.
The Memphis Country Blues Festival, part of the Orion Free Concert Series, will take place on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at Overton Park Shell on Poplar Avenue. Alvin Youngblood Hart will kick off the festival, followed by North Mississippi Allstars.