Celebrate the holidays Downtown!
From shopping to sipping, Downtown has everything you need to make the season magical. Explore all the ways to enjoy the holidays below!
South Main Lights
Main Street between GE Patterson and Butler
Nov. 2024-Jan. 2025
Every night from 4 pm till midnight. Stroll, dine, shop in Memphis’ brightest and most beautifully lit neighborhood!
Downtown Holiday Gift Guide
Virtual and in-person shopping options
Shop local and find the perfect gift for everyone on your list in Downtown!
Official Downtown Memphis Holiday Tree Lighting
At the corner of Peabody & Main
11/23, 4-6 PM
Join us for the official Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting! Enjoy FREE photos with Santa, train rides on our Polar Express, holiday shopping, activities for the kids, treats, music, & MORE!
Holiday Market
Corner of Peabody & Main
12/14, 11 AM - 2 PM
Celebrate the holiday season in grand style! Join us on Saturday, December 14, for a Holiday Market on Main before the parade kicks off on Beale! Shop from local vendors offering unique gifts perfect for everyone on your nice list. Enjoy live music while you shop, and bring the kids for festive face painting!
Memphis Holiday Parade
Beale Street
12/14, 2 PM
Be a part of the grandest holiday parade in the region! Join in the fun on America's most iconic street as we ring in the holiday season with marching bands, steppers, twirlers, floats, and all sort of sights!
Free Pictures with Santa Claus
Beale Street
12/6 & 12/13, 5 - 7 PM
Join us for a free amazing outdoor holiday experience on December 6th & 13th from 5:00pm-7:00pm on World Famous Beale Street.
Memphis Holiday Spirits Cocktail Festival
The Kent
11/22, 6 - 9 PM
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for a Holly, Jolly Cocktail Festival! Stroll through The Kent sipping festive cocktails, enjoying sweet treats, snapping fun photos, and jingling along to holiday tunes.
New Ballet’s NutRemix
The Canon Center
11/23 & 11/24
New Ballet’s NutRemix™ presented by Nike, is an electrifying and innovative production that takes the entire family on a captivating journey with a story set on Memphis’ iconic Beale Street. Pulling elements from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, at the heart of NutRemix lies New Ballet’s mission: pushing artistic horizons and making dance accessible to all.
"My Soul Will Glorify" | A Visible Christmas
Visible Music College
12/6, 7pm
Get ready to experience a heartwarming evening of music and celebration at "My Soul Will Glorify: A Visible Christmas Concert" on December 6th at 7 PM. This special event will showcase a blend of classic Christmas carols and original compositions created by our talented students and staff. Join us for a night filled with joyful melodies and festive cheer, highlighting the unique musical gifts that Visible has to offer.
Fire Pit Friday
Tom Lee Park
12/6, 12/13, 12/20, 12/27, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Cozy up by the fire with festive treats, holiday tunes, salsa moves and if you’ve been nice, some magical Santa sightings.
Santa & Holiday Market
Soul & Spirits Brewery
12/7, 1-6pm
Santa Claus is coming back to our brewery for our 2nd annual Holiday Market! On Saturday December 7th, you can shop for your holiday gifts from local vendors and we will have merchandise and beer specials for the day! Photos with Santa from 2-4 PM. Giveaways all day from the vendors and brewery.
Stumbling Santa Holiday Pub Crawl
Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
12/7, 7pm - 11pm
Stumbling Santa welcomes Santa Clauses, reindeer, and elves to gather toys for local preschool-age children at Porter-Leath, all while enjoying the best of downtown’s bar scene. The festivities kick off at 7 p.m. at the Flying Saucer, 130 Peabody Place.
A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage!
The Orpheum Theatre
12/7, 2 PM 5 PM & 7:30 PM
Everyone’s favorite holiday classic comes to life in a spectacular new touring production. Join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and the whole Peanuts gang as they sing, dance, and learn the true meaning of Christmas!
Medical District Holiday Market
Flyway Brewing Company & Memphis Made Brewing Co.
12/8, 12-3pm
Join MMDC for a Holiday Market celebrating local makers and entrepreneurs, hosted by Memphis Medical District Collaborative at BOTH Flyway Brewing Company (formerly High Cotton Brewing Company) and Memphis Made Brewing Co.!
Tennessee Ballet Theater's Clara & the Nutcracker
Cannon Center for Performing Arts
12/8, 12-4pm
Clara & the Nutcracker is a charming classical ballet rendition of the beloved holiday tale about young Clara and her adventures. Beautiful costumes and lively, sometimes amusing, choreography transport the audience to Clara's world in the late 1700s.
Holiday Open House: Home for the Holidays
Cordelia's Market
12/11, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Step into the warmth of the season at Cordelia’s Market Holiday Open House—your home for the holidays! Browse local vendors, indulge in tasty treats, and soak up the festive music on December 11th from 5:30pm-7:30pm! Let’s celebrate together and spread some holiday cheer!
BALLET MEMPHIS' THE NUTCRACKER
Orpheum Theatre
12/13 - 12/15
Experience the magic again! Ballet Memphis’ stunning new production of this beloved American holiday favorite opened last season to joy and delight in both familiar and unexpected ways. Building on our 40-year tradition, Clara’s story unfolds to take you on a truly fantastical journey between reality and a confectionary dreamland with sets, costumes and music that create the holiday magic we long for in every season.
Breakfast with Santa
The Fire Museum
12/14, 8am-12:30pm
The Holidays are upon us! The museum is hosting Breakfast with Santa 2024 featuring a catered breakfast of pancakes, bacon/sausage, fruit, chocolate chips, whipped cream, juice and coffee, photos with Santa.
Yule Holiday Market
Flyway Brewing Company
12/14, 12pm-6pm
Yule a winter celebration during Christmas time full of joy. The yule market is full of oddities and delights. Happy Yuletide!
Christmas with CoroRio
Cannon Center for Performing Arts
12/14, 4pm
Join us this holiday season for a family-friendly concert centered around Elf! The event starts well before the curtain goes up with activities for the kids and opportunities to take pictures with Santa in the lobby. Christmas with CoroRio includes all the choirs of MidSouth Music Institute as well as featured performances by LRP Studios, and the Hernando High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble. A perennial highlight, artist J. Rodney Leath, will continue the tradition of creating a painted masterpiece on stage throughout the concert. Christmas with CoroRio is a true collaboration of the arts that you won't want to miss!
Gingerbread House Building Bash
Loflin Yard
12/15, 12pm-4pm
Enjoy a fun-filled day of creating your very own gingerbread house masterpiece. Get into the holiday spirit at Loflin and get some photos with Santa! Each ticket includes one gingerbread house decorating kit, so feel free to share kits with friends or family! Don't miss out on this opportunity to enjoy some holiday cheer and show off your decorating skills.
Beale Street Monster Club - Jolly Old Saint Zilla: Holiday Celebration
A. Schwab
12/15, 1pm-4pm
Tis the season to be jolly here on Beale Street! Come experience a holiday party with your fellow Monster Kids where you can socialize while listening to relaxing Christmas music, eating delicious treats and take pictures with the King of the Monsters himself: Godzilla! The celebration will conclude with a screening of a Godzilla film voted on by YOU!
Lindsey Stirling's Snow Waltz Tour
Cannon Center for Performing Arts
12/16, 8-10pm
The tour, which gets its name from Stirling’s 2022 chart-topping Snow Waltz album, promises to be theatrical, eclectic, high-energy, and at least a little bit whimsical. Stirling mixes dance and acrobatics into her unique interpretations of holiday staples such as “Sleigh Ride,” “Joy to the World,” and “Deck the Halls” plus a few originals. Her concert performances take their cues from the 14-track Snow Waltz, which isn’t your everyday Christmas album.
An Evening with Gregory Porter
Orpheum Theatre
12/17, 7:30pm
With his rich baritone voice and his mastery of the deepest traditions of soul, jazz and gospel, Gregory Porter has established himself as one of America's most versatile and acclaimed vocalists. Catch his 2024 Holiday Tour at the Orpheum!
Drew & Ellie Holcomb's Neighborly Christmas
Orpheum Theatre
12/18, 7:30pm
Drew and Ellie Holcomb are a husband and wife Americana duo from Nashville, TN. After their marriage in 2006, the couple began touring together with Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors and has supported acts such as The Avett Brothers, Don Henley, Darius Rucker and Willie Nelson.
Kenneth Whalum Experience: Home for the Holidays
The Pocket at Tailor’s Union
12/20, 8pm & 10pm
This holiday season, treat yourself to an unforgettable night of soulful music and an electrifying performance by Memphis’ own Kenneth Whalum! Let his talent and passion light up your holidays. Get your tickets now—don’t miss this festive celebration of music!
Memphis Symphony Orchestra's Magic of Memphis
Cannon Center for Performing Arts
12/21, 7:30-10:00pm
Come experience Memphis’ most beloved holiday tradition, joined by a continuous collage of Memphis performing groups for a non-stop light and music show like you’ve never seen!
Jingle Jam
Renasant Convention Center
12/21, 9pm
This year marks a significant milestone as we commemorate a decade of "Putting On For Our City" during the Holiday Season. The anticipation in our community is palpable, and we eagerly look forward to uniting once more for a grand celebration of GROWN FOLKS LOVE, POSITIVITY and GOODWILL!!!
Mint Cream's Christmas Market
Memphis Made Brewing Co.
12/22, 12pm-5pm
Grab those last-minute gifts while enjoying live music, food and cold beer. Memphis artist created great gifts tis season.
Holiday Paint & Sip
Creations Memphis
12/22, 6pm-9pm
Enjoy a fun weekend of painting, wine, food and music. This special Holiday edition is hosted by Hou Hefner! Music will include a live piano set by Courtney Little.
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis
Orpheum Theatre
12/22, 6:30pm
America’s favorite holiday tradition for more than 35 years! Grammy Award winner Chip Davis has created a show that features Mannheim Steamroller Christmas classics in the distinctive Mannheim sound.
New Years Eve on Beale
Beale Street
December 31, 2024
Since Memphis’ musical legacy meets the city’s love of a good time on Beale, you can bet the street’s New Year’s Eve celebration is big. You’ll party with tens of thousands of people, spilling in and out of bars and restaurants onto the wide street. You’ll dance under the stars to live performers, including DJ Tree. Then, ring in the new year with fireworks and confetti cannons as the clock strikes 12.