The Tupelo Elvis Festival will run from June 1- June 4. The annual festival, which is aimed at honoring Tupelo’s native son Elvis Presley, hosts a variety of events over the first weekend in June.
Each year’s festival features regional, national and local artists along with a Sunday Gospel Concert and a Tribute Artist Contest that serves as a preliminary round of the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest. The winner will be chosen to represent Tupelo in Memphis during August.
In addition to all of the great music, the festival features a number of local food vendors, a pet parade, 5k run, movie poster exhibit, living history on Main Street, and much more.
Here is the schedule of events for the festival:
Thursday, June 1
6 p.m. Music at the Mill ft. Silas, Rock Eupora, Light Beam Rider/H.A.R.D. and The Weeks
7 p.m. BancorpSouth Arena: Sonny Burgess and the Pacers, Dean Z, David Lee, DJ Fontana
Hosted by Tom Brown with the EAS Band
Hosted by Tom Brown with the EAS Band
10 p.m. Bus Stop: [SOLD OUT] After Party with Dean Z and Jeff Lewis (pre-sale ticket event)
Friday, June 2
10 a.m. BancorpSouth Arena: Round 1 of the Tupelo Ultimate Elvis Tribute Competition
Hosted by Tom Brown with the EAS Band
10 a.m. BancorpSouth Arena: Round 1 of the Tupelo Ultimate Elvis Tribute Competition
Hosted by Tom Brown with the EAS Band
12p.m. – 4 p.m. Downtown: Living History of Elvis’ Past. Characters and musicians will line the streets of Main Street, telling tales of Elvis’ life and playing music that influenced Elvis’ sound.
1p.m. Tupelo Hardware Company: Reenactment of Elvis’ buying the guitar
2p.m. Tupelo Hardware Company: Reenactment of Elvis’ buying the guitar
3p.m. Tupelo Hardware Company: Reenactment of Elvis’ buying the guitar
6 p.m. Fairpark: Gates Open at Fairpark. Friday night entertainment featuring Lee Fields and the Expressions, Amasa Hines, LUTHI and Los Kingdom
7 p.m. BancorpSouth Arena: Announce Top Ten for Ultimate Tupelo Elvis Tribute Artist Competition
7:15p.m. BancorpSouth Arena: Doug Church and Di Light
Hosted by Tom Brown with the EAS Band
Hosted by Tom Brown with the EAS Band
10:30p.m. Hilton Garden Inn: After party for BancorpSouth Arena
Saturday, June 3
7:30a.m. Veterans Park: Running with the King 5K
9.am. BancorpSouth East Concourse: Pet Parade & Pageant
10 a.m. BancorpSouth Conference Center: Conversations with Tom Brown
10:30a.m. South: Live Music by Michael Thomas from Bonfire Orchestra
11a.m. – 2p.m. Tupelo Hardware Company: Elvis Sirius Radio’s Argo & Big Jim broadcasting from Tupelo Hardware
11a.m. – 4p.m. – Vanelli’s: Live music from Anthony Zappa
11:30a.m. Tupelo Hardware Company: Reenactment of Elvis’ buying the guitar
11:30a.m.-1p.m. Downtown: Living History of Elvis’ Past. Characters and musicians will line the streets of Main Street, telling tales of Elvis’ life and playing music that influenced Elvis’ sound.
12:30p.m. Tupelo Hardware Company: Reenactment of Elvis’ buying the guitar
12:30p.m. – 2p.m. Steele’s Dive: Live Music from Wes Sheffield
12:30p.m. – 2p.m. Thirsty Devil: Live music from Full Tilt
1 p.m. BancorpSouth Arena: Semi-Finals of the Tupelo Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Competition
Hosted by Tom Brown and the EAS Band
1 p.m. BancorpSouth Arena: Semi-Finals of the Tupelo Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Competition
Hosted by Tom Brown and the EAS Band
Afternoon – Kermit’s Outlaw Kitchen: Live music from Bryan Baldwin
2p.m.- 6p.m. Nautical Whimsey: Live music from Bill Abstein
3p.m. – 5p.m. Blue Canoe: Live music from Jess Nolan’s Band
6 p.m. BancorpSouth Arena: Finals of the Tupelo Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Competition, Brandon Bennett, Bill Cherry, Cody Ray Slaughter and Jay Dupuis
Hosted by Tom Brown
6 p.m. BancorpSouth Arena: Finals of the Tupelo Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Competition, Brandon Bennett, Bill Cherry, Cody Ray Slaughter and Jay Dupuis
Hosted by Tom Brown
6 p.m. Fairpark: Gates Open at Fairpark. Friday night entertainment featuring J Roddy Walston and the Business, Dylan LeBlanc and the Pollies and Futurebirds
Sunday, June 4
10a.m. BancorpSouth Arena: Gospel Sunday with Doug Church with Jeff Lewis and Friends, Bill Cherry and Jay Dupuis with the EAS Band
(General Admission)
10a.m. BancorpSouth Arena: Gospel Sunday with Doug Church with Jeff Lewis and Friends, Bill Cherry and Jay Dupuis with the EAS Band
(General Admission)
