Tupelo Elvis Presley Festival near Memphis, TN

The Tupelo Elvis Presley Festival in Tupelo, Mississippi, is a home-town tribute to The King. Nearby Memphis may have Graceland, but Elvis was born in Tupelo. This grass-roots festival has a myriad of activities for a fun weekend. There is a parade recreating the welcome-home parade in 1953, there is a beauty pageant called ???a Queen for the King,??? and there is an Elvis poster display. There is even an Elvis look-alike Pet contest! But, for the serious Elvis fan, there are tours of the birthplace and you can visit the church where Elvis got his start singing gospel music. And, what Elvis Presley festival would be complete without an Elvis Presley Impersonator? Well, at the Tupelo Elvis Presley Festival there are LOTS of them! There is a competition they call the ???Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Competition.??? You can, of course, make a short side-trip to Memphis and visit Graceland, but if you want to see where it all started and celebrate with those who still remember, go to Tupelo, Mississippi.

Points of Interest

Elvis Presley Birthplace near Memphis in Tupelo, MS

The Elvis Presley Birthplace is a small two-room home where the Rock n' Roll legend was born and is part of the Elvis Presley Park which includes Museum, Memorial Chapel, and life size statue of Elvis at age 13.