Important Festivals: Like all cities, Memphis also celebrates its own festivals and street fairs. One of the important festivals of Memphis is the Great Southern Food Festival. In this festival, more than 30 finest restaurants of Memphis collect together to put up a food festival of traditional southern food in Tom Lee Park. Entertainment provided includes fun and games, crafts, storytelling, and puppet shows. Saturday evening is reserved for the famous Sunset Symphony. You can enjoy this musical extravaganza by the Memphis Symphony Orchestra along with a brilliant display of fireworks
Customs and Traditions: Elvis Presley has an iconic status in the history of Memphis. Elvis' home, Graceland, sets up a life-size nativity scene for the Christmas holidays. A little distance away from this nativity scene sits a Santa in his sleigh, with his reindeer ready to take off to distribute gifts to the children. There is a note from Elvis every year on the lawn, wishing the fans a Merry Christmas. This is what Elvis used to do every year when he lived in Graceland. The 13.6-acre Graceland also has on display some of Elvis' personal effects.
