Graceland & Events

Elvis Week Aug 8-16 2026 with George Hamilton, Linda Thompson, Estelle Brown; Fashion Icon exhibit; Tupelo Festival concluded; Westgate Las Vegas tribute weekend with Travis Powell; $9M streetscape improvement; All-American 4th of July event completed; self-guided Elvis bicycle tour in Tupelo; Tulsa 50th anniversary tribute concert (July 4) with unreleased footage; Burning Love Music Fest in Aiken, SC July 23-26; EW26 - Elvis Vegas Nights tribute show during Elvis Week; Elvis '56 70th anniversary homecoming concert in Tupelo on Sept 26, 2026; Elvis Week 2026 one month away; 2027 Elvis The Summer Festival Weekend in Ocala; Burning Love: Celebrating Elvis & the Sunshine City in St. Petersburg; Elvis Week 2026 merch pre-order. Also: 70th anniversary of 'Hound Dog'/'Don't Be Cruel' release (July 13, 1956). New events: Matt Stone tribute (Aug 29), Westgate Las Vegas expands with '1969 LIVE!' (July 31) and '1970 LIVE! That's the Way It Was' (Oct 24) starring Travis Powell; Sierra Madre Concerts in the Park (July 26, free), Finley Watkins tribute (71st anniversary), 'Night of Legends' tribute, Cadiz park tribute (Aug 2, free), Shawn Klush at Mohegan Sun (Aug 30), 'Aloha from Vegas' (Nov 30), local 'Million Dollar Quartet' tribute (July 24). Deep-dive: Mary Jenkins memoir. New articles: EW26 concert listing (Aug 14), Candlelight Vigil (Aug 15), Graceland origin deep dive, photo gallery, hit B-sides poll, Ultimate ETA Finals (Aug 11), 'Hard Headed Woman' anniversary, Guest House hotel options. 72nd anniversary of Elvis's first public show (July 19, 1954) with Parade deep-dive. New books: 'Elvis, Aretha and The Babe' and 'Elvis: Dressed to Rock'. A local Aiken tribute festival (July 23-26) adds minor event coverage.