Saturday, January 5 – Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Saturday, January 5
Memphis Symphony Orchestra presents Aloha Elvis
7:30 p.m. Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 255 North Main Street, Memphis. The Memphis Symphony Orchestra celebrates Elvis’ birthday and the 40th anniversary of “Aloha from Hawaii.” Tickets start at $15. Students only $5. Tickets are on sale now through the Memphis Symphony Orchestra website or by calling the Memphis Symphony box office at 901-537-2525.
Sunday, January 6
Fan Club Presidents' Event
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Location TBD. Elvis fans are invited to celebrate the work of Elvis Presley fan clubs during this special event. In addition to celebrating and recognizing the work of fan clubs, the event will feature a program of EPE company updates and special announcements, including the latest on EPE media, marketing, licensing, merchandise, new exhibits and more. Special guest to be announced. Fan club presidents will get an invite this fall to the event directly from EPE. General public and other fan club members are able to attend as well by purchasing a ticket. Tickets will go on sale this fall.
Official Elvis Insiders Reception and Graceland Tour
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. An event exclusively for members of the Elvis Insiders. A private evening tour of Graceland Mansion in all its holiday splendor and a reception across the street in Graceland Plaza. The reception will be a progressive event moving about the plaza area and will include Elvis' airplanes, the Elvis Presley Automobile Museum, Sincerely Elvis and the Elvis Lives exhibit. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and cash bars will be available. The special evening tour of the mansion includes the audio tour presentation, plus Elvis Christmas music playing in the background. Decorations for the 2012/2013 holiday season will be in place. Special guests to be announced. Elvis Insiders may purchase only three additional guest tickets in addition to their own. Parking in the main Graceland parking lot is free beginning at 4:30 PM. Tickets will go on sale this fall.
Monday, January 7
Graceland Trivia Tour
4:30 p.m. Event starts at the Graceland Ticket Office. Guests are invited to tour Graceland Mansion and the Elvis Presley Automobile Museum while simultaneously answering trivia questions to which answers can be found on the Graceland tour. Adult and junior versions of the trivia tour will be available. Prizes for both adult and junior versions to be announced. Tickets will go on sale this fall.
Club Elvis
8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Elvis Presley Car Museum, Graceland Plaza. Come hang out and enjoy a private party with your fellow Elvis fans. A disc jockey spins Elvis records for your listening and dancing pleasure. Cash bar featuring adult beverages (ID's checked) and soft drinks. Outdoor smoking area designated - no smoking inside. A wristband allows you to come and go from Club Elvis as often as you like during the evening in order for you to enjoy all the other activities on the property. Tickets will go on sale this fall.
Southern Birthday Breakfast
11:59 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Chrome Grille Restaurant, Graceland Plaza. Fans are invited to the Chrome Grille Restaurant for a Southern breakfast, which will include scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, grits, biscuits and your choice of coffee, juice or soft drink. Tickets will go on sale this fall.
Tuesday, January 8
Elvis Presley Day Ceremony
9:30 a.m. Enjoy a ceremony with Graceland/EPE officials, a birthday cake cutting and a proclamation of Elvis Presley Day by Memphis and Shelby County officials. Free admission. Complimentary birthday cake and coffee served at the Chrome Grille restaurant across the street from the mansion following the ceremony.
MULTIPLE DATE EVENTS
Graceland Tours
Tours of Graceland Mansion, the Elvis Presley Automobile Museum, Elvis' personal jets, the Sincerely Elvis Museum and the exhibit space at Graceland Crossing available daily. Visit the Graceland tickets page for prices and details. Graceland Mansion is decorated in all its traditional holiday splendor indoors and out through January 9th. Purchase tickets online. To order tickets over the phone, call from all parts of the world (901) 332-3322. Or, from the USA and Canada, call toll-free 800-238-2000.
Free Walk-Up Times for The Meditation Garden
Daily throughout the year there is a period of time for free-admission walk-up visits to the Meditation Garden at Graceland, where the grave sites of Elvis and members of his family are located. Then the area becomes part of the regular ticketed Graceland Mansion tours for the rest of the day. The winter hours for free walk-up visits are 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. daily. During the Elvis' Birthday Celebration, there will also be nightly walkups from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. on January 5, 7 and 8.
Elvis Bingo
Times TBD. Heartbreak Hotel. More details to be announced.
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