World Championship Barbecue Contest in Memphis, TN

Everyone who has visited Memphis, TN is aware that the city is known for its incredible barbecue. Get your Memphis barbecue experience when you go to the World Championship Barbecue Contest that takes place May14th to the 16th in Tom Lee Park. More than 90,000 barbecue lovers attend this event every year and over $61,000 in prizes will be given out. The barbecue chefs who attend this event are very serious about their craft, and you will get the chance to taste their wonderful creations.

While you’re in Memphis for the food, don’t forget the rock ‘n’ roll that made this city famous. Start out where some of the most famous musicians in rock ‘n’ roll history recorded their hit songs and take the Sun Studio Guided Tour. This tour will provide you with background and interesting facts on talented stars like Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. In addition, you will get to see the microphone Elvis used to record his first song in 1954 as well as other studio artifacts. For more Memphis music and some sightseeing after your studio tour, take the Memphis Mojo Tour. A local musician will lead you on a music-inspired tour of the city.

Combine Memphis’ famous music and barbecue when you visit the Blues City Cafe located in the heart of the music hub on historic Beale Street. A local rock band plays regularly at this cafe for the diners’ entertainment. The menu you can expect at the cafe includes an appetizer of seafood gumbo, beef stew or three tamales in a cup of chili and a main course with a full rack of ribs, oven broiled Memphis strip, Southern fried catfish, or 12 jumbo cajun barbecue shrimp. If you still have room for dessert after dinner, you can choose between an apple dumpling or a fudge brownie sundae.

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