Folk Venues in Memphis, TN

The Center for Southern Folklore is a private nonprofit organization dedicated to documenting and presenting the people, culture, and music of the South, a 200-capacity all-ages Memphis room that gives artists a genuinely meaningful platform rooted in cultural preservation.

Crosstown Arts is a 150-capacity all-ages contemporary arts organization dedicated to further cultivating the creative community in Memphis, giving artists access to a genuinely mission-driven space inside one of the city's most ambitious cultural developments.

Loflin Yard is a bar, restaurant, and event space that is above all else a haven in the heart of downtown Memphis, a 21+ room with a stage and house PA provided in a genuinely relaxed outdoor-forward setting.

Rhodes College is an all-ages private liberal arts college campus in Memphis with performance spaces and a Rhodes Activities Board organizing live entertainment for a campus known for its rigorous academics and strong arts tradition.

South Main Sounds is a record store and songwriter venue in downtown Memphis, hosting shows Thursday through Saturday nights from 6 to 9 PM, an all-ages room that pairs vinyl culture with a genuinely dedicated original songwriter tradition.