Special Events

Experience the magic of the season at Memphis’ longest-running holiday light extravaganza! Board our comfortable, enclosed bus at one of 3 convenient locations and enjoy round-trip transportation with live musical entertainment to Starry Nights at Shelby Farms. Once we arrive, our bus will be given front-of-the-line access to the show featuring thousands of twinkling lights along the trails of Shelby Farms Park. No hassle, no waiting, just sit back and enjoy the festive atmosphere with friends and family! Got a large crew, too many to cram into your SUV? No worries, we have plenty of room on the bus. Our guests will also receive an exclusive gift shop menu with items to choose from as well as a 10% discount in the gift shop, and a personal concierge to take our gift shop orders while we enjoy the ride!

A portion of proceeds will be donated to the Shelby Farms Park Conservancy to aid their mission “to manage operate, restore, and improve Shelby Farms Park”.

What’s included:

• Round-trip transportation to Shelby Farms Starry Nights from three super convenient locations: Beale Street (Alfred’s on Beale), Overton Square (Memphian Hotel), and Poplar & Mendenhall (Malco Paradiso parking lot).
• Live musical entertainment on the way to Starry Nights, performed by a local musician. We’ll play both holiday music and some Memphis classics!
• Front-of-the-line access exclusive only to Backbeat Tours once we arrive at Starry Nights – yes, that means no waiting!
• A personal gift shop concierge will step on board and take our gift shop orders to be processed at a 10% discount.

What’s not included:

• Parking fees (Beale Street or Overton Square)
• Gratuity for guides or drivers
• Gift shop items purchased at Starry Nights (including food, drinks, and pictures with Santa on available nights)

Highlights:

• Round-trip transportation to Starry Nights
• Live musical entertainment
• Skip-the-line access
• 10% gift shop discount
• Gift shop concierge to take guest orders and prepare them while we enjoy the show

Departure and Check-in details:

Saturday, December 14 & Saturday, December 21
Departure times:
• 6:00pm Alfred’s on Beale
• 6:20pm Memphian Hotel
• 6:45pm Malco Paradiso parking

Advance purchase strongly recommended, this will sell out quickly! To purchase by phone, call (877) 230-0331 or (901) 527-9415.

Want to book Starry Nights as a private event? We can accommodate groups up to 40 passengers. Available on select nights from Friday, November 29 through Sunday, December 29 (excluding Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, sorry): call (901) 527-9415 for details and pricing.