Special Events

Scroll down for a complete list of the special events currently on our calendar — and check back soon, we update this page often!

7th Annual Cooper-Young Garden Walk — May 21 & 22, 2022

It’s the largest garden walk in the South, y’all! The Cooper-Young Garden Walk is a self-guided, self-paced tour of over 100 eclectic, private gardens and businesses highlighting urban gardening throughout the vibrant Midtown neighborhood. Visitors will see edibles, chickens, herbs, water features, art, native plants, whimsy, she-sheds, composting, a backyard theater and imaginative plantings.

Stay for a few hours or see all the gardens over the course of the weekend. Backbeat’s “Love & Happiness” bus will be making free shuttle loops through the neighborhood all weekend: hop on and hop off at your leisure!

See:

Over 100 beautiful gardens
Garden speakers and demonstrations
Educational booths
Botanical art vendors
Musicians in the gardens
Artist studios, chickens, beekeeping, composting, edibles
Many kinds of raised beds, a tower garden, and unique recycled items
Professional landscaped plans for blank slate gardens
Photo ops with neighborhood murals, and the Johnny Cash statue
Tree-lined streets, certified level 3 arboretum
Historic walking tour signs

Date & time: 9am-4pm, May 21 & 22. Rain or shine. Tickets are good for both days.

Prices: $20 Early Bird General Admission (before May 8; also enters you into weekly drawings for fun prizes), or $25 General Admission (May 9-May 22)

Tickets: Click HERE for tickets

For more information: visit the Cooper-Young Garden Club website

Continuing/recurring events:

Princess Baker @ the Castle

Join Backbeat’s own Princess Baker, aka Cashmer, for an evening of blues and R&B. The lady can flat-out sing, you won’t want to miss this!

Sundays at 8:00pm at the Castle House of Rhythm & Blues #2 (2356 Jackson Ave.) The Castle has good food and drinks (not included); doors open at 6:30pm.

Price: $10/person

Tickets: Click HERE for tickets