Southern Foodways Alliance Annual Fall Symposium

SFA will take our annual Fall Symposium to Memphis the weekend of October 10–11, 2026. We’ll explore food and movement across space and time, from the Mississippi River to Interstate 40, from Stax Records to Beale Street, from the People’s Grocery to the I AM A MAN campaign. We’ll examine historical, cultural, and physical movements and connect them to the vibrant foodways of the Bluff City. Again and again over its 200-year history, groups of Memphians have come together to build and rebuild the kind of city they want to live in. Join us to learn about the foods and movements that have fueled them, and continue to fuel them.

SYMPOSIUM TICKETS

Tickets go on sale Wednesday, August 5, 2026.

A schedule of events and a roster of featured presenters will be published online before the ticket sale date.

Current SFA members may purchase tickets at Noon CT. Emails will be sent to all current members on Monday, August 3, with instructions for purchasing a ticket. Any new/renewing members who join after Monday’s email is sent will receive a message on Wednesday morning at 10 am CT before tickets go on sale. Questions about your membership status? Email marybeth@southernfoodways.org.

The general public may purchase tickets at 1 pm CT. There will be a TICKETS link on the left side of this page to access the ticket site.

Must be 21+ to attend.