Graceland Dropping Candlelight Vigil Charge

Above, Elvis Presley's grave in the Meditation Garden of Graceland. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Thanks to nimrods of Black Lives Matter and large crowds, Graceland felt it had to charge for admission for the Elvis Week Candlelight Vigil as a security measure. 

But they are now dropping it for next year.

According to the Memphis Daily News:

Graceland is dropping a controversial admission fee for the Aug. 15 candlelight vigil that caps Elvis Week. 

The charge was instituted in 2017, when the vigil marking the 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death drew an estimated crowd of more than 30,000, and continued this year. 

Originally billed as a safety measure, it started a year after Black Lives Matter protesters picketed during the 2016 candlelight vigil and were kept away from Elvis fans by police and security. The Graceland protest was part of a larger series of demonstrations that Memphis police took steps to monitor, leading to a civil liberties lawsuit that played out in federal court in August. 

During the vigils, fans holding candles walk through the gates of Graceland and up the driveway of Presley’s estate to pay their respects at his gravesite.

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