Video: Elvis Fest Kicks Off With Tribute Artist Concert

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TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Popular Elvis Tribute Artist Cody Ray Slaughter helped open the 2015 Elvis Fest Thursday night at the Bancorpsouth Arena in Tupelo.
There are concerts at Fairpark Friday and Saturday night, and the Elvis Tribute Artist competition begins Friday morning at the arena.

The event’s host says he is always amazed at the talent from the entertainers, and the reaction from the fans.

” It’s just a big family, everybody comes to Tupelo, we are international this year, we have guys from all over the world, from France, England, South America, everybody wants to be in Tupelo, everybody wants to win here ”

There will be an Elvis pet look a like contest, and a 5K run.