Don’t miss seeing Riley Jenkins performing live on the Cooke Park Main Stage during the 2025 Parkes Elvis Festival.
Riley Jenkins is a multi award-winning Elvis Tribute Artist. When Riley Jenkins turned 14 years old, as a birthday present, his grandmother took him to his first ever Elvis Week in Memphis. “I was scared to death about performing, but this amazing Elvis Family of ours welcomed me with open arms” said RileyRiley’s has been named 2019 Elvis FANtasy Fest Grand Champion, the 2021 Heart of the King Horizon Award, the 2023 Nashville Elvis Festival Grand Champion, and the 2024 Branson Elvis Festival Grand Champion. This August, Riley placed as one of the Top 5 Finalists of the 2024 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest held every year at Graceland in Memphis. But Riley says, “The fact that I get to sing the music of my hero, Elvis Aaron Presley, for a living, for the biggest Elvis fans! That right there is the greatest gift of all.”
This year is not just Riley’s first time at the Parkes Elvis Festival, but is his very first time coming to Australia. “I’m so excited to be taking part in the largest Elvis festival in all of Australia!! This has been such a dream of mine, and I’m excited to meet all the wonderful Australian Elvis Fans” he said”“I think what makes the music of Elvis’ early days so special is that it’s timeless and just all about having fun and expressing oneself.
That 50’s and early 60’s rock ‘n’ roll music just makes you want to get up and dance.”
We asked Riley what keeps bringing Elvis fans out in droves all around the world? he said “It’s Elvis himself. There has never been and never will be another performer or entertainer of any kind that will ever even come close to Elvis Presley. We’ve had many greats, but only one King.”