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Festivals and Events. For exact festival dates, contact the local visitors bureaus here
Click the links below for festivals and events near that city:
| Map | Call | Festival/Event | City | Founded | Rate Range | Festival Month | Video | Book | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slugburger Festival | Tupelo | Corinth | 1986 | $ | 6 | Jul | |||||
| Neshoba County Fair | Meridian | Philadelphia | 1889 | $$ | 9 | Jul-Aug | |||||
| Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo | Gulfport Biloxi | Gulfport | 1948 | $ | 6 | Jun-Jul | |||||
| Long Beach Kite Festival | Gulfport Biloxi | Long Beach | 2000 | $ | 6 | Apr | |||||
| Carnival on the Coast Mardi Gras - Mississippi Gulf Coast Style | Gulfport Biloxi | Mississippi Gulf Coast | 1908 | Free | 2 | Jan-Feb | |||||
| Great Biloxi Schooner Race | Gulfport Biloxi | Biloxi | 1929 | Free | 2 | Jun | |||||
| Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras | Gulfport Biloxi | Biloxi | 1908 | Free | 2 | Mar | |||||
| Beauvoir Fall Muster | Gulfport Biloxi | Biloxi | 1986 | $ | 6 | Oct | |||||
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Spring Pilgrimage | Gulfport Biloxi | Biloxi | 1952 | Free | 2 | Mar | |||||
| Spring Arts Festival: Herb, Garden & Art | Gulfport Biloxi | Ocean Springs | 1994 | Free | 2 | Mar | |||||
| Southern Miss Jazz & Blues Festival | Gulfport Biloxi | Long Beach | 2008 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||||
| Cruisin' The Coast | Gulfport Biloxi | Biloxi | 1996 | $$$ | 11 | Oct | |||||
| Hubfest | Gulfport Biloxi | Hattiesburg | 1985 | Free | 2 | Mar | |||||
| Gautier Mullet Festival | Gulfport Biloxi | Gautier | 1991 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||||
| Natchez Fall Pilgrimage | Jackson | Natchez | 1932 | $$$ | 11 | Sep-Oct | |||||
| Mississippi Championship Hot Air Balloon Race | Jackson | Canton | 1986 | Free | 2 | Jun | |||||
| The Trail of Honor | Jackson | Jackson | 2003 | Free | 2 | May | |||||
| Christmas on the Water Boat Parade | Gulfport Biloxi | Biloxi | 1985 | Free | 2 | Dec | |||||
| Dixie National Livestock Show & Rodeo | Jackson | Jackson | 1966 | $$ | 9 | Jan-Feb | |||||
| Mississippi State Fair | Jackson | Jackson | 1861 | $-$$$ | 8 | Oct | |||||
| CelticFest Mississippi | Jackson | Jackson | 1992 | $$ | 9 | Sep | |||||
| Gold in the Hills | Jackson | Vicksburg | 1937 | $ | 6 | Mar | |||||
| Vettes by the Shore | Gulfport Biloxi | Biloxi | 1995 | Free | 2 | Nov | |||||
| Natchez Spring Pilgrimage | Jackson | Natchez | 1932 | $$$ | 11 | Mar-Apr | |||||
| Canton Flea Market Arts & Crafts Show | Jackson | Canton | 1965 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||||
| Vicksburg Fall Festival | Jackson | Vicksburg | 1994 | $ | 6 | Oct | |||||
| Natchez PowWow | Jackson | Natchez | 1989 | $ | 6 | Mar | |||||
| Mistletoe Marketplace | Jackson | Jackson | 1981 | $$ | 9 | Nov | |||||
| World Catfish Festival | Tunica | Belzoni | 1976 | $ | 6 | Apr | |||||
| Picayune Fall Street Festival | Gulfport Biloxi | Picayune | 1996 | Free | 2 | Nov | |||||
| Celtic Music Festival & Highland Games | Gulfport Biloxi | Gulfport | 1989 | Free-$$ | 4 | Nov | |||||
| Crosstie Arts & Jazz Festival | Tunica | Cleveland | 1969 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||||
| Natchez Balloon Festival | Jackson | Natchez | 1986 | $$ | 9 | Oct | |||||
| Iron Horse Music & Heritage Festival | Jackson | McComb | 1993 | Free | 2 | Jun | |||||
| Natchez Literary & Cinema Celebration | Jackson | Natchez | 1990 | $$$ | 11 | Feb | |||||
| Over the River Run | Jackson | Vicksburg | 1988 | $ | 6 | Oct | |||||
| Red, White & Blues Fourth of July Weekend | Jackson | Vicksburg | $$$ | 11 | Jul | ||||||
| USA International Ballet Competition | Jackson | Jackson | 1979 | $$$ | 11 | Jun | |||||
| Ridgeland Fine Arts Festival | Jackson | Ridgeland | 2009 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||||
| Natchez Festival of Music | Jackson | Natchez | 1990 | $$-$$$ | 10 | May | |||||
| Rivergate Festival | Tunica | Tunica | 1993 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||||
| B. B. King Homecoming | Tunica | Indianola | 1981 | $$ | 9 | Jul | |||||
| Double Decker Arts Festival | Tupelo | Oxford | 1994 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||||
| Highway 61 Blues Festival | Tunica | Leland | 1991 | $$ | 9 | Oct | |||||
| Thunder on Water Safe Boating Festival | Tupelo | Grenada | 1993 | Varies | 12 | Jun | |||||
| Gumtree Festival | Tupelo | Tupelo | 1972 | $ | 6 | May | |||||
| Tupelo Film Festival | Tupelo | Tupelo | 2004 | $ | 6 | Apr | |||||
| Juke Joint Festival | Tunica | Clarksdale | 2004 | Free-$$ | 4 | Apr | |||||
| African-American Heritage Tour | Meridian | Columbus | $ | 6 | Feb | ||||||
| Blue Suede Cruise | Tupelo | Tupelo | 2003 | Free | 2 | May | |||||
| Art 'n Antiques Show & Sale | Meridian | Columbus | 1972 | $ | 6 | Nov | |||||
| Columbus Spring Pilgrimage | Meridian | Columbus | 1940 | $$$ | 11 | Mar-Apr | |||||
| Holly Springs Pilgrimage | Tupelo | Holly Springs | 1999 | $$$ | 11 | Apr | |||||
| Crossroads Chili Cook-Off | Tupelo | Corinth | 2008 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||||
| Black Prairie Blues Festival | Meridian | West Point | 1995 | $$ | 9 | Sep | |||||
| Jimmie Rodgers Music Festival | Meridian | Meridian | 1952 | Varies | 12 | Apr | |||||
| Merrehopes Trees of Christmas | Meridian | Meridian | 1968 | $ | 6 | Nov-Dec | |||||
| State Games of Mississippi | Meridian | Meridian | 1992 | Varies | 12 | May-Jun | |||||
| Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival | Tunica | Clarksdale | 1988 | Free | 2 | Aug | |||||
| Okeelala Festival & Car Show | Tupelo | Baldwyn | 1979 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||||
| Choctaw Indian Fair | Meridian | Philadelphia | 1949 | $-$$ | 7 | Jul | |||||
| Miss Mississippi Pageant | Jackson | Vicksburg | 1934 | $$$ | 11 | Jun-Jul | |||||
| Hibernia St. Patrick's Day Parade | Gulfport Biloxi | Biloxi | 1985 | Free | 2 | Mar | |||||
| Market Street Festival | Meridian | Columbus | 1996 | Free | 2 | May | |||||
| Tupelo Elvis Festival | Tupelo | Tupelo | 1999 | $$ | 9 | Jun |  |
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| Our Lady of the Gulf - Crab Festival | Gulfport Biloxi | Bay St. Louis | 1983 | Free | 2 | Jul | |||||
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues & Heritage Festival | Gulfport Biloxi | Pascagoula | 1991 | $$$ | 11 | Sep | |||||
| Victorian Candlelit Christmas | Gulfport Biloxi | Hattiesburg | 1977 | $$ | 9 | Dec | |||||
| MS Coast Coliseum Crawfish Music Festival | Gulfport Biloxi | Biloxi | 1993 | $$ | 9 | Apr | |||||
| Hambone Art & Music Festival | Tunica | Clarksdale | 2007 | $$ | 9 | Oct-Nov | |||||
| Prairie Arts Festival | Meridian | West Point | 1978 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||||
| Aberdeen Spring Pilgrimage | Meridian | Aberdeen | 1975 | $$$ | 11 | Apr | |||||
| Biloxi Seafood Festival | Gulfport Biloxi | Biloxi | 1981 | $-$$ | 7 | Sep | |||||
| Mississippi Songwriters Festival | Gulfport Biloxi | Ocean Springs | 2010 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||||
| Natchez Euro Fest | Jackson | Natchez | 2016 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||||
| Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival | Gulfport Biloxi | Ocean Springs | 1978 | Free | 2 | Nov | |||||
| Canton Christmas Festival | Jackson | Canton | 1990 | $ | 6 | Nov-Dec | |||||
| South Mississippi Summer Fair | Gulfport Biloxi | Biloxi | 1985 | Free-$ | 3 | Jun |
