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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slugburger Festival | Tupelo & Hills | Corinth | 1986 | $ | 6 | Jul | |||
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues & Heritage Festival | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Pascagoula | 1991 | $$$ | 11 | Sep | |||
| Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Biloxi | 1908 | Free | 2 | Mar | |||
| Hibernia St. Patrick's Day Parade | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Biloxi | 1985 | Free | 2 | Mar | |||
| Beauvoir Fall Muster | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Biloxi | 1986 | $ | 6 | Oct | |||
| Spring Arts Festival: Herb, Garden & Art | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Ocean Springs | 1994 | Free | 2 | Mar | |||
| Art in the Pass | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Pass Christian | 1993 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||
| Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Gulfport | 1948 | $ | 6 | Jun-Jul | |||
| Hubfest | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Hattiesburg | 1985 | Free | 2 | Mar | |||
| Southern Miss Jazz & Blues Festival | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Long Beach | 2008 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||
| Our Lady of the Gulf - Crab Festival | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Bay St. Louis | 1983 | Free | 2 | Jul | |||
| Cruisin' The Coast | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Biloxi | 1996 | $$$ | 11 | Oct | |||
| Long Beach Kite Festival | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Long Beach | 2000 | $ | 6 | Apr | |||
| Carnival on the Coast Mardi Gras - Mississippi Gulf Coast Style | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Mississippi Gulf Coast | 1908 | Free | 2 | Jan-Feb | |||
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Spring Pilgrimage | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Biloxi | 1952 | Free | 2 | Mar | |||
| Gautier Mullet Festival | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Gautier | 1991 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||
| Great Biloxi Schooner Race | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Biloxi | 1929 | Free | 2 | Jun | |||
| Natchez Fall Pilgrimage | Jackson & Capital/River | Natchez | 1932 | $$$ | 11 | Sep-Oct | |||
| Mississippi Championship Hot Air Balloon Race | Jackson & Capital/River | Canton | 1986 | Free | 2 | Jun | |||
| The Trail of Honor | Jackson & Capital/River | Jackson | 2003 | Free | 2 | May | |||
| Christmas on the Water Boat Parade | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Biloxi | 1985 | Free | 2 | Dec | |||
| Dixie National Livestock Show & Rodeo | Jackson & Capital/River | Jackson | 1966 | $$ | 9 | Jan-Feb | |||
| Mississippi State Fair | Jackson & Capital/River | Jackson | 1861 | $-$$$ | 8 | Oct | |||
| Picayune Fall Street Festival | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Picayune | 1996 | Free | 2 | Nov | |||
| Natchez Balloon Festival | Jackson & Capital/River | Natchez | 1986 | $$ | 9 | Oct | |||
| Celtic Music Festival & Highland Games | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Gulfport | 1989 | Free-$$ | 4 | Nov | |||
| CelticFest Mississippi | Jackson & Capital/River | Jackson | 1992 | $$ | 9 | Sep | |||
| Vicksburgfest | Jackson & Capital/River | Vicksburg | 1987 | Varies | 12 | May | |||
| USA International Ballet Competition | Jackson & Capital/River | Jackson | 1979 | $$$ | 11 | Jun | |||
| Natchez Festival of Music | Jackson & Capital/River | Natchez | 1990 | $$-$$$ | 10 | May | |||
| Gold in the Hills | Jackson & Capital/River | Vicksburg | 1937 | $ | 6 | Mar | |||
| Vettes by the Shore | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Biloxi | 1995 | Free | 2 | Nov | |||
| Natchez Literary & Cinema Celebration | Jackson & Capital/River | Natchez | 1990 | $$$ | 11 | Feb | |||
| Iron Horse Music & Heritage Festival | Jackson & Capital/River | McComb | 1993 | Free | 2 | Jun | |||
| Natchez Spring Pilgrimage | Jackson & Capital/River | Natchez | 1932 | $$$ | 11 | Mar-Apr | |||
| Canton Flea Market Arts & Crafts Show | Jackson & Capital/River | Canton | 1965 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||
| Vicksburg Fall Festival | Jackson & Capital/River | Vicksburg | 1994 | $ | 6 | Oct | |||
| Red, White & Blues Fourth of July Weekend | Jackson & Capital/River | Vicksburg | $$$ | 11 | Jul | ||||
| Ridgeland Fine Arts Festival | Jackson & Capital/River | Ridgeland | 2009 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||
| Over the River Run | Jackson & Capital/River | Vicksburg | 1988 | $ | 6 | Oct | |||
| Natchez PowWow | Jackson & Capital/River | Natchez | 1989 | $ | 6 | Mar | |||
| Mistletoe Marketplace | Jackson & Capital/River | Jackson | 1981 | $$ | 9 | Nov | |||
| Victorian Candlelit Christmas | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Hattiesburg | 1977 | $$ | 9 | Dec | |||
| World Catfish Festival | Tunica & Delta | Belzoni | 1976 | $ | 6 | Apr | |||
| Crosstie Arts & Jazz Festival | Tunica & Delta | Cleveland | 1969 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||
| Market Street Festival | Meridian & Pines | Columbus | 1996 | Free | 2 | May | |||
| Neshoba County Fair | Meridian & Pines | Philadelphia | 1889 | $$ | 9 | Jul-Aug | |||
| Art 'n Antiques Show & Sale | Meridian & Pines | Columbus | 1972 | $ | 6 | Nov | |||
| Tupelo Elvis Festival | Tupelo & Hills | Tupelo | 1999 | $$ | 9 | Jun | IFEA | ||
| Jimmie Rodgers Music Festival | Meridian & Pines | Meridian | 1952 | Varies | 12 | Apr | |||
| Rivergate Festival | Tunica & Delta | Tunica | 1993 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||
| State Games of Mississippi | Meridian & Pines | Meridian | 1992 | Varies | 12 | May-Jun | |||
| Holly Springs Pilgrimage | Tupelo & Hills | Holly Springs | 1999 | $$$ | 11 | Apr | |||
| B. B. King Homecoming | Tunica & Delta | Indianola | 1981 | $$ | 9 | Jul | |||
| African-American Heritage Tour | Meridian & Pines | Columbus | $ | 6 | Feb | ||||
| Double Decker Arts Festival | Tupelo & Hills | Oxford | 1994 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||
| Columbus Spring Pilgrimage | Meridian & Pines | Columbus | 1940 | $$$ | 11 | Mar-Apr | |||
| Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival | Tunica & Delta | Clarksdale | 1988 | Free | 2 | Aug | |||
| Highway 61 Blues Festival | Tunica & Delta | Leland | 1991 | $$ | 9 | Oct | |||
| Crossroads Chili Cook-Off | Tupelo & Hills | Corinth | 2008 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||
| Thunder on Water Safe Boating Festival | Tupelo & Hills | Grenada | 1993 | Varies | 12 | Jun | |||
| Prairie Arts Festival | Meridian & Pines | West Point | 1978 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||
| Black Prairie Blues Festival | Meridian & Pines | West Point | 1995 | $$ | 9 | Sep | |||
| Merrehopes Trees of Christmas | Meridian & Pines | Meridian | 1968 | $ | 6 | Nov-Dec | |||
| Gumtree Festival | Tupelo & Hills | Tupelo | 1972 | $ | 6 | May | |||
| Blue Suede Cruise | Tupelo & Hills | Tupelo | 2003 | Free | 2 | May | |||
| Tupelo Film Festival | Tupelo & Hills | Tupelo | 2004 | $ | 6 | Apr | |||
| Juke Joint Festival | Tunica & Delta | Clarksdale | 2004 | Free-$$ | 4 | Apr | |||
| Okeelala Festival & Car Show | Tupelo & Hills | Baldwyn | 1979 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||
| Choctaw Indian Fair | Meridian & Pines | Philadelphia | 1949 | $-$$ | 7 | Jul | |||
| Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Ocean Springs | 1978 | Free | 2 | Nov | |||
| Canton Christmas Festival | Jackson & Capital/River | Canton | 1990 | $ | 6 | Nov-Dec | |||
| Miss Mississippi Pageant | Jackson & Capital/River | Vicksburg | 1934 | $$$ | 11 | Jun-Jul | |||
| Aberdeen Spring Pilgrimage | Meridian & Pines | Aberdeen | 1975 | $$$ | 11 | Apr | |||
| South Mississippi Summer Fair | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Biloxi | 1985 | Free-$ | 3 | Jun | |||
| MS Coast Coliseum Crawfish Music Festival | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Biloxi | 1993 | $$ | 9 | Apr | |||
| Hambone Art & Music Festival | Tunica & Delta | Clarksdale | 2007 | $$ | 9 | Oct-Nov | |||
| Biloxi Seafood Festival | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Biloxi | 1981 | $-$$ | 7 | Sep | |||
| Mississippi Songwriters Festival | Gulfport/Biloxi & Coastal | Ocean Springs | 2010 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||
| Natchez Euro Fest | Jackson & Capital/River | Natchez | 2016 | Free | 2 | Apr |
