May & June.Please call the number following each description to verify dates and times, as events are subject to change. MAY 5-7 Tupelo Blue Suede Cruise Drive on over to the BancorpSouth Center and other venues for a weekend filled with a parade of classic cars, a slow drag race drag race n. A race between two cars to determine which can accelerate faster from a standstill. [From drag, an automobile (slang). , restoration workshops, great food, and live entertainment. Call 662/534-2683 or see www.bluesc.com. MAY 5-7 Grenada Mississippi Traditional Archery's Lofton Classic In addition to an archery competition, this event features free evening entertainment and an outdoor sportsman's show. Call 662/226-2571. MAY 5-27 Natchez Natchez Festival of Music The city of Natchez will celebrate opera, Broadway, and jazz with a variety of events including a performance of "Fiddler on the Roof" at the Margaret Martin Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. May 12 and 13, "An Evening of Jazz: A Tribute to New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded " at Monmouth Plantation May 20, and plantation recitals throughout the month. Call 601/442-7464 or see www.natchezopera.com. MAY 6 Collins Okatoma Festival This community celebration highlights the county's unique heritage and lifestyle with live entertainment, arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. , a parade, a street dance, and a rubber duck A rubber duck, or rubber ducky, is a toy shaped like a goose that is made of rubber or rubber-like material such as vinyl plastic. Almost all modern rubber ducks are made out of vinyl plastic rather than rubber. race. Call 601/765-6012. MAY 6 Columbus Market Street Festival Sway to the easy rhythm of the blues in historic downtown Columbus Downtown Columbus is the Central Business District of Columbus, Ohio, United States. The area centers around the intersection of Broad Street and High Street, and is the home of most of the largest buildings in Columbus. with entertainers including Delbert McClinton Delbert McClinton (born 4 November 1940, in Lubbock, Texas) is a blues and rock singer-songwriter. Career Delbert McClinton honed his craft working in a bar band, The Straitjackets, backing visiting blues giants such as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Howlin' Wolf, Lightnin' , plus concessions and arts and crafts. Market Street after dark will feature live entertainment. Call 662/328-6305 or see www.marketstreet festival.com. MAY 6 Enterprise May Festival The Enterprise Woman's Club will host this third annual event that promises great food, entertainment, children's activities, and a variety of arts and crafts. Call 601/659-4693. MAY 6 Hernando MudBug mud·bug n. See crayfish. Bash Come to Hernando's town square to enjoy Cajun-style food, entertainment, and plenty of family activities during this philanthropic event benefiting the Palmer Horne for Children. Call 662-342-7509 or see www.palmerhome.org. MAY 6 Laurel Day in the Park Mason Park will be the site of this event combining juried art, arts and crafts, food, children's activities, and a 5K road race. Entertainment will be provided by the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra at 10 a.m. Call 601/649-6374 or see www.laurelartsleague.com. MAY 6 Oxford Art for Heart This gala event benefiting the American Heart Association American Heart Association (AHA), n.pr a national voluntary health agency that has the goal of increasing public and medical awareness of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and thereby reducing the number of associated deaths and disabilities. will include live entertainment, heavy hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction, and a live auction of artwork donated by some of the region's finest artists. The evening takes place at the Oxford Conference Center. Call 662/238-2677. MAY 6 Oxford Coterie Derby Day the day of the annual race for the Derby stakes, - Wednesday of the week before Whitsuntide. See also: Derby Fund-raiser Sponsored by the Oxford Coterie service organization, this Kentucky Derby Kentucky Derby One of the classic U.S. Thoroughbred horse races. It was established in 1875 and run annually on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs track in Louisville, Ky. With the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes, it makes up U.S. racing's coveted Triple Crown. party benefiting the Powerhouse Community Arts Center will feature live music, ham and biscuits, mint tea, and other traditional Derby Day foods. Call 662/234-3160. MAY 6 Raymond Raymond Country Fair This annual festival includes races, an arts and crafts show, children's entertainment, a food court, live music, and Civil War living history demonstrations. Call 601/857-8942. MAY 6 Rolling Fork Rolling Fork can refer to:
Deep Delta Festival Celebrate the history of the south Delta and its roots in the blues with continuous live music, food, games, and shopping. Call 662/873-4354. MAY 6 Tupelo Dudie Burger Festival Bring your appetite to this festival dedicated to the famous burger from Dudie's Diner. Live music, living history demonstrations, and crafts and games for kids are all on the schedule. Call 662/841-6438. MAY 6-7 Ocean Springs Ocean Springs Renaissance Festival The only Renaissance Festival in the state, this event features medieval dancing, sword fighting, medieval villages, and a professional joust joust: see tournament. on the grounds of the Gulf Hills Inn and Resort. Call 228/872-5782. MAY 8 Jackson Take a Tasty Bite Tasty Bite is a brand of shelf-stable Indian and Thai foods, as well as foods for special dietary needs (vegetarian, vegan, kosher, gluten-free). The company The Tasty Bite brand is owned by Preferred Brands International (PBI), which is based in Stamford, Connecticut. Out of Crime This annual fund-raiser for the Metro Crime Commission is held in association with more than 40 area restaurants who provide samplings of their cuisine at Highland Village shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into . Call 601/968-9999 or see www.safecityinitiative.com. MAY 11 Canton Canton Flea Market See computer flea market. flea market yard sale of used items at low prices. [Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Inexpensiveness The historic courthouse square Courthouse Square is a backlot located at Universal Studios. The set is composed of several facades that form an archetypal American town square with a courthouse as its centerpiece. comes alive with more than 1,100 vendor booths during this always popular semi-annual arts and crafts shopping event. Call 601/859-1307 or see www.cantontourism.com. MAY 11-14 Hattiesburg "Footloose foot·loose adj. Having no attachments or ties; free to do as one pleases. footloose Adjective free to go or do as one wishes Adj. 1. " The Hattiesburg Civic Light Opera's production of this fun and fast-paced musical will be held at the Saenger Theater downtown. Call 601/584-4888. MAY 12 Ridgeland Pepsi Pops at the Reservoir This evening on the banks of the Ross Barnett Reservoir The Ross R. Barnett Reservoir (colloquially known as "The Rez") is a reservoir on the Pearl River in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Named for Ross R. Barnett, the 52nd Governor of Mississippi, it was created by impounding the Pearl between Madison and Rankin Counties. combines music from the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra with food and fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to . The gates at Old Trace Park will open at 4:30 p.m., and the concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Call 601/960-1565 or see www.msorchestra.com. MAY 13 French Camp Pioneer Day Explore the history of this historic settlement while supporting the ministry of French Camp Academy. The day will feature pioneer-style arts and crafts such as chair caning and candle making, along with lots of food and acoustical music. Call 662/547-9464 or see www.frenchcamp.org. MAY 13 Greenville Catfish Races Pond-raised catfish speeding along Plexiglas lanes make this one of the world's most unusual races. Call 662/378-3141. MAY 13-14 Tupelo Cellular South GumTree Festival This outdoor celebration of the visual arts, music, and writing will take place on the Lee County Courthouse Lee County Courthouse can refer to:
MAY 18-20 Tylertown Bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. on the Creek This festival draws an audience from an eight-state area for free jambalaya jam·ba·lay·a n. A Creole dish consisting of rice that has been cooked with shrimp, oysters, ham, or chicken and seasoned with spices and herbs. [Louisiana French, from Provençal jambalaia. Wednesday night and entertainment from bands from all around the Southeast. Call 601/876-5606. MAY 18-21 Meridian U.S. Highway 11 Antique Alley Find bargains and beautiful antiques at this 502-mile yard sale that reaches from Meridian to Bristol, Virginia. Each town along the route plans its own events, like festivals, antique sales, flea markets, and carnivals. Call 877/871-1386 or see www.us11antiquealley.com. MAY 18-21 Tupelo Tupelo Film Festival Unique films and discussions will share the spotlight with live music and great food at this annual event at the historic Lyric Theater. Call 662/841-6521 or see www.tupelo.net/filmfest. MAY 19-20 Batesville SpringFest This music festival will feature local, regional, and national artists, plus carnival rides, games, and food vendors. Call 662/563-3126. MAY 19-20 Meridian Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Country Music Festival Remember the "father of country music" by enjoying live entertainment, a barbecue contest, arts and crafts, an antique car show, "Pickin' in the Park," and other events held in his honor at Singing Brakeman brake·man n. One who operates, inspects, or repairs brakes, especially a railroad employee who assists the conductor and checks on the operation of a train's brakes. Noun 1. Park downtown. Call 601/482-8001 or see www.visitmeridian.com. MAY 20 Ecru Wagon Wheel Festival This open-air festival at City Park will be a load of family fun with games for children, arts and crafts, entertainment, and food vendors. Call 662/489-3881. MAY 20 New Albany Down from the Hills Heritage Music and Folklife Folklife is an extension of, and often an alternate term for the subject of, folklore. The term gained usage in the United States in the 1960s from its use by such folklore scholars as Don Yoder and Warren Roberts, who wished to recognize that the study of folklore goes beyond oral Festival Held in the "Heart of the Mississippi Hills," this event features traditional Southern music at the Union County Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. . Call 662/5384)014. MAY 20 Olive Branch Moonlight Street Dance Dance the night away under the stars at this old-fashioned street dance at Pigeon Roost Plaza in Old Towne. Call 901/517-2396. MAY 20 Bolton Champion Hill Memory Ceremony and Book Dedication Join re-enactors, authors, and musicians as they unveil a Confederate headstone in honor of Sid S. Champion, 28th Mississippi Cavalry. The event will take place at 2 p.m. at the Champion House on Champion Hill Road four miles west of Bolton. Call 601/953-4755. MAY 20 Starkville Art in the Garden Enjoy blooming gardens and watch artists at work in each outdoor setting during this Starkville Area Arts Council fund-raiser, which also features performances by musicians, dancers, and actors. Call 662/323-3019 or see www.starkvillearts.org. MAY 24-29 Hattiesburg May Fest One of the biggest events to ever take place at the Forrest County Multipurpose Center The James Linn Cartlidge Forrest County Multipurpose Center is an arena and county fairgrounds located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It consists of many buildings including: --A 120,000-square-foot main arena with 37,800 square feet (140' by 270') of arena floor space. , May Fest will offer horse shows, dog competitions, live entertainment, car and stereo shows, kiddie rides, and carnival food. Call 601/583-7500. MAY 25 Canton Allison's Wells Fine Arts Festival The Fine Arts Festival ( Turkish: Güzel Sanatlar Festivali) is a yearly festival held at Robert College of Istanbul. It is the largest secondary school festival in Turkey. It has been held annually since 1982 by the Robert College Student Council. The Allison Wells Artists and Craftsmen Guild present an open-air art fair highlighting the works of 25 artists and craftsmen, plus music from the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and fabulous cars at "Nissan on the Square," all at the historic courthouse square. Call 601/859-1307. MAY 26-27 Monticello Atwood Music Festival Spend Memorial Day weekend at Atwood Water Park, where entertainment will be provided by well-known artists Little Texas, Exile, Marty Stuart, and Billy Dean. Festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. also include tennis and golf tournaments, arts and crafts, talent contests, and a gospel night. Call 601/587-0045 or see www.lawrencecounty.org. MAY 27 Aberdeen Bluegrass at Blue Bluff This daylong celebration of bluegrass music will take place on the banks of the Tenn-Tom Waterway. Call 662/369-9440. MAY 27-28 Long Beach, Pascagoula Sounds by the Sea The Gulf Coast Symphony will perform special Memorial Day weekend concerts in Long Beach May 27 and Pascagoula May 28. Both concerts are free to the public and will begin at 6:30 p.m. Call 228/435-9800 or see www.gulfcoastsymphony.net. JUNE 2-3 Clarksdale Delta Jubilee and Barbecue Cooking Contest Grill masters will compete while visitors enjoy live music, a carnival, arts and crafts, a pet show, a fishing rodeo, volleyball and horseshoe tournaments, and fireworks. Call 662/627-7337. JUNE 3 Hattiesburg Daylily Show Join the Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society at this free flower event at Turtle Creek Mall. This year's theme is "Every Day is a Holiday with Daylilies." Call 601/268-3884. JUNE 3 Belzoni Wister Garden Workshop Start your summer planting season off right at this educational event at Wister Gardens on Highway 7. Gardening segments will cover topics from roses and herbs to lawn care and container gardening. Call 662/247-3025. JUNE 3-4 Leland Highway 61 Blues Festival This annual downtown event will feature musicians such as Big George Brock, T-Model Ford, Willie King, and John Horton with Mississippi Slim. Call 662/686-7646 or see www.highway61blues.com. JUNE 3 Tylertown Dairy Festival The oldest and largest one-day event one-day event a contraction of the three-day event but like that contest is aimed at selecting the best all-round horse and rider. The events usually contested are show-jumping, dressage and cross-country. in the county includes the selection of the Dairy Festival Queen, baby contests, a mooing contest, turtle races, food, fireworks, and live music at Holmes Water Park. Call 601/876-2680. JUNE 3 Olive Branch Old Tyme Festival Take a trip to the past with old-fashioned arts and crafts, Civil War re-enactments, antique tractors, children's games and more. Call 662/342-0155. JUNE 9-11 Grenada "Thunder on Water" Safeboating Festival Join thousands from across the nation at this annual event at Grenada Lake, featuring fireworks, arts and crafts, helicopter rides, a rodeo, and a softball tournament. Call 662/226-2571. JUNE 12-16, 19-23, 26-30; JULY 10-14 Ocean Springs Waiter Anderson Museum Summer Art Camp The theme for this year's camp is "Remembering and Rebuilding: Life and Culture on the Mississippi Gulf Coast The Mississippi Gulf Coast refers to the three Mississippi counties which lie on the Gulf of Mexico: Hancock County, Mississippi, Harrison County, Mississippi, and Jackson County, Mississippi. ." Campers will explore a new aspect of the unique Gulf Coast culture each week, including people, food, nature, and architecture. For application information, call 228/872-3164 or see www.walterandersonmuseum.org. JUNE 16-25 Meridian State Games of Mississippi Two full weekends of action-packed Olympic-style games will bring together more than 5,000 amateur athletes. The opening ceremonies will feature the parade of athletes, the lighting of the torch, musical entertainment, and fireworks. Call 800/482-0205 or see www.stategamesofms.org. JUNE 17 Greenville Music at the Mounds Performers will showcase a variety of musical styles at this annual event at the Winterville Mounds on Highway 1. Call 662/334-4684. JUNE 18-22 Holly Springs Entomology entomology, study of insects, an arthropod class that comprises about 900,000 known species, representing about three fourths of all the classified animal species. Camp Mississippi State University's Entomology Department presents a fun and informative camp for adults and youth over age 10 at Wall Doxey State Park Wall Doxey State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off Mississippi Highway 7 near Holly Springs. It is named after Wall Doxey, a former U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Mississippi. . Campers will learn how to collect, identify, and preserve insects and how to make an insect collection. A second camp will take place July 16-20 in Newton County. Call 662/325-2085. JUNE 30-JULY 2 Bay St. Louis Crab Fest Spice up summer with helpings of crab dishes, other seafood, Cajun foods, and barbecue, along with arts and crafts, live music, and fireworks at this event hosted by Our Lady of the Gulf Church, 228 S. Beach Blvd. Call 228/467-6509. JUNE 30-JULY 2 Philadelphia Native American Pow-Wow This celebration of Native American traditions includes arts and crafts, dance performances, and other colorful activities. Call 601/656-4098. |
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