Fall Mississippi Festivals

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Classic Music Festival - Southaven, MS - Sep 13, 2019

Mississippi Gourd Festival - Raleigh, MS - Sep 20 to Sep 21, 2019
Enjoy this annual festival held at the Smith County Ag Complex for the promotion of gourds, gourd crafting, the sharing of ideas, and general fellowship with other members.

Walls Fall Festival - Walls, MS - Oct 19, 2019
Canceled for 2021, look for their return in 2022. Normally: There were 100 vendors in recent years. In addition to vendor and craft booths, there will be children’s inflatables and games, live musical entertainment, silent auction and various community exhibits from Fire, Police, Search and Rescue and more.

Alcorn State University Jazz Festival - Vicksburg, MS - Oct 2, 2021
40th annual. Performances will be from school groups from throughout the SE and the MS Jazz Educators and Cassandra Wilson Group.

Fall Flower and Garden Fest - Crystal Springs, MS - Oct 4 to Oct 8, 2021
Canceled for 2022. Annual event at the Truck Crops Experiment Station. Lots of food, drink, and gardening fun with a 3 acre garden and over 5000 people attending.

Chili Festival and Fall Festival - Tupelo, MS - Oct 7 to Oct 8, 2021
Everyone’s favorite chili cook-off is back, and teams compete against each other in a number of prize categories, including best recipe, team spirit, best costumes, most creative tent and most original theme. Attendees can come at both lunch and dinner – tickets are sold at the gate upon entrance. You get to eat a bowl of delicious chili, then sample each team’s recipe, all before casting your vote for People’s Choice. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s beer and live music to make it the perfect Friday night! Saturday is Fall Festival, with a family fun day and free concert

Memphis Tri-State Blues Festival - Southaven, MS - Aug 20, 2022

Fiber Fun in the ‘Sip - Vicksburg, MS - Aug 26 to Aug 27, 2022
Two days of fiber arts including knitting, crochet, weaving, and spinning, with vendors and classes, plus music

Biloxi Seafood Festival - Biloxi, MS - Sep 10 to Sep 11, 2022
A giant festival featuring great seafood, live music, children’s games, arts & crafts and more. Celebrate Biloxi’s rich culture, heritage, and more.

Bike MS Rockin Ride - Southaven, MS - Sep 10 to Sep 11, 2022
Bike MS is more than a ride. It’s an experience grounded in camaraderie and marked by passion, inspiration, determination and pure enjoyment. It will be an experience you’ll never forget, shared with new friends and old.

Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival - Greenville, MS - Sep 17, 2022
The largest blues festival in the Delta and the oldest in the United States. Always held on the 3rd Saturday in September, it features both local and national blues artists. Started in 1977.

Mid-South Fair - Southaven, MS - Sep 22 to Oct 2, 2022
The Mid-South Fair will be returning to Landers Center! There will be 11 days of fun with exciting carnival midway rides for adults and children, carnival games, outdoor entertainment, petting zoo, contests, delicious fair food and more.

Mississippi Pecan Festival - Beaumont, MS - Sep 23 to Sep 25, 2022
Over 250 booths with arts and crafts, antiques, the South’s finest foods, live bluegrass music, demonstrations, raffles and more. Don’t miss the bake-off or pecan pies.

Tupelo Ale Trail - Tupelo, MS - Sep 23, 2022
Ale Trail is a progressive craft beer tasting with stops in shops throughout Downtown Tupelo. Start your night by picking up your beer glass and map at FNB Bank, then shop around with participating merchants. End your night with an after-party

Hernando Water Tower Festival - Hernando, MS - Sep 24, 2022
Enjoy crafts, vendor booths, live music, a car show, BBQ contest, a corn hole tournament and a free Kids Zone!

Loblolly Festival - Laurel, MS - Oct 1, 2022
Annual event held the first Saturday in October. Get heritage with a small town feel with lots of artists, crafters, and craftmen set up downtown. Enjoy great food, funnel cake, and art judging.

Mississippi Peanut Festival - Collins, MS - Oct 1 to Oct 2, 2022
Mitchell Farms host this annual event. Includes over 75 vendors of yard art, jewelry, collectibles, antiques, arts, crafts, and a wide variety of food, plus pumpkin patch and a tour of a working farm with turn of the century antiques. There is also a fundraiser 5K raising funds for St Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

Pilgrimage & Pioneer Day Festival - Carrollton, MS - Oct 1, 2022
Tour lots of historic homes, churches, and buildings in the area plus the J.Z. George Library. Enjoy live music, food, educational exhibits, traditional arts and crafts, and more at festival headquarters, 701 Lexington Street. Parking available on Washington Street or in front of the Courthouse.

Saint John Oktoberfest - Hattiesburg, MS - Oct 1, 2022
St. John Lutheran Church, with many of its church members descendants of German immigrants, has hosted this annual event for more than 40 years. It shares German food and culture with visitors to raise money for the church’s mission work. They offer German brats, sauerkraut, potato salad and other food for sale while guests listen to folk songs. There is also a silent auction, quilt raffle and deli featuring German meats and desserts.

Bricks and Spokes - Vicksburg, MS - Oct 1, 2022
Don’t miss your chance to ride the red brick streets of Vicksburg, cross the Old Mississippi River Bridge and Louisiana backroads all in one ride! Cycle Vicksburg’s great rolling hills and see great fall scenery. There is a variety of rides from 10 to sixty-two miles with a choice of two gravel routes.

Cruisin’ The Coast - Gulfport, MS - Oct 2 to Oct 9, 2022
Over 8000 cars kick off America’s Largest Block Party from several coastal locations. Enjoy cruise-ins, headline bands, oldies entertainment, swap meet, auto auction, and more.

Bukka White Festival - Aberdeen, MS - Oct 8, 2022
Lots of arts and crafts, kid’s fun, animal show, antiques, classic cars and fantastic blues music. A tribute named after singer-guitarist Booker “Bukka” White who lived in the Aberdeen area.

French Camp Harvest Festival - French Camp, MS - Oct 8, 2022
Celebrating “The Lord’s Acre” for over 60 years with thanks, life, and small town living.  Highlighted by the Quilt and Craft auction.  Also crafts, food, music, buggy rides, and more.

Horn Lake Food Truck Festival - Horn Lake, MS - Oct 8, 2022
Join in the fun with craft vendors, live music, Kids Zone and of course many food trucks. Free admission.

Cleveland Oktoberfest - Cleveland, MS - Oct 8, 2022
More than 15,000 gather here every year for the event that has been called one of the best outdoor festivals in the Delta. It is organized by more than 100 community volunteers. While you are here, you will also be able to enjoy the Mississippi Delta State Barbecue Championship. The event kicks off on Friday afternoon, when the BBQ contest (featuring chefs from around the South) starts and they begin announcing some of the division winners. Live entertainment and dancing continue well into the evening. The antique car show and craft booths are on Saturday. Children’s activities include inflatables, face painting, rock climbing wall, train rides and more. So prepare for a weekend of pork barbecue, German brats, live music and fun. Since 1982.

Deep Blues Festival - Clarksdale, MS - Oct 13 to Oct 16, 2022
Visit Clarksdale for a weekend of blues. Tickets are just $75 for the weekend (Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights, plus Sunday afternoon) and gives you access to all shows at the New Roxy and the Shack Up Inn. There is plenty of free daytime music as well.

Delta Hot Tamale Festival - Greenville, MS - Oct 14 to Oct 15, 2022
Greenville is the “Hot Tomale Capital of the World”. Activity starts at the Greenville Inn and Suites but expands throughout downtown. Enjoy children’s fun in the square

Great Mississippi River Balloon Race - Natchez, MS - Oct 14 to Oct 16, 2022
Held at Rosalie Bicentennial Gardens, it features a carnival section with rides, games, and fun for all ages. Enjoy plenty of food. Local sports bars host college football on Saturday and the Saints football on Sunday. Also the exciting Balloon Race plus live music all weekend.

Olive Branch Octoberfest - Olive Branch, MS - Oct 20 to Oct 23, 2022

Gautier Mullet Festival - Gautier, MS - Oct 22, 2022
A free arts and crafts festival with local cuisine, arts & crafts, fishing rodeo, live music, car and boat show, kids zone, and a mullet toss!

Hambone Festival - Clarksdale, MS - Oct 27 to Oct 30, 2022
Walk the art gallery downtown, enjoy live blues music, sample bloody marys, and more.

Blues Jubilee - Hernando, MS - Nov 4, 2022
This is an evening of blues, great food, and art at One Memphis Street. DeSoto Arts Council will have work on display during this time that is related to Hill Country Blues. All proceeds from this event benefit the Friends of the Von Theater and the DeSoto Arts Council.

Peter Anderson Festival - Ocean Springs, MS - Nov 5 to Nov 6, 2022
Annual arts and crafts festival featuring culinary events, live music, contests, hand on activities, plus over 150 shops, restaurants, and galleries.  Lots of fun with kid’s activities also.

Gulf Coast Veterans Parade - Gulfport, MS - Nov 5, 2022
Celebrating over 100 years since World War I ended and Armistice Day/Veteran’s Day has been celebrated, and continuing to honor all those who have served. Parade Begins at 11:00 AM in Downtown Biloxi to honor the many U.S. Veterans that attend the Gulf Coast Veterans Parade.

Mermaids Arts & Crafts Show - Bay St Louis, MS - Nov 12 to Nov 13, 2022
Held on the shady grounds of the Historic L&N Train Depot in beautiful Bay St Louis, Mississippi