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Mississippi Fairs & Festivals 2026

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Greenwood Summer Gun Show — Greenwood4.5(187)In 3 days
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Greenwood Summer Gun Show

You will find a wide range of firearms, guns, ammo, knives, accessories, and other related products.

Sat–Sun, Jul 25–26Greenwood
Biloxi Summer Gift Show — Biloxi4.4(4181)In 10 days
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Biloxi Summer Gift Show

This is a wholesale order writing gift show.

Sat–Mon, Aug 1–3Biloxi
Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival — ClarksdaleRecurringIn 16 days
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Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival

A free three-day blues and gospel festival on the Sunflower River in downtown Clarksdale, pairing main-stage performances with authentic Delta juke-joint culture.

Fri–Sun, Aug 7–9Clarksdale
Coldwater Summer Trade Days — Coldwater4.4(143)
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Coldwater Summer Trade Days

It will host hundreds of vendors selling a wide variety of items.

Sat–Sun, Aug 8–9Coldwater
Richland Summer Gun and Knife Show — Richland4.2(6)
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Richland Summer Gun and Knife Show

You will find a wide range of new and old guns, knives, ammo, reloading supplies, gun parts, holsters and other related items at discounted prices.

Sat–Sun, Aug 8–9Richland
Biloxi Gun Show — Biloxi4.4(4178)
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Biloxi Gun Show

A craft fair in Biloxi.

Sat–Sun, Aug 15–16Biloxi
Oxford Margarita Festival — Oxford4(2)
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Oxford Margarita Festival

It will showcase the best margaritas, top mixologists, and tequila culture.

Sat, Aug 29Oxford
Prairie Arts Festival — West Point5(2)
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Prairie Arts Festival

It will host more than 200 artisan vendors selling a wide range of fine arts and handmade crafts.

Sat, Sep 5West Point
Natchez Fall Pilgrimage — NatchezRecurring
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Natchez Fall Pilgrimage

Fall Pilgrimage 2026 opens three weekends of mansion tours across Natchez's antebellum estates: September 17-19, September 24-26, and October 1-3.

Sep 17 – Oct 3Natchez
Earths Bounty Night Market — Meridian
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Earths Bounty Night Market

The vendors will be selling a variety of items including local produce, fish, herbs, seeds, honey, dairy products, jams/jellies, processed foods, baked goods, potted plants, arts/crafts, artisan goods, and more.

Thu, Sep 17Meridian
Mississippi Holiday Market — Jackson4.7(182)
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Mississippi Holiday Market

A craft fair in Jackson.

Fri–Sun, Sep 18–20Jackson
Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival — GreenvilleRecurring
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Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival

The oldest blues festival in the United States and the largest in the Mississippi Delta celebrates its 49th year in 2026.

Sat, Sep 19Greenville
Mississippi Book Festival — JacksonRecurring
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Mississippi Book Festival

A literary lawn party on the historic State Capitol grounds brings thousands of readers together with authors, panels, and publishers for Mississippi's premier book celebration.

Sat, Sep 26Jackson
Batesville Fall Gun Show — Batesville4.6(87)
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Batesville Fall Gun Show

You will find a wide range of firearms, guns, ammo, knives, accessories, and other related products.

Sat–Sun, Sep 26–27Batesville
Vicksburg Hipstoric Art Festival — VicksburgRecurring5(9)
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Vicksburg Hipstoric Art Festival

A juried fine-art festival along historic Washington Street in downtown Vicksburg, showcasing painting, sculpture, jewelry, photography, and mixed media from regional creators.

Fri–Sun, Oct 2–4Vicksburg
Ole Brook Festival — Brookhaven4(72)
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Ole Brook Festival

A craft fair in Brookhaven.

Fri–Sat, Oct 2–3Brookhaven
Pearl Food and Culture Festival — Pearl4.3(5896)
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Pearl Food and Culture Festival

A craft fair in Pearl.

Fri–Sun, Oct 2–4Pearl
Laurel Fall Gun Show — Laurel4.8(8)
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Laurel Fall Gun Show

You will find a wide range of firearms, guns, ammo, knives, accessories, and other related products.

Sat–Sun, Oct 3–4Laurel
Pascagoula Arts and Crafts Festival — Pascagoula5(3)
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Pascagoula Arts and Crafts Festival

It will host nearly 250 vendors showcasing and selling their unique wares and holiday gifts.

Sat, Oct 3Pascagoula
Cruisin' The Coast — GulfportRecurring
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Cruisin' The Coast

America's Largest Block Party celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2026 along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Oct 4–11Gulfport
Mississippi State Fair — JacksonRecurring4.4(597)
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Mississippi State Fair

Mississippi's flagship fall fair draws hundreds of thousands to the Jackson fairgrounds for eleven days of livestock shows, carnival rides, concerts, commercial exhibits, and classic fair food.

Oct 8–18Jackson
Canton Fall Flea Market Arts and Crafts Show — Canton4.4(165)
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Canton Fall Flea Market Arts and Crafts Show

A craft fair in Canton.

Thu, Oct 8Canton
CelticFest Mississippi — BrandonRecurring
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CelticFest Mississippi

Mississippi's largest Celtic heritage festival fills Lakeshore Park in Brandon with three stages of music and dance, Highland games, sheepdog herding, blacksmithing, whiskey and mead tastings, and torchlight ceremonies.

Sat–Sun, Oct 10–11Brandon
Coldwater Fall Trade Days — Coldwater4.4(143)
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Coldwater Fall Trade Days

It will host hundreds of vendors selling a wide variety of items.

Sat–Sun, Oct 10–11Coldwater
Mississipi CelticFest — Brandon4.6(8)
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Mississipi CelticFest

It will feature 3 stages of music and dance, highland games, masterclass workshops, highland cows, blacksmiths, merchants and food, sheepdog herding, ax throwing, torchlight ceremony, whiskey and mead tasting, raffle, and more.

Sat–Sun, Oct 10–11Brandon
Natchez Balloon Festival — NatchezRecurring4.1(8)
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Natchez Balloon Festival

Hot-air balloons fill the sky above the Mississippi River bluffs at Rosalie Bicentennial Gardens during Natchez's annual balloon festival.

Fri–Sat, Oct 16–17Natchez
Jackson Mistletoe Marketplace — Jackson5(6)
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Jackson Mistletoe Marketplace

There will be an array of vendors showcasing and selling their unique wares and amazing holiday gifts including art and antiques, bath and candle, books and stationery, children’s apparel and toys, collegiate, food, holiday, home decor and gifts, jewelry, men’s apparel/gifts, tween apparel/accessories, women’s apparel, and much more.

Nov 4–7Jackson
Hattiesburg Fall Gun Show — Hattiesburg4.5(367)
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Hattiesburg Fall Gun Show

You will find a wide range of firearms, guns, ammo, knives, accessories, and other related products.

Sat–Sun, Nov 7–8Hattiesburg
Peter Anderson Arts and Crafts Festival — Ocean Springs4.9(630)
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Peter Anderson Arts and Crafts Festival

A craft fair in Ocean Springs.

Sat–Sun, Nov 7–8Ocean Springs
Picayune Fall Street Festival — Picayune4.6(28)
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Picayune Fall Street Festival

A craft fair in Picayune.

Sat–Sun, Nov 7–8Picayune
Biloxi Christmas City Gift Show — Biloxi
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Biloxi Christmas City Gift Show

It will feature a wide variety of one-of-kind gifts and unique items including fashions, jewelry, gourmet foods, handcrafted art, unique gifts and more.

Fri–Sun, Nov 13–15Biloxi
Richland Gun and Knife Show — Richland4.2(6)
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Richland Gun and Knife Show

You will find a wide range of new and old guns, knives, ammo, reloading supplies, gun parts, holsters and other related items at discounted prices.

Sat–Sun, Nov 14–15Richland
The Gingham Tree Arts and Crafts Festival — Lucedale4.5(96)
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The Gingham Tree Arts and Crafts Festival

It will host a group of artisan vendors and makers selling their unique creations ranging from handmade goods to hand-thrown pottery, from painted canvases to stitched treasures.

Sat, Nov 14Lucedale
Meridian Merry Night Market — Meridian
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Meridian Merry Night Market

The vendors will be selling a variety of items including local produce, fish, herbs, seeds, honey, dairy products, jams/jellies, processed foods, baked goods, potted plants, arts/crafts, artisan goods, and more.

Thu, Nov 19Meridian
Pascagoula Holiday Gun Show — Pascagoula4.2(302)
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Pascagoula Holiday Gun Show

You will find a wide range of firearms, guns, ammo, knives, accessories, and other related products.

Sat–Sun, Nov 21–22Pascagoula
Philadelphia Gun Show — Philadelphia
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Philadelphia Gun Show

You will find a wide range of firearms, guns, ammo, knives, accessories, and other related products.

Sat–Sun, Dec 5–6Philadelphia
Mississippi Gulf Coast Seafood Festival — BiloxiRecurring
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Seafood Festival

The Biloxi Seafood Festival-named a top Southeastern Tourism Society event-celebrates the Mississippi Gulf Coast's fishing heritage with fresh seafood dishes, live music, arts and crafts, a kids village, and the Sun Herald Gumbo Championship.

TBABiloxi
World Catfish Festival — BelzoniRecurring
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World Catfish Festival

Belzoni celebrates its title as the Catfish Capital of the World with a daylong April festival featuring catfish dishes, live entertainment, arts and crafts, and Delta hospitality.

TBABelzoni
Cotton District Arts Festival — StarkvilleRecurring
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Cotton District Arts Festival

Starkville's Cotton District Arts Festival transforms the architecturally distinctive Cotton District near Mississippi State University into a juried arts fair with live music, food, and family activities.

TBAStarkville

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