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The spring festival season has sprung!

1/15/2020

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Juliette Reid

SAAC, AmeriCorps VISTA

Love festivals? Take a look at some of the upcoming film, music, and arts festivals across Mississippi, for all ages and artistic interests. Did we miss one? By no means an exhaustive list, here’s a smattering of what Mississippi has to offer!

Don’t forget, of course, SAAC’s Cotton District Arts Festival on April 18, 2020, right here in Starkville. If you’re interested in attending any of these, be sure to visit the websites below for details. Creative Mississippi is at your fingertips, so mark your calendars and support local artists, musicians, filmmakers, and more!

(Note: the categories below are merely a guide, so be sure to check the websites for all details.)

Art Festivals
  • Cotton District Arts Festival 
    • Starkville, MS
    • Saturday, April 18, 2020
    • https://www.cdafestival.com/
  • Double Decker Arts Festival 
    • Oxford, MS
    • Friday- Saturday, April 24-25, 2020
    • http://doubledeckerfestival.com/
  • Druid City Arts Festival
    • Tuscaloosa, AL
    • Friday-Saturday, April 3-4, 2020
    • http://www.druidcityartsfestival.com/
  • GumTree Arts Festival 
    • Tupelo, MS
    • Saturday, May 10-11, 2020
    • https://gumtreefestival.com/
  • Loose Caboose Arts and Crafts Festival
    • Newton, MS
    • Saturday, March 28, 2020
    • http://newtonchamberms.com/festivalsevents/loose-caboose/
  • Market Street Festival
    • Columbus, MS
    • Friday-Saturday, May 1-2, 2020
    • https://www.marketstreetfestival.com/
  • Ocean Springs Arts Festival
    • Ocean Springs, MS
    • Saturday-Sunday, March 28-29, 2020
    • https://www.gulfcoast.org/event/annual-spring-arts-festival/6797/
  • Oxford Fiber Arts Festival 
    • Oxford, MS
    • Thursday-Sunday, January 23-26, 2020
    • https://www.oxfordarts.com/events/fiberfest
  • Ridgeland Fine Arts Festival
    • Ridgeland, MS
    • Saturday-Sunday, April 4-5, 2020
    • https://www.ridgelandartsfest.com/
  • Threefoot Arts Festival
    • Meridian, MS
    • Saturday, April 4, 2020
    • https://www.threefootfestival.com/
Film Festivals
  • Clarksdale Film & Music Festival
    • Clarksdale, MS
    • Friday-Sunday, January 24-26, 2020
    • http://www.clarksdalefilmfestival.com/
  • Festival South Film Expo
    • Hattiesburg, MS
    • June 2020
    • http://festivalsouth.org/
  • Magnolia Independent  Film Festival
    • Starkville, MS
    • Thursday- Saturday, February 27- 29, 2020
    • http://magnoliafilmfest.com/ 
  • Natchez Literary Cinema Celebration
    • Natchez, MS
    • Thursday-Saturday, February 27-29, 2020
    • https://www.colin.edu/community/natchez-literary-and-cinema-celebration/
  • Oxford Film Festival 
    • Oxford, MS
    • Wednesday-Sunday, March 18-22, 2020
    • http://oxfordfilmfest.com/
  • Tupelo Film Festival
    • Tupelo, MS
    • Thursday-Saturday, April 15-18, 2020
    • http://www.tupelofilmfestival.net/


Music Festivals
  • CelticFest Mississippi
    • Jackson, MS
    • Friday-Saturday, March 20-21, 2020
    • http://celticfestms.org/wp/
  • Charles H. Templeton Ragtime & Jazz Festival 
    • Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
    • Thursday-Saturday, February 27-29, 2020
    • https://festival.library.msstate.edu/
  • Music by Women Festival
    • Columbus, MS
    • Thursday-Saturday, March 5-7, 2020
    • https://www.muw.edu/musicbywomen
  • Southern Strings Dulcimer Festival
    • Petal, MS
    • Friday-Saturday, February 21-22, 2020
    • http://mississippidulcimer.com/category/festival/
 
And that’s just the first 6 months of the year!
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