Get ready, set, and head to your favorite festival!

Juliette Reid

Communication Intern

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 13, 2019, 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 13, 2019
  • https://www.cdafestival.com/
• Double Decker Arts Festival
  • Oxford, MS
  • Friday- Saturday, April 26-27, 2019
  • http://doubledeckerfestival.com/
• Druid City Arts Festival
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Friday-Saturday, April 5-6, 2019
  • http://www.druidcityartsfestival.com/
• GumTree Arts Festival
  • Tupelo, MS
  • Saturday, May 11, 2019
  • https://gumtreefestival.com/
• Loose Caboose Arts and Crafts Festival
  • Newton, MS
  • Saturday, March 30, 2019
  • http://newtonchamberms.com/festivalsevents/loose-caboose/
• Market Street Festival
  • Columbus, MS
  • Friday-Saturday, May 3-4, 2019
  • https://www.marketstreetfestival.com/
• Oxford Fiber Arts Festival
  • Oxford, MS
  • Thursday-Sunday, January 24-27, 2019
  • https://www.oxfordarts.com/events/fiberfest
• Ridgeland Fine Arts Festival
  • Ridgeland, MS
  • Saturday-Sunday, April 6-7, 2019
  • https://www.ridgelandartsfest.com/
• Threefoot Arts Festival
  • Meridian, MS
  • Saturday, April 6, 2019
  • https://www.meridianartscouncil.org/threefoot-arts-festivalhttp://www.druidcityartsfestival.com/

Film Festivals

• Clarksdale Film & Music Festival
  • Clarksdale, MS
  • Friday-Saturday, January 25-26, 2019
  • http://www.clarksdalefilmfestival.com/
• Crossroads Film Festival
  • Madison, MS
  • Thursday-Sunday, April 11-14, 2019
  • http://www.crossroadsfilmfestival.com/
• Festival South Film Expo
  • Hattiesburg, MS
  • Saturday-Saturday, June 8 - 22, 2019
  • http://festivalsouth.org/
• Jewish Cinema Mississippi Festival
  • Jackson, MS
  • Thursday-Tuesday, January 24-29, 2019
  • http://www.jewishcinemams.com/
• Magnolia Independent  Film Festival
  • Starkville, MS
  • Thursday- Saturday, February 28-March 2, 2019
  • http://magnoliafilmfest.com/
• Natchez Literary Cinema Celebration
  • Natchez, MS
  • Thursday-Saturday, February 21-23, 2019
  • https://www.colin.edu/community/natchez-literary-and-cinema-celebration/
• Oxford Film Festival
  • Oxford, MS
  • Wednesday-Thursday, February 6-10, 2019
  • http://oxfordfilmfest.com/
• Tupelo Film Festival
  • Tupelo, MS
  • Thursday-Saturday, April 4-6, 2019
  • http://www.tupelofilmfestival.net/

Music Festivals

• Black Prairie Blues Festival
  • West Point, MS
  • (The night before the Prairie Arts Festival)
  • http://blackprairiebluesfestival.com/
• Charles H. Templeton Ragtime & Jazz Festival
  • Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
  • Thursday-Saturday, March 28-30, 2019
  • https://festival.library.msstate.edu/
• Music by Women Festival
  • Columbus, MS
  • Thursday-Saturday, March 7-9, 2019
  • https://www.muw.edu/musicbywomen
• Southern Strings Dulcimer Festival
  • Petal, MS
  • Thursday-Saturday, February 21-23, 2019
  • http://mississippidulcimer.com/

And that’s just the first 6 months of the year!

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