Fall in Mississippi is an outdoor experience all its own with fall festivals, flea markets, arts and crafts fairs and of course the Mississippi State Fair. Shop crafts from local artisans, gander at unique and vintage cars and celebrate history, music and more this Fall!

16th Annual Downtown Vicksburg Fall Festival
September 30 – October 1, 2011
Downtown Vicksburg, MS



 Friday night, September 29, Bricks and Spokes riders will be welcomed Downtown for packet pick up. Whether you are a rider or not, come down beginning around 7:00 p.m. and enjoy a Fall concert outdoors with 2 great bands! Rewind performs at 7 p.m. followed by entertainment at 8 p.m. The fun will continue to Saturday with the Bricks and Spokes ride beginning at 8:00 a.m. followed by a day full of Daytime Exhibitions and music by some great local musicians!

29thAnnual Old Court House Flea Market
October 1, 2011
Old Court House Museum/Court Square, Vicksburg, MS

 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. rain or shine. Over 200 arts/crafts and food booths. Vendors are to set up on the square at street level around the Old Court House. Arts/crafts booths are 10' by10' and $50. Food Booths are $60. Last year's attendance was over 3,000.


Green Market at the Depot
October 1, 2011
Care Honor Garden, Fillmore St. Corinth, MS

 Everything is homemade, home-baked or home-grown within a 100 mile radius of Corinth. Arts and crafts at its best; entertainment all day. Dress your pet for the Pet Costume Contest. Spend some time at the Historic Corinth Depot. 

34th Annual Zonta Club Art &Crafts Festival
October 1, 2011
Downtown Plaza, Pascagoula, MS

 This Mississippi event is Pascagoula's premier arts and crafts show for the year. Zonta's show will feature live entertainment, food and exhibit booths. If you are looking to fill your Christmas list, come to Zonta and take advantage of the countless types of handmade arts and crafts. Artisans will be on hand to explain their crafts. 

Rockin' Railroad Art and Music Festival
October 1, 2011
Hidalgo Park/Historic Downtown Hazlehurst, MS

Festival includes a classic car show, live music, kid's zone, arts & crafts vendors, art exhibit and contest, concessions and more.

15th Annual Cruisin' the Coast
October 2-9, 2011
Various stops along the Mississippi Gulf Coast



 Cruisin' The Coast has become a major tourism boom for the Mississippi Gulf Coast and the biggest special event in the state of Mississippi. Car enthusiasts from over 35 states and Canada drive to the Mississippi Gulf Coast once a year to showcase and to cruise a variety of antique, classic and hot rod automobiles at designated stops along the Coast in Ocean Springs, Biloxi, D'Iberville, Gulfport, Long Beach, and Bay St. Louis. 


Mississippi State Fair
October 5-16, 2011
Mississippi State Fairgrounds, Jackson, MS

Starting the first Wednesday in October every year, the Mississippi State Fair is one of the South's major fairs with a mile long midway and free major entertainment. If you are not into the amusement park-style rides, check out the Trade Mart for world-class vintage cars or the arenas for livestock shows. 


Fifty Nine Twenty Music Festival
October 8, 2011
Singing Brakeman Park, Meridian, MS

Performances by North MS All Stars, Cary Hudson, Wes Lee, Cheryl LuQuire, Sonny Landreth and Lightnin' Malcolm. This year’s event will benefit the Care Lodge Domestic Violence Shelter. Since 1981, Care Lodge has touched thousands of lives in the community. In fact, Care Lodge provides services for almost 1,200 shelter and non-shelter clients each year. In addition to this 9 county service area, Care Lodge also benefits communities of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. This year marks 30 years of service for the Care Lodge.

OctoberFest
October 8, 2011
DeWeese Park, Downtown Philadelphia, MS



Arts and crafts, children’s games, food, music and more. An annual event at the DeWeese Park in historic downtown Philadelphia. Family fun filled event. 

59th Harvest Festival
October 8, 2011
44 Le Fleur Circle / Cain-Patterson Gymnasium, French Camp, MS

An auction of handcrafted items including quilts, woodcrafts, ironwork and other items highlights this day in the fall. Other activities include sorghum molasses processing, bluegrass music, craft demonstrations, dinner on the grounds, concessions and a country store.

St. Rose de Lima Fair
October 8-9, 2011
301 South Necaise Ave. Bay St. Louis, MS

Arts and crafts booths, food booths, entertainment and much more. Fun for the entire family at this Mississippi fair.

Octoberfest
October 14-15, 2011
Hwy. 8, on the Greenstrip in downtown Cleveland, MS


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More than 15,000 spectators flock to Cleveland's tree-lined town center to experience Octoberfest, the second Friday and Saturday of October, with its famous barbecue contests, arts and crafts, antique car shows and live music. Octoberfest Cleveland MS is a sanctioned Memphis in May event, which means serious barbecue. Kids rides and games. Join us on Cotton Row for the street dance on Friday evening during Octoberfest Cleveland MS. 

The Great Mississippi River Balloon Race
October 14-16, 2011
Rosalie Bicentennial Gardens, Natchez, MS

Starting with "Balloon Glow" Friday night, and continuing through Sunday afternoon, the Great Mississippi River Balloon Race is the most colorful annual event in Natchez, with gorgeous hot air balloons filling the skies over the Mississippi River as local and national talent fills the air with live music at Rosalie Bicentennial Gardens. 

Bukka White Blues Festival
October 14-15, 2011
On the banks of the Tenn-Tom Waterway, Aberdeen, MS

Non-stop blues, great food, arts & crafts, and exotic animal show; plus a free guitar workshop. Let your pampered pooch strut their stuff in Rover on the River - pet costume parade and contest. Smell those ribs cooking all day for the Ribs on the River barbecue contest. Once they are judged you can dig in and choose your favorite. 

21st Annual Gautier Mullet & MusicFest
October 15-16, 2011
Downtown Gautier on Dolphin Drive, Gautier, MS

 Great shopping for unique hand crafted items and delicious Gulf Coast food! Learn about the Gulf Coast in the "hands on" Heritage & Education Area, and kids will have a blast in the FREE Kids area! Enter the famous Mullet Toss Contest - you've definitely gotta see how far you can throw a mullet! There's a Car & Motorcycle Show on Saturday. Bring your folding chairs & your dancing shoes - there's 2 entertainment Stages to keep your toes tapping - Fun for All Ages! Saturday 9am-6pm; Sunday 9am-5pm. Spectators Free!

90th Annual Jackson County Fair
October 16-23, 2011
Jackson County Fairgrounds - 2902 Shortcut Rd., Pascagoula, MS

The Jackson County Fair held annually at the Fairgrounds in Pascagoula is the best free fair in the South. The Jackson County Fair features food booths manned by non-profit church organizations, a midway stocked with rides for all ages, arts and crafts made by local citizens, live entertainment, business displays and a pavilion stocked with prize winning animals from the local FFA organizations. Sunday opens @ 4pm; Monday-Thursday @ 11am; Friday @ 10am; Saturday @ 11am; Sunday @ 1pm 

The Great Delta Bear Affair
October 22, 2011
Downtown Rolling Fork, Courthouse Square, Rolling Fork, MS

 Food, Fun, Games, Seminars, Fantastic musical entertainment and more. Continuous musical acts, a tour of nearby archaeological sites, a bird walk, a 5K run/walk, a 1-mile children's run, seminars, book signings by Mississippi authors, a chainsaw wood carver, arts and crafts vendors, food vendors, Teddy Roosevelt and Holt Collier impersonators and lots of friendly folks highlight this first class festival.

25th Dancing Rabbit Festival
October 22, 2011
Downtown Macon, MS

 Fun for the whole family! Entertainment, pony rides, inflatables, petting zoo, basketball shoot and much more! Don't miss the 1st 2mile run/walk, the Cutest Dog Contest and the Cutest Baby Contest! 4th Saturday of October: Oct 22, 2011. A wonderful way to spend a fall Saturday in East Mississippi at the Dancing Rabbit Festival! 



Tunica's 2011 Delta Day Festival
October 29, 2011
Rivergate Park; Downtown Tunica, MS

This Mississippi festival takes place in historic downtown Tunica. Enjoy arts and crafts vendors, food, children’s games, live blues music and antique car show. 

Downtown Vicksburg Halloween Treats on the Streets & Costume Contest
October 29, 2011
Downtown Vicksburg, MS

Join us in Downtown Vicksburg for the annual Treats on the Streets Halloween event on Saturday, October 30th. Come down in your best costume and trick or treat with your favorite Downtown merchants. Watch for more updates!