Mississippi Watermelon Festival
Tiny Mize, a Smith County farming village, hosts this beloved two-day summer festival with watermelon judging, seed-spitting contests, carnival rides, and live music drawing thousands of visitors to its single main street.
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"Iuka's annual heritage festival celebrates the history of this mineral-spring resort town near the Civil War battlefield, with local artisans, live music, and community traditions unique to the Tennessee Hills corner of Mississippi."
Iuka Heritage Festival
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Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival
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Sam Chatmon Blues Festival
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Ole Brook Festival
"Named after the Chickasaw word for the area, this free small-town street festival in Baldwyn unites the Prentiss County community each fall with local vendors, food, and live entertainment on its compact main square."
Okeelala Festival
"Covington County's annual homage to the peanut harvest brings a parade, peanut cook-off, carnival, and agricultural exhibits to Collins each October, celebrating the crop that has sustained South Mississippi farm families for generations."
Mississippi Peanut Festival
"A five-day dockside celebration in the small shrimping village of Delcambre where the fleet is blessed, fresh Gulf shrimp is served every style imaginable, and Cajun and zydeco bands play into the bayou night."
Delcambre Shrimp Festival
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PastyFest
"The small UP gateway village of Paradise, near Tahquamenon Falls, celebrates the wild blueberries of the eastern Upper Peninsula with a community festival that draws visitors combining berry picking, local food, and access to one of Michigan's most dramatic waterfalls."
Wild Blueberry Festival