Iuka Heritage Festival, Prairie Arts Festival, Artwalk Downtown Ocean Springs, Celebration of the Arts and Jazz Festival
Iuka Heritage Festival
IUKA
August 29 – 30
Iuka celebrates their heritage at the 27th Iuka Heritage festival. There will be art and food vendors, fun activities for the kids, and local acts performing. At the Old Tishomingo County Court House there will be a marriage celebration where people can renew their wedding vows.
For more info visit: http://www.iukafestival.com/
Prairie Arts Festival
WEST POINT
August 30
The Prairie Arts festival in West Point is listed a top ten event for the month of August by the Southeastern Tourism Association. The festival includes fine arts, crafts, down-home southern cooking, four stages of live music, classic cars, kidsville, and more than 600 exhibits. This is one of the largest arts and crafts festivals in the country.
For more info visit: http://www.westpointms.org/index.php/events/details/50
Artwalk Downtown Ocean Springs
OCEAN SPRINGS
August 30
In Ocean Springs local artists team up with downtown businesses for the Art Walk in Downtown Ocean Springs. This festival gives you an opportunity to watch artists in action, including mixture of potters, painters, sculptors, mixed media artists, and more. There will also be vendors and live music. For more info visit: http://www.oceanspringschamber.com/index.php/festivals/2-uncategorised/42-artwalk
Celebration of the Arts and Jazz Festival
GREENVILLE
August 29 – 30
The celebration of the Arts Festival will feature various workshops at Ella Darling Elementary School Friday evening and all day Saturday at Miller Memorial Community Center. Some of the workshops include furniture restoration, filmmaking, and spoken word. Saturday Evening there will be musical performances by jazz pianist Dr. Ronald Myers and jazz saxophonist Dwayne Armstrong at Delta Art Gallery.
For more info visit: http://www.gvillecelebrationofthearts.com/
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