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Want more than 450,000 readers to know about your special event? Submit details at least two months prior to the event date. Submissions must include a phone number with area code for publication. Mail to Mississippi Events, Today in Mississippi, P.O. Box 3300, Ridgeland, MS 39158-3300; fax to 601-605-8601; or send to news@epaofms.com. Events open to the public will be published free of charge as space allows. Please note that events are subject to change; we recommend calling to confirm details before traveling.
Magnolia State Bluegrass Association Fall Show, Oct. 8, Morton. Featuring Red Hill Strings, The Bluegrass Cartel, Leiper’s Fork. Roosevelt State Park. Details: 601-954-2565, 601-408-5965. Craft Fair and Bake Sale, Oct. 8, Brandon. Handmade gifts, food, door prizes, more; 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Nativity Lutheran Church. Details: 601-825-5125. Historic Griffin Cemetery Tour, Oct. 8, Moss Point. Family members interpret ancestors buried here; guided hour-long walking tours, craft vendors. Free admission. Griffin Cemetery. Details: 228-218-5239. Mid-South Area Job Fair, Oct. 11, Southaven. Resources for job seekers, diverse group of employers; 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Landers Center. Details: bit.ly/2bbMRQC. Plein Air Greenwood, Oct. 13-15, Greenwood area. Artists paint outdoors in various locations. Held in conjunction with Art & Soul, Oct. 14-15. Admission; registration. Details: MainStreetGreenwood@gmail.com. Deep Blues Festival, Oct. 13-16, Clarksdale. Featuring outsider and alternative blues. Admission. Various venues. Details: 662-3136220; DeepBluesFest.com. Catholic Church Exhibitors at Canton Flea Market, Oct. 13, Canton. More than 100 exhibitors. Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Peace Street. Details: 601-859-3223. Fall Flower and Garden Fest, Oct. 14-15, Crystal Springs. Largest home gardening show in Southeast. Trial gardens, plant sale, seminars, live animals, food, more; 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Truck Crops Branch Experiment Station. Details: 601-892-3731; Facebook; extension.msstate.edu/fallfest. Bukka White Blues Festival, Oct. 14-15, Aberdeen. Blues, kayak rentals, inflatables, petting zoo, crafts, barbecue rib contest, exotic animal show, more. Details: 662-369-9440; BukkaWhiteFestival.com. The Dark Zone, Oct. 14-15, 21-22, 28-29, Brandon. Haunted house, scary paint ball; 6:30-10 p.m. Not suitable for ages 5 and under. Admission. Soccer fields, off W.
Government St. Details: 601-825-2094. A Day in the Country, Oct. 15, Meridian. Barbecue, homemade cakes, chitlin plates, crafts, music, more. Causeyville Volunteer Fire Department. Details: 601-616-2198, 601-6443556. City-wide Indoor Yard Sale, Oct. 15, Hattiesburg. Cloverleaf Mall; 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Details: 601-467-5429. Success Frog Fest, Oct. 15, Saucier. Arts, crafts, food, entertainment, children’s activities. Free admission. Success Civic Center. Details: 228-832-8874; SuccessCommunityMS@gmail.com. Bluegrass Gospel Singing on the River, Oct. 15, Chunky. Featuring Sowell Family Pickers, Pilgrim Family/Uncle Pug’s Bluegrass Band, others; 11 a.m. Chunky River Recreation. Details: 601-480-3045. Sounds of Bluegrass, Oct. 15, Philadelphia. Featuring Bill and Temperance, Alan Sibley and the Magnolia Ramblers; 7 p.m. Admission. Ellis Theatre. Details: 601-656-1000. Bluegrass, Country and Gospel Singing, Oct. 15, Black Hawk. Featuring Benny Rigby, Russell Burton & Friends, Curtis Burton & Out of the Blue; 6 p.m. Black Hawk Old School. Details: 662-453-0072; bobbykayalford@gmail.com. Family Day Celebration, Oct. 15, Moss Point. Free admission. Pascagoula River Audubon Center. Details: 228-475-0825 ext. 2. Hope For Hattiesburg Run For Literacy, Oct. 15, Hattiesburg. 5K run/walk with fun run. Benefits Grace Christian Elementary literacy program. Longleaf Trace, USM Gateway. Details: HopeForHattiesburg.org/run. “Running Mates,” Oct. 20-23, Laurel. A Southern political comedy. Laurel Little Theatre. Details: 601-428-0140; LaurelLittleTheatre.com. Barn Sale, Antiques & Collectibles, Oct. 21-22, Purvis. More than 40 vendors; 7 a.m. 5 p.m.; 4799 Old Hwy. 11. Details: 601-8185886, 601-794-7462. Children’s Fairytale Fall Festival, Oct. 2123, Picayune. Seven fairy tales under the spot-
light, hay ride, pumpkin patch, more; 6-8 p.m. Admission. Jack Read Park. Details: 601-7995619, 601-347-6883. Antique Days, Oct. 22, Yazoo City. Cane syrup making, cornmeal grinding, kibbie cookoff, old tractor show/parade, world’s largest Radio Flyer wagon, Kids Zone, Carl Acuff Jr. Show, more. Free admission. Triangle Cultural Center. Details: 662-590-5415; AntiqueDays.com. Great Delta Bear Affair, Oct. 22, Rolling Fork. Vendors, Teddy Bear Color Run, chainsaw woodcarving, Living Reptile Museum, Indian mound driving tours, fireworks, more. Details: 662-873-6258; GreatDeltaBearAffair.org. Greene County Country Music Jamboree, Oct. 22, Leakesville. Featuring Lee Carreon, Bluegrass Martins, Leona/Ron Williams, T. Graham Brown; opens 3 p.m. Rural Event Center. Details: 601-947-9331, 601-508-1681. 41st Annual Crazy Day, Oct. 22, Magee. Crafts, food, woodcarvers, kids’ play area, car show, concert featuring Mustache the Band. Details: 601-849-2517. Fall Fest on the Roost, Oct. 22, Olive Branch. Arts, crafts, music, chili cook-off, kids’ costume parade, more. City Hall. Details: 662-8930888; OliveBranchOldTowne.org. 23rd Annual Port Gibson Heritage Festival, Oct. 22, Port Gibson. Details: 601597-1845, 601-437-9275. Turkey Shoot, Oct. 22, Nov. 12, Vancleave. Sponsored by Daisy Masonic Lodge No. 421; 25700 School House Road, Daisy Vestry community; 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Details: 228-392-5227. Jake Moeller Memorial Shallow Creek Homecoming, Oct. 22, Picayune. Bluegrass gospel singing, antique tractor exhibit; 6 p.m. Shallow Creek Farm. Details: 601-590-3577; aletamoeller@gmail.com. Mid-South Wedding and Bridal Show, Oct. 23, Olive Branch. Fashion show, bridal seminars, games, prizes. Admission. Whispering Woods Hotel/Conference Center. Details: 901368-6782; MidSouthWeddingShow.com. Sixth Annual Old Time Gospel Singing, Oct. 29, Port Gibson. Congregational singing, lunch; 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Love offering. Rocky Springs Church, 10158 Old Port Gibson Road. Details: 228-255-7083. Southaven Gun Show, Oct. 29-30, Southaven. Multi-Purpose Arena. Details: 601922-8138; JacksonGunShow.com. Kemper County Heritage Day, Oct. 31 Nov. 1, DeKalb. Museum, country music, barbecue. Kemper County Historical Museum. Details: 601-934-2649. Soulé Live Steam Festival, Nov. 4-5, Meridian. More than 18 working steam engines, historic engine factory, blacksmithing, more. Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum. Details: 601-693-9905;
SouleLiveSteam.com. Holiday Missions Marketplace, Nov. 5, Puckett. Arts, crafts, holiday foods, rummage sale, more; 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Puckett United Methodist Church. Details: 601-214-7834. Grillin’ & Chillin’ BBQ Festival, Nov. 5, Taylorsville. BBQ contest, arts, crafts, music, car show. Town Park. Details: 601-785-6531; TaylorsvilleChamber.com. 17th Annual Old Time Day, Nov. 5, Leakesville. Grist mill, smokehouse, syrup making, mule pull, more. Batley farm. Details: 601-394-2385; trbatley@hotmail.com. Big Pop Gun Shows, Nov. 5-6, Pascagoula; Nov. 12-13, Jackson; Dec. 3-4, Philadelphia. Details: 601-498-4235; BigPopGunShows.com. Festival at the Music Barn, Nov. 7-12, Polkville. Featuring Southern Grass, Williamson Branch, others. Camper hookups. Details: 601-946-0280, 601-955-9182. Library Book Sales, Nov. 7, Dec. 5, Starkville. Starkville Library. Details: 662-323-2766. Gingerbread Market, Nov. 11-12, Jackson. Admission. Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum. Details: 601-573-0221; GingerbreadMarket.com. 20th Holiday Boutique, Nov. 11-12, Pass Christian. Estate/handmade jewelry, linen clothing, art, photography, food, more. Pass Christian Yacht Club. Details: 228-452-2571. Magnolia State Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show, Nov. 11-12, Pascagoula. Exhibits, demos, vendors. Admission. Jackson County Fairgrounds Civic Center. Details: 601947-7245; mgcgms.org. Jingle Bell Jubilee Holiday Open House, Nov. 11-12, Louisville. Historic Main Street. Details: 662-773-3921; Facebook: Main Street Louisville, Mississippi. Monster Jam, Nov. 11-13, Jackson. Monster truck show. Mississippi Coliseum. Details: MonsterJam.com. Holiday Gift Bazaar, Nov. 12, Meridian. Thirty-five vendors, gumbo lunches; 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free admission. Trinity Presbyterian Church. Details: 601-485-4105. 5K Glow Fun Run/Walk, Nov. 12, Gautier. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Jackson County campus. Details: SeanCooleyNursingScholarship.com. 16th Annual Gulf Coast Veterans Parade, Nov. 12, D’Iberville. Parade begins 11 a.m., D’Iberville High School stadium. Details: 228669-4997; MSVeteransParade.com. “The Early Days of the Delta,” Nov. 15, Rolling Fork. Presenter: Willy Bearden; 6:30 p.m. Free. Sharkey-Issaquena County Library. Details: 662-873-6261; LowerDelta.org. Mississippi Food Summit and Agricultural Revival, Nov. 17-19, Jackson. Workshops, forum, farm tours, more. Ag Museum. Details: 662-452-0942; mssagnet.net.