MISSISSIPPI: January, February, March, April & May - June & July
August & September - October - November & December 2025 Mississippi: June and July 2025
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Events
(see also: 2024 - 2021)June 7, 2025
Walthall County Dairy Festival
Tylertown, Mississippi
Always held the first Saturday in June, the all day event is staged at Holmes Water Park and attracts thousands each year. Attractions include a pageant, mooing & butter churning contests, arts & crafts, entertainment, and fireworks. June 7, 2025 20th Annual Red, White and Blueberry Festival
Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Blueberry season is in high gear and the town of Ocean Springs sets out to stain the streets of Downtown Ocean Springs—and the teeth of festival goer’s alike—blue, during the town’s Red, White and Blueberry Festival! Event offers an assortment of antiques, crafts, fresh produce, plenty of blueberry products, open houses for downtown businesses and much more! June 13, 2025 2nd Annual Juneteenth Cheeseburger Challenge Cook-Off
Natchez, Mississippi
It is billed as a Father’s Day/Juneteenth celebration event. It is a fundraiser and competitive cook-off to find out who makes the best cheeseburger in Southwest Mississippi and Central Louisiana. Grand prize is $1,000 and “Bragging Rights.” June 14, 2025 Blueberry Jubilee - Poplarville, Mississippi
The Blueberry Jubilee is an arts and crafts fair held the second Saturday in June of each year. Located in downtown Poplarville, Mississippi, the Blueberry Jubilee attracts about 10,000 visitors each year. The Jubilee features arts & crafts, storytelling, live entertainment, lots of food, and down home southern hospitality. Attendance: 10,000. June 14, 2025 7th Annual Highland Realm Blueberry Farm Bash
Hampshire, Mississippi
From 3 to 8 pm. All natural, bio-dynamic, chemical free blueberry farm for blueberry picking, blueberry baking contest (cash prizes!), food trucks, live music, kid's zone - face painting, pony rides, Archery Tag, vendor booths, creek wading, door prizes and a whole lot MORE!!! $10 per car. Pets on leashes are welcome!
July 4, 2025 4TH OF JULY - Nationwide
There are so many events on this day that they are too numerous to list. Virtually every community in the U.S. has a 4th of July celebration. July 10-12, 2025 38th Annual Slugburger Festival - Corinth, Mississippi
A one of a kind favorite, named in honor of a unique 'burger', a deep-fried beef and soy meal patty. Live entertainment, arts, crafts, carnival rides, and slugburger samplings. The carnival is located on Court Square. July 11, 2025 unWINE Downtown - Starkville, Mississippi
Three times a year — Spring, Summer & Fall — Starkville Main Street members open their doors for a ladies-only night of wine tasting and after-hours shopping with unWINE Downtown. Participating boutiques and shops serve a variety of wine and appetizer pairings. Plus, they offer at least 20% off all merchandise to unWINE Downtown ticket holders. Don’t miss the next installment of Girls’ Night Out — Starkville style! July 18-19, 2025 47th Annual Mississippi Watermelon Festival
Mize, Mississippi
It's a time to eat all the watermelon you can handle, enjoy games such as seed spitting and watermelon eating contests, music, and the warm days of summer in Mize, home of world famous Smith County watermelons. July 25-27, 2025 Natchez Food & Wine Festival - Natchez, Mississippi
The Natchez Food and Wine Festival has become one of the most anticipated events in the area. With an agenda taking you from one remarkable experience to the next, you will find yourself constantly surrounded with some of the region's most prominent chefs and restaurants, and indulged in the finest of food, wine, and entertainment.
2024 Mississippi: June and July 2024
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Events
waiting for new datesJuly 13, 2024 Blue Bell Ice Cream Safari - Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson Zoo. 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Make sure to stop by the sundae bar to personalize your ice cream with extra goodies. Plus, there’s plenty of fun for the kids, including face painting, inflatables, and engaging activities with education animals assisted by the JZKeepers AAZK Chapter. July 19, 2024 unWINE Downtown - Starkville, Mississippi
Three times a year — Spring, Summer & Fall — Starkville Main Street members open their doors for a ladies-only night of wine tasting and after-hours shopping with unWINE Downtown. Participating boutiques and shops serve a variety of wine and appetizer pairings. Plus, they offer at least 20% off all merchandise to unWINE Downtown ticket holders. Don’t miss the next installment of Girls’ Night Out — Starkville style! July 19-20, 2024 46th Annual Mississippi Watermelon Festival
Mize, Mississippi
It's a time to eat all the watermelon you can handle, enjoy games such as seed spitting and watermelon eating contests, music, and the warm days of summer in Mize, home of world famous Smith County watermelons. July 26-27, 2024 Natchez Food & Wine Festival - Natchez, Mississippi
The Natchez Food and Wine Festival has become one of the most anticipated events in the area. With an agenda taking you from one remarkable experience to the next, you will find yourself constantly surrounded with some of the region's most prominent chefs and restaurants, and indulged in the finest of food, wine, and entertainment.
2021 Mississippi: June and July 2021
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Events
waiting for new datesJune 18-19, 2021 - Desoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ & Steak Cook Off - Hernando, Mississippi
The event has been proclaimed by the governor of Mississippi, as a State Championship and sanctioned by KCBS. We plan to put on a quality contest again this year in one of the most pristine environments of any BBQ Cookoff in the country. . | 