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October 2026
Oct. 1: Shop Small For Fall Customer Appreciation Celebration in Louisville: Louisville Main Street invites you to our Shop Small for Fall Customer Appreciation Celebration. Join us for our Progressive Dinner and enjoy a delicious meal and great deals in each participating store. Louisville Main Street will give customers complimentary shopping bags with recipe cards from each store.
Thursday, October 1st - 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Community Event
Oct. 2: unWine Downtown in Starkville: Enjoy an evening of wine tasting and discounted shopping in Starkville.
Community Event
Oct. 3: 46th Annual Okeelala Festival & Car Show in Baldwyn: Come enjoy a fall day in the park at Baldwyn's 46th Annual Okeelala Festival & Car Show. The festival features vendors lined through the park along with food trucks. There is a kids' corner of activities, live music, and the annual car show. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy breakfast, lunch, and supper at the park. This year's event will be Saturday, October 3. Vendors open at 9 a.m.
Community Event
Oct. 3: Loblolly Festival in Laurel: The Loblolly Festival is held annually on the first Saturday in October and celebrates Laurel’s heritage as a sawmill town. Vendors from several states, artists, crafters and craftsmen set up shop in the streets of downtown Laurel.
Community Event
Oct. 5: The Main Table in McComb: Set beneath the glowing lights of Main Street in Downtown McComb, MS, this community dinner brings neighbors together for a night of fellowship, connection, and purpose. Long tables stretch down the heart of downtown, inviting the entire community to gather for a beautifully simple, reasonably ticketed meal. This is a night of community. A night of fellowship. A night for all. At this table, everyone is welcome.
Community Event
Oct. 6-8: MTA Governor’s Conference in Oxford: MTA Governor’s Conference in Oxford!
October 6-8
Partner Event
Oct. 7-24: 2026 Pumpkin Adventure at the AG Museum in Jackson: Come join us for the 2026 Pumpkin Adventure at the AG Museum!
Get ready for a hayride around the Ag Museum grounds and learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin, then you’ll be dropped off for some delicious snacks. With photo opportunities at every turn and the charming feel of Small Town Mississippi as your backdrop, Pumpkin Adventure is the perfect mix of learning and fun.
Check out the Heritage Center Gallery, see our crop dusters in the National Agricultural Aviation Museum and explore our 40 acres of fun. Don’t forget to visit the General Store for some treats and souvenirs to remember your autumn adventure. Before you head out, swing by the Pumpkin Patch and pick out your very own pie pumpkin to bring home!
Community Event
Oct. 9-10: 44th Annual Octoberfest in Cleveland: Celebrate one of Cleveland's favorite traditions at the 44th Annual Octoberfest October 9-10! Enjoy two days of award-winning barbecue, live entertainment, arts and crafts vendors, children's activities, great food, and family-friendly fun in historic downtown Cleveland.
Community Event
Oct. 10: Rhythm & Heritage Stroll in Greenwood: Main Street Greenwood presents Greenwood's first Rhythm & Heritage Stroll Saturday, October 10th from 9:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. with live music from 6:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Community Event
Oct. 10: Town Creek Festival & Archaeology Exposition in Nettleton: Nettleton Main Street is proud to announce that we received a $10,000 grant to support the Town Creek Festival & Archaeology Exposition. This funding will help bring archaeologists and cultural educators to share the Indigenous history of the Town Creek area through demonstrations, artifacts, and hands-on learning activities. The grant allows us to create meaningful educational experiences that honor the Native peoples who once lived along Town Creek.
Community Event
Oct. 16-17: Delta Hot Tamale Festival in Greenville: This southern food festival is more than just hot tamales! A favorite destination for everyone who loves food, music, crafts, literature, and tasting.
Community Event
Oct. 19-21: MS/AL/TN Rural Tourism Conference in Greenwood: MS/AL/TN Rural Tourism Conference in Greenwood!
Oct. 19-21
Partner Event
Oct. 22: Brandon’s 042 Nights: 042 Nights: BOO! 042
Community Event
Oct. 22: 8th Annual EXTRA TABLE Empty Bowls in Cleveland: Support the fight against hunger at Extra Table's 8th Annual Empty Bowls fundraiser in downtown Cleveland. Enjoy a delicious lunch, take home a handcrafted ceramic bowl, and help provide nutritious food to Delta families facing food insecurity.
Community Event
Oct 22: Pumpkinpalooza in Starkville: Starkville's annual fall festival presented by Chick-fil-A.
Community Event
Oct. 23-24: Stars Stripes & Soul: Celebrating America’s 250th in Picayune: Experience the sounds of Mississippi at Stars, Stripes & Soul, a two-day music and heritage festival celebrating America's 250th with live performances, local flavor, and unforgettable entertainment in Historic Downtown Picayune. Plan your October 23–24, 2026 weekend getaway for great music, vibrant arts, delicious dining, and authentic small-town charm in the heart of South Mississippi.
Friday 4 -10 pm
Saturday 12 - 10 pm
Community Event
Oct. 24: Trick or Treat Yourself Retail Event in Hernando: Trick or Treat Yourself Retail Event in Hernando!
Community Event
October 24: Stars, Stripes & Soul Music Festival in Picayune: October 24
Stars, Stripes & Soul Music Festival in Picayune!
Community Event
Oct. 29: Wine Down Downtown in Brandon: Oct. 29!
Wine Down Downtown in Brandon!
Community Event
Oct. 30: Boo Parade in West Point: Oct. 30!
Boo Parade in West Point!
Community Event
Oct. 31: Hobnob Mississippi in Jackson: Hobnob Mississippi in Jackson.
October 31
Partner Event
