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Columbus Mississippi Entertainment & Events

Special Events

  • Roast 'N' Boast BBQ Cooking Contest
    Highway 69 South • Columbus, MS 39701
    Located at the Columbus Fairgrounds
    662-328-5026
    One of the state's most popular events, this sanctioned "Memphis in May" festival, held annually in October, includes live music all weekend long. Connoisseurs of fine barbecue will enjoy the giant barbecue-cooking contest, held throughout the weekend.

  • Columbus Day Celebration
    662-328-6305
    Merchants in downtown Columbus celebrate Columbus Day with sales including retail specials, prizes, and entertainment.  more...

  • Columbus Pilgrimage
    Located in the Historic District
    662-329-3533
    For over 60 years, this renowned event has been held in Columbus. Tours of historic homes, churches and gardens, carriage rides, a downtown walking tour, candlelight tours, re-created activities, and more are offered. more...
    Sponsored By: Columbus Historic Foundation

Cinema

  • Columbus Malco Cinema
    495 Highway 45 South • Columbus, MS 39701
    662-240-4171
    This modern movie venue features advance ticketing, stadium seating, rockingchair comfort, DTS and Dolby Digital.  more...

Concerts & Performances

  • Singing Christmas Tree
    First United Methodist Church, Main Street
    662-328-5252
    One hundred singing voices along with a community orchestra and 6,400 twinkling lights form a 30-foot "living Christmas tree." Free to the public, this annual event occurs at the beginning of December. Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday & Sunday at 5 p.m. & 7 p.m. more...

Antique Shows & Auctions

  • Antiques Show and Decorative Arts Forum
    300 Main Street • Columbus, MS 39703
    662-329-3533
    This annual, four day event will showcase antiques from a variety of styles. An antique sale and a forum concerning education and preservation of the Decorative Arts will be part of the activities.

Flea Markets

  • Trash To Treasures
    Highway 69 South • Columbus, MS 39701
    Columbus Fairgrounds
    662-329-1191
    This annual giant flea market, where you can find something for everyone, includes unique finds, terrific treasures, antiques, and craft exhibits.

Festivals & Fairs

  • Market Street Festival
    Downtown Columbus • Columbus, MS 39701
    662-328-6305
    This May festival pulls in crowds of more than 40,000 people. Activities include great live music, art and activities and lots of wonderful food! more...

  • Juneteenth Celebration
    Sim Scott Park
    662-329-5871
    Celebrate the Emancipation Proclamation during this two day festival that includes live music, great food, a softball tournament, senior citizen events, and children's activities.

Seminars & Symposiums

  • Welty Gala
    Held at the Mississippi University for Women
    662-329-7295 or 662-329-7148
    A three-day, annual celebration of Southern literature, this symposium honors Pulitzer Prize winner Miss Eudora Welty, who attended the Mississippi University for Women. more...

Sporting Events

Parades

  • Columbus Christmas Parade
    Historic Downtown Columbus
    662-328-4491
    Enjoy the music, bands, and floats of this annual Christmas parade through historic downtown Columbus.

Tours

  • Scenic & Dinner Cruises
    Columbus Marina, Off Wilkins-Wise Road
    662-329-1191
    The Grampa Woo Luxury Cruise Vessel is dressed and ready to impress. Currently taking bookings for private charters, this is the perfect luxury vessel to entertain prospective clients, reward employees, host the greatest party of the year, or have that most special wedding day or anniversary. Enjoy your party or special event with a well equipped sound system with a variety of CD's and a fully stocked bar in front of the main salon dance floor.  more...

  • Tales From The Crypt
    Historic Friendship Cemetery
    662-329-3533
    During this annual event, held in conjunction with Spring Pilgrimage, costumed guides take you on a narrated candlelit tour of the cemetery that was the site of the first Memorial Day observance in 1866. Tours begin at 7 p.m.

  • Tennesee Williams Tribute Tour of Victorian Homes
    300 Main Street • Columbus, MS 39703
    662-329-3533
    Enjoy the beautiful architecture of Columbus' Victorian homes while learning more about the historic area in this tribute tour.

  • Fall Tour of Homes
    Downtown Columbus
    662-329-3533
    Tours of beautiful antebellum mansions are available.

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