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MAY
Springs with a Friday Night Sock Hop and Street Party, Chics Picks Car Contest, live music and more.
NOVEMBER
PETER ANDERSON ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL
presented by Blue Moon is held the rst
full weekend in November each year. The largest ne arts festival in the state, this event brings in nearly 500 artists, crafters and food vendors, a state-wide Blue Moon art contest, and more than 150,000 visitors to Ocean Springs.
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY is a shopping event hosted the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Shops provide specials, giveaways and more to kick off the holiday shopping season.
DECEMBER
ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING is a community event held to celebrate the holiday season with the arrival of Santa Claus and the lighting of the town Christmas Tree. This event features Christmas carols, refreshments, Christmas crafts, letters to the North Pole provided by the U.S. Postal Service, a holiday movie on the lawn and more.
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE is a celebration
of holiday festivities in downtown,
uptown, all around town at participating shops, restaurants and galleries. Local businesses will come alive with Christmas cheer offering holiday specials, warm refreshments, live music, Santa sightings and more during this two-day event. OCEAN SPRINGS FRESH MARKET is an open air Saturday market with food and plant growers offering plants, owers, and locally grown fruits and vegetables. Open rain
or shine each Saturday at the L&N Depot Plaza in downtown Ocean Springs.
Food Month featuring three events centered around the culinary Mecca that has consumed Ocean Springs.
TASTE OF OCEAN SPRINGS FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL celebrates the dining culture of Ocean Springs featuring savory delights from a selection of our restaurants. As a kick off to Restaurant Week, the month of May sees a host of exciting new menus at participating restaurants, Free Food Friday giveaways, Restaurant Week and more. Tickets available in April.
JUNE
ANNUAL RED, WHITE & BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL
is held in conjunction with the Ocean Springs Fresh Market in downtown Ocean Springs and features vendors, blueberry recipes, free vanilla ice-cream topped with blueberries and strawberries, live entertainment and more.
JULY
JULY SIDEWALK SALE is held uptown, downtown, all around town at participating businesses. For two days, participating shops, restaurants and galleries will
display their summer specials out front of their businesses and inside with deals on clothing, shoes, jewelry, artwork, toys, food, drinks and more. Some select businesses will also feature artist demonstrations and live music.
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER
ARTWALK is an annual event held over Labor Day weekend showcasing a mixture of potters, painters, sculptors, and more as they partner with local businesses on the sidewalks of outside downtown boutiques, galleries and restaurants bringing together creative commerce.
“FESTIVAL SEASON” begins in the fall and includes a kick-off party, silent auction, pre- parties and additional events leading up to the Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival, held the rst weekend of November.
OCTOBER
CRUISIN’ THE COAST is an annual event hosted by the Cruisin’ the Coast committee welcoming more than 8,000 classic cars to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Over the course of a week, classic cars cruise the streets and guests can enjoy activities at different venues including three days in Ocean
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