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WELCOME TO THE 39th ANNUAL
Peter Anderson Fes
Welcome to Ocean Springs and
to this year’s “festival season”! This festival celebrates the arts in honor
of master potter Peter Anderson.
His shop still creates unique, warm pottery pieces in the heart of downtown to this day. The Anderson family has been a monumental part of our arts community and its growth since the early 1900s. From creating an arts colony to inspiring a vibrant arts community and business center in Ocean Springs. We thank the family for their creativity and commitment to this town and to the arts.
The team that makes up this festival from the artists, musicians, volunteers, organizers, local business owners and beyond all work together to bring
this amazing two-day event to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I am delighted to see how the team has such a passion for this event and town that this festival is promoted year round all working to help bring growth,
revenue, character and life to this community.
I am grateful for the partnership with Blue Moon and F.E.B. Distributing Company. Together, we have
grown this festival and its impact
to new levels. The Blue Moon Art Project contest is a state-wide art competition featured at the festival. The winner showcased this year is a coast native, Elizabeth Huffmaster. Be looking for her “festival” cups at any of our local restaurants and bars during this season! I cannot thank the staff at F.EB. Distributing enough for their partnership.
Please take the time to familiarize yourself with this guide as it is a
great way to locate some favorite stops throughout the festival. The information page will help you locate the park n’ ride venues, live entertainment and where you can purchase a festival t-shirt. Be sure to take advantage of the “Park n’ Ride”
locations.
Parking
on side
streets are
prohibited.
Please
help us to
keep traffic
organized
by using our
park n’ ride locations. To encourage you to use these parking areas, we are giving away prizes to some lucky festival goers who ride the shuttles during the festival this year!
Thank you for taking the time to
be a part of this special event and season, “festival season” in Ocean Springs. On behalf of our local shops, restaurants, galleries, artists, city government and chamber of commerce, let me say, “welcome” and “thank you” for sharing your time with us!
FESTIVAL SPONSORS
PRESENTING SPONSOR
PLATINUM SPONSORS
DOUBLE DIAMOND SPONSOR GOLD SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
BRONZE SPONSORS
CYNTHIA DOBBS SUTTON
Executive Director, Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce-Main Street-Tourism Bureau
Pascagoula Refinery
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ABC Rental Bancorp South Community Bank The Peoples Bank
HomeInstead Senior Care Shearwater Pottery
M&M Bank
Singing River Health Systems