Explore Mississippi
Pack your bags. From inside The MAX, you can personalize your very own Mississippi arts and entertainment road trip. Come get the big picture at The MAX, then set out for a closer look at the stories that grab you most — from Tupelo’s Elvis, to Indianola’s B.B. King, to Jackson’s Eudora Welty and many, many others.
Choctaw Indian Fair
Choctaw, Mississippi
July 10–13, 2019
2019 marks the 70th annual Choctaw Indian Fair, celebrating Choctaw heritage. This year’s fair theme is “The Choctaw Spirit Lives On.” Fair activities include World Series stickball competition; Choctaw Indian Princess Pageant; concerts by Brothers Osborne, Chris Janson, and Frank Foster; and much more.
Neshoba County Fair
Philadelphia, Mississippi
July 26–August 2, 2019
Come on down to “Mississippi’s Giant Houseparty” and celebrate the annual Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, MS, at the Neshoba County Fairgrounds. Fair activities include horse racing, the Miss Neshoba County Fair pageant, the Pretty Cow Contest, Clothes Line Art Contest, and many more!
Mississippi Book Festival
Jackson, Mississippi
August 17, 2019
With over 120 authors and artists attending, the 2019 Mississippi Book Festival, held on the State Capitol grounds, is sure to be a success! The festival features Authors Alley — where visitors can walk booth to booth, meeting their favorite authors — Capitol tours, food trucks, and much more!
The Birthplace of the Frog—
Jim Henson's Delta Boyhood Exhibit
415 Southeast Deer Creek Dr.
Leland, MS 38756
Take a road trip to The Birthplace of the Frog! The Jim Henson Delta Boyhood Exhibit celebrates Henson's spirit, genius, and legacy through educational displays, videos, and memorabilia. See where Kermit, the world's most famous frog, was born on the banks of beautiful Deer Creek just outside Leland.
https://birthplaceofthefrog.org
Rowan Oak
916 Old Taylor Road
Oxford, MS 38655
Rowan Oak is William Faulkner's former home. A primitive Greek Revival house, Faulkner purchased the house when it was in disrepair in the 1930s. One of its more famous features is the outline of Faulkner's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A Fable, penciled on the plaster wall of his study. Rowan Oak was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1968.
The Southern Literary Trail
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia
This tri-state Trail honors the some of the South's most recognized writers and playwrights of the 20th Century. Mississippi writers recognized with Trail markers include Tennessee WIlliams (Clarksdale and Columbus), William Faulkner (Oxford and New Albany), Eudora Welty (Jackson and Columbus), Margaret Walker Alexander (Jackson), Shelby Foote (Greenville), Richard Wright (Natchez), and others.