Mississippi communities, museums, parks, civic groups, and organizations are celebrating America’s birthday all year long! Plan a patriotic visit to the Hospitality State with the events below.
Keepers of the Coast: Preserving Black History at Pleasant Reed
Date(s): January 6, 2026 – December 31, 2026
Keepers of the Coast: Preserving Black History at the Pleasant Reed House OOMA will update the Pleasant Reed House into…
Mississippi Made
Date(s): March 7, 2026 – November 6, 2026
Welcome to Mississippi Made, a special exhibit of the Two Mississippi Museums presented in celebration of America 250. Featured here…
John Jennings: Build Your World Exhibition
Date(s): June 19, 2026 – March 27, 2027
The MAX opens a new exhibition exploring the extraordinary storytelling and world-building of John Jennings — Mississippi native, NYTimes bestselling graphic novelist, Harvard Fellow, and Hugo- and Eisner Award-winning…
History Is Lunch: Tracy Carr, Lucius Lampton, and Holly Lange “Holding Court with the Queen: Conversations with Ellen Gilchrist”
Date(s): August 19, 2026
At noon on Wednesday, August 19, a panel will discuss the four decades of writing and twenty-six works of fiction,…
Hezekiah Watkins' Birthday Celebration
Date(s): September 1, 2026
Celebrate Hezekiah Watkins' birthday at the Two Mississippi Museums on Tuesday, September 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Copies…
Evers Lecture: Ambassador Andrew Young
Date(s): September 3, 2026
Ambassador Andrew Young will deliver the Medgar Wiley Evers Lecture at 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 3, in the Craig…
Prairie Arts Festival
Date(s): September 5, 2026
48th annual Prairie Arts Festival celebrates the arts with 200 vendors of juried fine arts, crafts, food, music, 5K Run…
Colonial Craft and Canning Demonstration
Date(s): September 11, 2026
Learn from the experts who share colonial crafts and canning techniques
Lunch Lecture Series – HOW WE PICKLED OUR FOOD 1850 – 1920
Date(s): September 11, 2026
This is the last of the series of luncheon lectures coming to the MS Ag & Forestry Museum. The highlight…
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Questions can be directed to A250MS@Mississippi.org. America250 happenings that are not events can be emailed directly to Commission for inclusion under programming. This can be grants, educational series, exhibits, projects, contests, etc.