Enjoy free tours of 11 private Daylily gardens in Hattiesburg. The tours are operated by The Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society.

The Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society presents its 23rd annual Daylily Festival: A Circus of Color. Come see why the Daylily is the official flower of Hattiesburg and find out why Hattiesburg is a Daylily City!

Head to the Hattiesburg Saenger Theater for FestivalSouth®'s kickoff celebration! The Best of the Pinbelt Awards Show recognizes locals who make HBURG, well... HBURG. FestivalSouth® is Mississippi’s only multi-week, multi-genre arts festival, offering both free and ticketed events to local residents and cultural tourists.

Honoring the area’s best people, places and things as voted on by our community, this is one of the parties of the year to celebrate the area’s best and brightest.

In this Sixth Edition of ‘My First String Camp at Carey’ your child will learn musical concepts from form to the Suzuki method!

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SummerTunes is a free, outdoor, music event held in Downtown Hattiesburg at Town Square Park Saturday evenings in July from 7–10 PM.

FestivalSouth® is Mississippi’s only multi-week, multi-genre arts festival, offering both free and ticketed events to local residents and cultural tourists. Presented by the Hattiesburg Concert Association (HCA), this year’s festival promises to be a two-week experience you won’t forget!

Nine-time Country Music Association’s Musician-of-the-Year, Mac McAnally returns to perform music from Southbound, his latest CD release that features the FestivalSouth Orchestra. Join us for an amazing symphonic experience that will also raise money for Extra Table to provide meals for those in need.

From the chamber musicians who brought you Baroque to the Future and Bach to the Burg, join us for music inspired by the great Impressionists, Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. Including a world premiere by violist and composer, Christopher Lowry, be inspired and enlightened in this lovely Sunday afternoon outing that highlights the beautiful colors of the harp, flute, clarinet, and string family.

Play in the band and join our parade! Children will learn about keeping the beat, playing hand-held instruments, and moving to music. Try out several instruments and even make your own! Come and experience the joy of making music together.

Enjoy an afternoon of exciting and beautiful music for eight guitars by the prize-winning Mexican guitar ensemble, Octeto Sicarú. This fantastic octet also will invite local favorite Nicholas Ciraldo to the stage. It’s a unique chamber event you’ll not want to miss!

Teen music showcase on the patio of T-Bones, presented by Mississippi Music! Live music acts (ages 13-19) are invited to sign up to perform. Solo performers, duos, and full bands are welcome! Sign up by sending an email to info@missmusic.com. All are welcome to enjoy this free event!

The Grammy Award-winning Harlem Quartet advances diversity in classical music, engaging new audiences around the world. From a 2009 performance at The White House to a highly successful tour of South Africa in 2012, and numerous venues in between, they bring their incredible talent to FestivalSouth for a very special program including music from Debussy and Bolcom to Dizzy Gillespie and Guido Lopez Gavilán.

Pottery class just for teens to make their own unique pottery creation! They will learn the basics of hand building, slab construction, and slip and scoring methods. Price includes materials and returning one week later to paint your piece.

Carey Dinner Theatre, Mississippi’s unique dinner theatre, will continue its 43rd season with “I Love a Piano” in June at the Joe and Virginia Tatum Theatre on the Hattiesburg campus of William Carey University.

A musical journey through the ups and downs of love that features songs from Avenue Q, Kurt Weill’s Street Scene, songs by William Bolcom, classics from the American popular repertoire and more, enjoy a musical journey about love in all its quirky variations.

Enjoy a hysterical, musical evening as The Hub City Players return with their smash hit revue – this year, lampooning TV, movies and more. This adult comedy evening will have you literally laughing out loud!

The 2018 Dog Days 5K and 2 Mile Walk for Hub City Service Dogs has joined the FestivalSouth event series in the Pinebelt. As part of FestivalSouth, the fourth annual event will be on June 16 at Kamper Park in Hattiesburg.

Travel to a faraway land where once lived a very clever girl named Scheherazade, who told 1,001 nights of stories. Join us on an adventure as we explore tales of mystery and enchantment! Search for hidden treasure, visit Scheherazade’s tent for a story, and a run into a host of heroes and villains. Stay for a magical, musical adventure as the FestivalSouth Orchestral Academy presents the enchanting music of Scheherazade, Op. 35 at 4 p.m. in Bennett Auditorium.

The Historic Hattiesburg Downtown Association will host the 6th Annual Hattiesburg Craft Beer Festival on Saturday, June 16, 2018, in Town Square Park.

In this fast and funny comedy, 5 brilliant actors play 35 wonderful characters racing Around the World in 80 Days. The Southern Arena Theatre presents an inventive telling of Phileas Fogg’s thrilling wager that sends him on an epic journey with jungles, steamboats, trains, battles, love, friendship… and elephants! Jules Verne’s world-famous adventure novel is adapted for the stage by Mark Brown.

Celebrate Father’s Day with a USO-style concert event headlined by the Victory Belles. Enjoy a mini-museum, free food and drinks, dancing and more in this wonderful afternoon for the whole family! FestivalSouth and The Claiborne Assisted Living and Memory Care team up with the Alzheimer’s Association for The Longest Day! Together, this event will help raise funds, awareness, care and support while advancing research toward the first survivor of Alzheimer’s. Guest are invited to dress in military and period clothing and celebrate our veterans.

Celebrating Mississippi’s Literary Legacy in Cinema, FSFX proudly presents Tennessee Williams’ 1951 classic, A Streetcar Named Desire, starring Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh, with introduction and commentary.

Celebrating Mississippi’s Literary Legacy in Cinema, FSFX proudly presents Tennessee Williams’ 1966 classic, This Property is Condemned, starring Robert Redford and Natalie Wood, with introduction and commentary by Ward Emling, retired director of Mississippi Film Office.

Celebrating Mississippi’s Literary Legacy in Cinema, FSFX proudly presents William Faulkner’s 1946 classic, The Big Sleep, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

Celebrating Mississippi’s Literary Legacy in Cinema, FSFX proudly presents Beth Henley’s 1986 classic, Crimes of the Heart.

Celebrating Mississippi’s Literary Legacy in Cinema, FSFX proudly presents John Grisham’s 1996 classic, A Time to Kill.

Pottery class just for teens to make their own unique pottery creation! They will learn the basics of hand building, slab construction, and slip and scoring methods. Price includes materials and returning one week later to paint your piece.

Bring family and friends for a special showing of My Dog Skip, a movie based on the best-selling memoir from Mississippi author, Willie Morris. All ages will enjoy this heartwarming story of a boy and his dog growing up in 1940s Mississippi.

Celebrating Mississippi’s Literary Legacy in Cinema, FSFX proudly presents James Franco’s 2013 adaptation of William Faulkner’s classic novel, As I Lay Dying, starring James Franco, Tim Blake Nelson, and Danny McBride

SummerTunes is a free, outdoor, music event held in Downtown Hattiesburg at Town Square Park Saturday evenings in July from 7–10 PM.

Children of all ages are welcome to explore the wild world of music at the Hattiesburg Zoo! Join our wild drummers, Andy Gilstrap and Jason Mathena, and try out a variety of percussion instruments. Also stop by the Asbury Room to visit the instrument petting zoo provided by Mississippi Music. We will even be joined by some of our zoo animal friends and Zoo Educators, as we explore the wild world of music and animal sounds!

The FestivalOrchestra soars through some of the greatest film scores of all time in this spectacular finale! Awards will also be presented to winners of the FestivalSouth Film Festival. At a special earlier time, the evening promises lots of surprises in a concert event for the whole family.

Celebrate the 4th on the 3rd at this Hattiesburg/Petal Independence celebration.

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USM's Summer Musical Theatre Camp Registration is now accepting applications! Running now for OVER A DECADE, Midsummer Musical Theatre Experience is specifically designed for developing acting, singing and dancing skills for ages 8-15. No experience needed!

Carey Dinner Theatre will celebrate its 43rd season with pop culture phenomenon “Schoolhouse Rock Live!” in July at the Joe and Virginia Tatum Theatre on the Hattiesburg campus of William Carey University.

SummerTunes is a free, outdoor, music event held in Downtown Hattiesburg at Town Square Park Saturday evenings in July from 7–10 PM.

The Hattiesburg Zoo is hosting Pirate Days on Saturday, July 14 and Sunday, July 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

SummerTunes is a free, outdoor, music event held in Downtown Hattiesburg at Town Square Park Saturday evenings in July from 7–10 PM.

Shop The Lucky Rabbit all weekend long.

Join the Hattiesburg Zoo's education department for Story Time every Friday in August and September.

SummerTunes is a free, outdoor, music event held in Downtown Hattiesburg at Town Square Park Saturday evenings in July from 7–10 PM.

Christian Services Annual Banquet, a night of inspirational testimonies, music, food, and fellowship.

SummerTunes is a free, outdoor, music event held in Downtown Hattiesburg at Town Square Park Saturday evenings in July from 7–10 PM.

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Join Hattiesburg Area Development Partnership (ADP) in their annual golf tournament.

Live at Five is a free, outdoor, music event held in Downtown Hattiesburg at Town Square Park every Friday evening in April & October (with special May dates) from 5–9 PM. This is a family-friendly event featuring a variety of musical genres. Bring your lawn chairs or a blanket, pack a cooler or grab a bite from a local food vendor!

Live at Five is a free, outdoor, music event held in Downtown Hattiesburg at Town Square Park every Friday evening in April & October (with special May dates) from 5–9 PM. This is a family-friendly event featuring a variety of musical genres. Bring your lawn chairs or a blanket, pack a cooler or grab a bite from a local food vendor!

Shop The Lucky Rabbit all weekend long.

Live at Five is a free, outdoor, music event held in Downtown Hattiesburg at Town Square Park every Friday evening in April & October (with special May dates) from 5–9 PM. This is a family-friendly event featuring a variety of musical genres. Bring your lawn chairs or a blanket, pack a cooler or grab a bite from a local food vendor!

Live at Five is a free, outdoor, music event held in Downtown Hattiesburg at Town Square Park every Friday evening in April & October (with special May dates) from 5–9 PM. This is a family-friendly event featuring a variety of musical genres. Bring your lawn chairs or a blanket, pack a cooler or grab a bite from a local food vendor!

Live at Five is a free, outdoor, music event held in Downtown Hattiesburg at Town Square Park every Friday evening in April & October (with special May dates) from 5–9 PM. This is a family-friendly event featuring a variety of musical genres. Bring your lawn chairs or a blanket, pack a cooler or grab a bite from a local food vendor!

ZooBoo is a multiple-night fall event featuring Halloween Decor for all ages.

Live at Five is a free, outdoor, music event held in Downtown Hattiesburg at Town Square Park every Friday evening in April & October (with special May dates) from 5–9 PM. This is a family-friendly event featuring a variety of musical genres. Bring your lawn chairs or a blanket, pack a cooler or grab a bite from a local food vendor!

Join the African American Military History Museum for Booseum, a Halloween-themed night at the museum!

Let's do the Time Warp again! Every year, the Hattiesburg Saenger Theater brings "Rocky Horror Picture Show" to the big screen.

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With the Streets closed and most of the downtown businesses open late- you can feel free to bring the family, grab a bite and wander around downtown and explore. Stop by our information booth and pick up a map- then head out and discover Downtown!

Head to the HBURG Zoo for a star-filled night!

Join in the fun at the African American Military History Museum for their third annual DIY Holiday Paint Party.

Ballet Magnificat dance company will present an original piece perfect for the holiday season.

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Join the African American Military History Museum for a Christmas Open House.

The Hattiesburg Downtown Association, in partnership with Hattiesburg Historic Neighborhood, the City of Hattiesburg and VisitHattiesburg, is hosting an “Olde Tyme Christmas” event filled with holiday festivities Dec. 8 & 9, 2018. Local residents and visitors are invited downtown to attend the weekend of events.

Take a step back in time during the 41st Annual Victorian Candlelit Christmas, presented by the Hattiesburg Historic Neighborhood Association and the Historic Hattiesburg Downtown Association.

Zoo Lights is a multiple night holiday winter event featuring lighting of the Hattiesburg Zoo for all ages.