2025 Upcoming Community Events
May 2025
- Opening Reception at Columbus Arts Council, 5:30 – 7 PM, May 1
- Market Street Festival, Downtown Columbus, May 3
- Unveiling of Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker Dr. Emmett Stringer, Catfish Alley, 11 AM, May 8
- Eighth of May Emancipation Celebration presented by MSMS, Sandfield Cemetery, 6:00 PM, May 8
- The W Spring Commencement, May 9
- Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market Open, Opening Day, 7-10 AM, May 10
- Tourism Partners, 8:30 AM, Commercial Dispatch, May 13
- Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 7-10 AM, Tuesdays, 4-6 PM, starting May 13
- The Barn Concert Series featuring Pat Byrne and Lindy Urban, May 15
- Business After Hours, Waynes Pest Control, 5 PM, May 15
- Armed Forces Appreciation Day, 10 AM – 5 PM, Downtown Columbus, May 17
- Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Graduation, May 24
- Memorial Day Commemoration: Flag Placement, 9 AM followed by Commemoration Service, Friendship Cemetery, 10 AM, Traditions, Taste & Tunes, Riverwalk Stage, 11 AM – 2PM, May 24
June 2025
- Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 7-10 AM, Tuesdays, 4-6 PM
- Opening Reception at Columbus Arts Council, 5:30 – 7 PM, June 5
- Tourism Partners, June 10
- Dizzy Dean Tournament, BankFirst Yards, June 12-15
- Sounds of Summer sponsored by Main Street Columbus and Columbus Lowndes Chamber of Commerce, 6:30 – 8:30 PM, June 12
- An Evening with Sean of the South, Lyceum at Lee, 7 PM, June 13
- Sounds of Summer sponsored by Main Street Columbus and Columbus Lowndes Chamber of Commerce, 6:30 – 8:30 PM, June 26
July 2025
- Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 7-10 AM, Tuesdays, 4-6 PM
- Opening Reception at Columbus Arts Council, 5:30 – 7 PM, July 3
- Fireworks on the Water, Stennis Lock & Dam, Gates open at 5 PM, July 4
- Tourism Partners, July 8
- Sounds of Summer sponsored by Main Street Columbus and Columbus Lowndes Chamber of Commerce, 6:30 -8:30 PM, July 10
- Let’s Flamingle Downtown, 5-8 PM, Downtown Columbus, July 11
- Ultimate Frisbee Tournament, July 25-26
