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Seasonal Highlights.  There are so many reasons to visit Hattiesburg – but when is the best time to visit, you ask? Anytime, just choose the season, or the event, that best suits your fancy. Here are are 12 which bring visitors from places afar and yonder.

 
SPRING
 

USM Symphony Orchestra
Visiting artists and varied themes highlight this popular spring concert series. (601) 266.5418

Mississippi Wine Festival
More than 30 wineries and vintners from around the world attend this annual festival. (601) 981.1184

Olde Tyme Festival
More than 400 vendors attend this downtown street fair featuring 1,800 pounds of boiled crawfish. (601) 296.7500

FALL

Pine Belt Country Fair
Rides, shows and carnival food galore at the Forrest County Multi Purpose Center. (601) 583.7500

Hub Fest
Hattiesburg’s largest downtown festival. One of the South’s “Top 20 Events.” Music galore. (601) 296.7500

Downtown Street Party
Artists and musicians take to the street for an evening of art, entertainment and open houses. (601) 583.4329

SUMMER
 

William Carey Dinner Theatre
College troupe presents annual summer show for a hungry audience. (601) 318.6218

Mississippi Miss Hospitality Pageant
State competition where women vie for scholarships and the crown of Miss Hospitality. (601) 584.4888

Southern Miss “Golden Eagle” Football
One of Conference USA’s top teams hosts home games at “The Rock” – M.M. Roberts Stadium. (601) 266.5418

 WINTER

Holiday in the Hub
Mayor's Tree Lighting at Town Square Park and Hattiesburg Jaycees Christmas Parade. (601) 583.4329

Victorian Candlelit Christmas
More than 15,000 luminaries line the sidewalks of 23 blocks in the Historic Downtown District. (601) 583.4329

Holiday Lights Zoofari
More than 17 miles of lights and lighted animal figures decorate the Hattiesburg Zoo. (601) 545.4576