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“FESTIVAL SEASON” begins
in the fall and includes a kick-off party, silent auction, pre-parties and additional events leading up to the Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival, held the first weekend of November.
October
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
is a shopping event hosted the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Shops provide specials, giveaways and more to kick off the holiday shopping season.
ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING is
a community event held to celebrate
the holiday season with the arrival of Santa Claus and the lighting of the
town Christmas Tree. This event features Christmas carols, refreshments, Christmas crafts, letters to the North Pole provided by the U.S. Postal Service, a holiday movie on the lawn and more.
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE is
a celebration of holiday festivities in downtown, uptown, all around town at participating shops, restaurants and galleries. Local businesses come alive with Christmas cheer offering holiday specials, warm refreshments, live music, Santa sightings and more during this two- day event.
SILENT LIGHTS FESTIVALis a campus-wide light festival that transforms WAMA into a illuminated wonderland inspired by nature and the winter solstice. Featuring performers and shadow dancers, installations by Mississippi artists, a silent disco with DJs performing to
your personal LED-equipped wireless headphones, and interactive light shows projecting animations of Walter Anderson’s timeless designs.
OCEAN SPRINGS FRESH MARKET is an open air Saturday market with food and plant growers offering plants, flowers, and locally grown fruits and vegetables. Open rain or shine each Saturday at the L&N Depot Plaza in downtown Ocean Springs.
December
CRUISIN’ THE COAST
®
is an annual event hosted by the Cruisin’ the Coast committee welcoming nearly 10,000 classic cars to the Mississippi
Gulf Coast. Over the course of a week, classic cars cruise the streets and guests can enjoy activities at different venues including three days in Ocean Springs with a Friday Night Sock Hop and Street Party, Chics Picks Car Contest, live music and more. Ocean Springs has been voted as the favorite viewing spot.
November
PETER ANDERSON
®
ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL presented by Blue Moon
is held the first weekend in November each year.
The largest fine arts festival in the state, this
event brings in nearly 400 artists, crafters and food
vendors, a state-wide Blue Moon art contest,
and more than 100,000 visitors to Ocean
Springs. One of the
top 50 festivals in the U.S.
Year-Round
SCAN HERE for more festival information WWW.OCEANSPRINGSCHAMBER.COM
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