Calling all tennis fans! 🎾 Southaven’s Snowden Grove is set to host Mississippi’s only professional tennis tournament – the Southaven Open!
From August 5-11, this prestigious USTA Pro Circuit event will showcase rising stars poised to become the next big names in tennis. Past participants include legends like Andy Roddick (2003 US Open Champion) and John Isner (record holder for most aces in men’s tennis). This year, the tournament welcomes the current No. 2 World Tennis Tour Junior – Kaylan Bigun!
Mark your calendars and witness a week of thrilling tennis right here in Mississippi! Admission is FREE until the championship round on August 11.
📍@visitdesotocty
#SouthavenOpen #VisitMississippi #TennisTournament
The 71st annual Jimmie Rodgers Festival is here until May 19th!
Join us to honor the legacy of Jimmie Rodgers, "Father of Country Music," with a celebration of country, blues, folk music, and everything in between. 🤠✨
With headliners like Trey Lewis and Red Clay Strays it's an event you won't want to miss!
#VisitMS #WanderMS #JimmieRodgers #CountryMusic
We never needed anything more than Taylor Swift’s Folklore Cabin (Lucky Rabbit's Version) in Visit Hattiesburg!📍The Lucky Rabbit #VisitMS #WanderMS #TaylorSwift #Hattiesburg
As we near the end of #BlackHistoryMonth, we remember, reflect, and rejoice the monumental Civil Rights moments, leaders, and destinations.
📍Natchez Pilgrimage Tours - Visit Natchez
📍Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum - Holly Springs, MS
📍Hugh Craft House Slave Quarters - Holly Springs, MS
📍Emmett Till River Site - Glendora, MS
📍Tallahatchie Courthouse (Emmett Till Interpretive Center) - Sumner, MS
📍Mt. Zion United Methodist Church - Philadelphia, MS
📍James Meredith Statue - Visit Oxford
📍Vernon Dahmer Statue - Visit Hattiesburg
📍Fannie Lou Hamer Statue - Ruleville, MS
📍Medgar Evers Statue & Medgar and Merlie Evers Home National Monument - Visit Jackson, MS
📍Forks of the Road - Visit Natchez
📍Mississippi Civil Rights Museum - Visit Jackson, MS
#VisitMS #WanderMS #CivilRights #Monuments
Canton and Christmas have gone hand-in-hand 🤝 for over 33 years! Canton's historic square lights up with holiday rides 🎠, photos with Santa 🎅, stories with Mrs.Claus 🤶, decadent food 🍽️, and joyful vibes all around each holiday season. #VisitMS #WanderMS #Holidays #CantonChristmasFestival
The Apothecary at Brent's Drugs – Santa's 🎅 best-kept secret – can be discovered at the back of the restaurant during the holiday season. The Miracle Christmas Popup features: ✨ Whimsical decor 🍸 Festive specialty drinks & decorative glassware 🎄 Cheerful gathering spaces 🎶 Only the best Christmas tunes #VisitMS #WanderMS #Holidays #JacksonMS
Ride the 45-foot Snowflake Slide 🛝, take a train to the North Pole 🚂, cozy up by the fire 🔥, glide around the Reindeer Rink ⛸️, or build a Gingerbread House 🏠 at Mississippi Children's Museum's Journey to the Northpole holiday experience. Visit from now until January 7th! #VisitMS #WanderMS #Holiday #Events
Transformative art in a transformative town 🎨 Rich in blues music history and vibrant arts, you can find these brilliant murals in Visit Clarksdale, showcasing the city's cultural heritage:
👉 "Howlin’ Wolf" by Toxicomano Callerjo
👉 Bill "Howlin' Mad" Perry, T-Model Ford, Robert Bilbo Walker & Sean Bad Apple, by Mac Crank
👉 Jimi Hendrix, Bessie Smith, Chuck Berry & Dancer, by Mac Crank
👉 Portraits of John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters and Bessie Smith by Ron Brower.
👉 Rooster by Stan Street and Gerson Fonseca
And more!
#VisitMS #WanderMS #ArtsandCulture #Blues
Calling all foodies! Four of our culinary stars are heading to the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival from September 20th-24th 🍷🍴
Featuring Southern specialties from Katie Dixon of The Birdhouse Cafe in Hattiesburg, Pierre Pryer Sr of The Iron Horse Grill in Jackson, Cooper Miller of Forklift in Tupelo, Michael Carr of Barbeque SHINE in Ridgeland, and and David Crabtree of Island View Casino Resort in Gulfport.
Trust us, it's an experience you've got to taste to believe. 😋 Head to their page for tickets and meet us there!
#ATLFoodandWineFestival #VisitMS #WanderMS
Mississippi Football Players
🏈 Today’s the day for #SuperBowlLVII! Mississippi is football country, and we will be well-represented as #MississippiAthletes like AJ Brown (Eagles) and Chris Jones (Chiefs) are set to take the field for their shot at the trophy. Be sure to tune into FOX tonight at 5:30pm CST to cheer on your favorite #Mississippi football star! 🏈 #WanderMS #VisitMS
Civil Rights Illuminated in Mississippi
Keep shining on. See the movement for civil rights illuminated in Mississippi. Make sure your sound is on.
#VisitMS #WanderMS
Our friends @fondrenpublic & @catheaddistillery are here to introduce you to the latest release of Old Soul Bourbon and this classic cocktail with a local twist.
It pairs perfectly with fall, y’all. Cheers! 🥃
#OldFashioned
#DrinkLocal #VisitMS #WanderMS
Queen’s Reward 🍷 🐝🍯
Cheers to National Wine Day!🍷
We are sipping on something local and a little different and think you should too. 🐝 🍯
Learn more about Mississippi’s only meadery, Queen's Reward Meadery, and where you can get your own bottle.
https://queensreward.com
📍My Tupelo
#VisitMS #VisitMSResponsibly #DrinkLocal
#NTTW21
Happy National Travel & Tourism Week. We’re spotlighting the #PowerOfTravel and the industry’s role in reinvigorating our communities, revitalizing our workforce and reconnecting Americans. #nttw21 #Mississippi #Tourism #travel #Instatraveler #Trip #VisitMS #VisitMSResponsibly
#Mississippi’s Grenada Lake takes center stage on this week’s episode of Let's Fish TV! Catch the full episode Thursday on FOX Sports Southwest & FOX Sports Southeast. #VisitMS #VisitMSResponsibly #Fishing #crappie #Lake #Outdoors 🐠 🐟 🎣
