Our Story
Visit Yazoo County, Mississippi - a place as colorful, authentic, and unique as you are. Are you tired of fighting the big-city crowds, the commercialized and sanitized 'blues destinations', the lack of hometown hospitality and personal attention, or the overall absence of relaxation in your vacation destination? Yazoo County, Mississippi, is waiting for you. Whether we're your hometown, your annual expedition, or an off-the-beaten-path chance excursion - Yazoo County is ready to welcome you with open arms. Enjoy blues, history, heritage, the great outdoors, and more. Call us at 800.381.0662 or learn more at www.VisitYazoo.org. Y'all come see us.
A This Old House 2012 Best Old-House Neighborhood - Yazoo City's Town Center Historic District
Nominated as one of the Prettiest Painted Places in America, 2012
Yazoo City's Glenwood Cemetery voted as runner-up in "Spookiest Cemeteries in the US" poll on HuffPost Travel, 2012
Yazoo County CVB - Founded in 1993 to promote tourism to Yazoo County, Mississippi
Our Awards-
4-time Winner of a Readers’ Choice Award from ConventionSouth Magazine (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Research-in-Action Award – Delta Area 2015 from the Mississippi Development Authority
Delta’s Best Tourism award in 2014 from the Mississippi Delta Strategic Compact
4-time Constant Contact All-Star winner (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)
4-time winner (2012, 2013, 2014, 2017) of CVB of the Year from the Mississippi Tourism Association.
Our Mission-
The Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) joins the interests of city and county government, trade and civic associations and travel suppliers to increase visitor traffic to our area. The Bureau acts as a liaison between potential visitors and those that host them. The aim of our CVB is to position Yazoo County as a regionally, nationally and internationally recognized destination by developing quality marketing programs and sales outreach to attract visitors to our area. All requests for funding from any group/organization will be filtered by this Mission Statement and must help us meet our goal of increased visitor traffic.
Open public meetings of the Board of Directors of the Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. in the conference room of the Yazoo County CVB office at 110 N Jerry Clower Blvd, Suite S, Yazoo City, Mississippi.