LIST: Holiday events across South Mississippi
It’s the holiday season and festive events are taking place across South Mississippi.
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- Ron Meyers Christmas City Gift Show: November 13 through the 15th at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center
- Beau Rivage Holiday Open House: November 17 to November 21 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. December 1 through the 5th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum’s Christmas Open house: November 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Annual Waveland Christmas Bazaar and Crafts Show: November 21 at the Town Green from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- 17th annual Gobble Wobble Food Drive and Bridge Run: November 21st at Biloxi Bay Bridge from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Otter Trotter 5K: November 25th at Mississippi Aquarium from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- 15th annual Bay St. Louis Turkey Trot: November 26th at Bay St. Louis Train Depot at 8 a.m.
- Magical Mississippi Christmas: November 27th-29th, December 4-6 and December 11-23 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at Mississippi Aquarium
- Gulfport Harbor Lights: November 27th through December 23 from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
- Christmas in the Bay: November 28th in Downtown Bay St. Louis
- A Southern Nutcracker: November 28th at IP Casino Resort Spa 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. showing
- Deck the Halls: A Community Christmas Celebration: December 3rd at Gulfport City Hall from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
- TrainTastic presents Holiday Lights: Runs from December 4th through December 26th from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Christmas Movie on Main: December 4th at Harper McCaughan Town Green at 6 p.m.
- Downtown for the Holidays: December 4th in Downtown Pascagoula from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Parade rolls at 7:30 p.m.
- Christmas in the Pass: December 4th in Downtown Pass Christmas from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Breakfast with Santa: December 5th at the Kroc Center from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- Hancock County Library System: Holiday Tree Gala 2026: December 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Bay St. Louis Library
- Christmas on the Water: December 5th at Point Cadet
- La Terre Farms Christmas Market: December 5th from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and December 6th from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Christmas at LaPointe Krebs: December 6th from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Civic League of Gulfport Christmas Tour of Homes: December 6th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Christmas with Santa: A BR Prime Experience: December 6th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at BR Prime in the Beau Rivage
- Sugarplum Christmas Parade: December 6th from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Downtown Gulfport
- The Polar Experience: December 6th, 10th, 13th, 17th, and 20th from 5:30 to 8 p.m. TrainTastic
- Christmas on the Avenue: December 11th and 12th from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. in Downtown Biloxi
- The Nutcracker: December 12th at 7 p.m. and December 13th at 3 p.m. at the Saenger Theatre
- Jackson County Fairgrounds Holiday Festival: December 12th, 13th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Christmas on the Town Green: December 12th at Diamondhead City Hall. Parade rolls at 4 p.m., Festival runs from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Christmas in the Air at Beau Rivage: December 12 through December 27th 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. performances
- Pancakes with Santa: December 12th from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Downtowner in Gulfport
- Mistletoe and Main Street: December 18th through the 19th in Downtown Gulfport.
- Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings: December 18th at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. at Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center
- Laying of the Wreaths: December 19th at 10 a.m. at Biloxi National Cemetery
- 5th annual Winter Solstice Lantern Parade and Bonfire: December 21 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Arts, Hancock County.
- New Year’s Eve Anchor Drop: December 31st from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. in Downtown Pascagoula