(Photo from Visit Jackson)
- Arts, crafts, music, food, and more, not to mention a great weather forecast, are on tap in Jackson this weekend.
If you end up sitting at home this weekend, it’s not from a lack of things to do.
The events calendar is loaded up with fun things for all ages to enjoy. Arts, crafts, music, food, and more, not to mention a great weather forecast.
Saturday is the last day of the Chimneyville Arts Festival, presented by the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi. This is the event’s anniversary, and it promises to be as fabulous as ever.
Chimneyville is held at the Waller Craft Center on Rice Road in Ridgeland, near the Reservoir. All the vendors are juried members of the Craftsmen’s Guild, and they will have their best work on display for sale. There will be handcrafted pottery, jewelry, wood, glass, woven items, and much more.
Always popular at the event is the craftsmen demonstrations. Artisan Nick Neese will be on hand demonstrating his glass blowing skills.
The doors will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and tickets can be purchased on site for $10.
For music with a regional and even international flair, head to downtown Jackson for the National Folk Festival. There will be many genres of music from Cajun and zydeco to bluegrass and rock. It’s a giant street party celebrating the arts, and it’s free to the public.
The festival runs until 9:30 p.m. Friday night, then Saturday from noon to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m..
There will be plenty of food vendors as well as a Festival Marketplace.
And if you enjoy Gospel music, consider attending the 90th anniversary of the National Gospel Singing Convention at Sturgis Baptist Church today and tomorrow. The public is invited to attend and participate in shape-note, four-part harmony congregational singing.
The songs are all new but written in the traditional Gospel style. Songbooks will be provided. Attendees will enjoy robust singing along with some of the finest convention pianists on the planet and performances by special guests.
Sing a joyful noise! Enjoy some beautiful convention songs and great convention singing. There is no charge to attend.
The times are Friday night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2514 MS Highway 12 West in Sturgis. For more information, email Crandal Woodson at cwoodson1@comcast.net or call (678) 508-0508.
