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Last Updated: Tuesday, 05 August 2014 12:45

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Other cities should be jealous. Downtown Vickbsurg's natural setting is a gorgeous backdrop for a vibrant array of events and festivals, lively nightlife, and tourist attractions, supported by a vibrant cultural and performing arts community.

 

Below is a partial list of fesitvals, concerts and shopping events Main Street sponsors:

 

• Riverfest - this 2-day festival, recognized as one of the "top twenty events in the Southeast United States" 
• Christmas Parade through downtown.
• Mardi Gras Parade
• Bi-annual Hit the Bricks and Adjoining Streets
• Miss Mississippi Outstanding Teen Autograph Party
• Miss Mississippi Parade and Autograph Party
• Fall Festival
• Treats on the Streets
• Let's Go Walkin' Down Main Street
• Old Fashioned Christmas Open House
• Downtown Vicksburg Christmas Parade of Lights
• Vicksburg Farmers' Market
• Gifts Under the Tree
• The Main Street Program also co-sponsors:
• International Chamber Music Festival
• MS Diabetes Walk
• Walk MS – Multiple Sclerosis Society
• YMCA "Chill in the Hills"
• Paint Downtown Purple – Relay for Life
• 4th of July
• Alcorn State University Hospitality Academy
• Meet Me at the River
• Jacob's Ladder
• American Heart Association
• Shape Up Vicksburg
• Kansas City Holiday Express