BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) — Festival season is right here, fall is nearly within the air, and spooky season is creeping up on us!
From haunted homes and pumpkin patches to festivals and different family-friendly fall enjoyable, a number of occasions throughout the Coast are prepared that will help you get out locally and embrace the autumn spirit.
Pumpkin Patches & Farms
- BILOXI: Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Pumpkin Patch, dates/occasions TBA
- KILN: Southern Promiseland Farm (1212 Raygan Ln.), discover precise dates and occasions on their Facebook web page, or beneath on occasions listing
- LUCEDALE: Seward Farms (10836 Tanner Williams Rd.), opens September 26, Saturdays
- MOSS POINT: Middleton Farms Pumpkin Patch (21500 Otis Cooper Rd.), days/occasions TBA
- PASCAGOULA: FMC Pascagoula’s Annual Pumpkin Patch (2710 Pascagoula Street), October 1-31
- Monday–Saturday: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Sunday: 12 p.m.–6 p.m.
- PASS CHRISTIAN: Trinity Episcopal Church Pumpkin Patch, daily in October, 10 a.m. to darkish
- SAUCIER: Green Acres Creamery Fall Fun on the Farm, Saturdays & Sundays, extra information TBA
- WIGGINS: Williams Family Farms (34 B&W Rd.), opens October 3
Haunted Houses
- GULFPORT: Terror on the Coast (3420 Giles Rd.)
- September 18-19, 25-26
- October 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 22-24, 29-31
- GULFPORT: Haunted Hangar, Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum, 4 – 6:30 p.m. ($10 per individual)
- LUCEDALE: Field of Fright at Seward Farms (10836 Tanner Williams Rd.), October 24 and 31, begins at darkish, final ticket bought and/or admitted at 8:30 p.m.
Friday, September 4
- BAY ST. LOUIS: 7th Annual Booker Fest, 7 p.m., 100 Men Hall (303 Union St.), purchase tickets HERE
Saturday, September 5
- BAY ST. LOUIS: 7th Annual Booker Fest, 5 p.m., 100 Men Hall (303 Union St.), purchase tickets HERE
- OCEAN SPRINGS: Artwalk Downtown Ocean Springs, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sunday, September 6
- BAY ST. LOUIS: 7th Annual Booker Fest, 2 p.m.100 Men Hall (303 Union St.), purchase tickets HERE
Thursday, September 10
- BILOXI: Biloxi Box Set Music Festival, 5-11 p.m., South Beach Hotel & Suites, purchase tickets HERE
Friday, September 11
- BILOXI: Biloxi Box Set Music Festival, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., South Beach Hotel & Suites, purchase tickets HERE
Saturday, September 12
- BAY ST. LOUIS: Witch Hat Decorating Class, 2 p.m., The Shy Moon Goddess (1245 Old Spanish Trail), $50 per individual
- BILOXI: 45th Annual Biloxi Seafood Festival, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., The Lawn at Harrah’s Gulf Coast
- Entertainment, seafood, arts & crafts
- Admission $5, youngsters 10 & below are free
- BILOXI: Biloxi Box Set Music Festival, 11-11 p.m., South Beach Hotel & Suites, purchase tickets HERE
- GULFPORT: Creek & Craft Market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Bayou View Park (4807 Harrison Circle)
- GULFPORT: 35th Annual Gulf Coast Blues Festival, 4 p.m., Good Deeds Community Center (15101 Madison St.)
- PASCAGOULA: Annual Sunflower Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Jackson County Fairgrounds (2902 Shortcut Rd.)
Thursday, September 17
- seventeenth Annual Mississippi Songwriters Festival kicks off in Ocean Springs! Artists will carry out at venues throughout the Coast September 17-20. See a full schedule HERE
Friday, September 18
- BAY ST. LOUIS: 2nd Annual Driftapalooza Music and Arts Festival, The Driftwood Motel (810 US 90), purchase tickets and see the total lineup HERE
- MCHENRY: Witches & Wine at Wild Acres (84 Our Rd.), 21+, purchase tickets HERE
Saturday, September 19
- GULFPORT: Second Annual Gulfport Arts Festival, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 1300 twenty fourth Ave.
- LONG BEACH: Citywide Fall Sidewalk Sale, throughout regular enterprise hours
Sunday, September 20
- Last day of seventeenth Annual Mississippi Songwriters Festival
- PERKINSTON: Snow Boogers 3rd Annual Fall Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 1030 King Bee Rd.
Wednesday, September 23
- KILN: Hancock County Fair, Hancock County Fairgrounds (4184 Kiln Delisle Road), September 23 – 26
Saturday, September 26
- KILN: Southern Promiseland Farm (1212 Raygan Ln.), 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
- Corn maze, pumpkin patch, grass maze, cow practice, corn cannon, play space, picnic space, hayride
Sunday, September 27
- GULFPORT: Fall Market at The Parlour on Lorraine (8910 Lorraine Rd.), 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Thursday, October 1
- DIAMONDHEAD: Fall Family Day, The Club at Diamondhead, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Friday, October 2
- MCHENRY: Witches & Wine at Wild Acres (84 Our Rd.), 21+, purchase tickets HERE
Saturday, October 3
- BILOXI: Skatin’ the Coast, 1-8 p.m., Biloxi DIY Skatepark (205 Hopkins Blvd)
- KILN: Southern Promiseland Farm (1212 Raygan Ln.), 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
- Corn maze, pumpkin patch, grass maze, cow practice, corn cannon, play space, picnic space, hayride
- MOSS POINT: Harvest Moon Pageant at Middleton Farms (21500 Otis Cooper Rd.), 5 p.m.
- PASCAGOULA: Zonta Arts and Crafts Festival, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., downtown Pascagoula
- PASS CHRISTIAN: Butterflies in the Pass Monarch Festival, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., War Memorial Park
Sunday, October 4
- Cruisin’ the Coast kicks off! See a full schedule HERE
- BILOXI: The Fall Community Social Craft & Vendor Market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Martin Community Center (1508 Lemoyne Blvd.)
Friday, October 9
- MOSS POINT: Smokin’ the Sip, Moss Point Riverfront
Saturday, October 10
- KILN: Southern Promiseland Farm (1212 Raygan Ln.), 11 a.m.-8 p.m., film night time at 7 p.m.
- Corn maze, pumpkin patch, grass maze, cow practice, corn cannon, play space, picnic space, hayride
- MCHENRY: Murder Mystery Tour at Wild Acres (84 Our Rd.), purchase tickets HERE
- MOSS POINT: Smokin’ the Sip, Moss Point Riverfront
Sunday, October 11
- Last day of Cruisin’ the Coast
- KILN: Southern Promiseland Farm (1212 Raygan Ln.), 1-4 p.m.
- Corn maze, pumpkin patch, grass maze, cow practice, corn cannon, play space, picnic space, hayride
Friday, October 16
- LONG BEACH: Long Beach Police Department’s Night Out Against Crime, Harper McCaughan Town Green, 6-8 p.m., contains free meals, video games & actions, neighborhood & public security information, costume contest for teenagers
Saturday, October 17
- BAY ST. LOUIS: Boo in the Bay Parade, Parade by the streets of Old Town Bay St. Louis, 5:30 p.m.
- BILOXI: 10th Annual Gulf Coast Equality Fest, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., The Great Lawn, Harrah’s Gulf Coast (280 Beach Blvd.)
- BILOXI: 40th Annual Fall Muster, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., day by day battles at 2 p.m., Beauvior (2244 Beach Boulevard)
- Camp life, interval music, residing historians, girls tea & “small muster” for the children, sutlers, distributors, meals and snacks
- DIAMONDHEAD: City of Diamondhead Fall Fest, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Town Green
- Arts & crafts, DJ music, meals vans, face portray, petting zoo & extra
- GAUTIER: 36th Annual Gautier Mullet & Music Fest, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., The Sound Amphitheater (3855 Dolphin Drive)
- KILN: Southern Promiseland Farm (1212 Raygan Ln.), 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
- Corn maze, pumpkin patch, grass maze, cow practice, corn cannon, play space, picnic space, hayride
- LONG BEACH: Halloween Movie on Main: Hocus Pocus, begins at 6 p.m., Town Green
- MCHENRY: Family Movie Night — Monster House, Wild Acres (84 Our Rd.), purchase tickets HERE
Sunday, October 18
- BILOXI: 40th Annual Fall Muster, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., day by day battles at 2 p.m., Beauvior (2244 Beach Boulevard)
- Camp life, interval music, residing historians, girls tea & “small muster” for the children, sutlers, distributors, meals and snacks
- KILN: Southern Promiseland Farm (1212 Raygan Ln.), 1-4 p.m.
- Corn maze, pumpkin patch, grass maze, cow practice, corn cannon, play space, picnic space, hayride
- PASCAGOULA: Jackson County Fair, Jackson County Fairgrounds (2902 Shortcut Rd.), Oct. 18-25, see a full schedule HERE and on their Facebook page
Monday, October 19
- PASCAGOULA: Jackson County Fair, Jackson County Fairgrounds (2902 Shortcut Rd.), Oct. 18-25, see a full schedule HERE and on their Facebook page
Tuesday, October 20
- DIAMONDHEAD: Halloween Trunk or Treat, The Club at Diamondhead car parking zone, 5:30-7:30 p.m., choose up required wristband at REC workplace Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- PASCAGOULA: Jackson County Fair, Jackson County Fairgrounds (2902 Shortcut Rd.), Oct. 18-25, see a full schedule HERE and on their Facebook page
Wednesday, October 21
- PASCAGOULA: Jackson County Fair, Jackson County Fairgrounds (2902 Shortcut Rd.), Oct. 18-25, see a full schedule HERE and on their Facebook page
Thursday, October 22
- PASCAGOULA: Jackson County Fair, Jackson County Fairgrounds (2902 Shortcut Rd.), Oct. 18-25, see a full schedule HERE and on their Facebook page
Friday, October 23
- D’IBERVILLE: Sacred Heart D’Iberville 100th Annual Parish Bazaar, begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday, by Sunday, 10446 Le Moyne Blvd.
- LONG BEACH: Cemetery Tour, 5-7 p.m., City Cemetery positioned on the intersection of Girard Avenue and 1st Street, free admission
- MCHENRY: Witches & Wine at Wild Acres (84 Our Rd.), 21+, purchase tickets HERE
- PASCAGOULA: Jackson County Fair, Jackson County Fairgrounds (2902 Shortcut Rd.), Oct. 18-25, see a full schedule HERE and on their Facebook page
- PICAYUNE: Trunk or Treat, West Hancock Elementary School, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 24
- BAY ST. LOUIS: Witches Walk, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Old Town Bay St. Louis, pre-register HERE
- BILOXI: Nativity BVM 68th Annual Halloween Carnival, 1046 Beach Boulevard
- BILOXI: Pumpkin Poolooza Floating Pumpkin Patch, 10:30 a.m., Kroc Center (575 Division St.)
- BILOXI: 5th Annual Llamapalooza, 12 p.m., Fly Llama Brewing (186 Bohn St.)
- D’IBERVILLE: Sacred Heart D’Iberville 100th Annual Parish Bazaar, begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday, by Sunday, 10446 Le Moyne Blvd.
- D’IBERVILLE: Trunk or Treat, Bobby Eleuterius Sports Complex, 5:30 – 7: 30 p.m.
- GULFPORT: Tricks, Treats & Trains at TrainTastic (615 Pass Road), 5:30-7:30 p.m.
- GULFPORT: The Krewe of Party People’s Annual Halloween Party, 7 p.m., Good Deeds Community Center (15101 Madison St.)
- KILN: Southern Promiseland Farm (1212 Raygan Ln.), 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
- Corn maze, pumpkin patch, grass maze, cow practice, corn cannon, play space, picnic space, hayride
- KILN: Hallowings Flightfest at Stennis International Airport (7250 Stennis Airport Rd.)
- GULFPORT: Boo Bash, Gulfport Sportsplex Soccer Fields, 6 – 9 p.m.
- LONG BEACH: Annual Haunted Trail, 5-7 p.m., Long Beach Recreation Center
- LUCEDALE: Field of Fright at Seward Farms (10836 Tanner Williams Rd.), begins at darkish, final ticket bought and/or admitted at 8:30 p.m.
- MCHENRY: Fall Festival, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., McDaniels General Merchandise (496 US 49)
- MCHENRY: Murder Mystery Tour at Wild Acres (84 Our Rd.), purchase tickets HERE
- OCEAN SPRINGS: Witches Ride of Ocean Springs, downtown Ocean Springs, 6 p.m.
- PASCAGOULA: Jackson County Fair, Jackson County Fairgrounds (2902 Shortcut Rd.), Oct. 18-25, see a full schedule HERE and on their Facebook page
- VANCLEAVE: Vancleave Public Library’s 5th Annual Fall Festival, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 12604 Highway 57
- WAVELAND: Trick or Treating, Buccaneer State Park, 5- 8 p.m. (1150 S Beach Blvd)
Sunday, October 25
- D’IBERVILLE: Sacred Heart D’Iberville 100th Annual Parish Bazaar, begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday, by Sunday, 10446 Le Moyne Blvd.
- GULFPORT: Tricks, Treats & Trains at TrainTastic (615 Pass Road), 5:30-7:30 p.m.
- KILN: Southern Promiseland Farm (1212 Raygan Ln.), 1-4 p.m.
- Corn maze, pumpkin patch, grass maze, cow practice, corn cannon, play space, picnic space, hayride
- LONG BEACH: Trunk or Treat, time TBA, Town Green
- PASCAGOULA: Jackson County Fair, Jackson County Fairgrounds (2902 Shortcut Rd.), Oct. 18-25, see a full schedule HERE and on their Facebook page
Wednesday, October 28
- GULFPORT: Haunted Hangar, Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum, 4 – 6:30 p.m. ($10 per individual)
Thursday, October 29
- GULFPORT: Haunted Hangar, Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum, 4 – 6:30 p.m. ($10 per individual)
Friday, October 30
- GULFPORT: Haunted Hangar, Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum, 4 – 6:30 p.m. ($10 per individual)
- GULFPORT: Tricks, Treats & Trains at TrainTastic (615 Pass Road), 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 31
- GAUTIER: Fall-O-Ween Festival, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Gautier Public Library (2100 Library Lane)
- GULFPORT: Haunted Hangar, Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum, 4 – 6:30 p.m. ($10 per individual)
- GULFPORT: Brick or Treat at TrainTastic (615 Pass Road), 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
- GULFPORT: Guild Craft Fair at St. Joseph Catholic Church (12290 Depew Rd.), 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
- KILN: Southern Promiseland Farm (1212 Raygan Ln.), 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
- Corn maze, pumpkin patch, grass maze, cow practice, corn cannon, play space, picnic space, hayride
- LUCEDALE: Field of Fright at Seward Farms (10836 Tanner Williams Rd.), begins at darkish, final ticket bought and/or admitted at 8:30 p.m.
- MOSS POINT: South Forty Coalition 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat, 5 p.m., downtown Moss Point
- Trunk or deal with, hayrides, bouncy home, music, costumes, neighborhood & household enjoyable
- WIGGINS: Trick or Treat at the Campground, Flint Creek Water Park, begins at 5 p.m.
Sunday, November 1
- KILN: Southern Promiseland Farm (1212 Raygan Ln.), 1-4 p.m.
- Corn maze, pumpkin patch, grass maze, cow practice, corn cannon, play space, picnic space, hayride
Friday, November 6
- BILOXI: Inkin’ the Coast, Mississippi Coast Coliseum Convention Center, register HERE
Saturday, November 7
- BILOXI: Inkin’ the Coast, Mississippi Coast Coliseum Convention Center, register HERE
- OCEAN SPRINGS: Peter Anderson Festival, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., downtown
- PICAYUNE: 64th Semi Annual Fall Street Festival, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., downtown
Sunday, November 8
- BILOXI: Inkin’ the Coast, Mississippi Coast Coliseum Convention Center, register HERE
- OCEAN SPRINGS: Peter Anderson Festival, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., downtown
- PICAYUNE: 64th Semi Annual Fall Street Festival, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., downtown
Saturday, November 14
- BAY ST. LOUIS: 10th Annual Mermaids Arts & Crafts Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Historic Train Depot (1928 Depot Way)
- BAY ST. LOUIS: Port Air Space Day in the Bay, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Historic Hancock County Courthouse on Main Street
- GULFPORT: Highland Games and Celtic Music Festival, Harrison County Fairgrounds (15321 County Farm Rd.)
- OCEAN SPRINGS: Gobble ‘Til You Wobble 5K, Fun Run & Family Fall Festival, 8 a.m., Fort Maurepas Park
Sunday, November 15
- BAY ST. LOUIS: 10th Annual Mermaids Arts & Crafts Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Historic Train Depot (1928 Depot Way)
- GULFPORT: Highland Games and Celtic Music Festival, Harrison County Fairgrounds (15321 County Farm Rd.)
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