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“There is perhaps, no better example of a community that, when life handed it lemons, it made it lem- onade -- twice. This once sleepy Gulf Coast beach town was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina -- and after heroically building its commercial district back up, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill struck and COVID, keeping tourists away and devasting the local economy.
But under the guidance of Ocean Springs Main Street and its close allies, the Chamber of Commerce and the Tourism Bureau, Ocean Springs is again sitting pretty. Together, their hard work and vision has helped line the town’s leafy streets with galleries and studios of all kinds, public art displays, and an array of restaurants that delight locals and visitors alike. They even rescued a historic high school from the wrecking ball and facilitated its conversion into a community arts center beloved that folks can hardly imagine life before it. No longer just an out-of-the-way beach town, Ocean Springs is now squarely on the map as a quirky arts mecca that is worth traveling too -- or calling home.”
COMMUNITY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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OCTOBER
FALL IN OCEAN SPRINGS
Cruisin the Coast Ocean Springs
October 10, 11, 12
Blue Moon Kick Off Event
October 15
Ocean Springs Spooky Springs @ Mary C.
October 25 & 26
Witches Ride of Ocean Springs
October 26
NOVEMBER
46th Annual Peter Anderson Arts &Crafts Festival presented by Blue Moon November 2-3
from 9- 5 p.m.
Downtown
DECEMBER
Holidays in Ocean Springs Annual Tree Lighting December 5
Silent Light Festival December 6 & 7 Holiday Open House December 6 & 7 Discover Christmas Parade December 8
Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce - Main Street - Tourism Bureau
1000 Washington Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
www.oceanspringschamber.com • /oceanspringschamberofcommerce
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