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LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO THE REST OF 2022!
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Hancock Whitney Sea of Stars for Mississippi Aquarium
• Drone Lights and Fireworks Show at 8 p.m.
• Free public viewing at Jones Park with Gulfport Chamber of Commerce • Food Trucks and Live Music at 5 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2
13th Annual View the Cruise
• This event is free and open to the public
• Begins bright and early Sunday morning
• Join more than 20,000 people all around Downtown
• Lots of classic cars to view, great local cuisine and live music!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
Sunset Concert
• This Free concert begins at 7:00 p.m. at downtown Gulfport • Kicking it off with our locals favorite The Chitlins
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19
The Gumbo Fest
NEW!
• This brand-new event is free and open to the public at Centennial Plaza
• Gumbo Cooking Contest
• Fine Arts and Crafts, Children’s Activities, Food Trucks
• Entertainment featuring: Bon Bon Vivant, Amanda Shaw, Blackwater Brass
and Grammy Award Winning Cedric Burnside
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25 THROUGH DECEMBER 31
Harbor Lights Winter Festival
• Mississippi’s largest Christmas Light show with over 1.5 million lights
throughout 40 acres in Jones Park
• Santa’s Village, “Dancing Trees” show, train rides, carnival rides
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3
Sugar Plum Festival in Orange Grove
• Free Family Event in Orange Grove at the Community Center on Dedeaux Rd. Festivities begin at noon until 3 p.m.
• Visit with Santa, Elfie Selfie Station, Face Painting, Cookie Decorating, Make-an-Ornament, and other Children’s Activities
Sugar Plum Christmas Parade
• Downtown starting at 6:30 p.m.
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