Annually, Mayor Toby Barker proclaims October as “The Greatest Month to Be a Hattiesburger,” and encourages all Hattiesburg citizens and visitors to get out and enjoy our magnificent, creative and premier city in the Gulf South. See below for a full list of 2024’s October events.

Would you like to add an event to our calendar for October? Email information about your event to mayor@hattiesburgms.com.

EVERY WEEK IN OCTOBER

• Every Tuesday: HAC Drum Circle, at The Jook, 6 p.m.
• Every Thursday: Brown Bag Concert Series, at City Hall Fountain Plaza, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Every Thursday: Farmer’s Market, at Town Square Park, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
• Every Friday: Live at Five, at Town Square Park, 5 p.m
• Every Friday: Outdoor Spooky Market, at The Lucky Rabbit
• Every Saturday: Smith Drug Company, Noon – 4 p.m.

MULTIPLE DAYS IN OCTOBER

• October 1 – 31: Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• October 1 – 31: National Crime Prevention Month
• October 1 – 31: Down Syndrome Awareness Month
• October 1 – 31: October Exhibit at Hattiesburg Pocket Museum
• October 2 – 4: Governor’s Conference on Tourism
• October 6 – 12: Fire Prevention Week
• October 7 – 12: Pine Belt PRIDE Week
• October 13 – 19: Seventh Annual Hattiesburg Restaurant Week
• October 14 – 19: Southern Miss Homecoming Week
• October 18 – 30: Zoo Boo, at Hattiesburg Zoo
• October 20 – 26: National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
• October 24 – 26: Hattiesburlesque at Fat Cat
• October 24 – 26: Homegrown Revival at Elk’s Lake