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Featured
What Happens Here on 29 August, and How to Be a Guest for It
Commemorations on the anniversary are for residents rather than for visitors. Knowing that is most of what a guest needs to know.
August 29
News
What's New in Biloxi
Openings, closures, festival dates and beach notices for Biloxi. Every item is dated, says where the facts came from, and points back at the pages that explain the practical side.
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What we would read first
Festival
FeaturedOne Week in October, Thirty Miles of Classic Cars
Published dates for 2026 are 4 to 11 October. Rooms across the whole coast sell out months in advance and rates roughly double.
October 4 – October 11
Travel alert
FeaturedHurricane Season Runs Six Months Here, and the Hunters Fly from Biloxi
Surge, not wind speed, is what this coast plans around. A refundable rate in September is worth the difference it costs.
Seasonal
FeaturedThe Island Boat Runs Half the Year, and That Decides Your Trip
For about seven months a year there is a boat to the barrier islands. For the other five there is no public way out there at all.
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Festival
The Coast's Biggest Arts Festival Shuts an Entire Downtown
Published 2026 dates are 7 and 8 November. The largest arts festival on the Mississippi coast closes the streets of Ocean Springs for a weekend.
November 7 – November 8
Beach update
A Water Advisory Here Is Normal, Not an Emergency. Check It Anyway
Runoff after heavy rain raises bacteria levels in the Sound. Advisories are posted by segment and are not visible from the sand.
Event
Double-A Baseball, Downtown, for Less Than a Casino Buffet
A Milwaukee Brewers affiliate playing in a compact downtown park that opened in 2015, named for the city's oyster-shucking past.
Festival
Carnival Here Is Older Than You Think, and the Date Moves Every Year
Biloxi paraded for the first time on 3 March 1908 behind a queen titled Ixolib, which is the city's name backwards. The season still moves with Easter.