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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 2023’s October events.
EVERY WEEK IN OCTOBER
- Every Tuesday: HAC Drum Circle, at The Jook, 6 p.m. (Does not take place on October 31)
- 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 – 7: Southern Miss Homecoming Week
- October 5 – 7: The Importance of Being Ernest, at William Carey University
- October 8 – 14: Sixth Annual Hattiesburg Restaurant Week
- October 8 – 14: Fire Prevention Week
- October 9 – 15: Pine Belt PRIDE Week
- October 12 – 14: Hattiesburlesque, at Fat Cat
- October 18 – 22: Old Fashioned Week, at Southern Prohibition
- October 19 – 21: Homegrown Revival, at Elks Lake
- October 20 – 30: Zoo Boo, at Hattiesburg Zoo
- October 22 – 28: National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
- October 27 – 29: Spooky Hollow, at Lake Thoreau Environmental Center
- October 27 – 28: Monster Mash, at Southern Prohibition
- October 28 – 31: Little Shop of Horrors by Hub City Players, at Hattiesburg Community Arts Center
Date | Event | Location | Time |
10/03/2023 | National Night Out Neighborhood Parties | Various | 5:00 PM |
10/03/2023 | USM Symphony Orchestra | Manoni Performing Arts Center | 7:30 PM |
10/04/2023 | Hattiesburg Avenues Run For Your Life (Almost 4K) | Murky Waters | 6:00 PM |
10/05/2023 | Inauguration of the University of Southern Mississippi’s President Dr. Joe Paul | Bennett Auditorium-USM | 3:00 PM |
10/05/2023 | WCU October Nights ft. Thomas Hall and Restoration Band | Common Grounds Cafe at WCU | 7 PM |
10/06/2023 | Office Hours at Equinox Coffee | Equinox Coffee | 8:30 AM |
10/06/2023 | Hocus Pocus at the Saenger | Saenger Theater | Block Party at 6, Show at 7 |
10/06/2023 | Friday Night at Spirit Park | Southern Station USM | 7:00 PM |
10/07/2023 | NAMI Walk Pinebelt | Kamper Park Pavillion | 9:00 AM |
10/07/2023 | Oktoberfest at St. John’s Lutheran Church | St. John’s Lutheran Church | 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
10/07/2023 | USM Homecoming Parade | USM/ Hardy St. | 1 PM |
10/07/2023 | USM vs. Old Dominion Homecoming Game | The Rock | 6 PM |
10/9/2023 | 10th Annual Pink Monday | Town Square Park | 4 PM to 7 PM |
10/9/2023 | WCU Dinner with Kirk Cameron | Lake Terrace Convention Center | |
10/9/2023 | Pine Belt Pride Community Cookout | The Spectrum Center | 6:30 to 9:00 PM |
10/12/2023 | DuBard Speakeasy | Bottling Company | 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM |
10/12/2023 | WCU Orchestra & Symphonic Winds Concert | Thomas Fine Arts Center | 7 PM |
10/12/2023 | FestivalSouth’s Hank Williams Centennial Concert | Saenger Theater | 7:30 PM |
10/13/2023 | Night of the Marauding Pirates | Hattiesburg Pocket Museum | 7 PM – 8:30 PM |
10/13/2023 | Pine Belt Pride Open Mic Night | The Spectrum Center | 8:00 PM |
10/14/2023 | Pine Belt Pride in the Park | Town Square Park | 10:00 AM |
10/14/2023 | 3rd Annual Taste of the South Food Truck Fest | Fairley’s Wings & More | 11 AM – 6 PM |
10/14/2023 | Fall Festival at the Market | Forrest County Farmer’s Market | 8 AM – 2 PM |
10/14/2023 | Murder Mystery Night | Hub City Beers | 7 PM |
10/17/2023 | WCU October Nights ft. The Carey Chorale, The Women’s Choir & CareyOn | Thomas Fine Arts Center at WCU | 7 PM |
10/18/2023 | Largest Pumpkin Carving in the Gulf South | Keg and Barrel | 5:30 PM |
10/19/2023 | WCU October Nights ft. Knights of Jazz and Carey Big Band | Common Grounds Cafe at WCU | 7 PM |
10/21/2023 | Forrest General Cancer Center Fuel to Fight | Forrest General Cancer Center | 7:30 AM |
10/21/2023 | COH Community Outreach Safety Festival | Dewitt Sullivan Park | 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM |
10/21/2023 | National Reptile Awareness Day | Hattiesburg Pocket Museum | 10 AM |
10/21/2023 | P&R Scary Movie Saturday | Town Square Park | 6:30 PM |
10/21/2023 | Movie at The Lucky Rabbit | The Lucky Rabbit | 6:15 PM |
10/21/2023 | Coffee or Death | Southern Prohibition | TBA |
10/26/2023 | Trick-or-Treat at The Pete | Pete Taylor Park | 5 PM – 7 PM |
10/27/2023 | Booseum at Museum | The African American Military History Museum | 6 PM to 8 PM |
10/27/2023 | The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Saenger Block Party and Movie | Saenger Theater | 6:30 PM |
10/27/2023 | Trunk-or-Treat at Tatum Park | Tatum Park | 6 PM – 7:30 PM |
10/28/2023 | Trick-or-Treat at the Hattiesburg Library | Hattiesburg Library | 10:00 AM |
10/28/2023 | Pine Belt Walk to End Alzheimer’s | Spirit Park- USM | 9 AM – Noon |
10/28/2023 | Hattiesburg Halloween Parade | Hardy St | 5:30 PM |
10/28/2023 | Dead Authors Eve | The Author Shoppe | 7 PM |
10/28/2023 | Halloween Party at Fat Cat | Fat Cat | 8:00 PM |
10/29/2023 | Wheel of Fortune Live | Saenger Theater | 7:00 PM |
10/31/2023 | Trick or Treating | Citywide | 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM |
10/31/2023 | Trunk or Treat | St. Thomas Catholic Church | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM |
10/31/2023 | Trunk or Treat | West Point Baptist Church | 5PM – 8 PM |