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 2025’s October events.

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

Hattiesburg Parks and Recreation October Calendar

EVERY WEEK IN OCTOBER

• Every Wednesday: Oil Pastels Class at RSJ Art Center, 6 p.m. – 8 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: Dwarfism Awareness Month
• October 1 – 31: October Exhibit at Hattiesburg Pocket Museum
• October 5 – 11: Fire Prevention Week
• October 5 – 11: Pine Belt PRIDE Week
• October 5 – 11: Seventh Annual Hattiesburg Restaurant Week
• October 16 – 18: Hattiesburlesque at Fat Cat
• October 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 – 30 : Zoo Boo, at Hattiesburg Zoo
• October 19 – 25: National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week