Busiest Weekend to be a Hattiesburger

Busiest Weekend to be a Hattiesburger

Once a year, the stars align, the weather cooperates, and every calendar in town seems to burst at the seams. We don’t plan it this way—somehow, it just happens. It’s a little bit joyful, a little bit chaotic, and a whole lot of Hattiesburg. Welcome to the Busiest Weekend to be a Hattiesburger—where live music, ball games, food, art, and community collide in the best way possible. Below is your guide to making the most of it. Pace yourself. Hydrate. And enjoy!

Friday, April 25

  • William Carey Baseball Doubleheader, Milton Wheeler Field – 1 p.m., 4 p.m.
  • Southern Miss Softball, Southern Miss Softball Complex – 6 p.m.
  • Live at Five, Town Square Park – 5 p.m.
  • Southern Miss’ Repertory Dance Company Spring Concert, Theatre and Dance Building – 7 p.m.
  • Hattiesburg High Baseball Playoffs vs. Long Beach, Smokey Harrington Park
  • Hub City Lacrosse, Tatum Park – 7:30 p.m.
  • Sacred Heart Baseball, Playoffs Round 2 vs. Stringer, Sacred Heart Sports Complex – 6 p.m
  • Southern Miss Theatre’s Sense and Sensibility, Gilbert Hartwig Theatre – 7:30 p.m.
  • Southern Miss Symphonic Winds in Concert, Mannoni Performing Arts Center – 7:30 p.m.
  • Henry Cho, Saenger Theatre – 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 26

  • Southbound Bagel Saturday Run, Southbound Bagel – 7 a.m.
  • Forrest County Motorfest 2025, Forrest County Multipurpose Building – 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Farm to Fork Ride and Run, The Barn at Bridlewood – 7 a.m.
  • Parks and Recreation Youth Track, D.I. Patrick Stadium – 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • The Big Event, Spirit Park – 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • Little League Opening Day, Vernon Dahmer Park – 10 a.m.
  • Hattiesburg Zoo’s 75th Anniversary Celebration Kickoff, Hattiesburg Zoo – 10 a.m.
  • Downtown Crawfish Jam, Walthall Park – 10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
  • Folkloric Dancer Painting Workshop, Nuestro Arte – 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • MarimbaFest, Mannoni Performing Arts Center – 12 p.m.
  • Hub City Lacrosse, Tatum Park – 12:45 p.m.
  • William Carey Softball Doubleheader, Fail Field – 1 p.m., 3 p.m.
  • Southern Miss Softball, Southern Miss Softball Complex – 2 p.m.
  • Thomas Jackson, Glorybound
  • Stephen Wade Scott, The Porter – 6 p.m.
  • Saturday Blues with John Ford, Hattiesburgers and Blues – 6 to 9 p.m.
  • Southern Miss’ Repertory Dance Company Spring Concert, Theatre and Dance Building – 7 p.m.
  • Southern Miss Theatre’s Sense and Sensibility, Gilbert Hartwig Theatre – 7:30 p.m.
  • Henry Cho, Saenger Theatre – 8 p.m.
  • Wyatt Putman, Brewsky’s – 8 p.m.

Sunday, April 27

  • Southern Miss Softball, Southern Miss Softball Complex – 11 a.m.
  • Southern Prohibition Sunday Brunch, Southern Prohibition – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Southern Miss Theatre’s Sense and Sensibility, Gilbert Hartwig Theatre – 2 p.m.
  • Southern Miss’ University Band and Hattiesburg Concert Band Performance, Mannoni Performing Arts Center – 3 p.m.
  • Trinity’s 2025 Concert Series: The Deep South Ringers, Trinity Episcopal Church – 5 p.m.
  • Meet the Gammas, Woodall Center – 5 p.m.
  • Southern Miss’ SCOncert, Marsh Auditorium – 6 p.m.
  • Southern Miss Chamber Singers Concert, Bay Street Presbyterian Church – 7:30 p.m.
  • Southern Miss’ Double Reed Studio Recital, Marsh Auditorium – 7:30 p.m.

*This list does not include the many other regular performances, gatherings and pop-up events that help fill Hattiesburg’s vibrant weekend calendar.