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