Next Stop, Mississippi

Today we’re On The Road broadcasting live from The American Pickleball Tour at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi! We’ll learn what it is and why pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the nation with APT Director Aaron DelMar, we’ll also check out New Stage Theatre ’s newest production "Fences," happening through April 30th, in Jackson and more! Email the show...

Discover America's fastest growing sport with Next Stop, Mississippi as we present, "On The Road: Next Stop, T he American Pickleball Tour !" We'll broadcast live from the tour at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center in Biloxi, Friday, April 28th at 10:00 AM CST. Tune-in to learn why pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the nation, through live interviews and gameplay! Join...

Today we’re on the bus to Oxford to vibe out at the Double Decker Arts Festival , happening April 28th with Lee Ann Stubbs, Double Decker Coordinator with Visit Oxford, then we’re heading to Smith Park in Jackson to check out Shakespeare's "King Lear" showings at Smith Park in Jackson with actor Ward Emling, and Director, Amile Wilson!  Plus, we’ll also let you know what’s happening around yo...

Today we’re heading to Flowood to check out the 2023 En Plein Air Earth Day Paint Competition at LeFleur’s Bluff State Park happening April 22nd with owner and artist Keri Davis, and nationally known Mississippi Artist, Susan Wellington, then we’re off to Biloxi to check out the I Do Y'all Wedding Fest happening April 16th at Ground Zero Blues Club with Amy Wallace, Publisher of I Do Y’all, Modern...

Today we’re hopping to the Mississippi Ag Museum for Easter at the Ag 2023, happening Saturday April 8th, with Educational Interpreter, Amie Clark and Early Childhood Reading Partner, Uncle Story, then we’re off to Clarksdale for the 20th Annual Juke Joint Festival , with Co-Founder, Roger Stolle, happening April 13th through the 14th, 2023. Plus, we’ll also let you know what’s happening around yo...

Today we’re heading to Belzoni for the 46th Annual World Catfish Festival happening Saturday April 1st, then we’re off to Brandon to celebrate Holi Mehla at the Festival of Colors 2023 also on April 1st, before our last stop in Jackson to check out the 12th USA International Ballet Competition happening June 10th – June 24th! Plus, we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the w...

Today, I head to Starkville this weekend for the 17th Annual Charles H. Templeton, Sr. Ragtime and Jazz Festival with Gatsby Gala then we’ll hit the 2023 Hal’s St. Paddy’s Day Parade in Jackson with Grammy Award Winning Jazz Artist, Grand Marshal, and Jackson Native, Cassandra Wilson and H.R.H. THEE Sweet Potato Queen , Jill Conner Browne. Plus we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your...

Today we’re heading to Pascagoula for the Main Street Pascagoula Block Party, held every third Friday beginning today, featuring their St. Patrick’s Day Parade with Susannah Northrop, Associate Director, then we’ll chat with Mississippi American Idol Contestant Kayleigh Grace Clark from Sumrall before her episode airing this Sunday, before our last stop in Jackson to check out the Robby Peoples Ba...

Today we’re celebrating Kamel King's birthday, then we're Jackson to check out Mississippi Anime Fest 2023 with Clark Lee and Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, Luigi and more, before heading to Columbus for the next Mississippi Roadshow Antique Showcase with Angela Ferraz & Lisa Lancaster. Plus we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the woods! Visit our events calenda...

Today we’re off to Columbus to enjoy the sounds at the 7th Annual International Music by Women Festival , happening now thru March 4th, on the campus of Mississippi University for Women, with Department Chair and Professor of Music, Dr. Julia Mortyakova, before a final pit stop in Gulfport to check out the drinks and eats at the Annual Gulf Coast Beer and Bacon Fest , Saturday March 4th at The Hol...

Today were heading to Starkville to check out the 26th Annual Magnolia Independent Film Festival , happening now thru February 26th, at the UEC Hollywood Premier Cinema, with Michael Williams, President of the Magnolia Film Festival Board, before a stop in Hattiesburg for libations at the 6th Annual Wine & Whiskey Festival , Saturday February 25th with Pink Ribbon Fund Representative, Christy...

For our first stop of the day, we’re taking in the Mardi Gras festivities during the 14th Annual Ocean Springs Night Parade , February 17th at 7 p.m. before chatting with Amory, MS American Idol premiere episode contestants, Colin Stough & Zachariah Smith before our last stop in Wesson for the "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Concert, happening February 19th at 4 pm, presented by the Co-Lin Singers...

Get ready for a wild ride as Next Stop Mississippi broadcasts live from the 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show & Rodeo ! Join us on Friday, February 10th at 10 a.m. for a front-row seat to one of the South's biggest rodeo events. With live interviews, and a behind-the-scenes look at the action, shop, learn and explore with us during their Free Rodeo Days! So, grab your cowboy hat and tu...

Today we’re participating in the Mardi Gras festivities at The South Warehouse in Jackson during Krewe de Cardinal Saturday, February 11th with Mary Margaret Miller White, Director of Mississippi Today before our stops in Hattiesburg, Meridian and Waveland to check out Micro Wrestling with Promoter, Jack Darrell. Plus, we’ll also let you know what else is happening in your neck of the woods... So,...

Today were heading to the Pascagoula River Audubon Center to check out their Nature Tots class happening every Thursday through February 16th with Katy Fetzer, Education Specialist, before heading to the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport for the 2023 Children’s Mardi Gras Celebration , going down Saturday, January 28th, with Executive Director, Cindy DeFrances! Then we’ll mosey down the ro...

Today were traveling to Clarksdale for the 13th Annual Clarksdale Film & Music Festival , Friday, January 27th through Sunday January 29th, with Roger Stolle, Commander-in-Chief for C at Head Delta Blues & Folk Art , before heading to Jackson to check out M ississippi Traditions Exhibit's "Artist Demonstration Day,” happening Saturday, January 21st from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. with Maria Zerin...

Today were heading to Gulfport for the Mississippi Writers Trail Marker Dedication for American Poet, Natasha Trethaway, Tuesday, January 17th, with Kristen Brandt, Arts Industry Director for the Mississippi Arts Commission , before we stop in Jackson for Opera Mississippi 's Voices of Freedom Concert: A Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration , happening Monday, January 16th at Duling Hall wi...

Today were hitting the ice in Downtown Tupelo during their Public Skating event at Cadence Bank Arena , happening now through January 14th, with Shelby Ray, Director of Marketing… then we’re off to Jackson to check out the Fastest-Growing Indie Music Festival in the South , Jackson Music Indie Week , January 8th- 15th with MPB's Third Coast Radio host, Brad Franklin! Plus, we’ll also let you know...

Today we’re stopping by the INFINITY Science Center in Pearlington with CEO & Executive Director, Michelle Coleman Anderson before our Christmas camp out at Jellystone Stone Pelahatchie – Yogi on the Lake during their upcoming Snow Time Like Christmas Weekend Four with Manger, Stephanie Goss… But wait! There’s more! We’ll be giving away a One-Year Family Voyager Membership to INFINITY Science...

Today were stopping by Hattiesburg’s Historic Saenger Theater on December 10th for Southern Momma’s Comedy Tour with none other than Southern Momma himself, Darren Knight , then we’re off to Ridgeland, December 17th to listen in on The Mississippi Chorus & Mississippi Symphony ’s "Stories of Christmas" Concert with Executive Director, Rachel Landrum, before our final stop in Jackson during the...

Today, we’re in full gear for the holiday season with two events that will get you in the spirit with stops in Canton to enjoy the sights and sounds during the Canton Christmas Festival with May McCarty, Executive Director of Canton Tourism, then we’re swinging by the Belhaven District in Jackson to wonder in awe at the Belhaven Singing Christmas Tree with Consultant, E.C. Harpe, Director of Chora...

Today, we’re gearing up for the holiday season with three events that will get you in the spirit with stops in Gulfport, Meridian and Jackson for Ballet Magnificat’s “Most Incredible Christmas” tour, then we’ll swing by Chunky, Mississippi to gaze at the lights during Lazy Acres 2022 Christmas Lights event, before we ease on down the road to check out the City of Brandon’s Magic of Lights event… P...

Today, we’re celebrating our state Veterans with stops in Hattiesburg for the city’s Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony festivities, happening today, with the Chair of the Hattiesburg Veteran of the Year Selection Committee , Ret. Col. Shelia Varnado, then we’ll swing by Hernando for their 2022 Veterans Day Parade and Luncheon events today with Carolyn Young, before jetting off to the Raymond/John B...

Today, Jay White and Kamel King, with  Visit Mississippi , visit the 44th Annual Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival in Ocean Springs with Cynthia Sutton, Executive Director of the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce , before stopping in Picayune for the 56th Semi-Annual Picayune Fall Street Festival with Reba Beebe, Picayune Main Street Executive Director. Then they’re off to Jackso...

Today, Germaine Flood, Jay White and Kamel King, with  Visit Mississippi , are kicking off the Halloween festivities at Mississippi Wildlife Rehabilitation ’s 2022 Trunk or Treat on October 29th in Coldwater with Executive Director Debbie Crum before heading to the 5th Annual Trunk or Treat on Summit Street in McComb with Event Organizer, CoDee. Our last stop of the day will take our tas...