VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — Gospel choirs, a fashion show, dance teams, and a wide variety of music acts will fill the air and cover the bricks this Saturday, April 26, for Vicksburg’s Music and Culture Fest in downtown Vicksburg, hosted by the city of Vicksburg and the Vicksburg 200 Committee.
Spread across two different stages and along Washington Street, the single day event is packed with “local and regional music many Vicksburgers already know and love but also highlight cultural aspects of the Delta that may be a little less familiar.”
The Vicksburg Trolley will be available to transport festivalgoers between Washington Street Park, Crawford Square/Gordon’s Alley, and the Old Court House’s Spring Flea Market, which has been held for over 45 years.
Gordon’s Alley lineup
- 10 a.m. – Vicksburg-Warren School District Honor Choir
- 11 a.m. – Cynthia Milton & gospel choirs
- 12 p.m. – Marcus Boyd, International Autism Activist
- 1:30 p.m. – Booth Buys
- 2:45 p.m. – Hayden Hunter & The Yearly Trials
- 4 p.m. – The Whispering Trees
- 5:30 p.m. – Epic Funk Brass Band
Washington Street Park lineup
- 10 a.m. – Debra Franco School of Dance, and downtown sidewalk sales
- 11 a.m. – Hype Athletics performers
- 12 p.m. – April Green Dance Studio
- 1 p.m. – Howl & The Big Bad Wolves
- 2:15 p.m. – The Goodins
- 3:45 p.m. – Ballou and the Bears
- 5 p.m. – The Mississippi Shakedown
- 6:45 p.m. – Dexter Allen
Alongside the music and dance, Vicksburg Main Street merchants will have sidewalk sales until 5 p.m. Ricky Nobile, cartoonist, will have a booth set up to draw caricatures from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The evening will wrap up with the Mississippi Metropolis fashion show, presented by Hoodvency, at the Levee Street Warehouse, with doors for opening at 7 p.m.
The Vicksburg 200 Committee is planning a series of commemorative events throughout the year as part of the city’s bicentennial celebration. For a full schedule, visit vicksburg200.com/events.
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