DOWNTOWN, A GREAT PLACE FOR GREAT TIMES.
EACH YEAR DOWNTOWN JACKSON HOSTS NUMEROUS EVENTS, FESTIVALS AND PARADES, FROM THE EPIC FUN OF THE HAL’S ST. PADDY’S DAY PARADE & FESTIVAL TO THE MISSISSIPPI BLUES MARATHON AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. DOWNTOWN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI IS A GREAT PLACE FOR GREAT TIMES.
THE CITY OF JACKSON SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS, SERVES AS A RESOURCE TO ORGANIZERS PROVIDING ADVICE AND GUIDING THEM THROUGH THE STEPS ON HOW TO ESTABLISH A SUCCESSFUL EVENT DOWNTOWN. THE COMMITTEE MEETS EACH WEDNESDAY IN THE WARREN HOOD BUILDING TO REVIEW EVENT APPLICATIONS.
To begin the process of establishing your event, please review the City of Jackson Special Events Ordinance and fill out the online Special Events Application below:
DOWNTOWN SAMPLE OF EVENT VENUES & GREEN SPACES
EVENT ASSISTANCE COULD INCLUDE DIGITAL PROMOTION, SOCIAL MEDIA BLASTS, EMAIL-NEWSLETTER MARKETING, ONLINE EVENT CALENDAR INCLUSION, SPONSORSHIP, PARTNERSHIP, AND MORE!
MAKE SURE YOUR EVENT FALLS WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN JACKSON BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, THEN SUBMIT DETAILS ABOUT YOUR EVENT TO DJP FOR CONSIDERATION BY USING OUR ONLINE CONTACT FORM OR BY EMAILING DOWNTOWNJACKSONPARTNERS@DOWNTOWN-JACKSON.COM.
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
1) EVENT NAME
2) DATE & TIME
3) WEBSITE URL
4) FLYER/GRAPHIC FOR THE EVENT