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 PARADE & FESTIVAL TO THE MISSISSIPPI BLUES MARATHON AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. DOWNTOWN HAS BECOME 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 EVENTS ORDINANCE AND DOWNLOAD THE CITY OF JACKSON SPECIAL EVENTS APPLICATION:
DOWNTOWN EVENT VENUES & GREEN SPACES
MAKE SURE YOUR EVENT FALLS WITHIN THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, THEN SUBMIT DETAILS ABOUT YOUR EVENT TO DJP FOR CONSIDERATION USING THE SPONSORSHIP APPLICATION FORM BELOW. DJP EVENT ASSISTANCE COULD INCLUDE DIGITAL PROMOTION, SOCIAL MEDIA BLASTS, EMAIL-NEWSLETTER MARKETING, ONLINE EVENT CALENDAR INCLUSION, SPONSORSHIP, PARTNERSHIP, AND MORE.
