The objectives of the Mississippi Gourd Society are to promote the culture and crafting of gourds; to provide informational and educational services to its members; have all members involved in the promotion of gourds and gourd crafting; and to provide an annual show for the promotion of gourds, gourd crafting, the sharing of ideas, and general fellowship with other members.

The Mississippi Gourd Society is pleased and excited to announce our First Annual Mississippi Gourd Festival.  The event will be held September 17th and 18th, 2010, at the Smith County Ag Complex located at 131 Oil Field Road, Raleigh, Mississippi. The Ag Complex is located right off Hwy. 35 South, inside the city limits of  Raleigh.  It is easily accessible by all of our major interstates.  The festival will be held indoors with air conditioning! Admission is $2 each and children 12 and under admitted free.  Overnight accommodations can be found in the neighboring cities of Magee, Forest, Laurel, and Taylorsville.  The area is served by a major airport in our capital city of Jackson.

Festival hours are noon to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, September 17, and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 18.  Classes will be offered during those time periods.  Our Mississippi Gourd Society will have a business meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. 

Please make your plans to join us for gourd-loving fun at this first of many great festivals to come. Further information (vendor application pdf or vendor applications word doc, class application on the event may be downloaded from this site.

Class offerings Class Application Doc Class Application PDF

Our coordinators for this event are Mike and Michelle Thompson who can be reached at their Email: miketom1950@yahoo.com
Phone: (601) 782-9444
Address: 22864 Hwy 18 E, Raleigh, MS  39153