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Double Decker Arts Festival
Oxford, MS · Arts & Culture
- When
- April 23–24, 2027
- Where
- Downtown Oxford Square · Oxford · MS
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
Oxford's downtown square hosts more than one hundred fifty juried artists and touring musicians each spring, drawing an estimated seventy thousand visitors. The festival takes its name from the double decker buses that once toured the town and reached its 29th edition in 2026.
The history within reach
- Double Decker Arts Festivalsame spot
Oxford's downtown square hosts more than one hundred fifty juried artists and touring musicians each spring, drawing an estimated seventy thousand visitors.
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