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Miss Mississippi Pageant
Vicksburg, MS · Arts & Culture
- When
- June 9–13, 2027
- Where
- Vicksburg Convention Center · Vicksburg · MS
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
The state preliminary for Miss America has been hosted continuously in Vicksburg since 1958, the longest running host city arrangement in the Miss America system. The week culminates in a televised finals night at the Vicksburg Convention Center each June.
The history within reach
- Miss Mississippi Pageantsame spot
The state preliminary for Miss America has been hosted continuously in Vicksburg since 1958, the longest running host city arrangement in the Miss America system.
- Siege of Vicksburg0.7 mi
Grant cut off the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi and starved it for six weeks while civilians lived in caves dug into the bluffs.
A signature art festival launched for Vicksburg's 2025 bicentennial, pairing gallery shows and street art along Washington Street with a Mint Julep themed trail through downtown.
- Vicksburg PorchFest1.5 mi
Bands set up on residential porches across Vicksburg's historic Fostoria neighborhood for a free afternoon of music, organized by the Fostoria Neighborhood Association.
A small town blues festival built around the haunting Bentonia style, founded in 1972 by Jimmy Duck Holmes at the Blue Front Cafe, the oldest continuously operating juke joint in Mississippi.