Mississippi State FairJackson
October 8 to 18
Rides, fair food, pig races, livestock shows and a rodeo, and this year the theme is Let Freedom Ring.
Fall in Jackson and the Gulf Coast2 things
The ones people drive in from other counties for. Most of them run the whole season, so you don't have to pick a weekend yet.
Mitchell Farms Pumpkin PatchCollins
the last week of September through the first week of November · check the date
A family farm with a pumpkin patch, farm animals and a snack stand.
The little stuff, by town3 things
The city Halloween parties and the trunk or treats and the free stuff. Cities post their 2026 dates late, so anything marked "check the date" gets fixed the second it's announced.
Fall in Jackson
Pumpkin Adventure
October 7 to 10, 14 to 17 and 21 to 24
A fall pumpkin weekend for kids at the museums in Jackson.
Fall in Lucedale
Seward Farms
Saturdays starting September 26
A fall farm on Saturdays down near the coast.
Fall in Wiggins
Williams Family Farms
opens October 3
A family pumpkin farm in Wiggins.
For the rest of your list
These don't need an address, tap them and they go on your list with everything else.
Christmas in Jackson and the Gulf Coast3 things
Most of these post their 2026 dates in the fall, so these show last year's windows.
Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter FestivalGulfport
nightly from late November through December 31 · check the date
The biggest light show in Mississippi, over a million lights across 40 acres by the harbor, with a train through light tunnels and Santa's Village.
Christmas on the Water Boat ParadeBiloxi
the first weekend of December at 6 · check the date
Boats lit up for Christmas sailing from the Biloxi lighthouse, with fireworks over the water at the end.
Natchez Christmas PilgrimageNatchez
late November through December · check the date
Tour old Natchez homes decorated for Christmas, and one has over 40 trees.
Town Christmas stuff
The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.
The cities post these in early November. Check back.
For the rest of your Christmas list
This is the at-home stuff, tap them and they go on your list with the lights and the train.
put it on the wall
Turn your Christmas picks into a real bucket list
Tap the lights and the trains and the town stuff you want and pick the Christmas design you like, and I'll hold onto your picks. The Christmas lists are coming soon, and the second they're up your picks drop straight into the slots.
Good any weekend0 things
The stuff that doesn't need a date, for the Saturday when nothing's going on.
Jackson and the Gulf Coast fall and Christmas questions
When is the Mississippi State Fair in 2026?
October 8 to 18, 2026 at the fairgrounds in Jackson.
When is Gulfport Harbor Lights?
Usually nightly from late November through December 31 at Jones Park.
who's writing this
Hi, I'm Amy.
We roadschool six kids out of a van. I'm just a mom with a Ford Transit and a lot of opinions about corn mazes, so if something on here is wrong, or your town's party is missing, email me at hello@bellebucket.com and I'll fix it.
put it on the wall
Turn your picks into a real bucket list
Tap the ones you want and I'll drop them onto whichever fall design you pick, then you add your own stuff (birthdays, carving pumpkins, whatever your family does). It prints big, like 24x36 big, and it hangs on the wall all season.