2026 Upcoming Community Events

January 2026

  • Tourism Partners, 8:30 AM, Fairfield Inn, January 13
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, Freedom Walk & Prayer Breakfast, Municipal Complex, 8:30 AM, January 19
  • Ida B. Wells:  The Mother of the American Human Rights Movemment by Dr. C. Sade Turnipseed, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 12 PM, January 27
  • Business Over Breakfast, 7:30 – 9:00 A.M., Events Off 5th, January 29
  • The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townwomen’s Guild Dramatic Society:  Murder Mystery, January 30, 31, February 1

February 2026

  • Frederick Douglass:  Advocate for Equality Exhibit, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, February 3-27
  • 2nd Annual Black Excellence Art Exhibition Opening Reception, Columbus Arts Council , 5:30 PM, February 5
  • Magnolia Crappie Club Tournament, February 6, 7
  • Tourism Partners, Coldwell Banker Frady & Associates, 8:30 AM, February 10
  • Black History Month Celebration Concert, Poindexter Hall at The W, 7:30 PM, February 10
  • Men’s Ultimate Frisbee Tournament, February 7, 8
  • Book Talk: Ralph Eubanks,”When It’s Darkness on the Delta: How American’s Richest Soil Become It’s Poorest Land”, Columbus Arts Council, 5:30 PM, February 12
  • Morgan Freeman Mississippi Blues Tour, Columbus Arts Council, 7 PM, February 12
  • Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Tournament, February 14, 15
  • Historic Markers Dedication, Main Street and 9th Street, 11 AM, February 20
  • The Legacy & Leadership Gala:  Celebrating Black Excellence, Trotter Convention Center, 6 PM, February 20
  • Henry Armstrong Boxing Classic, Trotter Convention Center, 5 PM, February 21
  • Forever Legends:  Melodies that Shaped Us, Tribute Concert Celebrating African American Music Legends, Columbus Arts Council, 5:30 PM, February 26
  • Walk Right Productions, LLC presents God Don’t Make No Junk, MUW Campus – Rent Auditorium, 1100 College Street, Admission Required, 3 PM, February 28

March 2026

  • International Music Festival by Women, Poindexter Hall, The W, March 5-7
  • Downtown Spring Open House, March 6-7
  • Tourism Partners, March 10
  • New Hope Strong Festival, March 13-14
  • Golden Triangle Theatre presents Hairspray, March 20-22
  • Bassmaster Elite, Tenn-Tom Waterway, March 26-29

April 2026

  • Spring Pilgrimage, April 7-19
  • Catfish in the Alley, April 10-11
    • Blues with a Side of Soul, Catfish Alley Stage, 12-2 PM, April 10
    • Catfish in the Alley, Historic Catfish Alley, 12-5 PM, April 11
  • Columbus Orthopedic Riverwalk Soccer Tournament, April 11-12
  • Tales From the Crypt, April 8, 10, 15, 17
  • Blue Bonnet Trailblazer Run, Plymouth Bluff, April 18
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