2026 Upcoming Community Events

January 2026

  • First Day Hike, Lake Lowndes State Park, 9-11 AM, January 1
  • Battle of the Bowls, Homemade Soup Competition, Columbus Fairgrounds, 10 AM – 3 PM, January 3
  • American 250 Kickoff, “Freedom:  A History of Us” Traveling Exhibit, Opening Talk with Dr. Susannah J. Ural, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 5:30 PM, January 6
  • Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame Press Conference for 2026 Inductees, Visit Columbus office, 10 AM, January 8
  • Commit to Fit ’26, 2041 Hwy. 45 N., 8 AM, January 10
  • Tourism Partners, 8:30 AM, Fairfield Inn, January 13
  • MS Recreation and Park Association Facilities and Maintenance Conference, 8 AM, Regal Hall, January 14
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, January 19
  • 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

  • Magnolia Crappie Club Tournament, February 6, 7
  • Men’s Ultimate Frisbee Tournament, February 7, 8
  • Tourism Partners, Coldwell Banker Frady & Associates, 8:30 AM, February 10
  • 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
  • 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

  • Tourism Partners, March 10
  • 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
  • Columbus Orthopedic Riverwalk Soccer Tournament, April 11-12
  • Tales From the Crypt, April 8, 10, 15, 17
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