May 2026
- Eighth of May Emancipation Celebration; Sandfield Cemetery; 6 PM; May 8
- The Detectives: Comedy Dinner Theatre; Lion Hills; 7 PM; May 8
- Kids Market; Hitching Lot Farmers Market; 7 – 10 AM; May 9
- Hitching Lot Farmers Market begins on Saturdays; 7 – 10 AM; May 9
- Quilters; Columbus Arts Council; 9 AM; May 9
- Mommy and Me Pilates in the Park & Flower Bouquet Bar; Crown Park; 9 AM; May 9
- All in the Same Breath; Columbus Arts Council; 10:30 AM and 12 PM; May 9
- Tammy’s Ride for Camp Rising Sun; First Methodist Church Columbus; 10 AM; May 9
- Golden Triangle Tennis’ Partnering in the Park; Propst Park; 9 AM – 12 PM; May 9
- Tourism Partners; 8:30 AM; May 12
- Hitching Lot Farmers Market opens on Tuesdays; 4 – 6 PM; May 12th
- May & June Gallery Opening; Columbus Arts Council; 5:30 PM; May 14
- Business After Hours; MUW Education and Human Sciences Building; 5 PM; May 14
- Barn Concert Series; Remy Reilly & Goldpine; 136 Mac Davis Rd.; May 14
- Cruisin’ the River: 35th Annual Pride and Joy Car Show; Lock & Dam East Bank; 8 AM – 5 PM; May 16
- Anna’s Basket Weaving Workshop; Columbus Arts Council; 9 AM; May 16
- Possum Town Throwdown; Columbus Fairgrounds; May 16
- Benton Blue Bash; 248 Chubby Drive; 10 AM – 2 PM; May 16
- Winnie the Pooh Kids; 2 PM and 4 PM; May 16th
- The Festival of the Fae: Spring Renaissance Festival; 43 Luxilin Dr.; May 16/11 AM – 9 PM and May 17/11 AM – 5 PM
- Golden Triangle Tennis’ Tennis Rodeo; 515 College St.; 7 PM; May 20
- Golden Triangle Tennis’ Taste of Tennis; Columbus Riverwalk; 4 – 6 PM; May 22
- Placement of Flags; Sandfield Cemetery; 9 AM; May 22
- Dedication of WWI Memorial; Courthouse; 11 AM; May 22
- Traditions, Taste, & Tunes; Riverwalk Stage; 4 – 7 PM; May 22
- NTM26 Golden Triangle Tennis’ Family Cardio Triples; Columbus High School; 5 – 8 PM; May 22
- Placement of Flags; Friendship Cemetery; 8 AM; May 23
- Memorial Day Ceremony; 10 AM; May 23
- Wrap and Blend Class; Columbus Arts Council; 11 AM; May 23
- Northside Charity Boil; 803 5thy Ave N; 12 PM – 5 PM; May 24
- Celebrate America 250 Mississippi; Tennessee Williams Home and Welcome Center; 4 – 6 PM; May 24
- Summer Slug Fest; Ola J Pickett Park in Caledonia; May 29 – 31
- Bridget‘s Pet Portrait Workshop; Columbus Arts Council; 10 AM; May 30
- The Great Fossil Chase; Columbus Main Street; 3 – 6 PM; May 30
June 2026
- National Gun Violence Awareness: Orange For Life; 54 W Minnie Vaughn Rd; June 6
- BuildHer Construction Camp; EMCC GT Campus; 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM; June 8 – 12
- Sounds of Summer; Columbus Soccer Complex; June 11
- Coffee with the Sheriff; Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office; 9 AM; June 12
- Lemonade Day & Summer Sidewalk Sale; Downtown Columbus; 10 AM – 4 PM; June 13
- Summer Art Camp; Columbus Arts Council; 8 – 11 AM; June 22 – 26
- Junior Sheriff’s Academy; Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office; 8 – 12 AM; June 22 – 26
- Sounds of Summer; Columbus Soccer Complex; June 25
- Jamming in June featuring Win-Wheel; Lake Lowndes State Park; 6 PM; June 26
- Lowndes County Benefit Rodeo; Lowndes County Area and Pavilion; 7 PM; June 26-27
- Who Can Vote?: A Brief History of Voting Rights in the US exhibit; Columbus-Lowndes Public Library; June 26 – August 21
July 2026
- Southside Blues Festival; July 2 – 4
- Caledonia Park and Rec presents 4th of July BBQ Cookoff; July 3
- Freedom Fest; America’s 250 Celebration; Columbus Air Force Base; July 4
- Summer Art Camp; Columbus Arts Council; 8 – 11 AM; July 13-17
- The Challenges of the First Fifty Years of Women’s Suffrage by Dr. Rebecca Tuuri; Columbus-Lowndes Public Library; 12 PM; July 15
- Let’s Flamingle Downtown; Downtown Columbus; 5 – 8 PM; July 17
