JXN IS HOME

Jackson is home to six colleges and universities: Belhaven University, Millsaps College, Mississippi College School of Law, Tougaloo College, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, and Jackson State University.

• The city features more than 20 interactive museums within a 10-mile radius, including museums featuring sports, agriculture, science, history, aviation, art, music, and civil rights.

• Jackson boasts numerous historical markers on the Freedom Trail, Blues Trail, and Writers Trail.

• Jackson is home to the International Museum of Muslim Cultures, America’s first Islamic history and culture museum.

• The City With Soul is home to more than two dozen cultural organizations and institutions.

You’ll find an impressive creative scene for music, dance, theater and the visual arts.

THE MISSISSIPPI BLUES MARATHON, HAL’S ST. PADDY’S PARADE & FESTIVAL, THE MISSISSIPPI BOOK FESTIVAL, SANDERSON FARMS PGA CHAMPIONSHIP, JACKSON INDIE MUSIC WEEK, MISSISSIPPI MAKERS FEST, GREEKFEST,

MISTLETOE MARKETPLACE, MISSISSIPPI PICKLE FEST, CAPITAL CITY LIGHTS, JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS, & THE DIXIE NATIONAL LIVESTOCK SHOW & RODEO, are among the many events held throughout the year.