2025 Upcoming Community Events

April 2025

  • Columbus Spring Pilgrimage, April 1-13
  • Art Gallery Opening and Reception, Joe Wrenn, 5:30 PM, Columbus Arts Council, April 3
  • Hayley Rearden, Columbus Arts Council, 7 PM, April 4
  • Tales from the Crypt, April 2, 4, 9, 11
  • The W Homecoming, April 3-6
  • Tourism Partners, 8:30 AM, Lowndes County Recreation Department office, April 8
  • Bridging the Gap, Danny’s Restaurant and Catering, 5:30 – 7:00 pm, April 8
  • Catfish in the Alley, April 11-12
    • Blues with a Side of Soul, 12-2 pm, April 11
    • Catfish in the Alley Festival, 10 am – 3 pm, April 12
  • Bryan/Gilbert Lecture Series presents Anthony Faxton’s documentary, “Eudora Welty”, Rent Auditorium, 3 PM, April 11
  • Columbus Orthopedic Riverwalk Soccer Tournament, April 12-13
  • Stella Shouting Contest, College Street, 3:30 PM, April 12
  • MSMS Alumni Weekend, April 11-13
  • Bassmaster Open Fishing Tournament, April 14-18
  • Bassmaster Open Weigh In, 2:30 PM, Columbus Marina, April 18
  • Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame Banquet, April 18
  • Regional Collegiate Ultimate Frisbee Tournament, April 19
  • Columbus Lowndes County Branch of NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet, 7 PM, Trotter Convention Center, April 26

May 2025

  • Market Street Festival, May 3
  • Eighth of May Emancipation Celebration presented by MSMS, Sandfield Cemetery, 6:00 PM, May 8
  • Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market Open, Opening Day, 7-10 AM, May 10
  • Tourism Partners, 8:30 AM, May 13
  • Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, 7-10 AM, Tuesdays, 4-6 PM, starting May 13
  • Armed Forces Appreciation Day, 10AM -5 PM, Downtown Columbus, May 17
  • Memorial Day Commemoration, 9 AM, Friendship Cemetery, 11 AM – 2 PM, Riverwalk Stage, May 24

 

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