
Wellsfest
WellsFest, Jackson’s Original Music Festival is held annually the last Saturday in September. The festival has been named one of the Top 20 Events in the Southeast, has received the Governor’s Award for Excellence in The Arts and has received the GIVE (Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence) Award.
Admission is FREE. 100% of the proceeds from this family-friendly, alcohol-free music festival benefit a local non-profit each year.
The daylong event includes non-stop music on two stages and kicks off with a pet parade and blessing at 9:30 a.m. It also features a play area for children with easy-to-win games, creative activities, pony rides, and hay rides; a variety of food trucks; an outdoor coffeehouse; a silent auction full of bargains donated by local merchants and restaurants; arts and crafts vendors from around Mississippi; and a huge plant sale including unique and pass-a-long plants.