BankPlus International Gumbo Festival featuring Fruition & More!
Event Information
About this event
Featuring music by... Fruition, Arkansauce, & Hood Baby and the Barnacles!
Ticket Information:
Limited number of *General Admission 4 Packs* for $30. Save $10!
General Admission Tickets are $10 advance and $15 day of.
Children 10 and under receive free admission!
2019 Schedule:
11:00 AM - Gates Open
11:30 AM to 12:15 PM - The Vernon Brothers
12:45 PM to 1:30 PM - Hood Baby and the Barnacles
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM - Arkansauce
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM - Fruition
5:00 PM - Award/Prize Presentation
Festival Information:
On November 9, 2019, the BankPlus International Gumbo Festival returns to Downtown Jackson. The event will include a gumbo cook-off, blind judging to name the "International Gumbo Festival Champion," and fantastic live music throughout the day.
The International Gumbo Festival was established in 1992. The festival moved its home to Smith Park in 1995 and remained there until 2003. It returned in 2013 and will remain at Smith Park, the family-friendly green space in the heart of Jackson.
Benefiting the Harold T. and Hal White Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Online Gumbo Cooking Team Registration:
If you wish to register online as a gumbo cooking team please click here.
