Information about the Delta region of northwest Mississippi.
The Delta Region is situated between the Mississippi River
and the Yazoo River. The region is about 200 miles long
and 70 miles wide and it is considered by some to be
the most southern part of the deep south. Before the
Civil War this region was one of the richest cotton growing
areas in the United States and many cotton plantatation
homes were situated on the river banks. The Region is known
as the birthplace of African American blues and jazz and
the music genre known as rock and roll.
Attractions in the Delta Region
- Catfish Capital of the WorldClarksdale: Delta Blues Museum | Belzoni |
- Delta Blues Heritage Festival | Greenville |
- Dockery Farms (blues musicians) | Cleveland Area |
- Ground Zero Blues Club | Clarksdale |
- Hot Tamale Trail
- Mississippi Blues Trail
- Museum of the Mississippi Delta | Greenwood |
- Oakes African American Cultural Center | Yazoo City |
- Po’ Monkey’s Juke Joint
- Red’s Lounge Juke Joint
- Tunica River Park and Museum | Robinsville |
Resources
Lower Delta Dot Orgi
Visit Mississippi - Delta Regioni
Wikipedia "Mississippi Delta" Articlei
>Events in the Delta Region
FEBRUARY
Mississippi River Marathon (Greenville)
MARCH
Italian Festival of Mississippi (Cleveland)
APRIL
Rivergate Festival (Tunica)
World Catfish Festival (Belzoni)
Leland Crawfish Festival (Leland)
Crosstie Arts & Jazz Festival (Cleveland)
Juke Joint Festival (Clarksdale)
Riverfest (Vicksburg)
Dragon Boat Festival (Greenville)
MAY
Deep Delta Festival (Rolling Fork)
River to the Rails Festival (Greenwood)
Mainstream Arts & Crafts Festival (Greenville)
Summerfest (Hollandale)
Showfest (Tunica) As of 2010
Webb Day Festival (Webb)
JUNE
B.B. King Homecoming Festival (Indianola)
Highway 61 Blues Festival (Leland)
Delta Jubilee (Clarksdale)
JULY
First Friday Jazz Festival (Greenville)
AUGUST
Sunflower River Blues Festival (Clarksdale)
SEPTEMBER
September Festival (Mound Bayou)
Delta Air and Balloon Festival (Greenwood)
Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival (Greenville)
Charleston Day Reunion (Charleston)
Gateway To The Delta Festival (Charleston)
Delta State University Pig Pickin' (Cleveland)
OCTOBER
Great Delta Bear Affair[13]
Octoberfest (Cleveland)
Great Ruleville Roast
King Biscuit Blues Festival (Helena, AR)
Frog Fest (Leland)
Mighty Mississippi Music Festival (Greenville)
Delta Hot Tamale Festival (Greenville)
NOVEMBER
Electroacoustic Juke Joint (Cleveland)[3]
DECEMBER
Roy Martin Delta Band Festival (Greenwood)
>Towns in the Delta Region
- Batesville
- Belzoni
- Carrollton
- Clarksdale
- Cleveland
- Cleveland
- Greenville
- Greenwood
- Gunnison
- Holcomb
- Indianola
- Leland
- Marks
- Mound Bayou
- Robinsville
- Rosedale
- Ruleville
- Shelby
- Tunica
- Vicksburg
- Yazoo City
Counties in the Delta Region
- Bolivar County
- Coahoma County
- Humphreys County
- Issaquena County
- Leflore County
- Quitman County
- Sharkey County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Tate County
- Tunica County
- Warren County
- Washington County
WESTERN SECTION OF THESE COUNTIES:
- DeSoto County
- Carroll County
- Panola County
- Holmes County
- Yazoo County
- Grenada County
Other Regions of Mississippi
Mississippi Travel Guide
Southeast Central United States
Southern United States
United States Travel Guide
