Bus parking, wheelchair access, and picnic facilities are available. North to Lakeland Drive in Jackson, Mississippi, and follow the signs for the Agriculture and Forestry Museum. The Chimneyville Crafts Festival is held the first weekend in December at the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson, Mississippi. Over 150 booths showcase the finest talent in the region. Demonstrations graphically display some of the fascinating skills needed by master artisans.
Crafts are available in a wide range of prices.
Shoppers find everything from stocking stuffers to unique gifts reflecting Mississippi's heritage to useful and beautiful household objects and furnishings to exquisite, affordable art. Most craftsmen take orders for custom pieces to be made to the customer's specifications, and some exhibitors sell wholesale to shop and gallery buyers. We have heard it said, many times, by tourists and collectors alike, that the crafts promoted by our Guild are the finest to be found in the country. Other activities at the Festival are a supervised children's craft workshop and a crafts fashion show. The Pioneer and Indian Festival is held the last Saturday in October at the Mississippi Crafts Center on the Natchez Trace Parkway in Ridgeland, Mississippi from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The celebration appeals to the senses of sight, sound, touch, and taste.