This committee coordinates a November event to showcase area businesses and provide a holiday atmosphere for local citizens to enjoy. This event features fine arts, crafts and entertainment as well as a fashion show and luncheon. HUBfest Thousands of visitors take to the streets of Hattiesburg each October for the city's most popular festival, HUBfest. The HUBfest committee plans and organizes the festival that features arts, crafts, foods, children's activities and entertainment. The festival showcases the rich heritage and cultural diversity of the community and annually attracts 70,000-plus visitors to the area.
Sponsorships are available.
A visionary committee is one that most identifies and nurtures future leadership. It is through the Leaders For A New Century initiative that community leadership is developed in the Greater Hattiesburg Area. Each year, a class of 20 emerging community leaders dedicate themselves to the betterment of the Greater Hattiesburg Area through community projects. The objective of the Military Advisory Task Force is to keep members abreast of the latest federal activities and its impact on Camp Shelby or other area militaryinstallations and provide suppo0rt needed. Sponsorships are available.