A Tale of Two Bay Fests: Jasper and Hancock Counties Plan Separate Celebrations for Same Weekend

When Bay St. Louis native Mary Brooks established a weekend festival called Bay Fest in 2025, she was unaware that the town of Bay Springs, a three and a a half hour drive away in central Mississippi, had its own separate Bay Fest that had been running for 35 years. The post A Tale of Two Bay Fests: Jasper and Hancock Counties Plan Separate Celebrations for Same Weekend appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.