Mississippi World Catfish Festival

At Belzoni- Humphreys County you are guaranteed that you will have fun if you place to take your vacation there. The place is a good location to raise your family with all the amenities that they offer. The Belzoni- Humphreys County community is very passionate about the place they live in that you will feel safe and enjoy mingling with them. The population of Belzoni- Humphreys County is just enough for you to enjoy your vacation while being safe too.

One of the fun activities that you will get to enjoy while taking a vacation at Belzoni- Humphreys County is to visit their 34th Annual World Catfish Festival. This festival is considered as one of the top 100 event in North America and top 20 events in Southeast America. The World Catfish Festival is not only visited by local and national tourist but also international tourist. It will be held on April 4, 2009 starting from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the Jaketown Museum

At around the 1960s the catfish story started when the community discovered that is could be a potential cash crop. This great industry was made possible with communities Southern enterprise, ingenuity, determination, dedication and down right good neighborliness. The first World Catfish Festival was 1976.

In 1976 when they first held their World Catfish Festival it was only visited by about 3,000 people. Now after a few years that it has been held the number of visitors to the festival has grown to 20,000. The festival before only occupied a small portion of the downtown area. Now the festival occupies the whole downtown area.

There are four streets just for the arts and crafts show. Where craft makers from all over the country has traveled here to sell their unique handmade arts and crafts. There are entertainments scattered all around the downtown area. Entertainments like the Sterling Billingsley, Stan Street & the Hambone, Band The Lexington Brothers, Super Chikan, Blue Mother Tupelo, Wes Jeans.

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