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Everything you need to know about attending the Picnic. Read to the bottom, please!
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Tickets Are Available Online Through 11:30PM on June 24th.
VIP tickets must be purchased online.
Tickets purchased at the gate are CASH ONLY!
Looking for the lineup schedule, here it is?
Looking for directions? Here’s a link — or navigate to:
7252 HWY 7 SOUTH
WATERFORD, MS 38685
Gates open Thursday June 26th at 5:00 PM NO EARLY ARRIVALS. Music goes from 1:00 PM til Midnight on Friday and 9:00 AM til midnight on Saturday, all Picnic attendees must be off site by Sunday June 29th by noon, no late
Tickets
The following tickets are available at the gate:
Friday Only: $25.00
Saturday Only: $25.00
Camping: $15.00
Flat rate of $15.00/person to spend 1–3 nights. If you spend the night you pay $15, no cars in camp ground.
RV Fee: $100.00
Ice Chest inside festival: $10.00 (No glass allowed on festival site.)
CASH ONLY – NO ATM AVAILABLE AT FESTIVAL SITE
NO GLASS: ALL ICE CHESTS WILL BE CHECKED BEFORE ENTRANCE TO THE FESTIVAL SITE, NO GLASS WILL BE ALLOWED ON SITE.
If you go out the ticket gate, you must have your wristband on to re-enter the festival site.
Parking is FREE!
Children 12 and under are admitted for FREE!
Really Cool Art Vendors and Picnic Merch are available for sale on site, Picnic Merch is CASH ONLY!!
NO OPEN FIRES ANYWHERE ON THE FESTIVAL SITE
Shade Tents
Shade tents are only allowed in designated area and only as room allows. When that area is full no other shade tents will be allowed. Size limit 10×20, 10×10 is preferred.
What Do VIP Tickets Include?
The VIP ticket includes access to a covered tent concrete floor pavilion with tables, chairs, fans, 1 meal a day on Friday & on Saturday and 4 non-alcoholic drinks each day. You are welcome to bring your own cooler for $10 (no glass please), and the very best view of the stage!
What To Bring
- Bug Spray
- Blanket or Chair for sitting
- Water
- Sunglasses
- Sunscreen
- Hat for shade
- Raingear
- Shade Tent
- more water!
What not to Bring
- No Weapons
- No Glass Containers will be allowed ANYWHERE on the festival site
- For Safety Reasons – NO Motorized Vehicles inside the festival (No golf carts or 4 wheelers except by event staff).
- For Safety Reasons – NO Pets
- No Professional Photography equipment, please restrict photos to the first 2 songs of each artist set and NO video or audio recording.
We Have
- Portable toilets
- Showers
- Water faucets for drinking water
- Vendors will be selling various food, snacks, and beverages.
getting to the Picnic
Set your GPS for:
7252 HWY 7 South, Waterford, MS 38685
From Memphis, TN or Tupelo, MS:
- Take Oxford exit off HWY 78 at Holly Springs.
- The Picnic is 12 miles south on HWY 7.
- Go past Wall Doxey State park on your right continue South towards Oxford to HWY 310, you’ll see us on the Right!
- It’s about 15 minutes South of Holly Springs on HWY 7, hosted by Betty Davis BBQ.
Driving directions from Oxford, MS:
- Take HWY 7 north 15 miles, Picnic is on the left at the corner of HWY 7 and HWY 310
- UBER from Oxford, MS serves this area
Camping
Lodging
Food & Vendors
Camping
Camping is $15.00 per person. If you pay $15.00 you can camp Thursday–Saturday night. It doesn’t matter is you camp 1 night or 3 nights it is still $15.00. All camping is primitive (bring your own tent & camping gear). There are 3 showers and water faucets available on site.
RVs are welcome. There are no hook ups. RV fee is $100.00 that is the fee for bringing an RV into the festival, RV campers must purchase a camping ticket for $15 per person. RV camping and tent camping are not allowed in the same area, no cars are allowed in the campground.
Campers must be off the festival site by noon Sunday June 29th.
Three water faucets offer running water in the picnic campground area. Shade is limited.
There are three outdoor shower stalls.
No glass, pets, or motorized vehicles on the festival grounds, you CAN NOT park your vehicle in the campground area, you will be allowed to unload near the campground then move your vehicle to the parking lot.
Please see our ticket sales page to buy your camping pass before June 24th, or you can pay for your camping arrangements at the gate.
Lodging
Nearby
Hurricane Hideaway has a number of rentals available close by—located between Oxford, MS and Sardis Lake. Click Here to learn more about Hurricane Hideway properties
Wall Doxey State Park is near the picnic grounds and offers running water and electricity at their campsites. Wall Doxey is a quiet place to camp, reservations are typically required:
https://www.mdwfp.com/parks-destinations/state-parks/wall-doxey
In Holly Springs, MS
Court Square Inn Bed & Breakfast
800 926-3686
132 E College Avenue
Holly Springs, MS
The Wynne House Inn
901 896-9155
195 Randolph Street
Holly Springs, MS
Kirkwood Cottages
662 252-4888
277 Palmer Lane
Holly Springs, MS
The Butterfly Cottage
230 Craft Street
Holly Springs, MS
The Hummingbird Cottage
(901) 896-9155
235 Roberts Ave
Holly Springs, MS
The Little Doll House Cottage
(662) 252-6626
200 Roberts Ave
Holly Springs, MS
Wall Doxey State Park Cabins
662-252-4231
3946 Hwy 7 South
Holly Springs, MS
Americas Best Value Inn
(662) 252-1120
120 Heritage Drive
Holly Springs, MS
Magnolia Inn
(662) 252-7770
155 Clarice Drive
Holly Springs, MS
Quality Inn
(662) 252-5444
100 Brooks Road
Holly Springs, MS
If you prefer to stay in a cottage/hotel/bed & breakfast we suggest you call ahead to make reservations in Holly Springs, New Albany, Como or Oxford.
Food & Vendors
World Famous Betty Davis BBQ will be serving the very best barbecue & catfish.
Oxsicles will be onsite selling popsicles to help cool off.
Fresh cut fruit of all kids (especially watermelon) will be provided by the Picnic, a donation is recommended.
About the Picnic
The North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic exists to enhance appreciation and educate the general public about the native art form of North Mississippi Hill Country blues music through performance, preservation, and interpretation.
Further Information
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