October 4-5, 2024

Walking Tour of Carrollton

 

Carrollton is a remarkably complete and well-preserved example of a prosperous, small, rural county seat and trading center.  Retaining much of its turn of the century appearance, the Town possesses one of the most significant and unaltered assemblages of pre-twentieth century architecture in central Mississippi.

Our Walking Tour app gives you the history of 26 sites within walking distance of the Courthouse Square.  Hear Walt Grayson, Mississippi’s favorite tour guide, share information about Carrollton as you follow the directions in the app to each of these sites.

Use our Walking Tour app any time of the year, even from the comfort of your own home!  It is free to download from The App Store or Google Play.  Just search for Walking Tour of Carrollton.  Then come see us in person October 4.

 

 

Other Attractions

Mississippi John Hurt Museum, 1973 CR 109, Carrollton, MS
Check in with the Mississippi John Hurt Booth on the Square
Finding the Mississippi John Hurt Museum

 

HILL FIRE FOLK PLAY – Winona, Mississippi


HILL FIRE FOLK PLAY 

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors!

Any event like our Pilgrimage and Pioneer Day Festival requires sponsors to make the event bigger and better for everyone. Thank these sponsors for their support.

  • Carroll County Board of Supervisors
  • Entergy
  • Frankie Box Charitable Trust
  • Kirk Top Dog Motor Sports
  • Mississippi Arts Commission
  • Mississippi John Hurt Foundation
  • Mississippi Development Association
  • The Carroll County Conservative
  • Waste Management

Visit
COTESWORTH – HOME OF SENATOR J. Z. GEORGE 
LOCATION OF THE FOOTE PLANTATION IN THE HELP
 
Part of the regular Pilgrimage Ticket or $10 at the Door

PIONEER DAY FESTIVAL

Saturday | 9am – 5 pm
Information at Pilgrimage Headquarters

  • EDUCATION EXHIBITS
  • TRADITIONAL ARTS AND CRAFTS
  • FOOD VENDORS
  • LIVE MUSIC

2024 Vendor Application Form

 

Complete the form and mail with your check for the appropriate fee to:

Carroll Society for the Preservation of Antiquities
Attention: Cathy Whitfield
PO Box 541
Carrollton, MS 38917-0541

or
Email: carrolltonmspioneerday@gmail.com
Phone: (662) 392-6194

Breakfast (and Lunch) with the Masons! 

Carrollton Lodge No. 36 was chartered in 1838 and is one of the oldest lodges still active in the State of Mississippi. The current lodge building was constructed in 1899 and is the second oldest lodge hall in Mississippi in continuous use as a lodge hall.

The Lodge will again serve a pancake breakfast early Saturday morning to the public at a cost of $5 per person.  The Lodge will be open for visitors after 9 am.   

Enjoy a “Bowl of Jambalaya” at lunchtime with a drink and crackers for $5.00. 

A historical marker from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History was dedicated by the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi last year during the Pilgrimage/Pioneer Day Festival.  Many prominent citizens of Carrollton and Carroll County were members of the lodge including U. S. Senator Hernando D. Money, Admiral John S. McCain, Sr., and State Auditor William D. Neal. Three members of the lodge have served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi over the years and they were William Cothran (1858), William D. Neal (1948) and Albert Dwain Dunn (2005).

Music on The Square

Join us in front of the Courthouse as local artists perform for your enjoyment.

 2023 Line up
Music Emcee – Dewitt Cobbins

  • 9:30 am Music by Just Friends
  • 10:00 am – Presentation of the Colors by the Boy Scout Troop #4039
  • Welcome To Carrollton
  • Followed by more from Just Friends
  • Noon Music by the Bear Marsh Missionary Baptist Choir
  • 12:30 pm Music by Wilton Neal
  • 1:00 pm Music by The Como Sisters
  • 2:00 pm Drawing for the Mississippi John Hurt Guitar [register at the Mississippi John Hurt exhibit found  inside the Merrill Museum
  • 2:05 pm Music by The Cobbins Brothers
  • 6:00 – 9:00 pm – Street Party on Jackson Street

Bring your own chairs, and even a tent if you want some shade!
Admission is free but donations are encouraged and greatly appreciated.

Visit the Merrill Museum and see the Carroll County Musicians exhibit featuring the interactive exhibits about Mississippi John Hurt and Mack Allen Smith & The Flames.

 

Click Here to
Visit Carrollton On Mississippi Roads


with Walt Grayson

THE HEADQUARTERS WILL BE IN THE TOWN HALL/WATER DEPARTMENT
ACROSS THE STREET FROM OUR HISTORIC COURTHOUSE.

CARROLL SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ANTIQUITIES
CSPA – P.O. Box 541
Carrollton, MS 38917-0541
or
Email: carrolltonmspioneerday@gmail.com
Phone: (662) 392-6194


For More Information contact us by email
CarrolltonMsTours@gmail.com or Phone: (662 392- 4810)

The Pilgrimage Headquarters will be in the Town Hall
701 Lexington Street
(Corner of Lexington & Washington)
Parking will be available on Washington Street or in front of the Courthouse.

To Learn More About Carroll County, Mississippi 
or Carrollton, Mississippi

Please visit the
Carroll County Development Association website!

GO THERE NOW!