The Spring Arts Festival will occur in downtown Ocean Springs on Saturday, March 23, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 24, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Certain streets will be closed to thru traffic from 4:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 23, through 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 24. Ocean Springs Police Department is scheduled to lift barricades at 4:30 p.m. Sunday to allow vendors to exit the festival area. The roads within the festival's footprint will remain closed to through traffic until approximately 7:00 p.m. on Sunday evening. As always, it is at police discretion whether to add, remove, or relocate barricades.
The following roads will be closed:
-Washington Avenue (from Highway 90 to Porter Avenue)
-Government Street (from Washington Avenue to Handy Avenue)
-Robinson Street (from Cash Alley to Church Street)
Vehicles parked within the festival footprint will be towed starting at 3:30 a.m. March 23. Parking on private property will not be allowed. No parking violations will be strictly enforced.
For further information about the festival, please contact the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce-Main Street-Tourism Bureau at 228.875.4424.