New South Weekends

Starkville is at the center of your New South experience, and college football weekends have never been better! In conjunction with the yearly top-notch gridiron competitions showcased in theMississippi State University home football game schedule, yourNew South Weekend in Starkville offers world-class events for the whole family and more shopping and dining than ever before. Your weekend begins with events scheduled each Friday night preceding home football games featuring an eclectic array of the best Starkville has to offer. In addition to Friday events, you’ll enjoy special shopping and dining opportunities when you stay over on Sunday morning withBulldog Brunch & Browse.

This Fall, it’s not a weekend, unless it’s a NEW SOUTH WEEKEND! And Dan Mullen, head football coach of the MSU Bulldogs agrees…

2011 NEW SOUTH WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

Fri, September 23
DOWNTOWN BLOCK PARTY
Main Street
Sat: MSU vs LA Tech
Live music and entertainment; tailgating wear fashion show for women and children; kids village with Bully, inflatable jumpers, Henna tattoos, and Chinese letter names; multi-cultural food tasting; bring your chairs!

Fri, October 14
PUMPKINPALOOZA
Main Street
Sat: MSU vs South Carolina
Trick-or-treating to Main Street merchants; pumpkin patch with locally grown pumpkins and mums for sale; MSU pep-rally with Bully and cheerleaders; pumpkin painting station by Starkville Area Arts Council; facepainting; haunted house; restaurant specials to kids in costumes; inflatable jumpers!

Fri, November 4
BULLDOG FAMILY FRENZY
Junction, MSU Campus
Sat: Homecoming! MSU vs UT Martin
Meet the MSU Homecoming Court following the Homecoming Parade in the Junction! Food, music, inflatable jumpers, and other festivities for the whole family!

Fri, November 11
BULLDOG BASH Presented by Emerge
Cotton District
Sat: MSU vs Alabama
Largest free outdoor event in Mississippi featuring the Avett Brothers in 2011, MSU pep-rally with Bully and cheerleaders; fan fair for the whole family, food vendors, and more!

Fri, November 25
EGG BALL
MSU Campus
Sat: The Egg Bowl! MSU vs Ole Miss
Give back while celebrating Mississippi State at the Egg Ball, benefitting Mississippi Kids Count. $60 ticket includes excellent food, libations, live music, and an opportunity to bid on a variety of one of a kind items like sports memorabilia, trips, handmade items and more! Hunter Henry Center at MSU.