Southern Miss game day kicks off with Spirit Park live among weekend events in Hattiesburg

Kiara Fleming, Mississippi Clarion-Ledger
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Southern Miss football season kicks off this weekend as the Golden Eagles host Alcorn and to coincide with the season opening is the return of Spirit Park Live, featuring live performances from country music group Chapel Hart and Southern Station.

Also this weekend the 2024 Miss Black Mississippi USA Pageant hosted by stand-up comedian D.T. Owens is happening on the University of Southern Mississippi campus.

Below are a list of events going on this weekend in Hattiesburg.

Spirit Park Live

Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Celebrate game-day Southern vs. Alcorn State University football game during Spirit Park Live with performances by country group Chapel hart and more.

  • When: Saturday, Sept. 2

  • Where: University of Southern Mississippi 118 College Drive, Hattiesburg

  • Admission: Purchase tickets at SouthernMissTickets.com

  • Time: 3 p.m.

Miss Black Mississippi

Twelve contestants will join in the "Hub City" for an opportunity to vie for the following titles: Miss Black Mississippi Talented Teen and Miss Black Mississippi USA and MS Black Mississippi USA.

  • When: Monday, Sept. 4

  • Where: Thad Cochran Center, 121 W. Memorial Drive, Hattiesburg

  • Admission: $40 and $60 available at missblackmississippiusapageant.com

  • Time: 3 p.m.

New Exhibit at the Hattiesburg Pocket Museum

Mississippi's smallest museum, the Hattiesburg Pocket Museum, opened this August off of a back alley in downtown Hattiesburg, Miss., pictured here Aug. 24.
Mississippi's smallest museum, the Hattiesburg Pocket Museum, opened this August off of a back alley in downtown Hattiesburg, Miss., pictured here Aug. 24.

The Hattiesburg Pocket Museum has a new exhibit opening Friday for the month of September.

  • When: Friday, Sept. 1

  • Where: Historic Downtown Hattiesburg, 19 W. Front St, Hattiesburg

  • Admission:

  • Time: 12 p.m.

Spirit Saturday's at Beaver Creek Distillery

Enjoy live music this Saturday featuring Bo Foster and Friends, food and more.

  • When: Saturday, Sept. 2

  • Where: Beaver Creek Botanicals Farm, 96 George King Road, Bassfield

  • Admission: Free

  • Time: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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