HEAR THE STORIES OF THE PAST
The stories of Starkville and Oktibbeha County can be found in the rich tapestries woven at each of our local museums, the Starkville Civil Rights Project, and the beauty of the architecture in our historic buildings and districts.
As you experience the heritage tourism opportunities in our town, we hope you will be immersed in the history of blues music, civil rights, antebellum homes and the stories of those who built our community.
Historic Districts
Stroll through the streets of some of Starkville’s historic districts and Mississippi State University to view the different architectural styles and buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.
Historic Churches
Churches built in Starkville’s early days include fine examples of several architectural styles. Episcopal Church of the Resurrection -105 North Montgomery StreetFirst Baptist Church – 106 East Lampkin StreetFirst Presbyterian Church – 307 University DriveFirst United Methodist Church – 200 West Lampkin Street First…
Historic Buildings
Hotel Chester Constructed in 1925, the Hotel Chester is located at Main and Jackson streets in the Old Main District of downtown Starkville. Since its construction, the building has had a succession of different owners and uses. After undergoing extensive renovations in…
Blues Music Trail
Home to several blues artists, Oktibbeha County and Starkville are part of the Mississippi Blues Trail which highlights the contributions of artists who lived in the area. Big Joe Williams Born in 1903 near the Noxubee Swamp at the southern…
Museums & Exhibits
With the nation’s largest, privately held material on Abraham Lincoln, the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, the John Grisham Room, the Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum, and nine other museums housing items from insects to historic costumes and textiles, you will…
Civil Rights Movement
The stories of the Civil Rights Movement in Starkville, Mississippi, and The South have been chronicled through video interviews in a digital oral and public history project at Mississippi State University. Unity Park in Downtown Starkville honors the contributions of…
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Here and There: Brent Funderburk – Paintings and Drawings 1981–2021
Mississippi State University Department of Art Galleries is proud to present a new exhibition of work by William L. Giles Distinguished Professor of Art, Brent Funderburk. Here and There: Brent...
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History and “Herstory” : Learning How To Find Your Roots Session III
History and “Herstory” : Learning How To Find Your Roots Session III
SESSION III: August 31, 2021: Pulling It All Together: Telling Your Family Story With Maps - Jennifer McGillan, Coordinator of Manuscripts, Mississippi State University Due to space limits attendees MUST reserve a chair by emailing their contact information to [email protected] by June 25th
Starkville Parks and Recreation Free Yoga
Starkville Parks and Recreation Free Yoga
On Tuesdays beginning, July 20th, Starkville Parks and Recreation, will offer free yoga from 6-7 PM. This Tuesday tradition will take place until September 7th! This event will take place in the Travis Outlaw Center Fitness Room! Mark your calendars and claim your yoga mat now! For inquiries and registration, email: [email protected]
3 events,
Get Swept Up 2021
Get Swept Up 2021
Hundreds of volunteers take to the streets, parks, and other outdoor areas of Starkville armed with rakes, shovels, and pruning shears each fall on the week before Mississippi State’s first home football game. Their goal? Clean up the city and make it especially attractive and welcoming. In addition to the volunteers working in public areas...
Dawg Talk
Dawg Talk
Dawg Talk featuring MSU Head Football Coach Mike Leach comes downtown for the second year beginning Thursday, September 2. The show airs live from the Partnership each Thursday night beginning at 7:00 p.m. Get downtown and enjoy the fun each week while viewing the broadcast from Lafayette Street.
2 events,
Business at Breakfast
Business at Breakfast
Join us for a fun Zoom networking opportunity- Business at Breakfast. Have a chance to share about what is going on with your business as you hear from other fellow chamber members about theirs. Hear updates from The Partnership and have a chance to share about other community announcements. Through sharing services, specials, and referrals...
2 events,
Bulldog Brunch & Browse
Bulldog Brunch & Browse
It’s gameday weekend in Starkville, and beginning this Sunday following Mississippi State University games, you’ll enjoy special shopping and dining hours with our participating shops and restaurants Downtown & Around Town!
3 events,
New Member Onboarding Workshop
New Member Onboarding Workshop
Learn all about your member benefits and how to best utilize the Chamber!
Starkville Parks and Recreation Free Yoga
Starkville Parks and Recreation Free Yoga
On Tuesdays beginning, July 20th, Starkville Parks and Recreation, will offer free yoga from 6-7 PM. This Tuesday tradition will take place until September 7th! This event will take place in the Travis Outlaw Center Fitness Room! Mark your calendars and claim your yoga mat now! For inquiries and registration, email: [email protected]
6 events,
Mississippi Eyewear Ribbon Cutting
Mississippi Eyewear Ribbon Cutting
Come help us celebrate the grand opening of Mississippi Eyewear in Downtown Starkville!
Virtual Book & Author Event with Catherine Pierce
Virtual Book & Author Event with Catherine Pierce
The Friends of the Starkville Public Library and Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library System are proud to partner in bringing you a virtual Book & Author event with educator, writer, and Mississippi Poet Laureate, Catherine Pierce, on September 9, 2021 at 6:00 pm. Since this is a virtual event, all are welcome to register and attend....
Magnolia Amateur Radio Club meeting
Magnolia Amateur Radio Club meeting
The Magnolia Amateur Radio Club, K5DY, of Starkville meets monthly on the 2nd Thursday at 7 PM. The in-person meeting place is the Oktibbeha County Emergency Operations Center 2nd floor conference room, but Zoom is generally available each month as well. For details, or if you wish to join via Zoom, please email Caleb Rich...
Dawg Talk
Dawg Talk
Dawg Talk featuring MSU Head Football Coach Mike Leach comes downtown for the second year beginning Thursday, September 2. The show airs live from the Partnership each Thursday night beginning at 7:00 p.m. Get downtown and enjoy the fun each week while viewing the broadcast from Lafayette Street.
Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day with the Bold O’Donaghues
Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day with the Bold O’Donaghues
We're back to celebrate a made-up holiday with you!
5 events,
Business at Breakfast
Business at Breakfast
Join us for a fun Zoom networking opportunity- Business at Breakfast. Have a chance to share about what is going on with your business as you hear from other fellow chamber members about theirs. Hear updates from The Partnership and have a chance to share about other community announcements. Through sharing services, specials, and referrals...
Jameson Rodgers Concert
Jameson Rodgers Concert
Jameson Rogers (rescheduled) show for Rick's on Friday, September 10! All previously purchased tickets for the original 2020 date are still good for the new show. However, if you requested a refund, your tickets WILL NOT SCAN. If you cannot make the new date, please let them know before Friday, September 3rd. Anyone who needs...
6 events,
Lowe’s Bird Bungalow Kit
Bring your child to Lowe's and they can build their feathered friends the perfect home! Reserved kits can be picked up in-store at our customer service desk on September, September 11th or Sunday, September 12th. If your kit is not picked up by 8 p.m. on Sunday, September 12th, it may be given to a...
Grab, Shop, & Go! Teacher Appreciation Craft
Visit JC Penney in Starkville for a free teacher appreciation craft! Kids get a free: craft (wooden apples, markers, stickers, and magnets), ID badge & lanyard Collector's pin each month, & Master Medallion after completing 6 crafts. Parents also receive an extra 10% off coupon!
Here & There: Brent Funderburk- Painting and Drawings
Here & There: Brent Funderburk- Painting and Drawings
Mississippi State University Department of Art Galleries is proud to present a new exhibition of work by William L. Giles Distinguished Professor of Art, Brent Funderburk. More than half of the watercolor, acrylic paintings, and charcoal drawings in the exhibition, Here and There, are new works from the past three years. These recent pieces are...
Grab, Shop, & Go! Teacher Appreciation Craft
Grab, Shop, & Go! Teacher Appreciation Craft
Visit JC Penney in Starkville for a free teacher appreciation craft! Kids get a free: craft (wooden apples, markers, stickers, and magnets), ID badge & lanyard Collector’s pin each month, & Master Medallion after completing 6 crafts. Parents also receive an extra 10% off coupon!
4 events,
Sip and Doodle
Sip and Doodle
We will be having a sip and doodle on Tuesday, September 14 from 6:00 - until. Join us for a night of fun, wine and paint! All materials will be provided and tickets must be purchased in advance! Tickets may be purchased at the store or through eventbrite. Seats are limited!
5 events,
Destination Downtown 2021
Destination Downtown, a partnership between the Mississippi Main Street Association, Main Street Arkansas, and Louisiana Main Street, is the South’s premier downtown revitalization conference with Main Street executive directors, board members, city officials, merchants, property owners and others gathering to share ideas on building sustainable downtown communities. Destination Downtown has been held annually for more...
Starkville-MSU PRAM Monthly Meeting
Starkville-MSU PRAM Monthly Meeting
The meeting will begin at 12:15. Please join us by using this link to Webex: https://bit.ly/37laenR The Starkville-MSU PRAM Chapter welcomes Eliza Heidelberg as our guest speaker for September. Eliza graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in communication and concentrations in public relations and broadcasting, including minors in marketing and Spanish. Before moving...
5 events,
Dawg Talk
Dawg Talk
Dawg Talk featuring MSU Head Football Coach Mike Leach comes downtown for the second year beginning Thursday, September 2. The show airs live from the Partnership each Thursday night beginning at 7:00 p.m. Get downtown and enjoy the fun each week while viewing the broadcast from Lafayette Street.
10 events,
Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show
The Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show is the Deep South’s premier forestry show. It is the oldest outdoor, live logging demonstration in the nation where equipment manufacturers are allowed to operate their equipment in actual field conditions. The show has been in operation for over 35 years providing a grass-roots technology transfer between loggers, landowners, foresters,...
Horse Poor Barrel Race
The Mississippi Horse Park is hosting the Horse Poor Barrel Race on Sept. 17-19. Contestants from across the country will compete for the fastest time and a piece of the $15,000 in added money. The race will start at 3 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
Innistrad Midnight Hunt Prerelease
Come join us for the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoon prerelease events for the new game, Innistrad: Midnight Hunt! $30 entry for a howling good time! Friday, 17th September, 6:30 pm, Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Prerelease #1 in Starkville Saturday, 18th September, 2:00 pm, Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Prerelease #2 in Starkville Sunday, 19th September, 2:00 pm,...
Business at Breakfast
Business at Breakfast
Join us for a fun Zoom networking opportunity- Business at Breakfast. Have a chance to share about what is going on with your business as you hear from other fellow chamber members about theirs. Hear updates from The Partnership and have a chance to share about other community announcements. Through sharing services, specials, and referrals...
Blood Drive at Parker Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM
Blood Drive at Parker Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM
Friday, September 17th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Donors will receive a $10 VISA card and MBS T-shirt!
3 events,
Properties at 4300 Ribbon Cutting
Properties at 4300 Ribbon Cutting
Come help us celebrate Properties at 4300 at their ribbon cutting!
7 events,
SketchUp for Web
SketchUp for Web
This MSU Libraries workshop will teach participants how to create a 3D model for printing using SketchUp for Web, a powerful yet user-friendly, browser-based 3D modeling program.
Right Track Medical Group Ribbon Cutting
Right Track Medical Group Ribbon Cutting
Come help us celebrate Right Track Medical's new location at their ribbon cutting!
Dawg Talk
Dawg Talk
Dawg Talk featuring MSU Head Football Coach Mike Leach comes downtown for the second year beginning Thursday, September 2. The show airs live from the Partnership each Thursday night beginning at 7:00 p.m. Get downtown and enjoy the fun each week while viewing the broadcast from Lafayette Street.
4 events,
Business at Breakfast
Business at Breakfast
Join us for a fun Zoom networking opportunity- Business at Breakfast. Have a chance to share about what is going on with your business as you hear from other fellow chamber members about theirs. Hear updates from The Partnership and have a chance to share about other community announcements. Through sharing services, specials, and referrals...
Downtown Art Walk
Downtown Art Walk
Join us in Downtown Starkville on Friday, September 24th for our Downtown Art Walk beginning at 2:00 p.m. Enjoy live music, art demonstrations, children's activities, and local artists paired with local retail stores.
4 events,
Bulldog Brunch and Browse
On Sundays following Mississippi State University games, you’ll enjoy special shopping and dining hours with our participating shops and restaurants Downtown & Around Town!
5 events,
Business After Hours
Business After Hours
Come network with your fellow Partnership members in a fun relaxed setting. Food and drink provided!
Dawg Talk
Dawg Talk
Dawg Talk featuring MSU Head Football Coach Mike Leach comes downtown for the second year beginning Thursday, September 2. The show airs live from the Partnership each Thursday night beginning at 7:00 p.m. Get downtown and enjoy the fun each week while viewing the broadcast from Lafayette Street.
4 events,
Business at Breakfast
Business at Breakfast
Join us for a fun Zoom networking opportunity- Business at Breakfast. Have a chance to share about what is going on with your business as you hear from other fellow chamber members about theirs. Hear updates from The Partnership and have a chance to share about other community announcements. Through sharing services, specials, and referrals...
4 events,
Cotton District Arts Festival
At the Cotton District Arts Festival in the historic Cotton District, every year in Starkville, Mississippi, the festival blends incredible art, music, and food into a showcase event. The festival hosts more than 125 artisans, as well as a Juried Art Competition, Student Art competition, Writer's Village, Taste of Starkville restaurant showcase, Pet Parade, and...
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