MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) – Organizers of the Threefoot Competition are gearing up for an enormous weekend. All of the motion begins Friday night time and leads as much as the all-day Saturday occasion.
Hundreds of individuals are anticipated to file into downtown Meridian for one of many largest days of the 12 months, the Threefoot Competition.
“We’ve obtained over 100 distributors. We’ve three bands on our essential stage,” Holley Davis with the Meridian Council for the Arts defined. “We’ve two bands at Spacey’s Rock and Roll Tattoo on the Rock and Roll Stage. The MSU courtyard may have a youth stage with dancers, singers, bands and guitar participant.”
The occasion needs to be nothing shy of an financial growth for the town of Meridian. Final 12 months, an estimated 7,000 folks attended. This would be the second time the pageant takes over virtually each downtown road.
“From the Brickhaus and Fort space to Spacey’s, there’s going to be a demonstrator down there at Entrance St. and twenty third Ave. I feel the quantity of individuals doing artwork demonstrations might be a neat addition this 12 months,” Davis mentioned.
Except for meals and drinks, the whole pageant is free to everybody, together with the live performance Friday night time on the MAX.
“Simply come. It’s free. It’s free Friday night time on the MAX and it’s free all-day Saturday. Deliver your loved ones and luxuriate in,” Davis mentioned.
Here’s a full list of the festivities.
Parts of some downtown streets might be closed for the occasion:
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