MS Coast Coliseum announces outdoor festival with beer, food and live music in October
“A brand-new lifestyle event” will be held Sunday afternoon, Oct. 25, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum with plans for a limited crowd and social distancing for outdoor entertainment that will include music, food and craft beer.
“It has been almost 10 months without any festivals and the coast is ready!” says a news release from event sponsors, the Coliseum and Mississippi Coast Restaurant & Beverage Association. “ . . . No festivals, no beer tasting events, no live music events, NO PROBLEM! We are bringing all of that back!”
The news release says Sippin’ the Coast will feature 60 craft beers, seltzers and malt beverages from local and regional breweries. Signature dishes from local restaurants also can also be sampled.
Participating restaurants include Half Shell Oyster House, Mary Mahoney’s Old French House, Murky Waters Blues-N-BBQ, Sophi’s Mediterranean Cafe, The Rack House Steak & Spirits, Catfish Charlie, Patio 44 and Shaggy’s.
Live music will be provided by four local bands: Bucky Cole & Friends, The Tall Boys, John Fohl and Johnny Sansone, and Cary Hudson and Katrina Miller.
Sippin’ attendance is limited to those who are at least 21 years old. The number of tickets sold also will be limited, the news release says. The event will be held on the Coliseum’s front grounds.
The all-inclusive price for general admission is $35. A limited number of $60 VIP tickets also will be available and entitle purchasers to enter an hour early and secure seats at reserved tables near the stage.
VIPs also are entitled to special brands of beer, complimentary reserved parking and catered food.
VIP entry is at 1 p.m. with general-admission entry at 2 p.m.
Tickets go on sale Friday at the Coliseum Box Office and at Ticketmaster.com.
Current executive orders from Gov. Tate Reeves limit outdoor gatherings to 100 when people are able to social distance and 50 when they are not.
But other sponsored events are being allowed as well, including the state fair in Jackson. Reeves said he doesn’t believe the state fair falls under crowd-limit rules because he considers it more of a “business operation” than a social gathering with some funds used to maintain the state fairgrounds.
This story was originally published September 22, 2020 at 5:56 PM.
