Ocean Springs has a groovy art scene, thriving downtown

TIM ISBELL/SUN HERALDThe night life in downtown Ocean Springs is a popular affair as establishments on Washington Avenue and Government Street get plenty of business in Oct. 2014. A new state law could permit the city to establish a downtown leisure district that would for the first time allow patrons to bar hop with alcoholic beverages in go cups. TIM ISBELL SUN HERALD

Nicknamed the City of Discovery, Ocean Springs has a lot to offer seasonal tourists and locals. Just off the eastern shore of the Biloxi Bay, Ocean Springs has a thriving downtown area surrounded by Live oaks with everything from arts and crafts to a thriving nightlife featuring live music and more. Get a glimpse of the beautiful beachfront and find out what you have been missing.

Population: 17,530

Points of Interest

• Fort Maurepas Park, 499 Front Beach Drive, 875-8665

• G.I. Museum, 5796 Ritcher Road, 872-1943

• Gulf Hills Golf Club, 13700 Paso Road, Ocean Springs, 872-9663

• Gulf Islands National Seashore, 3500 Park Road, 875-9057

• Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center of Arts & Education, 1600 Government St., 818-2878

• Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA, 1810 Government St., 875-5050

• Ocean Springs Art Walk, Sept. 3, 2016, downtown, 447-4249

• Ocean Springs Fresh Market, Saturdays, 1000 Washington Ave., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 257-2496

• Ocean Springs Hospital, 3109 Bienville Blvd., 818-1111

• Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival, Nov. 56, 2016, downtown Ocean Springs, 875-4424,

• Spring Arts Festival, Last weekend in March annually, which will be March 2526, 2017, downtown Ocean Springs, 875-4424

• Shearwater Pottery, 102 Shearwater Dr., 875-7320

• Walter Anderson Museum of Art, 510 Washington Ave., 872-3164,

This story was originally published May 19, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Ocean Springs has a groovy art scene, thriving downtown."

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