Celebrating 50 Years of Lemuria Books

Name: Celebrating 50 Years of Lemuria Books
Start: 2026-04-11T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-04-11T22:00:00-05:00
Location: Cathead Distillery

Schedule

Sat Apr 11 2026 at 10:00 am to 10:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Cathead Distillery | Jackson, MS

Join us for an ALL DAY PARTY to Celebrate 50 Years of Lemuria Books!
About this Event

FREE ENTRY from 11am to 2pm

TICKETED ENTRY starting at 2pm

We'll be kicking off the day with kids activities from 11am to 2pm
-Kids storytimes with local authors
-Photo opportunities with book characters
-Kids scavenger hunt
-Food Trucks
-Live music by T.B.Ledford & The Accumulators + Davis Coen
-Kids Kite Flying

Ticketed portion of the day will be 2pm to 10pm
-Various authors discuss what Lemuria has meant to them
-Live music begins at 3pm

Acts Include:

Bobby Rush
Jacktown USA Band with Eddie Cotton, Zac Harmon, Dexter Allen, Rashad the Blues Kid, Chad Wesley
Kenny Brown Trio
Michael Farris Smith & The Smokes

In addition to all the activities, Cathead Distillery will have a specialty cocktails in honor of the event. Take a leap with Larry the Lemur in celebration of our mascot!

We hope you will join us in celebrating this monumentous milestone for the store and the Jackson community.