June 29-July 2 – Mississippi Championship Hot Air Balloon Fest, Madison County Multipurpose Complex, Canton. 601-859-1307, balooncanton.com.
July 9 – Rod Stewart/Cyndi Lauper, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. 800-745-3000, tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
July 12-15 – Choctaw Indian Fair, Choctaw (The Band Perry, Hunter Hayes, Dan+Shay, more), choctawindianfair.com.
July 14-15 – Mississippi Watermelon Festival (John Conlee, fireworks), Mize City Park, Mize. 877-790-9722, mswatermelonfestival.com.
July 16 – Dwight Yoakam, BancorpSouth Arena, Tupelo. 662-841-6528, bcsarena.com
July 20 – Scotty McCreery, Riley Center, Meridian. 601-696-2200, msurileycenter.com.
July 21-28 – Neshoba County Fair (Gatlin Brothers, more), Fairgrounds, Philadelphia. 601-656-8480, neshobacountyfair.org.
July 28-30 – Natchez Food and Wine Festival. 601-660-7300, natchezfoodandwinefest.com.
Aug. 4 – Kenny Chesney, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, 800-745-3000, tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
Aug. 7 – Judy Collins and Stephen Stills, Riley Center, Meridian. 601-696-2200, msurileycenter.com.
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