The Whitman

08/31/2026

FRIDAY 9/11
DJ Jake
9PM, 18+, $10

08/31/2026

Your Weekly Downtown Hattiesburg Agenda

MONDAY
💃 Any Body Can Line Dance | 6:30 PM | RSJ Community Arts Center
💃 Dance Classes | 7 PM | Studio 522

TUESDAY
💪 FREE Strength & Movement | 10:30 AM | Ben McNair Center
🥃 Bourbon on Front Patio Specials | 3–7 PM
🏺 A Night on the Wheel Pottery Class | 5:30 PM | The Wheel in The Window Pottery Studio
💃 West Coast Swing | 6:30 & 7:30 PM | Studio 522
🧠 Trivia Night | 7 PM | The Porter Public House
🎤 Maisy Owens & Jordan Day | Grill & Grocery

WEDNESDAY
🥃 Bourbon on Front Patio Specials | 3–7 PM
🥂 Southern Prohibition Happy Hour | 3–6 PM
💃 Ballet & Movement | 3:30 & 4:30 PM | Studio 522
💪 Cardio with Carly | 5:30 PM | Studio 522
📚 Hemingbear Pipe Club | 6 PM | The Author Shoppe
🎤 Open Mic | Grill & Grocery
🍷 Wine Wednesday | Trattoria & Hen House Cocktail & Wine Bar
🧠 Trivia Night | 6:30 PM |🎤 Karaoke | 9 PM | Fat Cat
🚬 Hemingbear’s Pipe Club | 6 PM | The Author Shoppe

THURSDAY
💪 FREE Strength & Movement | 10:30 AM | Sigler Center
🌽 Downtown Hattiesburg Farmers Market | 3–7 PM | Town Square Park
🏺 A Night on the Wheel Pottery Class | 5:30 PM | The Wheel in the Window
🎨 Weekday Watercolor | 6–8 PM | RSJ Community Arts Center
🎤 Open Mic | 7 PM | The Author Shoppe
🎶 Zo & Troy | Grill & Grocery

FRIDAY
🐟 VFW Post 3036 First Friday Fish Fry | 11 AM–1 PM | VFW Post 3036 | $12
💃 Homeschool Dance | 11:15 AM–12 PM | Studio 522
🧘 Chair Yoga with Michelle | 9:15 AM | Studio 522
🥂 Happy Hour | 2–5 PM | Hen House Cocktail & Wine Bar
🍷 Wine & Cheese Tasting | 4–6 PM | Twin Forks Wine and Provisions
🎶 Rob Mortimer & Goodpaper | Grill & Grocery
⚽ WCU Men’s Soccer vs. Louisiana State University Alexandria | 7:30 PM | Danny Owen’s Field | FREE
🩷 Pink Friday: Barbie vs. Bratz | 8 PM | Fat Cat

SATURDAY
🛍️ Street Market | 9 AM- 3 PM | The Lucky Rabbit
🛍️ Art Market | 9 AM- 3 PM | The Mockingbird
📚 Crafting with Books: Fall Book Page Garland| 10 AM | The Author Shoppe
🥂 The OG Nasty Brunch | 11 AM–2 PM | Hattiesburgers and Blues
📚Yet, She Persists Book Signing | 2–4 PM | The Author Shoppe
🎲 RPG Open Table | 2–4 PM | The Author Shoppe
🍷 Wine & Cheese Tasting | 3–5 PM | Twin Forks Wine and Provisions
🎶 Brad and Sam | 6–8 PM | The Porter Public House
🎶 Ted Hefko | Grill & Grocery

SUNDAY
🍳 Brunch | 11 AM–4 PM | Southern Prohibition
🥂 Bottomless Mimosas | The Porter Public House

✨ Plus, there’s even more happening Downtown!

For the full list of events, visit the Downtown Hattiesburg Events Calendar:👉 https://downtownhattiesburg.com/events/

08/31/2026

Wait... you thought Fairley's was JUST about the wings?
We love our wings. Obviously. But don't sleep on the burgers.
Big, juicy, stacked up and ready to prove that Fairley's can handle more than one kind of craving.
Come for the wings. Stay because somebody at the table ordered a burger and now you're jealous.

08/31/2026

08/30/2026

08/30/2026

Sometimes you gotta be a tourist in your own town. 💕

Step 1: Start early, the brunch crowd waits for no one 👀

We picked up a golf cart at 10 AM, made a Mural loop and worked up an appetite doing the illusions at the Hattiesburg Pocket Museum. (Pro-tip 👉 EXCELLENT spots for holiday cards)

We had reservations at Buschman Street Café (critical for peak times and weekends) and Spencer absolutely knocked it out of the park with personalized drink and menu options for our littlest guests . Everyone felt the royal treatment, hands down the best service in the city.

Step 2: Stay hydrated.

We decided to get our water topically at Serengeti Springs. Highly recommend a cabana, they do have large ones for a party but even the regular family sized ones are really well priced splurge for a staycation, less than $100 a day and came with very attentive servers, a safe and ice chest.

It was busy but we had no trouble getting tubes for the lazy river, the water was so clear and clean, very short wait times if any for slides. We give the waterpark experience 10/10 for sure.

****Full disclosure***** there is A LOT more water in that bucket than it looks like from Hardy Street.

Step 3: Dessert is mandatory.

We started winding it up around 5 PM but had to swing by Pop&Co. for a scoop and a snack. The popcorn made for the perfect afternoon golf cart ride to dry off and relax after a full day.

It’s not about the golf cart ride, it’s about the memories. (And the skipped parking hassle)
Before you spend thousands going somewhere else, check out what’s in your own backyard. Sometimes you gotta be a tourist in your own town. 💕
Visit Hattiesburg

08/30/2026

The Whitman agenda….lol!