MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST UPDATES
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
Calendar of Events
The Mississippi Gulf Coast is returning to normal operations in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Our beautiful
Coast suffered immense damage, but momentum is growing as we enter the rebuilding phase of recovery.
Starting now, and over the course of the next several years, the Mississippi Gulf Coast will truly be a land of
opportunity for the visitor.
We are staying busy on the Mississippi Gulf Coast with exciting events
from Mardi Gras to the Cajun Crawfish Festival. Our tradition of an-
nual special events continues with all of the spirit and hospitality that
visitors have come to expect.
MARCH APRIL May 27-28 – Annual Spring June 24-25 – Scrapin’ The
“May Show” – D’Iberville – Coast – Mississippi Coast Coli-
March 3-5 – MS Boat, Sport April 7 – WAMA Gala –
(228) 832-7710 seum, Biloxi.. 228-365-6720
and RV Show- Mississippi Ocean Springs Community
www.scrapinthecoast.com
Coast Coliseum Grounds, Center. JUNE
Biloxi. 228-594-3700 228-875-4424 or 872-3164
June 1-4 – Home & Garden/ June 30 – July 3 – Annual
www.walterandersonmuseum.org
Arts & Craft Expo – Mississippi Crab Festival – 10am-10pm -
March 11 – Mustang, Shelby
Coast Coliseum, Biloxi Under the Oaks next to Our
and Ford Products Show – April 20-23 & 28-30 –
866-294-8977 Lady of the Gulf, Bay St Louis.
Henderson Ford –Waveland – Country Cajun Crawfish Fes-
228-467-6509.
228-388-1880 tival – Mississippi Coast Coli-
seum. Biloxi. 228-594-3700 June 2-3 – US Classic Gun &
Knife Show – Mississippi Coast JULY
March 18 – St. Patrick’s Day www.mscoastcoliseum.com
Coliseum, Biloxi. July 1-4 - Annual Mississippi
Parade – Downtown Biloxi,
April 22 – Earth Day Festival 226-665-3054 Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo
2pm 228-875-9995,
875-0267 – Gulf Islands National Sea- Jones Park/Gulfport Small
shore/Ocean Springs. June 8-18 – 2006 Coast Coli- Craft Harbor. (228) 863-2713.
228-875-9057 seum Summer Fair – Mississippi www.fishrodeo.com
March 19 – Shenanigan’s St
www.nps.gov/guis Coast Coliseum, Biloxi
Patrick’s Day parade –
228-594-3700
Downtown Gulfport, 24th
MAY
Ave, 14th St, 21st St, 15th St.
2:00pm. 228-864-6211 May 6-7 – Renaissance Festi- June 23-25 – Home and Prod-
val – Ocean Springs. uct Show – Mississippi Coast
March 25 – Annual Barbecue 228-875-4424 Coliseum, Biloxi
Under the Oaks – 11:30am to 228-896-7646
2pm, Oaklawn, 7344 Menge May 25-28 – 4Th Annual
Ave, Pass Christian. Catfish Festival – St. Ann
228-435-9800 Church, 23529 Highway 53,
Lizana, (228) 832-2560 or
March 25-26 – Herb Fest - 860-1533
Downtown Ocean Springs.
228-875-4424 May 26-29 – All Harley Me-
morial Day Blowout
Gulfport Dragway, Gulfport
228-863-4408
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST UPDATES
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Accommodations Update
BILOXI HOTELS Royal Gulf, An Apartment Resi- Gulfport Beachfront Hotel
The current room inventory dence 228-864-4310. 800-441-0887
on the Mississippi Gulf Coast Best Western Oak Manor 228-385-7800
225-435-4331 Magnolia Plantation Hotel
is approximately 5,000 out
Southern Comfort Camping Resort 228-832-8400, 800-700-7858
of 18,000 rooms that were Econo Lodge of Biloxi 228-432-1700, 877-302-1700
available pre-Katrina. As 228-374-7644, 800-553-2666 Ramada Limited
the Coast rebuilds, more BILOXI BED & BREAKFAST 228-868-8500
Edgewater Inn
rooms will come online. 228-388-1100, 800-323-9676 Lofty Oaks Inn Bed & Breakfast Sun Suites
228-392-6722 228-214-0320, 866-SUN-SUITES
Hampton Inn – Biloxi
Already, we have available 228-435-9010 D’IBERVILLE HOTELS GULFPORT CAMPGROUNDS
meeting space, golf courses, Econo Lodge Inn & Suites
Hampton Inn – Biloxi/Ocean 228-396-0100, 800-228-5151 Bayberry RV Park
charter fishing, regional Springs 228-328-4422
attractions, shopping venues, 228-872-6370 Howard Johnson Express Inn
and exceptional restaurants 228-396-2110 Baywood Campground Inc
Holiday Inn Hotel 228-896-4840
cooking up our famous fresh 228-436-0201, 800-387-7723 Suburban Lodge
seafood. 228-396-5780, 800-951-7829 Campgrounds of the South
Howard Johnson Express 228-539-2922
228-432-2000 Travelodge
228-396-4488, 800-578-7878 Mabry’s Red Barn RV Park
IP Hotel & Casino (formerly Im- 228-328-4475
perial Palace) Wingate Inn
228-436-3000, 888-946-2847 228-396-0036 Shields RV Park
228-871-5435
Isle of Capri Casino Resort GULFPORT HOTELS Active duty military only.
228-436-4753, 800-THE-ISLE
Best Value Inn GULFPORT BED & BREAKFAST
Palace Casino Resort 228-868-8500
228-432-8888, 800-725-2239 Camille Bed & Breakfast
Best Western Seaway Inn 228-863-1940, 800-260-9905
BILOXI CONDOS 228-861-0050, 800-822-4141
LONG BEACH
Beaujolais Villas Condominiums Crystal Inn
228-396-1004, 800-559-1004 McCarter Lane Guest House
228-822-9600, 888-822-9600 228-863-9942
BILOXI CAMPGROUNDS Econo Lodge & Suites Red Creek Inn Bed & Breakfast
Fox’s RV Park & Complex 228-863-9910, 800-553-2666 228-452-3080
228-388-2149, 800-736-7275 Fairfield Inn by Marriott
228-822-9000, 800-489-8158 LONG BEACH CAMPGROUNDS
Lakeview RV Resort (formerly
Leisure Lake Resort) Magic River Resort
French Garden Apartment Homes 228-452-4405
228-396-2211 228-832-2325, 877-299-8382
Martin Lake Resort SAUCIER
Hampton Inn
228-875-9157 228-868-3300, 800-984-7489 Rouse Retreat Cabin
228-832-7607
Mazalea Travel Park Holiday Inn Airport
228-392-8575, 800-877-8575 228-868-8200, 800-441-0892 Countryside RV Park
228-539-0807
Parkers Landing RV Park Holiday Inn Express/Sports Com-
228-392-7717, 800-732-1372 plex
228-864-7222
FEBRUARY 2006
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Golf Courses
HARRISON COUNTY PASS CHRISTIAN JACKSON COUNTY
BILOXI The Oaks Golf Club GAUTIER
Scheduled to reopen May/
Mississippi National Golf Club
June 2006. 18 hole course.
Dogwood Hills Golf Course 18 hole course.
228-452-0909.
18 hole course. 228-497-2372
228-392-9805
Pass Christian Isles Golf Club
Shell Landing Golf Course
18 hole course.
Sunkist Country Club 18 hole course.
228-452-4851
18 hole course. 228-497-5683
228-388-3961
SAUCIER
GULFPORT OCEAN SPRINGS
Grand Bear Golf Course
Great Southern Golf Club 18 hole course.
Gulf Hills Golf Club This $100 million industry may
18 hole course. Opening March 18 hole course. be the leader of the tourism
228-607-7100
1, 2006. 228-872-9663 industry’s recovery. Although
228-896-3536. HANCOCK COUNTY several courses suffered major
St. Andrews Golf Course
damage, 90% of the courses on
Gulfport Par 3 Golf Course BAY ST LOUIS 18 hole course.
228-875-7730
the Coast are operational as of
9 hole course. January 2006.
Bridges Golf club at Casino
228-868-3809
Magic
PASCAGOULA
18 hole course. Closing March
Pine Bayou Golf Course
6 - September for repairs. Pascagoula Country Club
18 hole course. Open to the
228-463-4047 18 hole course; clubhouse
public from the 28th Street
located in temporary trailer
gate.
DIAMONDHEAD 228-762-1466
228-871-2494
Diamondhead Cardinal & Whispering Pine Golf Course
Windance Country Club Pine Courses 18 hole course.
18 hole course. Two 18 hole courses 228-588-6111
228-832-4871 228-255-3910
Attractions Our coast is still home to the
world’s longest man-made
Beauvoir – scheduled to reopen Biloxi Shrimping Trip– 228- The Friendship Oak – Long beach, which is currently
June 3, 2008 www.beauvoir.org 385-1182. Biloxi Small Craft Beach, survived the storm with being sifted and cleaned in
Harbor, possible March 2006 minor damage order to begin a beach re-
Biloxi Bay Charter & Nature www.biloxishrimpingtrip.com plenishment project. Re-
Tours – 228-209-9977, Point Gulf Islands Water Park – 228- markably, several attractions
Cadet March, 2006. 328-1266. Reopening April
Biloxi Tour Train – 228-374-
2006. on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
8687 – Tour includes East Biloxi. have opened their doors and
Biloxi Little Theatre – 228- www.gulfislandswaterpark.com
www.biloxitourtrain.com are welcoming guests, in-
432-8543 – Regular show
schedule.
Boykin Enterprises – 228-990-
Gulfport Dragway – 228-863- cluding: Stennis Space Cen-
4408. Gulfport. Open for racing ter, Gulf Islands Waterpark
0599, Gautier.. Provides eco-
Biloxi Natatorium – 228-435- March 1, 2006.
6108 Biloxi.. Hours vary .
tours of the Pascagoula River
www.gulfportdragway.com
(seasonal), the Biloxi Schoo-
Basin. ners, Ship Island (seasonal),
Biloxi Schooners – 228-435- Gulf Islands National Seashore – the Walter Anderson Mu-
Center Stage – 228-388-6258,
6320. Point Cadet.
Biloxi. Regular show schedule
228-875-9057, Ocean Springs. seum of Art, and many shop-
www.maritimemuseum.org Davis Bayou area. ping outlets and restaurants.
www.nps.gov/guis
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
ATTRACTIONS
Gulfport Little Theatre – 228-864-7983, Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Walter Anderson Museum of Art – 228-
Regular show schedule. Wildlife Refuge – 228-497-6322. 872-3164,. Ocean Springs.
http://mississippisandhillcrane.fws.gov www.walterandersonmuseum.org
J L Scott Marine Education Center &
Aquarium – 228-374-5550. Ocean The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art/ Wolf River Canoe/Natural Adventures
Springs. www.usm.edu/aquarium Pleasant Reed House – 228-374-5547, Touring Kayaks 228-452-7666, 21640
Reopening spring of 2007. Tucker Rd, Long Beach, Spring 2006.
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center – 228- www.georgeohr.org
897-6039. Gulfport. Reopening May 2006
www.lmdc.org Saenger Theatre for the Performing Arts
– 228-435-6291, 170 Reynoir St, Biloxi, VISIT US ON THE WEB
Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum – regular schedule and special events.
228-435-6320, Biloxi. Booking Schooner www.biloxi.ms.us AT
tours. www.maritimemuseum.org WWW. GULFCOAST.ORG
Ship Island Excursions – 228-864-1014,
Mary C O’Keefe Cultural Center – 228- 1-866-466-7386, Limited schedule
818-2878. Currently in use by Shearwater Spring 2006. Gulfport Small Craft Har-
Pottery potters. bor. www.msshipisland.com
McCoy’s River and Marsh Tours – 228- StenniSphere, NASA Space Center –
588-0656, Moss Point. Provides eco-tours 228-688-3341. www.nasa.gov/
of the Pascagoula River Basin. centers/stennis/home/index.html
Casino Updates Mississippi Charter Boat services are available. Check
www.gulfcoast.org for a list of charter boats to call for
These casinos opened December of 2005. Others plan to open your reservation or call 1-888-565-1122.
during 2006 and early 2007.
IP Hotel & Casino Mississippi Gulf Coast room reservations:
1-888-WIN-ATIP 1-888-388-1006
www.ipbiloxi.com - Over 1,900 ticket in and ticket out slots and
52 table games; plus a brand new luxurious poker room with 16
tables Mississippi Gulf Coast Golf reservations:
1-866-383-4653 or 1-888-388-1006
Isle of Capri Casino Resort
1-800-THE-ISLE
www.isleofcapricasino.com - 930 slot machines, 25 table games, A listing of all restaurants on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
and 9 poker tables.
currently open or opening soon can be found on our web
Palace Casino site, www.gulfcoast.org.
1-800-PALACE-9
www.palacecasinoresort.com - 827 slots and video poker ma-
chines and 14 table games.