Companies will help bring three days of free music and dance from across America to Downtown Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, MS, September 17, 2026 — Thacker Mountain Radio Hour, the music and literature show based in Oxford, MS, is bringing its award-winning program to the 83rd National Folk Festival in Jackson, MS. The show will help kick off the three-day festival weekend with its performance on Thursday, November 12 at 7 pm at Hal and Mal’s in Downtown Jackson. This special collaboration is sponsored by Visit Jackson and Visit Oxford.
Guests will include Mississippi author, Jasmine Holmes, as well as National Folk Festival artists Rebolú, a dynamic Afro-Colombian ensemble, and Dat Mighty 9, bringing their high-octane Mardi Gras Indian sound…