The Festival Year
Dates move a little each year. Each festival below shows its next date when it's on our calendar, or when it was last held.
The Buford Pusser Festival
Three days in Adamsville honoring the Walking Tall sheriff: carnival rides, a petting zoo, fair food, free concerts, the Walking Tall Pageant, wrestling and a Saturday bus tour of the Pusser sites. Hosted every May by the Buford Pusser Home & Museum, call (731) 632-4080 for dates.
Rockabilly Highway Revival
McNairy County's biggest day of the year: live rockabilly on multiple stages, a classic car and hot rod show, motorcycles, vendors and food trucks filling historic downtown Selmer.
Last held: Saturday, June 13, 2026
Fourth of July
Parades, food trucks, live music and fireworks across the county, from Selmer's Freedom Fest to the Ramer parade and Adamsville's celebration in City Park.
Last held: Friday, July 3, 2026
Stars & Stripes Stampede Rodeo
Two nights of bull riding, bronc riding, team roping and barrel racing at the McNairy County AG Event Center, with a military tribute ceremony honoring active duty and veterans, a concert and food vendors.
Last held: Friday, August 21, 2026
The Broomcorn Festival
The third Saturday of September at Hockaday Handmade Brooms & Farm in Selmer: craft demonstrations, music and food celebrating the county's deep roots in Southern handcraft. First held in 1996, revived in 2025.
Last held: Saturday, September 19, 2026
Harvest Festival & Paint the Town
The Harvest Festival brings the season to downtown Selmer and the farmers market, and Paint the Town fills downtown Adamsville with plein air painters. Add haunted houses and harvest nights at Big Hill Pond, and October is packed.
Last held: Thursday, October 1, 2026
Christmas in the Ville & Holly Dolly
Parades, open houses, ice skating and pictures with Santa, in Adamsville and Selmer in early December.
Next: Thursday, December 3, 2026 · December 3–5
