Town of Carrollton, MS

10/11/2026

10/02/2026

Our first Pilgrimage activity today is the Giant Map of Mississippi. Here the 6th graders from Marshall Elementary learn about maps and Mississippi. If you get a chance drop in to watch for a few minutes.
Church tours start at 2 pm at the Carrollton Baptist Church.

10/01/2026

Lots happening in Carrollton the next two days!
Oct 2:
-selected classes visit the giant MS and US maps with guided activities by the MS Geographic Alliance based on the Ole Miss campus
-Wayne Carpenter will be on the square with Street Cuisine’s Loaded Spud truck at 11
-Carroll Academy homecoming parade at 1 pm
-Pilgrimage Church Tours start at Carrollton Baptist Church at 2 pm Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for students

Oct 3
Pioneer Day from 9 am to 3 pm
-Music 9:15am to 2pm in front of the courthouse
-Church Tours again at 2 pm
-4-H pet Show at 2 pm in front of the courthouse
-Tours at Cotesworth 10-2 $10/adults, $5/children

Come join us at Carrollton, Mississippi for the annual Pilgrimage and Pioneer Day Festival, voted the best Festival/Community Event in the People’s Choice 2026!

09/28/2026

See you there.

09/24/2026

The Carrollton Pilgrimage Board invites you to the 2026 pre-Pilgrimage event at Cotesworth on Saturday, September 26, at 2 pm, featuring Dr. Tim Smith, author of James Z. George: Mississippi’s Great Commoner. In describing his discussion, Smith says, “Although he’s pretty much unknown today, outside of Carrollton and Mississippi, J. Z. George was a fascinating historical player who had a huge impact on not only Mississippi, but also Washington. We will be exploring that impact as we talk about him and his role on the national level.”

George practiced law in Carrollton while he and his wife Bettye raised their children at Cotesworth. He served as the chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court and was Mississippi’s longest-serving U. S. Senator to that time. Mississippians of the early 20th century recognized his work and placed honored it with a statue in the U. S. Capitol.

A lecturer of history at the University of Tennessee at Martin and a former National Park Service interpreter, “I consider Carrollton my hometown,” Smith said, “so to be able to come back there and talk about history will be a lot of fun."

The event is free to the public, thanks to an America 250 grant.

09/23/2026

Don’t forget to get your 2026 Carrollton ornament which features the Carrollton Methodist Church. About half are gone already. We have all of the other ones in stock for the Pilgrimage. They will be at the Carrollton Town Hall on Friday and the Antiquities booth on Saturday. $20

09/23/2026

Don’t forget to get your 2026 Carrollton ornament which features the Carrollton Methodist Church. About half are gone already. We have all of the other ones in stock for the Pilgrimage. They will be at the Carrollton Town Hall on Friday and the Antiquities booth on Saturday.

09/17/2026

Come October 2-3 to see us!

09/07/2026

From the Town of Carrollton, have a relaxing Labor Day