Resilient East Biloxi Community Festival

Resilient East Biloxi Community Festival

A special thanks to all of our sponsors, vendors, community organizations, volunteers, planning committee, and everyone who helped put this year’s event together. We look forward to seeing you all at next year’s festival!

Saturday, September 26 | 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM

Resilient East Biloxi: Community festival

Share stories, grow resilience

Join us for an afternoon of fun!

Food and art vendors
Community resources
Youth activities
REB Community Champion awards

At John Henry Beck Park | 671 Division Street, Biloxi, MS 39530

Join us!

Join us in celebrating the historic and cultural importance of East Biloxi while connecting with local community organizations and learning about ongoing community projects. Started in 2023, the REB Community Festival was created in response to resident conversations and feedback from our Fall 2022 Community Resource Expo. There was an expressed desire from both residents and participating organizations to see a similar event on a much larger scale. With this annual community festival, we seek to build upon the principles of the Resilient East Biloxi program and provide a safe, supportive, and encouraging space for the community to express themselves and celebrate the steps we are taking towards a resilient future.

This event features activities for all ages including:

Music & live entertainment
Local food & art vendors
Community organizations & resources
And more!

Sign up to be a vendor or volunteer!

Food Truck registration

This festival will be a great opportunity to connect with residents and show your support for community-led initiatives.

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Booth Registration

If you are a community organization, artist, or food vendor, who would like to participate, please fill out the registration form below.

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Volunteers needed!

We appreciate all support to make this a successful ongoing event.

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Thank You to Our 2026 Festival Sponsors!

interested in becoming a sponsor?

Champion awards

Is there an individual or organization that you think should be recognized for their work in uplifting and supporting the East Biloxi community? This is your chance to nominate them for the annual Resilient East Biloxi Community Champion award.

Nomination form

2026 Community Champions

Angela Griffin

James Pennington

Former Champion Awardees

Sabrina May

Leonard Jackson

Sherman & Brandy Kyse

James Crowell

Allytra Perryman

Michael Griffin

Pastor Kenneth Hollins

Kay Horne

Tyrone Burton

Demetrius Gayden

Anthony Mitchell Sr.

John Kemp

Lee’s International Supermarket

Qiyamah Williams, Community Resilience Specialist

qiyamah.williams@msstate.edu

info@placeslr.org

1815 Popps Ferry Rd. Biloxi, MS 39532

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About the Program for Local Adaptation to Changing environments

PLACE fosters a network of individuals and organizations working to enhance resilience to changing environmental conditions. It increases access to and application of relevant research, stimulates dialogue around vulnerabilities and adaptation strategies, and provides resources that facilitate resilience and mitigation actions. These goals are achieved by working directly with stakeholders across the Northern Gulf to identify critical gaps and address them by leveraging the resources and expertise of the network.