Food & Beverage
The National Folk Festival features a variety of local, regional, and international cuisine, as well as classic festival fare, that will take diners on a culinary journey across Mississippi, the Deep South, the nation, and the world, with choices to please every palate.
Savory
FiftYards Daily Bread (Jackson, MS) FiftYards Daily Bread is a people’s-choice food trailer with the best catfish in town. Stop by and say hello!
Greek and Mediterranean Cuisine (Rolesville, NC)
Greek and Mediterranean Cuisine draws on 25 years of festival experience to serve a flavorful fusion of Greek and American street food.
Jerk City Grille (Ridgeland, MS)
Jerk City Grille blends Caribbean and Southern cuisine, with a hint of spice and plenty of Southern hospitality.
Lee’s Heavenly BBQ & Soul Food (Edwards, MS)
Lee’s Heavenly BBQ & Soul Food is an award-winning family favorite serving slow-smoked BBQ, jerk chicken, and homemade sides.
Lil’ Tex (Jackson, MS)
Lil’ Tex brings bold Texas-style flavor to the festival.
Liz & Nomie’s Gourmet Eats (Gulfport, MS)
Award-winning Chef Rae brings French Creole cuisine with a soul food flair from the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Loren’s Colombian Kitchen (Ridgeland, MS)
Loren’s Colombian Kitchen honors generations of family recipes with handmade arepas, empanadas, and traditional Colombian favorites.
Mayflower Cafe (Jackson, MS)
Mayflower Cafe, a Jackson institution since 1935, brings its legendary Greek-Southern fare and famous comeback sauce to the festival.
Nell Grace Cajun Restaurant (Jackson, MS)
The Nell Grace pairs Southern comfort food with bold Cajun spirit, straight from downtown Jackson.
Sermon Sandwich Bar (Jackson, MS)
Sermon Sandwich Bar, a Fondren favorite, serves inventive takes on classic sandwiches.
Ubons BBQ (Yazoo City, MS)
Ubons BBQ, one of Mississippi’s oldest championship BBQ families, is known worldwide for its pulled pork and its wings, made famous on Beat Bobby Flay.
X Factor Mobile Catering (Moss Point, MS)
Classically trained Chef Charles “Shakur” Jennings serves festival favorites like burgers, hot dogs, chicken tenders, and fries.
Treats & Sweets
Daughtry’s Concession (Wilmer, AL)
Daughtry’s Concession is family-owned and serves all your favorite fair and carnival foods.
Dippin Dots of Central MS (Clinton, MS)
Dippin Dots of Central MS scoops up a crowd favorite: beaded ice cream in a rainbow of flavors.
Mississippi Black Pot (Coila, MS)
Mississippi Black Pot, a three-generation family business, cooks pork skins and cracklings the old-fashioned way in a black pot.
Nae’s Puddin (Jackson, MS)
Nae’s Puddin dishes up gourmet puddings in flavors like banana, Oreo, red velvet, and Biscoff.
One Stop Concession
One Stop Concession has all the snack-stand classics: Kool-Aid pickles, nachos, candy apples, boiled peanuts, cotton candy, and more.
Sweet Crunch Tanghulu (Flushing, NY)
Sweet Crunch Tanghulu serves fresh fruit skewers in a crunchy candy glaze, a vegan and gluten-free treat.
The Parad-Ice (Forest, MS)
The Parad-Ice brings authentic Mexican street food to Central Mississippi with refreshing raspados and savory elotes.
Tropical Island Concessions (Raleigh, NC)
Tropical Island Concessions has 30+ years of experience serving fair food, deep-fried desserts, and fresh strawberry lemonade.
Beverages
Homegirl Beverage Company (Jackson, MS)
Homegirl Beverage Company pours handcrafted lemonade made with real lemons, in over 20 flavors.
Metro Squeeze (Clinton, MS)
Metro Squeeze serves hot gourmet funnel cakes and fresh-squeezed lemonade.
Sip & Sweets (Clinton, MS)
Sip and Spin Sweets is a family-owned trailer serving fresh-squeezed lemonade and gourmet cotton candy.
Water available throughout the site.
Alcoholic Beverages
The festival offers a wide selection of beers, including national brands and local brews, as well as seltzers, canned cocktails, and specialty themed batch cocktails. (Please see the festival map for beverage sales locations.)
Alcoholic beverages provided by Southern Beverage Company, Fertile Ground Beer Co., and Cathead Distillery.
