A'Fair

Come Celebrate Our 51st Year

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The Hernando Optimist Club hosts the A'Fair every year on the 3rd Saturday of May.  This event started in August 1974 and continues to grow every year.  All of the activities are held on the beautiful historic downtown square in Hernando, Mississippi.  The Hernando A'Fair is a "rain or shine" event.  There is no admission fee and parking is free.

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Events

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Laurie Wylie Memorial 5K Race - 7:30am

The A'Fair starts off at 7:30am with the Laurie L. Wylie Memorial 5K Race.
Registration is held on Center Street across from the Trustmark Bank parking lot.
All proceeds go directly to the Laurie L. Wylie Education Fund.

Artist & Crafter Booths 9:00am - 4:00pm

Artists and crafters have booths in the parking area around the Hernando Courthouse and downtown Commerce Street to the Hernando City Hall. In 2016, 220 vendors with handcrafted pottery, watercolor, oil painting, photography, sewn and embroidered items, woodcraft, ironcraft, jewelry, and everything in between attended. Several vendors conduct demonstrations to show how their crafts are made.

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Live Music 9:00am - 5:00pm

Live music throughout the day with a special performance on Friday night May 17th from 7:00 - 9:00 by the band "Almost Famous"

May 18th 2024 Entertainment Schedule


8:45 Ann Phillip Jordan - National Anthem
9:00 Emory Eldridge
10:00 Devan Yanik
11:00 Brian Blake
12:00 Boomers
2:00 Sonny Wilson Band
3:00 Zack Worship Band

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Kid's Area 9:00am - 4:00pm

The kid's zone is located on Commerce Street at City Hall. To make it fun for families with children, many vendors offer sand art, face painting, hair braiding, etc. Fun activities such as water walking balls are available for the young and the young at heart.

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Food Vendors 9:00am - 4:00pm

Food vendors are located in front of the Hernando Courthouse Hwy 51 and on Panola Street on the south side of the courthouse. Here you'll typically enjoy a wide variety of choices including BBQ, corn dogs, burgers, home cooking, homemade ice cream, and other scrumptious dessert delights. Tables and chairs are available.

T-Shirt Design Contest

Calling All Artist 19 years old and younger to enter our A'Fair Arts and Crafts festival T-Shirt Design Contest
Winner gets their name on the T-Shirt and $100.00. Entry must be postmarked by April 15th or submitted by email to [email protected]

Send Your Designs To:
Optimist Club of Hernando 
P.O. Box 532
Hernando MS 38632

662-280-8875

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Sorted By Vendor

ARTS & CRAFTS VENDORS
Business Booth # Description
David Elmore D & P Concessions 2-3 concessions
Lisa Hughes Frozen Magic 6-7 Concessions
Javier Tunstall J's Concessional 8-9 Food Concessions
Eugene Hicks Hicks Foods 10 Hot Tamales
Peter Saldo Popio's 15 Pickles; Salsas
Earnestine Brooks 16 Pork Skins
Pamela Turner Blissfully Blue Creations 17 Sublimation tumblers, shirts, etc.
Ashley Poole Mom & Sis Headbands 18 headbands embroidered hats
Joey McDermott Joey McDermott Photography 19 photography
Danielle Robbins R & K Creations 20 Wood burned & etched crafts
Cheyenne Beadles Lady Bug Custom Gifts 21 polymer clay earrings
Betty Swift Betty's Creative Crafts 22 Deco Mesh Wreaths
Lindsey Jones Castaway Creations 23 painted art
Danni Long Porchside Inspirations 24-25 signs; jewelry
Tanner Bellenfant Bell's Wood Work and Crafts 26-27 wooden flags
Leigha Green Weathered & Wild 28 Jewelry;mugs; bookmarks
Dawn Buffington Dab builders 31 Wood Crafts
William Smith Business Time BBQ Rub 34 Dry BBQ Rub
Vicki Britton Vicki's Quilts 35 bowl holders;towels
Zac Doyle ZD Pottery 36 Pottery
Meg Bender Brewbakers Barkery 37 dog treats
Chell Hale Chell's Aromatherapy (38-39 with L. Jamison) soaps, scrubs, beard care
Lillian Jamison Sweet Freeze Candy 38-39 Freeze Dried Candy
Paul Koehler Woodworks by Paul 40 Wood (clocks,crosses,etc
Kim Jones Chick-fil-a 42 concession
Chris & Denise Lyons SlowRoast Mississippi Coffee 43 coffee beans
Jimmy Rutherford Rutherford Metal Art 44-45 bottle trees
Sharon Runkel SRW Embroidery 46-47 Embroidered Baby Items
Angela Howard Beautiful Leaf Sisters 48 laser cut boards, signs, boxes, jewelry
Allen Couch Couch Barware 49 Antler Handle Barware, knives, bracelets
Rami Awwad Bethlehem Shop 50 carved items
Mary Nichols Silverware 2 Wear 51 Silverware Jewelry
David McCullar 52 leather and metal stamped items
Nathan Sanford The Grumpy Man 53 salsa; pepper jellies
Betty Sparrow The Crazy Gourd Lady 54 gourd birdhouses
Jo Ann Blair JAB Pottery 55 pottery
Ashley Parker Coopers Closet Boutique 56 make your own T-shirt
Dana & Crystal Robeson Sugahlilly"s Creations 57 sugar cookies; freeze dried candy
Kizzy Townsend Ultimate Paint Experience 58 Hand drawn paint kits
Michael A Dillinger Michael Ann's Quilts and More 59 Quilts, Coasters, wood
Anna Deason Indi Jean Collective 60 Embroidery; Screen Prints
Kathy Lanier DA Bombs by Morgan Tibbens 61-62 scrubs, soaps, etc.
Jessica Humphreys JH Artwear & Designs 63 Artist
Steve Christian S & S Crafts 64-65 wood & metal crafts
Ellie Overstreet O. Sugar! 66 body care Products;candles
Shonsanta Love Loves Dessert Bar 67 Mini Cheesecakes
Sara Winters The Little Tyger 68 Crochet; Blankets
Anita Meador Jagged Edges 69 Water Color; Acrylic Art
Natalie Cooper Custom Art by Nat Coop 70 handpainted artwork
Wendy Pirtle Down South Shabby 71 Art;home décor;garden art
Wesley Evans Pottery by Wes 72-73 pottery
Carol Ann Summers Missions Possible 74 Acrylic Paintings
Kim Hunt Picture Mississippi 75-76 prints; t-shirts
Tiffany Ashcraft Ishi 77-78 door hangers; dough bowls
Dale Summers Unique gifts 79 scroll art,pens,clocks
Elaine Elsas Painted by Holly 80 Prints
Susan Rutherford Hernando Point Farm 81 sauces and glazes
Heather Adams Faith Farms 82 Goat milk soap
Emma Roberts UMMC Student Health Coalition 83-84 health screenings
Diane Cupples Fat Boyz Shaved Ice 85-86 Shave Ice;sodas;pickles
Collin Stewart Collin's 87-88 Concessions
J C Youngblood Mempops 89-90 fruit & cream pops
Diana Chavis Playmaker Concessions 91-92 food concession
Barry Heston Funnel Cake Family 93-94 funnel cakes; Lemonade
Donald Blalock 100 minerals;fossils;metal;jewelry
David Prince Crystal Clear Signs 101 Mailboxes and address signs
Fern Brown Wooden Hands 102-103 wooden yard art, suncatchers
Ashley Jolly Pens by Maddie 104 DIY pens, keychains
Sarah Breithaupt Brite Bites Candy Co 105 Freeze Dried Products
SoCo 106
Katlin McDaniel KMM Clay 107 Polymer Clay crafts
Susan Williams Natural Sense 108 pottery; goat milk soaps
Stephanie Gansman 109-110 watercolor and acrylic paintings
Anne Smith Backwoods Toys 111-112 wood toys, bird house
Molly Ratliff North MS Homeschool Acad 113 handmade insect repellent; soad
Lisa Farrell 114 Jewelry
Tabi Myers 115 upcycled clothing
Teresa Perkins T's Beads 116 bottle bird feeders; jewelry
AC's 117 Square Business
Timmy Davis Davis Family Medical 118 First Aid
Sean Howell Banyon Waterfowl 119A duck calls; paracord bracelets
Jann Bryant Cub Scout Pack 141 119 craft items
Brooke Hill Pinch of Grace Jewelry 120 Jewelry (silversmith)
Dorothy Lessel Pottery Shed 121 pottery
Jennifer Hogue J H Embroidery 122-123 Clothing: embroidery
Amanda Colburn TRIPPIE Hippie Henna 124 Henna Tattoos
Bronwynn Webster Lilian & Meadows 125 Resin; hair tensil
Stephanie Harris MOD by Stephanie 126-127 artwork
Laura Stevens H'do UMC 128
crochet baby blankets; prayer beads; bird houses; nativities
Carlos Vega The Wind 129 musical instruments
Cynthia Hillingsworth Cynthia's Boutique 130 Square Business
Ranae Napper LK Creations 131 Baked Goods
Shelli Owens Imperfect Pottery 132 pottery
Caroline Smith 901 Drift 133 jewelry from drift wood
Nia Thompson ecee.rain 134 Macrame
Music Store 135
Liz Rutherford Rutherford Pottery 136-137 Pottery
Brooke Riley B. Riley Designs 138 T-Shirts with sublimation designs
Megan Purnell Pawtissiere, LLC 139 Animal treats
Wendy Johnson Links by Lena 140-140a jewelry
Lauren Martin Club Pilates 141 information
Heather McCullom Fresh Air Solutions 141A information
Adam Britt A D Britt Leather 142-143 Leatherwork
Deana Ferguson-Marter Southern Chicks 144-145 t-shirts
Jamie Smith The Square Cupboard 146 business
Carrie Eaton MC Designs 147 jewelry
M.M. Hardwick Hardwick Design 148 Tumblers,Woodworking; Resin art
Valli Stone Vstone Designs 149 jewelry
April Jones Hernando Lions Club 150 BBQ
Rocio Al Zerkani Calypso Lapidary 151 Jewelry
Social x Saint 152
Beth Smith Creatively Crafted 153 wood signs
Rochelle Knight Magnolia Knight 154 candles and wax melts
Matthew Thompson North Creek Bowls 155 Wood Bowls & Boards
Zachery Curtis Shantyman 156-157 Jerky; Meat Sticks
Amy Harrison Muddy Mae Pottery 158-159 Pottery, frames, birdhouses
Ryan Hutto The Chilly Chimp 213 chocolate covered bananas
Mikki Holmes McAlister's Deli 215 Sandwiches;tea
Ben Thompson Idahippi 217
Tristin Dorsey Renewal by Andersen 300 information
Stephanie Collie Compel Church 301 church
Terry Booker Frame of Mind 302-303 woodworks
Sarah Jonkus Glitterfy Creations 304 various crafts
Elizabeth Turner Leapin Lizardz (sharing 305-306) Plant stakes and windchimes
Megan Farrell Farrell's Fantastic Fibers 305-306 Crochet Wearables; Blankets
Pam Brown Simply Majicc Candles 307-308 candles, etc.
Park Noyes Earth Crafts & Stones 309-310 Rocks and minerals
Zane Pure 311 Baked candies and cookies
Vickie Perry Vik-Art 312 Sublimation
Brennan Reeks Love, Bren Co 313 Embroidered items
Greer Wheeler Wheeler Woodworking 314 Wood Crafts
Jennifer Dickerson Fan Gear Apparel 316 Custom tops; Custom ball caps
Callie New Christian Journey 317 bracelets
Amanda Nolan Shade Tree Quilts 318 quilts
Daphne Walker Kaleb's Kreations 319 cake, pie, cookies,
Marlene Bell Colorful Creations 321 hot/cold packs
Patrick Leonard Blessed Memories 322 handcrafted woodwork
Kyleigh Smith Southern Skincare and Candle 323 candles and body rubs
Jennifer Meredith Hair Bowz by Design 324 Hair Bows
Marie Camacho JZZ Designs 325 tumblers;etched glass
Susan Lowry Suzanne's Crocheted Treasures 326 crochet
Whitney Pitt Plum Cotton Apparel 327-328 T-Shirts
Tracy Grissom Triple G's Wood Works 329-330 cedar bird houses,feeders
Jane Martin 331 block print designs
Malinda Hitt Designs by Malinda 332 Jewelry and beaded pens
Sonja Grisham Sony Stitches 333 crochet
Victoria McKinnie The Clay Spot 334 pottery and earrings
Danielle Connor Ferguson Soap and Fragrance 335-336 stone jewelry; wooden signs
Becky & Chloe Byrd Busy Bee-Creative Eye 337-338 cloth crafts; paintings
Morgan Baker Let's Get Boho 339 Macrame; vinyl items
Elizabeth Aycock Izzy's Sweet Creations 340 Dried candy
Sammy Aycock Iron Man Sam's 341-342 Ironwork
Amanda Birkenstock Small Town Stringin' 343-344 String Art; t-shirts; various
Phil Wren Phil's Swings and Things 345-346 wood swings
Amy Keller Fall's Bowtique 347 children's clothing
Kate Jones The Rose and Birch Co 348-349 Earrings and Headbands
Beverly Wofford Beverly's Home Made Cakes 351 desserts
Kasey Jo Patterson Kasey Jo Pottery 353 Pottery
Melissa Barnes Spiderette Designs 354 Resin Earrings
April Holder Paisley Blues Boutique 355 resin jewelry, t-shirts, nametags
Tonya Nathan Nippy Nibblers LLC 356 Freeze Dried Candy
wes Robinson Visiting Angels of DeSoto Co. 357 hand crafted Angels
Louise Wilford The LW Jewelry Co 358 jewelry
Sarah Godwin Sarah Godwin Watercolors 359 watercolor art
Brittany Palumbo 360 baked goods
Peyton Carroll P.E.T. Slimes 363 Slimes
Jennifer Johnson Build-a-critter 364-365 plushies-make your own
Monica Mock DeSoto Co. Animal Shelter 370-372 pet adoption
Kim Maxwell Kim's Catering 401-402 food concession
Matthew Hughes Top Notch Concession Co 404-405 various
Dominique Jackson NIQ Exquisite Eats 407 Concessions
Freddie Robinson N!hsay 409 A collision of Cajun and Asian Flavors
Katrina Younis Dipsticle Artisian Gelato 411 gelato and sorbet
Nancy Dickson Nancy's Slush Fund 417 shaved ice;slushes
Melane Hollingsworth Munchies N More 419-420 various
Deloise Robinson Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 422-423 fish;ribs;chidken;turkey legs
Staci Thomas StaMar Concessions 425-426 food concession
Wayne Ginn A Ginn Elemets 601 Paintings, wire sculp, etc.
Lauren Cunningham Ivy Acres Crafts 602 earrings;wreaths;bandanas
Heather Collums Wild As Her Crafts 603
Tawanda Fitzgerald Cleva Color Earrings 604 clay jewelry
Lauren Johnson DeSoto Candle Co 605 candles; wax melts; room spray
Vicki Howe CottonField design studio 606 Painted, crafted, carved items
Dana Lewis The Uncommon Quilt Co 607 quilts
Taylor Hopper Chamed by Tay 608 jewelry charm bar
Larry Dover Out of my Mind Laser Design 609-610 laser design and engraving
Tonya Beason Christmas and Beyond 611 Various
Regina Akers The Clay Makers 612 Polymer clay Jewlery