The Mayor’s Blues Reception 2026 is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at the Downtown Greenville Waterfront in Greenville, Mississippi, according to an announcement by the City of Greenville, Mississippi – Government.
Bre Wooten is slated to perform live in concert at the event, which is themed “Celebrating the Legacy. Honoring the Blues.”
Mayor Errick D. Simmons and blues lovers from around the world are described as taking part in kicking off the 49th Annual Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival celebration. The reception is presented as a celebration of the Delta’s legacy, music, heritage and people.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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