Open Monday thru Saturday from 9:00AM - 5:00PM
General Store Hours:Â 9:00AM - 4:00PM
General Admission (See Events for Special Pricing)
Adults: $8
Children: $6 ages 3-17
Seniors, Military Personnel: $7
EVENTS
2025 Homestead for the Holidays
December 11-12, 2025
5 P.M. – 8 P.M.
Enjoy the excitement of the winter holiday season at the MS Ag Museum. Your adventure includes breakfast for supper, story time with Mrs. Claus and take you photo with Santa and Rudolph!
2026 Spring Farm Days
March 5-7, 2026
9 A.M. – 2 P.M.
This 3 day event is a great opportunity to come see the museum come to life. Learn about farmstead life, gardening and see our larg farm and forestry displays.
2026 Easter at the Ag Museum
April 4, 2026
10 A.M. – 2 P.M.
This event features a bunny trail filled with candy & toy eggs, fun activities, photo opportunities and more. This event is sponsored by the MS Egg Marketing Board.
2025 Pickle Fest
June 13, 2026
10 A.M. – 5 P.M.
June 14, 2026
1 P.M. – 5 P.M.
Come celebrated our favorite things fermented. This fun filled festival is two days of music, games, contests, vendors and much more. Takes place outdoors rain or shine.
2025 MS Science Fest
September 19 – 20, 2025
9 A.M. – 4 P.M.
2026 Pumpkin Adventure
October 7-10, 14-17, & 21-24 2026
9 A.M. – 12 P.M. Weekdays
9 A.M. – 3 P.M Saturdays Only
Hayride around the grounds, yummy snack at drop-off, explore Small Town Mississippi, tour the General Store and choose your very own pie pumpkin.
2026 Harvest Fest
November 3-7, 2026
9 A.M. – 2 P.M.
Small Town Mississipppi comes to life each day with live demonstrations throughout the museum. Come see the oldest operating cotton gin in America, saw mill, cane mill, print shop, blacksmith shop and more!
RENTALS
Sparkman Auditorium
Max Capacity: 325
Square Feet: 5035
Forestry Auditorium
Max Capacity: 300
Square Feet: 4435
Ethnic Heritage Center
Max Capacity: 175
Square Feet: 3764
Multipurpose Building
Max Capacity: 30
Square Feet: 547
Masonic Lodge
Max Capacity: 60
Square Feet: 850
Education Center
Max Capacity: 75
Square Feet: 1580
Museum Gardens
Max Capacity: 75
Square Feet: Varies
Small Pavilion
Max Capacity: 60
Square Feet: 1000
Large Pavilion
Max Capacity: 150
Square Feet: 2800
ABOUT THE MUSEUM
In 1969, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Jim Buck Ross, recognizing a need for the preservation of our culture and heritage in a tangible way, began collecting artifacts, organizing scholars, and laying a ground work for a museum. In 1978, the City of Jackson donated a valuable 39 acre site on Lakeland Drive and Interstate 55. This land could only be used for recreational purposes under specified stipulations of the State of Mississippi, which originally had owned the land. In that same year, the Mississippi Legislature appropriated $1.5 million for the construction of the Museum building. Funds from this appropriation were used to complete the structure itself and another $1.5 million was sought from the private sector by the non-profit Agriculture and Forestry Museum Foundation. The money raised by the foundation was used to construct permanent exhibits, a living history farm, an entire crossroads town, and a forest study area. The Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum continues to grow today.