As a quintessential Cleveland establishment, Airport Grocery offers a true taste of Southern soul food and drink. Hot tamales, BBQ Ribs and Nachos, Burgers, cold beer and pool tables, full bar…you know the type of joint this is! Live music on occasion, a patio and pet friendly! What’s not to love?

Lunch & Dinner • 7 Days a Week

Located in the Cotton House Hotel, Delta Meat Market features the creations of James Beard Award semifinalist Cole Ellis. The restaurant has been featured in Bon Appetit, Southern Living, Garden & Gun just to name a few. Menu changes daily.

Lunch and Dinner, Tuesday – Saturday • Saturday Brunch

Down-home meals with a side of history, Country Platter, Too offers soul-food staples like smothered pork steak, neckbones, fried catfish, collard greens, and pinto beans at an important Civil Rights location, conveniently located on Highway 61. Formerly known as Lily's Cafe, the restaurant has fed Civil Rights luminaries such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Amzie Moore, Medgar Evers, Robert F. Kennedy and others.

Open for lunch Wednesday - Sunday

Burgers and beer and vinyl? Awesome! Hey Joe’s, located just across from Cotton Row downtown, is a great place for lunch, or a patio dinner. Plus, they have things going on all week, whether you want to catch a game, play some trivia, or boogie to some live music!

Burgers & Such • Lunch and Dinner

A Tribute Portfolio Hotel located on historic Cotton Row in downtown Cleveland, Cotton House Cleveland is one of the Mississippi Delta's best reviewed hotels. Fusing southern hospitality with bold, modern energy, Cotton House Cleveland is one of the best places to stay in the Mississippi Delta. Bar Fontaine, a popular rooftop bar, and Delta Meat Market, an award-winning restaurant, are both on site.

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Part of the Ascend Hotel Collection, the brand new Lyric Hotel West End is one of Mississippi’s best resort hotels. With two on-site restaurants 8 West Grill and Farmhouse Table, a Starbucks, a pool, and a world-class gym, you’ll be tempted to not explore the Mississippi Delta and just stick around and enjoy the hotel! But if you are determined to get out, the hotel is just minutes from downtown, the Mississippi Grammy Museum and other Mississippi Delta attractions.

A well-reviewed Hampton Inn just minutes from downtown and Delta State University. A yummy breakfast and reliable Wifi are included. And, if you’re traveling with kids, they’ve got a pool! Of course adults can enjoy it, too!

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Another one of the well-reviewed hotels in Cleveland, Mississippi, the Holiday Inn Express offers a free yummy breakfast, complimentary Wifi, a gym, a pool, and on-site laundry. Conveniently located on one of Cleveland’s main roads, they’re close to everywhere you want to be.

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Did you know that Mississippi has more GRAMMY® winners and GRAMMY nominees than any other state in the country? GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi, a state-of-the-art interactive museum, celebrates both the state's musical heritage and American music industry as a whole.

People who know music know that what we know as blues music started right outside of Cleveland at Dockery Farms. Back in the day, Mr. Dockery was one of the few plantation owners that allowed music to be played on the weekends and so blues music began to be refined and sprung up around the gin.

With one of the largest O gauge model railroads in the country, (set in a beautiful and meticulous diorama), and thousands of artifacts, photographs and documents related to the history and impact of railroads in the Mississippi Delta, and even a real caboose.

Whether pottery, antiques, fashion, décor, or unique gifts are on your shopping list, Cleveland is your home base for shopping in the Delta. The shopping can continue a short distance outside of Cleveland with more eclectic shops in a number of villages and towns within a short, pretty drive from the city.

The second Saturday in November – the First Saturday in January

Each year from mid-November until New Years, Cleveland’s historic downtown is lit up with hundreds of thousands of twinkly lights and huge holiday light displays. Fast becoming a holiday family tradition for many, it’s definitely one of the best Christmas events in Mississippi. In addition to the lights displays, there are a number of complementary events going on throughout the season including Cleveland’s Holiday Open House. The lights shine nightly, and this holiday event is absolutely free.

For more information, check out
www.50nightsoflights.com

The third Saturday in April

For years a highlight of the spring events in Mississippi, a Delta tradition continues under the massive oaks of the historic Bolivar County Courthouse in downtown Cleveland. The annual Crosstie Arts and Jazz Festival, a juried fine arts show, will feature hundreds of exhibitors displaying paintings, sculpture, pottery, textile and paper arts, and hand-made furniture and jewelry from around the southeast.

For more information, check out
www.crosstiefestival.com

The first Saturday in October

One of the best fall events in Mississippi, Octoberfest combines music, art and BBQ on the beautiful greenway in downtown Cleveland. The arts market features an array of handicrafts and foods from around the Southeast. The concerts, which happen throughout the day and end in a street dance in the evening, bring together a diverse group of musicians and group offering up jazz, country, americana, and soulful R&B. And the BBQ? More than 70 teams set up along the bayou to compete in this national qualification event.

For more information, check out
www.octoberfestms.com

Throughout the year

The state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of the Mississippi Delta features nationally touring concerts, plays, Broadway musicals, comedy, movies, independent film, dance, and educational programs throughout the year. From some of the best Country concerts in Mississippi, to some of the best shows for kids in the state, BPAC is the premier performing arts center in the region. Overnight packages with The Cotton House and Lyric West Hotel properties may be available for your concert or event. Check out their website for details.

For more information, check out
www.bolognapac.com