Everything You Need to Know about Double Decker Arts Festival 2026

Schedule

From 10 am–5:30 pm on April 25, 2026, Oxford’s Courthouse Square will contain over 100 booths representing art from a range of disciplines. Food vendors for the 2026 Double Decker Arts Festival will be located around The Square from 10 am–5:30 pm on Saturday, April 25.

Access the digital edition of The Local Voice’s 2026 Double Decker Arts Festival newspaper here.

LIVE MUSIC: Main Stage on North Lamar

FRIDAY, APRIL 24

6:00 pm Penelope Road
7:30 pm The War & Treaty
9:00 pm Shane Smith & The Saints

SATURDAY, APRIL 25

11:30 am Annie & The Caldwells
1:00 pm The Animeros
2:30 pm Mountain Grass Unit
4:00 pm The Heavy Heavy
5:30 pm The Dip
7:00 pm Margo Price
8:30 pm Wilco

Access the digital edition of The Local Voice’s 2026 Double Decker Arts Festival newspaper here.

LIVE MUSIC: Blue Delta Blues Alley Stage on South 11th Street

SATURDAY, APRIL 25

10:00 am Singlewide
11:00 am ENOL + The Artists at Large
12 noon Gritty Flyright & The Music Family
1:30 pm Modern Bodies
3:00 pm Joe Austin & The Tallahatchies
4:30 pm The Mississippi Diggs
6:00 pm Kudzu Kings

Access the digital edition of The Local Voice’s 2026 Double Decker Arts Festival newspaper here.

SHUTTLES

$5 roundtrip, CASHLESS – card or Venmo. Open 9:00 am to Midnight

Saturday April 25: 10 am–6 pm
Oxford High School (101 Charger Loop)
University of Mississippi South Oxford Center Parking Garage (2301 South Lamar Avenue)

KID ZONE

Saturday April 25: 10 am–6 pm
Chancery Building Parking Lot
$20 wristband

Access the digital edition of The Local Voice’s 2026 Double Decker Arts Festival newspaper here.

DOUBLE DECKER SPRING RUN

Saturday April 25
Midtown Shopping Center on North Lamar
7:30 am 10K Run/Walk
7:45 am 5K Run/Walk
9:00 am Kids’ Fun Run

Access the digital edition of The Local Voice’s 2026 Double Decker Arts Festival newspaper here.

MERCH TENT

Friday April 24: 11 am–9 pm
Saturday April 25: 9 am–9 pm
Corner of Jackson Avenue East & North Lamar

Access the digital edition of The Local Voice’s 2026 Double Decker Arts Festival newspaper here.

Access the digital edition of The Local Voice’s 2026 Double Decker Arts Festival newspaper here.

About the Author

Newt Rayburn

Administrator

Newt Rayburn was born & raised in Oxford, Mississippi. A seventh-generation Lafayette County, Mississippian, Newt Rayburn has been involved in the Ole Miss area for many years, in music, art, publishing, and business. Newt won a National Magazine Award in 1999 for his SOUTHERN MUSIC ISSUE with THE OXFORD AMERICAN. Previously, Newt was Editor of PROFANE EXISTENCE in Minneapolis, and later, Art Director for Ole Miss' LIVING BLUES magazine. Newt's many publishing projects led to THE LOCAL VOICE™, which he founded in March of 2006, and ROUNDABOUT OXFORD®, which he founded in May of 2023. Newt's alter ego—Neuter Cooter—lead the Mississippi band THE COOTERS® to Rocknoll Glory across the USA from 1993-2018. The Cooters music is on most major streaming services. Newt is proud Father of nine-year old daughter Alex.

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