Don't miss one of the best weekends in Oxford! The Double Decker Arts Festival is this weekend, Friday and Saturday, April 28-29. The festival is an amazing celebration of springtime, music, art, food and more! 

Bring your raincoats, extra water bottles and energy to last the whole weekend!

During Double Decker, 15 musical acts will perform for FREE at the Main Stage on North Lamar (near Heartbreak Coffee) and the Blue Delta Blues Alley (located next to the Lyric). Read about them below and put your favorites on your list!

Friday, April 28 at the Main Stage

The Stews, 6:15 p.m., upbeat alternative rock

Chapel Hart, 7:45 p.m., country trio with Mississippi roots

Ashley McBryde, 9:15 p.m., soulful country

Saturday, April 29 at the Main Stage

The Mississippians Jazz Trio, 11 a.m. The University of Mississippi’s jazz ensemble is one of the oldest in the nation.

Vieux Farka Touré, 12:30 p.m., desert blues, folk and rock from Mali

Sensational Barnes Brothers, 2:30 p.m., soulful rock 'n' roll

Southern Avenue, 3:30 p.m., blues and rock with gospel influences

Lissie, 5 p.m., indie pop solo act

Blackberry Smoke, 6:30 p.m., Southern rock

Marcus King, 8:30 p.m., Grammy Award-nominated country rock

Saturday, April 29 at Blues Alley

Mac and Lucy, 10 a.m., no information available

Joe Austin and the Tallahatchies, 11 a.m., local country artist

Royal Horses, 1 p.m., Americana group from Hattiesburg

Luthi, 3 p.m., soulful pop

John David Kent, 5 p.m., Texas country band 

The food is amazing at Double Decker! Food vendors from Oxford and the surrounding areas set up near the middle of the Square with lots of choices. You can also eat at one of the restaurants open on the Square.

Food vendors are open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Available in Google Play and the Apple App Store. See a full schedule, parking and more information from your phone! Scan the QR code or click here.

On the app, you can see what musical acts are coming up and add them to your schedule so you don't forget!

Parking will be scarce, so walk or take a shuttle to the Square! Make sure to move cars off of the Square before Friday at 4 a.m.

Places to park

City Parking Garage, Water Tower Lot and the DHS Lot at the corner of Jackson Avenue and Ninth

Shuttles

Park at Oxford High School or South Oxford Center, and take a $5 roundtrip shuttle (cash only). On Friday, April 28, the shuttles run 4:30-11 p.m. and on Saturday, April 29, they run 9:30 a.m.-midnight. 

Ride-share pickup reminders from Oxford Police Department:

1. All ride-share pickup points will be accessible at 9 p.m. 

2. Direct your ride share to one of these designated, well-lit pickup locations:

Map to North pickup location at City Parking Garage

Map to East pickup location at South 14th St.

Map to West pickup location on Harrison Avenue 

3. Verify the driver's name and the car's make and model before getting into the vehicle.

See this map below for what streets will be closed before and during the festival.

Over 100 artists will display their art on the Square, Saturday, April 29, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.! See this interactive map to explore the artists. 

Plein air artists will be showcasing art demos at different places around the Square from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Double Decker bus tours will be Friday, April 28, 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Call 662-232-2477 for a reservation.

Register here for the Double Decker 5K/10K on Saturday, April 29. The first 1,600 finishers get finisher medals!

10K Run/Walk: 7:30 a.m.
5K Run/Walk: 7:45 a.m.
Kids Fun Run: 9 a.m.