Facilities are also provided for volleyball, walking, and fishing. Madison County Parks offer a wide variety of activities for the entire family from youth football, cheerleading, wheelchairīasketball, youth softball and baseball, BMX races, rodeos and horse shows, and historic reenactments. The Department operates 12 parks, covering 850 acres. It has been ranked in the top 20 nationally for cities of similar size. The Jackson Recreation and Parks Department has been nationally recognized for its variety and depth of program services and its parks system. Jackson and Madison county’s park system is a well-kept gem. The Griot Collective of West Tennessee and Jackson Area Plectral Societyįor the complete list of Festivals and members of the Arts Coalition of the Jackson Arts Council, go to.Of the many arts groups in Jackson include: Their mission is to advance the arts through cooperation, education, communication and support. The Arts Coalition of Jackson Arts Council is made up of representatives of non-profit arts organizations and arts presenters in Jackson-Madison County. Serving as cultural partners with many organizations in the city, the Jackson Arts Council facilitates and supports the Arts Coalition, advocates locally and on a state level for the Arts, and also administers two grant programs: ABC and JAC.Ī variety of cultural/arts festivals are held in Jackson, including the African Street Festival, Archeofest, Bagels and Bluegrass Bicycle Century Tour, the Jackson International Food and Art Festival and Rockabilly Fest. It promotes excellence in and access to the creation and The Jackson Arts Council's mission is to connect and strengthen the arts.
As a Jacksonian explained it, "Not only is there a greatĭeal of art to be enjoyed in Jackson, you can often be a participant in the creation of the art, the theatre productions, the music." Jackson’s cultural amenities offer symphony concerts to music fests, from community theater productions to the ballet, Jackson is known for the many art forms and celebrations of the arts.
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