Mark your calendars — Flowood Family Festival returns to Liberty Park on May 10!
The City of Flowood proudly announces the 2025 Flowood Family Festival will feature contemporary Christian music artist, Crowder, as the headliner. Known for his innovative blend of folk, rock, electronic, and urban elements, Crowder’s distinct style is characterized by his soulful vocals and eclectic instrumentation. With over 2.1 billion global streams, five No. 1 radio singles, five GRAMMY nominations, and over 20 Dove Award nominations, Crowder is one of the most influential voices in contemporary Christian music.
Rising Christian artist and powerhouse vocalist Charity Gayle will take the stage at 6:45 p.m. ahead of Crowder. A recent Dove Award recipient, Gayle writes music that ignites faith and revival, emphasizing themes of redemption, grace, and the transformative power of Jesus’ name.
Since 1999, the City of Flowood has hosted the Flowood Family Festival, an outdoor concert that kicks off the summer season with live music, kids’ activities, fair food, fireworks, and more. Free admission is made possible by the City of Flowood with the support of Flowood Parks and Recreation sponsors and Visit Mississippi.
The festival will open at 4 p.m. with space jumps and activities for the kids, food vendors from local Flowood restaurants, and live music from Light of Mine. A fireworks display will follow Crowder’s performance, which begins at 8:30 p.m.
For festival updates and announcements, follow @VisitFlowoodMS on Instagram and Facebook!
Where It All Began
When the event first began in 1999, it was called “Flowood Family Picnic” and was held at Winner’s Circle Park. Suzy Bogguss was the first headlining artist for this new event, and artists including Brad Paisley, Steve Azar, and more took to the Winner’s Circle stage in the following years. The Winner’s Circle Park amphitheater was not made to fit 1,000 people, but the event always attracted well over that number.
By 2003, the Flowood Family Picnic grew into the name “Flowood Family Festival,” and by 2008, the event widely outgrew its venue too, resulting in the festival being hosted every year since at Flowood Liberty Park. The new venue was comprised of Flowood’s baseball and soccer fields, a hotspot for sports tournaments year-round, but Liberty Park also proved to be the perfect spot to host thousands of visitors, dozens of local food vendors, countless kid’s activities, and still have room for a large outdoor concert.
The event continues to grow with each year as several thousand visitors travel to Liberty Park each year to listen to their favorite artists under the stars and enjoy the welcoming, small-town feel of Flowood.
For Updates on Flowood Family Festival
Follow the City of Flowood Facebook page or visit cityofflowood.com.