Springs Art Festival took place this weekend in Ocean Springs

Last year, the Springs Arts Festival in Ocean Springs was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, this year, the 26th annual Spring Arts Festival was held with vendors from all over, ready to showcase their products.

Hunt.- - - - - ocean springs spring arts - festival was canceled last- year due to the covid- 19 - pandemic.

- however, this year the 26th - annual spring arts festival - was held with vendors from all- over, ready to showcase - their products.

- news 25s janae jordan has the - details.- - over 150 artists , crafters , - food- vendors, boutique businesses, - and plant vendors - set up shop along the streets o- downtown- ocean springs ready to share- their products with the public.- gabby collier owner of sugar fi- pralines, linda theobald- - owner of scenes of the south, - and jay hendrix owner of- knotted handcrafted bow ties al- - - - tell news 25 they love the- support they get from the city- of ocean springs.

- gabby collier owner of sugar fi- pralines- "my customers are already used to me here and its just a great- area for- businesses like myself" linda theobald owner of scenes- of the south- "we love doing the festivals because we see lots of old- friends and lots of new friends- so its just a great experience- we enjoy it so much particularl- - in ocean springs" jay hendrix owner of knotted handcrafted- bowties - "people are really supportive out here and patronize the- individual businesses - and vendors that come out and - look for the local support" janae jordan - news 25- "many of these businesses were affected by the covid pandemic- and they- say that they are just grateful- to be back out and selling thei- products" gabby collier owner of sugar fi- pralines- "i kind of stayed away from the crowds more than usual more tha- normal but this was a - great opportunity now that i- have been vaccinated and people- are back out its a- great opportunity to come back- out now" - - - linda theobald owner of scenes- of the south- "normally we do an average of over 20 shows a year throughout- mississippi - alabama louisiana , and florida- and we enjoy the travel so much- and last year we- did one that was the peter- anderson festival and this year- we only did one and - that's here in ocean springs" jay hendrix owner of knotted- handcrafted bowties - "i have about 10 or 15 shows that i have during that time an- i only had two last year- so that a pretty big impact on- our business and our business - structure" live music, entertainment and - demonstration - shows where also included in th- art festival.

- in ocean springs janae jordan - news 25 - -