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On Memorial Day Weekend in late May, Monticello hosts the Atwood Music Festival, the longest running festival of its kind in Mississippi. The Atwood Music Festival typically headlines one or more country artists, often local to Mississippi. If you want to stay at Atwood Water Park for the festival, please note that all camping locations for the weekend typically are reserved a year in advance.
The Atwood Music Festival, the longest running festival of its kind in the state of Mississippi, is an annual festival held near the banks of the Pearl River in Monticello, Mississippi on Memorial Day weekend in May. Originally called the Atwood Bluegrass Music Festival, the event was rebranded to feature a variety of different music styles. The Festival began as a joint effort by the Pearl River Basin Development District and the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce in 1975 to promote the Atwood Water Park that had recently been completed by the Basin District.
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Atwood Water Park has a 1.5-mile paved walking trail, tennis courts, and playgrounds. It also has boatramp that is open to anyone who has a boat. There is a campground at the park as well.
Historic home of A.H. Longino (1854-1952), the governor of Mississippi from 1900-1904. This home offers several public events throughout the year.
Cooper's Ferry Park features a scenic boardwalk that overlooks the Pearl River, along with a water wheel from the old gristmill. Though the water is now pumped, the water wheel still turns.
A regional history museum that explores the history of Territorial Lawrence County. It highlights the St. Stephens Road, which connected Fort St. Stephens on the Tombigbee River, north of Mobile with the Territorial Capital of Natchez on the Mississippi River.