Cathead Jam Music Festival in Jackson

Cathead Distillery will host Cathead Jam in downtown Jackson, Mississippi, on Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6, according to the festival’s official site and tourism officials. The two-day event is set at the distillery’s grounds at 422 South Farish Street and is billed as a mix of live music, food and drinks, and community programming. Organizers say the festival supports Mississippi music education programs through the Dreamnote Foundation. The event comes back to Jackson with a 2026 lineup that pairs national touring acts with regional performers. ### Where and when is Cathead Jam happening? June 5 and June 6 are the announced festival dates for the 2026 edition, according to Cathead Jam’s official schedule and a lineup release published by Visit Jackson. Friday programming is scheduled to begin with gates opening at 3:00 p.m., while Saturday gates are listed for 12:00 p.m. Cathead Distillery, at 422 South Farish Street in Jackson, is the stated venue on the festival site, Ardenland’s event listing and other event guides. WJTV reported in November that the distillery grounds would again serve as the festival site. ### Who is on the 2026 lineup? Allen Stone is listed as the Saturday night closer on the official schedule, with George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners, Eggy, Shadowgrass, Toubab Krewe and Pothole Paradise also scheduled for June 6. Friday’s bill includes Waterworks Curve, Sixth Sense, High Fade and Kashus Culpepper, according to the festival site. Visit Jackson’s lineup announcement said Cathead Jam would return June 5-6 with Allen Stone, George Porter Jr. and other acts in a two-day event in Jackson. Third-party festival listings, including JamBase, match the two-day lineup posted by organizers. ### What does the daily schedule look like? Friday’s official schedule lists Waterworks Curve at 4:00 p.m., Sixth Sense at 5:30 p.m., High Fade at 7:00 p.m. and Kashus Culpepper at 9:00 p.m. The festival site says performance times are subject to change. Saturday’s posted run of show begins with Pothole Paradise at 1:00 p.m., followed by Toubab Krewe at 2:00 p.m., Shadowgrass at 3:45 p.m., Eggy at 5:30 p.m., George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners at 7:30 p.m. and Allen Stone at 9:15 p.m. The schedule gives readers a clearer picture of how the two-day event is structured than the broader festival-guide listings alone. ### Is this only a concert, or more of a broader festival weekend? Cathead Distillery described the event in earlier announcements as a celebration of live music, local food and drinks, and community. WJTV used similar language in its November report on the 2026 return, saying the festival would transform the distillery grounds into a weekend gathering built around music and local vendors. The Local Palate said the Jackson event would bring a “strong sense of place” to the distillery grounds, with national acts sharing the bill alongside regional and emerging performers. Organizers have also tied the event to the Dreamnote Foundation, which the Visit Jackson release said benefits Mississippi music education programs. ### Who is organizing Cathead Jam? Cathead Distillery is the named host in festival announcements, while the official Cathead Jam website identifies the event as being presented through the Dreamnote Foundation. Visit Jackson’s release said the lineup announcement came from Cathead Distillery and the Dreamnote Foundation together. Jackson Advocate reported in November that Cathead Distillery, which it described as Mississippi’s first and oldest legal distillery, announced the festival’s return for June 2026. That announcement framed Cathead Jam as a recurring downtown Jackson event rather than a one-off concert date. ### Where can people check details before the festival opens? Cathead Jam’s official website carries the most detailed public schedule now, including gate times and the day-by-day lineup. Ardenland, JamBase and other event pages also list the June 5-6 dates and the Jackson venue, but the organizer’s site notes that set times may change. June 5 is the next fixed date on the calendar, with gates scheduled to open at 3:00 p.m. that Friday at Cathead Distillery in Jackson.