VISIT CLARKSDALE

Clarksdale is a town of about 14,000 residents in the northwest of the Mississippi Delta, about 75 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee.

Tennessee Williams lived in, and then visited Clarksdale between 1917 and 1931, and set his most famous plays here.

People visit the Delta from around the world. The region is the home of the Blues, with festivals throughout the year, and live Blues in Clarksdale 365 nights a year. Clarksdale was the setting for Ryan Coogler’s hit film Sinners.

CNN named Clarksdale one of the top 10 small towns to visit in America, and featured Clarksdale in a recent segment. Clarksdale Blues musician Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has been featured on PBS and 60 minutes. Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience, featuring several Clarksdale musicians, is on tour.

Clarksdale is the home of the Delta Blues Museum and the Tennessee Williams Rectory Museum. Popular Blues clubs include Ground Zero and Red’s. The major Blues festivals are the Juke Joint Festival each April, the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival in August, and the King Biscuit Blues Festival across the river in Helena, Arkansas every October.

Visit Clarksdale for a canoe trip on the Mississippi river with Quapaw Canoe Company; for the Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival in October; for Storyworks Theater’s summer tours or performance; for one of the many local Blues festivals, or for acting or playwriting training at a Clarksdale Workshop.

Most visitors to Clarksdale leave figuring out when they can come back.

Go to VisitClarksdale.com for tourism info, restaurants, places to stay, and local businesses and activities.

Come visit!