Bay Saint Louis, MS - The 100 Men Hall hosts its sixth annual Booker Fest to celebrate the musical genius of James Booker on Labor Day weekend (Friday, August 29 through Sunday, August 31, 2025). This year, we honor Booker with a weekend that soars: J & The Causeways New Orleans Suspects River Eckert Band Jourdan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs The Quickening Chloe Marie with Sam Forshey, St. Rose Gospel Choir Booker Fest is Bay Saint Louis’ own music festival that happens every year during Labor Day weekend with top musicians and performers, food, libations and this year ends with a fais do do! Tickets are available for each day or for the entire weekend. Hall Pass entry to all Booker Fest shows - $110. Go to NOT SO SILENT AUCTION - here Go to 2025 Fine Art BOOKER FEST Poster - here Go to 2025 BOOKER FEST T-shirt - here James Carroll Booker III (December 17, 1939 – November 8, 1983) was a New Orleans rhythm and blues keyboardist born in New Orleans, LA and raised by an aunt in Bay St Louis where he attended St. Rose de Lima and learned classical piano. Booker's unique style combined rhythm and blues with jazz standards. James Booker […]