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2025 Pilgrimage Events

Our 83rd Annual Pilgrimage offers a variety of events over the course of three days.

See below for details on all we have to offer.  There is sure to be something for everyone!

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Tour of Homes, Churches, and Museums
Sponsored by Bank of Holly Springs

Friday & Saturday - April 4 & 5

10:00am - 4:00pm

Churches will only be open for touring 11:00am - 2:00pm

$40 for individual tickets

$35 for groups with 12 or more; senior citizens; and active and retired military personnel.

Student rates:

  $20 Whole tour: all homes, churches and museums

  $10 Partial tour: Montrose, museums and churches

     *Note:  1 adult per 10 students must accompany the students while touring.

$10 for Montrose tour on Sunday

The 83rd Annual Holly Springs Pilgrimage presents the Bank of Holly Springs Tour of Homes, Churches, and Museums!

Tours will take place Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5. 

Homes and museums will be open for touring 10am - 4pm, churches will be open 11am - 2pm. 

Montrose will be open Sunday, April 6 from 10am - 4pm for touring.  A discounted ticket for the Montrose Sunday tour is available.  The other homes, churches and museums will not be open for touring on Sunday.

We will have an Opening Ceremony at Montrose on Friday, April 4 at 9:30 AM then the homes, churches, and museums on tour will be open for you to explore while docents are on hand to tell the stories of triumph and tragedy of those who have lived and worked in the dwellings.

We appreciate all of those who are making it possible for the following homes, museums, and churches to be on this year’s Spring Pilgrimage.

Homes:

• Montrose (1858)

• Latoka (1875)

• Burton Place (1848)

• Fairview (2000)

• The Wynne House Inn (1871)​

Churches:

• First Presbyterian Church (1860)

• Christ Episcopal Church (1858)

• Holly Springs First Methodist Church (1849)

Museums:

• Ida B Wells-Barnett Museum (completed in 1858)

• Yellow Fever Martyrs Church and Museum (1841)

• Marshall County Historical Museum (1903)

For more information on the homes, churches and museums, visit our BOH Tour of Homes Page - link below.

Arts & Enhancers

Friday & Saturday - April 5 & 5

10:00am - 4:00pm

Tickets are not required for this event.

Art, Music, Authors, Reenactors and History on the beautiful lawn of Montrose.

Spend the morning/ afternoon mingling at Montrose learning about art, history, music and more.

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Plant it Pink Luncheon

Friday & Saturday - April 4 & 5

11:30am & 1:00pm Seatings on Friday, April 4

11:30am Seating on Saturday, April 5

Tickets $20

Our Plant it Pink Luncheon, sponsored by State Farm Agents Will Patton and Ellis Stubbs, is a local and visitor favorite during our annual Pilgrimage.

This delightful seated luncheon, held in the lovely Kate Freeman Clark Art Gallery, features recipes from the Holly Springs Garden Club’s Cookbook, “Just Roll with It”. Guests will receive packets of pink zinnia seeds and are encouraged to go home and “plant it pink” this spring and summer as a tribute to those battling breast cancer. A portion of the luncheon’s proceeds will be donated to West Cancer Foundation.

Grab a ticket to one of the below seatings:

•Friday, April 4:  11:30 am and 1:00 pm Seatings

•Saturday, April 5:  11:30 am Seating

Seating is limited and tickets should be purchased in advance to secure your reservation.

A Medley of Musicians Recital

Friday, April 4

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Tickets $10

Join us for a beautiful Medley of Musicians at our historic Christ Episcopal Church.  A perfect blend of artistry and atmosphere, beautiful instrumental and vocals from local and neighboring talented musicians will make for a wonderful, enchanting evening.

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Hill Crest Cemetery Twilight Tour

Friday, April 4 @ 6:30pm

Tickets $35

On Friday, April 4, a riding/ walking tour at the beautiful Hill Crest Cemetery will take place at 6:30pm.  Tour will start at the corner gate of Hill Crest Cemetery.

You will hear stories of the past of those who lie forever in our historic cemetery.

Tickets can also be purchased on Friday morning at Headquarters, located at Christ Episcopal Church, 

Hill Crest Cemetary Ghost Tour

Friday, April 4 @ 8:00PM

Tickets $35

The very popular Haunted Holly Springs Walking Tour is back! Guests can stroll along historic Hill Crest Cemetery with Haunted Holly Springs Guide and local historian Phillip Knecht while sipping a specialty spooky spring cocktail and hearing tales of the terrifying yet true history of Holly Springs’s former citizens.

The Friday night “ghost” tour hopes to capture the popularity of Knecht’s fall “Haunted Holly Springs” tours that bring visitors from all over.

“These tours have gained popularity over the past few years, selling out every season,” says Knecht, who established the walking tours several years ago and has added more each year. “Our tours strive to be fun and spooky but still respectful to the families and citizens who have gone before us, so they will really be of interest to Pilgrims of all ages who love history.”

Guests will gather at Hill Crest’s entrance at 8pm, Friday, April 4, to sign in and get their “spooky” evening cocktail (or mocktail, if preferred) and then meander through the historic cemetery hearing tales of its residents, some who found themselves victims of murder, mystery, and mayhem.


The event is designed to start after the 6:30pm Twilight Cemetery Tour

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A Walk Through Time at Montrose

Saturday, April 5

7:00pm - 10:00pm

Tickets $50

This year we are revitalizing a past Pilgrimage event that was both enjoyable and educational. 

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Join us on Saturday, April 5 at Montrose for "A Walk Through Time," an evening dedicated to the stories of Holly Springs's bygone characters in a pageant of history, while enjoying cocktails and hors d'oeuvres with the community's current residents.

 

The event will take place from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Refreshments and food included with ticket.

Southern Sunday Brunch

Sunday, April 6

11:00am - 1:00pm

Tickets $25

Sponsored by Air & Heat Services - Join us for a Southern Sunday Brunch with a touch of sweet ‘Nola Jazz on Sunday, April 14 from 11:00am – 1:00pm.

The lulling sound of brass will blow in from the front porch of Montrose where you’ll be greeted with a complimentary mimosa or Bloody Mary. 

We will be serving a plateful of southern breakfast staples with flavorful favorites from ‘Nola. There will be a mimosa and Bloody Mary bar if you would like to purchase additional drink tickets.

Brunch is come and go from 11am to 1pm

Tickets should be purchased in advance as limited tickets are available.

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Montrose will be open for touring to brunch ticket holders.

Tour tickets are available for purchase at the door, $10, for those who wish to tour but are not attending the brunch.

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Montrose Arboretum

335 Salem Ave, Holly Springs, MS 38635, USA

662-410-6574

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