WellsFest 2022

BENEFITTING THE GOOD SAMARITAN CENTER

Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022

9:30 a.m. — 4 p.m. 

FREE ADMISSION

Jamie Fowler Boyll Park on Lakeland Drive in Jackson


9:30 a.m. — Pet Parade Begins on the Festival Grounds


10 a.m. — Entire Festival Opens with Two Stages of Non-Stop Music


What began as a small church-sponsored afternoon of music 38 years ago is now one of Jackson’s major fall festivals with top musical talent on two stages, food trucks, children's activities, arts and crafts vendors, and more!

Since the festival began in 1984, WellsFest has raised nearly $1.5 million for local non-profit agencies.


Although the festival is organized and put on by Wells Church with community volunteers, all proceeds go to this year's beneficiary: The Good Samaritan Center


WellsFest Week also includes Art Night on Tuesday, Sept. 20.


Click the links below to find out more about WellsFest 2022.

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WellsFest 2022 Beneficiary 

The beneficiary of WellsFest 2021 is The Good Samaritan Center. 


Their mission is to assist families and individuals in emergency situations. They work closely with other organizations to provide a network of "helping hands."


The funds raised from WellsFest 2022 will be used to support Good Sam's "Hub for the Hungry" program, which rescues fresh, perishable food that would go to waste and distributes it to food pantries.The funds will be used to build more infrastructure for obtaining, storing and distributing the food.


Learn more about The Good Samaritan Center at goodsamaritancenter.org. 

Thanks to the WellsFest 2022 Sponsors!

WellsFest is grateful for the amazing sponsors that allow it to continue to present a fun, annual event that makes a difference in the community.


Ardenland / Duling Hall

Atmos Energy

Brown Bottling

Brown's Framing

Entergy

Ergon

Golding Barge Line

Hollywood Feed

McRae Foundation

Jackson Advocate

Jackson Medical Mall Foundation

Keesler Federal Credit Union

Merit Health

MS Cold Drip Coffee

Darden and Molly MacWade

Mississippi Link

Paul Moak Subaru

Raymond James

Regions Bank

Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance

Stages Mississippi

Table 100

Trustmark

WLBT

Be a WellsFest Volunteer!

WellsFest is grateful for the support of volunteers who make this event possible, and gladly provides certification of service hours for students and others who need community service hours.  

Please sign up at

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A44A4AC23A6FE3-wellsfest

WellsFest Receives 2019 GIVE Award

WellsFest and its volunteers received the 2019 GIVE (Governor's Initiative for Volunteer Excellence) Award for outstanding achievement in community building. The GIVE Awards were established through the Office of the Governor and Volunteer Mississippi to recognize those individuals and organizations that have made an outstanding impact in their communities through their gifts of service, advocacy, and outreach on behalf of the citizens of Mississippi. Read more here.