Located on Highway 45 just south of downtown Jackson is Fairgrounds Park, a facility with usage limited only by the imagination. The park has been used for fairs, corporate functions, flea markets, craft shows, auto shows, boat and sportsman exhibits, dances, parties of all types, family reunions, class reunions, carnivals, pageants, banquets, concerts, antique exhibits, political functions, church events, educational fairs, weddings, receptions conventions, cattle shows, scouting jamborees, etc.

The main exhibit building is 25,000 square feet and the two covered pavilions are 11,000 square feet each. There are grandstand facilities, a quarter-mile track and public fishing lakes. On the developmental horizon is the construction of a livestock pavilion. Other amenities include: catering services, concession, box office, adequate restrooms, tables and chairs, staging equipment, lectern, sound system, 1,200 lighted parking spaces, and security for events and parking area.

For more information, contact The Jackson Centre (731) 425-8580.