Quiz: What’s a perfect spring weekend in Oxford?

Answer: It starts with Ole Miss having clinched a series win against No. 14 Arkansas in baseball on the road before the 5 p.m. whistle has sounded on Friday; continues with Thacker Mountain on a big stage on the Square Friday night; 60,000 residents, part-time residents and guests taking in the arts, sights and sounds during Double Decker Festival on Saturday; and a noted artist like Dr. John setting the sun on it all that same evening.

And there’s so much more we could fill in, since a perfect spring weekend in Oxford is so filled with activities and festivities that we couldn’t possibly list it all here.

But that’s what our quaint city that really knows how to shine delivered this weekend – a whole lot of goodness double-stacked two stories high.

It’s hard to believe our Double Decker Arts Festival just had its 22nd year. A lot has happened since that early beginning in 1996. We have a lot more people, a lot more houses, and a lot more opportunity for learning, and exploring the arts and culture. But every year, it has just gotten better – our festival and our city.

That’s something we can be thankful for, just like this magical weekend that saw Oxford shine once again.