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Music Tourism Convention 
Cleveland, Mississippi
April 11-14, 2023

About

Cleveland, Mississippi will host the 5th global & 2nd USA edition of Music Tourism Convention. The State of Mississippi is known worldwide as the 'Birthplace of America's Music.', while Cleveland is home to the GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi and is located within a 35 mile radius of over 40 Mississippi Blues Trail sites, including Dockery Farms - home of Charley Patton and birthplace of Delta Blues - making it the perfect MTC host destination. 

The event will be made up of a mix of insightful & inspiring conference sessions, amazing evening events and a full day of music tourism where we'll explore the Mississippi Delta and take in sites from the BB King Museum in Indianola to the Crossroads in Clarksdale.

Want to know what goes down at a Music Tourism Conference?

2x

Conference days

15+ Presentations & Panel Discussions

35+
Speakers

3x Evening events &
1x Music Tourism Day

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Event Theme

'Building Global Communities

Through Music Tourism'

Who should attend?

We’ll have 300 attendees travelling from all over the world, and job titles will include: Director of Tourism, Mayor, Musician, Head of Marketing, Festival Director, Professor, Director of Conventions & Marketing, Head of Programming, Creative Director, Product Manager City Tourism, Council Chief Executive, Music Industry CEO and MD, plus many more from the tourism and music industries, government and academia.

A place’s rich music tourism can not only attract visitors and drive economic development, but also build strong communities both at a local and global level. If artists, entrepreneurs and residents can find in local music attractions a source of pride, opportunities for growth and a renowned sense of belonging, the relationship with other global cities is tightened thanks to music, and new networks of fans, companies and organisations emerge. These dynamics will be the overarching theme of the sixth global Music Tourism Convention, which will be held in Cleveland, MS, USA from April 11-14 2023.

Topics to be covered

The talks will be a mix of panel discussions, Q&As and presentations around the use of music as a tool for tourism. The topics will range from; branding, attracting investment, developing communities, developing local and international partnerships, supporting artists, the impact of music documentaries on tourism, as well as best case examples from cities and countries around the world.

Schedule

 Schedule Overview

11 April 2023

 

6pm - late

Official Opening Reception 
@ The GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi

Cleveland, Mississippi

12 April 2023

 

9.15am - 5.00pm

5.00pm - late

Music Tourism Convention Talks

@ Lyric Hotel, Cleveland, MS

Evening Reception

@ Dockery Farms, Cleveland, MS

13 April 2023

 

9.15am - 1.00pm

4.00pm - 6.30pm

Music Tourism Convention Talks

@ Lyric Hotel, Cleveland, MS

Evening Happy Hour

@ Lyric Hotel, Cleveland, MS

14 April 2023

 

9.00am - 5.00pm

Full day music tour across the Mississippi Delta*

*Please note that seats are limited, with priority given to internationals and those travelling from outside Mississippi. 

Tickets

Tickets include three evening events, two conference days, a full day of music tourism (within capacity), food and drink at the conference, a delegate bag and access to the attendee database.

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Tickets

Host Organisations

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Partners
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Supporting partners

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Event Group!

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