Music Tourism Convention
January 11, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - January 14, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
| $50 – $300Music Tourism Convention
Cleveland, Mississippi
April 11-14, 2023
Cleveland, Mississippi will host the 6th 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.
Event Theme: Building Global Communities Through Music Tourism
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.
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.
Schedule Overview
11 April 2023
6pm – late
Official Opening Reception
@ The GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi
Cleveland, Mississippi
12 April 2023
9.15am – 5.00pm
Music Tourism Convention Talks
@ Lyric Hotel, Cleveland, MS
5.00pm – late
Evening Reception
@ Dockery Farms, Cleveland, MS
13 April 2023
9.15am – 1.00pm
Music Tourism Convention Talks
@ Lyric Hotel, Cleveland, MS
4.00pm – 6.30pm
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.
Host Organizations
