Beauvoir, The Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library

• Beauvoir, The Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library

• Dec 1, 2019

Beauvoir and Shieldsboro Rifles SCV Camp #2263 will be hosting a remembrance ceremony honoring the Confederate Veterans and their wives and widows buried in the Beauvoir Memorial Cemetery. Following the ceremony, we will place Christmas wreaths on the 784 grave that are located in the cemetery.

• Beauvoir, The Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library

• Dec 14, 2019

Come out to Historical Beauvoir and have brunch with Santa and meet some of his friends. Write letters to Santa, have your picture with Santa, Create a Christmas Craft.

Children ages 2 years and under Free with adult ticket purchase.

• Beauvoir, The Jefferson Davis Home

• Dec 20, 2019 - Dec 23, 2019

Santa, Cookies, Movie, Popcorn
Christmas Lights in Varina's Garden 
Open-House Tour

Saturday Night, December 21

1860's Christmas in Camp Reenactment

• Beauvoir, The Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library

• Dec 21, 2019

Step back into time to experience an authentic 1860’s Christmas in Camp. Our gallant boys in grey will be joined by their brothers in blue to come around the campfire and share in the Christmas spirit. They will reminisce of Christmastimes past and enjoy the companies of their brethren during the holiday.

Beauvoir will also be hosting a Holiday Social in the Presidential Library.

• Beauvoir - The Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library

• Feb 15, 2020

IOOF will be celebrating their Eighty-fourth Pilgrimage to the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington, Virginia, and their second pilgrimage ceremony at Beauvoir to honor our the Unknown Confederate soldier.

With full military dressed participants, Color Guard, Honor Guard, and A prayer: Brig Gen Benny Rayborn GMC Chaplain, Speech: Mr. Rick Forte, Speech: IALAPM Rep. Speech: GMC... Rep., Benediction by Lady Chaplain. Honor Guard will be formed consisting of even ranks to present a complete Arch with swords. Presenters of wreath will began their march from the marble archway donated to the Beauvoir property in 1917 by the UDC, the march will continue down the Bricks for Beauvoir walkway and end at the Tomb of our Unknown Civil War Soldier. As with the Arlington Ceremony all Military Repersentive will be period dressed for the ceremony. Also present will be one guard at the tomb, doing a march of respect as the soldiers do at the tomb in Virginia. The placing of the wreaths is a ceremony of Remembrance for those who have given their lives to preserve the “American way of life”. This is also the organization that presented Jefferson Davis a "Grand Decoration of Chivalry from GMC". 

The IOOF have for 85 years placed a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Virginia.

• Beauvoir, The Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library

• Mar 7, 2020

Beauvoir will celebrate its annual Confederate Flag Day, March 4, 2017.

March 4, 1861 marked when the First National Flag (Stars and Bars) was hoisted over the Confederate Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. The Stars and Bars has and still flies over Beauvoir in recognition of the bill that was signed into law by Confederate President Jefferson Dais on March 4, 1865, creating the Third National Flag.

• Beauvoir - The Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library

• Apr 25, 2020

Beauvoir honors our Confederate ancestors. Guest speaker H.K. Edgerton, tribute for the Unknown Confederate Soldier, music by the Southern Strings Dulcimer Club, musket/cannon fire salute.

• Beauvoir - The Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library

• Jun 6, 2020

A family-friendly event at Beauvoir inside the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library Building celebrating Jefferson Davis' 211th birthday. Enjoy some cupcakes while you tour the museum and library, there will be period dressed tour guides to show you around the house every hour. 

• Beauvoir - The Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library

• Oct 17, 2020 - Oct 18, 2020

Come experience the sights and sounds of the 1800's here in Biloxi! Vendors, food, on the 52 acres of the Beauvoir property. Reenactors will have camp set up in the back, battles twice a day on Saturday and Sunday.

Recognized AAA Southern Travel Treasure 2011.