Tamale Festival 2024 Mississippi State University. For the last 10 years, the greater greenville housing and revitalization assn. Held each year on the third weekend of october when the weather’s cool and the tamales are hot, the delta hot tamale festival has grown into one of the most exciting events of the year.
The delta hot tamale festival began in 2012 in greenville, ms by 3 women, valerie rankin, anne martin vetrano and betty lynn cameron, known now as “the 3 hot ta’mamas.” it is run by the greater greenville foundation now. Coined as the “hot tamale capital of the world,” the greater greenville housing and revitalization association has thrown the delta hot tamale festival for more than 10.