Mississippi runs two tax-free weekends: one in July for clothes, shoes, and school supplies under $100, and one at the end of August for firearms, ammunition, and a short list of hunting gear with no price cap.
July 10–12, 2026
Friday, July 10 through Sunday, July 12
2027 dates aren't posted yet — state law puts the holiday on the second Friday in July through that Sunday, and the Department of Revenue publishes the official guide in late spring.
Do online orders count?
Yes — mail, phone, and internet orders qualify as long as you order and pay during the three days and each item is under $100. Shipping and handling charges don't count toward that $100 line.
| Item | Price cap | Tax status |
|---|---|---|
| Clothing pants, shirts, dresses, coats, hats, belts, and underwear — each item has to be under $100, so a $100.00 tag misses by a penny | $100 | Exempt |
| Footwear everyday shoes and boots; cleated or spiked sports shoes don't count | $100 | Exempt |
| School supplies the state's list only — notebooks, pens, binders, calculators, textbooks, and lunch boxes are on it | $100 | Exempt |
| Backpacks & book bags covered outright under $100, unlike some states that cap them lower | $100 | Exempt |
| Jewelry, handbags, wallets, watches & umbrellas accessories are taxable at any price | — | Not exempt |
| Sports helmets, pads, cleats & gloves gear designed for a sport doesn't qualify, though gym suits and uniforms do | — | Not exempt |
| Skates, roller blades, swim fins & ski boots | — | Not exempt |
| Rentals of clothing or footwear | — | Not exempt |
| Layaway purchases Mississippi doesn't extend the holiday to layaway | — | Not exempt |
Source: Mississippi Department of Revenue, Official Guide to the Sales Tax Holiday — the place to check any edge case.
August 28–30, 2026
Friday, August 28 through Sunday, August 30
2027 dates aren't posted yet — state law sets the holiday on the last Friday in August through that Sunday, and the Department of Revenue posts its official guide each summer.
Do online orders count?
Yes — mail, phone, and internet orders count if you order and pay during the three days and the seller accepts the order for immediate shipment. Ask them to hold the shipment and the exemption is lost.
| Item | Price cap | Tax status |
|---|---|---|
| Firearms | No cap | Exempt |
| Ammunition | No cap | Exempt |
| Firearm safes new to the list for 2026 | No cap | Exempt |
| Archery equipment | No cap | Exempt |
| Firearm & archery cases and accessories | No cap | Exempt |
| Hearing protection, holsters, belts & slings when they're for hunting use | No cap | Exempt |
| General hunting gear such as tree stands, decoys & camouflage clothing Mississippi's eligible list is short, and anything outside it is still taxed | — | Not exempt |
| Hunting dogs & other animals | — | Not exempt |
| Layaway purchases | — | Not exempt |
Source: Mississippi Department of Revenue, Official Guide to the Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday — the place to check any edge case.
There's no total limit — the rule is per item. Each piece of clothing, footwear, or school supply has to ring up under $100. A $110 pair of shoes is taxed on the whole $110, but a cart full of $60 shirts is entirely tax-free.
Yes, for both weekends. Order and pay during the window and it counts. In July, shipping charges don't push an item over the $100 line; in August, the seller has to accept the order for immediate shipment.
Yes. Backpacks, book bags, notebooks, pens, binders, calculators, textbooks, and lunch boxes are all on Mississippi's list, tax-free under $100 each. Jewelry, handbags, wallets, and watches are not.
No cap at all. Firearms, ammunition, firearm safes, and the listed hunting supplies come off tax-free at any price.
No. The August list is narrow: firearms, ammunition, firearm safes, archery equipment, firearm and archery cases and accessories, hearing protection, holsters, belts, and slings. General hunting gear outside that list is still taxed.
No. Mississippi leaves layaway sales out of both the July and the August holiday — you have to pay in full during the window.
Checked against Mississippi Department of Revenue, Official Guide to the Sales Tax Holiday on 2026-08-14. See the national calendar for every state's holidays.