DBYC- 49th Annual Diocese of Biloxi Youth Convention

This year will be the 49th Annual DBYC (Diocese of Biloxi Youth Convention) held at Mississippi Coast Coliseum (2350 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS 39531) DBYC invites all the parishes to come together with their youth groups to celebrate the faith through community, mass, keynote speakers, and worship. The Diocesan Spirit Movers (10th – 12th grade peer ministry team) are the force behind planning the skits, theme, decorations, and act as the Masters of Ceremonies. Target age group for DBYC is 9th – 12th grade.

Started in 1977, the goals have been to encourage community within our entire diocese. In many ways, if our young people don’t travel outside their own town or visit other churches they may not realize that other young people excited about their Catholic faith exist nearby.

The weekend of March 13th-15th, 2026 will be filled with fellowship, guest speakers and service activities. For lunch, we even invite our young people to dine with our seminarians and other religious to discuss religious vocations. We close Saturday night with Adoration/XLT and Reconciliation. We invite all the priests in our diocese to participate in the Reconciliation service. We will have awards for our teens and volunteers; along with closing mass on Sunday.

Sunday afternoon, March 15th, 2026 (between 2pm-5pm) we have a Middle School Rally for our 6th-8th grade youth in each parish, with a keynote speaker and praise and worship opportunities.

We constantly gather feedback from our Spirit Movers and parishes to grow the DBYC into something relevant to our young people while staying rooted in the catechesis of the Catholic church. The goal of this annual event is provide an encounter opportunity for the youth of our diocese to grow in relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church.