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CALENDER OF EVENTS 2011O c t o b e r • N o v e m b e r • D e c e m b e r
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JULY 2011APR 1 • DOWNTOWN GALLERY CRAWLMonroe, Downtown Monroe. 318-329-1921. www.downtowngallerycrawl.com.
APR 1-4 • MAGNOLIA CLASSIC ARABIAN HORSE SHOWGonzales, Lamar Dixon Expo Center, 9039 St. Landry Rd. 225-621-1700. www.lamardixonexpocenter.com.
APR 1, 8, 15, 29 • RHYTHMS ON THE RIVERLafayette, 5:30pm – 8:30pm. River Ranch Town Square. 337-216-6529. www.riverranchdevelopment.com.
APR 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 • ROCKIN’ THE RAILS AT THE COVINGTON TRAILHEADCovington, 5:30pm – 7:30pm. www.louisiananorthshore.com/cms/d/events.php.
APR 1-30 • ART EXHIBITIONHammond, The Oak Street Gallery, 111 N. Oak St. 800-542-7520. www.theoakstreetgallery.com.
APR 1-MAY 31 • REVISING THE STANDARDLake Charles, Gallery By the Lake, 106 W. Lawrence St. 337-436-1008. www.fineartamerica.com/profiles/ gallery-by-the-lake.
APR 2 • FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH GOSPEL CONCERTTickfaw, Mike Vaughn Ministries/Good News Fellowship Church, 13101 Hwy. 442 W. 800-542-7520. www.mvmgoodnews.com.
APR 2 • TAKE IT TO THE TRACKSHammond, Downtown Hammond. 800-542-7520. www.hammond.org/ddd.
APR 2-4 • BOGGY BAYOU FESTIVALPine Prairie, Boggy Bayou Fairgrounds, Hwy. 1172. www.evangelinetourism.com/festivals/boggy-bayou-festival- pine-prairie/.
APR 2-4 • LAOTIAN NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONNew Iberia, What Thammarattanaram Temple, 7913 Champ Ave. 337-364-3403.
APR 2-4 • WEBSTER PARISH TRADE DAYSMinden, Fri. 10:00am – 6:00pm; Sat. 9:00am – 6:00pm; Sun. 10:00am – 5:00pm. Woods Convention Center, 214 Miller St. 318-518-4176.
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EvEry Saturday • CAmELLiA CiTy mARkETSlidell, Griffith Park in Olde Towne, 985-285-3599
EvEry Saturday • TEChE AREA FARmERS mARkETNew iberia, Bouligny Plaza, 337-256-4971
EvEry Saturday • GRETNA FARmERS mARkETGretna, Gretna Market, 504-362-866, www.gretnala.com
EvEry Saturday • kApLAN’S FARmERS mARkETkaplan, Turnley Park, 337-643-2400, www.mostcajun.com
EvEry Saturday • GuEyDAN’S FARmERS mARkETGueydan, Gueydan City Hall, 337-368-5733, www.gueydan.org
EvEry Friday • CAjuN FRENCh muSiC ASSOCiATiON BATON ROuGE ChApTERBaton Rouge, UCT Hall, 225-907-9001, www.batonrougecajundance.com
EvEry Saturday • huB CiTy FARmERS mARkETLafayette, Oil Center, lafayettehubcitymarket.com
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DOwNTOwN LiVE AFTER 5houma, Downtown Courthouse Square
EvEry Saturday • ST. BERNARD SEAFOOD & FARmERS mARkETArabi, Aycock Barn, 504-355-4442
2Nd Saturday art Walk • DOwNTOwN LAFAyETTELafayette, 337-291-5566, www.downtownlafayette.org
EvEry Friday through NovEmbEr • DOwNTOwN ALiVE!Lafayette, Downtown Lafayette, 337-291-5566, www.downtownlafayette.org
SEcoNd tuESday oF EvEry moNth • iN yOuR OwN BACkyARD mONThLy SERiESLafayette, Vermilionville’s Performance Center,337-482-1320, ccet.louisiana.edu
JULY 2011APR 1 • DOWNTOWN GALLERY CRAWLMonroe, Downtown Monroe. 318-329-1921. www.downtowngallerycrawl.com.
APR 1-4 • MAGNOLIA CLASSIC ARABIAN HORSE SHOWGonzales, Lamar Dixon Expo Center, 9039 St. Landry Rd. 225-621-1700. www.lamardixonexpocenter.com.
APR 1, 8, 15, 29 • RHYTHMS ON THE RIVERLafayette, 5:30pm – 8:30pm. River Ranch Town Square. 337-216-6529. www.riverranchdevelopment.com.
APR 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 • ROCKIN’ THE RAILS AT THE COVINGTON TRAILHEADCovington, 5:30pm – 7:30pm. www.louisiananorthshore.com/cms/d/events.php.
APR 1-30 • ART EXHIBITIONHammond, The Oak Street Gallery, 111 N. Oak St. 800-542-7520. www.theoakstreetgallery.com.
APR 1-MAY 31 • REVISING THE STANDARDLake Charles, Gallery By the Lake, 106 W. Lawrence St. 337-436-1008. www.fineartamerica.com/profiles/ gallery-by-the-lake.
APR 2 • FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH GOSPEL CONCERTTickfaw, Mike Vaughn Ministries/Good News Fellowship Church, 13101 Hwy. 442 W. 800-542-7520. www.mvmgoodnews.com.
APR 2 • TAKE IT TO THE TRACKSHammond, Downtown Hammond. 800-542-7520. www.hammond.org/ddd.
APR 2-4 • BOGGY BAYOU FESTIVALPine Prairie, Boggy Bayou Fairgrounds, Hwy. 1172. www.evangelinetourism.com/festivals/boggy-bayou-festival- pine-prairie/.
APR 2-4 • LAOTIAN NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONNew Iberia, What Thammarattanaram Temple, 7913 Champ Ave. 337-364-3403.
APR 2-4 • WEBSTER PARISH TRADE DAYSMinden, Fri. 10:00am – 6:00pm; Sat. 9:00am – 6:00pm; Sun. 10:00am – 5:00pm. Woods Convention Center, 214 Miller St. 318-518-4176.
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OCTOBER 2011
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SEpt. 24 - oct. 30 • 1ST ANNuAL LOuiSiANA SCARECROw FESTiVALBaton Rouge, LSU Rural Life Museum, 225-765-2437
SEpt. 28 – oct. 2 • TANGipAhOA pARiSh FREE FAiRAmite, 404 Reid Av., www.tangiparishfair.tripod.com
SEpt. 30 - oct. 1 • ROBELiNE hERiTAGE FESTiVALRobeline, www.robelineheritage.org
SEpt. 30 - oct.02 • ST. ThERESA / ST. jOhN SChOOL FAiR “FESTiVAL OF FESTiVALS”Gonzales, 212 New River Street, 225-6472803, www.sjp-sta.org
SEpt. 30 - oct. 2 • SuGARFEST CLASSiC ADDED mONEy BARREL RACENew iberia, SugArena @ Acadiana Fairgrounds, 337-365-7539, www.sugarena.com
SEpt. 30 - oct. 2 • SuNShiNE FESTiVALDonaldsonville, Old State Fair Grounds, 225-473-4814, www.donaldsonvillecoc.org
oct. 1 • 1ST SATuRDAy TOuR: hALLOwEEN TOuRShreveport, R.W. Norton Art Gallery, 318-865-4201, www.rwnaf.org
oct. 1 • BATON ROuGE CAT ShOwGonzales, 9039 St. Landry Road, 225-621-1700, www.lamardixonexpocenter.com
oct. 1 • BAyOu muSiC FESTiVALGolden meadow, Oak Ridge Park, 985-632-4227
oct. 1 • CAjuN FRENCh muSiC FESTiVALNew iberia, Cyr Gates Community Center, 337-364-7975
oct. 1 • CLASSiC CAR ShOw - RETuRN TO ThE 50SNatchitoches, 781 Front Street, 318-352-8072, www.natchitocheshdba.com
oct. 1 • DENhAm SpRiNGS OCTOBERFESTAntique District, 225-698-3615, www.visitlivingstonparish.com
oct. 1, iBERViLLE SwAmp LiFE ExpOGrosse Tete, Iberville Visitor’s Center, 225-687-5198, www.visitiberville.com
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oct. 1 • LATiN muSiC FESTiVALLafayette, Parc International, 337-988-1041
oct. 1 • LOuiSiANA CAjuN FOOD FESTkaplan, Downtown Kaplan on Cushing Avenue, 337-643-2400, www.louisianacajunfoodfest.com
oct. 1 • ShADOwS ARTS & CRAFTS ShOwNew iberia, Shadows-on-the-Teche, 337-369-6446, www.shadowsontheteche.org
oct. 1 • wQhS BARREL RACERuston, North Louisiana Expo Center, 318-243-4941
oct. 1 – 8 • RED RiVER REVEL ARTS FESTiVALShreveport, 101 Crockett St, Suite C, 318-424-4000, www.redriverrevel.com
oct. 1 – 31 • ExpERiENCE ATChAFALAyA DAySBaton Rouge, 225-219-0768, www.atchafalaya.org
oct. 1 - Nov. 2 • CREOLE “mOuRNiNG TOuR”Vacherie, St Joseph Plantation, 225-265-4078, www.stjosephplantation.com
oct. 1 - Nov. 30 • AFTON ViLLA GARDENS OpEN TO puBLiCSt. Francisville, 9247 Hwy 61, 225-635-6773, www.aftonvilla.com
oct. 1 – dEc. 3 • BATON ROuGE ARTS mARkETBaton Rouge, Main Street Market, 225-344-8558
oct. 1 - dEc. 17 • RED STiCk FARmER’S mARkETBaton Rouge, Main Street Market, 225-267-5060
oct. 1 - dEc. 27 • TEChE AREA FARmERS mARkETNew iberia, 102 W Main St., 337-256-4971
oct. 1 - dEc. 31 • 3RD ANNuAL pumpkiN pATCh-LuTChER/GRAmERCy LiONS CLuBBaton Rouge, St. James Parish Welcome Center
oct. 1 -dEc. 31 • wORLD TuRNED upSiDE DOwN: CiViL wAR hOmE FRONT pERSpECTiVESBaton Rouge, West Baton Rouge Museum, 225-336-2422
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oct. 2 • BAyOu VERmiLiON FESTiVALLafayette, 300 Fisher Road, 337-233-4077
oct. 2 • hORSE ShOwhouma, Houma Airbase Arena, 985-665-1005, terrebonne-livestock.org
oct. 2 • SuGARFESTBaton Rouge, West Baton Rouge Museum, 225-336-2422
oct. 2 • SuNDAy iN ThE pARk FEATuRiNG wARm DADDy’S ALL STARSBaton Rouge, Lafayette Park @ Shaw Center, 225-344-8558
oct. 2 – 30 • ANGOLA pRiSON RODEOAngola, Louisiana State Penitentiary, 225-635-2607, www.angolarodeo.com
oct. 2 - dEc. 4 • FiRST SuNDAyS OF ThE mONTh FREEBaton Rouge, LSU Museum of Art, LASM, and USS Kidd
oct. 3 - Nov. 30 • COASTAL COwBOySAbbeville, Abbeville Cultural & Historical Alliance, Museum & Gallery, 337-989-4114, www.abbevillemuseum.org
oct. 3 - dEc. 30 • AT ThE mOViESAbbeville, Abbeville Cultural & Historical Alliance, Museum & Gallery, 337-898-4114, www.abbevillemuseum.org
oct. 4 - oct. 8 • BEAuREGARD pARiSh FAiRDeRidder, Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds, 337-462-3135, www.beauregardtourism.com
oct. 4 - 8 • wEBSTER pARiSh FAiRminden, Minden Fairgrounds, 318-377-6250
oct. 5 - dEc. 31 • uNiQuE BEAuTyGueydan, Gueydan Museum, 337-536-0443, www.gueydanmuseum.weebly.com
oct. 5 – 9 • wEST LOuiSiANA FORESTRy FESTiVALLeesville, Vernon Parish Fairgrounds, 337-238-0783
oct. 6 • BATTLE FOR ThE pADDLELuling, West Bank Bridge Park, 985-331-9063, www.uwaysc.org/battle-paddle
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oct. 6 • uNiTED wAy jAmBALAyA jAmBaton Rouge, Downtown Baton Rouge, 225-383-2643
oct. 6 • LiONS CLuB RODEO pARADELeesville, Third Street, 337-238-0783
oct. 6 -8 • LiONS CLuB pROFESSiONAL RODEOLeesville, Vernon Parish Fairgrounds, 337-238-0783.
oct. 6 – 8 • ZwOLLE TAmALE FiESTAZwolle, 1100 S. Main St., 318-645-2388, www.zwollela.net
oct. 6 - dEc. 29 • miD wEEk ThuRSDAy FARmER’S mARkETBaton Rouge
oct. 7 • CAjuN DANCES wiTh muSiC By pAuL DAiGLE & CAjuN GOLDBaton Rouge, UCT Hall, 225-907-9001
oct. 7 • STABBED iN ARTBaton Rouge, 1284 Perkins Road
oct. 7 - 8 • ANNuAL SpRiNGhiLL LumBERjACk FESTiVALSpringhill, Frank Anthony Park, 318-539-2071
oct. 7 – 8 • SuGAShEAuxNew iberia, 337-365-7539, www.sugarena.com
oct. 7 - 9 • 57Th ANNuAL piLGRimAGE: TOuR OF hOmESNatchitoches, www.natchitoches.net
oct. 7 – 9 • CAR ShOwRuston, North Louisiana Expo Center, 318-243-4941, nlec.lincolnparish.org
oct. 7 – 9 • GRETNA hERiTAGE FESTiVALGretna, 301 Huey P. Long Ave., 504-361-7748, www.gretnafest.com
oct. 7 – 9 • ST. AuGuSTiNE ChuRCh FAiRmelrose, 2250 Hwy 484, 318-352-8072, www.natchitoches.net
oct. 7 – 9 • TOuR Du TEChE CANOE RACENew iberia, Bayou Teche, 337-394-6232, www.techeproject.com
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oct. 7 – 9 • VOiCE OF ThE wETLANDS FESTiVALhouma, 985-226-1004, www.voiceofthewetlands.org
oct. 7 – 9 • wORLD ChAmpiONShip GumBO COOk-OFFNew iberia, Boulingy Plaza, 337-364-1836, www.worldchampionshipgumbocookoff.blogspot.com
oct. 7 – 16 • GRAND REVEiL ACADiENLafayette, New Orleans, Houma, Lake Charles & Lafayette, 337-288-2681, www.gra2011.org
oct. 7 – 28 • LiVE AFTER FiVEBaton Rouge, A.Z. Young Park, 225-937-9736,
oct. 8 • 3RD ANNuAL RACE FOR ThE wETLANDShouma, Southdown Plantation House, 985-688-5582, www.voiceofthewetlands.org
oct. 8 • ANNuAL SpRiNGhiLL LumBERjACk FESTiVAL pARADESpringhill, Main Street, 318-539-5699
oct. 8 • BERRy pATCh QuiLT AND ART ExpOponchatoula, 154 W. Pine Street, www.berrypatchpreservation.org
oct. 8 • LOuiSiANA ART AND FOLk FESTiVALColumbia, 104 Main St., 318-649-0726, chamberofcommercecaldwellparish.com
oct. 8 • mAiN STREET CAR & mOTORCyCLE ShOwSpringhill, Frank Anthony Park, 318-539-5699
oct. 8 • pAwS iN ThE pARkChalmette, Torres Park, 504-265-6716, www.members.cox.net/pawsinthepark
oct. 8 • TEDDy BEAR FESTiVAL 2011: CELEBRATiNG ThE GREAT OuTDOORSTallulah, Downtown Tallulah Courthouse Square
oct. 8 • ViNTON hERiTAGE FESTiVALVinton, Downtown Vinton, 337-589-7453, www.cityofvinton.com
oct. 8 – 9 • AwESOmE ART ON ThE BAyOu ARTS & CuLTuRAL FESTiVALGonzales, 225-328-7354, artgumbo.org
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oct. 8 • DiNOSAuR: ANCiENT FOSSiLS, NEw DiSCOVERiESLafayette, Lafayette Science Museum, 337-291-5544, www.lafayettesciencemuseum.org
oct. 9, ACADiANA BARREL RACE ASSOCiATiONNew iberia, SugArena at Acadiana Fairgrounds, 337-365-7539, www.sugarena.com
oct. 09 • SuNDAy iN ThE pARk FEATuRiNG mikE ZiTOBaton Rouge, Lafayette Park @ Shaw Center, 225-344-8558
oct. 11 • GREAT ACADiAN AwAkENiNGLake Charles, Lake Charles Civic Center, 337-288-2681, www.visitlakecharles.org/gra
oct. 11 • ZOO AND mE mORNiNGSBaton Rouge, BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo, 225-775-3877
oct. 12 • hOLLyDAyS 2011Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge River Center, 225-924-0298
oct. 12 – 16 • CAL-CAm FAiRSuphur, Cal-Cam Fairgrounds, 337-527-9371, www.visitlakecharles.org
oct. 12 – 16 • ViDALiA RiVERFRONT ANNuAL FLEA mARkET & CARNiVALVidalia, 112 Front St., 318-336-9934, www.vidaliaconventioncenter.com
oct. 13 • DAViD GREELy pRESENTS FiDDLERS ON ThE BAyOuLafayette, Vermilionville, 337-233-4077
oct. 13 – 16 • LOuiSiANA COTTON FESTiVALVille platte, 704 N. Soileau St., 337-363-6367, louisianacottonfestival.com
oct. 14 • BiENVENuE AVES BEiGNETS A mAuRiCE iN CONjuNCTiON wiTh ThE GRAN REVEiL ACADiENmaurice, Musee de Maurice, 337-984-2888, www.facebook.com/mauricehistoricalpreservationsociety
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oct. 14 • hOTEL CALiFORNiA “A SALuTE TO ThE EAGLES”Shreveport, 619 Louisiana Ave., 318-226-8555, www.thestrandtheatre.com
oct. 14 • jEFF FOxwORThy, BiLL ENGVALL AND LARRy ThE CABLE Guy LiVE AT ThE RiVER CENTERBaton Rouge, Baton Rouge River Center, 225-389-4940
oct. 14 • mAyOR’S ARTS AwARDS 2011Lake Charles, Central School Arts and Humanities Center,337-439-2787, www.artsandhumanitiesswla.org
oct. 14 – 15 • CLBRA BARREL RACERuston, North Louisiana Expo Center, 318-243-4941,nlec.lincolnparish.org
oct. 14 – 15 • SOuThERN GARDEN SympOSiumSt. Francisville, Hwy 965, 225-635-3005, www.southerngardensymposium.org
oct. 14 – 16 • ANDOuiLLE FESTiVALLa place, St. John Center, 985-652-9569, www.andouillefestival.com
oct. 14 – 16 • CRESCENT CiTy BLuES & BBQ FESTiVALNew Orleans, Lafayette Square Park, 504-558-6100, www.jazzandheritage.org/blues-fest
oct. 14 – 16 • FESTiVALS ACADiENS ET CREOLESLafayette, 500 Girard Park, 337-983-0892, www.festivalsacadiensetcreoles.com
oct. 14 – 16 • LOuiSiANA CATTLE FESTiVALAbbeville, Downtown Abbeville, 337-385-2397, www.louisianacattlefestival.org
oct. 14 – 16 • OySTER FESTiVALViolet, Our Lady of Lourdes Church Grounds, 504-296-9850, www.olol-church.com/oyster_festival.htm
oct. 14 – 20 • NEw ORLEANS FiLm FESTiVALNew Orleans, 900 Camp Street, 504-309-6633, neworleansfilmsociety.org/pages/detail/31/film-festival
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oct. 14 - Nov. 18 • ROCkiN ON ThE RiVER FALL CONCERT SERiESGretna, Huey P. Long Ave. at the Mississippi River Levee, 504-361-7748, www.gretnala.com
oct. 15 • 13Th ANNuAL ROCkTOBER FESTiVALBaton Rouge, Buddy Stewart Music Foundation-The Rhythm Museum, 225-383-9661
oct. 15 • ART GumBO mARkETDarrow(Burnside), 40136 Highway 942, 225-328-7354, artgumbo.org
oct. 15 • CADDO-ADAi pOw wOwRobeline, 4460 Highway 485, www.adaiindiannation.com
oct. 15 • wAGON whEEL RiDiNG CLuBSlagle, Rodeo Arena, 337-238-3734, www.wagonwheelridingclub.com
oct. 15 • FALL FESTjena, Jena Fair Grounds, 318-992-2206
oct. 15 • hAiNTS AND hOODOO: hALLOwEEN hiSTORy AT mAGNOLiA mOuNDBaton Rouge, Magnolia Mound Plantation, 225-343-4955
oct. 15 • hALLOwEEN STORyTELLiNGBaton Rouge, West Baton Rouge Museum, 225-336-2422
oct. 15 • juST kiDS AT ARThouma, St. Matthews Episcopal School, 985-872-5573
oct. 15 • LOuiSiANA STOCk hORSE COmpETiTiONNew iberia, SugArena @ Acadiana Fairgrounds, 337-365-7539, www.sugarena.com
oct. 15 • mANGEZ, DANSEZ, ET LAiSSEZ LES BON TEmpS ROuLER A kApLANkaplan, Turnley Park, 337-893-7968, www.mostcajun.com
oct. 15 • RAGLEy TimBER AND hERiTAGE FESTiVALRagley, 6715 Hwy. 12, 337-725-3324, beauregardtourism.com
oct. 15 • ROuGE ET BLANC wiNE FESTiVALLake Charles, 1911 Historic City Hall, 337-475-5123, www.visitlakecharles.org/rouge
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oct. 15 • TAiLGATiNG COOk-OFFLoreauville, The Loreauville Park, 337-380-5216
oct. 15 – 16 • CAjuN hERiTAGE FESTiVALLarose, Larose Regional Park & Civic Center, 985-693-7355
oct. 15 – 16 • OAk ALLEy pLANTATiON 6Th ANNuAL ARTS & CRAFTS FESTiVALBaton Rouge, 225-265-2151
oct. 15 – 16 • OLD FARmERS DAyLoranger, 56136 Loranger Road, www.oldfarmersday.com
oct. 15 – 16 • piNEy hiLLS CLASSiC xViii mOuNTAiN BikE RACERuston, Lincoln Parish Park, 318-251-5156, park.lincolnparish.org/events.html
oct. 15 – 16 • wOODEN BOAT FESTiVALmadisonville, 133 Mabel Dr., 985-845-9200, www.lpbmm.org
oct. 16 • BATON ROuGE iTALiAN FESTABaton Rouge, Belle of Baton Rouge Atrium
oct. 16 • EThEL CLAiBORNE DAmERON LECTuRE SERiESBaton Rouge, West Baton Rouge Museum, 225-336-2422
oct. 16 • LAuREL VALLEy FALL FESTiVALThibodaux, Laurel Valley Village Plantation, 985-446-7456
oct. 16 • SuNDAy iN ThE pARk FEATuRiNG miA BORDERSBaton Rouge, Lafayette Park @ Shaw Center, 225-344-8558
oct. 19 • 10Th ANNuAL TASTE OF SOuTh LOuiSiANAhouma, 346 Civic Center Blvd., 985-851-1020
oct. 19 – 22 • wAShiNGTON pARiSh FREE FAiRFranklinton, Washington Parish Fairgrounds, 985-839-5228, www.freefair.com
oct. 20 • SOuNDS ON ThE SQuAREAbbeville, 200 N Magdaline Square, 337-893-8550, www.mostcajun.com
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oct. 20 • yOuNG FRANkENSTEiNShreveport, 619 Louisiana Ave.,318-226-8555, www.thestrandtheatre.com
oct. 20 – 23 • 75Th iNTERNATiONAL RiCE FESTiVALCrowley, Downtown Crowely, 337-783-3067, www.ricefestival.com
oct. 20 – 17 • BRSO ENTERGy mASTERwORkS SERiESBaton Rouge, Baton Rouge River Center, 225 383-0500
oct. 21 – 23 • 40Th ANNuAL LOuiSiANA GumBO FESTiVALThibodaux (Chackbay), Louisiana Gumbo Festival Fair Grounds, 985-633-7789, www.lagumbofest.com
oct. 21 – 23 • BAyOu DuLARGE ANNuAL kC FiShiNG RODEO AND FESTiVALTheriot, St. Eloi KC Home, 985-709-4194
oct. 21 – 23 • hOLy ROSARy-CABRiNi OCTOBER FETEkaplan, Maltrait Memorial School Grounds, 337-643-6472, www.mostcajun.com
oct. 21 – 23 • NORThEAST LOuiSiANA CELTiC FESTiVALmonroe, Forsythe Ave., www.nelacelticfest.net
oct. 22 • BOuDiN COOk-OFFLafayette, Downtown Lafayette, 337-993-2207
oct. 22 • FOuR wiNDS ChEROkEE TRiBE OF LA. pOw wOwDeRidder, 506 West Drive, 337-825-8641, fourwindscherokee.com
oct. 22 • FALL ARTwALkLeesville, Third Street, 337-424-1496.
oct. 22 • hAuNTED hiSTORy TOuRNatchitoches, 781 Front Street, www.historicfoundation.org
oct. 22 • ShARE SATuRDAy 5kRuston, Lincoln Parish Park, 318-251-5156, park.lincolnparish.org/events.html
oct. 22- 23 • CAjuN iNDOOR kART NATiONALSGonzales, 9039 St. Landry Rd.,225-278-9096, www.lamardixonexpocenter.com
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oct. 23 • ACADiANA BARREL RACE ASSOCiATiONNew iberia, SugArena @ Acadiana Fairgrounds, 337-365-7539, www.sugarena.com
oct. 23 • ANNuAL iNTERNATiONAL hERiTAGE FESTiVALBaton Rouge, Baton Rouge River Center,225-930-0901
oct. 23 • iNTERNATiONAL hERiTAGE CELEBRATiONBaton Rouge, 275 S. River Rd., 225-930-0901, www.brcwa.com
oct. 23 • SuNDAy iN ThE pARk FEATuRiNG FLOw TRiBEBaton Rouge, Lafayette Park @ Shaw Center, 225-344-8558
oct. 27 • SOuNDS ON ThE SQuAREAbbeville, 200 N Magdaline Square, 337-893-8550, www.mostcajun.com
oct. 27 - Nov.6 • GREATER BATON ROuGE STATE FAiRBaton Rouge, 16072 Airline Hwy., 225-755-3247, www.gbrsf.com
oct. 27 - Nov. 13 • STATE FAiR OF LOuiSiANAShreveport, 3701 Hudson Ave., 318-635-1361, www.statefairoflouisiana.com
oct. 28 • CAjuN DANCESBaton Rouge, UCT Hall, 225-907-9001
oct. 28 • hOmECOmiNG pARADELeesville, Third Street, 337-392-1776.
oct. 28 – 29 • GhOST OF SALLiE BAkER’S CARNiVALE AT ThE FARm (mOON OVER miNDEN)minden, Cultural Crossroads’ Farm, 318-393-5991, www.artsinminden.com
oct. 28 – 30 • 38Th ANNuAL FRENCh FOOD FESTiVALLarose, Larose Regional Park & Civic Center, 985-693-7355, www.bayoucivicclub.org
oct. 28 – 30 • FEAR FETE hORROR FiLm FESTiVALBaton Rouge, Rave Motion Pictures 16, 225-341-9033, www.fearfete.com
oct. 28 – 30 • FEAR FêTE hORROR FiLm FESTiVALBaton Rouge, Rave Motion Pictures 16, 225-753-2710
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oct. 28 – 30 • RED STiCk RALLyBaton Rouge, 225-413-7413
oct. 28 – 30 • SERTOmA CAjuN AiR FESTiVALLafayette, Lafayette Regional Airport, www.sertomaairshow.com
oct. 28 – 30 • VOODOO muSiC ExpERiENCENew Orleans, City Park, thevoodooexperience.com/2011
oct. 28 – 30 • myRTLES pLANTATiON hALLOwEEN ExTRAVAGANZASt. Francisville, 7747 Hwy 61, 225-635-6277
oct. 29 • ABiTA RiVER ChiLi COOk OFFAbita Springs, Abita Springs Park, 985-630-5087, www.abitariverchilicookoff.com
oct. 29 • ARTFEST GOES TO wORkLake Charles, Lake Charles Civic Center Exhibition Hall, 337-439-2787, www.artsandhumanitiesswla.org
oct. 29 • BOO BAyOuLafayette, Vermilionville, 337-233-4077
oct. 29 • GRACE LuThERAN ChuRCh FALL FESTiVALhouma, Grounds of Grace Lutheran Church, 985-879-1865, www.gracehouma.org
oct. 29 • kREwE OF hALLOwEENNew Orleans, 504-361-7821, www.kreweofhalloween.com
oct. 29 • LEiSuRE CLASSES AT LOuiSiANA CuLiNARy iNSTiTuTEBaton Rouge, Louisiana Culinary Institute, 225-769-8820
oct. 29 • LOuiSiANA BOOk FESTiVALBaton Rouge, Louisiana State Library, 225-342-4923, www.louisianabookfestival.org
oct. 29 • mOViES & muSiC ON ThE LAwN: SiLENT mOViEBaton Rouge, Baton Rouge Gallery, 225-383-1470
oct. 29 • NEw iBERiA BENEATh ThE BALCONiESNew iberia, Historic Downtown New Iberia, 337-364-1603, www.iberiacultural.org
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oct. 29 • NEw iBERiA DOwNTOwN ART wALkNew iberia, Historic Downtown New Iberia, 337-369-2330, www.cityofnewiberia.com
oct. 29 • ST. ELiZABETh hOSpiTAL hEALTh FAiRGonzales, 9039 St. Landry Road, 225-621-1700, www.lamardixonexpocenter.com
oct. 28 – 30 • CAjuN ViLLAGE FALL FESTSorrento, Ascension Parish Tourism Commission, 225-675-5572, www.thecajunvillage.com
oct. 28 – 30 • yELLOw LEAF ARTS FAiRSt. Francisville, 5695 Commerce St., 225-635-3665
oct. 30 • hAiNTS, hAuNTS, & hALLOwEEN, A RuRAL FALL FAiRBaton Rouge, Rural Life Museum, 225-765-2437
oct. 30 • hALLOwEEN ChiLDREN’S FESTiVAL & COSTumE CONTESTNew iberia, Center Gates Community Center, 337-367-1580
oct. 30 • SuNDAy iN ThE pARk FEATuRiNG NAThAN AND ThE ZyDECO ChA ChASBaton Rouge, Lafayette Park @ Shaw Center, 225-344-8558
oct. 30 • SwiNGiN’ ON ThE LEVEEBaton Rouge, Nottoway Plantation, 225-383-0500
oct. 31 • GhOST AND GOODiESGueydan, 100 Main St., 337-536-6600, www.gueydanchamber.org
oct. 31 • hARVEST FESTLake Charles, Lake Charles Civic Center, 337-491-1280
oct. 31 • SCARE iN ThE SQuAREAbbeville, 200 N. Magdalen Sq., 337-893-3973
Nov.01 - dEc. 31 • NOEL Au muSEEGueydan, Gueydan Museum, 337-536-0443, www.gueydanmuseum.weebly.com
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Nov. 2 • BOuNTiFuL TABLEBaton Rouge, Magnolia Mound Plantation, 225-343-4955
Nov. 2 • OpEN hEARTh COOkiNG DEmONSTRATiONSBaton Rouge, 225-343-4955
Nov. 4 – 5 • iFA REDFiSh TOuR ChAmpiONShipChalmette, 255 Marina Road, 504-278-4242, www.redfishtour.com
Nov. 4 – 5 • mAiN TO mAiN TRADE DAySminden, Hwy 371 from Springhill, MInden then to Sibley, 318-371-4258
Nov. 4 – 5 • mAiN TO mAiN TRADE DAySminden, 417 E. Union St., Cultural Crossroads’ Farm, 318-371-4258, www.maintomain.com
Nov. 4 – 6 • kiwANiS ARTS & CRAFTS ShOwLake Charles, Lake Charles Civic Center, 337-532-3839
Nov. 4 – 6 • pONChATOuLA ANTiQuE TRADE DAyS AND CRAFT FAiRponchatoula, Downtown Ponchatoula, www.ponchatoulachamber.com
Nov. 4 - dEc. 4 • NORCO ChRiSTmAS pARADENorco, Apple Street and Washington Street, 985-764-9696, www.norconoel.com
Nov. 5 • GREAT ChiLi ChALLENGENew iberia, New Iberia City Park, 337-365-5471
Nov. 05 • hOmETOwN LOuiSiANABastrop, 9525 Marlatt, 318-281-0911
Nov. 5 • SOuThDOwN mARkETpLACE ARTS & CRAFTS FESTiVALhouma, Southdown Plantation House, 985-851-0154, www.southdownmuseum.org
Nov. 5 – 6 • ACADiANA BARREL RACE ASSOCiATiON; BAyOu CLASSiCNew iberia, SugArena @ Acadiana Fairgrounds, 337-365-7539, www.sugarena.com
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Nov. 5 – 6 • FLORiEN FREESTATE FESTiVALFlorien, Village of Florien, 318-586-3521, www.toledobendlakecountry.com
Nov. 5 – 6 • GiANT OmELETTE CELEBRATiONAbbeville, One Magdalen Sq., www.giantomelette.org
Nov. 5 – 6 • LOuiSiANA BRAhmAN CATTLE ShOwGonzales, 9039 St. Landry Road, 225-621-1700, www.lamardixonexpocenter.com
Nov. 5 – 6 • ShADOwS CiViL wAR ENCAmpmENTNew iberia, Shadows-on-the-Teche, 337-369-6446, www.shadowsontheteche.org
Nov. 5 - dEc. 11 • LOuiSiANA RENAiSSANCE FESTiVALhammond, 46468 River Rd., www.larf.org
Nov. 6 • hORSE ShOwhouma, 121 Moffet Road, 985-665-1005, terrebonne-livestock.org/
Nov.6 • SuNDAy iN ThE pARk FEATuRiNG ThE DiRTy DOZEN BRASS BANDBaton Rouge, Lafayette Park @ Shaw Center, 225-344-8558
Nov. 6 • VETERANS ON pARADEport Allen, Downtown Port Allen, 225-344-2920, www.westbatonrouge.net
Nov. 10 – 13 • 26Th ANNuAL pORT BARRE CRACkLiN FESTiVALOpelousas, 337-585-6673, www.portbarrecracklinfestival.com
Nov. 10 – 13 • 39Th FROG FESTiVALRayne, 206 Frog Festival Dr., Gossen Memorial Park, 337-334-2332, www.raynefrogfestival.org
Nov. 11 • “iF hEADSTONES COuLD TALk”Abbeville, Old Masonic Cemetery, 337-898-4110
Nov. 11 • BLAST!Shreveport, Strand Theatre, 318-226-8555, www.thestrandtheatre.com
Nov. 11 • uSS kiDD & OLD STATE CApiTOL VETERANS DAy CEREmONiESBaton Rouge, 225-342-1942
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Nov. 11 • VETERANS DAy mEmORiAL CEREmONyNew iberia, Boulingy Plaza, 102 W Main St, 337-365-1428
Nov. 11 • VETERANS DAy mEmORiAL SERViCEBaton Rouge, Louisiana Old State Capitol, 225-342-1942
Nov. 11 • wiNE...ChEESE...& ART NiGhTGonzales, 1835 N Magnolia, 225-328-7354, www.artgumbo.org
Nov. 11 – 12 • ChOuDRANT hiGh SChOOL RODEORuston, North Louisiana Expo Center, 318-243-4941, nlec.lincolnparish.org
Nov. 11 – 12 • iFA kAyAk TOuR ChAmpiONShipChalmette, Gulf Outlet Marina, 504-278-4242, redfishtour.com
Nov. 11 – 12 • miNDEN FASChiNG CELEBRATiONminden, Downtown Minden, 318-371-4258
Nov. 12 • GhOST wALkminden, Historic Minden Cemetery, 318-423-0192, www.mindencemetery.blogspot.com
Nov. 12 • LA CuiSiNE DE BEAuREGARDDeRidder, Washington Street, 337-463-5515, beauregardtourism.com
Nov. 12 • LEiSuRE CLASSES AT LOuiSiANA CuLiNARy iNSTiTuTEBaton Rouge, Louisiana Culinary Institute, 225-769-8820
Nov. 12 • SATuRDAy SpEAkER SERiES: REmiNGTON - FORGERiES AND FAkESShreveport, R.W. Norton Art Gallery, 318-865-4201, www.rwnaf.org
Nov. 12 • ThiBODEAuxViLLE FALL FESTiVALThibodaux, Historic Downtown Thibodaux, 985-446-1187, www.thibodauxchamber.com
Nov. 12 – 13 • COViNGTON ThREE RiVERS ART FESTiVALCovington, Downtown Covington, 985-327-9797, www.threeriversartfestival.com
Nov. 12 – 13 • DESTREhAN pLANTATiON FALL FESTiVALDestrehan, Destrehan Plantation Grounds, 985-764-9315, www.destrehanplantation.org
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Nov. 12 – 13 • RiVER pARiShES FALL FESTiVALNorco, Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 985-764-6503, www.sacredheartchurchnorco.org
Nov. 13 • NORTh LA TEAm ROpiNGRuston, North Louisiana Expo Center, 318-243-4941, nlec.lincolnparish.org/
Nov. 16 – 19 • miSTLETOE AND mOSS hOLiDAy mARkETLake Charles, Lake Charles Civic Center, 337-436-4025, www.jllc.net
Nov. 17 - 20 • SOuThERN SCREEN FiLm FESTiVALLafayette, 337-291-3456
Nov. 18 • whiTE LiGhT NiGhT ART hOpBaton Rouge, Mid City Art and Design District, 225-924-6437
Nov. 18 • wiZARD OF OZShreveport, 619 Louisiana Ave, 318-226-8555, www.thestrandtheatre.com
Nov. 18 – 19 • ANNuAL BROADmOOR ARTS & CRAFTS FESTiVALBaton Rouge, Broadmoor High School, 225-926-1420
Nov. 18 – 20 • CELTiC NATiONS FESTiVALLake Charles, 110 West Pine Street, 337-439-4888
Nov. 19 • ART GumBO mARkETDarrow (Burnside), 40136 Highway 942, 225-328-7354, artgumbo.org
Nov. 19 • wAGON whEEL RiDiNG CLuBSlagle, Rodeo Arena, 337-238-3734, www.wagonwheelridingclub.com
Nov. 19 • NBhARuston, North Louisiana Expo Center, 318-243-4941, nlec.lincolnparish.org
Nov. 19 • RiVER CiTy jAZZ COALiTiON pRESENTS: ChARLiE huNTERBaton Rouge, Manship Theatre, 225-344-0334
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Nov. 19 • TuRN ON ThE hOLiDAySNatchitoches, Downtown Natchitoches, www.christmasfestival.com
Nov. 19 – 20 • CAmp mOORE ANNuAL CiViL wAR LiViNG hiSTORy REENACTmENTTangipahoa, Hwy 51, www.tangitourism.com/site.php
Nov. 19 – 20 • CLASSiC ARmS GuN & kNiFE ShOwGonzales, 9039 St. Landry Road, 225-621-1700, www.lamardixonexpocenter.com
Nov. 19 – dEc. 16 • FESTiVAL OF LiGhTSNatchitoches, 781 Front Street, www.christmasfestival.com
Nov. 21 – 22 • hiSTORiC FALL hOLiDAy CAmpBaton Rouge, Magnolia Mound Plantation, 225-343-4955
Nov. 22 - dEc. 13 • ViDALiA RiVERFRONT ChRiSTmAS DiSpLAyVidalia, 112 Front St., 318-336-9934, www.vidaliaconventioncenter.com
Nov. 24 – 27 • AARON NEViLLE hOLiDAy ShOwBaton Rouge, Manship Theatre, 225-389-7241
Nov. 25 • STATE FARm BAyOu CLASSiCNew Orleans, Louisiana Superdome, Sugar Bowl Dr, 504-587-3663
Nov. 25 – 26 • DRR BARREL RACERuston, North Louisiana Expo Center, 318-243-4941, nlec.lincolnparish.org
Nov. 25 – dEc. 30 • ZOOLiGhTSBaton Rouge, 3601 Thomas Rd., 225-775-3877, www.brzoo.org
Nov. 25 - dEc. 31 • CAjuN CREOLE ChRiSTmASLafayette, Lafayette & Surrounding Parishes, www.lafayette.travel
Nov. 26 • BiG DOG TRAiL RuNRuston, Lincoln Parish Park, 318-251-5156, park.lincolnparish.org/events.html
Nov. 26 • ChRiSTmAS iN ThE pARkReeves, Christmas Festival, 337-749-2000
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Nov. 26 - dEc. 10 • GRANT ChRiSTmAS TREE FARm EVENTSElizabeth, Christmas Festival and Syrup Mill, 318-634-3408
Nov. 26 - dEc. 17 • ChRiSTmAS ON ThE RiVERwest monroe, 100 Trenton St., 318-387-5691, www.christmasontheriver.org
Nov. 27 • ChRiSTmAS ShOppENew iberia, Willow Wood Park Recreation Center, 337-229-1982
Nov. 27 • SOuNDS OF ThE SEASON wiTh ThE ACADiANA SymphONy ORChESTRANew iberia, St Peters Church, 337-364-1603, www.iberiacultural.org
Nov. 27 - dEc. 31 • ViCTORiAN ChRiSTmAS AT ThE jOSEph jEFFERSON hOmE & Rip VAN wiNkLE GARDENSNew iberia, Rip Van Winkle Gardens, 337-359-8525, www.ripvanwinklegardens.com
Nov. 28 • NEw iBERiA ChRiSTmAS pARADENew iberia, Historic Downtown, 337-365-1428
Nov. 27 - dEc. 31 • ShADOwS mERRy mAkiNG SEASONNew iberia, Shadows-on-the-Teche, 337-369-6446, www.shadowsontheteche.org
Nov. 29 • DAiLy & ViNCENT hOLiDAy ShOwBaton Rouge, Manship Theatre, 225-389-7241
dEc. 1 • ABBEViLLE’S 13Th ANNuAL ChRiSTmAS STROLLAbbeville, 200 N. Magdalen Sq., 337-898-4110
dEc. 1 • BRSO ENTERGy mASTERwORkS SERiESBaton Rouge, Baton Rouge River Center, 225 383-0500
dEc. 1 • iN ThE hEiGhTSShreveport, Strand Theatre, 619 Louisiana Ave, 318-226-8555, www.thestrandtheatre.com
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dEc. 1 – 3 • kApLAN AREA ChAmBER OF COmmERCE SpiRiT OF ChRiSTmASkaplan, Downtown Kaplan, 337-643-2400, www.kaplanchamber.com
dEc. 1 – 24 • REFLECTiONS OF ThE SEASONport Allen, West Baton Rouge Tourist Information & Conference Center, 225-344-2920, www.westbatonrouge.net
dEc. 1 – 31 • ChRiSTmAS NEw ORLEANS STyLENew Orleans, Various locations throughout the French Quarter, 504-522-5730, www.fqfi.org
dEc. 1 – 31 • CREOLE ChRiSTmAS: AN ExpLORATiON OF FOREiGN iNFLuENCES ON SOuThERN ChRiSTmAS CELEBRATiONSBaton Rouge, Magnolia Mound Plantation, 225-343-4955
dEc. 1 – 31 • ENChANTED ChRiSTmAS hOmE TOuRShreveport, 2439 Fairfield Ave., www.shreveportbedandbreakfast.com
dEc. 1 – 31 • ROSEDOwN pLANTATiON STATE hiSTORiC SiTE 19Th CENTuRy ChRiSTmAS DECORATiONSt. Francisville, 12501 LA Highway 10, 225-635-3789
dEc. 1 – 31 • SOuThwEST LOuiSiANA ChRiSTmAS LiGhTiNG FESTiVALLake Charles, 1205 N. Lakeshore Drive, 337-456-9588, www.visitlakecharles.org
dEc. 2 • NORTh BOuLEVARD FESTiVAL OF LiGhTSBaton Rouge, Downtown Baton Rouge, 225-389-5520
dEc. 2 • ChRiSTmAS AT ThE pARkLeesville, Jubilee Park, 337-392-0641
dEc. 2 – 3 • 85Th ANNuAL ChRiSTmAS FESTiVALNatchitoches, 781 Front Street, www.christmasfestival.com
dEc. 2 – 4 • ChRiSTmAS iN ThE COuNTRySt. Francisville, 11936 Ferdinand St., 225-635-3873, www.stfrancisvillefestivals.com
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dEc. 2 – 4 • hOLiDAy hOuSE AND ChRiSTmAS uNDER ThE OAkSSulphur, Henning Cultural Center, 923 Ruth St., 337-527-0357, www.brimstonemuseum.org
dEc. 2 – 11 • DESCOuRSNew Orleans, Various locations throughout New Orleans, 1000 St. Charles Ave., 504-525-8320, www.descours.net
dEc. 3 • 1ST SATuRDAy TOuR: ThE ChRiSTmAS TOuRShreveport, R.W. Norton Art Gallery, 318-865-4201, www.rwnaf.org
dEc. 3 • ADVENTuRE RACERuston, Lincoln Parish Park, 318-251-5156, park.lincolnparish.org/events.html
dEc. 3 • ANNuAL GiNGERBREAD hOuSE CONTESTLake Charles, 1205 N. Lake Shore Dr., 337-436-9588, www.visitlakecharles.org
dEc. 3 • ART GumBO mARkETDarrow(Burnside), 40136 Highway 942, 225-328-7354, artgumbo.org
dEc. 3 • BATON ROuGE BEACh mARAThON & hALF mARAThONBaton Rouge, Milford Wampold Memorial Park, 225-324-3123
dEc. 3 • CALDwELL COuNTRy ChRiSTmAS/FiREwORkSColumbia, Main St., 318-649-0726, www.caldwellparishchamberofcommerce.com
dEc. 3 • CELEBRATE ST. BERNARD ChRiSTmAS pARADEChalmette, Judege Perez Drive, 504-554-7134, www.visitstbernard.com
dEc. 3 • ChRiSTmAS iN ThE COuNTRyElizabeth, Downtown Elizabeth, 318-634-5100
dEc. 3 • DELCAmBRE hOLiDAy GumBO COOk-OFFDelcambre, Delcambre Shrimp Festival Grounds, 337-349-0229
dEc. 3 • hOmE FOR ThE hOLiDAySBaton Rouge, Baton Rouge River Center, 225-383-0500
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dEc. 3 • kiNDER hOmETOwN hOLiDAyS AND ChRiSTmAS pARADEkinderm, Downtown Kinder, 337-738-2620
dEc. 3 • LOCkpORT ChRiSTmAS pARADELockport, Downtown Lockport, 985-532-3300, www.townoflockport.com
dEc. 3 • miRACLE ON wAShiNGTON ChRiSTmAS FESTiVALDeRidder, 113 South Washington Street, 337-463-5534, www.beauregardtourism.com
dEc. 3 • NBhA BARREL RACERuston, North Louisiana Expo Center, 318-243-4941, nlec.lincolnparish.org
dEc. 3 • OAk ALLEy pLANTATiON’S ANNuAL ChRiSTmAS BONFiRE pARTyBaton Rouge, Oak Alley Plantation
dEc. 3, SpRiNGhiLL ChRiSTmAS pARADESpringhill, Downtown Springhill, 318-539-4717
dEc. 3 – 4 • ACADiANA BARREL RACE ASSOCiATiON, FiNALSNew iberia, SugArena at Acadiana Fairgrounds, 337-365-7539, www.sugarena.com
dEc. 3 – 4 • ChRiSTmAS iN ThE piNESRosepine, Highway 171, 337-463-4203
dEc. 3 – 4 • ChRiSTmAS FESTiVALFranklinton, D.A.Varnado General Store Museum, Washington Parish Fairgrounds, 985-839-5195, www.varnadostoremuseum.org
dEc. 3 – 4 • RuRAL LiFE ChRiSTmASBaton Rouge, Rural Life Museum, 225-765-2437
dEc. 4 • ChRiSTmAS CAROLS wiTh SANTAGretna, Huey P Long at the River, 504-361-7748, www.gretnala.com
dEc. 4 • ChRiSTmAS TOuR OF hOmESSt. Francisville, 11757 Ferdinand St, 225-635-4224
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dEc. 4 • DECk ThE hALLSGonzales, 1835 N. Magnolia, 225-328-7354, artgumbo.org
dEc. 4 • hOLiDAy OpEN hOuSEBaton Rouge, West Baton Rouge Museum, 225-336-2442
dEc. 4 • NORTh LA TEAm ROpiNG FiNALSRuston, North Louisiana Expo Center, 318-243-4941, nlec.lincolnparish.org
dEc. 4 • ThiBODAux ChRiSTmAS pARADEThibodaux, Streets of Thibodaux, 985-446-1187, www.thibodauxchamber.com
dEc . 4 – 18 • OAk ALLEy pLANTATiON’S ChAmpAGNE SuNDAy BRuNChVacherie, Oak Alley Plantation, 225-265-2151, www.oakalleyplantation.com
dEc. 7 • pEARL hARBOR DAy mEmORiAL CEREmONyNew iberia, Bouligny Plaza, 337-365-1428
dEc. 7 • uSCGC whiTE ALDER mEmORiAL OBSERVANCEBaton Rouge, USS Kidd, 225-342-1942
dEc. 7 • uSS kiDD pEARL hARBOR DAy OBSERVANCEBaton Rouge, 225-342-1942
dEc. 7 – 17 • hOLiDAy TOuR OF hOmESNatchitoches, 781 Front Street, www.historicfoundation.org
dEc. 8 • ChRiSTmAS TOuR OF hOmESArabi, Friscoville Avenue, 504-278-4242, www.visitstbernard.com
dEc. 8 • ST. ChARLES pARiSh ANNuAL TREE LiGhTiNG EVENTLuling, West Bank Bridge Park, 985-783-5000, www.stcharlesrotary.com
dEc. 9 – 11 • FESTiVAL OF ThE BONFiRESBaton Rouge, Lutcher Recreation Park
dEc. 10 • ABBEViLLE’S FARmER mARkETAbbeville, Magdalen Square, 337-898-6600, www.mostcajun.com
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dEc. 10 • ANNuAL SAREpTA ChRiSTmAS FESTiVALSarepta, Downtown Sarepta, 318-847-4333
dEc. 10 • ART GumBO mARkETDarrow(Burnside), 40136 Highway 942, 225-328-7354, www.artgumbo.org
dEc. 10 • ChRiSTmAS CONCERT iN ThE mALLhouma, Southland Mall, 985-637-3894, www.htcb.orb
dEc. 10 • DELCAmBRE ChRiSTmAS BOAT pARADEDelcambre, Delcambre Docks, 337-380-7879, www.delcambreboatparade.com
dEc. 10 • DOwNTOwN ChRiSTmAS pARADEBaton Rouge, Downtown Baton Rouge, 225-603-5914
dEc. 10 • ChRiSTmAS pARADELeesville, Third Street, 337-238-0349
dEc. 10 • hOLiDAy ON BROADwAyShreveport, Strand Theatre, 318-226-8555, www.thestrandtheatre.com
dEc. 10 • LEiSuRE CuLiNARy CLASSES - ChOCOLATESBaton Rouge, Louisiana Culinary Institute, 225-769-8820
dEc. 10 • piNE FESTiVAL - ChRiSTmAS ON mAiN STREETOakdale, Downtown Oakdale, 337-335-1729
dEc. 10 • SANTA ON ThE BAyOu BOAT pARADEhopedale, Breton Sound Marina, 504-279-4260, www.visitstbernard.com
dEc. 10 • SANTA ON ThE BAyOu TOy DiSTRiBuTiONkenilworth, St. Bernard Catholic Church, 504-279-4260, www.visitstbernard.com
dEc. 10 • yuLETiDE CELEBRATiON AT ThE mALuS-BEAuREGARD hOuSEChalmette, Chalmette Battlefield, 504-589-2636, www.nps.gov/jela/chalmette-battlefield.htm
dEc. 10 • yuLETiDE ON ThE BAyOuNew iberia, Bouligny Plaza, 337-369-2330, www.cityofnewiberia.com
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dEc. 10 – 11 • DERiDDER GEm AND miNERAL ShOwDeRidder, Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds, 337-585-3693, deridderrockngem.com
dEc. 10 – 17 • BATON ROuGE ARTS mARkETBaton Rouge, Main Street Market, 225-344-8558
dEc. 11 • ChRiSTmAS TOuR OF hOmESNew iberia, Sandows-on-the-Teche, 337-369-6446, www.shadowsontheteche.org
dEc. 11 • DELCAmBRE ChRiSTmAS ON ThE BAyOu pARADEDelcambre, Main Street, 337-519-2541
dEc. 11 • FRENCh CREOLE ChRiSTmASBaton Rouge, Magnolia Mound Plantation, 225-343-4955
dEc. 11 • GONZALES ChRiSTmAS pARADEGonzales, Downtown Gonzales, 225-647-2937, jambalayafestival.org
dEc. 11 • hiSTORiC DiSTRiCT CANDLELiGhT TOuR OF hOmESminden, Historic Residential District, 318-423-0192, www.mindenhrd.com
dEc. 11 • iSLENOS ChRiSTmAS BONFiRESt. Bernard, Los Islenos Museum Complex, 504-554-8412, www.losislenos.org
dEc. 11 • ShADOwS ChRiSTmAS TOuR OF hOmESNew iberia, Shadows-on-the-Teche, 337-369-6446, www.shadowsontheteche.org
dEc. 15 • RiVER CiTy jAZZ COALiTiON pRESENTS: hiLARy kOLEBaton Rouge, Manship Theatre, 225-344-334
dEc. 15 • SpRiNGhiLL “ChRiSTmAS ON mAiN”Springhill, Downtown Springhill, 318-539-5699
dEc. 17 • “hAm FEST” By miNDEN AmATEuR RADiO ASSOCiATiONminden, Minden Civic Center, 318-371-0636
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dEc. 17 • ALA BAyOu TERREBONNE ChRiSTmAS BOAT pARADEBourg, Bayou Terrebonne along Hwy. 24 south of Houma, 985-594-2125
dEc. 17 • ART GumBO mARkETDarrow (Burnside), 40136 Highway 942, 225-328-7354, www.artgumbo.org
dEc. 17 • LiViNG LEGENDSErath, Museum Café, 337-233-5832, www.acadianmuseum.com
dEc. 17 • OpERATiON CANDyLANDChalmette, 8245 West Judege Perez Drive, 504-278-1506, www.sigurcenter.com
dEc. 17 – 18 • BAyOu ChRiSTmASLarose, Larose Regional Park & Civic Center, 985-693-7355, www.bayoucivicclub.org
dEc. 17 – 18 • NuTCRACkER: A TALE FROm ThE BAyOuBaton Rouge, Baton Rouge River Center for the Performing Arts, 225-389-4940
dEc. 22 – 31 • iCE SkATiNGBaton Rouge, Baton Rouge River Center, 225-389-3093
dEc. 24 • ChRiSTmAS EVE BONFiRES ALONG ThE LEVEEBaton Rouge, Along the Levee of Gramercy, Lutcher & Paulina St. James Parish
dEc. 31 • ViDALiA CONVENTiON CENTER NEw yEARS EVE pARTyVidalia, 112 Front St., 318-336-9934, www.vidaliaconventioncenter.com
dEc. 31 • NEw yEAR’S EVE 2011New Orleans, The French Quarter, www.crescentcitycountdown.com/
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GREATER NEw ORLEANSChalmette/St. Bernard Parish . . 888-278-2054Covington . . . . . . . . . . 800-634-9443Franklinton . . . . . . . . . . .888-827-7118Grand Isle . . . . . . . . . . . 985-787-2997
Gretna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888-447-3862Hammond . . . . . . . . . . 800-542-7520Jefferson Parish . . . . . .877-572-7474Kenner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504-468-7231New Orleans . . . . . . . 800-748-8695
STATE, LOCAL AND REGiONAL TOuRiSm OFFiCESLouisiana Office of Tourism . . . . . . . . . . .225-342-8119
Welcome CentersLouisiana State Capitol Welcome Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225-342-7317Greenwood Welcome Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318-938-5613Kentwood Welcome Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 985-229-8338New Orleans Welcome Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504-568-5661Pearl River Welcome Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 985-646-6450Slidell Welcome Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 985-646-6451St. Francisville Welcome Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225-635-6962Mound Welcome Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318-574-5674Vidalia Welcome Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318-336-7008Vinton Welcome Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337-589-7774I-49/Alexandria Welcome Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318-767-6000I-10/Atchafalaya Welcome Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337-228-1094Capitol Park Welcome Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225-219-1200
SpORTSmAN’S pARADiSEBernice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318-285-9333Homer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318-258-5863Lake Providence . . . . . 318-559-5125Mansfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 318-872-1177Minden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318-377-4240
Monroe/West Monroe . . . . . . . .800-843-1872Ruston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318-255-2031Shreveport/Bossier City . . . . . . . . 800-551-8682
CROSSROADSAlexandria/Pineville . . . . . . . . . . . . .800-742-7049DeRidder . . . . . . . . . . . .337-463-5534Leesville . . . . . . . . . . . . 337-238-0783Many . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-358-7802
Marksville . . . . . . . . . . .800-833-4195Natchitoches . . . . . . . . 800-259-1714Pollock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-765-2613Winnfield . . . . . . . . . . . 318-628-4461
CAjuN COuNTRyAbbeville . . . . . . . . . . . 337-898-6600Breaux Bridge/St. Martinville . . . . . . . 337-298-3556Cajun Coast . . . . . . . . 985-395-4905Crowley . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337-783-2108Eunice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337-457-7389Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-256-2931Houma . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-688-2732Jennings . . . . . . . . . . . .800-264-5521
Lafayette . . . . . . . . . . . 800-346-1958Lake Charles/Sulphur . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-456-7952Morgan City/Cajun Coast . . . . . . . . 985-395-4905New Iberia/Avery Island . . . . . . . . .888-942-3742Opelousas . . . . . . . . . . 800-424-5442Raceland . . . . . . . . . . . .877-537-5800
pLANTATiON COuNTRyBaton Rouge . . . . . . . 800-527-6843Denham Springs/Livingston Parish . . . 888-317-7899 Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225-634-7155New Roads . . . . . . . . . 800-259-2468Plaquemine . . . . . . . . . 225-687-5190
Port Allen . . . . . . . . . . .800-654-9701Sorrento/Ascension Parish . . . 888-775-7990St. Francisville . . . . . . . 800-789-4221River Parishes . . . . . . .866-204-7782
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