Festival
Hodges Gardens to host fireworks, music July 4th weekend
The Friends of Hodges Gardens will kick off the Fourth of July weekend beginning at 6 p.m. Friday July 1, 2011. Events include food, fireworks and music. Full article.
ArtWalk starts at 4 p.m. April 15, 2011
Visitors to the annual spring ArtWalk, hosted by the Arts Council of Central LA and the City of Alexandria, will likely hear the ring, ring of Alexandria's only trolley, the Spirit of Alexandria. The Arts Council extended the footprint of ArtWalk to include the Arna Bontempts African American Museum, The T.R.E.E. House Children's Museum and Emmanuel Baptist Church. Full article.
Kent House hosts Spring Herb Day
Kent House will host its Spring Herb Day on Saturday, April 9 from 8:00 until 1:00 pm. The event features a variety of herbs and flowers, food, arts and crafts, and lectures from Master Gardeners. Full information.
Hodges Gardens annual spring fling March 26
This year's Spring Fling at Hodges Gardens will include a car show, 5K and loop runs, food, arts and crafts. A new feature will be geocaching, a family friendly high-tech treasure hunting game that uses a GPS. Tours of the gardens and the wild azalea trail will be available. Admission price is $5 per person, $4 for seniors 62+, free for children under 3. Full article.
Port Barre festival gets cracklin
Pig skin: It not only provides America with the material — and the monicker — for the ball in one of its most popular sports, it also inspired an entire festival. This weekend marks the 25th anniversary of the annual Port Barre Cracklin' Festival, a small-town Louisiana festival at its finest. The nonprofit Port Barre Lions Club holds the Cracklin' Festival as its major fundraiser and donates all festival proceeds to the Louisiana Eye Foundation in New Orleans and the Lions Camp for Crippled Children in Leesville. Full article.
Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival
Submitted by dshone on Tue, 09/07/2010 - 10:52amCelebrate our famous meat pies with music, eating contests and lotta' hotta' meat pies on the downtown riverbank in downtown historic district. Free.
Date:
Fri, 09/10/2010 - 9:00am - Sat, 09/11/2010 - 8:00pm
Where:
Downtown Natchitoches
Locations:
Downtown Natchitoches
781 Front St.
Natchitoches, LA 71457United States
31° 45' 41.6376" N, 93° 5' 9.726" W
See map: Google Maps
Location
Downtown Natchitoches
781 Front St.
Natchitoches, LA 71457See map: Google Maps
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Natchitoches Jazz Fest
Submitted by dshone on Tue, 04/06/2010 - 12:37pm
Date:
Fri, 04/16/2010 - 4:00pm - Sat, 04/17/2010 - 4:00pm
Where:
various venues in the Natchitoches area. See website for more details.
Locations:
various venues--see natchjazzfest.com
Natchitoches, LA 71457United States
See map: Google Maps
Website:
Location
various venues--see natchjazzfest.com
Natchitoches, LA 71457See map: Google Maps
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New Orleans Jazz Fest 2010
The 2010 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicks off in 30 days. This year's festival includes debut performances by Anita Baker, My Morning Jacket, The Levon Helm Band, Drake and Juan Luis Guerra y 440. Full Article.
Hundreds of Thousands of Lights Waiting for Christmas Visitors in Natchitoches
The 2009 Natchitoches Christmas Festival Parade is set for 1 p.m. Dec. 5 in downtown Natchitoches, and more than 300,000 lights and 70 lighted set pieces illuminate Cane River Lake. Full Article.
LeCompte Pie Festival This Weekend
LeCompte, the Pie Capital of Louisiana, presents the 2009 Lecompte Pie Festival, this weekend, October 2, 3 & 4. Full information.
