Calendarof Events Fireworks Statewide Every Saturday Nov 23-Jan 6 The Louisiana Holiday Trail of Lights November to December 2013 Shreveport-Bossier, Minden, Monroe-West Monroe, Natchitoches and Alexandria/Pineville • 800-551-8682 www.holidaytrailo ights.com Sportsman’s Paradise Breaux Bridge Parade Christmas on the River December 1st @ 2pm November 11-January 2, 2014 337-332-8500 Monroe-West Monroe www.breauxbridgetravel.com 800-843-1872 www.christmasontheriver.org Southwest Louisiana Christmas Lighting Festival Minden Fasching Fifth Season Celebration Dec. 1-31, 2013 • Lake Charles, LA 800-456-7952 November 16, 2013 www.visitlakecharles.org/cajunchristmas Nov. 23 Free Event: 318-371-4258 • 800-2Minden www.mindenfasching.com Magic on Main December 8, 2013 • New Iberia, LA “Turn on the Holidays” 30th Annual Christmas in Roseland 337-369-6446 featuring a Natchitoches Tri-Centennial Kick-Off Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Nov. 26- Dec 19 www.shadowsontheteche.org Gardens of the American Rose Center St. Lucy Lighting of the Square and 318-938-5402 • Shreveport, LA Kiwanis Christmas Parade 87th Annual www.ars.org/?page_id=1066 December 8, 2013 • St Martinville, LA 337-394-2233 • www.stmartinville.org Christmas Festival Sarepta Christmas Festival Saturday Dec. 7: Parade at December 7, 2013 • Sarepta, LA Papa Noel Visits Pont Breaux 318- 847-4333 • www.visitwebster.net December 14, 2013 • Breaux Bridge, LA 1 pm and Fireworks at 6 pm 337-332-8500 Louisiana’s Own A daylong celebration with live music, headlined www.breauxbridgetravel.com Frank Christmas Tour of Homes by Louisiana’s Frank Foster, arts, crafts and food December 7, 2013 • Minden, LA Foster vendors. Parade and fireworks. Plantation Country Live in Concert Dec. 7 318-371-4258 • www.mindenusa.com Springhill Main Street “Christmas on Main” Moonlight Madness Sale December 14, 2013 • Springhill, LA November 28, 2013 • Tanger Outlet, Gonzales Snow Fest 318-539-5699 • www.springhilllouisiana.net 800-406-2112 Tube down 110 feet of totally awesome winter fun. www.tangeroutlet.com/gonzales Join us on these Dates: Nov. 30 & Dec. 13-14, 20-21 Crossroads Re ections of the Season Natchitoches Christmas Wednesday - Sunday, December 5 - 24th, Festival of Lights 5:30 - 9:00 pm • West Baton Rouge November 23-January 6, 2014 www.westbatonrouge.net/events 800-259-1714 • Natchitoches, LA www.NatchitochesChristmas.com North Boulevard Festival of Lights December 6th, 2013 5pm-9pm Pilgrimage to Baton Rouge • 225-389-5520 December 12-15, 2013 • Alexandria, LA www.downtownbatonrouge.org 318-442-7773 www.emmanuelalexandria.org 24th Festival of the Bonres December 13-15, 2013 • Lutcher, LA 225-562-2525 Cajun Country VisitNOPC.com/bonfirefestival A Cajun & Creole Christmas Greater New Orleans November 29 - December 31, 2013 Lafayette, LA Rivertown Christmas Village 337-232-3737 • 800-346-1958 December 6-22, 2013 • Kenner, LA www.Lafayette.Travel 877-572-7474 • 504- 731-7083 www.experiencekenner.com

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Shreveport-Bossier, Minden, Monroe-West Monroe, Natchitoches, Alexandria/Pineville 800-551-8682 www.holidaytrailoflights.com Eight cities in north and central Louisiana celebrate the season with brilliant lights, unique shopping, decadent cuisine, and family-friendly parades and events. Plan your holiday!

Minden Fasching Fifth Season Celebration Historic Downtown Minden, LA 71055 318-371-4258 • 800-2Minden www.mindenfasching.com Minden celebrates its German heritage on November 16th with German food and entertainment. Thousands of will mark the beginning the Holiday Trail of Lights.

Shreveport-Bossier Holiday Activities 629 Spring Street Shreveport, LA 71101 800-551-8682 www.shreveport-bossier.org Christmas-time in Shreveport- Bossier kicks off by lighting a 40-foot at the Outlets at Louisiana Boardwalk, Christmas in Roseland, holiday performances and fireworks display. Get Connected to Ascension Culture, History, Shopping & Fun!

Spend the holiday season in Ascension! Enjoy shopping at Tanger Outlet or one of our specialty shops, tour beautifully decorated plantations, and bring the family to the Christmas Parade. Whatever you choose, you’re sure to Breaux Bridge Christmas experience our Southern hospitality! Activities www.TourAscension.com 337-332-8500 Phone: 888-775-7990 www.breauxbridgelive.com Breaux Bridge starts the Christmas Holidays with a Christmas Parade on December 1st at 2 pm. Find Savor the Season! the perfect gifts in our antique Dec 1 Christmas Shoppe shops and boutiques for all your loved ones! Dec 1 Sounds of the Season with the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra

Breaux Bridge Downtown Merchants Association Dec 1-31 Victorian Christmas at Papa Noel Visits Pont Breaux Rip Van Winkle Gardens bonfires along the levee Dec 2-31 Shadows Merry Making Season 337-332-8500 • www.breauxbridgelive.com Dec 3 New Iberia Christmas Parade Activities include Papa Noel Parachute Jump, Mrs. Clause Storytelling, Countless stories live within Gift Giveaways, Lighting of Christmas Tree, Fais do-do with Free Gumbo! Dec 5-15 Iberia Performing Arts League presents, the walls and grounds of "A Nice Family Gathering" our plantations which have Dec 7 Yuletide on the Bayou held watch over the mighty City of Opelousas Dec 7 Delcambre Holiday Gumbo Cook-off Mississippi for centuries. Plan Lighting of the Village your history-making adventure 800-424-5442 • www.cityofopelousas.com Dec 8 Jeanerette Christmas Parade today and have December 6, 2013. Lighting of the Village, Opelousas, LA. The historical Dec Magic on Main your own village comes alive with lights. Vendors, live reindeer, Santa, choir, balloon Dec 14 Delcambre Christmas Boat Parade stories to tell. artist and more! Dec 15 Delcambre Christmas on the Bayou Parade /NolaPlantations 866.204.7782 VisitNOPC.com St. Lucy Lighting of the Square and Kiwanis Christmas Parade 337-394-2233 www.stmartinville.org December 8, 2013. Parade at 2pm, Lighting of the Square at dusk. 888-942-3742 • IberiaTravel.com Historical District, Downtown St. Martinville, Louisiana. New Iberia • Avery Island • Jefferson Island Jeanerette • Loreauville • Delcambre

Kenner’s Magical Christmas Village CREOLE A CAJUN & Neighboring New Orleans Kenner’s Rivertown Historic District presents an enchanted holiday! Christmas Reflections of the Season Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays 5:30pm - 8:30pm www.westbatonrouge.net/events December 6 - December 22, 2013 Holiday festivities with a French Louisiana flair await you Enjoy the magic of “Reflections ADMISSION IS FREE in Lafayette, the heart of Cajun Country. Enjoy spectacularly of the Season” Light display. decorated historic homes, lighting displays, traditional Wagon rides, snow nights, Adorned with lights & decorations, holiday music & Christmas parades, concerts and mouthwatering cuisine ice fishing, Trevor the singing characters, festive food & beverages. Laser holiday as all of Acadiana celebrates “A Cajun & Creole Christmas.” reindeer, crafters, Santa. show at the Planetarium & Megadome Cinema. Come see the season’s warm glow! Wednesday - Sunday, For more information visit December 5-24th, 5:30-9:00 p.m. www.experiencekenner.com or call 504-731-7083 or 1-877-572-7474

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