ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

Tickets

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Cinema

• Parkway Cinema
  1011 Keyser Avenue • Natchitoches, LA 71457
  318-352-5109
  The box office opens Monday through Friday at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday & Sunday at 12:30

Plays & Productions

• NSU Summer Theatre
  Located at Frederick's Auditorium on NSU Campus
  318-357-5814
  A variety of dramatic productions are performed by this university theater group with two new main productions featured during the year.

Festivals & Fairs

• Creole Heritage Day Celebration
  Located at the NSU Creole Heritage Center
  318-357-6685
  A three-day October festival that celebrates Creole culture and heritage through panel discussions, audience participation, and more.

• Marthaville Good Ole Days Festival
  Highway 6 • Marthaville, LA 71452
  Located 15 Miles West of Downtown
  318-472-6707
  A two-day September festival that celebrates the past with activities for the whole family, including games, live entertainment, arts and crafts, a parade, and delicious food.

• Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival & Triathlon
  Located Along the Cane River Lake
  318-352-8072, 800-259-1714
  Famous Natchitoches meat pies are celebrated during this three-day September festival that includes a cook-off, eating contests, demonstrations, live entertainment, a pageant, and a triathlon that includes running, swimming, and biking.

• Bloomin' On The Bricks
  Downtown Riverbank
  800-259-1714
  Experience the charm of the original French colony in Louisiana (1714) during the annual celebration of spring. This event includes arts, music, entertainment, home tours and gardening seminars. Held on the banks of the scenic Cane River Lake.

• Krewe of Dionysos Mardi Gras Parade
  From Cane River Shopping Center to City Hall.
  800-259-1714
  Celebrate Mardi Gras in an original French colony of Louisiana founded in 1714. This night parade features floats, marching bands, a second line dance, and hundreds of thousands of colorful beads, doubloons and cups.

• Melrose Plantation Arts and Crafts Festival
  Melrose Plantation
  318-379-0055
  Held on the grounds of the historic Melrose Plantation, est. 1796, the festival features quality handcrafted items from more than 150 juried exhibitors. Paintings, pottery, sculpture, baskets, jewelry and more. Food, including the famous meat pies, and soft drinks will be available. Guided tours of the historic 1796 Creole plantation and the Africian House are also available. So mark your calendars, as this event happens annually, the second full weekend in June.

• Sacred Places Tour
  City Cemetery
  800-259-1714
  Guided stroll through the oldest cemetery in the Louisiana Purchase territory.

• Meat Pie Festival
  Downtown Riverbank
  800-264-8991
  Three day event celebrating our famous meat pie. Cook-off, eating contests, vendors, entertainment and triathlon.

• Historic Pilgrimage & Garden Tour
  Cane River Plantations
  800-259-1714
  Started in 1954 and a fundraiser for preservation, the tradition continues today. Features sites in Landmark Historic District and Cane River Plantations. Candlelight tours. Admission, group rates available.

• Festival of Lights
  Downtown Riverbank
  800-259-1714
  This premiere Christmas event started in 1926. This forty day event attracts over 500,000 people anually. Fireworks, tours, food, entertainment and over 300,000 lights illuminate downtown. Check local site for specific events.

• Christmas by Candlelight Tour of Homes [Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009]
  National Historic Landmark District
  800-259-1714
  Visit the City of Lights for a candlelight tour of homes decorated for the holiday season. After the tour enjoy a driving excursion through the Landmark Historic district decorated with more than 300,000 lights and 70-plus massive lighted displays overlooking the Cane River Lake.