Christmas Season Schedule of Events
November 17, 2018 through January 6, 2019
Enjoy over 300,000+ Christmas lights in Downtown Natchitoches, Louisiana and over 100 set pieces nestled along the banks of the Cane River Lake every evening at dusk from November 18th through January 6th, 2018. All events take place in the heart of Downtown Natchitoches Louisiana along banks of Cane River Lake unless noted below. (All times and dates are approximate at this time and subject to change.)
Saturday, November 17, 2018
Free Admission to Downtown Riverbank
9am-4pm: Les Amies Christmas Treasures Arts & Crafts Sale, Natchitoches Events Center, 750 Second Street – Free to Public
10am-4pm: Visit Santa’s Live Reindeer – Downtown Riverbank – Admission Required
10am-10pm: “Turn on the Holidays!” – The official start to the Natchitoches Christmas season: live music and entertainment, children’s activities, and (of course) fireworks!
4pm-7pm: Historic District Business Association Holiday Open House – Downtown Natchitoches Shops and Attractions Open Late
Music on the Riverbank Stage : Free to Public
4:30pm-7pm: Cane River Soul
7pm: Fireworks over Cane River Lake – Free to Public
7:15pm-9:15pm: 92Twenty
Friday, November 23, 2018
Free Admission to Front Street and the Downtown Riverbank
3pm-9pm: Holiday Kids Fest on the Downtown Riverbank – Admission Required
5:30pm-8:30pm: DJ on the Riverbank Stage
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Paid Admission Required for Downtown Riverbank – $6 after 1pm for ages 12 and over
9am-4pm: Les Amies Christmas Treasures Arts & Crafts Sale, Natchitoches Events Center, 750 Second Street – Free to Public
10am-4pm: Visit Santa’s Live Reindeer – Downtown Riverbank – Admission Required
9am-4:30pm: Fleur de Lis Arts & Crafts Show, Natchitoches Events Center, 750 Front St. – Free to Public
10am-9pm: Holiday Kids Fest on the Downtown Riverbank – Admission Required
Music on the Riverbank Stage
4:30-7pm: LaCour Bros Trio
7pm: Fireworks over Cane River Lake
7:15pm-9:30pm: Chicken on the Bone
Friday, November 30, 2018
Free Admission to Front Street and the Downtown Riverbank
3pm-9pm: Holiday Kids Fest on the Downtown Riverbank – Admission Required
5:30pm-8:30pm: DJ on the Riverbank Stage
7pm& 9pm: Northwestern Christmas Gala
92nd Annual Christmas Festival
Saturday, December 1, 2018
Paid Admission Required for Downtown Riverbank – $10 ages 12 and over
7:45am: Natchitoches City of Lights 5K Run starting at NSU
10am-4pm: Christmas on the Cane at Fort St. Jean Baptiste SHS, Celebrate 18th century style with historians, re-enactors, and period merchants. $4 ages 12 and up.
10am-6pm: Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest LA History Museum – Admission Required
1pm: Festival of Lights Parade – Wayne Toups Grand Marshall
Music on the Riverbank Stage
2:45-4:30pm: Louisiana Sidemen
4:30pm -6pm: Wayne Toups
6pm: Fireworks over Cane River Lake
December 2 – 24, 2018
Visit with Santa on the south end downtown riverbank, 6pm – 8:30pm nightly.
