Kite Fest Louisiane

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Location:Port Allen LA Begins: Apr-26-2025 Ends: Apr-27-2025

Description: Bring your lawn chairs and come out to enjoy this one of a kind festival. Kites of all shapes and sizes fill the skies at this festival, the only Kite Festival in the state of Louisiana. This unique festival combines professional kite flyers from all over the country who come to enjoy performing with exotic kites and do kite ballets in the skies over West Baton Rouge. 20,000 people annually attend this festival held in April of each year. This family friendly event includes kite making, kite design and many fun events for the children. This is a free event to the public.

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Contact: SHARON STAM Email: sstam@westbatonrouge.net Phone: 225-344-2920 Toll Free: 800-654-9701

Event: OLDIES BUT GOODIES FEST Month: SEPTEMBER City: PORT ALLEN

Begins: Sep-06-2025
Ends: Sep-07-2025

Description: On Saturday cooks from all over the South compete for top Barbeque honors at this IBCA State Championship BBQ. Teams compete for $6600 in prize money, awards, trophies and certificates. BBQ plates are sold by the Dream Day foundation to benefit St. Jude Children's Hospital. On Sunday come and enjoy great 50's, 60's & 70's music, hula hoop, jitterbug and twist contests. Lil Bayou Band on stage from 11 am to 2 pm then Foret Tradition will be performing from 2:30 - 5:30 pm. Antique car show and Poker Fun Run round out this two day event. This fun event is held on the grounds of the West Baton Rouge Tourist Information & Conference Center. Enjoy music all day both days. Come and spend the weekend with us and enjoy great food, great fun and great music. The fun starts at noon and ends at 6:00 pm each day.

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