Enjoy great food, live entertainment, crafts, Santa’s Very Merry Forest and carnival rides throughout the weekend. Each night will be highlighted with a single bonfire lighting! Come out and experience a prelude to the famous Christmas Eve Bonfires: A tradition unique to St. James Parish and all the world!!

Schedule

Friday, December 8

2:00 PM - Festival Opens

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Music By: Louisiana Landfall

4:00 PM - Gumbo/Potato Salad/Bread Pudding Cook-Off Judging

5:00 PM - Gumbo Serving

6:30 PM - Gumbos, Potato Salad, Bread Pudding Judging Results

7:00 PM - Bonfire Lighting on the Levee *Free Bus Shuttle

7:00 - 9:00 PM - Music By: Thomas Cain

10:00 PM - 12:00 AM - Music By: Sledgehammer

Saturday, December 9

9:00 AM - Festival Opens

9:00 AM - 4-H Cookie Contest

11:00 AM - Art/Gingerbread Contest Judging

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Children’s Pageant (Stage)

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - SANTA @ Festival

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Children’s Entertainment

1:00 - 3:00 PM -Music By: That 70's Band

4:00 PM - Teen/Miss Pageant

Announcements of Queens and Visiting Queens

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM - Music By

6:30 PM - Lighting of Bonfire on Festival Grounds

6:45 PM - Annual Fireworks Show

7:00 - 9:00 PM - Music By: Wayne Toups

10:00 - 12:00 AM - Music by: Paperchase

Sunday, December 10

10:00 AM—Festival Opens

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM--Car Show

10:30 AM - Announcements of Art Winner/Gingerbread Contest/Scholarship

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM- SANTA @ Festival

11:00 AM- 1:00 PM Children's Entertainment

1:00 - 3:00 PM - Music By: Mike Broussard and Night Train

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM - Music By: Ryan Foret and Foret Tradition Band

Date: December 8- 10, 2023

Hours

Friday, December 8 (2 PM - MIDNIGHT)

Saturday, December 9 (9 AM - MIDNIGHT)

Sunday, December 10 (10 AM - 6 PM)

Location: Lutcher Recreational Park 

2545 Louisiana Avenue Lutcher, LA 70071

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