Events

Route: Starts at 1460 Centre Ct, Alexandria, LA 71301. Ends at 800 Ola St, Alexandria, LA 71303 Grand Marshal: Santa Claus Contact: For information, please contact us. Join us on Jackson Street in Alexandria to kick off the holiday season with the festive Alexandria Christmas Parade. This parade features cheerful holiday floats, enchanting performances, and a special appearance […]

Kent Plantation House is sponsoring our annual Old Fashioned Christmas Celebration on Saturday, December 13th from 4 – 6 PM in our Visitor Center located at 3601 Bayou Rapides Road.  Bring the family and enjoy Christmas crafts, music and refreshments.  Visit with Papa Noel while helping decorate the Kent House Christmas tree!  FREE ADMISSION for

Anyone can come and knit or stitch in the galleries. Open to all ages. Just getting started? AMoA has limited materials to get you started.   FREE and Open to the Public.

Join us this December for a special cooking demonstration! This event will include Ms. Elizabeth Walker’s demonstration of 1800s campfire cooking techniques alongside Forts Randolph and Buhlow Staff inviting guests to make their own ornaments in the afternoon! Please RSVP how many will be attending via email at fortrandolphint1@crt.la.gov

East Texas Baroque string orchestra playing period instruments presents the iconic jewel of the Baroque period, Antonio Vivaldi’s beloved THE FOUR SEASONS. The four concertos take the listener through the composer’s musical expressions of rustling leaves, delicate streams, barking dogs, claps of thunder, birdsongs, dancing peasants and icy winds. Violin soloists, Marta Szlubowska and Lin

Join us for the return of our signature event: A-Town Jazz! This year, you’re in for an unforgettable evening featuring live jazz by New Orleans’ own Tiffany Pollack, in the beautifully decorated lobby of the Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center. Enjoy the evening with a specially curated menu of heavy hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar,

“””””””Are you an artist or creative in Central Louisiana? Are you looking for a place to come and talk to other creatives? Join us for the Creative Round Table! Being an artist can be isolating, but we can lift each other up! Do you want to learn about grants and artist calls? Talk about process?

Come and experience the Greatest Story ever told, the birth of Jesus Christ in the powerful live nativity experience hosted at First United Methodist Church! Participants will enjoy Christmas music and live scenes from the narrative of Jesus’ birth.

Picture a Hallmark Christmas movie outdoor festival with a whole lot of Jesus, and you have Christmas in the Country!  A petting zoo, outdoor games, live music, coffee, hot chocolate, hot dogs, funnel cakes, carriage rides and much more!  And it’s all at no cost!  Bring your family and enjoy a simpler way of celebrating

We close our season with our annual holiday concert highlighting musical traditions from around the globe. Heaps of holiday joy for the whole family!

Calling all writers! Presenting another in the Spectral Sisters workshop series, for aspiring and veteran playwrights! • Got an idea for a play but don’t know where to start? • Struggling with dialogue? • Need help with proper format, setting, or staging? We’re here to help! Our specialty is 10-minute plays, but writers of all

Free admission for everyone, and the first 100 shoppers receive a free gift! This is an inside vendor market, so weather will not be an issue.  Concessions will be available as well!