The 5th Annual Fall Festival and Steam Up Event will take place on October 18, 2025 on the grounds of the Southern Forest Heritage Museum at Longleaf, Louisiana, Highway 497, 3 miles from Forest Hill off Highway 165. The day begins at 10 AM and will end at 7 PM.
The historic 1900s sawmill town has several of its original buildings and is currently expanding the village to include a cemetery under refurbishment and to churches. They are currently eight museums, including a World War II museum, the original commissary and other original buildings. There will be vintage rail, bus rides, model, T car, rides, free museum, tours, inflatables, and activities for children, arts and crafts, booths, food trucks, an antique tractor display, live blacksmithing, operating Grill and sawmill, working small steam engine, replicas, and the unique Sheffield rail car available for rides on the rails. Original locomotives, and the antique mechanic shop will also be on display.
join us for a full day of a variety of experiences related to an original sawmill town. It will be a day of experiencing history!