Allen
Parish |
Calendar
of Events
ALLEN PARISH IS THE PLACE TO BE |
Allen
Parish |
Calendar
of Events
ALLEN PARISH IS THE PLACE TO BE |
January
2008
1 New Years Day 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 24 Allen Parish Jr. Livestock Show - Oberlin, LA.
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February
2008
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Soileau Mardi Gras Trail Ride - 5 Mardi Gras 6 Ash Wednesday 14 Valentine'a Day |
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March 2008
17 St. Patrick's Day 21 Good Friday 23 Easter |
April 2008
2 April Fools Day 10 Kinder Chamber of Commerce 4th Annual Golf Tournament - Kinder, LA. 19 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs, Soileau - LA. 4 pm. |
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May 2008
2 - 4 Scared Heart Catholic Church Spring Festival - Oakdale, LA. 3 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs, Soileau - LA. 4 pm. 11 Mother's Day 17 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs, Soileau - LA. 4 pm. 26 Memorial Day |
June 2008
14 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs - Soileau, LA. 4 pm. 14 Flag Day 15 Father's Day 28 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs - Soileau, LA. 4 pm.
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July 2008
4 Independence Day 12 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs, Soileau - LA. 4 pm. 26 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs, Soileau - LA. 4 pm. |
August 2008
4 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs, Soileau - LA. 4 pm. 23 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs, Soileau - LA. 4 pm. 31 St. Joan of Arc Bazaar - Oberlin, LA. |
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September 2008
1 Labor Day 6 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs - Soileau, LA. 4 pm. 13 Miss Allen Parish Pageant 17 - 20 Allen Parish Fair - Oberlin, LA. 20 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs, Soileau - LA. 4 pm. 26 - 27 Old Time Plow Days - Mittie, LA.
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October
2008
TBA Kings Farm Fall Festival / Auction, Kinder - LA. 3 - 4
Annual Caushatta POW WOW 4 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs - Soileau, LA. 4 pm. 11 - 12 St. Philip Ner Catholic Church Fall Festival - Kinder, LA. 13 Columbus Day 18 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs - Soileau, LA. 4 pm. 31 Halloween |
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November
2008
1 All Saints Day 4 Election Day 11 Veteran's Day 27 Thanksgiving Day 29 Grant Christmas Tree Farm Events - Grant, LA. |
December
2008
TBA 4th United Pentecostal Christmas Bazzaar, Oakdale - LA. 1 - 31 King's Farm UPC Festival of Lights, Kinder - LA. 6 Christmas In The Country Trail Ride & Parade, Elizabeth - LA. 6 Kinder's Christmas In The Park - Kinder, LA. 13
Christmas on Main Street 13 Grant Christmas Tree Farm Festival, Grant, LA. TBA Hayride Under the Lights 24 Christmas Eve. 25 Christmas Day 31 New Years Eve. |
We will also have all these dates
listed above on the calendar.
| Mardi Gras | Pow - Wow |
Colorful costumes, horses and good Cajun music are the ingredients for
the Allen Parish Mardi Gras. From traditional to contemporary, we have a parade for everyone. Festivities begin the 1st weekend prior to Ash Wednesday and build to the grand finale on Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras Day.
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Porcupine Head Roaches, Eagle Feathers, Native American songs, Women's
Traditional and Men's Fancy are all ingredients of the Coushatta Pow-Wow.
Come and enjoy the many flavors of the Coushatta culture. The Pow-Wow is
held during the month of October in Kinder, LA.
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| Old Time Plow Days | Fly-In |
Take a trip to the past on the last full weekend in September. Old Time
Plow Days held in Mittie, La. features Belgian plow horses, mules, food, and stagecoach
rides. Bring the family and watch the past in action. For more
information, please call (337) 639-2086 |
Check out the Allen Parish Airport the last weekend in September.
Experimental airlpanes, plane rides for the children, music and
good food will be on hand for a real family, fun filled event. It'll
keep your eyes on the skies! Call (318) 215-0090 for more information. Email: airport1@centurytel.net |
| Allen Parish Fair | Christmas in Allen Parish |
September in Allen Parish is fair time! The music, rides, and food
booths are highlighted with the stock show and rodeo. Family
entertainment for parents and children alike. Held in Oberlin, LA. |
Les Grandes Lumieres is synonymous with Allen Parish. Events begin the
Saturday before Thanksgiving through December. Each town gears up for
its own Christmas Celebration. Call for dates and times for all events.
Parish wide. (888) 639-4868 or (337) 639-4868 |
