Calendar of Events

January 2010

1 New Years Day

18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

February 2010

14 Valentine's Day

15 Soileau Mardi Gras Trail Ride -
Soileau - LA. ( 4 P.M. )

16 Mardi Gras Parade
Oberlin, LA. ( 2:30 P.M. )

16 Mardi Gras

17 Ash Wednesday

March 2010

13 West Bay Youth Turkey Shoot

14 Daylight Savings Time Begins

17 St. Patrick's Day

20 Spring Begins

April 2010

1 April Fool's Day

2 Good Friday

4 Easter

24 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs Soileau, La. ( 4 P.M. )

30 Sacred Heart Catholic Church Spring Fest
Oakdale, LA.

May 2010

1 - 2 Scared Heart Catholic Church Spring Festival - Oakdale, LA.

6 Kinder Chamber 6th Annual Golf
Tournament - Kinder, LA.

8 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs, Soileau - LA. 4 pm.

9 Mother's Day

22 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs, Soileau - LA. 4 pm.

31 Memorial Day

June 2010

5 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs - Soileau, LA. 4 pm.

14 Flag Day

19 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs - Soileau, LA. 4 pm.

20 Father's Day

21 Summer Begins

July 2010

3 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs - Soileau, LA. 4 pm

4 Independence Day

17 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs, Soileau - LA. 4 pm.

31 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs, Soileau - LA. 4 pm.

August 2010

14 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs, Soileau - LA. 4 pm.

28 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs, Soileau - LA. 4 pm.

28 Dry Creek Ranch Men's Skeet Shoot
Reeves, La.

September 2010

1 Labor Day

5 St Joan of the Arc Catholic Church
Bazaar - Oberlin, LA.

11 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs - Soileau, LA. 4 pm.

( TBA ) Allen Parish Fair - Oberlin, LA.

23 Autumn begins

25 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs, Soileau - LA. 4 pm.

24 - 26 Old Time Plow Days - Mittie, LA.

October 2010

2 CM Farms Corn Maze @ Reeves, LA.
Family Fun

1 - 2 Annual Caushatta POW WOW
Kinder - LA.

9 CM Farms Corn Maze @ Reeves, LA.
Family Fun

9 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs - Soileau, LA. 4 pm.

11 Columbus Day

( TBA ) King Farm Fall Festival / Auction Kinder, LA.

16 CM Farms Corn Maze @ Reeves, LA.
Family Fun

23 Trottingbred Racing @ Metro Soileau Downs - Soileau, LA. 4 pm.

22 - 23 CM Farms Corn Maze Haunted Trail @ Reeves, LA. Family Fun

22 - 23 The Leatherwood Haunting
Oakdale, LA. ( 6 P.M. )

28 - 30 The Leatherwood Haunting
Oakdale, LA. ( 6 P.M. )

31 Halloween

November 2010

1 All Saints Day

2 Election Day

6 CM Farms Corn Maze Haunted Trail @ Reeves, LA. Family Fun

11 Veteran's Day

13 CM Farms Corn Maze Haunted Trail @ Reeves, LA. Family Fun

20 CM Farms Corn Maze Haunted Trail @ Reeves, LA. Family Fun

25 Thanksgiving Day

27 Christmas in the Park @ Reeves, LA.

27 Grant Christmas Tree Farm Events - Grant, LA.

27 CM Farms Corn Maze Haunted Trail @ Reeves, LA. Family Fun

December 2010

2 - 3 Holiday Dazzle - UPC Oakdale - LA.

1 - 31 King's Farm UPC Festival of Lights, Kinder - LA.

4 Grant Christmas Tree Farm Festival,
Grant, LA.

6 Christmas In The Country,
Elizabeth - LA.

6 Kinder's Hometown Holidays Christmas
Parade - Kinder, LA.

11 Pine Festival Christmas on Main Street
. Christmas Parade
. Sounds of the Season
. Fireworks Display
Oakdale, LA.

11 Grant Chritmas tree Farm Festival
Grant, LA.
Hayride Under the Lights

24 Christmas Eve.

25 Christmas Day

31 New Years Eve.

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.	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.

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

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