JANUARY

Farmer’s Market Oberlin every Wednesday from 9am to 1pm

CENLA Food Pantry

• Kinder-2nd Friday 9am – 11am
• Oberlin-3rd Wednesday 9am – 12 noon
• Oakdale-2nd Thursday 7am – 10am

Christian United Alliance (Garden of Eden) FREE MEALS 

Jan 9th…Kinder Chamber Board Meeting 12-1pm (Board Members Only)

Jan 15th…Kinder Chamber Luncheon 12pm-1pm @ Roy’s Catfish Hut

Jan 16th…APCH Grand Opening New Hospital Ribbon Cutting

Jan 17th…FHS PBIS & Tardy Party

Jan 22nd…Senior Luncheon  Kinder Community Center  9am to 1pm

Jan 23rd…APCH Lunch & Learn “Thyroid & Cervical Health” Grand Church Kinder 12pm-1pm

Jan 25th…Geaux Axe Throwing (Oakdale) Grand Opening

Jan 25th… Booster Bash/Auction Kinder Community Center

Jan 27th…Kinder Chamber of Commerce Banquet/Auction

Jan 30th…Oakdale High School FAFSA Day

FEBRUARY

Farmer’s Market Oberlin every Wednesday from 9am to 1pm

CENLA Food Pantry

•  Kinder-2nd Friday 9am – 11am
•  Oberlin-3rd Wednesday 9am – 12 noon
•  Oakdale-2nd Thursday 7am – 10am

Christian United Alliance (Garden of Eden) FREE MEALS 

Feb 1st…Kinder PTO “Daddy Daughter Dance” Kinder Community Center 5:30pm 8pm

Feb 1st…Crossties Women’s 2nd Paint Party by Freedom Ministries

Feb 6th…Allen Parish Council on Aging Annual Membership Meeting

Feb 6th…Kinder Chamber Board Meeting 12-1pm (Board Members Only)

Feb 6th…The Circle @ The Health Enrichment Network (Oakdale

Feb 6th…Fairview High School Homecoming Bonfire

Feb 7th…The Rice Bin (Oberlin) Galentines Main Street

Feb 8th…Kinder Community Center Open Mardi Gras Ball

Feb 8th…The Blind Cook Off @ Lambert Park 8am “Anything over Rice”

Feb 8th…Allen Parish High School Rodeo Club Benefit Team Roping

Feb 13th…Avon with Vicki Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Feb 15th…Oberlin Rodeo Arena Calf & Goat Beginners Clinic

Feb 15th…Allen Parish Civic Center “Krewe de Pardi Gras” Parade & Zydeco

Feb 15th…The Rice Bin (Oberlin) Mardi Gras After Party w/Alphonse Ardoin

Feb 19th…Kinder Chamber Luncheon 12pm-1pm @ Roy’s Catfish Hut

Feb 22nd…Allen Parish civic Center Benefit for James “Tee” Ryder

Feb 22nd…The Rice Bin (Oberlin) “Mardi Gras 2025” 7pm-  (Proceeds to Local Veterans) 

Feb 22nd…Mardi Gras Masquerade Sneaker Ball (6th-8th Grade) Oberlin

Feb 26th…Senior Luncheon Kinder Community Center 9am – 1pm

Feb 26th…APCH “Lunch & Learn Heart Health” @ the Grand Church

Feb 26th APCH Farmer’s Market 4pm-6pm

Feb 28th…The Rice Bin (Oberlin) Mardi Gras W/ The Kajun Koozans

MARCH

Farmer’s Market Oberlin every Wednesday from 9am to 1pm

CENLA Food Pantry

• Kinder-2nd Friday 9am – 11am
• Oberlin-3rd Wednesday 9am – 12 noon
• Oakdale-2nd Thursday 7am – 10am

Christian United Alliance (Garden of Eden) FREE MEALS 

March 1st…Mardi Gras on Main Street (Oberlin Farmer’s Market)

March 1st…Children’s Mardi Gras Run

March 1st…The Rice Bin (Oberlin) Morgan Lemelle & the Zydeco Playmakers 11am

March 1st…The Rice Bin (Oberlin) Kevin Naquin 1pm

March 1st…The Rice Bin (Oberlin) Alphonse Ardoin & the Zydeco Kings 3pm

March 1st…The Crawfish Shack Oberlin Courir de Mardi Gras 6pm

March 1st…The Rice Bin (Oberlin) Mardi Gras W/Kyle Huval

March 1st…The Vault (Oberlin) Bernie Allen 9pm

March 3rd…Soileau Mardi Gras & Chicken Run/Zydeco Fest

March 4th…Oberlin Mardi Gras Run & Parade

March 4th…Allen Parish Civic Center Kevin Naquin & Cajun Preserevation

March 6th…Kinder Chamber Board Meeting 12-1pm (Board Members Only)

March 7th…Kinder Rotary Club Golf Tournament (Koasati Pines) Registration Forms

March 14th-15th…Kids Quest @ Coushatta Casino Resort “Under the Big Top”

March 15th…Mardi Gras Bingo Night (Women Only) Ink & Glam Studio 

March 19th…Kinder Chamber Luncheon 12pm-1pm @ Roy’s Catfish Hut

March 26th…Senior Luncheon Kinder Community Center 9am – 1pm

March 27th…APCH “Lunch & Learn” @ the Grand Church

March 27th…APCH Farmer’s Market 4pm-6pm

March 29th…Crossties Family Day 2025

APRIL

Farmer’s Market Oberlin every Wednesday from 9am to 1pm

CENLA Food Pantry

• Kinder-2nd Friday 9am – 11am
• Oberlin-3rd Wednesday 9am – 12 noon
• Oakdale-2nd Thursday 7am – 10am

Christian United Alliance (Garden of Eden) FREE MEALS 

April 3rd…Kinder Chamber Board Meeting 12-1pm (Board Members Only)

April 12th…Good Ole Boys Car Show (Oakdale)

April 12th…Community Easter Egg Hunt (Oberlin)

April 12th…Village of Elizabeth 9th Annual Easter Egg Hunt

April 23rd…”Administrative Assistant Day” Kinder Community Ctr. 12-1pm by Kinder Chamber

MAY

Farmer’s Market Oberlin every Wednesday from 9am to 1pm

CENLA Food Pantry

• Kinder-2nd Friday 9am-11am
• Oberlin-3rd Wednesday 9am – 12 noon
• Oakdale-2nd Thursday 7am – 10am

Christian United Alliance (Garden of Eden) FREE MEALS

May 3rd…Sacred Heart Church Spring Festival

May 4th – 10th…Small Business Week!

May 8th…Kinder Chamber Board Meeting 12-1pm (Board Members Only)

May 17th…Red, White, Blue & Sauce Piquante Too (Oberlin)

May 21st…Kinder Chamber Luncheon 12pm-1pm @ Roy’s Catfish Hut

May 22nd…Allen Parish Farmer’s Market

May 23rd…Allen Parish Libraries (Oberlin Branch) Meet the Minds @ 5pm

May 26th…Memorial Day Ceremony (Kinder)

May 31st…Allen Parish Libraries Summer Reading Kick-Off

 

JUNE

Farmer’s Market Oberlin every Wednesday from 9am to 1pm

CENLA Food Pantry

• Kinder-2nd Friday 9am – 11am
• Oberlin-3rd Wednesday 9am – 12 noon
• Oakdale-2nd Thursday 7am – 10am

Christian United Alliance (Garden of Eden) FREE MEALS

Allen Parish Libraries STEM SUMMER CAMPS

June 13th…The Rice Bin Saloon (Oberlin) 26 West LIVE!

June 27th – 28th… The Grand Church VBS

JULY

Farmer’s Market Oberlin every Wednesday from 9am to 1pm

CENLA Food Pantry

• Kinder-2nd Friday 9am – 11am
• Oberlin-3rd Wednesday 9am – 12 noon
• Oakdale-2nd Thursday 7am – 10am

Christian United Alliance (Garden of Eden) FREE MEALS

Allen Parish Libraries STEM SUMMER CAMPS

July 17th…Allen Correctional Center EXPRESS HIRING EVENT

 

AUGUST

Farmer’s Market Oberlin every Wednesday from 9am to 1pm

CENLA Food Pantry

• Kinder-2nd Friday 9am – 11am
• Oberlin-3rd Wednesday 9am – 12 noon
• Oakdale-2nd Thursday 7am – 10am

Christian United Alliance (Garden of Eden) FREE MEALS

Aug 7th…Kinder Chamber Board Meeting 12-1pm (Board Members Only)

Aug 20th…Kinder Chamber Luncheon 12pm-1pm @ Roy’s Catfish Hut

 

SEPTEMBER

Farmer’s Market Oberlin every Wednesday from 9am to 1pm

CENLA Food Pantry

• Kinder-2nd Friday 9am – 11am
• Oberlin-3rd Wednesday 9am – 12 noon
• Oakdale-2nd Thursday 7am – 10am

Christian United Alliance (Garden of Eden) FREE MEALS

Sept 4th…Kinder Chamber Board Meeting 12-1pm (Board Members Only)

Sept 17th…Kinder Chamber Luncheon 12pm-1pm @ Roy’s Catfish Hut

 

OCTOBER

Farmer’s Market Oberlin every Wednesday from 9am to 1pm

APCH Farmer’s Market every last Thursday of the month

CENLA Food Pantry

• Kinder-2nd Friday 9am – 11am
• Oberlin-3rd Wednesday 9am – 12 noon
• Oakdale-2nd Thursday 7am – 10am

Christian United Alliance (Garden of Eden) FREE MEALS

VVA Chapter 215 (Kinder) meeting first Thursday of the month @ Hut in Veteran’s Park

American Legion #244 meeting every third Monday of the month @ American Legion Hall

Allen Geneology Society meeting first Tuesday of the month @ Kinder Library

Oct 2nd…Kinder Chamber Board Meeting 12-1pm (Board Members Only)

Oct 3rd…Kinder High School Homecoming Tea

Oct 4th…Grant Tree Farm Opening Weekend

Oct 3rd…Christ Church Night of Worship

Oct 4th…Race 2 Cure Breast Cancer Walk

Oct 4th…Coushatta Garage Sale

Oct 4th…Live @ The Rice Bin  Whiskey-Chitto Ramblers

Oct 7th…Farmers Appreciation Supper

Oct 8th… 2nd Annual Health & Educational Fair

Oct 8th..APSB Make Your Mark Showcase

Oct 9th-12th…Coushatta Carnival 

Oct 15th…Kinder Chamber Luncheon 12pm-1pm @ Roy’s Catfish Hut

Oct 16th…Sowela Oakdale Campus Flying Tiger for a Day

Oct 17 – 18th…Re-Thunk Junk Flea Market Trail  Hot Spot Shopping Locations 

Please add Nova Fontenot 107 N. 9th St. Kinder, LA to the Hot Spot Shopping list. This was an oversight on our part. Address correction: Jolynn Keill is 1406 Dickens Rd Oakdale, LA

Oct 18th…Elizabeth PTO Fall Fest

Oct 18th…St. Philip Neri Catholic Church Hall “Benefit for RYLEE PELLERIN” 9am to 2pm

Oct 22nd…Senior Lunch & Bingo 9am to 1pm @ Kinder Community Center

Oct 23rd…APCH Lunch & Learn 12pm-1pm The Grand Church (Kinder)

Oct 24th…Trunk or Treat

Oct 29th…Oberlin Baptist Church Fabulous Fall Festival 5pm – 8pm

Oct 30th…APCH Trick or Treat in the Street (Kinder)

Oct 30th…Trick or Treat in Kinder

Oct 30th…The Grand Church Harvest Fest

Oct 31st…American Legion Post 144 Benefit for Al & Glenda Allison

NOVEMBER

Farmer’s Market Oberlin every Wednesday from 9am to 1pm

APCH Farmer’s Market every last Thursday from 4pm to 6pm

CENLA Food Pantry

• Kinder-2nd Friday 9am – 11am
• Oberlin-3rd Wednesday 9am – 12 noon
• Oakdale-2nd Thursday 7am – 10am

Christian United Alliance (Garden of Eden) FREE MEALS

VVA Chapter 215 (Kinder) meeting first Thursday of the month @ Hut in Veteran’s Park

American Legion #244 meeting every third Monday of the month @ American Legion Hall

Allen Geneology Society meeting first Tuesday of the month @ Kinder Library

Nov-Dec…Grant Christmas Tree Farm

Nov 1st…11th Annual Veterans Pancake Breakfast    FREE to the public

Nov 2nd…Escort of the Moving Vietnam Wall & Cost of Freedom Traveling Tribute 

Line up: 8am @ 16500 Hwy 165 (pipe yard) Departure: 10am North on Hwy 165 to 12102 Hwy 165 Coushatta Casino Resort 

CONTACT: Allen Parish Tourist Commission for more information on participating in Escort

Nov 3rd-7th…America’s Veteran Traveling Tribute (Vietnam Wall) @ Coushatta Casino Resort ITINERARY

Nov 6th…Kelly’s Korner Annual Sip and Shop

Nov 7th…Kinder Chamber Board Meeting 12-1pm (Board Members Only)   

Nov 12th – 15th…Allen Parish Fair

Nov 19th…Kinder Chamber Luncheon 12pm-1pm @ Roy’s Catfish Hut

Nov 22nd…St. Philip Neri Catholic Church Golf Tournament @ Koasati Pines Golf Course

Contact:ericabarnett142@gmail.com for Registration forms and more information

Nov 22nd & 23rd…C&M Farms Christmas Family Weekend

Nov 29th & 30th…C&M Farms Christmas Family Weekend

DECEMBER

Farmer’s Market Oberlin every Wednesday from 9am to 1pm

APCH Farmer’s Market every last Thursday from 4pm to 6pm

CENLA Food Pantry

• Kinder-2nd Friday 9am – 11am
• Oberlin-3rd Wednesday 9am – 12 noon
• Oakdale-2nd Thursday 7am – 10am

Christian United Alliance (Garden of Eden) FREE MEALS

VVA Chapter 215 (Kinder) meeting first Thursday of the month @ Hut in Veteran’s Park

American Legion #244(Kinder)meeting every third Monday of the month @ American Legion Hall

Allen Geneology Society meeting first Tuesday of the month @ Kinder Library

Dec 4th…Kinder Chamber Board Meeting 12-1pm (Board Members Only)

Dec 6th…6th Annual Kinder Hometown Holidays

Dec 6th…Christmas in the Country Elizabeth

Dec 13th…Christmas on Main Oakdale

Dec 18th…Kinder Moonlight Madness 

Dec 20th…Oberlin Christmas in the Park  

Contact: Oakdale Chamber of Commerce at oakdaleareachamber@gmail.com