Parades
The Natchitoches Christmas Festival Parade is one of the most important elements of a day of festivities that brings more than 100,000 visitors to the City of Lights.
Schedule
The Festival of Lights begins November 20 and lasts into the New Year. The Natchitoches (Nack-a-tish) Christmas Festival has been held on the first weekend in December since 1927.
45 Nights of Christmas Lights Continues
“Turn on the Holidays” is an entire day of free family entertainment in downtown Natchitoches that will serve as the official start of the Festival of Lights season celebrating 45 Nights of Christmas Lights. The highlight of the event will be the official turning on of thousands of Christmas lights that illuminate the Natchitoches Historic District through the first week of January.
2009 Holiday Tour of Homes
If the Christmas spirit hasn’t visited your home yet, the Natchitoches Historic Foundation invites you to an event where holiday joy inhabits every dwelling. It is the annual Christmas by Candlelight, a holiday tour of uniquely decorated homes in the Natchitoches, La., area held this year on Dec. 9-19, 2009. Proceeds from the tour benefit the preservation of cultural resources in Natchitoches, La.
Looking for Arts & Crafts Vendors for 2010 Christmas Festival
by NACVB
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Share/Save Natchitoches, LA - The Women’s Resource Center is accepting applications for the 2010 Natchitoches Christmas Festival scheduled for Saturday, December 4. Vendors will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. For more information contact Mimi Stoker at (318) 357-8888.
Download application here.
2010 Festival of Lights Brochure Available
by NACVB
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Share/Save Natchitoches, LA – Natchitoches has released the new 2010 Christmas Festival brochure with calendar of events for the “45 Nights of Christmas Lights” celebration, also known as the Festival of Lights.
The brochure includes times, dates, entertainment lineups, admission information and Holiday Tour of Homes information.
This year marks the 84th anniversary [...]
2010 Christmas Angels Pageant
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Share/Save The Natchitoches Christmas Angel Pageant committee is currently accepting entries for the 18th Annual Christmas Angels Pageant to be held on Saturday, September 25 in Magale Recital Hall on the campus of Northwestern State University. The contest is open to all young ladies enrolled in Natchitoches Parish Schools from PreK to 8th grade. Entry fee [...]
Designs sought for new Christmas Festival lighted set pieces
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Share/Save NATCHITOCHES – The Natchitoches Historic District Development Commission is seeking designs for up to three new lighted set pieces for the 2010 Christmas Festival.
The lighted set pieces are usually no larger than 20 feet wide and 10 to 15 feet tall. These lighted pieces can be found along the banks of Cane River Lake during [...]






