Washington Parish Tourism 2009 Calendar of Events (includes other regional area events)
February 21
-Mill Town Classic 5K Walk-Run sponsored by
Bogalusa Rotary Club 8am
-Carnival Motorcycle Parade (Bikes lead
off the MCCA Parade and return to viewing
area to watch the parade; 12:45pm Bogalusa
-Krewe of MCCA Mardi Gras Parade 1pm
Bogalusa
-“Stepping Up Towards the Light” Greek Show
7pm Bogalusa
February 22
-Krewe of Pepe, 2 pm Franklinton
February 28-March 1
- Festival in the Park, Cassidy Park, Bogalusa
The Bogalusa Chamber of Commerce will
hold their annual Festival in the Park event this
same weekend on the opposite side of the park, a short walk from the
re-enactment area. This festival includes entertainment, food, rides and arts and
crafts displays.
- Friends of the Cassidy Park Museums presents Civil War-era living history
re-enactment, “Battle of the Partisan Rangers”; Slidell Battery of Spaight’s Battalion.
Cannons, cavalry,soldiers and skirmishes. The site of 2008 and 2009 battles is
centrally located in the city and surrounded by the Bogue Lusa Creek. General
public times, 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.; “Festival in the Park” may go on longer.
- Cassidy Park’s Pioneer Museum and Museum of Indian Culture are small, one-
room museums located in the heavily wooded park that features the Bogue Lusa
Creek running through it. The museums will be open each day so that visitors may
see its permanent collection and current exhibit.
March 7-8
- Ponchatoula Antique Trade Days Free outdoor festival-Antique collectibles,
vendors, arts & crafts, food, and fun for the entire family.
“America’s Antique City” Downtown Ponchatoula, LA -9am-5pm
March 14
- The Dixie Echoes, in Concert, 7pm Franklinton
March 21
- 5th Annual Bogue Chitto-Pearl Wild Game and BBQ Cookoff, Cassidy Park,
Bogalusa
March 27-28
-Sheridan Rayburn Memorial Tri State Rodeo & Trail Ride, Bogalusa Community
Arena
April 3-5
- Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival Memorial Park and North 6th Street, Ponchatoula,
LA – Friday 4 pm to 11 pm; Saturday 9 am to 11 pm and Sunday 10 am to 6 pm
April 4-5
-Picayune Street Fair, Picayune, MS
April 16-18
- Great Southern Spring Bluegrass Festival, Angie
April 24-26
-Independence Italian Festival – Friday 6 pm to 12 am; Saturday 9 am to 12 am;
Saturday at 10 am parade rolls through downtown Independence; Sunday 10 am to
6 pm . Independence, LA
April 24-26
-6th Annual Meet on the Creek Motorcycle Rally (Adults only 18 & older), Silver
Creek Campground, Mt Hermon
May 1-2
-6th Annual IHC Louisiana Chapter Antique Tractor, Engine and Truck Show,
Franklinton
May 2
- Spring Street Fair -Cleveland St. around D.A.Varnado General Store Museum,
Franklinton
June 3
-Washington Parish Dairy Progress Day
June 4-6
-River Bend Bluegrass Festival, Enon
June 6
-Dairy Festival, Tylertown, MS
June 13
-Blueberry Jubilee Day, Poplarville, MS
July 3
-Paper Queen Ball, Bogalusa
July 4
-Star Spangled Festival - Old-fashioned Independence Day festivities, Bogalusa’s
Birthday and Watermelon Celebration, Bogalusa
September 4-7
-9th Annual Labor Day Biker Party, Rockin M Event Center 611 Hurricane Creek Rd,
Sandy Hook, MS (North of Angie, LA) Adults only. Age 18 & older.
September 24-26
-Great Southern Fall Bluegrass Festival, Angie
October 21-24
-Washington Parish Free Fair, Franklinton
November 7-8
-Picayune Street Fair, Picayune, MS
November 27-29
-Red Barn Mall Annual Christmas Open House, Franklinton (Clifton community)
November 26 – December 25
-Christmas in the Park, Thanksgiving Night through Christmas Night, (weekends
only, then nightly December 18-25) Cassidy Park, Bogalusa
December 5
-Downtown Development Parade of Lights, Bogalusa
December 5-6
- Mile Branch Pioneer Christmas, Franklinton
- TBA: Varnado Museum-sponsored event (replaces Festival of Trees), Possibly
Christmas Tour of Homes