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Upcoming Events!
97th Annual Natchitoches Christmas Festival
Dec 02, 2023Celebrate the Christmas season in Louisiana’s oldest city. Enjoy our daylong festival filled with music, entertainment, arts and crafts, food vendors, and our famous firework
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Alexandria - Pineville
The festivities will be complete with sparking lights (check out our spirited Water Towers!), community parades appearances by Santa Claus, and various performing opportunities to enjoy the arts.![](https://holidaytrailoflights.com/wp-content/themes/holidaytrailoflightsV2/dist/image/lets-go.png)
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Logansport
Celebrate your Christmas holiday with a visit to the historic community of Logansport in DeSoto Parish. Located on the Sabine River you’ll enjoy the hard work that turns Logansport into a wonderland of lights from late November through the New Year.![](https://holidaytrailoflights.com/wp-content/themes/holidaytrailoflightsV2/dist/image/lets-go.png)
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Minden
Experience the Old World charm of historic downtown Minden with its original brick streets lined with hundreds of life-sized nutcrackers, thousands of twinkling lights, and Disney characters.![](https://holidaytrailoflights.com/wp-content/themes/holidaytrailoflightsV2/dist/image/lets-go.png)
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Monroe-West Monroe
Our holiday season is chocked full of family-friendly events and attractions including two parades,a variety of shops, a spectacular fireworks show,ballet performances and other great holiday events.![](https://holidaytrailoflights.com/wp-content/themes/holidaytrailoflightsV2/dist/image/lets-go.png)
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Natchitoches
Thousands of twinkling lights illuminate the downtown district and Cane River Lake. During the six-week holiday season, experience Natchitoches traditions such as carriage tours, fireworks and live entertainment,![](https://holidaytrailoflights.com/wp-content/themes/holidaytrailoflightsV2/dist/image/lets-go.png)
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Ruston
The holiday magic is alive in Ruston with carriage rides, visits with Santa, beautifully decorated downtown shops, streets lined with twinkling lights, a Christmas parade, and more festive fun throughout the entire parish!![](https://holidaytrailoflights.com/wp-content/themes/holidaytrailoflightsV2/dist/image/lets-go.png)