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Celebrate the Season in Ruston

There’s just something magical about Christmas in Ruston! With beautifully decorated downtown shops, streets lined with twinkling lights, and holiday cheer in the air, Ruston elicits all those cozy feelings of being home for the holidays. You’ll want to be sure to spend some time in sparkling Downtown Ruston, where you’re sure to find a unique holiday gift at one of our local shops. After shopping, experience the lights from a horse-drawn carriage before you grab hot coco from a local coffee shop.

Downtown Ruston kicks off the festivities in November with Holiday Open House and Kickoff to Christmas, featuring a tree-lighting ceremony, horse-drawn carriage rides, a visit from Santa, and more fun for the entire family. NCLAC’s Holiday Arts Crawl is another downtown event you won’t want to miss, featuring art, music, food, and dozens of artists and makers selling unique, handmade gifts.  

December is always packed with holiday cheer in Lincoln Parish. The first weekend in December, catch Ruston Community Theatre’s annual holiday play on the Dixie Theatre stage and be sure to stop into a downtown restaurant for their holiday specials before or after the show. Then head just a few miles north to Lincoln Parish Park for the annual Lincoln Lights Up the Pines drive-through light display. This popular holiday attraction features thousands of lights, festive displays, and decked out vintage campers all celebrating the holiday season the first and second weekends in December. And you can’t miss the classic Christmas parade that rolls through town on a designated Saturday in December.

As you can see, there are so many magical moments to experience in Ruston and Lincoln Parish during the holidays. We hope you’ll join us this year as we celebrate the season!

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Upcoming Events!


Kickoff to Christmas

Nov 21, 2024

Join Downtown Ruston for its annual Kickoff to Christmas featuring festive activities, holiday tunes, the tree lighting ceremony, and a special visit from Santa! Patrons

Lincoln Lights up the Pines

Dec 05, 2024 - Dec 14 2024

Enjoy this magical time of year with a drive-thru display of Christmas Lights at Lincoln Parish Park! This display will be open on December 5th-7th,

White Christmas

Dec 05, 2024 - Dec 08 2024

Get in the holiday spirit by going to see this Ruston Community Theatre production of White Christmas. Irving Berlin’s classic holiday movie is now a

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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. Visit DiscoverDeSoto.com for a complete list of holiday events. Next Event: Grand Cane Christmas Parade, Market & Historic Home Tour

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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. Next Event: Holiday Trail of Lights Hayride Tours
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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. Next Event: Christmas Open House at the Biedenharn
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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! Next Event: Lincoln Lights up the Pines
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From dazzling fireworks at the drive-in Christmas on Caddo Fireworks Festival to twinkling light displays at Christmas in Roseland, there are many ways to make the season bright in Shreveport-Bossier. Next Event: Meadows Museum of Art’s Annual Holiday Makers Market
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