Things To Do
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Cane River National Heritage Area is home to three fort sites, numerous Creole plantation homes with four open daily for tours, museums, historic homes and churches, an alligator park, a fish hatchery, and many recreational outdoor activities including fishing, hiking canoeing, camping, hunting, touring pecan plantations and walking through a nature preserve. Every day is filled with things to do around Natchitoches. To learn more about the Cane River National Heritage Area,please visit our website at http://www.caneriverheritage.org There are many parish festivals and events scheduled throughout the year with activities for the entire family. PARISH FESTIVALS: February/March * Mardi Gras Parade March * Blooming on the Bricks & Art on the Bricks * Ashland Spring Festival * Sacred Places Tours * Brown Bag Concerts April * Jazz / R&B Festival * Spring Fest at Rebel State Historic Area * Brown Bag Concerts * Cane River Green Market MAY * Cane River Green Market June * Melrose Arts and Crafts Annual Festival July * Celebration on the Cane - 4th of July * Natchitoches/NSU Folk Festival August/September * Cane River Zydeco Festival (Labor Day Weekend) September * Drake Salt Works Festival - Goldonna * Meat Pie Festival and Meat Pie Triathlon * Good Old Days Festival - Marthaville * Boogie on the Bricks follows every NSU home football game October * Heritage Festival - Robeline * Tour of Historic Homes and Plantations * Caddo-Adai Pow Wow - Robeline * Smokin' on the Red - Campti * St. Augustine Church Fair * Witch Way to Main Street * Boogie on the Bricks November * Opening - Festival of Lights * Holiday Open House * Provencal Fall Festival - Provencal December * Christmas Downriver Events Month of December * Christmas Festival - "City of Lights" since 1927 * Holiday Tour of Homes * Fireworks every Saturday in December on downtown riverbank * Christmas in the Park - Rebel State Historic Area For additional information contact: Natchitoches Area Convention and Visitors Bureau 781 Front Street Natchitoches, LA 71457 Phone: 1.800.259.1714
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Did You Know?
Cane River National Heritage Area has been the location used for movies that include The Horse Soldiers, Steel Magnolias, The Man in the Moon and used in 2006 for the TV movie "A Year Without Santa" starring John Goodman. The lastest movie "For Sale by Owner" stars Scott Cooper and Tom Skerritt.